Author Archives: Reflective SAM

About Reflective SAM

I am SAM

FYI: Our SAM site was down a few days due to a virus

БогородицаHi Faithful, Just wanted to explain ourselves.  For about three days this week, our site was down.   It was between January 20th and the 23rd, and we were back up this morning.  Our account was infected with a malware … Continue reading

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Are you a hugger, SAM?

Growing up, my parents didn’t really show much affection.  Though they weren’t shy about showing a lot of anger and disdain at one another!     It was definitely a messed up marriage, and I don’t think I ever saw … Continue reading

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I’m Dreaming of an Asian Christmas!

ikoni  Hey, everyone.  The year is winding down, and the city streets are lined with colored lights, and red and green decorations.  It’s Christmas time!  I really enjoy the nostalgic atmosphere of Christmas.  The old Christmas standards with the smooth, … Continue reading

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Asian Americans bullied the most in the US? How to fight back.

Recently very upsetting news reached my ears.  Asian American kids in the U.S. are the most bullied out of all the races. The research, to be released on Saturday, found that 54 percent of Asian American teenagers said they were … Continue reading

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Advice to SAMs: Be a Geek

It seems that a lot of Asian and Asian-American guys think they have the opposite problem, that they are too geeky, or at least perceived as such. However, from the perspective of a girl who has dated, dumped, and been … Continue reading

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I got stereotyped by a dumb white waitress! Damn!

Recently I went to a trendy burger joint with a bunch of buddies for lunch.  There were about six of us including two East Asians, a half Asian, a Hispanic guy, a Hispanic guy, and a token white guy.  Looking … Continue reading

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Pump it up my Asian brothers: Benefits of Lifting Weights

иконопис We really appreciate your comments, and we learn a lot from them.  Some of our readers say they’ve experienced racism, while others say they haven’t.  Why is it that some people are targeted while others are not?  There have … Continue reading

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Chinese basketball team start a brawl with Georgetown: A Lesson for Asian men

My first reaction when I heard about the brawl between the Chinese basketball team and Georgetown in an exhibition match was, “Oh, there the American punk ass athletes go again causing trouble!”  But, it turns out that the brawl was … Continue reading

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