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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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Do All Asians Have Flat Butts?
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have the Smallest Testicle?
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Author Archives: Ernie
Civic Center Farmers Market Bans Chicken Sales Due to Lawsuit
A San Francisco Farmer’s Market Bans Live Chicken Sales — by and for Chinese-Americans and immigrant Chinese, primarily — due to pressure put on by a LGBT Animal Rights group: “‘They said, ‘What you do is cruel, you shouldn’t be … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, San Francisco Bay Area
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Gulf Between Koreans and Blacks “As Wide As It Was Two Decades Ago”
“Korea Daily in Oakland has carried a report on the current state of relations between the Korean, Latino and black communities. According to the report, despite efforts following the riots to build solidarity between blacks and Koreans, the gulf between … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Southern California
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Irony Alert: Panda Express to Open in China
Oh, 3D Taiwanese CGI company, how dependable you are for Asian American blogs: Next Media Animation just released a video to illustrate that Panda Express — Americanized Chinese fast food chain of talking panda commercials and fried, breaded meats in … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Viral Like SARS, WTF
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“At Least” 58 Chinese Americans Fought in the Civil War
Remember that episode of Pushing Daisies where Ned gets in a fight with a Chinese descendant of a Confederate soldier with a charming southern drawl? Surprise, there is evidence that Chinese Americans fought under the Confederacy: “Even though there were … Continue reading
Smithsonian Celebrates History of Chinese-American Food
Fans of Jennifer 8 Lee’s Fortune Cookie Chronicles may be interested in knowing that the Smithsonian American History Museum in Washington DC is featuring a showcase exploring the history of Chinese food in America: “Cedric Yea, the Smithsonian’s Chairman of … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Food & Drink
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Exclusive: Goh Nakamura’s Flowers at O Cinema
Happy Weekend! 8Asians.com was fortunate enough to be the screening media sponsor for the Miami leg of indie film Surrogate Valentine. As an added bonus, here is an exclusive video of musician Goh Nakamura performing his song “Flowers” live at … Continue reading
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The 8Asians Talk About: Chinese 3D Porn Beats Avatar’s Box Office Record
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Entertainment, Movies, Observations, TalkAbout
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More Than 800,000 Eligible Asian Immigrants Fail to Apply for US Citizenship
“More than 800,000 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in California are eligible for citizenship but are not yet naturalized, according to a 2008 report issued by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees. … ‘If we even got half of … Continue reading
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Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster Collector’s Edition
“Ip Man 2 ($15.99), starring Donnie Yen, may be the flare signal to a new age of kung fu film awesomeness with Donnie Yen at the forefront. This action-punch-packed flick opened in U.S. theaters this past weekend, and like a … Continue reading
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Nielsen Reports That Asians Americans Surf The Web A Lot
While The Nielsen Company reports that the media habits of Hispanics and African Americans are turning to mobile device — note the popularity of African Americans on Twitter — Asian Americans are sticking to the web: “Asian-Americans exhibit a huge … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Lifestyles, Technology
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Achievement Gap Widening Between APA and Non-APA Students
The Washington Post reports that “a new study from the Center on Education Policy underscores how significantly Asian American students outpace their peers, particularly in Maryland and Virginia. […] Nationwide, the percentage of Asian American students scoring in the upper echelons on … Continue reading
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The Last Godfather Trailer is Kind of Awful
I’m just going to say it: this trailer for The Last Godfather looks awful. Starring Harvey Keitel doing his best Robert De Niro impersonation and Jason Mewes, the movie also stars Korean comedian Shim Hyung-Rae as the illegitimate Korean heir … Continue reading
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