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• Curse of the Asian Man General Discussion · 7 Apr 2004, 23:34 I hear ya guys on the Joy Luck Club stuff. Someone mentioned to me that there has been criticism of Amy Tan and Maxine Hong Kingston's works being so readily published becuase it reinforces the "white man" owned publish…
• Celebrity Stuff (Non-Japanese) General Discussion · 6 Apr 2004, 06:50 Thanks for posting pics. I was a bit surprised he had more fans waiting for him at the airport than Beckham as well, but I think its the first time "Yon-sama" has visited Japan where as Beckham has come before. Plus Bec…
• Celebrity Stuff (Non-Japanese) General Discussion · 5 Apr 2004, 07:43 The male lead, Bae Yong Jun, from the Korean drama "Winter Sonata" arrived in Japan yesterday to a huge flock of screaming (female) fans waiting at the airport. According to the morning show "Toku da ne" he had a larger…
• Ainori in English Japanese Entertainment · 4 Apr 2004, 08:04 Judging from the lack of response I guess not. Check it out, it has some really dramatic moments! Maybe someone needs to subtitle some episodes. . .
• Ainori in English Japanese Entertainment · 3 Apr 2004, 12:28 Did anyone else catch the recent Ainori special on Thursday? That show has become our (my wife and I) favorite tv show to watch, even more so than the dramas. We've already re-watched the tape three times together and m…
• Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive? Learn Japanese · 30 Mar 2004, 17:15 Long and interesting thread! It feels a bit strange jumping in at this point since its obvious this thing has been going on for a while. Anyway, thought I'd comment on Maya's observations: To whom it may concern, As a p…
• Why do you like/watch JDramas? Drama Discussion · 30 Mar 2004, 14:37 Japanese dramas has provided me with courage of seeing other straight Asian men having their hair styled, dress well and giving me the extra boost to look good and feel great by looking good. Yeah, as an Asian American …
• Okinawa Ben/Hougen Learn Japanese · 30 Mar 2004, 06:57 Haisai, Who is that in your "stop aids" signature? As for what part of Okinawa my family is from, my greatgrandparents on my dad's mother's side are from Haneji (now Nago-shi), so I guess that makes me a 'hillbilly'. Ye…
• Okinawa Ben/Hougen Learn Japanese · 27 Mar 2004, 09:54 niko2x wrote:but if they do refer to themself, it's 'uchi ha --- nantoka, natoka....' BTW, welcome to the board, kairyu. Thanks for the "welcome" niko2x, maybe I should do a jiko shokai on the appropriate thread. As for…
• Okinawa Ben/Hougen Learn Japanese · 26 Mar 2004, 20:39 ahochaude wrote:Hey, aren't you the same Kairyu from the KikuTv message board? Yeah that's me. I'll be returning to Hawaii in July and back to Kiku. Seeing Nanako giving me a kiss on the screen from your signature alway…