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Bad Lawyers are Good Scientists (According to my Dad)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by awesomebitch

I was talking to my dad over the weekend, and we discussed my impending enrollment in law school.  He was pretty excited about the idea and expressed his enthusiasm by pontificating endlessly about Casey Anthony, comparing her to O.J. Simpson … Continue reading →

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Death and Filial Duties

Posted on July 1, 2011 by awesomebitch

I chatted with O’s friend NM last Sunday over leftover Chinese food and spinach dip at the Las Vegas airport while we were waiting for our flights to San Francisco and Connecticut, respectively.  NM had seemed friendly enough over the … Continue reading →

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My Parents may Actually be Getting Old

Posted on June 20, 2011 by awesomebitch

I spoke with my parents yesterday on the phone.  My dad is still all about his post-prandial walks, hooligan fishing, and hemorrhoids.  Literally nothing else occupies his life outside of work.  This must mean that intramural soccer season is over. … Continue reading →

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A Typical Conversation with my Aging Chinese Dad

Posted on June 17, 2011 by awesomebitch

I was enjoying another blissful Monday of doing nothing last week when my dad called.  Back in college, he used to call me every day to make sure I was alive, but now that I’m all grown up, he has … Continue reading →

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4 Things Chinese Parents Will Never Confess To

Posted on June 7, 2011 by awesomebitch

Child beating and verbal abuse aside, Chinese immigrant parents do things in the privacy of their homes that, if widely known, would obliterate their squeaky-clean, model minority status.  These are things Chinese parents rarely talk about, either because the activities don’t … Continue reading →

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Shanghai’s Marriage Market

Posted on April 5, 2011 by awesomebitch

Because it is physically impossible for Chinese parents not to meddle in their children’s lives, they have, in recent years, taken the business of matchmaking to the mass level, and Shanghai’s “Marriage Market” is the result.  Each weekend, thousands of … Continue reading →

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