Monthly Archives: April 2011

Ron & Christina Eliminated from The Amazing Race

Posted on April 13, 2011 by John

This past Sunday, father and daughter team Ron & Christina were eliminated from this season’s The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business . Unfortunately, the team didn’t make it as far as last time when they were in the final legs of the … Continue reading →

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Glaucoma: Asian American Medical Hazard

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Jeff

A recently released study from the American Academy of Ophthalmology reveals that Asian Americans are at an increased risk of developing Glaucoma.  Glaucoma is an eye disease that  damages the optic nerve and can cause blindness if untreated.  By reviewing … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Health | Tagged | 10 Comments

8Questions with SHOKORA’s Junichi Hernández Yoshikai

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

Last year I was lucky enough to be invited to Japan and meet with other Nikkei (Japanese migrants and their descendants) from around the world. As an Asian American, I admit I sometimes forget that there are people of Asian … Continue reading →

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Submit A Guest Post For 8Asians!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Guest Writer

There’s been a lot of discussion lately on how 8Asians represents a diverse range of voices from the Asian American community and if you’re interested in becoming one of those voices, we’ve created a simple way to submit a guest … Continue reading →

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The Working APA Actor: Sabina England

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Edward

The Working APA Actor is a bi-monthly interview of Asian Pacific Islander American actors in the entertainment world, whether it be theater, film, television, the internet, or commercials. It is an inside look at these actors exploring their passion in … Continue reading →

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Asians, Blacks Still Hurt More In A Mixed Economy

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Tim

New unemployment numbers continue to show that Asians and Black Americans continue to lose ground, while whites and Hispanics are making up lost ground as the economy added 216,000 jobs in March. While the government claims America is in recovery, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Current Events | 9 Comments

Tiger Daughter Gets into Harvard and Yale

Posted on April 12, 2011 by John

Last week, it was reported that Tiger Daughter, that is – the daughter of infamous Tiger Mother Amy Chua – Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld (“Tiger Daughter”), was accepted to both Harvard and Yale, and was deciding between which two schools to attend. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Education, Observations | 37 Comments

Non-Asians Listen To Kpop (And This Is Not News)

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Xxxtine

Those who follow Kpop already know that Korean femme group 2NE1 re-released their track “Can’t Nobody” in English. Since their debut in 2009, their company has been grooming them for the international market, which is relatively starving for content consumption … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music | 41 Comments

Natto: Food & Cultural Identity

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

When I was a child, I wouldn’t eat anything that I thought was too “weird,” at least to my American sensibility. Of course, natto fell into that category. For those of you who don’t know, natto is fermented soybeans. Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink | 31 Comments

The 8Asians Talk About: Our Different Perspectives

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Guest Writer

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 →

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Asian American Farm Workers and Cesar Chavez

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jeff

When I was a boy, my father took my family and some other family friends to  Half Moon Bay on the California Coast.  We drove through farms to reach the coastal cliffs, where we rappelled down to gather a certain … Continue reading →

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“Hanna”: A Violent Fairy Tale with Martial Arts

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Dino-Ray

In a recent post on NYMag.com’s pop culture blog Vulture, they posed the question, “Are Martial Arts Ruining Movies?”; citing movies like The Green Hornet, last year’s primary source of Asian American casting controversy, The Last Airbender, and, of course, … Continue reading →

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