8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Yearly Archives: 2008
Mari Inukai Art Show
Apologies in advance if the Asian boobies in this show flyer get you in trouble, but I wanted to let everyone know about Japanese artist Mari Inukai’s solo show at the CoproNason Gallery in Santa Monica. I’m currently gathering Asian … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, The Arts
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Missiles, Money and the Mainland: The Taiwan Dilemma
I was listening to KQED last night and came across the very interesting program discussing Taiwan, “Missiles, Money and the Mainland: The Taiwan Dilemma.” With all the talk about China these days with the Beijing Olympics coming up, it was … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
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May 17th: San Francisco, Union Square: Taiwanese American Cultural Festival
The annual Taiwanese American Cultural Festival will be held at union Square in San Francisco on Saturday, May 17,2008 from 10AM to 6PM. Mayor Gavin Newsom has also proclaimed May 17th “The Taiwanese Day in San Francisco.” Traditional dance, music, … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink
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Chat with Classical Guitarist Steve Lin, Part I
I had the opportunity to chat with classical guitarist Steve Lin and had a fascinating discussion about Asian American issues, music, and being a classical guitar player. He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree at the New England Conservatory of … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Music
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How anime and manga has infiltrated Western culture
I remember back in the day, in junior high, when I thought about how strange it was that the great comic book series, Dragonball Z and City Hunter were not available for purchase in the United States except through imports. … Continue reading
Myanmar Death Toll May Reach Over 100,000
I haven’t seen the Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar covered here yet, but I just came across the recent CNN article that states the US government is estimating the death count to exceed 100,000, which is five times more than expected. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
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Asian American Professor suing students?
For as long as I could remember, the last job I would ever want to take on was to be a teacher–even if the position was for pre-school and I just had to teach children how to color within the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
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AsiaSF goes Hollywood!
One of San Francisco’s best known restaurants, AsiaSF, is establishing a new restaurant in Hollywood, called AsiaSF Hollywood (which kinda sounds like the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but I digress). Aside from the lethal drinks and pretty good small … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, LGBT
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APA Heritage Month: Clinton vs. Obama, winner: Clinton
Well, another split decision between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential nomination as Clinton wins Indiana last night and Obama wins North Carolina. But more importantly for the 8Asians audience, who wins when it comes to each … Continue reading
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End of the Bubble Tea Era: Asians Look Beyond Boba
Like all hip and cool Asian kids, I grew up going to boba tea houses for social gatherings and late-night snack runs. Starbucks never stood a fighting chance against Lollicup’s chilled honeydew milk tea. Bubble tea came to the U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink
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