8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
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Do Asian Women Have the Smallest Breasts?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do All Asians Have Flat Butts?
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Do Asians Have the Smallest Testicle?
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Do Asians Have the Worst Smelling Farts?
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Author Archives: akrypti
Myth of the Made In USA Label
I have had about enough of the “Made in USA” propaganda. Be a patriot. Create jobs for Americans. Keep money in America. Manufacture in the U. S. of A. Here’s a burst to your bubble: “Made in USA” may not benefit … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Discrimination, Fashion, Lifestyles, Politics
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DUDE WTF ASIA: Social Darwinist Chinese Dad
Yay. More WTF news from China gone viral. This time, it’s: “Tiger dad” cheers for kids’ brutal fight. A little girl beats the crap out of a little boy and not only does the girl’s father record the whole fight and post … Continue reading
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Family, Lifestyles, WTF
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Begging Mercy for James Malecek: Isn’t Hate Speech Weighted At All?
The other day I was prompted with the question which ought to be valued more, justice or mercy. As two theories, I really have no idea how I would answer, but in the case of James Malecek, without hesitation I … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations, Politics
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An Affirmative Action Plan for the Interracial Dating Disparity
For those not au fait with APA blogosphere lingo, “IR disparity” refers to the Asian American heterosexual male’s gripe with Asian American heterosexual females dating and marrying “out,” as in getting it on with non-Asians. Yes, it’s a gripe, a … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Lifestyles, Observations
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Unhinging Over Amy Chua & Wesley Yang: Stomach a Little Negative Light, People
First we took out the pitchforks for Amy Chua. How dare she write something that so foreseeably would fire up Sinophobia and make all of us APAs look bad! We’re American; we’re normal; we’re well assimilated; why stir up the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Lifestyles
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True Activism Missing In Asian American Fashion Designers
Hyphen Magazine published an incredible piece by Catherine Traywick called “The Beautiful Generation: Asian Americans and the Cultural Economy of Fashion” (February 25, 2011) that analyzes Asian cultural influences in the global fashion industry by comparing it to the emergence … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Fashion, Politics, The Arts
Tagged art, Asian-American, design, Fashion
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Mother’s Day with 8Asians: Short Shorts, Eggrolls & Unconditional Support
8Asians is celebrating Mother’s Day all week (Pssst…Don’t forget, it’s May 8th!) by doing what we do best: writing about the women who raised us, nurtured us, taught us, spoiled us, protected us and occasionally for some, drove us up … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Observations
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A Crash Course on the Peoples of Zhong Guo* In Response To Craigslist Ad
Angry Asian Man reported on this Craigslist personal ad (which has since been removed): puzzled disabled lady (Alhambra, CA) Date: 2011-04-17, 5:35PM PDT Doing business and have a new relative that is Chinese. I’ve lived in Alhambra since 1993, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History, Observations
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Golddigging Today Is Just Lazy
Who read last week’s article in the New York Times about Chinese women and their parents requiring a man to show proof of real property ownership as a condition precedent for marriage and wondered immediately, “What century are we in … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Dating, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles, Politics
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What is “Marriage Protection”? A Social Conservative’s View on Prop 8
The irony was not lost on any of us when the initiative measure known as Proposition 8, which fundamentally alters the California state constitution, would be titled the “California Marriage Protection Act” (emphasis my own). It might have been titled … Continue reading
How the Chinese Insist I Am Chinese
It’s a classic part of the Asian American experience — a cliché, really — to be considered un-American while in America. Since we’re not white, we must not be American, and therefore the color of our skin invites the question: … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Observations, Politics
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A Sub-Culture of Pride: Why the Chinese Are So Patriotic
Setting aside the situation of China pointing missiles at my homeland (i.e., Taiwan) or the news we hear in the States about media censorship by the Chinese Communist regime, general violations of human and civil rights, lead-poisonous toys, subjugation of … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Observations, Politics
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