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Breast Cancer Rates Are Up Among Asian Americans
Asian American women have experienced steadily increasing breast cancer rates over the past 15 years, according to a study conducted by the Cancer Prevention Institute of California. The study […]
Asians Went To The Movies More Than Any Group, Per Capita, In 2016
Asians, as an ethnic group, had the highest movie theater attendance per capita in 2016, going to the movies an average 6.1 times last year compared to 4.9 times […]
Employer Discrimination Against Asian-Sounding Names Continues
Hey, remember that time in 2009 when Texan Rep. Betty Brown suggested that Asian Americans should adopt more “American” names like her own so they are “easier to deal […]
Hollywood Directors’ Chairs Have Not Diversified In The Last Decade
If you are a female director, you’re going to have a very, very hard time getting a film made in Hollywood. If you are an Asian, black or Latino female, […]
Study: Korean Americans are the heaviest smokers among Asian groups
A disparity exists between certain racial and ethnic groups when it comes to cigarette smoking prevalence, according to a new study released by Center for Disease Control and Prevention […]
UCLA Needs Asian American Subjects for an Alcohol Study Again
Were you among those thousands of prospective students whose dreams were smashed and applications rejected by the University of California, Los Angeles? Here’s your chance to attend the school, […]
Columbia Grad Student Creates K-pop Boy Band ‘EXP’ for Thesis Project
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When fans of K-pop boy group EXO recently heard about a non-Korean boy band debuting in Korea as “EXP,” they weren’t having it. […]
UCLA Needs More Asian Americans for an Alcohol Study
Here’s your chance to drink for science again. The Addictions Research Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at UCLA is looking for Asian Americans who drink alcohol to participate […]
South Koreans Consume the Most Ramen in the World
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The convenience of Korean instant ramen makes the dish a favorite among college students, single folk and the lazy alike, but there […]
‘Calculus Chocolates’ Offer Sweet Relief for Korean Students
by JAMES S. KIM Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. That is, unless you buy a box from Piaf Artisan Chocolatiers in […]
UCLA Needs Asian American Subjects for an Alcohol Study
Do you have drinking down to a science? If it were a science, would you have a Ph.D. in the subject? If you think so, this study at the […]
Drastic Changes in Asian American SAT Scores
The results are in and you are warned– they’re not pretty. American highschools, as a whole, are entering a downward spiral with their SAT scores. Since 2006, SAT scores […]
‘Study Cube’ A Hit With Korean Parents
A tiny study room about the size of a large portable toilet is becoming a sought after piece of furniture among Korean parents who wish to help their children stay focused […]
Asian Bad Drivers Stereotype Debunked
Photo via Disgrasian by Hatt-Me Kim When Karl Benz invented the first actual gasoline-powered automobile back in the late 1800s, no one could have predicted the deleterious effects it […]
