Whether it was a birthday, a wedding or a marriage, a lot of Chinese parents took the same approach to gift-giving, one shared by Mafia hitmen and pirates: just hand over thick wads of cash.
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Mafia Style Chinese Gift Giving – “The Family Law” – Benjamin Law
December 10th, 2010 · Comments Off on Mafia Style Chinese Gift Giving – “The Family Law” – Benjamin Law · Asian, Quotes
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The Relative Attractiveness of Asians – “Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel” – Gary Shteyngart
December 4th, 2010 · Comments Off on The Relative Attractiveness of Asians – “Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel” – Gary Shteyngart · Asian, Quotes
Lenny’s one of those white guys who can’t tell a good-looking Asian girl from an ugly one. We all look the same to them. This is the kind of thing that could only be written by someone who’s dated an Asian!
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A Very Young Asian Audrey Hepburn – “Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel” – Gary Shteyngart
December 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on A Very Young Asian Audrey Hepburn – “Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel” – Gary Shteyngart · Asian, Description, Writing
I had almost failed to notice the young woman in front of him, a small Korean (I’ve dated two previously, both delightfully insane), with her hair up in a provocative bun so that she resembled vaguely a very young Asian Audrey Hepburn.
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“Spring Snow”, Yukio Mishima
August 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Asian, Japanese, Literature
Synopsis: Dilettante son of a nouveau-riche family seeking societal acceptance meets the refined daughter of an aristocratic family struggling to adjust to the changes in Japanese society brought on by the Meiji Restoration. A deeply intense and culturally significant story of forbidden love. My Take: “Spring Snow” is generally regarded to be Yukio Mishima’s greatest […]
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“What Does China Think”, Mark Leonard
August 14th, 2009 · Comments Off on “What Does China Think”, Mark Leonard · Asian, China, Chinese, Philosophy
Synopsis: An idiot’s guide to the various streams of contemporary Chinese policy debate. When you view the world through the eyes of China’s intellectuals My Take: Those who know me know that I’m a bit of a Sinophile. While the human rights record of the Chinese government is obviously indefensible and deserves public attention and […]
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"Unpolished Gem", Alice Pung
July 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Asian, Australian, China
Synopsis: A Chinese family flees war and conflict in Vietnam and Cambodia for the Western suburbs of Melbourne. A young girl grows up Asian in Australia. My Take: I had a typically ‘old Australia’ childhood in country Queensland. Cricket, football, fishing, “Australia All Over” with Macca on a Sunday morning. It was great fun, but […]
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"Norwegian Wood", Haruki Murakami
June 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Asian, Japanese, Trash
Synopsis: Boy meets girl. Boy commits suicide. Boy’s best friend falls in love with girl. Girl loses grasp on reality. Boy meets another girl. Metaphysical angst ensues. My Take: The cover blurb of Norwegian Wood describes the novel thus: “When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend […]
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