Yellow is just green without the blue

I knew I didn't belong here.

All those times when people assumed that I didn't understand English. All the times people ask me where I'm really from. These inklings of me being a perpetual foreigner now make perfect sense.

Asians are Martians.

Or vice versa.

A little more than a year ago, I found an article that talked about the Unarius Academy of Science in El Cajon, Calif. The group believes that Martians migrated to Earth from a dying Mars more than a million years ago. Through evolution and breeding with Earth's aborigines, the Martians became what we now know as the Asian race.

Perhaps this would explain our uncanny mathematical skills, our natural martial arts expertise, and, of course, our women's sexual prowess. These predisposed talents probably come from residuals of ancient times when we were bred specifically for those reasons.

According to Unarius' website, Martian children were taught by a "Z-ray" device which gave them knowledge while they slept. Without this apparatus today, it seems that many Asian parents are trying their own methods by giving their children incredibly high academic expectations and violin lessons.

It may be our secret Martian past that keeps us quiet in the political realm. If we stir up trouble, the government could revoke our citizenships and deport us back to where we came from. There are no laws in place to protect us extraterrestrial beings.

And going back to where we came from is kind of hard. With oil prices on the rise, it can't be cheap to take a 35-million mile transport.

But is this how we want to continue living – by staying quiet and not rock the boat so that people in power continue to ignore us?

If it is, then we should continue to record low-voter turnout. We continue to not address important issues in our community such as the high suicide rate among Asian Americans, the quotas limiting APA admission at many universities, and the fact that hate crimes against us are largely ignored.

I suppose some of my fellow Martians may find apathy to be bliss, but those who choose not to care are meant to be forgotten.

Nuggets look more like an injury ward than a basketball team

It hasn’t been a good week for the Nuggets.

First, forward Nene underwent surgery to remove a testicular tumor.

Guard Chucky Atkins had surgery for a sports hernia is expected to miss at least eight weeks.

Edjuardo Najera was out with an elbow injury in the game against Atlanta.

And injury-prone Kenyon Martin gets a staph infection on this tookus.

Perhaps it’s time to bring back some players from days past. Anyone have Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s number?

The Nuggets came into this year with high expectations. It’s the first full season with the combo of Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson. Center Marcus Camby had won the defensive player of the year award the year before and with the return of K-Mart and Nene, the Nuggs looked to have a defensive presence in addition to their break-neck-speed offense.

Making the playoffs was a certainty. Making the NBA finals was a possibility.

But now the latter seems like a pipe dream.

With their recent health problems, competing against the rest of the Western Conference will be difficult. With 10 quality teams battling for eight playoff spots, the Nuggs pretty much have to win their division in order to make the playoffs.

Utah’s difficult enough to stay ahead of, but with the emergence of Portland as a legitimate competitor, winning the Northwest will be an interesting challenge.

Something that would help is if this rumor about a Jason Kidd trade is true. Kidd would give the Nuggets a true star point guard who will do feed Anthony and Iverson’s unquenchable scoring thirsts.

The Nuggs been known to pull the trigger on big deals. Hopefully they’ll do it with this.

Perpetual foreigners in the political game

This Tuesday, the Democrats are holding a presidential debate in Nevada that is focusing on minority issues, according to the Nevada Democratic Presidential Caucus website.

Well, issues pertaining to the black and Hispanic communities. Apparently the organizers of the debate forgot that Asians are a minority, too.

After reading recent coverage about the rise of racial politics from news organizations such as the Associated Press and MSNBC, one would believe that the only minorities in this country are blacks and Hispanics.

In an effort to remedy their mistake, Democratic leaders are rushing to create an Asian-American rally with Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. that is set for Jan. 14 at Las Vegas’ Chinatown Plaza.

But is that really enough? Asians have the second-highest growth rate, percentage-wise, among minorities behind Hispanics. And in Nevada, their numbers are comparable to those of the black population.

Far too long, politicians have been ignoring us, “the silent minority.” It’s time we have to speak up and make our voices heard.

No more Tequilla, I want to be sober

Ah, love truly is fleeting.

The Associated Press recently reported that 26-year-old MySpace queen Tila Tequila and 25-year-old film student Bobby Banhart — winner of her MTV bisexual reality dating show, “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila” — have called it quits.

“He couldn’t handle it,” she said during MTV’s live New Year’s Eve programming. “He broke up with me.”

AP reported that Banhart said on a MySpace bulletin that “she never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number.”

If Tequila can’t find love on reality TV, what hope do the rest of us have?

Don’t fret because all is not lost for the petite vixen, whose real last name is Nguyen. MTV announced that there will be a second “Shot at Love” to air in the spring — finally some luck for the titillating Tequila, huh?

Hardly. It seems like nothing but MTV’s way of milking this for all it’s worth. Variety reported that the first season of “Shot” brought in a 5.9 rating among viewers age 12-34 — the highest-rated show for the network in more than two years.

But more importantly, can someone explain me why this woman is so popular? I remember when she was just an import model during the early part of the decade.

Somewhere between then and now, she became the MySpace queen. Why?

It certainly can’t be her endeavor into the music scene. I can’t imagine why with future classics on her MySpace such as “F*** Ya Man” and “Stripper Friends.” Her vocal skills fall somewhere in between Paris Hilton and Ashlee Simpson, but with far less studio work.

Perhaps a fairer comparison is to fellow import model Kaila Yu, who has about the same talent level.

I hope there’s a new flavor of the month soon because Tequila makes me cringe.

Online Escape: A fun campaign

Chris Bosh wants your vote.