Monthly Archives: January 2010

Jeremy Lin Drives it to the Basket as Harvard Defeats Santa Clara University

Posted on January 6, 2010 by John

Monday night, I had the real distinct pleasure of seeing Harvard’s Men’s basketball team player (and Palo Alto native) phenom Jermey Lin play live against Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. Although Lin didn’t have his best night scoring, … Continue reading →

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Asian Web Domains Among Safest and Riskiest

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Tim

It’s no surprise to anyone familiar with web security that China’s domain, .cn would be near the top of the list of riskiest domains to surf when on the web. McAfee recently released their 2009 Mapping the Mal Web report, … Continue reading →

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SoCal Asians Choose Rabbit Ear Antennas Over Cable TV

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Tim

Bucking the national trend of moving away from over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts, nearly 20,000 Asians in Southern California switched back to rabbit ears to get OTA signals for their televisions. The draw is better quality TV (HD quality) along with more … Continue reading →

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NYC’s New Comptroller, Cheered by Asian-Americans Declaring a New Era

Posted on January 4, 2010 by John

On New Year’s day, New York City swore in their new comptroller, Taiwanese American John C. Liu, making Liu the first Asian-American elected to hold a city-wide office. John’s parents, visiting from California, were present, as well as his brothers … Continue reading →

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More Good Music: Tim Be Told

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Ernie

Every so often, we’ll get e-mails at 8Asians from artists and bands asking us to pimp their music, and every so often I agonize whether or not whether to blog about them, especially if their music sucks. (Note to those … Continue reading →

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Senate Confirms First Vietnamese, Chinese Woman Federal Judges

Posted on January 2, 2010 by John

On Christmas Eve, the United States Senate confirmed Los Angeles attorney Dolly Gee as a member of the U.S. District Court in California’s Central District, making her the first Chinese American woman to ever hold a seat on the federal … Continue reading →

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Is Jeremy Lin finally getting more respect?

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Jeff

On the face of it, Jeremy Lin seems to be getting more respect and exposure.  Time Magazine has an article on him called “Harvard’s Hoop Star is Asian.  Why is that a problem?” The article talks about the double novelty … Continue reading →

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Fremont, California: Asian American Christmas Destination

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Jeff

Many Asian-Americans are not Christian and don’t believe in Santa Claus.  In Fremont, the Bay Area’s fourth largest city and one with a plurality of Asian Americans, there was plenty to do on Christmas.  This article talks about how Fremont … Continue reading →

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[Jan 3] SOUTHERN CA: Oshogatsu Family Festival

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Guest Writer

Oshogatsu Family Festival

FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY!

Celebrate the new year with fun arts ‘n crafts, exciting cultural performances, and learn more about traditional Japanese New Years.

11:00 – 5:00: Craft and other fun activities for the entire family:
*Japanese spinning tops called koma are a traditional Japanese toy. Put a fun spin on 2010 by making one of your own!

*Make a tiger to celebrate 2010: the year of the tiger!

*Make nengajo (postcards) to send to family and friends to wish them a… Continue reading →

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