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Cal Bake Sale Exposes Dated GOP Thinking

Cal's Republican students' symbolic bake-sale exposes their party's woeful disconnect ...

Mourning the Death of Another Summer

The passing of summer fills us with regret like the ...

Third-Order Information Produces Modern Superstitions

The pervasiveness of speculative third-order information is creating a neurotic ...

Perpetuating Bi-Lingual Asian Americans

This millennium's key cultural bridge must be strengthened by perpetuating ...

Raj Rajaratnam, Amy Chua and Enjoying Our Freedom

Thinking that we have to earn our freedom through success ...

Occupy Wall Street Presents China with Mao Moment

China's leadership may be taking comfort in the Occupy Wall ...

The Dangerous Illusion of Internet Democracy

Vast water armies have turned the internet into the most ...

The Rise of China's Workers Change Worldviews

China's workers are moving swiftly toward a new, higher place ...

Blaming Technology for Job Losses

Blaming technology for joblessness ignores the fact that innovation has ...

China Undermines Own Soft Power Push

Beijing's misuse of hard power at home is undermining its ...

Some Perspective for Mayor Jean Quan

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan must show guts and conviction if ...

Some Helpful Tips for K-Pop Producers

K-Pop would be even sweeter eye candy if not for ...

Obama's Reelection Prospects and the First Pacific Presidency

Obama's reelection prospects depend on getting America to see itself ...

Darwin Base Can Start US toward Another Cold War

Opening a US Marine base in Darwin could goad China ...

When It Comes to Japan v Korea, Eating Is Believing

Nothing illustrates the difference in the cultural philosophies of Japan ...

Jeremy Lin Struggles for Linspiration in Limited Role

Jeremy Lin's new Rockets role has deprived him of the ...

The Next Korean War Is No Longer Unthinkable

Kim Jong-un has taken a possibly irreversible step toward making ...

Korematsu, Kim, Dorner and the Asian American Burden

Asian Americans are victims of the false perception that we ...

Xi Pivots to Russia to Counter Obama's Pivot to Asia

China's new leader hopes to put Beijing on a more ...

Psy Can Help Park Geun-Hye Lead S. Korea to Next ...

Psy's example can help S. Korea's new leader launch a ...

Gary Locke, Lesley Ma and the Asian Fuss Over Low-Key ...

Media fuss over celeb normalcy is a counter-indicator of that ...

US Visa System Better at Attracting Brains Than Money

Contrary to the popular notion that hordes of rich investors ...

Pyongyang's Provocation a Boon for US Pivot to Asia

Threats from Pyongyang provide cover for the US to beef ...

Tiger, Lance, Manti and the Great American Grovel

Manti Te'o's imaginary romance with Lennay Marie Kekua raises questions ...

How Jeremy Lin Lost His Mojo

Jeremy Lin is no longer the point guard who came ...

Cheap Delicious Cafés Spearhead Chinese Culinary Hegemony

If food is a window to a culture's competitive potential, ...

Why Shinzo Abe & Kim Jong-Un Are Going to Embrace

Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong-un see a summit as the ...

The Folly of Fearing China's Global Buying Spree

The global spending spree by China's state-owned firms will promote ...

Chinese Fail to Live Up to Spying and Treachery Hype ...

We Asian Americans have been proven unworthy of our vaunted ...

New Visa Program Can Revive America's Dying Cities

A new immigration visa program is the best way to ...

Confusion Befuddles American Voters

The time has come again for Barack Obama to awaken ...

Jeremy Lin May Struggle Under New Rockets Strategy

The Rockets may be heading toward the same mistake the ...

Is Jeremy Lin Pimping Dates for Asian Guys?

Asian Americans have been excited about Jeremy Lin's meteoric rise ...

Under-Recognized Asian American Consumers Power Linsanity

The Linsanity phenomenon is rooted in the extreme contrast between ...

Jeremy Lin's Dark Night and Inevitable Dawn

Jeremy Lin is starring in an engrossing drama that has ...

China's Window for Democratic Reforms Narrowed

The decision to depose Bo Xilai may have drastically narrowed ...

Wang Lijun Affair Shows Value of US Presence Abroad

A modest US presence in a remote Chinese city may ...

The Asian American Identity in the Jeremy Lin Era

Jeremy Lin's leadership of the Knicks is a metaphor for ...

Hiphop, Gangnam Style and a Cultural Reboot

Psy has hit the mark with his subversion of the ...

Obama Won a Race Charged with Racial Emotions

Asian Americans suffered least as a result of the 2008 ...

Jeremy Lin Goes from Forrest Gump to the Truman Show

We're all tuned in to see whether Jeremy Lin is ...

Intra-Party Democracy Can Bring Real Reforms to China

Intra-party democracy is the Trojan Horse by which real political ...

What the Lakers' D'Antoni Pick Means for Jeremy Lin

The stage has been set for Jeremy Lin to reignite ...

Jeremy Lin Stars in NBA's Biggest Morality Play

Jeremy Lin appears destined to become the star of the ...

Legalizing Drugs the Only Way to Prevent Sandy Hooks

Our crazy drug laws are the impediment that keeps us ...

Psy Overtakes Jeremy Lin for Impact on Asian Image

Jeremy Lin may have lost his status as the ultimate ...

Schmidt, A Show of Respect and Hope for Change in ...

Google vice chairman Eric Schmidt plays into Pyongyang's hands — ...

Declarations of Chinese Century Way Premature

Pronouncements of an emerging Chinese Century create the danger of ...

Asian American Talent Finds Joy in Online Videos

I’ve never been a trend chaser. Maybe it’s that stubborn ...

Rushed by Christmas Amid Lingering Halloween

Christmas is officially in the house. Or in the Walmart ...