How To Be A Fly Asian

My family and I were having dinner at T.G.I. Friday’s last weekend, and I was astounded to see how American children behave these days. Utter disrespect for their parents, on their cell phones texting all evening long, no “pleases” or “thank-yous.”
That never would have happened if they followed Confucius’ teachings. Instead, they emotionally coddle their [...]

Despite what you may see on television, in your magazines, and at your Asian club meetings, the idea of an Asian model minority is indeed a myth.
I am a Harvard Magnum Cum Laude graduate, and I’m telling you, don’t pay any mind to what’s portrayed in the media, or anything you see with your own [...]

What? My hair? You like it? It’s all the rage right now: in Beijing, Hong Kong, Flushing, Malaysia. All the stars are doing it. They call it “the bedhead” look.
Don’t think that I’m anything special because I can get away with wearing my hear this way. I’m just like you, you know. I put my [...]

Fads just don’t last. “Trendie today, trashie tomorrow,” that’s what my mother always said, and gee-willikers, was she right. Sad as it is, not every fad will have the sustainability of something like Digimon, or UFO pants. But one fad I can’t wait to see go? Boxers and boxer-briefs.
I say, the sooner everyone goes back [...]

I get bumped out of the line at the cafeteria. I’m the last pick/first out at dodgeball. But goddamnit, I own that motherf*cking DDR machine sitting in front of the movie theater! Do you see that? Do you see those pulsating lights, those metallic dance pads with directional arrows? Good god, directional arrows haven’t given [...]

When I decide I’d like to be the center of attention at dinner, whether I’m on my first date with a woman, or at a pot-luck with friends, I try to talk about something everyone finds interest in. Like, Yu-Gi-Oh! Usually I focus on my deck building, but I’m willing to compromise, and talk about [...]