American Sports vs American Academics, and why De Blasio’s race-based...
Photo credit: Lindsey Christ (https://twitter.com/LindseyChrist/status/1003732738929766403/photo/1) It doesn’t look like NY1 allows me to embed videos, but check out this video and article: Parents,...
View Article“They are my children too!”
In the video above, Gavin McInnes talks about “the Talk” that Black parents sometimes give to young Black children. I mostly agree with what he’s saying–while there is unfairness in some of the...
View ArticleWe Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver (Book Recommendation)
I first considered reading Lionel Shriver after her impassioned call for moderation a couple years back. I applauded her courage at the time, and I remember losing a few friends over my support for...
View ArticlePatriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown by Lauren Hilgers (Book...
I just finished reading Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown by Lauren Hilgers. It was my very first novel on the Amazon Kindle. While I still prefer real books, the reading experience was...
View ArticleFire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff (Book...
I’ve been reading like crazy recently. I finished Lucky Planet by David Waltham, which talks about the history and future of Earth. It’s a really fascinating read about how Earth had a number...
View ArticleJohn McCain, RIP
John McCain, fighter and war hero, died at the age of 81. He was from a different generation–people like that just don’t exist in later generations. It’s hard to overstate the man’s courage, strength,...
View Article64-year-old teacher fights back
When a 14-year-old disrupts class, flagrantly disobeys, curses at, and hurls racial epithets at his 64-year-old teacher, he’s pushing the line. I don’t condone violence, but at the same time, I’m not...
View ArticleRaising Tribes
I’ve taken a long hiatus–maybe a permanent hiatus–from all things Asian American. First,, I’ve been working on some personal and family projects which have taken my attention elsewhere. I’ve been...
View ArticleImmigrant from communist China gets taken down for writing the wrong kind of...
Amelie Wen Zhao and her cover, from...
View ArticleLiam Neeson deserves a medal
As you all have probably heard by now, Liam Neeson is in hot water after telling a story of something that happened around 40 years ago. A close friend of his told him that she had been raped by a...
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