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ARTICLE LINK: http://goldsea.com/Features/Comments/brotherly.html
David Baek's article is a rant. I supposed Mr.
Baek has met all the asian women out there
that his advice be considered profound, circumspect, and truth-bearing. Even as a male asian, I'd better not open my eyes too much unless I want to risk being considered insecure about them. Not that Mr. Baek paints with a broad brush, but one could consider if he paints with a mop?
Ted Teodoro
chessbuff@skyweb.net
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 13:16:07 (PST)
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ARTICLE LINK: http://goldsea.com/Asiagate/40330/chen.html
I feel that the Taiwanese still want to be independent. That's fine, but I want Tibet to be free, regardless that they don't have a strong leader. I also believe that if Taiwan reunites with China someday, Tibet has to go. They should be a separate country. But, who or what am I to say. Wo ai Zhongguo and Taiwan.
dsfbcbsijbdax
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 06:45:00 (PST)
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ARTICLE LINK: http://goldsea.com/AAD/Parsing/parsing.html
Hi, I just read the article "Parsing Asian America", and overall I think it's a good article. I'm Filipino-American, and I found the section on Filipinos to be partly correct. It's true we Filipinos are less "visible" in the mainstream cultural media, but it's not because we Filipinos consider ourselves Chinese, or that we patronize the Chinese communities in the United States as the article states. As much respect as I have for the Chinese people, we Filipinos for the most part consider ourselves as Filipinos and not as Chinese. Yes, there are Filipinos with Chinese ancestry, but for the most part, and I'm not speaking statistically since I haven't spoken and met every Filipino in America, Filipinos view themselves as Filipinos and are proud of their Filipino culture and heritage. I'm one Filipino proud of my Filipino culture, and I do view myself as Filipino, and an American since I've been living here for 28 years now. The other thing that the article mentioned was that most Filipinos either speak Tagalog or Chinese. I don't think this is true, and is very very wrong. Most Filipinos either speak Tagalog, or their regional dialect which can Ilonggo, Cebuano, Aklanon, Ilocano, etc... At home, if the husband and wife are from the same region, then they prefer to speak in their regional dialect rather than in Tagalog. The article also tended to brand us Filipinos as Chinese in culture. Again, as much respect as I have for the Chinese (and I have great respect for them), we Filipinos have our own unique culture. Yes there is the Chinese influence, but would we ever refer to Italians as Chinese since pasta was first invented in China? No, we don't even make the suggestion. We Filipinos have a culture different from other Asians, and we are very very proud of them. This fact is often overlooked by our Asian brothers and sisters. When I was in college, I would have Vietnamese, Cambodian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian friends, and I would always feel a bit different from them. Overtime they would realize that we Filipinos have are our own values, our own social attitudes, and our own philosophies, and they would be startled by it. It's hard to explain to someone (even if that person is Asian) if they already have made up their mind what we are. It's a prejudice that I had to deal with other Asians. Can you believe it, prejudice among Asians??? But it's true, and I experienced it, because there is this notion that we Filipinos don't have our own culture, and this may have to do with the fact that we are not as culturally visible in the media. We Filipinos have taken a different strategy toward surviving and living here in America, which in many ways have left us less visible compared to other Asian groups. But in no way have our Filipino culture and identity left us. Yes, it's been challenged, but through it all it has persevered, and more and more Filipino-Americans are identifying themselves with their Filipino ancestry. What may be unspoken and unheard, may not mean that it does not exist. It lurks under the surface, but it's there...Melvin Marte
Melvin Marte, Filipino 32 year old business owner amma9349@aol.com
Friday, March 26, 2004 at 21:02:18 (PST)
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ARTICLE LINK: http://goldsea.com/Features2/Women/women.html
RE: "Parsing Asian-American Women"
Is it necessary to categorize AA women this way? This is the 21st century for Budha's sake! What you are actually doing is helping non-Asians to stereotype AA women even further, thereby doing us a disservice.
You've made us out to be greedy, opportunistic mongers out of touch with our Asian roots.
Furthermore, everything you've mentioned regarding AA women also applies to AA men. I don't know what objective it is you're trying to achieve but please be careful with such insinuating garbage. Think of your Asian-heritage mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, daughter, female friend around you before posting such an article.
Proud AA Woman
overslept2003@yahoo.com
Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at 23:10:34 (PST)
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ARTICLE LINK: http://goldsea.com/Air/Issues/ChangT/changt.html
i think that you are going to see more asians getting involved in traditionally white and black sports.
i also don't doubt that asians are getting taller. at the same time so are white and black men. there is a dna gap in size and strength between asians, whites and blacks. But that doesn't mean that there won't be a lot of good asian athletes coming out in the next 20 or so years.
i am 6'1" and i can only remember meeting 1 asian guy who was actually taller then me. i have met a couple of guys who were close to 6' though. it's funny, but when you are a 6'1" white guy, you notice it when you meet an asian guy who is as tall or taller then you.
i also find it interesting that you all see anyone with a drop of asian blood as being asian. just like blacks claiming tiger woods as their own when tiger is significantly more asian then black (clearly part white too if you look at his dad).
however, we whites are seen as being racist if we "one drop" people who aren't 100% white. just a double standard i guess.
RJ
RJ
the_rj_man1@yahoo.com
Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 10:00:13 (PST)
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ARTICLE LINK: http://goldsea.com/Features2/Survival/survival.html
I am an African American male who is currently married to an Asian American female. Your article about the survival guide for Asian American women had a tone of anti-non Asianism. As a black male, I have suffered a great deal from the cynicism of America and stereotypical labels. I respect the Asian American culture and I also have Asian friends. I have also suffered black-bashing from Asians as well. Why do certian Asian individuals act like they are the only ones being victimized? Do you think that the media paints a good picture of black people? What about racist Asian people? Why do you not do an article about them? I know that for the most part, the media does have control of these images, but it is not from the ills of black people that theese stereotypes come. At least Asian people hold a higher amount of wealth on average than other minorities. So economically, the stereotypes don't hurt you as much as they hurt my people. You don't know how it feels when some Korean people call you "kamdoongi". Or when other AZN peeps don't like you because they equate you to the common black person. Excuse my language, but f*ck all of the AZN people that think that I have to prove something to them, because I don't. When I meet some AZN person, I don't assume things about them, and I am nice to those who are nice to me.
Lastly, there are some beautiful Asian women, but I could give a f*ck what color you are. Before I got married, I never knew that I was going to marry an AF. But we fell in luv and got married. We respect each others cultures and we live to gether fine. But before her, I never looked at AF as if they were some Godsend. Stop sweating yourselves! There are plenty of women to go around guys, that is why God created more than one woman for a man. Stop acting like everyone is out on the prowl for you, like an Asian said to stop thinking that people don't like you because you are black.
Chocolatecityboy
bwcdc@yahoo.com
Friday, January 16, 2004 at 13:37:07 (PST)
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ARTICLE LINK: http://goldsea.com/Features/Comments/brotherly.html
David Baek sure paints with a broad brush! As a caucasian I have been captivated by the beauty of Asian women since the age of five - long before I could have developed stereotypical beliefs. While I happen to prefer long hair I can assure Mr. Baek that my knuckles don't drag the ground as I chew on steak while my subserviant Asian sex slave is cooking and cleaning.
AMB
Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 10:49:33 (PST)
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ARTICLE LINK: http://goldsea.com/Personalities/Reeves/reeves.html
Kim Reeves has been battling leukemia for more than 10 years.
Believe me,for those of us who fantasize
about keanu, there are a multitude of
emotions!!!!
Sandy Q.
owlnitelong@yahoo.com
Sunday, January 11, 2004 at 20:41:41 (PST)
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