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: August 2010
jozjozjoz’s Panel from the 2010 Asian American Journalists Association National Conference
We mentioned how jozjozjoz was a speaker at the 2010 Asian American Journalist Association national conference along with other Asian-American bloggers such as Phil Yu of Angry Asian Man, Jen Wang and Diana Nguyen from Disgrasian, and Gil Asakawa. If … Continue reading
Asian Men Have the Highest Salaries: A Follow-Up
Joz asked me to do a follow up to my recent blog post, Asian Men Have the Highest Salaries, partly because it was one of the most viewed articles on 8Asians recently and partly because its one of the most referenced, … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations
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Zigen Fund Assists in Educating Rural China
There’s something about paying it forward. Zigen does just that from what I understand. I first heard about this nonprofit through my mother. They basically travel to very rural areas of China to build schools and provide children with the … Continue reading
Japanese Cat Videos Robbing Americans of Productivity
Maru the Cat, arguably the cutest cat in the world, resides in Japan and was recently covered in a New York Times article talking about the popularity of dogs and cats among the American audience. Slightly chubby, Maru‘s star power … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
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2010 NAAAP Convention Keynote: Leon Panetta, CIA Director
When I had first heard that Leon Panetta — currently Central Intelligence Agency Director in the Obama administration — was going to be a keynote speaker for the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) national convention, I was wondering what … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
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VIRAL LIKE SARS: “China’s Got Talent’s” Armless Pianist
“Dear Rest of the World: We see your [INSERT COUNTRY HERE]’S GOT TALENT show, with your Susan Boyle and ten-year old opera singers and your really sad sand paintings and your male-female drag impersonations, and we raise you A 19 … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV, Viral Like SARS
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2010 NAAAP National Convention – Keynote by John Chen, Chairman, CEO & President of Sybase
On Friday night, I had the great pleasure to hear John Chen, Chairman, CEO & President of database company Sybase, give the keynote for that evening for the 2010 NAAAP National Convention in San Francisco. John emigrated from Hong Kong, graduating from … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
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Potential White-Washing in ‘Runaways?’
First there was The Last Airbender, and now the live action film based on Runaways comic books? The award winning series created by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona represented an almost too-good-to-be-true ensemble of diverse teenagers who become superheroes … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
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The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Being Giant Nerds
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, TalkAbout
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Gold Sunburst Eco-Friendly Coasters
These eco-friendly coasters from Kamal are too pretty to place your cups or cocktail glasses on! Letterpressed with a gold circular design, the Gold Starburst Coasters ($16) are made from 100% recycled chipboard and comes in a pack of 8.
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The Asian Dancers in ‘Step Up 3D’
By Bea Having seen both Step Up 1 and Step Up 2, I’m feeling a little antsy with what to expect with Step Up 3D. Although it’s already out in the theaters, I’m one of those people who you actually … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
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