Monthly Archives: November 2011

Twitter Necklace by Blend Creations

Posted on November 7, 2011 by sachi

Are you a Social Media Queen? Do you want people to know where they can find your pithy Tweets online, without having to write it down? With this ‘At’ Symbol Necklace ($49) by Blend Creations, you can subtly make your … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Villain: Straight Asian Men

Posted on November 7, 2011 by akrypti

Women get together and complain about men. It happens. Yet no other group of women display such visceral antagonism toward men of their own race as Asian women do. We Asian women never say generally “men are horrible.” We say … Continue reading →

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Reel Asian Highlight: Pearls of the Far East Review

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Xxxtine

Making its World Premiere at the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival (starting tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8th-19th) is PEARLS OF THE FAR EAST (Canada/Vietnam), a collection of seven short stories inspired by true events spanning several generations. The film captures some … Continue reading →

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“Taliban Toyota” Wins Car Dealership Slander Lawsuit

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Edward

The perpetual foreigner syndrome is something we as Asian Americans are unfortunately all too familiar with and something we have to brush off as cases of stupidity and ignorance. Sometimes, it can seriously get in the way, especially if you’re … Continue reading →

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Little Good Luck Cat

Posted on November 7, 2011 by sachi

Deadlines arriving, computers crashing, bosses yelling–there are some days when it feels like you need at least a little luck to make it through. Luckily, this Little Good Luck Cat ($6) is there to help. This ceramic maneki neko measures … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: NFL’s Ticket Exchange

Posted on November 7, 2011 by John

A friend of mine pointed this cute NFL commercial highlighting NFL.com’s ticket exchange online service (nfl.com/ticketexchange). The kid is an everyday American football fan, wearing his team’s jersey and his father looks pretty psyched as well for being able to … Continue reading →

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L.A. Giveaway: Advanced Screening Tickets for Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ + DVDs

Posted on November 6, 2011 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 11/9/11: Congrats to our winners Lailanie and Anika! Outrage, the new film from Japan’s legendary Takeshi Kitano (ZATOICHI: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN, BROTHER, VIOLENT COP) opening in Los Angeles and New York on December 2, 2011. It stars Beat Takeshi, … Continue reading →

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Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival: Capsule Reviews, Part 2

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Xxxtine

The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival celebrates it’s 15th Anniversary this coming Tuesday, November 8th. Part 2 reviews SURROGATE VALENTINE, BLEAK NIGHT, and FULL-METAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS (Japan) Long-time fans of the Elric brothers will have much … Continue reading →

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Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival: Capsule Reviews, Part 1

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Xxxtine

The 15th Anniversary of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival opens its doors this coming Tuesday, November 8th to 12th in downtown Toronto, followed by 4 special screenings in Richmond Hill November 18th to 19th. Voted one of Toronto’s … Continue reading →

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GOTM! : Hello Kitty

Posted on November 4, 2011 by sachi

Another month is here, so it’s time for Goodies of the Month! (GOTM!). Here are our picks of some weird items to complete your Hello Kitty collection: 1. Hello Kitty Mop: Housework is boring. Hello Kitty is cute. So make … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: 8Asians.com Readers Asked, John Cho Responds!

Posted on November 4, 2011 by jozjozjoz

Thanks for all the great questions posed to the stars of A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas. Here are the answers to the questions John Cho selected in our exclusive 8Asians Reader Q&A! 1. How did your family respond … Continue reading →

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Stop the Deportation of DREAMer Jose “JB” Librojo

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Ernie

From 8Asians Reader Pomp: “I would like to send you information about a very good friend of mine, Jose “JB” Librojo. We met 11 years ago at a volunteer club in college. He came to the U.S. legally, graduated from … Continue reading →

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