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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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Asians Behaving Badly: Edward Younghoon Shin Alledgedly Murders Business Partner & Blogs About It
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Author Archives: Jeff
Asian American Medical Hazard: Somatic Symptom Disorder
When she was 14, Diana Chao began experiencing severe pain in her eyes. The pressure buildup in her eyes was diagnosed as uveitis, an inflammatory eye disease that caused her to go temporarily blind. For the next four years, she … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Family, Health
Tagged Diana Chao, Health, mental health, somatic symptom disorder
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Asian American Family Sues Harvard, but not for what you might think
Lawsuits against Harvard and well-known selective universities contending discrimination against Asian Americans have happened over the years, with the lawsuit sponsored by Edward Blum still in play and actively opposed by Harvard. In late 2018, another kind of lawsuit against … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged Harvard University, lawsuit, Looking for Luke, Luke Tang, mental health, suicide
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Having a Hard to Pronounce Name: Does it Make a Difference?
When I was an undergraduate, a Filipino American classmate once asked me why I was pronouncing my last name wrong. What? I was pronouncing my name wrong for the first 20 or so years of my life? Apparently so, and … Continue reading
Remembering Asian and Pacific Islander Veterans: US Army Profiles
Asian Americans have had a long history with US Armed forces, as we have written about before. I grew up surrounded by Filipino American Navy Veterans and their families, and I lived the Navy Brat lifestyle. When looking for stories … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History
Tagged 442, Antonio Taguba, Asian American Veterans, US Army, Veterans, Veterans Day
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Some People Just Don’t get Pixar’s Bao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZayYWpkUkzs I wrote a review about how I really liked the Pixar Short Bao that appears with The Incredibles 2, but apparently not everyone one likes as much as I did or even gets it. A number of articles (some … Continue reading
Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
Number One Son has a “nephew” who is also a college student in Boston. When I mentioned this to my brother, he couldn’t understand how Number One Son could be the “uncle” of someone who is the same age and … Continue reading
A Short Review: Bao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZayYWpkUkzs Accompanying the Pixar movie The Incredibles 2 is a short called Bao. It starts, as you can see from the trailer above, when a woman who has just cooked some bao is shocked when one of them comes to … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Food & Drink, Movies, Reviews
Tagged Bao, Domee Shi, The Incredibles 2
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Asian and Asian American influences in ‘Black Panther’ (minor spoilers)
One of the many impressive aspects of the Black Panther movie is its costume design. The look of the Dora Milaje, the elite Wakanda guard, is particularly striking. That said, I was surprised to found out from The Wife about … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Anthony Francisco, Black Panther, Dora Milaje, film, Ifugao, Igorot people, movie
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Stroke
My doctor has always considered my high blood pressure to be a significant concern, and she makes sure I am managing it effectively. After thinking about the Asian Americans that I know who have had a stroke and this recent … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Health
Tagged Diabetes, Dr. Sarah Song, hypertension, Stroke
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Asian Squat Update: Why it’s good for you and why it’s going away
“A guru once told me that the problem with the West is they don’t squat.” – Rosie Spinks One of 8Asians’ most popular articles continues to be Koji Sakai’s article on the “Asian” Squat. We recently got a comment from … Continue reading
Sacramento Area Asian Americans arming themselves during Crime Wave
While the wave of robberies targeting Asian Americans in the Sacramento area has declined in some neighborhoods like Oak Park, where police have concentrated resources, crime and fear have increased in other Asian neighborhoods like Meadowview, Fruitridge, and Pocket, to … Continue reading
Manicurists, Casino Workers, and Medical Scientists: A Glimpse into heavily Asian American Jobs
More than half of all American “personal appearance workers” (including manicurists and pedicurist) are Asian American, while more than a fourth of all casino workers are Asian American. A little more than a fifth of all computer and mathematical area … Continue reading