Lost dream restored to Japanese American family: The Los Angeles Times has a good story on William Fujioka, one of the many Japanese Americans students whose college education was interrupted by the internment and World War II, but posthumously received an honorary degree last week from UC Berkeley.
POLITICO Q&A: Rep. Judy Chu: Politico.com has a short interview with Rep. Judy Chu, who represents California's 32nd Congressional District, and became the first Chinese American woman in Congress when she took office in July.
The Asian caucus: Next year, for the first time, Virginia's General Assembly will boast a pair of Asian American legislators -- Korean American Democrat Mark Keam, elected to represent Fairfax County, and Filipino American Republican Ron Villanueva, elected to represent Virginia Beach. An Asian American caucus of two! Maybe.
Chinese college students flocking to U.S. campuses: Last year, 98,510 Chinese students poured into U.S. colleges and universities, lured by China's emphasis on academic achievement and the prestige of U.S. higher education. Most are grad students, but the number of undergrads from China is growing rapidly.
Yao Ming: What I've Learned: NBA all-star Yao Ming drops a little wisdom in Esquire, discussing how he learned to dunk, why it's harder to drink in America than China, and the meaning of "Chinglish."
The Yankees Let Wang Become a Free Agent: This weekend, the New York Yankees announced that it would not be renewing the team's contract with Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, instead releasing the right-hander to be a free agent.
Seattleite James Sun cracks the reality-TV code: Remember James Sun? He made it to the top two on season six of The Apprentice, and while he didn't win the top prize, unlike many reality show burnouts, he has managed to leverage his proverbial fifteen minutes into successful business opportunities.
Rice: Here's a nice New Yorker piece by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who writes about rice and what her father's pulao -- which he can apparently make under any circumstance or limitation -- means to her.
China vs. Disney: The Battle for Mulan: Here's another article on the new live-action Mulan film, directed by Jingle Ma -- in a many ways an attempt to reclaim the definitive version of the famed Chinese folk tale from the 1998 animated Disney movie.
Why I Still Watch Lost: Self-professed Lost fan Bao Phi explains why he's a loyal-but-critical fan of the ABC drama Lost, from the significant number of Asian actors in the starring cast to the mixed success the show has enjoyed over five seasons in trying to flesh out their characters.
This Just In: Vampire Diaries and True Blood Casting: Kelly Hu will be showing up on the CW show Vampire Diaries, appearing in flashbacks as "an apothecary named Pearl." It also looks like Malese Jow will be on the show as "Jeremy's smart new friend, Anna."