You’ve just been invited to eat by your best Asian friend and their family. You all enter a wonderful smelling restaurant I will stereotypically call, “Seafood Paradise.” Everyone orders, and you wait for your food to arrive. You expect your own plate. You expect your own food. Instead, the waiter brings all the food to [...]
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#133 Putting Food On Other Peoples’ Plates
Posted August 25th, 2010 by Peter · 5 Comments
Tags: Activities · Cuisine · Culture · Customs · Environment · Food & Beverage · Habits · People
Asian CineVision and TECO Showcase New Taiwanese Cinema at 33rd Asian American International Film Festival
Posted June 14th, 2010 by Peter · 4 Comments
New York (June 14, 2010) — Asian CineVision (ACV) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (TECO) have announced a special presentation on New Taiwanese Cinema. The program will be presented during the 33rd Asian American International Film Festival from July 15 through July 24, 2010 throughout various venues in New York [...]
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Featured Topic: French Loan Words in Vietnam
Posted May 21st, 2010 by Peter · 26 Comments
Hi SAPL Readers! Blogger Danny Bloom was kind enough to share his article about how certain Vietnamese words have been derived. It’s interesting that a great deal actually come from France (not really), but check it out! I learned a great deal about Vietnamese words I never thought had French roots at all.
According to legends [...]
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Tim Be Told Releases “Analyze” HD Music Video and Announces Free Music Download
Posted May 5th, 2010 by Peter · 1 Comment
On May 5, 2010, Tim Be Told released a brand new music video for their song, “Analyze,” off the critically acclaimed “From the Inside” EP. Watch the video now at http://www.timbetold.com/, where you can download the single for free and visit the newly relaunched Tim Be Told store.
Using real people rather than actors, “Analyze” highlights the [...]
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