Monthly Archives: October 2009

Events Ongoing: Songs For a New World in LA

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Guest Writer

To get your event blogged about on 8Asians, join our social network! Songs For a New World – This musical is about one moment — or rather, isolated moments in the lives of many characters — in a variety of … Continue reading →

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Web Developers Outraged as Lap Dancers Hired to Yahoo! Taiwan Hack Day

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Ernie

For the non-technical: Yahoo! Hack Day is an event where web and software developers spend nights at the Yahoo! campuses around the world to develop anything they want using Yahoo! technologies. They try to make it fun (the US version … Continue reading →

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Tamari Miyashiro hoping for a shot at NCAA volleyball title

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Jeff

“Looks like we have a team of all liberos!” When I was coaching The Daughter’s volleyball team, that was one of my fellow coaches’ comments about our team of short Asian girls.  For those of you who don’t know volleyball, … Continue reading →

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Huffington Post’s Usage of “Bu Shi” is “Bu Dwei”

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Ben

Know how someone will look at you funny when you try a foreign language and you totally say something that you don’t have a clue about? Especially in Asian languages, where you could be throwing around phrases online translation software … Continue reading →

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Shakira, Dancing with the Stars & Korean Drums

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jen

Shakira made an appearance on Dancing with the Stars last week — a very odd combination, with ballroom dancing, Shakira’s non-ballroom dancing, hip shaking dancing, and the weirdest “backup dancers”… Korean drummers! Has anyone seen such shiny han-bok? I guess … Continue reading →

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Obama is the First President to Extend Holiday Wishes for Diwali

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Sanjay

I cried. Like a little girl. It was like the moon landing for us — finally, a president is directly speaking out to me and my people — a president celebrates Diwali in The White House! This weekend I made … Continue reading →

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Brain Drain – In Reverse

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Tim

In 1969, my dad came to the United States to get a Ph.D., on the recommendation of a mentor of his in Taiwan. The idea was to get the Ph.D., then return to Taiwan and get a high paying job … Continue reading →

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Filipino Typhoon Relief Impasse Caused by Politics

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Efren

Over the past few weeks, the Philippines has been attacked relentlessly by typhoons that have caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila in decades as well as flooding all over the northern island of Luzon.  As a result, relief efforts … Continue reading →

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Panda Express: Ugly Talking Pandas Pitching Chinese Food

Posted on October 19, 2009 by John

The other night, I saw for the first time ever a commercial for Panda Express. You’ve probably seen a Panda Express before at your local mall food court; if I’m hungry and at the mall and in the mood for … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Justice Denies Interracial Marriage

Posted on October 18, 2009 by kate

A recent news item that has been gaining in momentum is the story of a Louisiana justice of peace Keith Bardwell who refuses to marry interracial couples for the sake of the children as he insists that interracial marriages tend … Continue reading →

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Events This Week: Breaking the Bow in LA

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Guest Writer

To get your event blogged about on 8Asians, join our social network! Festival kick off Party for Breaking the Bow – The festival kick-off Party for Breaking the Bow (see below) will feature Improv troupe Cold Tofu and R&B artist … Continue reading →

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President Obama Reestablishes Advisory Commission and White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders

Posted on October 16, 2009 by John

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama reestablished the President’s Advisory Commission and White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders by executive order (.pdf), which was initially established under President Bill Clinton and expired under the Bush administration. Obama noted … Continue reading →

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