Chinese American

Saving, Not Spending, For the Holiday

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Small Business Loans, Holidays, Education Savings, Insurance Policies, Pawn Shop, Economy, Flushing Queens, Immigration, Asian Immigrants, Chinese American, Holiday, Christmas, Banks, Vacation, Payroll, Life Insurance, Business News

FLUSHING, N.Y. -- On the Wednesday morning before Christmas, there were no fir trees for sale in New York City's Flushing, Queens. The sidewalks were ...

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Chinese American WWII Vets Remember Flying Tigers Days

Victoria Moy | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: War Brides Act, Chinese American Veterans, Kimlau, Chinese American, Chinatown, 14th ASG, Chinese-American, 407 Air Service Squadron, 14th Air Service Group, Cbi, World War II, Flying Tigers, New York Chinatown, Museum of Chinese in America, American Legion, Veterans, Asian American, Military, New York News

Last week, Chinese American World War II veterans of the legendary Flying Tigers reunited for their 68th Anniversary in New York City.

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No eHarmony With Asian Men

Sunil Adam | Posted 08.08.2011

No one would want to be in the shoes of a black man in America. That is a given. Having the highest incarceration and unemployment rates, not to menti...

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Sources: Bus Driver In NYC Crash Had Driving Privileges Suspended Prior To Accident

AP | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinatown, Erik Williams, New York City, National Transportation Safety Board, Ntsb, Chinese American, Ophadell Williams, Andrew Cuomo, World Wide Travel, Connecticut, Nyc Bus Accident, Casino, Bus Crash, Mohegan-Sun-Casino, US News, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The driver of a bus in a horrific weekend crash that killed 15 people in New York City should not have been able to get behind the whe...

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Oregon Newspaper: Dem Congressman 'Becoming An Embarrassment'

AP | JONATHAN J. COOPER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Wu, David Wu Mental Health, Oregon, Tiger-Costume, Allen Alley, The-Oregonian, Good Morning America, The Eugene Register Guard, The Daily Astorian, Chinese-American, Politics News

SALEM, Ore. — Seven-term Democratic Rep. David Wu faced increasing pressure Wednesday to step down amid a series of bizarre revelations in recen...

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Chinese Mothers Are Best Off Avoiding Chinese Stereotypes

Ann Mah | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese American, Amy Chua, Stereotypes, Parenting, Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, Discipline, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Books News

Somehow, despite my childhood shortcomings and lack of discipline, I have had careers as an editor and journalist, and published a novel last year.

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"Find a Chinese Wife Now," Thanks to Ads by Google

Deanna Fei | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literature, Google Advertising, Asian-Culture, Asian Americans, Asian Women, Chinese American, China, Chinese Culture, A Thread of Sky, Books News, Books News

After I wrote my first blog post here, I felt a certain sense of satisfaction. I felt like I'd excavated something difficult about ethnicity and gender and literature and identity. Imagine my shock when I saw the ads by Google.

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I Called Amy Tan A Dirty Word--And Then She Friended Me

Deanna Fei | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese American, The Joy Luck Club, Chinese Culture, Asian Americans, Amy Tan, A Thread of Sky, China, Asian-Culture, Books News

When I said that "Amy Tan" had become a dirty word, I meant it in the full sense: a taboo, a line drawn in the sand, a barrier to understanding. I don't know if that came through.

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All's Fair In Love, War, And Going Abroad

Chi Tung | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese American, Transition, Social Media, China Real Estate Bubble, Avatar, Pico Iyer, American Dream, Antiglobalization, Living in China, Globalization, Expats, Living Abroad, World News

There's an entire sub-generation of hybridized Americans like me out there, and sooner or later, we all have to face the same predicament: defining what home is, and whether you can stomach spending any time there.

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Why I Don't Want to Be the Next Amy Tan

Celeste Ng | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Reviews, Amy Tan, Ethnicity, Writing, Fiction, Chinese-American, Chinese Culture, Asian Americans, Race, Culture, Asian American Literature, Chinese American Literature, Books News

Let's focus on the writing itself: the characters, the language, the narrative style. Because if a review compared me to Amy Tan on those measures, rather than on just our shared culture, I'd be proud.

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Women Changing China and the World: Modern-Day Lessons from a Foot-Binding Foe

Debora L. Spar | Posted 05.25.2011

From my perch at Barnard College, I see an extraordinary generation of young women grappling with new ideas about feminism and new views of women's power and leadership.

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Japan in a Post-American World

John Haffner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Supremacy, Chinese-American, 9/11, Cold War, Japan Isolationism, Japan, Japanese Politics, Asia, China, Sino-American Relations, World News

Now more than ever, the United States needs Asia to prosper, and Japan must play its part.

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Do We Really Need to Say, "African American?"

Doon Baqi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese American, Obama Irish Americans, Racism, Civil Rights, African Americans, Black Voters, Racist, Media News

I find the term racist, when taken in perspective. European Americans, described as "white," are not subject to the same "non-nativity" that the blacks are.

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Beijing Diary

Deanna Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Multiculturalism, Chinese Culture, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese American, Asian Americans, Media News

These Olympic games opened so many eyes, including mine, to a new China keenly focused on a global and multicultural future. It's something for us all to aspire to.

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A Chinese American at the Olympics (or, an American Chinese?)

Deanna Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese American, Yang Yun, Beijing, 2008, Yang Wei, Olympics, Michael Phelps, Asian American, Gymnasts, Liu Xiang, China, Gymnasts Age, Alicia Sacramone, Media News

As an ABC-- American-Born-Chinese -- I had to settle for a less personal sort of honor and pride in "returning" to my family's homeland.

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