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Featured Topic: Double Names

Posted January 23rd, 2010 by Peter · 10 Comments

This week’s post is a very thought provoking dissemination of common Asian naming conventions by none other than guest writer Vannie Sung! Hopefully, we as a SAPL community can help shed some light on this topic. Take it away, Vannie!
Vannie says: I’d like to re-iterate the question that Shakespeare’s Juliet asked Romeo: “What’s in a [...]









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Open Topic: Common Asian Stereotypes

Posted November 18th, 2009 by Peter · 10 Comments

Here is a submission by Vannie Sung about common asian stereotypes.

We’ve heard stereotypes about Asians: Bollywood, Rice, Short, Study. No speak English. But what about the more specific ones?
Here are the newest ones I’ve heard so far:
Chinese: Eat dog. (We don’t just eat dog. In fact, I had rabbit stew and fried stingray the other day. [...]

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Featured Video: White Collar Pressure on Asian Children/Adolescents

Posted October 30th, 2009 by Peter · 4 Comments

This is a video submission by Anthony about stereotypical expectations of Asian Parents and how 2nd generation Asians are breaking free of the mold.

This video comically portrays a confronting conversation that some Asian youth experience. Where the Asian child gets a scolding because they choose not to pursue a typical white collar job.
These events may [...]

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It’s Not Easy Being Green. It’s Not Easy Being Yellow Either!

Posted October 16th, 2009 by Peter · 14 Comments

Here’s a post by guest writer Vannie Sung about the the new beauty standards emerging in Asia as a result of western influences.

Ever wonder why you see those Asian grannies on the street holding umbrellas in the summer? Well, for Asians, umbrellas don’t just block rain, but sun too!
How did being light or fair skinned [...]

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