January 2011
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What the Internet has done to better China's law... →
Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks in China are abuzz over the trial of Li Qiming. Li is the 23 year old son of Li Gang, a police chief in the town where Li Qiming ran over and killed a young lady and injured another. The young man tried to flee from the spot and when he was stopped, he had reportedly cried, “My daddy is Li Gang”.
Apparently, there has been very much...
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Li Na Becomes First Chinese Grand Slam Finalist
In one of the most surprising (however underreported) sports stories of 2011 so far, this morning Li Na became the first Chinese player to reach a tennis Grand Slam singles final when she upset the first-ranked Caroline Wozniacki at the Australian Open. But not only has the 28-year-old from Hubei turned some heads, she’s dominated some of the world’s best competition under the...
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Limbaugh mocks President Hu, Colbert follows suit...
Sure, sometimes our friends drop some Chinglish slangs here and there and youngsters find themselves smirking or even openly laughing about it. Almost no one laughed when Limbaugh’s personfication of President Hu on January 20th aired for all in the nation to hear. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnfwVRA7lz4)
It was quite clear that although Limbaugh aimed to re-cap his opinion on the...
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Conclusion of U.S. and China summit →
Chinese president, Hu Jintao’s visit to the U.S. has been no small matter. His visit with President Obama brought to light some of the two countries similarities as well as its differences. Among the topics discussed were economics, power, nuclear weapons, as well as human rights. While both sides debated the issue, the conclusion produced at the end of the meeting is that “Each...
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China Plants Its Image on Times Square →
Images of Chinese celebrities are now shown on the screen at Times Square in New York. With President Hu Jintao’s visit in the States, China brings a new image of itself into American people’s eyes, by showing faces of NBA star Yao Ming, Web tycoon Jack Ma, fashion models, as well as great people in China. The country is trying to build itself a full image, letting people know more...
A Hot K-Pop Topic
Hot Topic, an American retail store specializing in punk/rock influenced merchandise and music, has been recently discovered to be selling illegal copies of Korean pop music. In their online store, one could find music by “SHINE LEE” (although the popular K-Pop boy group is actually known as “SHIN EE”), Big Bang, and 2NE1 among others. Hot Topic sold albums by these artists...
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The Passing of a General
On Thursday, January 6, 2011 General Vang Pao died in Clovis, California at the age of 81. Vang Pao was a highly-regarded leader of the Hmong community in the United States as well as in Laos.
Vang Pao in 1961
Vang Pao became a general in the Laotian army after fighting against the Japanese in WWII and with the French against the North Vietnamese. In 1961 he was recruited by the CIA to lead the...
Reading the Tea Leaves - looking forward in 2011
The earth has completed yet another revolution, and here we are again. At the start of a new year. The last week of 2010 was a time of reflection - with the year’s offerings ordered into “best of” lists on almost every subject imaginable. But now that we have both feet firmly in the new year, it’s time to look ahead. The Guardian did just that, turning their attention to the future, and a distant...
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Updates from Washington: Birthright Citizenship...
Just as 2011 begins, conservative anti-immigrant groups have already been stirring up controversy on the Hill. In response to Jan 4. New York Times article, ”Birthright Citizenship as Next Immigration Battle”. As of now, the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that all people born on U.S. soil automatically gain U.S. citizenship, regardless of the citizenship status of...
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What's the Good Word? Asian Pop's 2010 Year in... →
How would you describe Asian America in 2010 in one word? Well, writer Jeff Yang comprehensively and creatively devises his own lexicon of nouns, verbs and adjectives to produce a 2010 Year in Review of Asian American popular culture. From the controversial race-bending in The Last Air Bender to the powerful punches of Manny Pacquiao to the representations of Asian Americans in television, music...
