"Truth, justice and the Asian American way!" Greetings, good people of the internet! It is time, once again, to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of […]

Why do I still blog up here? Honestly – it’s kind of like, if I stop, if I put it down – in some ways – it just means defeat. So I’ll march on, even if it may not be the same as when I started out. Because it still matters–and if I stop believing […]

"I was born in the same hospital as Bruce Lee…" Greetings, good people of the internet. It is time, once again, to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is […]

Suspects assaulted three elderly men in an attempted robbery. In San Francisco, police are searching for suspects who were caught on video assaulting a group of elderly men in a violent attempted robbery on Saturday night. Brutal attack on 3 men caught on camera in SF's Chinatown Video of the attack shows a group of […]

https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/badass-women-nadya-okamoto-period Nadya Okamoto started a nonprofit, got into Harvard, ran for public office, and wrote a book — and she’s barely 21 years old. “I never feel like I am doing enough,” Okamoto tells InStyle. “Every night when I go to sleep, I always feel like I can be doing more to reconcile the privilege […]

It’s the Holidays and regardless of whether or not impeachment actually happens–I’m not going full on Grinch just yet (I’m going to wait to see what Santa got for me first)–so in the meantime, here are some heart-warming and positive stories as we enter the holidays. Braille Institute Wakes Up RRN Honestly. I’m just gonna […]

How the drape holds meaning and memory for the desi mind, body, and soul. A series of interview-vignettes, showcasing uber serious sari love, brought out via passion, history, politics, through[…] The post Sari Stories, Chapter Nine: Notes From The Other Side appeared first on The Aerogram.

When I was shopping at Ranch 99 (that’s how I call the Asian supermarket chain), I saw Synear’s ‘Pork Soup Dumpling’  (also known as ‘Xiao Long Bao’ – or XLB’s abbreviated) in the freezer section. It brought me fond thoughts of Din Tai Fung. I like to try new things whenever I visit the supermarket, […]