Monthly Archives: December 2007

New Year’s Eve with Kōhaku

Posted on December 31, 2007 by jozjozjoz

As a kid, most of my New Year’s Eve memories involved having dinner (hot pot) at my grandparents home with the extended family and close friends. After dinner, the adults would drink tea (or sake) and sit around the table … Continue reading →

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8Asians.com’s Top 8 Posts of 2007

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Ernie

2007 was a big year for 8Asians.com – and when we say a “big” year, we actually mean our very first year as a website. As the year is about to end, we figured it would be fun to take … Continue reading →

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Sanrio to start making Hello Kitty stuff for Men

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Ernie

Sanrio, makers of Hello Kitty, announced recently that it was going to start making products targeted for young men. Rather than coming up with something witty to say about this, I’ll simply copy and paste a recent IM conversation I … Continue reading →

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POP 88 #16 – FAVS of 2007!

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Xxxtine

Happy New Year Everyone! Since this is the last show of the year, I thought I would share with you my personal favorites of 2007. All have been released this year and no, it’s not all Chae Yeon. I’m actually … Continue reading →

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The Strong, Bold Women of Shanghai

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Mike

Subtitle: And the Weak, Timid Men of Shanghai? It’s one of those anecdotes you hear. “If you’re a guy in Shanghai, you’ll get hit on by scores of Shanghainese girls.” Take this particular anecdote from a friend: So I think … Continue reading →

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Help Kina Grannis get to the Super Bowl

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Ben

Kina Grannis is a beautiful half Japanese musician/songwriter based out of Austin, Texas. I only just heard of her today and I’m already madly in love with her voice. A little late to the game, hopefully the last umph move … Continue reading →

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Hotel Tomo, the kinda-sorta J-Pop Hotel in San Francisco

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Ernie

So I’m flipping through ReadyMade magazine when I come across a full page ad that simply has a giant “友!” in a bright yellow font and a website address – hoteltomo.com. Well, that’s interesting, I think to myself. And from … Continue reading →

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WSJ: The Chungs: Poster Children For Lawsuit Abuse

Posted on December 28, 2007 by John

The Wall Street Journal reports in their Law Blog, “The Chungs: Poster Children For Lawsuit Abuse” and gives an update on the Chungs & Custom Cleaners in Washington, D.C. (8Asians.com had also posted back in May in “Cleaners are taken … Continue reading →

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Benazir Bhutto assassinated

Posted on December 27, 2007 by jozjozjoz

From CNN: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday after addressing a large gathering of her supporters. Bhutto died of a gunshot wound to the neck, the Pakistani Interior Ministry said. The attacker then blew himself up. The … Continue reading →

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Kartika Review supports Asian American literature

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Lily Huang

Kartika Review is a new literary journal for Asian American creative writing. They publish fiction, poetry, essay, art, and author interviews. Of interest in the first issue: An interview with Gene Luen Yang delivers the inside scoop on the author … Continue reading →

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Woman disappeared on her way to perform a religious ritual

Posted on December 27, 2007 by jozjozjoz

Here’s a story that is currently unfolding in Illinois where a woman has disappeared while on her way to perform a religious ritual. Is there anyone out there who can anyone shed some light on this ritual? Here’s to a … Continue reading →

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Heirs of China’s New Elites Schooled in Ancient Values

Posted on December 26, 2007 by John

A friend of mine forwarded me this article in The Washington Post (12/25/07), “Heirs of China’s New Elites Schooled in Ancient Values“: “CIXI, China — In a borrowed classroom of the provincial Communist Party School, a newly busy philosophy professor … Continue reading →

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