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Author Archives: Ernie
Asian American Representation on Both Sides of the Prop 8 Trial
The trial for California’s Proposition 8 is in full swing, and even though you can’t watch the taping right now, rest assured that there is a fair deal of Asian and Asian American representation on both sides. On one side, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, Discrimination, LGBT
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Avatar Pulled from 1,628 Chinese Movie Screens
LA Times is reporting that the Peoples Republic of China is replacing the popular movie Avatar on 1,826 movie screens, “made at the urging of propaganda officials who are concerned that Avatar is taking too much market share from Chinese … Continue reading
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From the Tumblr: Hangar Tea by Soon Mo Kang
The 8Asians tumblr highlights Asians [& uber talented non-Asians] who draw, dance, build, film, sing, write, invent, paint, teleport, and of course, tumble. It’s curated by Jun, Moye and Ernie.
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More Good Music: Tim Be Told
Every so often, we’ll get e-mails at 8Asians from artists and bands asking us to pimp their music, and every so often I agonize whether or not whether to blog about them, especially if their music sucks. (Note to those … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music
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Ching Chong Beautiful: A Pretty Awful Name for a Flash Game
The indie video gaming scene has a lot of good things going for it compared to standard video game production — shorter and cheaper development times, and a greater variety of innovative practices. It can also make for some offensive … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Video Games, WTF
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USC Offers America 101 for Foreign Students
USC is offering an “America 101” course for its foreign students — a free, non-credit course for culture-shocked Chinese and Indian students on how to adapt to the strange world that is American culture as well as the stranger world … Continue reading
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Frank H. Wu is Hastings Law School’s First Asian American Dean
The University of California Hastings College of the Law, the oldest law school west of the Mississippi, is getting Frank H. Wu as its first Asian American dean. According to the Chronicle, Wu changed his career plans from architecture to … Continue reading
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RIP, Brittany Murphy, the Ramen Girl
Brittany Murphy is dead at age 32 of cardiac arrest, and in tribute, I have promised myself that I would use the phrase “That’s way harsh, Ty” more in my personal vernacular. What does this have anything to do with … Continue reading
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Asian American Army Enrollment Up 80%
In Southern California, the amount of Asian Americans enlisting in the US Military are up by a staggering 80% compared to last year. Among the reasons for the spike in enrollment: military programs that offer college tuition — and for … Continue reading
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Manny Garcia’s GLEE Mash-Up
Oh, those kids and their YouTube: while older fogies like us are constantly lament how there are no visible Asian American entertainers on main stream radio or television, the newer generation is just creating new channels and forging their own … Continue reading