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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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
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Asian American Frozen Foods: Royal Asia’s ‘Prawn Hacao With Soy Ginger Sauce’
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Asian and Asian American Serial Killers
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Monthly Archives: November 2021
Chinese American WWII Veterans to be Honored with the Congressional Gold Medal
Chinese American WWII Veterans have been honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in a series of ceremonies across the country. The Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition project pushed for recognition of Chinese American Veterans like Hazel Ying Lee, who died in … Continue reading
Simu Liu Guest Hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’
If you hadn’t heard, Simu Liu was guest host on ‘Saturday Night Live’ this past Saturday. Liu overall did a great job and was in a number of skits. The funniest skit I thought was the ‘Simu & Bowen’ skit … Continue reading
Golden State Warriors Honor AAPI ‘Stop Asian Hate’ Leaders During Asian Heritage Night
I’ve been to the NBA Golden State Warrior’s new arena, the Chase Center, twice since the Fall of 2019 when it first opened. But Sunday, November 21st, was my first time for 8Asians, to cover ‘Asian Heritage Night‘, which was … Continue reading
8mm Review (Non-Spoiler): Jimmy O. Yang Stars in Christmas RomCom ‘Love Hard’
I heard about Love Hard a few months ago, and I thought that it was interesting that Yang was going to be in a romantic comedy, surprisingly starring against a white female lead. Yang is best known for his work … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged christmas, Harry Shum Jr, James Saito, Jimmy O Yang, Netflix
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8mm Film Review (Non-Spoiler): ‘Eternals’
I enjoyed watched Eternals last week and and finally got around to writing this review. Eternals is currently the lowest rated Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) rated film (by critics) on Rotten Tomatoes (at 47% of this writing) which I think … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Chloe Zhao, Eternals, Gemma Chan, Marvel
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8Books Review: The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu
How can you say no to a story set in a donut shop? You can’t. You shouldn’t. Julie Tieu’s debut novel The Donut Trap is a delightful story about finding your way, about family and love and all that good … Continue reading
NYC Theater Review: Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
“Please, no plays about the pandemic.” I remember as early on as April of 2020 theatre-twitter was begging playwrights and creators to take heed – we did not and do not want to see art about the pandemic; especially while … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Comedy, Current Events, Entertainment, New York, Reviews, The Arts, Theatre
Tagged Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overload
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Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan Dies After Struck by Car While Walking Dog
Earlier this week, Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan died after being struck by car while walking her dog. That only goes to show how random life can be and how we should treasure our time on the earth as you … Continue reading
Taiwanese American Michelle Wu Elected Mayor of Boston – Makes History!
Taiwanese American Michelle Wu makes history as she is elected mayor of Boston – the first elected female mayor of Boston ever (current Mayor Kim Janey was appointed after Boston mayor Marty Walsh became Secretary of Labor in the Biden … Continue reading
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Taiwan
In John Oliver’s latest episode this past Sunday, John Oliver gives a good yet entertaining overview on Taiwan – from its history to its relationship with China and the rest of the world, including the United States. It’s an important … Continue reading