• Memorial Day

    I don’t know much about the impact of war on my American side - all the men have served at some point (including my dad, who was stationed in Okinawa when he met my mom) but they don’t talk about it.  But I know a lot about the flip side of the Pacific War and [...]

  • Ex-Pat Pied Piper and the Economy

    I know that we need food and we need shelter. I love a good movie, a good book, some music, a nice plate to serve dinner on, a great table to sit at, and a handy gadget that helps me clean up after. But am I less happy without those things? Does my happiness, and [...]

  • Asian Fetishists…Gay?

     
    Shot By Kern–Kana
    Above link to video–Warning: Explicit/Nude imagery–Not Work Safe.
    Recently, I was on VBS.TV –a independent documentary website that covers topics such as fashion, culture, music and news. I was looking at some of the newest entries from their series Shot By Kern which explores Richard Kern a nude voyeur and fetish photographer and his [...]

  • Childish Misconceptions (Or, Everybody Knows About Peach Boy)

    OK, so there is this price that comes with living in America as a mixed Asian.
    I’m not talking about the identity struggles, the strange looks, the alienation or the frustration that comes along with being a mish-mash of cultures and ethnicities.
    I’m talking about Peach Boy.
    Up until (sadly) very recently, it has come to my attention [...]

  • From Bollywood to Hollywood..A good thing?

     
    Thanks to the recent success of Danny Boyle’s epic–Slumdog Millionaire, one has seen an increase of ‘Bollywood-like’ stylings within the fashion world. 
    From rich jewel tones, to intricate beading, Hollywood just can’t seem to get enough of what has been dubbed as the “Slumdog” or “Frieda Pinto” look.  It’s very nearly gratifying to see the fashions of Asia garnering [...]

  • Secrets of Kaiten Sushi Revealed

    Have you ever been to a kaiten sushi (aka conveyor belt sushi) restaraunt ? This video was made when a few ex-pats (or students abroad?) placed a camera on the conveyor belt and let it go. The faces are simply priceless and the resounding sentiment is “Nanda kore?” (or “What the heck?”)
    The camera [...]

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