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
Is David Chiu or Carmen Chu the First Asian American Acting Mayor of San Francisco?
After San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that he was withdrawing from running for governor of California, he disappeared without some of his staff knowing his whereabouts (maybe Newsom was hiking the Appalachian Trail?). In reality, Newsom jetted off to … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Gavin Newsom, mayor, San Francisco, sf
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ABC’s Modern Family: “I’m from Denver.”
Of all the new shows this fall season, one of my favorites is ABC’s Modern Family which tells the story of three inter-related families in a mockumentary style – sort of The Office meets a family sitcom. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Observations, TV
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From the Tumblr: Yuta Onoda
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 moderated by Jun, Moye and Ernie.
Original “Anime Hip-Hop Martial Arts Musical” to be Workshopped by East West Players Writers’ Gallery in L.A.
You read that right– anime hip-hop martial arts musical! It’s all that and a bag of chips!* East West Players has gathered a creative team to develop a new musical that utilizes all three art forms and a 25 minute … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Southern California, The Arts
Tagged anime, East West Players, eastwestplayers, hip-hop, martial arts, musical, performance
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CNN: Margaret Chin Poised to be 1st Chinese-American to Represent N.Y.’s Chinatown
As blogged earlier in September, Asian American candidates in the New York City primaries did well. CNN just did an excellent profile of Margaret Chin, who is on the verge of being elected to the city council and being the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, New York, Politics
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Events: Film Festivals in SF and Austin
To get your event blogged about on 8Asians, join our social network! Intro to Movietelling (Neo-Benshi) with Dennis Somera – Join KSW for a unique workshop in Movietelling/Film Narration. This art form has a long history in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Local
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End of SF’s Energy 92.7 Brings Format Changes, Anti-Asian DJs
For people who are fans of seeing (hearing?) positive Asian American images on the radio, this will be a one-two punch: Energy 92.7 – the independent radio station which regularly brought BoA to San Francisco was bought by new owners … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Music, San Francisco Bay Area
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Asian Americans in Los Angeles Overwhemingly Supported Obama in 2008
In a recently released study by the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 63% of Asian American voters supported Barack Obama for president, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. But as usual, Asian American registered voter turnout was below average, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Observations, Politics
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Small Asians, Big Eaters
One of Number Two Son’s favorite shows is Man vs Food. In this show, host Adam Richman goes to various towns and cities and indulges in the local fare. Toward the end of each show, he engages in a local … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Sports
Tagged belt of fat theory, competitive eating, Juliet Lee, Sonya Black Widow Thomas, Takeru Kobayashi
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