Hello SAPL Family! It’s been a while since our last post, but I would like to announce one of Vannie’s last posts before she takes an extended leave from guest writing here at SAPL. Her submissions have been great for the Asian Community in that they’ve urged us to think deeper about our lives as [...]
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Asian Flush (”Blame it on the Ah-Ah-Ah-Alcohol”)
Posted March 12th, 2010 by Peter · No Comments
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Open Dialogue: Northern vs. Southern Asians
Posted February 20th, 2010 by Peter · 16 Comments
Vannie Sung’s latest submission is about latitudinal differences between Asians in their own countries. There is definitely a divide that keeps Asians everywhere (especially in areas torn by war and ideology) from achieving true unity because they are so caught up in upholding their own cultural identities. Vannie poses a larger question at the end– [...]
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Happy Lunar New Years 2010!
Posted February 13th, 2010 by Peter · 3 Comments
Happy Lunar New Years 2010, the 4707th one in recorded history!
It’s about that time again! This years’ Lunar New Years festivities will wrap up on the 15th of February, which means the largest celebrations known to Asian people (with Han-Chinese connection) will be going on as well. Join us today on SAPL as we share [...]
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Open Topic: Common Asian Stereotypes
Posted November 18th, 2009 by Peter · 8 Comments
Here is a submission by Vannie Sung about common asian stereotypes.
We’ve heard stereotypes about Asians:Â 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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