VID: Seriously AZN Videos

   Here are 4 videos that define the Asian-American or AZN outside of Asia experience.

   With over 20 mil combined views it's safe 2 say these vids resonate w/ a whole lot of Yellow folks.

What kind of Asian are you?

Directed by Ken Tanaka and David Neptune
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   What Asians dealing with white ppl must cope with *sigh*. 

Shit White People Say to Asians by Ralf Wyn

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Shit Asian Moms Say

by Just Kidding Films

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   A gross stereotype U can't believe until U meet someone who is exactly like that. 

   IMO this is an acurate impersonation of his Mom, which is why she's such a charming character.

AZN Card

by The Fung Bros
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   Take the test & check Ur score.
   R U a true yellow sista/bro or R U just a banana fakin' the flow?

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VID: The Only 9 Asians Who Played in the NBA

FungBrosComedy

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    Surprising (Wat Misaka's my new hero) , well researched vid w/ clips or photos of all the players in action (what little action they saw in most cases).

The 9 Asian NBA Players, so far! ...Who got next?

9. Sun Yue
8. Yuta Tabuse
7. Ha Seung-Jin
6. Wat Misaka
5. Mengke Bateer
4. Wang Zhi Zhi
3. Yi Jianlian
2. Jeremy Lin
1. Yao Ming

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FOODPORN: Lao/ SE Asia Recipes from Dai&Dal

All photos via: 

Dai&Dal Food Blog

Just click the names or pics for the recipes 

 Yum sen lon – vermicelli noodle salad

 Yaw Kao – Fresh spring rolls

 Pan fried pork dumplings

More Lao foodporn below

THAI: Actress/Model 'YaYa' Urassaya Sperbund (อุรัสยา เสปอร์บันด์)

Yaya - Fashion Model

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Magazine Sources:   Touch  -  Volume  -  Image  -  Dichan

Via:  Magazine Dee - Urassayaclub  -  Urassayafamily

Name: Urassaya Sperbund  (อุรัสยา เสปอร์บันด์)
Nickname: YaYa (ญาญ่า)
Profession: Actress/Model
Date of birth: March 18, 1993

    Yaya's mother is Thai & her father is Norwegian.

   She played the character Jeed in Duang Jai Akkanee with Nadech Kugimiya. Prior to filming, she could only speak 30% of the Thai language as she attended an international school. After signing the contract with Channel 3, Yaya had to learn more Thai, receiving private language tutoring at home.     - Wikipedia

More gorgeous Yaya fashion shots below

VID: Vice Japan - Japan's Karate Kid: Kyoji Horiguchi

Vice Japan

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Fightland Ep.2：山本"KID"徳郁 お墨付き！堀口恭司
Japan's Karate Kid: Kyoji Horiguchi

   "Kyoji Horiguchi is one of Japan's brightest prospects in MMA, currently based in Tokyo and training alongside legendary Kid Yamamoto at his gym, Krazy Bee.
   While lacking the professional guidance usually provided by coaches for UFC fighters in the US, he makes up for it by having Kid Yamamoto as his training partner." -Vice Japan

   This short profile of MMA hopeful Kyoji Horiguchi reveals a very personal & touching portrait of a young dedicated fighter struggling to make it in his chosen profession.

   The dedication, skill & social network required to even have a chance at making it in MMA is analogous to trying to establish yourself in any profession in the modern economy - slim 2 none even 4 the best of the working class.

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VID: Vice Japan - Possessed by Ink

Vice Japan
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タトゥーに取り憑かれる!? タイのTATTOO「サクヤン」フェス 

Possessed By Ink: Thai Tattoo Festival

   This is a great short doc. It really captures the beauty & mystery of Thailand.  

   Thailand is a very superstitious country where the majority of ppl outside of Bangkok believe in ghosts. Tattoos are very popular w/ Thais especially these religious/magical tats.

   "Wat Bang Phra Temple is Mecca for traditional Buddhist tattoos, or "Sak Yant", as they are known in Thailand. Here monks tattoo people year round within the temple grounds and then once a year hold a Sak Yant festival during which those who have received tattoos return to pray and allow their tattoos to manifest themselves fully. By which we mean all hell breaks loose" :) - Vice Japan

   Thai Buddhism is very different than in Korea or Japan. Here, it's not rare for monks to have tattoos or eat meat (although they don't actively seek it out, if something w/ meat is donated they won't waste it).  

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B-BALL: Lin Art

Jeremy Lin: Point Guard, Houston Rockets

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   With the first few games of the 2014 NBA Playoffs already played, The Rockets look like they will fall in the first round to the Blazers.

   I thought I'd share some of the Jeremy Lin art I've been collecting from around the net before the Rockets season is over.

 Tak Wong - Young Dragon 

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   I've read some harshly critical comments re: Lin's performance in the Playoffs, which is all part of the 'Linsanity' backlash, which is subconsciously racist. Secret KKK trolls loaf in their computer chairs waiting for Lin to foul up.

 Source? - Pls leave info in comments 

   In truth the entire Rockets team has been incredibly inconsistent against the Blazers, 2 mistakes for every good play. But Harden & Howard must shoulder the bulk of the blame as they got the big money 2 shine on this very stage, so far there have only been a few glimmers of superstar play.

 Jerry Ma - 3 teams

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   This is my first post about Lin, but I became a fan back when I saw him in Summer League for the Golden State Warriors. My hopes were super high for the first Asian-American to shine in the NBA. He couldn't do it with the Warriors, but we all know what happened in New York.

FILM: Teacher's Diary w/ Ploy Chermarn (พลอย)

"The Teacher's Diary (คิดถึงวิทยา)"

A film by Nithiwat Tharatorn (นิธิวัฒน์ ธราธร)

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 The film stars Ploy (พลอย) - Chermarn Boonyasak (เฌอมาลย์ บุญยศักดิ์) as Ann, a teacher at a small rural school located on a lake.

   As U can C, Teacher's Diary looks like a remix of The Lake House, which was already a remake of the Korean film Siworae.

   Siworae starred Jun Ji-Hyun (전지현) & Lee Jung-Jae (이정재) who also worked together in Thieves. 

        

VID: Cole Horibe Resurfaces as Bruce Lee

  Don't worry it's not a musical!

  Cole Horibe has landed a dream role as Bruce Lee in a major dance theater production simply called Kung Fu.

"An exhilarating portrait of international icon Bruce Lee's journey from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend, KUNG FU blends dance, Chinese opera, martial arts and drama into a bold new theatrical form. This world premiere production follows Lee in America as he struggles to prove himself as a fighter, a husband, a father, and a man."

  Introducing Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee

  If U don't know the name Cole Horibe, U obviously don't watch SYTYCD. He made a huge impact on the show w/ his unique style combining incredible martial arts skill, performance & dance.. witness.

SYTYCD S9 Cole Horibe Contemporary/Karate Audition

Lots more videos from Cole's past & future

ART: Fuco Ueda (上田風子)

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  Secret Honey 2006

   Fuco Ueda is featured on the April cover of Hi-Fructose mag Vol 31

Symbiosis 4: Slime mould 

   Fuco Ueda has an exhibition titled "Flower of Memory" at Thinkspace gallery in Culver City, CA

    She has an art book LUCID DREAM - Fuco Ueda available for sale

Hospitality 

"Delicate, and yet simultaneously forceful and unsettling, the works seem to hover in a dream state of surfeit and exaggeration."
 -Thinkspace

More strange indulgence below