Monthly Archives: April 2008

Planet B-Boy: Seriously, GO SEE IT

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Ernie

Yesterday night, I had the opportunity to see Benson Lee’s Planet B-Boy at the Lumiere in San Francisco. And you might have heard about it in the film festival circuit or through the YouTube front-page promotion or through other Asian-American … Continue reading →

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SPACE INVADERS!!!!

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Jun

Taito, creator of “Space Invaders”, has teamed up with Yahoo Japan and incorporated the game into the website where space invaders destroy the Yahoo homepage. It was a part of a April Fools joke but its still active. GO BEFORE … Continue reading →

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Shock-us Sulu!

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Brian

Here’s the great George Takei (“That’s Tah-Kay… rhymes with OK“) on Conan O’Brien last night. The highlight @ 2:50… Banana Oil! I’ve been a dedicated diehard loyally psychopathic Howard Stern fan dating back to my 13th birthday. It wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Son Bias & Misogyny

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Bo

An Open Letter to Asian Cultures & Asian/Asian-American parents: Re:  Misogyny & Son-Bias Why do you hate females?  Why do you feel the need to selectively abort us when you discover you’re carrying a member of the XX?  Why do … Continue reading →

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Asian-American Women Dip Their Toes into U.S. Politics

Posted on April 2, 2008 by John

Photo: Congresswoman Matsui – one of two Asian-American women in Congress. As I have often commented on 8Asians, Asian-Americans in general do not appear to be all that involved or active in politics, even in California. In Googling for Asian-American … Continue reading →

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MSG150, or “When White People Review Chinese Restaurants”

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Ernie

So, I’m reading the food blog Serious Eats – it’s a food blog I read like hardcore porn when I’m having leftovers and want to pretend that I’m eating something fancier – when I come across MSG150. What’s that, you … Continue reading →

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Chop Socky!

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Efren

So in an e-mail that we all got from our fearless leader, Ernie, we got this rather interesting synopsis of an upcoming cartoon on Cartoon Network, Chop Socky Chooks: Lets analyze why this show is freaking racist to Asians. First … Continue reading →

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The [MIT] Tech: Movie ’21’ Discriminatory Casting Unjustified

Posted on April 1, 2008 by John

8Asians has written about ’21,” the movie adaptation of the book, “Bringing Down the House,” which chronicles the real life story of the primarily Asian-American male MIT Blackjack Team, and the controversy. Well, in Tuesday’s MIT student newspaper, The Tech, … Continue reading →

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POP 88 #17 – The COMEBACK Show

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Xxxtine

What seems like an eternity, I’m back with a new show with new music from artists who’ve recently ‘Comeback’ to the spotlight this year. Music from Andy from Shinhwa, Jewelry, Namie Amuro and Toshinobu Kubota. Also I review the recently … Continue reading →

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