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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Nguyen Girls’ Yearbook Prank: No, We’re Not Related
I can’t count how many times I’ve heard the question. I happen to be with Asian American friends, whether in church or at a restaurant. An acquaintance, or even a perfect stranger will ask: Are you related? Once I was … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Discrimination, Viral Like SARS
Tagged asian surname, Asian-American Identity, Family, yearbook pranks
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Long Delayed K-Town Reality Show To Be Released On YouTube In July
Remember K-Town, the Jersey Shore wannabe reality show based on Asian Americans? 8Asians blogged the casting of an early promotional reel two years ago, as well as observations about the cast members and even a guest post by the producer, … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyles, Observations, Southern California, TV
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The Carrie Diaries Trailer Proves That Minorities Do Exist In New York
I haven’t been paying attention to anything about The Carrie Diaries, the CW’s new series about Carrie Bradshaw before the Sex and the City years (which I like to refer to as the B.C.E.–Before Cosmo Era) but look! The trailer … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
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Asian American Commercial Watch: McDonald’s “It’s Your Lunch – Take It” Campaign
http://youtu.be/7f4OWA9Jveo It looks like McDonald’s has launched a new ad campaign geared towards Americans who often have to work through lunch – encouraging them to take time out to eat lunch by actually going out to lunch. You can see … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, TV
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Uploaded: The Asian American Movement Review From 2012 LAAPFF
The buzz and excitement for Uploaded: The Asian American Movement was tremendous at the world premiere, even before the film began. But I was not among one of them and instead, I was quite the doubting Thomas. I was reluctant … Continue reading
Minorities Are Now Majority Of U.S. Births, Census Says
From USA Today: “For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S,” The Associated Press writes. News from the Census Bureau is “a sign of how swiftly the USA is becoming … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Family, Lifestyles
Tagged American minorities, births, census, Family
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MYX TV Pemieres MashBox Interactive Series With App
We iPhone users are spoiled. I use my iPhone to its fullest, including using the Starbucks app to buy drinks at Starbucks, another app to read magazines… sometimes I even use the magic 8 ball app when I can’t decide … Continue reading
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Arizona’s Immigration Law, Lewd Chinese Women, and API History
On August 24, 1874, California’s commissioner of immigration Rudolph Piotrowski found 22 women aboard the American Steamer Japan who looked suspicious because they were traveling without families. He called them lewd, ordered a payment of $500 dollars for each woman … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education, History
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Nice Girls Crew Review From 2012 LAAPFF
UPDATE: Rich didn’t actually know Lynn or Parry before shooting this movie, they were introduced to him by his friend Dave Boyle, after seeing his film and feeling like they’d be great in the roles. The film was actually more … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: May Is Blooming At JCP
http://youtu.be/hcnVYjBPY2A I wonder if JCP, as in JCPenney, is the new KFC (as in Kentucky Fried Chicken). Ever since Ron Johnson left Apple (former head of retail) to become head of “JCP,” I’ve noticed that the department store has had … Continue reading
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Suicide Prompts Chinese To Reconsider Coming To U.S.
The recent suicide in April 2012 of 40 year old Qinggen Wang, a principal software engineer at Paypal, is driving discussions in the Chinese blogosphere about whether it’s worth it to come to the U.S. to pursue jobs, specifically ones … Continue reading