Archive for: August, 2010

The Latehomecomer Review

I had been meaning to read “The Latehomecomer” by Kao Kalia Yang for some time now, as I had heard great things about it. Recently my Grandma was given a copy and allowed me to borrow it, which I’m glad she did. I’ve always heard bits and pieces of stories of what the Hmong people [...]

The Media: Culprit for Shoving Romantic Expectations into the Realm of Unobtainable?

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Books, movies, the internet and more.  We can’t deny the hype over damn good-looking vamps who’d make decent lovers if they weren’t so determined to bleed us out from our jugular.  Or that Asian drama hunks manage to keep their masculinity intact with some very beautiful crying scenes (in fact, we want them more!).  Those slow-mo, nose-to-nose-but-not-quite-kissing, longing stares, possessive grabs and [...]

Getting Fit and Feeling Good by Ryan Madland

About a year ago I came to a conclusion: I didn’t want to be overweight any longer. I had gone from 145 pounds to 198 in about five years. I had become someone had I hated and decided to make a change. I was going to try to seriously lose weight. I made lots of [...]

Black Widows – 2010 J4th Champs

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The Hmong 4th of July Sports Festival has come and gone, but not without crowing some new champions. In flag football, Minnesota was well represented as Plaza Boys and Black Widows won the their respective men’s and women’s brackets. Definitely proving that the Minnesota game is up to par with any other state represented in [...]

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