Books, Movies, and Chinese Food

Today I'm focusing on Asian Americans Artists, Musicians and Media. Info taken from Wikipedia Connie Chung is an American journalist who has been an anchor and reporter for several U.S. television news networks. In 1993 when she became the co-anchor of the " CBS Evening News ," she was the first Asian American and the second woman ever to be named to the coveted post of nightly news anchor at a major network. Ann Curry is an American television news journalist and news anchor on NBC's morning television program Today since May 1997 and host of Dateline NBC since May 2005. Along with Lester Holt , she is the primary substitute for Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News . Yo-Yo Ma is a French -born Chinese-American virtuoso cellist and composer and winner of multiple Grammy Awards . He is one of the most revered cello players of the 20th and 21st centuries. He is also a highly accomplished musician on the piano , viola , and violin . Don Ho was a Hawaiian ...

It's not fair to say that trouble happens every time PJ Sugar is around, but it feels that way when she returns to her hometown, looking for a fresh start. Within a week, her former teacher is murdered and her best friend's husband is arrested as the number-one suspect. Although the police detective investigating the murder--who also happens to be PJ's former flame--is convinced it's an open-and-shut case, PJ's not so sure. She begins digging for clues in an effort to clear her friend's husband and ends up reigniting old passions, uncovering an international conspiracy, and solving a murder along the way. She also discovers that maybe God can use a woman who never seems to get it right. PJ Sugar is someone I could totally see myself being friends with. She sounds and acts just like I do. I enjoyed reading about PJ's attempted to be an undercover PI. Her disguises were hilarious especially when she stole the lawn care truck. The situation with the goat ha...

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Cindy Martinusen and the book: Ruby Unscripted Thomas Nelson (May 5, 2009) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Cindy began writing around 1988, working on story ideas and writing plays. Her first book was contracted in 1998. Since that time she's written 8 novels, 1 nonfiction and over 100 articles, short stories, and curriculums. Her critically acclaimed novels have been nominated for the Christy Award and Reader's Choice Award (Romantic Times),...

Today I'm focusing on Asian Americans politics. There have been quite a number of Asian Americans in politics over the last half century. The numbers are growing which is great. Note: I'm not endorsing anyone on this list. I'm just showcasing Asian Americans in politics. Info taken from Wikipedia Dalip Saund was a member of the United States House of Representatives . He served the 29th district of the state of California from January 3, 1957–January 3, 1963. He was the first Asian American , Indian American and Sikh member of the United States Congress . He is to date the only Sikh to have served in Congress. Hiram Leong Fong was an American businessman and politician from Hawaii . He is most notable for his service as Republican United States Senator from 1959 to 1977, and for being the first Asian American and Chinese American to be elected as such. In 1964, Fong became the first Asian American to run for his party's nomination for President of the Unit...

You already know it’s not easy being a single man in this culture today. But it is easy to be overwhelmed, to feel helpless and hopeless about living by God’s high standards for singles. It’s easy to cave in to the pressures of this sex-soaked world and accept defeat—blaming the media, the culture, even girlfriends who don’t know how tough it can be. But many men have read books like Every Young Man’s Battle and Tactics and have committed themselves to stand strong and pure in the power of God, and to go on the offensive against the onslaught of negative stereotypes. Some have suffered. Some have fallen. But many have experienced victory—and you can be among them. What makes those committed men so desirable to women? Be Her Hero is their motto. From best-selling author Fred Stoeker, along with his son Jasen, come the straightforward insight and real-life examples you’re looking for to help you take personal purity to its logical conclusion. Here’s straight truth with irrefutable evide...

Today we're lightening things up a bit and throwing in some humor. A few years ago, my sister sent me this forward which we all found insanely funny. Why? Because it pretty much described our family. We didn't find it offensive because it's sadly mostly true. I've chosen the ones that perfectly describe my family to a tee. I'm not sure how sad this that we fit this many. And lol please don't think we are weird when you read some of these!!! If you're Chinese (or any other Asian) how many of these are true for you? You Know You're Chinese (or Burmese too) When.... You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping and especially those bows) next year. You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out. You have a vinyl table cloth on your kitchen table. You...

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Davis Bunn and the book: Gold of Kings Howard Books (May 12, 2009) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Davis Bunn is the author of over nineteen national bestsellers, and his books have sold over six million copies in sixteen languages. The recipient of three Christy Awards, Bunn currently serves as writer-in-residence at Oxford University. Visit the author's website . AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER: The rain pelting Seventh Avenue tasted of dies...

Today I'm focusing on Asian Americans athletes . I'm not going to lie. When I was growing up, we always got really excited to see athletes who were Asian American. Why? B/c they were rare! Kristi Yamaguchi and Michelle Kwan were my heroes when I was younger. Who are some of your favorite Asian AMERICAN (must be Americans! Yao Ming and all those Japanese MLB players do NOT count!) athletes? (Information from Wikipedia, Infoplease, and Answers.com) Victoria Manalo Draves won gold medals for the United States in both platform and springboard diving in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London . Born in 1924 in San Francisco to an English immigrant mother and a Filipino immigrant father, Manalo wanted to become a ballet dancer. Her family did not have the money to encourage those dreams, so she turned to swimming and diving in school. In 1948, Manalo-Draves joined Lee in making history by winning gold medals in platform and springboard competitions at the London Olympic Games. She...