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Monthly Archives: March 2011
‘The Bachelor’ Creator Defends All-White Cast
When The Bachelor and The Bachelorette first came out, I was a big fan of the shows – since this was in the early days of reality television and I am easily entertained. But like many things, I quickly got … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations, TV
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In Stitches
“Dr. Tony Youn grew up one of two Asian-American kids in a small town where diversity was uncommon. Too tall and too thin, he wore thick Coke-bottle glasses, braces, Hannibal Lecter headgear, and had a protruding jaw that one day … Continue reading
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The People I’ve Slept With
The People I’ve Slept With ($9.99) is a sexy, romantic story about Angela (Karin Anna Cheung of Better Luck Tomorrow), a young woman with a zealously active sex life, who after every sexual conquest, makes keepsake “baseball cards” of each … Continue reading
Bok Choy Apparel’s Robot Relief Shirt
Our friends over at Bok Choy Apparel just launched a Robot Relief Shirt ($19.99) to help with the relief effort in Japan. 100% of all T-Shirt Profits go to the Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund.
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A Vietnamese-Japanese Police Officer’s Letter from Fukushima
“Brother, How are you and your family? These last few days, everything was in chaos. When I close my eyes, I see dead bodies. When I open my eyes, I also see dead bodies. Each one of us must work … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events
Tagged Andrew Lam, Fukushima, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, Vietnamese Diaspora
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Goh Nakamura’s Surrogate Valentine Review
Surrogate Valentine Trailer HD from goh nakamura on Vimeo. Have you read enough already about Goh Nakamura from us fanboys and fangirls over at 8Asians? Then tough boned-choadmuffins if you feel so! (I don’t actually know what that means either … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Reviews
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Giveaway: ‘Sucker Punch’ Journey Giveaway
Sucker Punch, the action fantasy adventure directed by Zack Synder, opens in U.S. theaters on Friday, March 25. The film features a number of Asian American talent both in front of and behind the camera, and we at 8Asians be … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions
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Looting Does Exist in Japan
After reading the various articles about looting and the so-called “exemplary” behavior of the Japanese who were directly affected by the recent earthquakes and tsunami (as discussed by my fellow colleague, Mike), I immediately thought, “Bullshit.” I was convinced that … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations
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The Rise of Asian Ethnoburbs
“Its formal name is San Gabriel Square, a crowd of restaurants, bubble tea shops and high-fashion footwear boutiques in a prosperous middle-aged suburb with a majority-Asian population. You can walk around for an afternoon, as I did, and hear nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged ethnoburbs, intermarriage, Santa Clara
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VIRAL LIKE SARS: Thailand’s Got Talents Surprise Contestant
China’s Got Talent may have pianists that play with their feet, and America’s Got Talent might have contestants that try out for American Idol once they get eliminated, but Thailand’s Got Talent has Nuntrita Khampriranon, a twenty-seven year old freelance … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV, Viral Like SARS
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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Designs T-Shirts for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief
While I drove to work in the morning, a Live 105 interview with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park caught my ear for a number of reasons. First, Shinoda talked about his efforts to raise funds for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Music, Nonprofit, The Arts
Tagged Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, Music for Relief, spam musubi, T-Shirts
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American Casinos Play to the Asian Demographic
From the New York Times: “…It is part of an unspoken compact among the casinos, the bus companies and the city’s vast Chinese population, rooted in tradition, opportunity and vice. But it has come under a public spotlight after a … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, New York
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