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.

Goh Nakamura’s Surrogate Valentine

Posted on March 16, 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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Lady Gaga Accused of Plagiarizing SNSD/Girl’s Generation Song ‘Be Happy’

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Ernie

Lady Gaga’s Born This Way has recently faced some criticism by writers on this blog, as evidenced by Eddy’s previous post whether her reference to Orientals is racially insensitive. Now the gay-positive diva is facing plagiarism allegations from Korean production … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music | 6 Comments

New Census Figures Reveal the Bay Area is Much More Asian American

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Ernie

Everyone living in the San Francisco Bay Area, newly released 2010 Census figures confirm what you already know: the Bay Area, along with being much more more Latino, is much more Asian American. Traditional white East Bay suburbs like San … Continue reading →

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Martin Hsu Website Wide Japan Earthquake Relief

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Ernie

We’ve blogged about illustrator Martin Hsu’s fantastic prints and illustrations before, but with the tragedy in Japan this week comes word that Martin is donating 100% of all proceeds to American Red Cross Japan Earthquake Relief. You can help earthquake … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Talk About: Tila Tequila’s New Music Video

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Ernie

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 Music, Observations, TalkAbout, WTF | 2 Comments

DUDE WTF ASIA: The Five Minute Chinese Cleavage Corset Informercial

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Ernie

See what a great economy in China can do? It brings all those Western influences that America has wanted in the past twenty to thirty years, without all those annoying things like, you know, democracy. Take for example, this ridiculous … Continue reading →

Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Lifestyles | 14 Comments

Wally Yonamine, Nisei Baseball and 49ers Pioneer, Dead at 85

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ernie

Wally Yonamine, a pioneer in sports for Asian Americans, passed away Monday in Honolulu at the age of 85. A two-sport star for the San Francisco 49ers and Tokyo Giants, “his ability to keep off-field pressures at bay and excel … Continue reading →

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Thia Megia – Meet This Year’s Token Asian American Idol Contestant

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ernie

A new year, another inevitable post about American Idol, and references to the parade of eliminated Asian American Idol contestants. But wait, could this season be different? This year we have a “rebooted” American Idol where snarky British judges have … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music | 4 Comments

The Chin Chens Teaser Trailer is Genuinely Unfunny

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Ernie

Five months ago, Joz wrote a write-up about The Chin Chens, the Asian American sitcom created for Dish Network’s CoLours TV written by African American Will Hollins. Well, the teaser trailer was recently released on YouTube, and while its less … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, TV | 17 Comments

Post Round-up: The Mood This Week

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Ernie

People are furious that a lawyer is suing an all-you-can-eat LA sushi joint for “diabetic discrimination.” People are intrigued about rapper Nicki Minaj’s Indian heritage. Speaking of Nicki, people are intrigued that there is a movement of people self-identifying themselves … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft and StarCraft Theme Park to Open in China

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ernie

G4TV reports that an amusement park based on the video games World of Warcraft and Starcraft will be opening in China, with the only-in-China-would-they-give-this-English-name JoyWorld. Why isn’t a Blizzard Theme Park opening in South Korea, where Starcraft is king and … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), DUDE WTF ASIA, Video Games | 5 Comments