When you think about the small A-list (“Asian-list,” get it?) of mainstream martial artists that are portrayed in western and eastern culture, it’s hard to ignore #27 Jackie Chan, #33 Jet Li & Bruce Lee. Jackie Chan is cast in mostly creative, comedic, and heartwarming roles– while Jet Li and Bruce Lee were more often tough, [...]
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#144 Donnie Yen (Ip Man 3 DVD Release)
Posted April 27th, 2016 by Peter · No Comments
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#143 Managing Restaurants (ft. Professor Chen)
Posted July 20th, 2015 by Peter · No Comments
This week, SAPL is extremely excited to feature UCI Professor Yong Chen, who is the star of an upcoming episode of “California Matters with Mark Bittman” on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 (CA Food Matters). Professor Chen is the author of “Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America,” which details the rise of [...]
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#142 “Lindorsements” (Being Linteresting)
Posted October 2nd, 2014 by Peter · 1 Comment
We just got a hold of Jeremy Lin’s “Lindorsements” (Linteresting) video by the guys at Wong Fu Productions! The video features Jeremy Lin and the usual cast at various locations around SoCal like Ten Ren Tea. We first wrote about #135 Jeremy Lin in 2010, and his star has been shining brighter and brighter every year. [...]
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Happy Lunar New Year 2012!
Posted January 24th, 2012 by Peter · 6 Comments
Today marks the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated by nearly a fifth of the world’s population. Family members gather, connect, exchange red envelopes, and play lottery games in Vietnam. In China, people customarily prepare by buying new clothes and cleaning their homes (to ward away bad spirits). Let’s not forget [...]
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