• 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 [...]

  • Dealing with Two Halves of a Whole

    A post by John Jihoon Chang concerning Korean-American identity at Racialicious rings true in so many ways for us mixed-Asians. Issues of what it means to be ethnically Korean yet culturally American are explored, along with the all-too-familiar “I’m more Asian than you are” sentiment found between siblings.
    …I was an all-American type, as it [...]

  • Asian, Pacific Islander, or Other?

    One of the clients that I work with as a freelance web and graphic designer is a political consulting firm. The websites that I make aren’t spectacular and are actually very plain (which sucks when it comes to portfolio fodder, but ANYWAY). They contain political surveys that ask questions about a user’s concerns [...]

  • Confessions of a Mixed Asian

    Hi there everyone,
    my name is Abner and I have a confession. I am unsure of my place in this world, not in a sense of what I want to be but more of who I really am and where I come from. My whole life I was raised mexican (which is awesome btw) but it [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Identity Champloo in Ru Paul’s Drag Race

    I have been following Ru Paul’s Drag Race – a reality show in which several drag queens compete a la America’s Next Top Model – since it made its debut, and I have to say that the show is endlessly entertaining. The cast is quite racially diverse which is great to see, especially [...]

  • Anthony Bourdain Visits the Philippines

    Last night I watched Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations. If you’ve never seen the show, picture a sarcastic older fella who travels the world eating the most local foods. He is kind of like the uncle you don’t want to make eye contact with and you don’t know why. He just has that [...]

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