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"Tonight I forget I am Asian"
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D replied to Ming's discussion '"Tonight I forget I am Asian"'

Western sociology and East-Asian sociology... I play some 'ping-pong' and badminton. PING-PONG! 'Sounds' fun! For many 'Western people', they 'sometimes' do not understand why 'other peoples' don't just 'behave' like them. Why can't everybody j...

November 7

D replied to Ming's discussion '"Tonight I forget I am Asian"'

The thrist for dominance runs deep... Feeling empowered 'motivates'. Motivation is key. "THIS IS SPARTA!!!" What a great line! If you are macho... That is why cops are cops. "Hello commisioner Gordon." Well... not everybody can be 'pig' cops...b...

November 6

D replied to Ming's discussion '"Tonight I forget I am Asian"'

Tonite I forget that I am Asian??? I can forget. Only when I am self-consumed in some kind of strenous thinking 'activity' AKA work/study. You are right. Most of the time "the western world forces you to confront the fact you're different on an ...

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"Tonight I forget I am Asian"

"Tonight I forget I am Asian." That's a line out of the book, Catfish and Mandala, by Andrew X. Pham. It's a great story, about his journey from California to Vietnam - on his bike - everyone should check it out. Anyway, that line really stuck w...

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Ming replied to Jade's discussion 'Am I too sensitive....?'

I live in upstate NY, and used to get that all the time, too. It's died down a little, or at least, I notice it a lot less now. I agree with both candystripper and Ernie, that it's all about confidence. In the way you walk, the way you stand, the...

May 9

Ming replied to Stephen Chen's discussion 'Who's your Asian hero?'

I have a few (not a lot, but a few) Asian heroes. I could go on about my father or Bruce Lee or my grandmother, but I want to highlight a person I who's particularly relevant these days: Loverboy (links to a youtube video, so don't click if you'r...

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