Is your mom a fob? Wouldn’t it be great if there were a collection of all the fobby mom-isms that your mom has ever said to you? Your wish is Teresa and Serena Wu’s (no, they aren’t sisters- just two friends with the same sense of humor) command. They proudly present, mymomisafob.com! MyMomisaFob.com is a user generated website showcasing the emails, IMs, conversations, mispronunciations, pictures etc of our mothers.
Check it:

Is that awesome or is that awesome?
Teresa and Serena are juniors at UCSD and UCBerkeley, respectively. MyMomisaFob.com started as a brainstorm …

The East West Players theater in Little Tokyo proudly presents The Joy Luck Club. The Joy Luck Club is written by Amy Tan and a best selling novel, turned movie. The performance is written by Susan Kim and adapted from Tan’s novel.
From November 6th to the 9th, seats are $20, and $12 with a student I.D. These seats are significantly discounted as they are “preview performances”.
Opening night is November 12th, 2008, seats are $65.
The performance officially runs from November 13th to December 7th, 2008. $45 for orchestra seats, $40 for …

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Verizon is attempting to create awareness. Verizon gave 60k to five organizations in the Bay Area that focus on fighting Domestic Violence in the Asian American Community. These agencies (Asian Americans for Community Involvement, Asian Women’s Shelter, Chinese Community Health Resource Center , Korean Community Center of the East Bay and Maitri)  say they will use the money (each got from 5k to 15k) to “support new and existing domestic violence prevention programs” such as emergency shelters, youth peer counseling and in-language staffing …

Twenty year old Xueting Zhao, is one of 123 Chinese exchange students in Beijing who are studying abroad at Northern State University. Her major is in business, but she also teaches informal Chinese dance classes at NSU. Most importantly, she is learning about the American Culture. She’s discovered a new love for pancakes but is puzzled by the abundant amounts of cheese Americans use. She’s also been pleasantly surprised by the cultural differences in friendliness and hospitality.
Reading about Zhao reminded me of an experience I had when I was in …

You can’t ignore it, nor should you. The elections are coming up and your vote as an Asian American matters! Asian Americans could be the deciding vote in some swing states. According to the National Asian American Survey, “the study found 41 percent of Asian Americans are likely to vote for Barack Obama, 24 percent support John McCain and 34 percent are undecided.”
If you don’t know who to vote for, or have a friend or relative in a swing state who is undecided or unaware of the candidate’s views, send …

According to this article, the buying power of us Asian Americans is close to $600billion. Additionally, Asian American households are more affluent than any other population group in the country. We are digitally savvy and are more likely to use new media (ie: online mediums of communication).
This article also states that hunting for bargains is a key aspect of the Asian-American consumer profile yet we “possess an above average penchant for shopping”. Thus, we aren’t shy about making high-end purchases. As a side note, who doesn’t like a good bargain?

So …

Margaret Cho!
We all know and love her. Are we surprised that Margaret Cho was named Korean of the Year? I’m not, only because she is the only well known Korean comedian in mainstream media. It was a shoo-in! Congrats Margaret Cho! I’ll buy you a drink when I see you at Cabana…
Her stand-up acts touch upon eating disorders, gay men (she refers to herself as a “fag-hag”), gay rights, drugs and Asian-American stereotypes. Some Asian Americans I know admire her audacity and others I know think she is perpetuating …

Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest is a piece of high-energy, emotional roller coaster ride of performance art, starring Kristina Wong.  Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is about the high suicide rates among Asian American women. This is a heavy issue that is often ignored or swept under the rug.
Wong was the one-and-only star of the play; she unapologetically tackled the perpetuated images of Asian American women in the media, the heavy societal pressures on Asian American women, communication barriers in Asian families, and the disconnect between our government/health …

Asian American Film Festival in San Diego and other things to do in San Diego.