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The Curse of the Asian Glown
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Hello, my name is Jennie Le, and I suffer from acetaldehyde accumulation caused by a missense polymorphism that encodes the enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2).1 Essentially, my body does not have the enzyme that breaks down alcohol, resulting in an allergic reaction to alcoholic beverages.
Due to this condition known as alcohol flush reaction, which some of you may refer to as Asian Flush or Asian Glow, my summer tan turns into a blinding glow all over my body. My face, stomach, and...
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You've got ma-.. Erhm.. Notification! Is Deficit bad for the Economy'
From Vietnam Talking Points, 2 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
What started out as an informal internal message among team members about the iPhone 4 leak in Vietnam became a deep discussion about Vietnam’s trade deficit. While the contents of the discussion is extremely interesting, something else also stood out – the way the discussion took place demonstrated the social phenomenon within our world today.
Meeting places for vibrant discussions on topics such as economics, science, politics, and culture have been around since the ancient...
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Reinventing Asian American News: ?SOMETHING SOMETHING with Jennie Le ? Episode 1?
From Vietnam Talking Points, 2 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
OneVietnam Network presents the first episode of “Something Something with Jennie Le.” We’re very excited for this release and will let the video speak for it self. If it made you laugh, leave us a comment and share it with friends! We’d love to get your feedback. Enjoy!
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Why OneVietnam' ? Confessions of a Viet Kieu
From Vietnam Talking Points, 3 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I'm a passionate writer ? give me something I love and I'll write you a novel. Ask me to write about anything else and it'll be like pulling teeth for me to even compose a sentence. I can say without question that this article is the easiest one I've ever had the pleasure of writing.
I live and die by quotes, no matter how trivial they may seem. You'll understand what I mean by trivial when I tell you the phrase that inspired this whole article comes from the movie ?Hitch.?
?You can't...
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Buying and Selling with Vietnam
From Vietnam Talking Points, 6 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Vietnamese economy is among the fastest growing economies in the new millennium – average 6.5% within the last 10 years (source: CIA Factbook). Industries are gradually shifting away from agriculture productions and more into manufacturing and services:
(source: EU Trade Commission – click for large size)
Also, GDP per capita has been growing and is currently at its highest level of $1051 (as of 2008). Note that the spike around 1987 is due to a major economic policy renovation...
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Wong Fu Represents Asians in a Favorable Light
From Vietnam Talking Points, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Raise your hand if you're a nice guy!
credit: Wong Fu Productions http://areyouaniceguy.com
In 2007, Wong Fu Productions released the short film ?Just a Nice Guy' (http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=ZrnK-qPARYI) to play on the phenomenon of being considered no more than ?nice guy' and therefore undate-able. Since then, ?nice guy/girl' and ?nice is never out of style' T-shirts and more have become available for fans to order online at http://areyouaniceguy.com. Because Wong Fu's short films and...
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OneVietnam.org Over Capacity, We'll Be Back at 8:30PST
From Vietnam Talking Points, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Wow, thank you for the great reception everyone! The launch is much more successful than we anticipated and we are reaching capacity on our server (too many hits!).
So, we are going to be upgrading to a new, massive server so we can serve everyone. That means we will be down for just a bit.
Our planed maintenance will be from 7:30PST to 8:30PST. We’ll be right back, stronger, faster, and better!
For now, enjoy our great articles on Vietnam Talking Points and yell at us on Twitter or...
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Hanoi Under Water: Understanding Flood Problem in Vietnam
From Vietnam Talking Points, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
For those of you who do not live in Vietnam at the moment, a heavy rain fell on Hanoi since yesterday 7/13/10 at 8am lasted for 3 hours and left the 1000-years-old city submerged in 0.5 meter of water. Many businesses are on hold, all your favorite street restaurants are taking losses, people postpone their daily trips, and kids paddle their mini-boats through town with oblivious joy. Many locals are worried about the fate of the 1000-year birthday celebration of the capital city of Vietnam....
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Launch Day: Dedication to Fans
From Vietnam Talking Points, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Today, OneVietnam Network goes public– log on to enjoy the exciting discussions on our site: http://onevietnam.org!
To start off our event the right way, we would like to dedicate today’s Vietnam Talking Points (VTP) article to you, our wonderful fans. Your support and encouragement have made our work so meaningful.
I have received messages from some of our super-fans, two of which I will particularly mention in this article: Stephen Cook and David Regenold have been with...
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A Wedding of All Traditions
From Vietnam Talking Points, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Young Vietnamese-Americans today have an expectation from their parents and grandparents to embrace their Vietnamese culture and pass it on to their own children. There are many traditions which may never die out such as passing out red envelopes for good luck during Tet every year. On the April 29, 2010 OneVietnam published the article ?What's the Big Deal with Vietnamese Traditions'? addressing whether or not le dính hôn is a tradition that may be dying out. In this article, I will...
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