Asian Culture Discussion Thread

wuchi01 · Jun 22, 2020

Xennial said:
wow how much was this?

Retail was $89.99 ordered 6/2018.
10% off newsletter signup disco first order.
Then they had a $10 off coupon so ordered another for my Father.
Both free ship/no tax.
Site:
https://www.pelesoccer.com/

Edit:
Design rivals the 2014/15 Real Madrid x Yohji Yamamoto 3rd jersey I have.
Caution this design and a lot of soccer jerseys in general get counterfeit. A Lot of fakes.

Real Madrid, adidas and Yohji Yamamoto present new third shirt |

www.unisportstore.com

Real Madrid's New Uniforms Just Got Yohji Yamamoto-fied

Now that the World Cup has been over for a bit and football (like, American football) looms on the horizon, you may have returned to your natural state of not giving a flying ****...

www.gq.com

Nawzlew · Jun 23, 2020

yeeesh that china kit is fire

too bad taiwan aint relevant enough lmao

i bought a hat for the WBC, dunno where it is now

wuchi01 · Jun 23, 2020

Especially for the Filipinos.
All your Worlds collide: kpop and sneakers.
Bonus she lived and loves the Philippines.

wuchi01 · Jun 23, 2020

Nawzlew said:
yeeesh that china kit is fire

too bad taiwan aint relevant enough lmao

i bought a hat for the WBC, dunno where it is now

Passed because the logo was plain as hell.
Totally unimaginative.
Finally did pickup a Brothers Elephants fitted cap way back in the day just to have something Sports from the Home Island. Still have DS for display.

中華職棒大聯盟全球資訊網 The Official Site of CPBL

www.cpbl.com.tw

中信兄弟官方網站

www.brothers.tw

nomadicsole21 · Jun 23, 2020

moe200069 said:
a vietnamese chef spoke to the tension that exists between the pricing of food and how America(Americans) view the worth of a culture. I really vibe with the point he's making. yelpers/"foodies" will pay $15 for a ham sandwich from some hipster spot without question, but will go on yelp to complain about a banh mi costing $5 because they didn't expect to pay that much. not saying that i'd be glad to pay $10 for a banh mi, but if that became industry standard, i'm still getting my cold cut combo with pate weekly.

i agree that a lot of the food we eat at restaurants is born out of working-class communities, so making it affordable is still important. but this could be said across all ethnicities/cultures. short of it being fine dining or a place using locally-sourced ingredients, there's no reason why people should expect viet and chinese food to cost any less than going to an italian restaurant..

https://sf.eater.com/2019/10/14/20910565/top-chef-alum-tu-david-phu-banh-mi-ten-dollars

I agree with the chef but to a certain extent. If you're charging $10+ for a banh mi it better be delicious AF and going the extra mile. If they make their own pate, head cheese, cha lua, bakes their own baguettes and etc. I dont mind paying more especially for a sandwhich that is more complex than a ham sandwhich. If its basic AF, just like

beacon ave south said, I'll go with the cheaper option. I prefer to overpay for quality and not just the dish, no matter if its a sandwhich, soup or dish from any kid of ethnic or american food.

The price point tho I feel like we ourselves do have some fault in. We kind of devalue or own labor and craft that goes into making our basic foods. I dont blame him for wanting to charge more for a sandwhich that's very similar to something else someone is charging 2-3x more for. If a chef can throw in pasta noodles with tomato sauce and cheese and sell it for $20 why cant a chinese chef sell Zhajiang mian for $20? We kind of set that double standard on ourselves because we dont expect our own foods to be worth more or willing to pay more.

bigjny88 · Jun 23, 2020

Xennial · Jun 23, 2020

boywonder · Jun 23, 2020

wuchi01 said:
Was able to pickup the 2018 China black away jersey on lowkey US site at slight promo code discount when released. Not that have any feelings for their national team, but fire design. Sold out super fast everywhere and actual jersey was never approved for competition.
Enter the Dragon.

Closer Look | Nike China 2018 Home + Insane Away Kit Released

Update: Football shirt nerds Classic Football Shirt shared two images of the Nike China 2018 away kit, giving us a perfect look at the incredible dragon design.

www.footyheadlines.com

Damn, this is fire. Nowhere to grab this anymore except the bay i'm assuming

Xennial · Jun 23, 2020

where in the bay to cop this?

boywonder said:
Damn, this is fire. Nowhere to grab this anymore except the bay i'm assuming

wuchi01 · Jun 23, 2020

Followup:
Ignorant leftist ivory tower stooge on leave and deleted his Twit account. So those were all his real posts. Had few other notable ones.

Professor who asked student to "Anglicize" name put on leave

An official says a professor at a San Francisco Bay Area community college has been put on leave after asking a Vietnamese-American student to “Anglicize” her name because it sounded like a vulgarity.

apnews.com

wuchi01 said:
Laney College professor put on leave after demanding student named 'Phuc Bui' 'anglicize' her name

Matthew Hubbard, a mathematics professor at Oakland's Laney College, has been placed on...

www.sfgate.com

Drama gets even better if followup is true.
Read down this whole thread. See his initial reply.

His Twitter (if true).

Matthew Hubbard (@ConfidenceOfVic) on Twitter

Check out his account banner and statement.

Blue State Liberal Democrat. No surprise.
Said this multi times before: experienced much more ignorant racism while working in Bay Area than growing up in Midwest. The hypocrisy of the Left.
The Irony.

I never changed nor Anglicized my given name as a matter of personal preference when entering kindergarten. Not that hard to pronounce, not my problem. But I can understand if others choose a nickname or English name.

(Not “Tanner” though. Not my style)

computersputin · Jun 23, 2020

SplinterMatic319 · Jun 23, 2020

Baby gurl

Nawzlew · Jun 24, 2020

UC Board of Regents unanimously endorses ACA 5, repeal of Prop. 209

The University of California Board of Regents today (June 15) unanimously endorsed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5) as well as the repeal of Proposition 209, which banned the consideration of race and gender in admissions decisions a quarter-century ago.

www.universityofcalifornia.edu

thoughts?

frink85 · Jun 24, 2020

Nawzlew said:
UC Board of Regents unanimously endorses ACA 5, repeal of Prop. 209

The University of California Board of Regents today (June 15) unanimously endorsed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5) as well as the repeal of Proposition 209, which banned the consideration of race and gender in admissions decisions a quarter-century ago.

www.universityofcalifornia.edu

thoughts?

Great for everyone except Asians. How about instead of race/gender you profile students based on household income/median income of their hometown? smh

wuchi01 · Jun 24, 2020

Nawzlew said:
UC Board of Regents unanimously endorses ACA 5, repeal of Prop. 209

The University of California Board of Regents today (June 15) unanimously endorsed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5) as well as the repeal of Proposition 209, which banned the consideration of race and gender in admissions decisions a quarter-century ago.

www.universityofcalifornia.edu

thoughts?

People’s Republic of Kaleeforneeia doing a great job of taking that Left u turn over the edge. Run their social experiments right into the ground. Can’t even fix public school education from bottom to top and this is the issue they want to focus on.
Brilliant.

shibadekobe · Jun 24, 2020

wuchi01 · Jun 24, 2020

Canadian mental health checks get you assaulted and possibly death by mountie.
Canucks, eh.

Video show cop 'drag semi-conscious student nurse face-first on floor'

Mona Wang has filed a lawsuit against the cop Lacey Browning, Canada's Attorney General and British Columbia's minister of public safety and solicitor general following the incident in January.

www.dailymail.co.uk

equality · Jun 24, 2020

One of the things Asian Americans could lean on was always insane work ethic for their education. Now that's slowly being taken away. Man....

wuchi01 · Jun 24, 2020

equality said:
One of the things Asian Americans could lean on was always insane work ethic for their education. Now that's slowly being taken away. Man....