Since he burst into the national consciousness just a week ago, basketball sensation and New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has proved that he’s just not any old underdog story. His is a very specific one. It leads me to a scene in the film “White Men Can’t Jump” where Wesley Snipes tells Woody Harrelson, “You can listen to Jimi (Hendrix), but you can't hear him.” Because to … [Read more...] about Why Jeremy Lin Matters: Asian Male Image in the Media
In Thailand, Elephant Sashimi is All the Rage
The following is a post by New America Media editor Andrew Lam. View the original post here. NAM editor Andrew Lam is author of "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres," and "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora." His next book, "Birds of Paradise," is due out in 2013. In Asia, there's an ongoing irony that deepens as the natural world dwindles to … [Read more...] about In Thailand, Elephant Sashimi is All the Rage
Tigers: Man-Eaters Eaten by Man
The following is a post by New America Media editor Andrew Lam. Andrew Lam is the author of "East Eats West; Writing in Two Hemispheres," and "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora." View the original post here. Once in a while tigers make international news, like the white tiger in Las Vegas that mauled illusionist Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, or … [Read more...] about Tigers: Man-Eaters Eaten by Man
Cambodia Imposes Age & Income Limits on Foreign Marriage, Vietnam Next?
While the debate in America around who should be allowed to marry based on gender and identity rages on, Cambodians are debating an entirely different marriage issue centered on the global issue of human trafficking. The Cambodian government has decided to enact a new policy banning foreign men from marrying Cambodian women unless the men are 50 years in age or younger and have … [Read more...] about Cambodia Imposes Age & Income Limits on Foreign Marriage, Vietnam Next?
U.S. Challenges China’s Power in Pacific Region
The following is a post by Andrew Lam that first appeared in New America Media. See the original post here. When Italian fashion label Benetton photoshopped President Obama kissing China's General Secretary of the Communist Party, Hu Jintao, it aimed to shock. But its so-called “Unhate” ad campaign barely created a stir and evoked instead, as is evident by the recent … [Read more...] about U.S. Challenges China’s Power in Pacific Region