Author Archives: Ernie

About Ernie

I'm the creator of 8 Asians and one of the editors. While I'm a regular blogger to the site as well, think of my role as Barbara Walters on "The View," except without the weird white hair. During the day, I'm a Developer for a major Internet company and live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've also been writing in my blog, littleyellowdifferent.com, for seven years.

Ai Weiwei Released from Detention

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Ernie

A follow-up to Tina’s post on Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei: After 81 days in detention, China’s best-known artist, Ai Weiwei, has been released from prison, on bail. “I’m back with my family. I’m very happy.” The state news agency, … Continue reading →

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German Fraternities in ‘Non-Aryan’ Race Row

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Ernie

Controversy has erupted within the Burschenschaften — more or less the German version of college fraternities, but with sillier hats — over accusations of discrimination after the Alte Breslauer Burschenschaft in Bonn sought to expel a particular Burschenschaft for allowing a … Continue reading →

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Tina Tsai’s “The Legend of Phoenix Mountain”

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Ernie

[EDITORS NOTE: We are lucky enough to have the author, Tina Tsai, as a regular contributor to 8Asians! Read her posts.] Kyle Lin’s got his American dream all planned out–ace all the tests, have extracurricular activities, graduate valedictorian, get accepted … Continue reading →

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Ying Ma’s “Chinese Girl in the Ghetto”

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Ernie

Ying Ma’s “Chinese Girl in the Ghetto” ($9.99) is a new book about China, the immigration experience and race relations in inner-city America. As China opens itself to the world and undertakes historic economic reforms, a little girl in the … Continue reading →

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Asians Behaving Badly: Jason Li, Vancouver Hockey Fan Rioter

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Ernie

Dear Jason Li: By the way, I can call you Jason, right?  I mean, your name is all over the internet now.  Good! You know, I feel for you. I really do. Your hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks lost the … Continue reading →

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U-Pick Orchards a Hit Among Asian-American Families

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Ernie

From the Contra Costa Times: “About 150,000 people come to Brentwood for the U-pick farms each season. The popularity of U-pick farms among the Asian community is evident in the different languages spoken among the crowds of cherry pickers at … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Family, Lifestyles, San Francisco Bay Area | 1 Comment

Surrogate Valentine DVD and Digital Download, Including Soundtrack

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Ernie

Man, it just feels like yesterday when we mentioned that our buddy Goh Nakamura had his music video “Embarcadero Blues” reach one million views on YouTube. (Okay, it’s been three years, but who’s counting?) One self-released album later and it … Continue reading →

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Why are there so Many Asian American Spelling Bee Champions?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Ernie

Congratulations to 14-year old Sukanya Roy, this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee champion! Sukanya won the national competition by spelling the word “cymotrichous,” which means someone who has wavy hair; you could also use this in a sentence, one such … Continue reading →

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Ann Curry New Co-Host of The Today Show

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Ernie

The Today show, the most popular morning news program in the country, has a new co-host this morning in the form of Ann Curry, who has a white father and a Japanese mother. It’s said that her attitude to being … Continue reading →

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French Open Champion Li Na Marks New Era in China Sports

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Ernie

From the Wall Street Journal: “Chinese fans have grown used to watching the scientifically selected products of their state sports machine pumping out medals in gymnastics, table tennis and other Olympic events. Success at the highest level of professional tennis … Continue reading →

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