Monthly Archives: May 2009

My First Language is American

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Mandy A previous op-ed article I had written for Asians in America, “The Language of Invisibility” and Tim’s 8asians’ piece “On Talking With or Without an Accent” made me think about how language can essentialize the identity of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Observations | 12 Comments

Political Aspirations of Latinos and Asians Clash in Congressional Race

Posted on May 17, 2009 by John

Californians may be aware that there is a special election this Tuesday, May 19th with some propositions on the ballot.  There’s also an open race for the 32nd congressional seat in Los Angeles; an area that includes Rosemead, El Monte, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics, Southern California | 2 Comments

9 Year Old Japanese Boy Wows Ozzy Osbourne

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Moye

Happy Friday! What better way to kick off the weekend than by lowering your self-esteem as you realize that despite all of your accomplishments at your ripe old age, this nine year old kid from Japan can totally kick your … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 8 Comments

David Choi – Won’t Even Start – Official Music Video

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Ben

Interestingly enough, I just found out that one of my favorite singers, David Choi has teamed up with Wong Fu Productions (another favorite) and produced an official music video. And it’s on YouTube! Sweeeet.

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Openly Gay Asian Americans Discharged from the Military

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Kevin

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy A few weeks ago, I made a post about Lieutenant Dan Choi, an openly gay West Point grad that had served in Iraq. Lt. Choi is the figurehead … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, LGBT, Politics, WTF | 9 Comments

No, Racist Camera, I Did Not Blink; I’m Just Asian

Posted on May 13, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Racist Camera! No, I did not blink… I’m just Asian!, originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!. We got our Mom a new Nikon S630 digital camera for Mother’s Day and I was playing with it during the Angels … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations, WTF | 16 Comments

Special Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee

Posted on May 13, 2009 by John

Special Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee I’m a big fan of The Onion News Network (ONN), the satire video news program version of – you guessed it – The Onion. In one of their latest videos, ONN … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Observations | 6 Comments

POP 88 #32: The Red Chapel

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Xxxtine

Hello, All — hope everyone out there is enjoying their May so far! In this week’s episode: new music from W & Whale, Sandee Chan and Chae Yeon, plus an interview with Mads Brugger, the director of The Red Chapel. … Continue reading →

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How to be a Korean from the South

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Kimberly When I asked Ernie to be a contributor for 8Asians, I was sure that he was going to email me back saying, “Sorry, you are just not Asian enough.”  I was adopted by white people and shipped from … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations | 42 Comments

Disney’s “Trail of the Panda” Opened Last Friday

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Tim

Disney’s Trail of the Panda opened last Friday, but you wouldn’t know about it if you lived in North America. That’s because this feature film is Disney’s second Chinese-language film and opened in mainland China. The film almost didn’t make … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Family, Movies | Tagged | 3 Comments

Tammy & Victor Jih Win The Amazing Race!

Posted on May 11, 2009 by John

Last February, I had blogged about the premiere of the fourteenth season of The Amazing Race with Tammy & Victor being an Asian American older brother & young sister team. Well, Tammy & Victor are the victors, winning one million … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Observations | 17 Comments

European Designed “Chopsticks Aids” IKEA Like, or Culturally Insensitive?

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Ernie

Oh, Europeans! While Americans fumble with chopsticks in Asians restaurants, reminding everyone how smug they are because they are being multi-cultural by using unfamiliar new eating utensils, the Europeans are just straight-up designing different interfaces to eat Asian food entirely. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink | 26 Comments