“Room for improvement” was one of these popular comments I got from teachers when I was going to school in Hong Kong. On some subjects, I worked my ass off and did better than half the class and I would still get the comment “room for improvement.” Personally, I never quite enjoy hearing a comment with the word “improvement” because it reminds me of how difficult and competitive it was going to school in Hong Kong.
What does “improvement” mean for you? And if there’s one thing you can improve this Year of the Dragon in your life, what would it be?
It’s almost a rule of Hollywood movies that when you have a Caucasian lead paired with an Asian sidekick or love interest, the Asian character is going to sacrifice his or her life to save (or try to save) the white hero. In chronological order, here are nine major films worth checking out (I’ve tried to point out the good and the bad with each film) that fall into this category.
The other day I was talking to an acquaintance who was very involved in the recent protests against the film 
