What the Global Power Shift Means for Asian Americans
We are witnessing one of history's great power shifts. I'm not talking about the massive military parade China is putting on for the PRC's 60th ...
Perspectives
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 ...
Asian Men and Interracial Dating
When I see an Asian man with a non-Asian woman, I take notice. We all do, because they aren't so common. That rarity suggests different ...
Why I Love Los Angeles
I absolutely love Los Angeles. After traveling more than I have in the last five years within the last two weeks (I went to New ...
The Race Factor in Asian American Life
An Ohio football coach was convicted of setting fire to his own house and, presumedly, spray painted racial slurs on his own car to lend ...
The End of Cars As We Know Them
I'm not a car guy. I'm an appliance guy. I don't get turned on by appliances and rarely talk about them. But I do appreciate ...
Rising Asian American Stars
The highly-anticipated CW premier of “Melrose Place” aired last week, boasting a cast of young, budding talent including an actress with striking Asian features named ...
The U.S. Open and Asian Tennis Parents
Thanks to a nightmare rain delay and my preference for using the DVR to compress matches down to a fast-paced blur, I won't learn until ...
Revisiting My Childhood : A Weekender Back East
I'm sitting here in the basement of my childhood at the precipice of nostalgia. It's not exactly the basement of the house I grew up ...
Asian Reality Stars Shine Bright
My friend Michelle, who currently resides in New York, recently became close friends with Jun Song, a Korean-American Manhattan-based former investment banker who also happened ...
The Brainy Bunch, Anyone?
Every generation has its family sitcoms. First it was “Leave it to Beaver”, then “The Brady Bunch”. Later came “The Cosby Show”, which kicked off ...
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.
Third-Order Information Produces Modern Superstitions
The pervasiveness of speculative third-order information is creating a neurotic and debilitating fixation on remote possibilities.
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?
Perpetuating Bi-Lingual Asian Americans
This millennium's key cultural bridge must be strengthened by perpetuating our bilingualism in our children.
Losers Redefine Nerds and Geeks
Their recent association with Asians is giving two old terms of scorn new caché among Americans who value competence and individuality.
U.S. Roads Abound with Metaphors for Life
We could have a Jasmine Revolution in our own nation if we embrace short-sighted, self-centered demagogues.
China's Next Leader Offers Hope for Future
China's likely progress toward an open, even democratic society is apparent in the character of Hu's successor.
Internet Replaces Democracy As Political Force
Last week's Iowa Straw Poll in Ames and the internet afterbuzz is likely to short-circuit the intended democratic process.
Threat from America's Economic Fundamentalists
Today's biggest threat to our collective futures comes from our own homegrown economic and social fundamentalists.
Standing Up As an Asian American
Outbursts at perceived racial slights can be unpleasant, but can also be moments that affirm universal human dignity.
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.
China's Rising Testosterone Level and Its New Voice
The world will have to get used to hearing China's increasingly big voice on international affairs as it basks in its long moment in the ...
Darwin Base Can Start US toward Another Cold War
Opening a US Marine base in Darwin could goad China into a tighter embrace with dangerous allies old and new.
Service Conscience Remains Final Hurdle to Stable China
China's leadership is experimenting with a culture of disrespect that will turn explosive within a few years.
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 ...
New Year's Weight Resolution to End All Resolutions
This New Year's try a resolution to permanently end the abuse of food as a main source of gratification.
A Christmas Gift for North Korea
Kim Jong-il's death will unleash a powerful generational change that will transform North Korea into a more affluent society.
Tyrants, Demagogues and the Psychology of Insecurity
Newt Gingrich and Kim Jong-il are examples of leaders who have elevated the psychology of insecurity to an art form.
In Defense of Big, Well-Funded Governments
Big government is costly but necessary and well worth it, considering the painful alternatives.
One-Day Journey from Ravaged to Recharged
It takes only a day of discipline to restore body and soul to a virtuous cycle after those ruinous holiday feasts.
Finding Hope in the Small Stories of Human Progress
The headlines too often bury the really important stories of human progress that give us all reason for perpetual optimism.
The Dangerous Illusion of Internet Democracy
Vast water armies have turned the internet into the most treacherous of media for the naive and the gullible.
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.
Obama's Reelection Prospects and the First Pacific Presidency
Obama's reelection prospects depend on getting America to see itself as part of a booming Pacific instead of a declining west.
Some Helpful Tips for K-Pop Producers
K-Pop would be even sweeter eye candy if not for certain totally unnecessary touches.
Some Perspective for Mayor Jean Quan
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan must show guts and conviction if she is to emerge a winner from her scapegoat moment.
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.
What the Global Power Shift Means for Asian Americans
We are witnessing one of history's great power shifts. I'm not talking about the massive military parade China is putting on for the PRC's 60th ...
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 ...
Asian Men and Interracial Dating
When I see an Asian man with a non-Asian woman, I take notice. We all do, because they aren't so common. That rarity suggests different ...
Why I Love Los Angeles
I absolutely love Los Angeles. After traveling more than I have in the last five years within the last two weeks (I went to New ...
The Race Factor in Asian American Life
An Ohio football coach was convicted of setting fire to his own house and, presumedly, spray painted racial slurs on his own car to lend ...
The End of Cars As We Know Them
I'm not a car guy. I'm an appliance guy. I don't get turned on by appliances and rarely talk about them. But I do appreciate ...
Rising Asian American Stars
The highly-anticipated CW premier of “Melrose Place” aired last week, boasting a cast of young, budding talent including an actress with striking Asian features named ...
The U.S. Open and Asian Tennis Parents
Thanks to a nightmare rain delay and my preference for using the DVR to compress matches down to a fast-paced blur, I won't learn until ...
Revisiting My Childhood : A Weekender Back East
I'm sitting here in the basement of my childhood at the precipice of nostalgia. It's not exactly the basement of the house I grew up ...
Asian Reality Stars Shine Bright
My friend Michelle, who currently resides in New York, recently became close friends with Jun Song, a Korean-American Manhattan-based former investment banker who also happened ...
The Brainy Bunch, Anyone?
Every generation has its family sitcoms. First it was “Leave it to Beaver”, then “The Brady Bunch”. Later came “The Cosby Show”, which kicked off ...
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.
Third-Order Information Produces Modern Superstitions
The pervasiveness of speculative third-order information is creating a neurotic and debilitating fixation on remote possibilities.
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?
Perpetuating Bi-Lingual Asian Americans
This millennium's key cultural bridge must be strengthened by perpetuating our bilingualism in our children.
Losers Redefine Nerds and Geeks
Their recent association with Asians is giving two old terms of scorn new caché among Americans who value competence and individuality.
U.S. Roads Abound with Metaphors for Life
We could have a Jasmine Revolution in our own nation if we embrace short-sighted, self-centered demagogues.
China's Next Leader Offers Hope for Future
China's likely progress toward an open, even democratic society is apparent in the character of Hu's successor.
Internet Replaces Democracy As Political Force
Last week's Iowa Straw Poll in Ames and the internet afterbuzz is likely to short-circuit the intended democratic process.
Threat from America's Economic Fundamentalists
Today's biggest threat to our collective futures comes from our own homegrown economic and social fundamentalists.
Standing Up As an Asian American
Outbursts at perceived racial slights can be unpleasant, but can also be moments that affirm universal human dignity.
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.
China's Rising Testosterone Level and Its New Voice
The world will have to get used to hearing China's increasingly big voice on international affairs as it basks in its long moment in the ...
Darwin Base Can Start US toward Another Cold War
Opening a US Marine base in Darwin could goad China into a tighter embrace with dangerous allies old and new.
Service Conscience Remains Final Hurdle to Stable China
China's leadership is experimenting with a culture of disrespect that will turn explosive within a few years.
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 ...
New Year's Weight Resolution to End All Resolutions
This New Year's try a resolution to permanently end the abuse of food as a main source of gratification.
A Christmas Gift for North Korea
Kim Jong-il's death will unleash a powerful generational change that will transform North Korea into a more affluent society.
Tyrants, Demagogues and the Psychology of Insecurity
Newt Gingrich and Kim Jong-il are examples of leaders who have elevated the psychology of insecurity to an art form.
In Defense of Big, Well-Funded Governments
Big government is costly but necessary and well worth it, considering the painful alternatives.
One-Day Journey from Ravaged to Recharged
It takes only a day of discipline to restore body and soul to a virtuous cycle after those ruinous holiday feasts.
Finding Hope in the Small Stories of Human Progress
The headlines too often bury the really important stories of human progress that give us all reason for perpetual optimism.
The Dangerous Illusion of Internet Democracy
Vast water armies have turned the internet into the most treacherous of media for the naive and the gullible.
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.
Obama's Reelection Prospects and the First Pacific Presidency
Obama's reelection prospects depend on getting America to see itself as part of a booming Pacific instead of a declining west.
Some Helpful Tips for K-Pop Producers
K-Pop would be even sweeter eye candy if not for certain totally unnecessary touches.
Some Perspective for Mayor Jean Quan
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan must show guts and conviction if she is to emerge a winner from her scapegoat moment.
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.
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