Archive for Sunfire
Ching Chong Says the Chinaman
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“Ching chong is an ethnic slur used to mock people of Chinese ancestry or other Asians who may look Chinese, and an onomatopoeia used to represent Chinese language speech patterns by those unfamiliar with them. [...]
Meet Some Friends at Meetup.com
An interesting way to hang out and “meetup” with new people, meetup.com allows individuals to seek out groups that have similar interests. From what I can tell, this site is catching on. There a lot of different groups of different flavors and I’m quite interested in checking out a couple myself.
So how do you get [...]
Website Review: Pink Tentacle
No, the picture is not a man covering a dead body, it’s actually a man covering a man’s lifesized silicone girlfriend. If you like quirky/interesting things in Japan, you will definitely like Pink Tentacle (PT). The premise is simple, the author(s) of PT find something interesting in Japan and it’s “blog worthy” a short blurb [...]
BetterAsianMan.com: Breaking the Asian Male Stereotype
I think I stumbled upon this site through a blogroll on another asian site. BetterAsianMan.com is about providing information for the Asian-American male on how to be confident and successful with women. In other words, picking up girls they could only imagine. Ladies, before you get judgmental, hear me out. Yes, the main “goal” of [...]
Hey, Grannies Can Get Hip Too…YO!
And I thought older people didn’t understand hip-hop. Hip-Hop Grannies, a dance group specializing in hip-hop dancing, proves me wrong!
Wu Ying is in her 70s and is the founder of the group. What made her want to start hip-hop dancing? According to Wu, she was influenced after watching a dance competition and was captivated by [...]
Random Beijing Olympics Info: Wang Chen, Aspiring Olympic Ping Pong Story
During the opening ceremony, she had one cheek painted with the flag of China and on the other was the flag of the U.S. She is Wang Chen, born and raised in Beijing, now representing America for the 2008 Olympics in table tennis.
Wang Chen has grew up with the sport. Hand picked by the government [...]
Random Beijing Olympics Info: Yang Peiyi, Real Child Singer of Opening Ceremony
Ok, so instead of criticizing China about putting Lin Miaoke on the stage to lip sync, I want to showcase some information I found around the web about the real voice behind the opening ceremony, Yang Peiyi:
- Currently 7 years old, Peiyi is a first grader at a primary school which is associated with Peking [...]
Thirsty? How about some eel soda?
Right now it’s the hottest time of the year for Japan and a favorite past time is eating eels which many Japanese believe boost stamina during hot weather…..now people are drinking it! Now although I could eat some eel, I can’t really imagine drinking it…
(AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
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Filial Piety Still Kept Among Chinese Americans?
William Lee has written a great article on AARP discussing about the Chinese tradition of the extended family model and how Chinese Americans are following the nuclear model like most Americans. William believes the reason is that:
A) It allows more freedom.
B) It allows more individuality.
C) Is how most families are.
By going with the nuclear family [...]
Identity Issues: Not Knowing Your So-Called Native Tongue
An article written by akrypti on 8asians.com sparked my interest on writing about a somewhat related topic which I’ve always been meaning to get to…Do you ever feel a bit embarrassed not knowing how to speak the language of your parents/grandparents/ancestors/etc.?
Me, not knowing how to speak Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese), I often find myself out of place [...]
