8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Americans in China: [Silicon] Valley expatriates take risk on fast-growing economy
In yesterday’s The San Jose Mercury News front page, the paper covers “Americans in China: [Silicon] Valley expatriates take risk on fast growing economy.” The article goes on to describe the trials and tribulations of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs AND their … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Technology
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Blacklava Apparel: For Asians, By Asians, But So What?
I recently came across Blacklava, a California-based company that sells what IMdiversity.com dubs “Asian American-themed apparel with a political consciousness.” Blacklava caters almost exclusively to the Asian American community. It offers T-shirts, buttons, and bumper stickers with messages like “I … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyles
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15 Years of Rejections: UN rejects Taiwan’s application
I missed this news last week, but am not surprised by the result. The United Nations rejected Taiwan’s application to become a member nation for the 15th time since Taiwan has been expelled from the U.N. and has tried to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
20 Comments
Mister Wong takes down logo, International Flame war commences
So, for the twelve or so 8Asians.com readers who haven’t arrived here from Germany, I’ll give you a brief overview as to what’s been happening the past week or so: Around three months ago, I write a post called Mister … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, WTF
37 Comments
Chinese Market Awash in Fake Potter Books
I had heard about the fake Harry Potter phenonomanon before, but read about it again in today’s New York Times’ article, “Chinese Market Awash in Fake Potter Books” : “The iterations of Potter fraud and imitation here are, in fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment
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An Eggshell Psyche, Mister Wong, and Why 8A Took a Stand
Ernie first brought our attention to the Mister Wong bookmarking site that used to employ as a logo a caricature of an Asian man with jaundiced skin and slanty eyes, reminiscent of the malicious political caricatures Americans drew once upon … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations, Politics
41 Comments
AZN Asian Excellence Awards
I was channel surfing the other day, I came across on cable AZN Television’s 2007 “Asian Excellence Awards” hosted by Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim and Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park. I caught the part of the show where Yul Kwon, (one … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Observations
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