Tag: Hmong

• Jungle Asian – This Is Who We Are

  

  Let’s admit it folks, Americans can be some of the most myopic and culturally inept people on the planet. We live in one of the most diverse countries in the world yet many know nothing about the rich cultures of the people on our doorsteps. Take the famous Texan, Hank Hill, for example. He’s known…

  The Asian Rough Rider

  October 15, 2013

  Asian Faith

  Americans, asian, Asian-American, beer, Cambodia, cartoon, Chinese, cultural distinctive, culture, diversity, East Asia, ethnocentric, fermented fish, gangs, Hank Hill, Hmong, Hollywood, identity, incompetency, Japanese, jungle, Korean, Laos, myopic, smart asian, Southeast Asia, Stereotypes, stinky tofu, U.S.A., unawareness, Vietnam

• Chapter 2: Kung-Fu

  

  Life was different in sunny Southern California (So Cal).  Back in Massachusetts my brother and I would climb trees, explore the open woods in our backyard, and watch the bug-eyed raccoons dig through our trash from the kitchen window.  So Cal Los Angeles area was an urban jungle with city as far as the eye…

  The Asian Rough Rider

  October 28, 2011

  Toby’s Story

  Autobiography, Bruce Lee, Cambodian, culture, gang life, Hmong, Lao, Refugee, southeast asian, Vietnamese, welfare