Month: December 2012

  • Step Up, Speak Up, Live it Up

    Step Up, Speak Up, Live it Up

    // This is the original manuscript of my talk shared at Urbana 12 PANA Lounge (Pan Asian North Americans) today — watch video // Right now at Urbana 12 there are over 6000 Asians and Asian North Americans. We’re now living in the 21st century and communication is wide open for everyone. Social media gives…

  • Merry Christmas 2012

    This is our family Christmas card to wish you a Merry Christmas this year!

  • Remembering Sandy Hook Victims and Responding to Tragedy

    Words cannot express the horror, sorrow, grief, anger, and all the dark emotions we’re experiencing after hearing of the tragedy this weekend. That doesn’t mean we don’t use words. Here’s some words that Jason Chu put together into poetry — 27 (memorial for the Newtown school shooting) // spoken word Many meaningful actions are needed.…

  • 12 days before Christmas Eve

    Today is that magical numerological date in history 12/12/12 and at 12:12:12 I was sitting down for lunch at a place called Chef Chen because a friend suggested it via Yelp. Where were you? As Christmas 2012 draws near, the Chuang family (my dear wife and sharp son) are preparing for the 2012 OC Christmas…

  • How to keep social media from being a distraction

    All too often I hear people complain about how distracting social media is. That’s not a fair comment, because there are far greater distractions like interruptions of a phone call or a person that stops by your desk (office, or cubicle), and wouldn’t you know it, that happens right when you’re getting traction on your…