It would just take TEN...

[AsahinaKimi]

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On the Help and Meta Discussion forum I had put forth the idea of there being a new group on DU. A group for Asian news, music, culture, history etc. (It was at Skinner's suggestion that I post this here ..) He said.. and I quote:


"If you can round up 10 people interested in joining, let me know and I'll set it up.

(In case there is any confusion, you have my permission to post in the General Discussion forum to gauge interest. Just include a little note in your post indicating that Admin said it was okay.)"


So... with that said... I know some of you have enjoyed my photos of Japan in the past.. and like reading the Japanese Folk Tales I had been posting. If any of you like Asian culture.. Music, language, food, fashion, entertainment, art, history, traditions, please feel free to sign up here, so I can present the names to Skinner. You need not be Asian to sign up (Though it helps ^^ HEY guys! Girls this is for us!!) and would be most welcome!! Huan Yin! Funyihng! Hwan Yeong! Yin Dee Ton Rub! Kumusta! Asia forumu e Yokoso!

I would be willing to host the group, or if possible have rotating hosts. (Can we do that?) It would just take TEN to sign up to have an Asian group (Under Race & Ethnicity ) and believe me, it will be fun!


Please support us by signing up here!! *bows deeply* It would be much appreciated.

"Doumo Arigatou gozaimasu!



Show a bit of Panda love!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. count me in

love the smilies

[AsahinaKimi]

4. Thank you so very much!

And here is a link to tons of smileys!

http://luzeemidalinguaphile.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-kawaii-mini-japanese-animated.html



Kimiko ~Hugs~ Yori.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. cool, thanks

looking forward to learning more about the culture

[AsahinaKimi]

31. Its always fun to learn new things!

Thank you for your vote of yes!

Kimiko~Yori

[Journeyman]

2. I'll sign on. What do I have to do? . . .

Living here on the West Coast, Asian culture has been a part of my life from earliest memory. Let me know if there's anything I need to do to help.

[gkhouston]

3. IIRC, a statement of purpose for the new group has to be drafted and approved by the admins,

and then you "sign" it.

[AsahinaKimi]

8. So.. I hope this is a "Yes" as well?

May I count on you?



"Onegaishimasu!" (please)

Kimiko ~Yori.

I would hope Skinner~sama will instruct me on procedures.

[gkhouston]

9. It's not a group I'd actually participate in, so sadly, no.

As big as DU is, you shouldn't have much difficulty in finding 10 people, though. I wish you well.

[AsahinaKimi]

17. Thank you for your response

Isho ni ganbatte masho! We will do our best!


"waka waka suru"

Kimiko ~Yori.

[gkhouston]

43. I see you got enough people.

[AsahinaKimi]

44. Yes ~its wonderful.

I have sent off a message to Skinner~sama and eagerly await his reply.

While waiting.. I am having Nigiri!!

"Itadakimasu!" (heh)

"Oishii!"

Kimiko ~yori

[AsahinaKimi]

5. Thank you so very much !

YAY!^^

"yatta"

Kimiko~Yori

[freshwest]

7. I'm voting YES. I love all your posts on Japan.

[AsahinaKimi]

10. You are most kind!!!

*bows*


"doumou arigatou gozaimasu"

Kimiko ~Yori.

[joshcryer]

11. I don't know if my vote counts because I won't be able to participate much...

...due to time constraints and interest in other forums here. But you have my full support!

It would be nice to have a place to go if I wanted to talk about j/k-dramas / anime, when I get in to them again (it's a passing phase, but when I find a really good show I'm a sap!).

[AsahinaKimi]

13. Sanku Joshcryere san!!

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Another yes vote !




"yatta!"

Kimiko ~yori

[joshcryer]

14. Haha, no problem. Any good new j-drama's out?

Man it's been awhile since I checked!

[AsahinaKimi]

24. I have a huge list of my favorite Jdorama...

I might even be able to supply some links!



I know we will have fun!





for sure.. Honto desu!



Thanks for your support!

Kimiko~yori

[joshcryer]

32. Yes!

[AsahinaKimi]

36. Kawaiiiiiiiiiiii ne!

Crazy FUN TOO!



Kimiko~yori

[warrior1]

12. count me in

Best of Luck.

[AsahinaKimi]

15. Warrior1~san you are indeed a Samurai!

"Doumo Arigatou!"

Kimiko~ Yori

[Fire Walk With Me]

16. Please count me in.

I am fascinated by Asian people and cultures and would enjoy a convenient place where I could learn more. Thank you for your contributions to DU.

[AsahinaKimi]

19. Sanku Fire~San!

Ai Takahishi is so Excited!!! waka waka suru!



The boys are excited too!!

"arigatou!"

Kimiko~Yori

[sce56]

18. Well I have lived in Japan, Okinawa, and Korea, spent half that time in Guam.

But I'm not Asian unless we use the Genome Project that shows my fathers X chromosome crossed the bearing straights a couple of millennium or more ago. But I did rec to help and hope you get the required number of participants. 幸運

[AsahinaKimi]

21. Thank you very Much sce56

Ureshii desu ne!!


We hope it will be magical!



"YAY"



Kimiko ~Yori

[Texasgal]

20. I say YES!

An asian group is very important! I am kinda suprised we didn't have one already!

One vote from me!

[AsahinaKimi]

22. Arigatou TexasGal!!

One would think it would be a slam dunk!



Think of the insight!




"There ya go! Another vote"



"Thanks for your support!"

Kimiko ~yori!

[Tindalos]

23. Yes!

Please count me in. I had the pleasure of living in Japan for 3 months a few years ago. One of the best times of my life. I love Asian food, fashion, anime/manga, everything.

[AsahinaKimi]

26. Yatta!!! Arigatou!!

It will be almost like battling Anime Robots!!!


I am sure there must be plenty of Anime fans on DU!


And Yes..Love Asian food!!




Thank you for your yes vote!

Kimiko~yori

[Tindalos]

29. Arigato gozaimasu.

I would love somewhere to discuss my anime robot battling tactics. Thank you for organizing this, AsahinaKimi-san.

[AsahinaKimi]

33. YES! I know there is a lot of DU love out there!!

YAY



Thank you very much!






Kimiko~yori.

[Terra Alta]

25. I think this is a great idea.

I visited Japan in 2001 and it was very lovely. And I love Asian food.

[AsahinaKimi]

28. And there are so many kinds!

My favorite is curry Rice!



Thank you for your yes vote!!

Jun Ji-hyun would approve!




Thanks for your yes vote!





Kimiko ~yori.

[The Straight Story]

27. Sounds good to me (nt)

[AsahinaKimi]

30. Yay!!

Thanks for the yes vote!

Lets hope more will not be shy!




Kimiko~yori

[pinboy3niner]

34. Good luck!

It's an excellent Idea. I've always enjoyed your posts, and even though I won't be able to be a regular member of the group, I'd love to be able to pop in from time to time. I think it would be a wonderful respite from the hurly-burly elsewhere.

And have fun doing it!

[AsahinaKimi]

38. Sank you!!

Very much!!



Rock on!

Thanks for your vote!

Kimiko ~yori

[Little Star]

35. I hope my vote counts...

I would join just to be able to read your posts about Japan.
Seeing that I know zip about Asia I couldn't contribute much.
Besides, I do think we need a Asian Group.

PM me when you get the go ahead and I'll gladly join (I don't doubt that you will be approved.)

LS

[AsahinaKimi]

39. Thank you!!

I don't know how many Asians participate on DU..it would be fun to know!! I hope they will be vocal as well in their support!
Thanks for yours!!







Kimiko~yori

[frogmarch]

37. I'd like to join.

I lived in Japan for 4 years when I was a child, and my sister is of Japanese descent.

This was my favorite song as a child:

I taught the song to my children, and to my grandchildren too.

I like Tanuki stories. Do you have some?

[AsahinaKimi]

40. Doumo arigatou gozaimasu!!

That is a wonderful old video. Thank you so much for sharing it!! I don't know much about the Tanuki stories (being a native San Franciscan) However, if you go to the "Religion" Section, I will be posting more Japanese folk tales.. As many as I can find...and hope you will find them satisfying! I will post them in my journal as well as post them in our group..once we have it established.


Plus.. many Cultural items as well!



Let hope everyone jumps into the pool!


Thanks for your support!

Kimiko~yori

[freshwest]

41. This is off to a roaring good start. Hope to see it on the group list soon.

Maybe someone can answer my silly questions about Japanese cartoons. My kid is a big fan and know all the details and it's very confusing.

I always wanted to visit and have friends who hosted students from and have neighbors from there.
And I used to buy many beautiful things from Japan and watch television shows from Japan. And don't forget Ichiro!

This will help expand our horizons here at DU.

[AsahinaKimi]

42. Thank you so very much for your support!

If ever you have any kind of questions about Anime, I may be the one to ask! I have a huge collection, and (Shhhhh don't tell anyone but I work for a Japanese Anime/Manga company here in SF.) and have some knowledge about them.




DU is a big community and it will be great for people to share their views about Asia, both from inside and outside the many countries that are there. I also have quite a few news links and thanks to Twitter, feeds from various blog and news sources covering places like China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and other countries. I also have many friends from those areas as well!






Kimiko ~Yori

[joshcryer]

45. Kick!

[AsahinaKimi]

46. Sanku for the kick!

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ITAI! (ouch)



Kimiko~ Yori.

[Scuba]

47. I'm in.

[AsahinaKimi]

49. Thank you so much Scuba san!

"Yatta!"

Kimiko~Yori!

[Scuba]

51. You're welcome....

... I lived in asia for two years in the early 70's, mostly under unpleasant conditions. However, I was able to visit several Asian nations and get a glimpse of different and wondrous cultures.

I also have two adopted Korean children.


Now, when am I going back? Hmmmmm. Need to work on that.


Thanks for being the driving force behind this group, and for your many, excellent reports.

[AsahinaKimi]

52. I hope everyone will benefit from people's experiences in Asia and look forward to the stories ahead

I hope having the group will be as fun as this posting
has been!


Kochira Koso!

Kimiko ~Yori

[Norrin Radd]

48. Sign me up.

[AsahinaKimi]

50. Norrin San arigatou!

Thanks for your support!


You Rock!





Kimiko ~Yori

[got root]

53. boku mo

gambate!

[AsahinaKimi]

54. Hai!!!!!!!! Doumo arigatou gozaimasu!

Isho ni ganbatte masho! Honto desu!!






Kimiko yori

[greiner3]

55. Kool;

As a person of dubious ancestry; German, Black Irish (hence Spanish, Moor, African, etc...) I can applaud one's wanting to keep up with their culture, albeit by proxy.

As it is, my mother's children's ancestry is pure Filipino. From our conversations that go that way, they tell me that their mother says a few things about what she can remember of what her grandparents told her about the Philippines (they were the first generation). About all I can do is cuss in a few words and I'm not sure if they are Filipino, Polynesian or Pidgin.

Even these few 'cuss' words are mostly just vulgar body parts. I'd either get a date or slapped if I only said these to certain classes of people on the islands.

[AsahinaKimi]

66. Um...Okay! Thats a Yes then...

I..think..^^"



Kimiko

[Jamastiene]

56. I would love to see an Asian Group on DU.

Count me interested.

[AsahinaKimi]

60. Awesome !!

Thanks for your support!!





Kimiko

[JNelson6563]

57. I always enjoy your fascinating threads!

And would be glad to check into such a forum to follow them. I especially enjoy all of the photos!

I think it's a good idea.

Julie

[AsahinaKimi]

61. Thanks so much for your lovely reply!

I hope this works out well...The spirit is willing!








Kimiko

[ZombieHorde]

58. Sounds fun. Count me in. nt

[AsahinaKimi]

63. Thanks so much!!

Lets do our best together ! Isho ni ganbatte masho!









Kimiko

[spanone]

59. k&r count me in

[AsahinaKimi]

64. I do believe we are OVER ten..YAY!! Misson accomplished!

Yatta!!! Yokatta ne!!!




Kimiko

[WillyT]

62. I'm In !!!

[AsahinaKimi]

65. Woot!! Thanks!

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ITS AWESOME! Subarashi!





Kimiko

[AsahinaKimi]

67. Some Japanese rock n' roll for all you!!

zenkoku musekinin jidai by GaGaGa SP!

Enjoy!

Kimiko yori

[Little Star]

68. rock n' roll is a universal language! I loved it!

[AsahinaKimi]

69. Yap gotta love it!

Kimiko ~yori

[marasinghe]

71. en passant - i see your rock and ....

raise you - three of a kind:


the original, from ancient Rome:

the middle-ages, from the South Pacific; well, Australia anyway:

and the future, from Animeland:

\~/

[AsahinaKimi]

72. The last one reminded me of Mini Moni..

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Lucky Cha cha!

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Mini moni wa mecha kucha kawaii desu ne!!!

Kimiko

[marasinghe]

74. very nice. thanks; you win the hand. and i will email Skinner San on the Group

a couple more: i'm sure you know Sakamoto Sama; and probably the others. au revoir ~

[marasinghe]

70. hi Kimiko San; o/

please allow me to join your DU Asian group.
although i am South Asian - which seems to be a new category in the new world order -
in ancient history, BMM (before the year 2000), my native country was considered Asian;
plus, there are more Asians here in NYC, than in the land where i was born.
furthermore, this is reply #70 to your original post - which is a magnitude of a lucky number.
thanks, very much. Kampai!

m(_ _)m

[AsahinaKimi]

73. Yes of course, however we need to have Skinner sama approve of our group

Perhaps you would be kind enough to send him a message, put a link to this post and request his staff to create an
Asian group (for the Race & Ethnicity section) which many of us would like to see!
Thanks so much for your support!

By the way, I have a friend who told me about her people called the MiEn. (Here is more about them: http://www.angelfire.com/ms/MaYiSm/MienPeople.html) I also know many who are Humong, (not related to the MiEn). Its so interesting to learn about cultures
and people, you didn't know about! (I should include the Ainu of Japan, they have been there a long, long time!)




Kimiko

[AsahinaKimi]

75. Like to kick this one more time...

So we can get more support !


Kimiko~Yori

[ceile]

76. I'm in!

Love Asian movies, culture and I always click on your photos. Would love to visit Okinawa and Seoul one day...

[AsahinaKimi]

77. Yatta! Arigatou!

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Thank you so very much!





Kimiko~yori

[AsahinaKimi]

78. GOOD NEWS!!

"Skinner #158.

I'll try to set this up soon. (nt)"


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1013&pid=659



Yatta! Yokatta ne!!
Kimiko ~Yori

[warrior1]

79. I was wondering what

happen.

[rug]

80. Good work!

Long overdue.

[Skinner]

81. The Asian Group has (finally) been created.

I took the verbiage from the OP to write the group's statement of purpose:

A group to discuss Asian culture, music, language, food, fashion, entertainment, art, history, traditions.

[AsahinaKimi]

82. ureshii desu ne!! so happy~

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Yatta~ doumo arigato gozaimaus! *cries*



Kimiko~yori

[marasinghe]

84. Cheers! Skinner & Kimiko; \~/

[joshcryer]

86. Congrats!

[pinboy3niner]

87. Congratulations!

Best wishes on the inauguration of our new group!

[Fire Walk With Me]

83. Thank you!

[Tindalos]

85. Thank you.

[AsahinaKimi]

88. Here is the link..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1250



Kimiko ~yori.