Back after a brief delay...

So I know haven't posted in a while (apologies to those who actually read this stuff!) and given that I am now a full quarter-century old, I've decided to come back!




There were about a zillion topics (many related to Asian American issues) that I've wanted to write about in the past few months, but internet access in my apartment has been limited and I was loathe to use my work time to blog. Now I have a t-mobile wireless internet account, so I might spend some more time posting.
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Some new events that have happened in between the lunar new year and the passing of my 25th rotation about the sun (and I will try to blog about all of these topics in due time...):

* Tragedy struck Virginia Tech in the form of an Asian American maniac, leaving me to question general Asian American values.

* Some lunatic tried to commit suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge during morning rush hour a few weeks ago-- causing tons of congestion and lost productivity, which made me quite annoyed. Some friends have since told me that I have "Asian ideals", as I believe that one should cause as less difficulty for everyone else, if they are really depressed to the brink of suicide.

* I met http://instantyang.blogspot.com/ writer, Jeff Yang, AND "Survivor: Cook Islands" winner, Yul Kwon, at this talk on Breaking Stereotypes of Asian American Men.

* My FAVORITE radio DJ's EVER were fired for being supposedly "racist" against Asian Americans-- which is total bullshit, since J.V. and Elvis' Doghouse Radio Show always made fun of EVERYONE (of all races and ethnicities) and was NEVER serious in its pranks.

* My interest in microfinance, especially through organizations like http://www.kiva.org/, was piqued; and coincidentally, I saw an off-broadway production, "In the Heights" (soon to be ON Broadway), that really related to this issue of investing in less affluent areas.

* I attended a Knicks game (vs. the Timberwolves) and those lewsers completely blew it.

And as these new developments were occurring in the world around us, the powers that be decided to give me more responsibility and entrust me to manage a new hire! Who woulda thunk that I'd have my own employee someday? heheheheh.

Anywho, there's just a sneak preview of what's to come. I'm also seeing a performance on the death of Vincent Chin (i.e. a Chinese man who was killed in Detroit 25 years ago-- by two white men, who thought he was Japanese and had "stolen" their jobs) in a few nights and I'm sure that'll be even more stuff to post!

Cheers to everyone!