This Thursday night, China Care Bruins will be hosting its third annual awareness night (FUSE) in Kerckhoff Grand Salon. Here’s the press release: This Thursday evening, China Care Bruins is hosting FUSE, our third annual awareness night in Kerckhoff Grand Salon. The event will feature free musical entertainment, and a speaker panel to raise cultural…
DetailsIf you ever watch T.V. with me for a prolonged amount of time, you’ll quickly notice my habit of pointing at the screen and shouting “Asian!” every time there’s an Asian in a commercial. It…might not make you want to watch T.V. with me. Rest assured, though; you won’t be hearing any shouts of “Asian!’…
DetailsI took some time this week to read an article about Forever 21: its origins and its future. It’s a long read, but a fascinating one. I copied and pasted all these quotes that I could talk about, but then I realized that it would make this post too long and unwieldy. I think the…
DetailsHappy Lunar New Year’s! May you have lots of fun, surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones. Here’s a brief statement about the New Year’s from President Obama. I send my best wishes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and all who celebrate the Lunar New Year across the United States and around the world.…
DetailsAs a journalist (kind of) I have an obligation to be honest, so here goes: I’ve read The Joy Luck Club (and many other Amy Tan books) multiple times. I might even have teared up over The Joy Luck Club, movie version. I thought it was poignant, moving, and so, so true. Which is clearly…
DetailsThe Turtle and The Shark from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo. Stumbled upon this video last night after I sent my friends a different video. Today, a Samoan guest speaker for my class showed it to us. He said that whenever someone wants to visit that cliff, the villagers would come out and sing. A…
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