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Not Your Mother’s Wedding
Ed Wang chose August 8 to propose to Tara Prigge, because in numerology, 8-8 represents prosperity and luck. Months later, invitations to their wedding in Washington, D.C., carried the “double happiness” symbol. But that was about as Chinese as the couple envisioned their nuptials to be.
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Asian Wedding Traditions
Indian
Hindu ceremonies span several days involving more than a dozen rituals, including the mehndi lagwana when the bride’s hands and feet are decorated with henna. Some believe that the depth of the henna’s color indicates how well a bride will be treated by her mother-in-law. The longer the color lasts, the less likelihood of a […] -
Asian Nights: 07/04/08
Friday, JULY 4
Anon Salon: ‘Sky of Diamonds’
Details: Temple, 540 Howard St., San Francisco, 10 p.m.-4 a.m., 21+
Music: Hip-hop, rap, house
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Secret Asian Man
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Tila: Happily-Never-After III
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Tila Nguyen who understood that her name just wouldn’t do for her blonde ambitions and the stardom in her eyes. So she renamed herself Tila Tequila, posed for Playboy.com, became the most popular person on MySpace, released a single about ex-boyfriends and stripper gal pals, […]
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No Love For Tila Tequila
On Tuesday night’s final episode of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila 2, Tila was left with Bo and Kristy. The two finalists had to melt a block of ice to Tequila’s “heart” using just their body and gawking at some dancers to help “warm them up.” In the end, it […]
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Chinese Am. Army Reservist Marries ‘My Girl’
Anna Chlumsky - the bee sting-lipped blonde who macked on Macaulay Culkin before he turned to, well, Jacko - married Brooklyn live-in boyfriend Shaun So in March. “We’re going to do a fusion of two cultural traditions,” she told People back in October. “There will be lai see. … Both of our fathers are chefs, […]
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Hot Shots: 07/02/08
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No Longer Untapped: Anheuser-Busch uses Asian nightlife promoters to market to young Asian Americans
The Asian market is a marketer’s dream,” said Jason Pak, senior director, Asian marketing, Anheuser-Busch Inc.
Asian professionals are a lucrative and desirable market for a number of reasons, Pak said. “The Asian American population in the U.S. has seen a significant growth over the past decade,” he said. “In addition, Asian Americans have a strong […] -
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