Monthly Archives: February 2008

It’s Hard Out There For an Asian Playboy

Posted on February 9, 2008 by John

In the latest issue of AsianWeek, the cover story is “It’s Hard Out There For an Asian Playboy” which profiles and reports on Jerry Tran, who is a self-described “Asian Hitch” and “hard ass drill sergeant of a pick-up artist … Continue reading →

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The Chinese of California: a Struggle for Community

Posted on February 9, 2008 by John

The San Francisco Chronicle reports in “First Chinese had hard times in state” that the California Historical Society in downtown San Francisco has a major new exhibition of paintings, pictures and artifacts themed as “The Chinese of California: a Struggle … Continue reading →

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“Do something Asian plz”

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Nicole

This week, Yahoo launched a beta service called Y! Live, a site that lets anyone with a webcam create their own live web video channel. On a lark, I decided to try it. I mean, what harm could it be, … Continue reading →

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The Emily Project: An “Oymun” Show

Posted on February 8, 2008 by jozjozjoz

Who’s Emily? And what’s an “Oymun” show, you ask? The Emily Project is named after L.A.-based actress Ms Emily Kuroda, best known for her theater work, as well as for her role as Mrs. Kim on TV’s Gilmore Girls. An … Continue reading →

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Porn Fridays: It’s a Bad Week to Be Edison Chen

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Ernie

Both Royce and Winona dared demanded me to write more blog articles about, well, porn. I try my hardest not to disappoint. (Ha ha, I said “hardest.”) Edison Chen, for those that aren’t familiar, is a Chinese-Canadian movie and music … Continue reading →

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WSJ: For Vietnamese, The Year of the Rat Starts With Lunch

Posted on February 7, 2008 by John

Happy Chinese (Lunar) New Year!, which is officially today, Thursday, February 7th, 2008 – Year of the Rat. Chinese New Year is celebrated in many countries in Asia, usually those with a large ethnic Chinese population. Vietnam is no different, … Continue reading →

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Seattle Takes Steps to Recognize Minorities’ Role in Shaping Region

Posted on February 6, 2008 by John

In “Seattle Takes Steps to Recognize Minorities’ Role in Shaping Region,” The New York Times reports on Seattle’s troubled racist past and efforts to bring historical context and recognition of this past: “This year, two new museums and a new … Continue reading →

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If Obama loses California, you can point your finger at the Asians (and Latinos)

Posted on February 5, 2008 by jozjozjoz

Forgive me, but I obviously cannot stop myself from making posts with obnoxious headlines. (I blame sleep deprivation.) According to CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider on the CNN Political Ticker: (emphasis is mine) Schneider: Clinton losing among whites and … Continue reading →

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The Brain Age Guy: If you want money, go out and earn it.

Posted on February 5, 2008 by jozjozjoz

I just read this article about Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, the founder of the popular Brain Age games on the Nintendo DS. But instead of taking the millions of dollars (yen) in royalties he would have received and keeping it for … Continue reading →

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Reducing Lactose Intolerance

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Mike

On a totally unrelated note, when jozjozjoz mentioned latose intolerance, it reminded me of an experiment I tried. I, like many Asian Americans I know, turned lactose intolerant a few years ago. And it totally sucked ass. No more Cold … Continue reading →

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“Racist” Super Bowl Ads written by Asian

Posted on February 4, 2008 by jozjozjoz

In a completely unrelated post, 8Asian readers have been weighing in on the SalesGenie.com ads which aired during yesterday’s Super Bowl. As such, I thought I should give the topic its own post. The basic consensus seems to be that … Continue reading →

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The origin of ethnic slurs

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Ben

If you’re easily offended by racial slurs, do not read this. The intent of this post is to look at words targeting a certain populace is later on applied to a general population. I was reading my daily dose of … Continue reading →

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