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End of the Pete Carroll Era

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American Clothes Make American Bodies

Some have blamed American fast food for the obesity epidemic. ...

Seafood Soiree: A Night at The Boiling Crab

A restaurant that my people have been raving about the ...

California's Asian-Majority Generation

In about two dozen U.S. cities a generation of Asian ...

Asian Las Vegas Pilgrimage

How many times have I vowed never to return to ...

France Nuyen and Vietnamese Identity

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Today's biggest threat to our collective futures comes from our ...

Obama's Biggest Challenge: Surviving Better Times

Barack Obama's presidency is a child of some of the ...

Insomnia and Missing Dreams

I caught a bad cold over the weekend and slept ...

Hypocrites, Grandstanders Pose As Tiger Tamers

No question that Tiger's recent life makes for some of ...

China Reaches Inflection Point Between Needy and Needed

It has been 31 years since Deng Xiaoping won acclaim ...

The Importance of Being Asian (Not Generic) American

Those of us who grew up in the America of ...

Eating, Sleeping and Alkalizing for pH Balance

"I don't know if I'm hungry or just tired." That's ...

Europe and Asia Flip-Flop in American Tastes

I recently tried a French restaurant housed in a charming ...

Evolving from Ching-Chong to Mandarin AP Classes

I don't have to remind anyone about those unfortunate kids ...

Asian Americans Key to Success in a Green World

BP's horrific Gulf Coast oil leak has created a once-a-generation ...

A World Without North Korea

Anyone who has seen images of the suffering in N. ...

The Irresistible Pull of a Decaying World

Anyone who has tried booking a Europe trip feels the ...

The Yen Shocks and a Brave New Yuan

Predictably the world applauded China's announcement that it is ending ...

Reflections After a Trip to Old Europe

One of the more vivid memories from my recent Europe ...

China Struggles to Emerge from U.S. Shadow

In early June China rejected a proposed visit by Defense ...

Interdependence Day: New Meaning for July 4th

Few Americans watching and setting off July 4th fireworks were ...