i wonder why cant the team of the editorial of Malaysia Marie Claire can't give this opportunity to Malaysia's models. there are lots of them! if the Mindy Teh is tired of Tengku Azura (which still i am not), she still can choose other Malaysia's top model like Bernie Chan, Tinie and if they have budget they even can call Ling Tan to do the cover. in Malaysia we do have so much of models who is dream to be in the cover. i doubt they will turn down this opportunity.
i also suggest the Malaysian Reader to buy this issue and read the article by Charlz Chan. he writes fantasticlly and i love the article. the best lines will be:
"That said, the list of local 'supermodel' seem to end there with no future generation in sight. the heady rush of local models then in what was Malaysia's golden age for modeling seems to have trickled down dramatically in today's fashion scene. it its place is an influx of foreign models from Eastern Europe, Russia and Brazil appearing in our local magazines and our on runways.
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I have no idea whos publishing it, or whos behind the scenes, but there is an article about Korea below. For more information or comments, contact the editors at jalanjournal@gmail.com.
Announcing the online publication of Jalan: A journal of Asian Liberation
http://jalanjournal.org/
Jalan Journal is an independent journal written by a multiracial collective of activists who work toward the liberation of Asian peoples from the forces of racism, empire and neo-colonialism.
Asians are Pakistani, Iraqi, Afghani, Korean, Cambodian, Chinese, Palestinians and countless other faces. We are gender-bending men and women, queer and straight. We are fierce and loving. We are what the racists fear. Many of us are also here in the United States. This journal seeks to promote discussion and provide linkages, to remember the past so as to build for the future. We hope to discuss the struggles of Asian-American peoples in the United States from an anti-racist and democratic perspective in order to build solidarity among our communities and with working folks in Asia. We combat the historical and political roots of the model minority myth that has functioned to divide Asians from other working class people of color, both in the US and internationally. We also critically oppose the statist and oppressive versions of pan-Asian liberation found in Maoism, Bandungism and the Japanese empire of yesteryear. Today, a new vision is our only option, nourished by everyday struggles for freedom and democracy that Asian peoples wage in the family, at work, in their neighborhoods, and schools. From the relentless Intifadas of Palestinians pushing up against apartheid, to the jam-packed streets of the 2005 Hong Kong WTO protests exploding with fierce South Korean farmers, Filipino activists and Japanese anarchists, we are in action. A new society all around us is breaking out.
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Announcing the online publication of Jalan: A journal of Asian Liberation
http://jalanjournal.org/
Jalan Journal is an independent journal written by a multiracial collective of activists who work toward the liberation of Asian peoples from the forces of racism, empire and neo-colonialism.
Asians are Pakistani, Iraqi, Afghani, Korean, Cambodian, Chinese, Palestinians and countless other faces. We are gender-bending men and women, queer and straight. We are fierce and loving. We are what the racists fear. Many of us are also here in the United States. This journal seeks to promote discussion and provide linkages, to remember the past so as to build for the future. We hope to discuss the struggles of Asian-American peoples in the United States from an anti-racist and democratic perspective in order to build solidarity among our communities and with working folks in Asia. We combat the historical and political roots of the model minority myth that has functioned to divide Asians from other working class people of color, both in the US and internationally. We also critically oppose the statist and oppressive versions of pan-Asian liberation found in Maoism, Bandungism and the Japanese empire of yesteryear. Today, a new vision is our only option, nourished by everyday struggles for freedom and democracy that Asian peoples wage in the family, at work, in their neighborhoods, and schools. From the relentless Intifadas of Palestinians pushing up against apartheid, to the jam-packed streets of the 2005 Hong Kong WTO protests exploding with fierce South Korean farmers, Filipino activists and Japanese anarchists, we are in action. A new society all around us is breaking out.
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Author: Marnie Henricksson Love Asian food but too intimidated to make it at home? Do you find yourself flipping through an Asian cookbook, and then going out for Thai noodles or Korean Barbecue, rather than going into your kitchen? When Marnie Henricksson gave up her noodle shop in Greenwich Village, and settled down to raise her kids in the 'burbs, she had difficulty finding her favorite Asian ingredients at the local supermarket. So, Marnie tweaked her recipes to work with readily available ingredients, allowing her and her family to enjoy Asian food everyday. In Everyday Asian, Marnie shares seventy-five of her favorite dishes with home cooks.
As the recipes draw on the traditional cuisines of Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and India, Marnie begins the book with a chapter detailing how to find, make, and store necessary ingredients, as well as giving advice on invaluable kitchen equipment for Asian cooking.
Here's your opportunity to master classicdishes such as Pad Thai, Chinese Pork Roasts, Spring Rolls, and Vietnamese Pho, and expand your imagination with Marnie's innovative recipes for Asian Pesto (replace pine nuts with peanuts and Italian basil with Thai basil, cilantro, and mint) and Spicy Chicken Wings (an American classic with a good dose of Asian spices).
It's clear from the abundance of Japanese, Korean, Indian, and Vietnamese restaurants that Americans are crazy about Asian food; however, cooking the real thing at home has always been a problem if you don't live near an Asian market. Now, with Marnie's easy-to-follow recipes, enjoying Asian food as often as you like is just a supermarket aisle away.
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As the recipes draw on the traditional cuisines of Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and India, Marnie begins the book with a chapter detailing how to find, make, and store necessary ingredients, as well as giving advice on invaluable kitchen equipment for Asian cooking.
Here's your opportunity to master classicdishes such as Pad Thai, Chinese Pork Roasts, Spring Rolls, and Vietnamese Pho, and expand your imagination with Marnie's innovative recipes for Asian Pesto (replace pine nuts with peanuts and Italian basil with Thai basil, cilantro, and mint) and Spicy Chicken Wings (an American classic with a good dose of Asian spices).
It's clear from the abundance of Japanese, Korean, Indian, and Vietnamese restaurants that Americans are crazy about Asian food; however, cooking the real thing at home has always been a problem if you don't live near an Asian market. Now, with Marnie's easy-to-follow recipes, enjoying Asian food as often as you like is just a supermarket aisle away.
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Ayumi Kinoshita (木下 あゆ美, Kinoshita Ayumi?, born December 13, 1982) is a Japanese actress and model. She appeared in many Japanese commercials as well as taking the role of Jasmine/DekaYellow in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. She also is involved in Guilty Gear franchising, such as having a video tutorial. Along with Mika Kikuchi, she sings the second ending theme of Dekaranger titled "Girls in Trouble!". In addition, the lyrics of Jasmine's character theme "Hard Rain" were written by Kinoshita. She has also appeared in small videos in the Solid Eye Theatre of Metal Gear Acid 2 and as the voice of Setia in Dragon Quest Swords.
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Booked commercial for Dunkin Donuts
I just would like to take the time out to thank Explore Talent for landing my first Job -- Dunkin Donuts. The feeling is so overwhelming, I just cant believe it. Once again thank you Francisco for your patience and superb customer service. You truly define the term "Customer Service". -- Sincerely Randa Noel
I was a Demo Model for Paul Mitchael!
I just wanted to say thanks again to the entire crew at Explore Talent for my second job. I did the IBS Hair Show for Paul Mitchael. I was a Demo Model. They did my hair and it was a wonderful experience. I was also selected to be a model for the NY Cooperation (Beauty Group) Work shop. I loved the feeling after my make up was done. I looked even more beautiful. Once again thank you and all the best.
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I just would like to take the time out to thank Explore Talent for landing my first Job -- Dunkin Donuts. The feeling is so overwhelming, I just cant believe it. Once again thank you Francisco for your patience and superb customer service. You truly define the term "Customer Service". -- Sincerely Randa Noel
I was a Demo Model for Paul Mitchael!
I just wanted to say thanks again to the entire crew at Explore Talent for my second job. I did the IBS Hair Show for Paul Mitchael. I was a Demo Model. They did my hair and it was a wonderful experience. I was also selected to be a model for the NY Cooperation (Beauty Group) Work shop. I loved the feeling after my make up was done. I looked even more beautiful. Once again thank you and all the best.
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UAE to host first edition of Asian Chess Cup
Yasir Abbasher, Senior Reporter
Published: December 21, 2008, 23:51
Abu Dhabi: The first Asian Chess Cup will commence in 2010, announced Hosham Al Taher, the secretary general of the Asian Chess Confederation (ACC).
Al Taher told Gulf News yesterday: "The first Asian Chess Cup will be held in 2010 with 24 countries taking part in the finals following qualification matches and ranking system which will depend upon the results of the participating teams in the Chess Olympics.
"The UAE will play host for the first Asian Chess Cup and the teams will be divided into four groups of competition."
"The ACC, under the guidance of Shaikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Shakbout Al Nahyan, is keen to expand its activities and its membership and one way to improve the game is by organising many competitions on individual and team levels," Al Taher said.
"It is a well known fact that more competitions not only help in improving the technical standards of the game but also encourage big companies to sponsor the tournaments and a successful promotion and sports marketing will provide the ACC with additional financial resources which will help in implementing our ambitious plans," he added.
Regarding the first Asian Chess Champions League, Al Taher said, "The competition will be between players from 30 clubs from 24 Asian countries and will provide the competitors with good opportunities to meet and compete in an excellent atmosphere."
The league will kick off in Al Ain on Thursday.
Competing clubs are from: UAE, hosts Al Ain and either Dubai or Sharjah, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Singapore, Mongolia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China, Brunei, South Korea and Kyrgyzstan.
Source: http://www.gulfnews.
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OMG, I am sooooo in love with this editorial. Han Jin really ROCKS in these photos, especially photos #1, 2, 5, 7, 9 and 10. Photo #5 was used in her Spring/Summer 2009 show cards.
Again,
AVO to China Vogue for using a Korean model. Korean Vogue needs to step up to the plate and include other Asian models in their pages. If you want your magazine to have an international appeal, you need to be more inclusive. Yeah, I know...we don't read Korean but we still want to see the photos.
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AVO to China Vogue for using a Korean model. Korean Vogue needs to step up to the plate and include other Asian models in their pages. If you want your magazine to have an international appeal, you need to be more inclusive. Yeah, I know...we don't read Korean but we still want to see the photos.
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WASHINGTON — According to a study conducted by political scientists Jane Junn and Natalie Masuoka, Asian Americans are less attached to their racial identity than black Americans. This finding confirms that minority politics in the United States today is more complex than generally realized, and that understanding the increasingly multicultural nature of the U.S. requires perspectives that incorporate, but go beyond, the black historical experience.
Asian Americans exhibit relatively high levels of economic and residential integration with mainstream white America, leading to predictions that they are assimilating more rapidly than black Americans and other minority or immigrant groups. They are also among the fastest growing minorities in the United States, having grown from fewer than 1 million people in 1960 to 14 million today. In political terms this growth has made Asian Americans a decisive swing vote in states such as California, New York and Washington.
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The Rise and Decline of the Asian Century: False Starts on the Path to the Global Millennium by Christopher Lingle
The reason that this book should rank as one of the most important books that is seldom heard of and rarely read, is simple. Its predictions turned out to be devastatingly accurate within no time at all. Christopher Lingle, while a senior fellow at the National University of Singapore, wrote an article in the International Herald Tribune, which angered the Singaporean government. Faced with the threat of imprisonment, Lingle fled the country and began working on this book in the USA. The book was published in 1997 - a few months before the catastrophic collapse of the East Asian economies.
Lingle talks about the mountains of literature being churned out in praise of the 'Asian miracle' and the phenomenal economic progress of the Asian and other Asia-Pacific nations, which displayed double-digit growth rates through most of the 80s and 90s. The author contends that the highest-growth industry seems to be the one publishing books about the 'Asian century'.
Lingle attributes the over-enthusiastic optimism for Asia's 'miracle economies' to the classic faux pas of extrapolating short-term observations. While no one can deny the fact that there has been rapid growth of these economies, he points out that, historically, several regimes with fundamentally flawed institutional arrangements have produced relatively long periods of high growth. Spain under Franco in the 50s and 60s, apartheid South Africa, Soviet Russia and even communist North Korea have all shown periods of sustained economic 'progress' until their inherent weaknesses led to an inevitable collapse.
The inherent contradiction is that true economic advance is a direct function of the human spirit and entrepreneurship, both of which are repressed under regimes, which practice collectivist repression in order to maintain the single-party political status quo. The capitalistic tenets of contract law and property rights are fundamentally individualistic in nature and fly in the face of the policies of East Asian regimes.
Lingle takes the bull by the horns in analyzing how the world reached the consensus that indeed the economies of East Asia were 'miracle' economies. It all began when the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) buoyed by the success of the Japanese model at the time decided that it was time for some economic evangelism. The extensively bureaucratic and interventionist model championed by the Japanese was at sharp odds with the World Bank endorsed neo-classical view.
In order to showcase their approach as a theoretical model, which could be successfully adopted by other countries in the region, the Japanese government commissioned the World Bank to produce a report that was published in 1993 under the title 'The East Asian Miracle.' So what were the conclusions of this (at the time, enshrined in economic folklore) report? The most important conclusions of this report were that the 'miraculous' growth experienced by the region was a result of macroeconomic stability achieved by pursuance of prudent fiscal and monetary policy. Much to the liking of its Japanese masters, the report admitted that the large-scale market interventions carried out by these governments had contributed to the 'miracle'
Lingle talks about Max Weber's nineteenth century view that Confucianism would retard the modernization of Asia and how that particular contention seemed to be far from the truth when the Asian ascent began in the 1970s. It soon became widely accepted that neo-Confucianism was a source of East Asian dynamism. This neo-Confucianism, created by selective picking and choosing of tenets from the original belief system and transforming them into a distinct political ideology, justifies the pre-eminence of the rights of the community over the rights of the individual. The 'virtuous rulers' theory, (rather than the choice of the citizenry) advocated by neo-Confucians fitted perfectly in the scheme of things for authoritarian patriarchal governments.
Thus extensive market interventions, rejection of the notion of the self-regulating economy and the ability to enforce stability, resulted in the creation of the myth that East Asia's dynamic yet traditional rulers were responsible for the great ascendancy to economic power. This neo-Confucian inspired set of Asian values is championed by what it commonly called the 'Singapore School', which aggressively promotes its own model of development as uniquely Asian, indisputably successful and easily transplantable.
The distinctive neo-Confucian concepts of 'filial piety' and subservience to authority neatly lend themselves to the one-party authoritarian style of rule of leaders like Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore and Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia. The venerated Confucian tradition of strong family bonds, in a modern context translates into what Lingle calls 'dynastic succession and an entrenched policy of nepotism.'
Examples of course, are numerous. From Sukarno and Suharto in Indonesia to the Gandhis and Bandaranaikes in India and Sri Lanka respectively; from the Korean Kims and Cambodian royalty to the Marcoses and the Acquinos of the Philippines, Asia has a long 'tradition' of dynastic democracies. Lingle points out that such nepotism is in direct conflict with modernizing forces such as marketization. They seem to be more compatible with imperial colonialism than modern democracy.
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The reason that this book should rank as one of the most important books that is seldom heard of and rarely read, is simple. Its predictions turned out to be devastatingly accurate within no time at all. Christopher Lingle, while a senior fellow at the National University of Singapore, wrote an article in the International Herald Tribune, which angered the Singaporean government. Faced with the threat of imprisonment, Lingle fled the country and began working on this book in the USA. The book was published in 1997 - a few months before the catastrophic collapse of the East Asian economies.
Lingle talks about the mountains of literature being churned out in praise of the 'Asian miracle' and the phenomenal economic progress of the Asian and other Asia-Pacific nations, which displayed double-digit growth rates through most of the 80s and 90s. The author contends that the highest-growth industry seems to be the one publishing books about the 'Asian century'.
Lingle attributes the over-enthusiastic optimism for Asia's 'miracle economies' to the classic faux pas of extrapolating short-term observations. While no one can deny the fact that there has been rapid growth of these economies, he points out that, historically, several regimes with fundamentally flawed institutional arrangements have produced relatively long periods of high growth. Spain under Franco in the 50s and 60s, apartheid South Africa, Soviet Russia and even communist North Korea have all shown periods of sustained economic 'progress' until their inherent weaknesses led to an inevitable collapse.
The inherent contradiction is that true economic advance is a direct function of the human spirit and entrepreneurship, both of which are repressed under regimes, which practice collectivist repression in order to maintain the single-party political status quo. The capitalistic tenets of contract law and property rights are fundamentally individualistic in nature and fly in the face of the policies of East Asian regimes.
Lingle takes the bull by the horns in analyzing how the world reached the consensus that indeed the economies of East Asia were 'miracle' economies. It all began when the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) buoyed by the success of the Japanese model at the time decided that it was time for some economic evangelism. The extensively bureaucratic and interventionist model championed by the Japanese was at sharp odds with the World Bank endorsed neo-classical view.
In order to showcase their approach as a theoretical model, which could be successfully adopted by other countries in the region, the Japanese government commissioned the World Bank to produce a report that was published in 1993 under the title 'The East Asian Miracle.' So what were the conclusions of this (at the time, enshrined in economic folklore) report? The most important conclusions of this report were that the 'miraculous' growth experienced by the region was a result of macroeconomic stability achieved by pursuance of prudent fiscal and monetary policy. Much to the liking of its Japanese masters, the report admitted that the large-scale market interventions carried out by these governments had contributed to the 'miracle'
Lingle talks about Max Weber's nineteenth century view that Confucianism would retard the modernization of Asia and how that particular contention seemed to be far from the truth when the Asian ascent began in the 1970s. It soon became widely accepted that neo-Confucianism was a source of East Asian dynamism. This neo-Confucianism, created by selective picking and choosing of tenets from the original belief system and transforming them into a distinct political ideology, justifies the pre-eminence of the rights of the community over the rights of the individual. The 'virtuous rulers' theory, (rather than the choice of the citizenry) advocated by neo-Confucians fitted perfectly in the scheme of things for authoritarian patriarchal governments.
Thus extensive market interventions, rejection of the notion of the self-regulating economy and the ability to enforce stability, resulted in the creation of the myth that East Asia's dynamic yet traditional rulers were responsible for the great ascendancy to economic power. This neo-Confucian inspired set of Asian values is championed by what it commonly called the 'Singapore School', which aggressively promotes its own model of development as uniquely Asian, indisputably successful and easily transplantable.
The distinctive neo-Confucian concepts of 'filial piety' and subservience to authority neatly lend themselves to the one-party authoritarian style of rule of leaders like Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore and Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia. The venerated Confucian tradition of strong family bonds, in a modern context translates into what Lingle calls 'dynastic succession and an entrenched policy of nepotism.'
Examples of course, are numerous. From Sukarno and Suharto in Indonesia to the Gandhis and Bandaranaikes in India and Sri Lanka respectively; from the Korean Kims and Cambodian royalty to the Marcoses and the Acquinos of the Philippines, Asia has a long 'tradition' of dynastic democracies. Lingle points out that such nepotism is in direct conflict with modernizing forces such as marketization. They seem to be more compatible with imperial colonialism than modern democracy.
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After all the shit that went down last week with the fighter crash, I was astounded at the lack of an outcry by the Asian American community, online and at organizational levels. Some of you bloggers came through when I gave you a holler, and you better believe I'm right behind you if you ever need any support. Overall, it was a total fucking disaster if you ask me. We keep talking about how we're offended by the "model minority" stereotype, but many of you keep holding your heads up high like you're too high brow for confrontation. I guess it's true for some of us who have it good like that.
I'm glad it happened and I've come to realize that there are those who understand and care about the issues that affect the AA community, and then there are those that worry too much about their reputation (aka losing face) to engage in serious issues. I'm glad that there are sites like The Fighting 44's and Slant Eye For The Round Eye around -- who've never gotten due credit for the work they've put in -- that aren't afraid to engage hot topics.
I know I cuss a lot on this blog, but I must remind you, this is a blog and not an Op-Ed column attached to a news outlet. I have the freedom to use any word in the English arsenal that I feel appropriate and necessary to convey my thoughts. If you don't like it, there's a million other ones you might fancy. I talk about issues that I think are important and I try my best to provide a medium for social discourse. If you think I'm too militant or angry for you, you can go back to the same regurgitated crap that panders to your liking.
I wanna make it clear that I'm not the voice for Asian America -- I'm one of the alternatives. Some of us talk about social justice and moan about the insensitive comments, ridicule, and humility that we face each and every day of our lives, but saying and doing are two different things. Sure it's probably important to blog about racist T-shirts and offensive media portrayals, but when it's crunch time and you don't have the audacity to come together and stand up for the principles that you believe in, you don't speak for me.
I thought long and hard about giving up blogging and activism, but I will continue to do so because I really do care. And when I do decide to have kids, I refuse to have them live in an America that doesn't acknowledge the rights and wrongs of overt and covert racism, and everything in between. And to those eight hundred or so visitors who have come by my site in the last four days out of support, spite, anger, or because you love everything I stand for -- Thank you much.
As one activist put it, "It's a fight for the soul of Asian America."
This is my declaration of war to Asian America.
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