Yearly Archives: 2008

George Takei is getting married!

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Efren

After the decision by California to allow same-sex marriages last Thursday, hundreds of queer couples are planning to get married, including George Takei and his partner, Brad Altman. In his announcement on his web site, George Takei notes parallels in … Continue reading →

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SNL’s Japanese Office: “It’s Funny, Because It’s Racist”

Posted on May 19, 2008 by John

This past Saturday, Steve Carell was the guest host on Saturday Night Live. Ricky Gervais, the star of the original British sitcom presents the “actual” inspiration for The Office in SNL’s “digital short,” which takes place in Japan with some … Continue reading →

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Remember this lady?

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Moye

When I first wrote about former Dartmouth professor Priya Venkatesan and her plan to sue her students for “intellectual distress” (which is funny, because I get “intellectual distress” every time I read some of the comments on here–OH SNAP! Just … Continue reading →

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Are Illegal Extramarital Affairs in South Korea Outdated and Ready for Change?

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Jen

The New York Times article “Koreans Agog as Off-Screen Soap Becomes Courtroom Drama” brought to light a Korean law I was unaware of, that extramarital affairs are considered illegal in South Korea. Park Chul, a Korean actor, pressed charges against … Continue reading →

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Asian-Americans and hepatitis B

Posted on May 19, 2008 by John

Last week, I had read in The San Francisco Chronicle California State Assembly Member Fiona Ma’s article on “Killers Among Us – San Francisco – help us make it hep B free now” and learned quite a bit about the … Continue reading →

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‘Little San Jose’: Vietnamese take Silicon Valley tech culture to Vietnam

Posted on May 18, 2008 by John

As I have written before about “Little Saigon” in San Jose, in today’s San Jose Mercury News, there is an interesting story on “‘Little San Jose’: Vietnamese take Silicon Valley tech culture to Vietnam” discussing about how many Vietnamese-Americans in … Continue reading →

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Racist 1960s Comic?

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Jun

I came across this 1960s comic, “Tod Holton Super Green Beret” pretty randomly; it’s about a boy during the sixties who uses a magic green beret hat to transform into a super solider with magic powers, that goes around to … Continue reading →

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“And each time you buy Superbad from some dude in Chinatown…”

Posted on May 17, 2008 by John

<a href=”http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3522ad043c” mce_href=”http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3522ad043c”>”Piracy PSA” with Christopher Mintz-Plasse</a> on <a href=”http://www.funnyordie.com/” mce_href=”http://www.funnyordie.com/”>FunnyOrDie.com</a> I saw this FunnyorDie.com video posted in my News Feed on Facebook from my friend – it’s a parody Public Service Announcement (PSA) titled, “Piracy PSA” with Christopher Mintz-Plasse. … Continue reading →

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Washington, D.C.: 2008 AAPI Town Hall Discussion, May 21, 2008

Posted on May 16, 2008 by John

“Working Together to Strengthen Our Economy” Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Dirksen Senate Office Building – G-50 Washington, D.C. This Town Hall will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will include an opening session, town hall discussions on … Continue reading →

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The Comedy Explosion!

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Ernie

If you’re in San Francisco this Monday night, the Punch Line San Francisco is offering The Comedy Explosion! featuring a lot comedians that we’ve previously blogged on 8Asians.com. San Francisco Punchline Monday May 19th 8 PM, $10 444 Battery Street … Continue reading →

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Fist of rock up with Maximum the Hormone

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Ben

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE – Zetsubou Billyby sexy_yoda I must say, this band was totally off my radar until Death Note. After hearing them do the opening and closing songs for the second season, it basically deemed it worthy enough to … Continue reading →

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Being Bi-racial in Beijing

Posted on May 16, 2008 by John

There is an interesting story in The New York Times a week or so ago told by a Chinese-American mother, Vivian Toy, on a two week vacation with her kids and her white husband in Beijing titled, “Stopping Traffic in … Continue reading →

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