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An Asian Awards Show to Call Our Own
2007-05-17 19:28:00 … but seriously DaDump is still waiting for his invitations. Now I’m going to have to TiVo the damn thing. In any event, there were plenty of real winners at the Los Angeles AZN Asian Excellence Awards bash Wednesday which honored Asian and Asian-Americans’ contributions to the world of arts and entertainment. Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim, ...
By: Daily Dumpling
Yul Kwon Continues to Impress, This Time as CNN Guest Correspondent
2007-05-16 18:08:00 In May, CNN?s ?Uncovering America? programming initiative continues with a focus on the Diaspora of Asians in America in observation of Asian American Heritage Month. Yul Kwon, winner of the controversially racially-segregated Survivor ? Season 13 will be a special guest correspondent for CNN. While he was on Survivor, Kwon often talked about challenges for Asians ...
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Yul Kwon: Every Asian Moms Wet Dream
2006-12-20 09:23:03 Here’s a great follow up to yesterday’s announcement that Korean American Yul Kwon won Survivor: Cook Islands. Not only did Yul “Outwit, Outplay and Outlast” his competitors, he did it with integrity and a sense of mission while shattering stereotypes of Asian American males along the way: “I’m proud of my Asian culture and obviously we are shaped by our heritage, but it’s not all who we are… When I was growing up, I did not see people like me as positive role models. I always saw Asian computer geeks who couldn’t get a date, or a kung fu guy who couldn’t speak English,” he said. “I wanted America to see Asian Americans as they truly are.” Athletic, good looking, extremely loyal to his friends, academically and professionally successful, humble, and able to sport facial hair! I’d normally attribute this sort of assessment to media spin control but he does come across as a genuinely intelligent a...
By: Daily Dumpling
Yul Kwon Is the Ultimate Survivor
2006-12-19 09:22:01 His former competitors awarded Yul Kwon, the “godfather” of the CBS game “Survivor: Cook Islands,” with the $1 million top prize Sunday in a classic finale that pitted brains vs. brawn. Kwon, a management consultant who was the soft-spoken strategic whiz in the 13th edition of the game, bested Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth, the effortless athlete who dominated physical challenges as the game neared its end. With the money on the line, it was a 5-4 vote. “It’s the first time I’ve ever felt bad that somebody didn’t win,” host Jeff Probst said. “It was so evenly matched.” Kwon, a 31-year-old management consultant who lives in San Mateo, Calif., was the brain with degrees from Stanford University and Yale Law School. He controlled the strategic aspect of the game, particularly after he found a hidden piece of jewelry that guaranteed him one-time immunity from being voted off the island. “The key to winning ...
By: Daily Dumpling
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