http://www.chineseorjapanese.com Social Commentary (or rants) From an Asian Guy Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:41:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/why-are-asians-short-in-stature/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/why-are-asians-short-in-stature/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:23:28 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=491 In the story of creation, it's not like Asians landed on double-zero in a game of height roulette. After all, whether you're Asian, Black, White or Brown we all share the same ancestors. When our Homo Erectus ancestors left Africa, it's not like the tall one's decided to go to Europe and the short ones went to Asia.]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/why-are-asians-short-in-stature/feed/ 11 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/yellow-fever/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/yellow-fever/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 14:43:22 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=458 As I review the large number of dating/bride-services advertisers that continue to target this site, I can't help but think that this growing list of advertisers is only indicative of the overall growth in Yellow Fever amongst Americans. Everyone is going after Asian women these days. As an Asian male, sure, I noticed a disparaging amount of white guys that date Asian girls. But I never actually took the time to think about which way causality was for this phenomenon. Is it that white guys like to pursue Asian girls? Or is it Asian girls that like to pursue white guys. Obviously with the coining of Yellow Fever as a commonly accepted phrase to describe the former, I actually think we should revisit this assumption.]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/yellow-fever/feed/ 27 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/doppelganger-week-on-facebook-slim-pickings-for-asians/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/doppelganger-week-on-facebook-slim-pickings-for-asians/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:28:40 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=437 Finally, an entertaining chain Facebook status movement has managed to grab my attention. Instead of the usual "support-this-cause-that-only-assholes-would-be-against" and the random spam (thanks a lot Mob Wars) I usually find on my friend feed, this week is: Doppelgänger week on Facebook; change your profile picture to some one famous (actor, musician, athlete, etc.) you have been told you look like. After you update your profile with your twin or switched at birth photo then cut/paste this to your status. To see who my friends think they look like has been a real delight. Of course the self-annointed resemblances ranges from the eerily similar to totally self-flattering variety, I noticed that very few of my Asian friends are partaking in the fun.]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/doppelganger-week-on-facebook-slim-pickings-for-asians/feed/ 2 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/asian-nfl-football-players-list/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/asian-nfl-football-players-list/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:19:48 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=33 If I were to walk up and ask random people on the street to name an Asian football player? How many would be able to come up with even one? Would they believe me if I told them there have been a few Asian football players in the NFL? Would I have better luck asking the same question in Chinatown? Probably not. Simply because there has only been a hand full of Asians that has made it as far as the NFL anyway. Whoever created this world probably didn't design the our Asian bodies for football and if I were to question why there aren't many Asians in the NFL, I'd get such a response. But I personally don't believe any of that mess. The NFL, unlike the NBA, doesn't favor 7 feet tall athletes in such a way that the NBA does. In fact, most corner backs and running backs are between 5'11" and 6'3" and race or ethnicity has nothing to do with why Asians are physically limited in getting into football.]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/asian-nfl-football-players-list/feed/ 137 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/fight-on-san-francisco-muni-bus-video/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/fight-on-san-francisco-muni-bus-video/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:10:14 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=411 Well first things first, apologies for the lack of updates. But let us get things brewing again with some viral video and what many have claimed to be racial tension on the much beloved San Francisco MUNI. The following video literally just hit YouTube, and from it, you get a front row shot to some [...]]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/fight-on-san-francisco-muni-bus-video/feed/ 74 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/sam-yoon-mayor-boston/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/sam-yoon-mayor-boston/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:31:12 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=402 The following is an unabridged guest post by Sagar Sane, an intern for Sam yoon’s Mayoral campaign in Boston. Sam Yoon is the first Asian-American to hold elected office in Boston and now is making a run to become the first Asian-American mayor of Boston. As an Indian-American and a political junkie, I keep tabs [...]]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/sam-yoon-mayor-boston/feed/ 3 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/asians-good-at-math-followup/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/asians-good-at-math-followup/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 21:52:11 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=369 Following the Why Asians Are Good At Math post I wrote back in February, a few comments came up that I feel are necessary to clarify. After reading Malcolm Gladwell’s position and possible explanation to the Asian-Americans are good at math phenomenon, David had this to say: So following his argument, he is insinuating Asian [...]]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/asians-good-at-math-followup/feed/ 8 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/kal-penn-obama-white-house/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/kal-penn-obama-white-house/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:52:35 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=352 With the tragic demise of Dr. Lawrence Kutner on House last week (sorry for the spoiler!), arises actor Kal Penn's new role in politics and the Asian American community as Obama's liason to Asian American groups.]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/kal-penn-obama-white-house/feed/ 2 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/fast-and-furious-justin-lin/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/fast-and-furious-justin-lin/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:54:34 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=332 The original crew from The Fast And The Furious - Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster – reunited in the fourth installment and broke the record for films opening in April. Fast & Furious is estimated to have pulled in $72.5 million this weekend, easily pushing past Monsters vs. Aliens to become [...]]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/fast-and-furious-justin-lin/feed/ 3 http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/university-of-california-asian/ http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/university-of-california-asian/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:08:00 +0000 Will http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/?p=316 As a product of the University of California - Go Aggies! - I will tell you from first hand that the UC demographic is all Asian. As it stands, having four- to five-times the amount of Asians represented in California's premier school system isn't necessarily a bad thing. But the breakdown is certainly telling in terms of where balance is needed. In a state funded education system where Asians make up only 12.4% of California's population, Asians make up 40% of the university's student body. To address the imbalance, UC regents have decided to relax admission standards in order to expand the UC applicant pool.]]> http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/university-of-california-asian/feed/ 7