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Black Girl Sings in Hmong Language
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Sorry it’s been awhile. The end of the semester is hitting me hard. But I couldn’t resist posting this story I just saw on the [..]
Wednesday Round-Up: Fierce Female Bloggers, Django One More Time, and GQ’s Take on Asian Beauty
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday, so let’s get it to it, your weekly rationing of tasty, fresh links. I’ve scoured the web, so you don’t have to. Enjoy! [..]
Asian Beauty: Italian Vogue Puts Chinese Model on the Cover
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Did you know fashion history was made at the beginning of the month when Italian Vogue put Chinese model, Fei Fei Sun on the cover [..]
Kimchi and Cheddar: Korean Food Gets Cheesy
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Here’s something for my fusion foodie friends. Yesterday I was working hard at my office at Temple University and I didn’t want to venture far [..]
Ms. Meltingpot Recommends: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Hi Meltingpot Readers, If unlike me, you’re not racing around the city this afternoon looking for a beret for you son’s Halloween mime costume and then spending the [..]
Wednesday Round-Up: Mississippi is Mixing it Up, Disgrasians and Black Dolls
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Today I’m introducing a new feature here on the Meltingpot, *drum roll please* ‘Wednesday Round-Up.’ From now on, Wednesday’s posts will feature a collection of [..]
Why is Ramen so Damn Good?
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Last night we had to go out to celebrate the fact that el esposo made it through day one of his comprehensive exams. He has [..]
“Gangnam Style” Deconstructed
Meltingpot Readers, have you peeped this video by Korean rap sensation, PSY? He is apparently the hottest thing on YouTube right now. If you haven’t seen it, I’ll [..]
