Okay, now that I have your attention, here's some news.

Hive mind: Iranian American architect Nader Khalili has designed "super adobe" dome houses [1] that, with a little training, tsunami victims could construct for themselves in a matter of days. The main building component? Special sandbags filled with native mud. Why aren't these being built everywhere as we speak? Bureaucracy.

Give a man a fish ... : A study of elderly Japanese American men [2] has revealed a link between weight loss and early onset of dementia. Let's try that again: poor nutrition = early dementia, especially if your grandpa is JA.

But we warned her not to make us mad: A female Iranian American Echostar Executive has filed a lawsuit [2] against her former company for racial and gender discrimination. Allegedly, her boss used to yell at her and humiliate her in front of the other execs. I have nothing flippant or outraged to say about this, except keep an eye on this one.

Am I the only one who finds this scary?: Filipino American officers from the San Francisco Police Department have begun an exchange program [3] with brother officers in the Philippines to exchange techniques 'n' stuff. Against all odds, that doesn't make me feel safer. Wonder what they're doing in their off hours.