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.

Vice Chocolates

These Oakland, California chocoliers — is that even a word? — was recently profiled in Hyphen magazine: “Vice Choclates makes impossibly silky confections in stunning flavors. The M. Butterfly with lemon grass, lime and coconut-infused ganache ($10-$56 for an assortment) … Continue reading

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Eddie Huang Mans-up on his Restaurant Review, Posts Mom’s E-mails

And now for what may just be a great documentary film subject in the making: after Chinese American urban chef Eddie Huang gets zero stars (!) for a review of his restaurant Xiao Ye in the New York Times, he … Continue reading

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Asians Behaving Badly: Mayor of San Gabriel Valley Arrested for Robbery and Assault

San Gabriel Valley: land of delicious Asian food and mayors that assault people have misunderstandings between friends. Per KTLA: The mayor of San Gabriel, 35 year old Albert Huang, “was arrested early Friday morning on charges of felony robbery and … Continue reading

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Far East Movement’s “Free Wire”

“Congrats to Far East Movement, whose single Like A G6 hit #1 on the US iTunes singles charts and #10 on the Billboard charts, making Far East Movement the first Asian American group to break into the iTunes and Billboard … Continue reading

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Far East Movement’s “Fighting For Air” with Frankmusik

Okay, now that we’ve heard “Like a G6” everywhere — basketball games, kids soccer matches, inside the food court at the mall, we should probably remind you that Far East Movement has other songs out, songs you will want to … Continue reading

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Michelle Rhee Fails to Save the DC School System

Michelle Rhee, elected as a Chancellor to Washington DC’s public school district two years ago announced her resignation this week, along with the chairman of the DC City Council who supported her. Rhee sought sweeping control over one of the … Continue reading

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China and Brazil Basketball Team Brawls, Idiot Columnist Breaks Record for Racist Jokes

Okay, so China and Brazil has a basketball game — ironically, a “friendly” match — which is then cut short when the game ends in a brawl. (Check out the video of Chinese players kicking a couple of Brazilian players … Continue reading

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Should This Blonde-Haired, Blue-Eyed Girl Have Won a Miss India Pagent?

I mean, it sounds innocuous enough on paper: Jacinta Lal, a 21-year old woman with a Fijian-Indian father and New Zealander mother, enters New Zealand’s Miss India pageant, Miss IndiaNZ. Oh, but she has blond hair and blue eyes. And … Continue reading

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Banksy Intro of The Simpsons Snarks on Asian Mass Production, Korean Labor

The Simpsons. Remember them? Popular animated series, culturally relevant ten to twenty years ago? On yesterday’s episode, the opening sequence was storyboarded and directed by none other than pop-culture graffiti artist (and object of affection for Chinatown merchants) Banksy, which … Continue reading

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Updates: New Commenting System, New Events Pages

Hi everyone – Ernie, the founder of 8Asians here, and I wanted to let you know of two things: we recently changed our comments system to LiveFyre — going forward, all commenters will have to log in through Twitter, Facebook … Continue reading

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The 8Asians Talk About PF Changs and the People of Orange County

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

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