8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Filipino American Downward Mobility and other Asian American Data Points from Pew Research
After he graduated from high school this year, Number Two Son mentioned to me that one conversation he has continually had with a close Filipino American friend regards how few of their Filipino American peers were ambitious with their college … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education, Family
Tagged Downward Mobility, Educational Attainment, Filipino-Americans, income, Pew Research Center
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Wong Fu Productions: Asian Bachelorette
From a racial perspective, the reality TV shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette has been somewhat contorversial, considering that for most of the TV series existence, both shows has been pretty white. And 8Asians has covered this issue with blog … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Discrimination, Entertainment, TV
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8Books Review: “Origami Peace Cranes” by Sue DiCicco
September 21 is International Peace Day, what more fitting a day than to talk about origami cranes–or at least a book on cranes. Origami Peace Cranes: Friendships Take Flight by Sue DiCicco is a children’s book about friendship and making connections … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Education, Entertainment, The Arts
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Din Tai Fung San Diego Delayed Until 2018
I first blogged about the first Din Tai Fung opening in San Diego this past February for this fall, but apparently that has been delayed: “While most of its big name new restaurants are lined up to launch in Westfield UTC this … Continue reading
Prepared Asian American Hiker helps the stranded in Eagle Creek Fire
While we have been hearing over the years about how how Asian Americans don’t hike or visit national parks, it’s great to hear about Asian Americans who do hike. In this story about the the Eagle Creek fire, a hiker … Continue reading
Exclusive: The 8Asians Interview with Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy
I first met then candidate Stephanie Murphy shortly after the 2016 Democratic National Convention in July. What I didn’t realize, or had forgotten, was that Murphy had announced running for Congress in June 2016 – and essentially ran a 4-month … Continue reading
Asian American X-Files: The Only Asian Person to Have Sex With an Alien
Ever since I read Communion by Whitley Strieber, I’ve been fixated on the alien abductee experience. One of the things I’ve noticed is that a lot of the screen memories of abductees seem to involve Asians. The definition, according to … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, WTF
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Asian American Commercial Watch: “Make Time For Snapple”
https://youtu.be/m2OthnAiAuk It’s been a while since I had a Snapple, and maybe that’s why the company is advertising again (or maybe I just noticed), and I came across this commercial recently with an Asian American male office worker: and you … Continue reading
Summer League & Ding Yanyuhang
In July, I went with my family and friends to Las Vegas to watch my Los Angeles Lakers play in the Summer League. For those who don’t know, Summer League is sort of like Major League Baseball’s spring training but … Continue reading
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Kristina Wong’s “How to Not Pick Up Asian Chicks”
I think I first heard of Kristina Wong (“solo performer, writer, actor, educator, culture jammer, and filmmaker”) around her antics of trying to marry her dream husband, Taiwanese American NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin, and her viral TV interview on which … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Dating, Discrimination, Entertainment, Lifestyles
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Jeremy Lin: Day in the Life: Offseason in the Bay
NBA / Brooklyn Nets basketball player Jeremy Lin during the offseason returns to his native Bay Area for a short while before he does his annual pilgrimage to Asia – usually Taiwan and China, where he has a strong fan … Continue reading
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
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