Asia Emerges As the New West for Ambitious Americans
At long last the American mind is ready to see Asia as the new land of opportunity.
Perspectives
A Mechanism to Break Federal Budget Deadlocks
The current debt-ceiling deadlock cries out for a mechanism to prevent more damaging future cliffhangers.
Rice Color, Skin Color and the New Cultural Color Code
In a whole-grain world Asian Americans are becoming the new gold standard in cultural role models.
Noda Win Dims Hope for Japan Revival
A rare opportunity for Japan to bring about real change has been blunted by another charade of democracy.
What U.S.-China Military Ties Mean for the World
A true partnership with China promises the best chance to overcome the biggest threats to our modern civilization.
Exploiting the Short Memories of American Voters
The GOP is once again betting big on the short memories of half of America's voters.
Finding Our Own Personal Independence Day
The 4th of July takes the author back to the moment of her own personal liberation from the prison of a false identity.
Tragedy of the Fanatical Preference for Sons
Asia's impulse to amplify the gender imbalance is ensuring both misery for millions and higher social status for females in the future.
Putting Aymmetric Warfare Back on Our Side
Cutting our ground troops in Afghanistan may reflect key advances in our capabilities for dealing with those who attack Americans.
Asian American Near-Thanksgiving List
Thanksgiving is more than just a time to gather with family to enjoy dim sum and Korean barbecue while feeling sorry for those gnawing on ...
Little Emperor Syndrome and China's Me Generation
A recent encounter with a group of young Chinese tourists left me wondering what it will be like for the rest of the world when ...
Korean Mishaps, Obama Failure Among G20 Summit Ironies
The Seoul G20 summit was supposed to be a chance for South Korea to put on the dog, show that it belongs comfortably among the ...
Asian American Consumer Clout Over Premium Brands
No one in California will be surprised to learn that Asian Americans determine the outcome of the tight competition among the top three premium
Third-Order Information Produces Modern Superstitions
The pervasiveness of speculative third-order information is creating a neurotic and debilitating fixation on remote possibilities.
Some Helpful Tips for K-Pop Producers
K-Pop would be even sweeter eye candy if not for certain totally unnecessary touches.
Asian Killers, American Causes
The latest is Jiverly Wong shooting 13 in Binghamton, New York. Asian Americans groaned inwardly and remembered Lam Luong throwing his 4 young kids off ...
China Undermines Own Soft Power Push
Beijing's misuse of hard power at home is undermining its cultural security at home and abroad.
Blaming Technology for Job Losses
Blaming technology for joblessness ignores the fact that innovation has powered the growth of civilization.
The Rise of China's Workers Change Worldviews
China's workers are moving swiftly toward a new, higher place in the world's consciousness.
Putting Tolerance Above Math and Science Skills
Let's stop focusing so much on math and science skills and focus more on preserving our tolerant social climate.
Occupy Wall Street Presents China with Mao Moment
China's leadership may be taking comfort in the Occupy Wall Street movement spreading across the globe.
Raj Rajaratnam, Amy Chua and Enjoying Our Freedom
Thinking that we have to earn our freedom through success is the kind of backward thinking that imprisons so many of us.
Perpetuating Bi-Lingual Asian Americans
This millennium's key cultural bridge must be strengthened by perpetuating our bilingualism in our children.
A New World Order and the New Asian Face
In less than half a century Asia has gone from being the world's problem child to the world's prosperity engine. During that same time Asian ...
Mourning the Death of Another Summer
The passing of summer fills us with regret like the passing of no other season.
Cal Bake Sale Exposes Dated GOP Thinking
Cal's Republican students' symbolic bake-sale exposes their party's woeful disconnect with the socio-economic realities of our era.
Defining America's Next Great Role
Our active engagement in world affairs can determine the path that will be taken by an ascendant China.
China Holds Key to Global Financial Crisis
China can make two money moves to dissolve the chains of doubt keeping the world shackled to the brink of another plunge.
Using Real Asian Snacks to Lose Weight
Letting yourself OD on Asian snacks may be the only way to get control of your calories.
Jobless Data Hides Great Divide in Digital Economy
The jobless rate hides a big gulf between those who are integrated into the digital age and those tarrying in the industrial age.
9/11 Shows Need for More Social Intelligence
Adding to our social intelligence assets overseas may prove a better national security investment than building up our arsenal.
Confusion Befuddles American Voters
The time has come again for Barack Obama to awaken American voters from the spell of new Pied Pipers.
Going from Fat Superpower to Fit Superpower
Is there a future for a fat superpower in a world that's squeezing into skinny jeans?
Eating, Sleeping and Alkalizing for pH Balance
"I don't know if I'm hungry or just tired." That's a refrain most of us have heard coming out of our own mouths. It's a ...
Interdependence Day: New Meaning for July 4th
Few Americans watching and setting off July 4th fireworks were thinking about the origin of this activity in 12th-century China or even the probable physical
China Struggles to Emerge from U.S. Shadow
In early June China rejected a proposed visit by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. On July 1 it announced that a Gates visit would be welcomed ...
Reflections After a Trip to Old Europe
One of the more vivid memories from my recent Europe trip is being startled by a small pack of drunk young Americans rushing out of ...
The Yen Shocks and a Brave New Yuan
Predictably the world applauded China's announcement that it is ending its currency's 2-year peg to the dollar even as China insisted that a stronger yuan
The Irresistible Pull of a Decaying World
Anyone who has tried booking a Europe trip feels the continent's decline in the most practical sense — things literally don't seem sustainable.
A World Without North Korea
Anyone who has seen images of the suffering in N. Korea brought on by a regime that puts self-preservation above the welfare of its people ...
Asian Americans Key to Success in a Green World
BP's horrific Gulf Coast oil leak has created a once-a-generation opportunity. If we can use it as a slap in the face with a cold ...
Evolving from Ching-Chong to Mandarin AP Classes
I don't have to remind anyone about those unfortunate kids who spout mock Chinese gibberish as a way to display their racist ignorance. The irony, ...
Europe and Asia Flip-Flop in American Tastes
I recently tried a French restaurant housed in a charming cottage on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. The service was impeccable, the food
2010 Elections: Inducing Mass Amnesia
When you are young you tend to see a world of possibilities and little of its realities. You tend to believe that those favored by ...
The Importance of Being Asian (Not Generic) American
Those of us who grew up in the America of the 60s, 70s or 80s know what it's like to be ambivalent about one's ethnicity. ...
China Reaches Inflection Point Between Needy and Needed
It has been 31 years since Deng Xiaoping won acclaim as history's greatest pragmatist by declaring, "It does not matter if the cat is red ...
Hypocrites, Grandstanders Pose As Tiger Tamers
No question that Tiger's recent life makes for some of the best entertainment on the crowded media market today. It's all the more fun
Insomnia and Missing Dreams
I caught a bad cold over the weekend and slept over seven hours last night. For me an illness is a blessing because it gives ...
Obama's Biggest Challenge: Surviving Better Times
Barack Obama's presidency is a child of some of the hardest years most of us have known. Whether it can flourish now that hard times ...
The Irrationality of Scapegoating China
In tough times politicians look for scapegoats. Recently they've zeroed in on China, as they've done so often in the past. They rant that our ...
Asia Emerges As the New West for Ambitious Americans
At long last the American mind is ready to see Asia as the new land of opportunity.
A Mechanism to Break Federal Budget Deadlocks
The current debt-ceiling deadlock cries out for a mechanism to prevent more damaging future cliffhangers.
Rice Color, Skin Color and the New Cultural Color Code
In a whole-grain world Asian Americans are becoming the new gold standard in cultural role models.
Noda Win Dims Hope for Japan Revival
A rare opportunity for Japan to bring about real change has been blunted by another charade of democracy.
What U.S.-China Military Ties Mean for the World
A true partnership with China promises the best chance to overcome the biggest threats to our modern civilization.
Exploiting the Short Memories of American Voters
The GOP is once again betting big on the short memories of half of America's voters.
Finding Our Own Personal Independence Day
The 4th of July takes the author back to the moment of her own personal liberation from the prison of a false identity.
Tragedy of the Fanatical Preference for Sons
Asia's impulse to amplify the gender imbalance is ensuring both misery for millions and higher social status for females in the future.
Putting Aymmetric Warfare Back on Our Side
Cutting our ground troops in Afghanistan may reflect key advances in our capabilities for dealing with those who attack Americans.
Asian American Near-Thanksgiving List
Thanksgiving is more than just a time to gather with family to enjoy dim sum and Korean barbecue while feeling sorry for those gnawing on ...
Little Emperor Syndrome and China's Me Generation
A recent encounter with a group of young Chinese tourists left me wondering what it will be like for the rest of the world when ...
Korean Mishaps, Obama Failure Among G20 Summit Ironies
The Seoul G20 summit was supposed to be a chance for South Korea to put on the dog, show that it belongs comfortably among the ...
Asian American Consumer Clout Over Premium Brands
No one in California will be surprised to learn that Asian Americans determine the outcome of the tight competition among the top three premium
Third-Order Information Produces Modern Superstitions
The pervasiveness of speculative third-order information is creating a neurotic and debilitating fixation on remote possibilities.
Some Helpful Tips for K-Pop Producers
K-Pop would be even sweeter eye candy if not for certain totally unnecessary touches.
Asian Killers, American Causes
The latest is Jiverly Wong shooting 13 in Binghamton, New York. Asian Americans groaned inwardly and remembered Lam Luong throwing his 4 young kids off ...
China Undermines Own Soft Power Push
Beijing's misuse of hard power at home is undermining its cultural security at home and abroad.
Blaming Technology for Job Losses
Blaming technology for joblessness ignores the fact that innovation has powered the growth of civilization.
The Rise of China's Workers Change Worldviews
China's workers are moving swiftly toward a new, higher place in the world's consciousness.
Putting Tolerance Above Math and Science Skills
Let's stop focusing so much on math and science skills and focus more on preserving our tolerant social climate.
Occupy Wall Street Presents China with Mao Moment
China's leadership may be taking comfort in the Occupy Wall Street movement spreading across the globe.
Raj Rajaratnam, Amy Chua and Enjoying Our Freedom
Thinking that we have to earn our freedom through success is the kind of backward thinking that imprisons so many of us.
Perpetuating Bi-Lingual Asian Americans
This millennium's key cultural bridge must be strengthened by perpetuating our bilingualism in our children.
A New World Order and the New Asian Face
In less than half a century Asia has gone from being the world's problem child to the world's prosperity engine. During that same time Asian ...
Mourning the Death of Another Summer
The passing of summer fills us with regret like the passing of no other season.
Cal Bake Sale Exposes Dated GOP Thinking
Cal's Republican students' symbolic bake-sale exposes their party's woeful disconnect with the socio-economic realities of our era.
Defining America's Next Great Role
Our active engagement in world affairs can determine the path that will be taken by an ascendant China.
China Holds Key to Global Financial Crisis
China can make two money moves to dissolve the chains of doubt keeping the world shackled to the brink of another plunge.
Using Real Asian Snacks to Lose Weight
Letting yourself OD on Asian snacks may be the only way to get control of your calories.
Jobless Data Hides Great Divide in Digital Economy
The jobless rate hides a big gulf between those who are integrated into the digital age and those tarrying in the industrial age.
9/11 Shows Need for More Social Intelligence
Adding to our social intelligence assets overseas may prove a better national security investment than building up our arsenal.
Confusion Befuddles American Voters
The time has come again for Barack Obama to awaken American voters from the spell of new Pied Pipers.
Going from Fat Superpower to Fit Superpower
Is there a future for a fat superpower in a world that's squeezing into skinny jeans?
Eating, Sleeping and Alkalizing for pH Balance
"I don't know if I'm hungry or just tired." That's a refrain most of us have heard coming out of our own mouths. It's a ...
Interdependence Day: New Meaning for July 4th
Few Americans watching and setting off July 4th fireworks were thinking about the origin of this activity in 12th-century China or even the probable physical
China Struggles to Emerge from U.S. Shadow
In early June China rejected a proposed visit by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. On July 1 it announced that a Gates visit would be welcomed ...
Reflections After a Trip to Old Europe
One of the more vivid memories from my recent Europe trip is being startled by a small pack of drunk young Americans rushing out of ...
The Yen Shocks and a Brave New Yuan
Predictably the world applauded China's announcement that it is ending its currency's 2-year peg to the dollar even as China insisted that a stronger yuan
The Irresistible Pull of a Decaying World
Anyone who has tried booking a Europe trip feels the continent's decline in the most practical sense — things literally don't seem sustainable.
A World Without North Korea
Anyone who has seen images of the suffering in N. Korea brought on by a regime that puts self-preservation above the welfare of its people ...
Asian Americans Key to Success in a Green World
BP's horrific Gulf Coast oil leak has created a once-a-generation opportunity. If we can use it as a slap in the face with a cold ...
Evolving from Ching-Chong to Mandarin AP Classes
I don't have to remind anyone about those unfortunate kids who spout mock Chinese gibberish as a way to display their racist ignorance. The irony, ...
Europe and Asia Flip-Flop in American Tastes
I recently tried a French restaurant housed in a charming cottage on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. The service was impeccable, the food
2010 Elections: Inducing Mass Amnesia
When you are young you tend to see a world of possibilities and little of its realities. You tend to believe that those favored by ...
The Importance of Being Asian (Not Generic) American
Those of us who grew up in the America of the 60s, 70s or 80s know what it's like to be ambivalent about one's ethnicity. ...
China Reaches Inflection Point Between Needy and Needed
It has been 31 years since Deng Xiaoping won acclaim as history's greatest pragmatist by declaring, "It does not matter if the cat is red ...
Hypocrites, Grandstanders Pose As Tiger Tamers
No question that Tiger's recent life makes for some of the best entertainment on the crowded media market today. It's all the more fun
Insomnia and Missing Dreams
I caught a bad cold over the weekend and slept over seven hours last night. For me an illness is a blessing because it gives ...
Obama's Biggest Challenge: Surviving Better Times
Barack Obama's presidency is a child of some of the hardest years most of us have known. Whether it can flourish now that hard times ...
The Irrationality of Scapegoating China
In tough times politicians look for scapegoats. Recently they've zeroed in on China, as they've done so often in the past. They rant that our ...
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