Monthly Archives: April 2009

Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales

Posted on April 13, 2009 by jee

I would have never expected that an imaginary country could be so real. In Eleanor Bluestein’s Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales, readers are given a chance to peek very intimately at the lives of Ayama Na’s residents. These fictitious … Continue reading →

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Asian-American Youth and Juvenile Diabetes

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Jeff

When Number One Son first started playing on a mostly Asian-American basketball team at his school, two out of 8 kids on his squad had diabetes and had to take insulin.   So after Tim forwarded this article from the Honolulu … Continue reading →

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White Canadian Male Asks: “Why do most bad drivers seem to be Asian?”

Posted on April 11, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Phillip Milano, author of the syndicated “Dare to Ask” column, fields “diversity” questions of all sorts — and usually they’re the kinds of questions which may be perceived as “politically incorrect” or “insensitive” to ask outloud. He runs a site … Continue reading →

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Se7en, BoA and Wondergirls to Appear in People Magazine

Posted on April 10, 2009 by jee

It seems to be a dream of Korean entertainers to “make it” in the USA. Even after finding success in Korea, it seems that every Korean pop star who has “made it” wants to conquer the entertainment world in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music | 2 Comments

The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Asian Shooters

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Guest Writer

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading →

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Betty Brown: “Really, Just Change Your Name”

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Tim

Texas Democrats are demanding an apology over state Representative Betty Brown’s comments during Texas House testimony on voter identification. She was quoted as saying voters of Asian-descent should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.” Ramey Ko, … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Politics | 29 Comments

Photo Zen: Asian Wokery, Dulles VA

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Ernie

“Wokery” sure sounds like a punch line, doesn’t it? (Flickr photo credit: JP)

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Top Chef Masters: Utensils Down With Roy Yamaguchi

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Moye

Bravo has announced the official lineup of Top Chef Masters, the spin-off show based on their wildly successful (and highly addicting) Top Chef series, where highly established and well-known chefs will compete against each other to win $100,000 for their … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink | 2 Comments

Kumar Goes to Washington

Posted on April 8, 2009 by John

Actor Kal Penn, mostly known for his role as Kumar in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and more recently known for his re-occuring role as Dr. Lawrence Kutner on Fox’s hit show House, will be taking a break … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics | 5 Comments

Daito Manabe: Japanese Face Instrumentalist

Posted on April 7, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Daito Manabe is an “Artist, Designer, Programmer, DJ, VJ, Composer” based in Tokyo, Japan. Evidently, he composed some electronic music but wasn’t content with his friends just listening or dancing to it. Instead, he convinces four of his friends to … Continue reading →

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Film Director Justin Lin Rules the Box Office with ‘Fast & Furious’

Posted on April 7, 2009 by John

You may have heard of film director Justin Lin when his revolutionary Asian American film Better Luck Tomorrow premiered. Lin’s latest project, the installment of Fast & Furious is decidedly less indie but ruled the box office being the #1 … Continue reading →

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Asians Can Be Just As Racist Too!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Rob

There seems to be a lot of discussion within the Asian American community about acts of racism against Asians, but very little about Asians acting racist themselves. It occurs frequently and seems to me to be a real problem. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations | 29 Comments