Asian Culture

Facial Expression Study Has Scientists Rethinking Darwin's 'Six Emotions'

| John Bohannon | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Emotions, Faces, Anthropology, Western Europe, Caucasian, Evolution, Facial Expression, Asian, Cultural Differences, Asian Culture, Video, Science News

A smile and a frown mean the same thing everywhere—or so say many anthropologists and evolutionary psychologists, who for more than a cent...

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Jeremy Lins of America -- Please Stand Up!

Daniel Koh | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Daniel Dae Kim, John Cho, Asian Americans, Jeremy Lin, Race, Race Relations, Asians, Asian American Culture, Asian-American, Asian Culture, Race in America, Culture News
Daniel Koh

The stereotype of the socially inept, meek Asian-American is one that needs changing. That ultimately requires Asian-Americans to challenge themselves --- and society at large -- to rethink the place of Asian-Americans in our society.

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Move Over, Confucius!

Marten Weber | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Asian Society, Confucian Values, Confucian Culture, Gay Asians, Asian Culture, Confucian Culture Homosexuality, Confucianism Homosexuality, Confucian Values Homosexuality, Asia Homosexuality, Asian Culture Homosexuality, Asian Society Homosexuality, Gay Voices News
Marten Weber

Whereas gays in Western civilizations have to contend only with the idiocies of outdated religious moral concepts, the Confucian tradition that infuses most Asian societies is much more of a social straitjacket, affecting every aspect of life much more menacingly.

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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
Deanna Fei

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
Deanna Fei

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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'Relationship' Is a Very Big Word

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Progressives, Matrimania, Scholarship, Meanings, Mentors, Friendships, Singlism, Children's Friendships, Sexual Relationships, Neighbors, Conducive Chronicle, Love, Blogging, Conferences, Family, Couples, Spouse, Romantic Relationships, Coworkers, Research, Solutions-Oriented, Best Friends, Compassionate, Journals, Myths, Asian Culture, Parent-Child Relationships, Education Level, Sex, Party, Siblings, Living Single, Relationships, Healthy Living News
Bella DePaulo

There's something troubling about the use of the word "relationship" that excludes all relationships but romantic ones. All other adult relationships aren't just excluded in the wording; they're absent from the studies.

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