Monthly Archives: October 2011

U.S. Senate Apologizes for Decades of Anti-Chinese Discrimination

Posted on October 11, 2011 by John

Last week, the United States Senate approved a bill apologizing and expressing regret for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, which explicitly rejected Chinese immigrants until 1943 because of their race, and a number of other anti-Chinese laws passed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Politics | 2 Comments

L.A. Giveaway: Tickets to to see ‘The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom’ (Limited Engagement)

Posted on October 10, 2011 by jozjozjoz

LUCY WALKER – The Tsunami And The Cherry Blossom from millerstephen on Vimeo. Survivors in the areas hardest hit by Japan’s recent tsunami find the courage to revive and rebuild as cherry blossom season begins. The Tsunami and the Cherry … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Movies, Promotions, Southern California | 1 Comment

Nam Phan wins MMA rematch against Leonard Garcia

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Jeff

MMA fighter Nam Phan revenged a controversial robbery loss against Leonard Garcia at UFC 136 by outpointing Garcia 29-28. This rematch was originally scheduled for March 2011, but an injury forced Phan to withdraw. Phan was replaced by Chan-Sung Jung, another … Continue reading →

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8Asians’ The A-Word: Eps #7 – Gil Asakawa and China’s Breast-Touching Festival

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Xxxtine

For the month of October, we tackle ghosts of the past, namely the issues and topics that keep popping up over the last five years or so since 8Asians launched. In this episode we trap Gil Asakawa into the podcast … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rose: Dartmouth’s Dr. Jim Yong Kim

Posted on October 10, 2011 by John

Back in 2009, we had blogged about Dartmouth hiring Dr. Jim Yong Kim as their new president – the first Asian American every to (and only the second “person of color”) lead an Ivy League university. At the time, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, TV | 2 Comments

The Best Asian Related Questions on Yahoo! Answers Pt. 2

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

Yahoo! Answers had so many “interesting” questions that I couldn’t fit it all onto one post. So here part 2 of my “favorite” Asian related questions. (You can read part 1 here.)

Posted in WTF | 5 Comments

Hello Kitty Monopoly Set

Posted on October 10, 2011 by sachi

It’s Monday. And that means that you have the entire week ahead of you: why not break out this Hello Kitty Monopoly Set ($28.21) and start one of the cutest Monopoly games you’ve ever seen? The game tokens include a … Continue reading →

Posted in Toys | 2 Comments

In California, No Shark Fin Soup for You! (in July 2013)

Posted on October 10, 2011 by John

As I had blogged before as well as had interviewed AB 376 bill sponsor California State Assembly member Paul Fong, Governor Jerry Brown has just now signed the bill into law.

Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink, Lifestyles, Politics | 4 Comments

8Asians is Looking for Interns!

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Ernie

As 8Asians slowly expands from our humble beginnings as a blog almost five years ago, we are looking for Editorial and Community Management Interns, Marketing and Social Media Interns and Design/Development Interns. These positions will great hands-on experience on working … Continue reading →

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“Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” DVD

Posted on October 7, 2011 by sachi

First, novelist Lisa See’s book, “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan”, garnered honorable mentions from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. Then, the book was transformed into a movie and released earlier this year. Now, the “Snow Flower and the … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Open Thread: Hello, October!

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Moye

The 8Asians Open Thread returns and it’s finally October! While we cover everything we can about the APA community, sometimes we just want to gossip about something else. Got anything to say or a question to ask? Looking for Halloween … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Teen’s Graphic Tribute to Steve Jobs Goes Viral

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Mary

Apple’s former CEO, Steve Jobs passed away a couple of days ago and it caught many of us by surprise. On the day of October 5, 2011, we saw many people tweeting about it, updating their Facebook statuses, posting pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Lifestyles, Technology, The Arts | 3 Comments