8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
- In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
- Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
- Do Asians Have Body Hair?
- A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
- Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
- Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
- Asian American Frozen Foods: Royal Asia’s ‘Prawn Hacao With Soy Ginger Sauce’
- Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
Monthly Archives: September 2009
“Chinese” reference on CBS’ The Big Bang Theory Season 3 Premiere
Because I love geeks and because I love geek humor even more, one of my favorite TV shows is The Big Bang Theory on CBS. Last night, Season 3 started with our scientist heroes (Sheldon, Leonard, Wolowitz, and Koothrappali) returning … Continue reading
Indian Music and Cha-cha-cha: More Latin-Indian Fusion from Giju John
Giju John, who has previously fused Indian music and Salsa dancing, was watching my salsa class just the other day. He was my salsa teacher’s teacher, and I hope my dancing didn’t embarrass them both. After the class, my teacher … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, The Arts
Tagged cha cha cha, Giju John, Latin Indian Fusion
1 Comment
BEAR ATTACK!!!
We brought you the news of dangerous Panda attacks in China, but this weekend we learned that Japan faces their own threat from four legged barbarian of their own. Nine tourists at a rest stop in Nyukawa, a small mountain … Continue reading
Technicality Forcing Iraq War Widow from Okinawa and her Child out of the US
When Sgt. Michael Ferschke died in Iraq, the U.S. Marines recognized that Hotaru Ferschke was his wife. But because she was married to him by proxy when he was in Iraq and since he died before they could meet again, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, WTF
Tagged Hotaru Ferschke, Iraq war, marriage standards, Michael Ferschke, widow
Leave a comment
Are Comments of this Photo of Taiwanese Shaved Ice an Example of Culinary Racism?
This week, popular food blog Serious Eats put up a Flickr photo of a popular Taiwanese dessert hongdoubing, or shaved ice with condensed milk, red beans and flan. It was meant to be taken as food porn, but to a … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Food & Drink
19 Comments
Cute Asian Kid Kylie Now Pitching Windows 7
Kylie, the adorable Asian American kid using Microsoft products is at it again, and this time around she’s pitching Windows 7 – the latest version of Windows to be released in late October. That said, I think this new commercial … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entertainment
5 Comments
Fashion and Design Schools Seeing Influx of Asian Americans
This article on fashion schools receiving a influx of Asian American students is an interesting one – not so much because of the rise of Asian Americans and Canadians in fashion – I’ve always known that – but mainly because … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Lifestyles, The Arts
7 Comments
YouTube Vlogger Frank Hwang, aka ice1cube
I have been following Taiwanese-American Vlogger Frank Hwang for the past year after being fed up with seeing all these videos on YouTube degrading Asian men. It was actually nice for me to see an Asian-American male giving relationship and … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment
3 Comments
Chinese Adoptees: Stolen or Abandoned?
The expected reasoning behind adoption in China is to rescue the thousands of babies (mostly girls) from a harsh country where strict population control often leads to acts of desperation–in this case, abandoning unwanted babies. Some, though, are saying the … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events
3 Comments
Phillipe “The Filipino Assassin” Nover runs into some bad luck in the UFC
MMA fighter and registered nurse Phillipe “The Filipino Assassin” Nover, who we wrote about in the past, has run into some bad luck. After losing in The Ultimate Fighter 8 finals, many people felt that he was counted out early … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyles, Sports
Tagged Diabetes, MMA, Phillipe Nover, The Filipino Assassin, UFC
Leave a comment
Strong Showing for Asian Americans in NYC Primaries
From left to right: John C. Liu, Margaret S. Chin, Yen S. Chou, Kevin D. Kim. Photo sources: NYC 2009 Primary Election Voter Guide It looks like New York City is becoming more like the San Francisco Bay Area when … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Politics
3 Comments
Events: Music Nights in San Francisco
To get your event blogged about on 8Asians, join our social network! APAture 2009 Music Showcase – Come see what’s bubbling at this showcase of up’n’coming Asian American musicians. MTV Chi & Billboard-acclaimed indie heartthrobs Johnny Hi-Fi are featured, but … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Leave a comment