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#88 Numbers (8-8-08)
Just in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Shaun’s much anticipated “Numbers” post is finally unveiled. If you’ve ever had a thought about why the Olympics this year are starting on August 8th, 2008...
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#90 The Number 9
In honor of the numerology post (#88), I will be featuring lucky Chinese numbers as their corresponding post numbers come up. For that reason, the ambivalent number 9 is today’s feature. The Chinese...
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#91 Multilingualism
‘It’s tough being an Asian male growing up in a Western country. You’re often subjected to Asian stereotypes, and white guys tend to steal your girls a whole lot. However, you wanna know one great...
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#98 Studying Overseas
It’s been well documented (here on SAPL and elsewhere) that Asians are moderately intelligent, and as so, they’ve figured that the standard of higher education back in Asia is dreadfully mediocre....
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Busting the Stereotype: All Asians are Intelligent
I was just browsing through the extensive array of topics our crew at SAPL has created. I was however, quite stunned to realize that no mention has yet been made of the Asian’s perceived superior...
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#118 Impatience
Andrew L. says: “I ride the 30-Stockton bus from North Beach through Chinatown to the business district every day here in San Francisco. I’ve noticed that many of my fellow Chinese riders sit on the...
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#119 Free Calendars
Hey there, SAPL Readers! This week’s post is based on Dustin’s observation about Asian people putting up advertisement calendars. He asks: “Have you ever noticed that whenever you go to some Asian...
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Open Topic: Common Asian Stereotypes
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...
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#128 Giving Vitamins as Gifts
Just in time for the Holidays, Sophia C. says: “Asians like to buy vitamins and other such supplements in the U.S. and bring them to Asia as gifts. They love fish oil, Vitamin E, Vitamin B, Centrum...
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#129 Numbering Their Kids
This week’s post from Viet Nguyen is about the age old question: “Where did I come from,” but from an Asian perspective. There is a tremendous amount of truth to this post, as my name is actually...
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