8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
History of Filipino-American DJs at mixcrate.com
A new website for DJs, mixcrate.com, created in part by 8asians alumnus Genghis Mendoza, has a story about how the DJ scene in San Francisco Bay Area became large and influential. Turntablism is now practiced worldwide, and many legendary DJs … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Local, Music, Southern California, The Arts
Tagged DJs, Filipino-Americans, Fingerbangerz, Genghis Mendoza, Jabbawockeez, mixcrate.com, Oliver Wang, Ryan Buendia, Turntablism
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Adorable Asian Kid Kylie Now Schilling Sony, Getting More Bizarre
First there was a bizarre Sony HDTV ad that claimed that watching their TV could improve your Chinese, and then there was the cute Asian girl Kylie pitching Microsoft Windows 7. Why not just combine those two? Here’s Kylie helping to pitch … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, TV
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“Hookin’ Up” with Mariko Izumi
“Hookin’ Up with Mariko Izumi” is a show about what you see in this picture. That’s right, that rod she is holding is a fishing rod! Mariko Izumi hosts a fishing show on WFN, the World Fishing Network channel. She … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Sports, TV
Tagged Bob Izumi, fishing, Japanese Americans, Japanese Canadians, mariko izumi, Mark Yuasa, mooching, Tengu Fishing Derby, Wayne Izumi, World Fishing Network
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San Jose Giveaway: 18MMW at the 9th Annual Asian Comedy Night
If you’re able to make it to San Jose on November 20 or 21st, you should make the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors performance one of your stops! The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors are BACK in the Bay Area with a … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Promotions, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts
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Shirley Tan: Advocate Person of the Year
I wrote previously about Shirley Tan’s plight of possible deportation and separation from her family, and followed up later with a post on the act of Congress that let her stay with her family in the United States. Tan has … Continue reading
Obama Bows to Emperor Akihito
Barack Obama’s bow-at-the-waist to Emperor Akihito has garnered some pretty harsh responses in the US. Namely, it is anti-Obama critics jumping on the President’s gesture with the ferocity of a jock at my high school who’s just been implicated as … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Current Events, Politics
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No Longer a Soldier, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki Has a New Mission
No doubt by now, you’ve probably heard of the Fort Hood murder rampage by Major Nidal Malik Hasan. This past Tuesday, the funeral for the thirteen fallen soldiers was held; in attendance along with President Obama was Secretary of Veterans … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
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Mending Broken Glass: Khmer Rouge History Now to be Taught in Cambodia
Tuesday, 11 November, students at Sisowath High School received the first copies of a textbook detailing the autogenocide led by the Khmer Rouge regime in the years 1975 – 1978. Published by the Documentation Center of Cambodia, this textbook replaces … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education
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Liu Wen Is the First Asian Model for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Chinese model Liu Wen will be Victoria’s Secret’s first Asian model for their annual Fashion Show, to be taped on Thursday, November 19th and to be aired on Tuesday, December 1st on CBS. When you think about it, there are … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, Observations
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[Jan 11] SOUTHERN CA: MAPID API Writer’s Group
The initial meeting of MAPID’s API Writer’s Group!!
Writers will be challenged by exercises and assignments, both group and individual. Participants will also be able to get positive and supportive criticism and feedback on their individual projects. OIne of the goals is to prepare participants to be a professional writer.
There is no fee.
At this time, the capacity has been reached for the writers group.
More information; mapid.us/writersgroup.
Previous release:
NOVEMBER 15, 2009
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(Mostly Asian) High School Student Newspaper Runs Supremacist Ad
A bunch of white white supremacists pulled a fast one on the Student Newspaper staff of Lowell High School in San Francisco, pulling a bait-and-switch and redirecting a web address left in an ad to an a “campaign to inform, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Lowell High School, white supremacy
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From the Tumblr: Animated Stereoviews of Old Japan
The 8Asians tumblr highlights Asians [& uber talented non-Asians] who draw, dance, build, film, sing, write, invent, paint, teleport, and of course, tumble. It’s curated by Jun, Moye and Ernie.
Posted in (simple), The Arts
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