Monthly Archives: June 2008

Margaret Cho: You’re the Fattest Ballerina

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Jen

I was flipping through my beloved O Magazine this month, and a familiar face appeared — Margaret Cho! There was a very touching series of short stories about shocking comments parents tell their daughters, and Margaret’s story began the series. … Continue reading →

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Ernie, Xxxtine and Joz on Fallout Central

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Ernie

We’re a couple of days late in posting this, but Xxxtine, JozJozJoz and I were guests on FalloutCentral.com’s podcast show last weekend; we’re on at around the twenty minute mark. Watch us speak too quickly about how 8Asians.com was created, … Continue reading →

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Masquerade Coming to America

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Moye

Why was I not surprised to read this morning that Vin Di Bona Productions, who brought us our beloved America’s Funniest Home Videos, has bought the rights to the famous Japanese television show, Masquerade? The competish, which has been on … Continue reading →

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Subtitling much better in recent years

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Ben

In films, there’s one thing that really bugs me. It’s when you know what’s being said, but the subtitles say something totally different. I had noticed this when I was younger for films that even did actually subtitle. Most of … Continue reading →

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NYC: Friday, June 6th: Pan Asian American Leadership Caucus – Media Panel

Posted on June 4, 2008 by John

The Pan Asian American Leadership Caucus with NYU Law School presents a panel discussion with newsroom experts to explore topics of Asian Americans in the news media on Friday, June 6th. Presenters: Mae Cheng – Executive Editor, amNewYork Fred Katayama … Continue reading →

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As I Am – Asians In America

Posted on June 4, 2008 by John

As you know, May was Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. With that, the radio pilot program of “As I Am – Asians in America” ( http://www.asiam.us/) recently aired on the radio in a few select geographies, including the San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Transgender Popstar Harisu gets Married

Posted on June 4, 2008 by minjung

Just days before South Korea’s 9th Annual Pride festival, famed transgender popstar Harisu got married in complete traditional flair. Harisu, considered a world famous beauty who made early international fame for her modeling during the 2006 World Cup, tied knot … Continue reading →

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Mixing the dialects

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Ben

Having seen this commercial quite a few times since CNBC plays it all the time, I realized one day actually paying attention to it that it makes one of the fatal mistakes that Hollywood and American television have been committing … Continue reading →

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SF police chief Heather Fong skips fire arm training

Posted on June 4, 2008 by John

One of the things that shocked me when I moved to California was to see Asian American police officers. I don’t think I ever saw one before living on the East Coast. Living in the San Francisco Bay Area for … Continue reading →

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Single, Desperate and Ugly?

Posted on June 3, 2008 by John

Are you Single, Desperate, and Ugly? Well, that was the nickname given to Singapore’s Social Development Unit (SDU), a government matchmaking organization started in 1984. When 8Asians was discussing about The Love Boat, someone had brought up the topic of … Continue reading →

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LA Japantown to become KoreaJapantown?

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Moye

LA Business Journal posted an article today about the influx of Korean business owners snatching up property in the aging and not quite dead Little Tokyo neighborhood in Los Angeles. Most recently, the Little Tokyo Shopping Center, which I can … Continue reading →

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UCLA Medical Center Funded by Japanese Mobsters

Posted on June 2, 2008 by minjung

We’ve all heard the joke about UCLA standing for the “University of Caucasians Lost in Asians” but what do you call this news? LOS ANGELES — A Japanese gang boss and another alleged gangster who had liver transplants at UCLA … Continue reading →

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