10 Tips on How To Balance Being Father, Husband, Runner & Man - 05/20/2013 - “How do you balance all that you do?” is probably the most popular question besides “why do you do what you do” from new friends and acquaintances I meet. My wife Audrena and I do our very best to maintain…
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Celebrating 6 of My Favorite Chefs - 05/13/2013 - Many people have asked me why I don't do negative reviews on my website- AsianFusion. Simple- I only put up reviews of restaurants that make it to my global favorites list.When I started my company, I made the decision that…
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Letter to My Father - 02/21/2013 - I felt compelled to write this to you because Asian families don’t talk about emotions. It’s a foreign concept in our culture but I could not go another year without expressing what I have felt all my life.Where most of…
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Having Children vs Adopting - 01/07/2013 - Let me preface this piece by iterating that I rarely discuss matters so personal such as this but that this is such a crucial topic at the root of so many global issues that I felt compelled to share my…
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Reflections on 2012 - 12/13/2012 - This year has served to further validate what I’ve learned over many years- that life is sacred, time is precious and people will always matter most. To sustain happiness, we must be willing to accept that life is filled with hardships.…
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Letter To My Younger Self - 10/11/2012 - I think of you now and recognize how precious you are, how young your heart is and I long to wrap you in my safe embrace. The world seems exciting and terrifying to you, a life ahead filled with great…
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Freedom - 09/13/2012 - Where does a person’s freedom begin and another’s rights end? We live in a bizarre era where for many, freedom reigns sweetly and for many others, it is a foreign concept reserved for those in distant, strange lands. The past century…
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Japanese Obsession with Black Lifestyle - 08/07/2012 - As someone who loves and respects cultures and traditions around the world, I fully understand and appreciate the adoption of others’ cultural aspects into our own. In fact, I have built a good part of my brand on fusing different…
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Incorporating Philanthropy into Corporate Culture - 07/09/2012 - Philanthropy should not be an afterthought in a corporation but instead, integrated into the very foundation of its vision and mission. We all understand that every corporation’s goal is to make money but as in human life, a corporation’s life…
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Why Most Social Media is Passé - 06/08/2012 - When companies like MySpace, Friendster and Facebook became reality years ago, most of us were swept up by the excitement of being part of this awesome thing known as the internet age. These companies and others like them drew us…
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Procrastination Is Our Mortal Enemy - 05/08/2012 - “Two roads diverged in a wood and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” ~Robert Frost~We always think there will be another tomorrow and that’s when procrastination sets in. I was sixteen years…
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Trading Standards of Beauty - 04/30/2012 - A male friend pointed out a very interesting observation recently regarding Asian and Western women. It was an observation so jarring to me that I couldn’t believe I’d never pondered the possibility myself. In looking at two particular groups of…
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Value of Cultural Awareness in International Business - 04/23/2012 - There are few people in business today who are not affected by globalization, from billionaires all the way to hole-in-the-wall restaurant owners. The world has become an interconnected web of trade spanning intellectual property to food products, textiles, furniture and…
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Asia's Cultural Demise - 04/01/2012 - Article by Asian Fusion GirlFollow on Twitter | FacebookI've always viewed Asia as a land where neighbors were kind, caring towards one another, where the sentiment of extended family, well, actually extended. After all, we call everybody 'uncle' and 'aunt'…
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Beginning a Revolution - 03/01/2012 - It's a whole new year and inadvertently, I find myself having renewed hopes and faith that 2012 will be the most spectacular year thus far. With each passing year, it's become stunningly clear how life has a way of working…
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Silent Racism - 02/01/2012 - Has there ever been a time when standards of beauty were defined solely by women? Whether it was Cleopatra with kohl lined eyes or Qing Dynasty ladies with "lotus" feet, the pursuit of beauty has always been to secure a…
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How Asian Men Fare in 21st Century Dating - 01/01/2012 - As an Asian male in a traditional Asian household I've been taught to be obedient, non-opinionated, and selfless. Everything we do should be done for the good of the family; family comes first and personal needs and wants are a…
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What Defines Us As Asians - 12/01/2011 - As someone who has had the blessing to travel extensively and has an obsession with her Asian roots, I am constantly asking the question, what defines us as Asians? There are easy clichés to fall back on- those characteristics that…
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