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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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Author Archives: Ben
Kina Grannis and David Choi’s “My Time With You”
Cute little song by Kina Grannis and David Choi. This collaboration seems like it was done for a JCPenney marketing campaign on Xanga called, “Get That Look“. What’s great about this is that if you follow the link on the … Continue reading
Sho-yu Concepts
Neat online store that sells asian type clothing apparel in a fun sort of way. Shoyu-Concepts has been nice enough to extend a promotion to all 8Asians readers. When you visit their site and put in the promotional code: shoyufor8asians … Continue reading
Avatar – I mean, Cyber War – Whets my B-rated Sci-Fi Appetite
I have to say that outside of most Asian American films, this is one of the few movies I’ve actually seen that was filmed with more Asians than White people but the entire film was done in English. On top … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged asians, Avatar, Cyber Wars, film, movie, science fiction, Singapore
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Kaneshiro does Emporio Armani
It seems that the once Prada model, now movie star, is getting back into the biz. Takeshi Kaneshiro will appear in the fall 2008 and winter 2009 campaigns alongside David Beckham in Armani’s underwear advertisements. I’m not really sure how … Continue reading
Miss Washington acts her age
Go figure. I suppose the TMZ staff never had a normal life outside of work. Or school. Or just normal. At least, that seems to be the implication if you take a look at the latest on Elyse Umemoto, Miss … Continue reading
Beijing’s secret plan to win gold
I think I’ve finally figured it out. Beijing’s secret plan to win the most gold medals in the outdoor sports. The smog there is so thick there that it makes Los Angeles look like it went green. And it definitely … Continue reading
If takeout Chinese food were like gas prices today
American Chinese take-out is a luxury that most of us have had the chance to try. In fact it’s what most Americans look towards as a fun little night out. But no more! Yes, Chinese takeout places around the nation … Continue reading
Bubble tea in the South
There are always things that I’ve thought would make it well here in the South. One of the big things for several years now on the west coast has been bubble tea. The pearls are made of tapioca starch and … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Observations
Tagged boba, bubble tea, Phoenix Asian Cuisine, South
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My love affair with Kewpie
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Kewpie is the sun! It was junior high when we first met. When mother brought you into the door from the local Uwajimaya and offered you a … Continue reading
Subtitling much better in recent years
In films, there’s one thing that really bugs me. It’s when you know what’s being said, but the subtitles say something totally different. I had noticed this when I was younger for films that even did actually subtitle. Most of … Continue reading
Mixing the dialects
Having seen this commercial quite a few times since CNBC plays it all the time, I realized one day actually paying attention to it that it makes one of the fatal mistakes that Hollywood and American television have been committing … Continue reading
Fist of rock up with Maximum the Hormone
MAXIMUM THE HORMONE – Zetsubou Billyby sexy_yoda I must say, this band was totally off my radar until Death Note. After hearing them do the opening and closing songs for the second season, it basically deemed it worthy enough to … Continue reading