Monthly Archives: February 2009

Mixed Couples Divorce In Droves

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Tim

If you grow up in the United States you’re pretty familiar with the fact the divorce rate in the U.S. is close to 50% (meaning 50% of all couples that get married typically end in divorce). So when I came … Continue reading →

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Miley Cyrus Does the Stupid Slant-Eye Thing

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Jeff

If the Spanish Basketball Team doing it wasn’t enough, now teen/tween star Miley Cyrus of Hannah Montana fame has done it too (pointed out by TMZ): She got called out on this by the Organization of Chinese Americans, and she … Continue reading →

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Ninjafy Attacks Webpages With Deadly Ninjas

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Ernie

If you’re a heavy web-surfer or you work in the Internet Industry you may already know about Cornify – a bookmarklet for web browsers that pastes images rainbows and unicorns on your web browser; mostly good if you’ve just been … Continue reading →

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Michelle Wie’s New Role as a Student/Pro-Athlete

Posted on February 6, 2009 by John

If you haven’t heard much of nineteen year old Korean American female golfer Michelle Wie in the news lately, it’s because she’s been busy studying and practicing. The San Francisco Chronicle profiles Wie’s life as a student and athlete: “Wie … Continue reading →

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Jammin’ Asians in NYC

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Brian

Desperate cheap self-promotion alert: If any of you are in the New York City area next week, come check out the Jammin’ Asian show on Tuesday February 10th, 8:00 pm.  It’s a spoken word, live music and stand-up comedy variety … Continue reading →

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Il Parodies eHarmony Commercial

Posted on February 4, 2009 by John

I’ve always been fascinated by North Korea and Kim Jong Il, so when I came across a recent Angry Asian Man posting of an eHarmony spoof with the famous North Korean dictator, I just had to blog about it. Danny … Continue reading →

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Korean Journalism and Protecting the Rights of Criminals

Posted on February 4, 2009 by jee

In the world of Korean journalism, there has been an established tradition of protecting the anonymity of those accused of crimes. So when two different, esteemed Korean newspapers went against the grain and published photos of serial killer Kang Ho-Sun, … Continue reading →

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Ask an Asian: What do you bring to an Americanized Chinese New Years Party?

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Ernie

(Every so often, we here at 8Asians get e-mails asking for advice. This is NOT one of those e-mails, but my co-worker did ask me this question, to which I promptly told her to send this to the blog for … Continue reading →

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The Return of Hines Ward: The Hopeful, Happy Approach

Posted on February 1, 2009 by phil

America is a country where race seems to always be mentioned: there are stories about Asians struggling with identity stereotypes, and others not associated with being Asian American. Tiger Woods comes to mind, of course, but there are others: Michelle … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Sports | 15 Comments