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Can't Buy Me Love
Whoever said, "Money can't buy you love" either didn't have any or was socially inept. Money totally buys and maintains interpersonal relationships, which then lead to love. And money is so often the reason why relatio… -
Money In My Family
I've grown up getting together with extended family for large group dinners. Every time, at the end of the meal, I would watch the grown-ups fight for the check. Eventually someone wins, which then results in the other… -
An Open Letter
Dear People Who Made the Movie, The Hangover: I have not watched your movie. Not because I don't think it looks funny or somewhat enjoyable-- I actually do like watching "dick flicks." In fact, I almost went to see th… -
HAHA
A friend of mine who always has an infectiously positive outlook on life called me yesterday to catch up on things. Before he had to go, he told me, "You need to laugh more!" So true! As my brother, who's also perpe… -
The New Orientalism?
A friend of mine pointed something out about cartoon depictions of Sonia Sotomayor that has also been perplexing me: The cartoons have her looking kind of ASIAN. Of course, this could just be because Soto… -
Asian Girl Professor
When my mom came to observe me teach my class earlier this quarter, she was impressed at my work but also said that I didn't look at all like a professor. Commenting on how small I looked behind the podium, she said tha… -
Wherein I Get Sexually Harassed (I Think)
Yuck. Sometimes I can't tell if men generally disgust me, or if I ultimately want to be one because it would make my life easier. On Thursday, I ran into a professor I had worked for a few times, whom I've called on … -
The White Elephant in the Room
I have found myself in this scenario more than a few times: I'm hanging out with a group of like-minded, culturally sensitive, politically progressive, friends. I am the only Asian American, and the only person of colo… -
What's in a name?
A couple days ago, Madison Nguyen was invited to speak at my campus. Nguyen has served, since 2005, as Councilwoman for District 7 in San Jose. Born in Vietnam in 1975, Nguyen came to the U.S. as a refugee with her fam… -
John McCain doesn't like Asian people.
A little while ago, I wrote about how some people in my family are inclined to vote for John McCain. I went to see my parents last weekend, and during dinner with my mom, dad, favorite aunt and favorite uncle, I casuall…
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The Last Year of My Twenties
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