Wesley Yang: Chinese can't/don't dominate in the real world because of their Tiger Mom upbringings
Writer Wesley Yang has been the talk of town this week for his 11-page piece in New York magazine questioning why Chinese and other Asians don't succeed once they're out of school and much of his intriguing piece doesn't just simply apply to Asian-Americans--the same could be said of Chinese who remain in China.
Quote of the Day: Betty Brown, Republican Representative from Texas
- Betty Brown (R-TX), in response to testimony by Organization of Chinese Americans spokesperson Ramey Ko over how voter ID legislation may create problems for Asian immigrants because of name transliteration issues.
Miley Cyrus sued over "chink-eye" photo for $4 billion
Some woman in Southern California was so upset by Miley Cyrus' “chink-eye” pose that she decided to file a class action suit... for $4 billion. Because that's the number of Asian Pacific Islanders who live in L.A. County (a little more than 1 million) times the minimum damages for a civil rights violation ($4000 USD - about 27,340 yuan).
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