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.

Taiwanese Indie-Pop Band WonFu to Tour the West Coast

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Ernie

Even though my parents came to the US from Taiwan in the 70s, I’m not a fan of Taiwanese pop music; maybe it’s because so much of it seem to come from Boy Bands from mainland China or consist of … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California | 9 Comments

Events this Week: 10th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Ernie

To get your event blogged about on 8Asians, join our social network! 10th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival – The San Diego Asian Film Festival is an annual event of the San Diego Asian Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Local, Southern California | Leave a comment

Hipster Dating Site okcupid Reveals Love is Not Colorblind

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Ernie

Okay, so the pessimists (or realists, depending on who you ask) know that the statement “love sees no color” is a fallacy. But leave it to okcupid — a Web 2.0 dating site that emphasizes quizzes like “The What type … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Dating, Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations | 2 Comments

YouTube: Chinese Southern Belles Explain Haw Flakes and Pineapple Cake

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Ernie

Ever since Debbie Lee made a, uhm, less than stellar attempt at becoming The Next Food Network Star, there’s been a noticeable lack of Asian Americans from the South talking about food. Enter Natalie and Margaret Keng, a mother and … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), Food & Drink | 9 Comments

Jon & Kate Plus 8 Drops the Jon

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Ernie

TLC has recently announced that they’re refashioning the series Jon & Kate Plus 8, reducing half-Korean dad Jon Gosselin to a minor role in the series after their recent divorce. You know, when it’s the year 2019 and we’re watching … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), TV | 1 Comment

Are Comments of this Photo of Taiwanese Shaved Ice an Example of Culinary Racism?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Ernie

This week, popular food blog Serious Eats put up a Flickr photo of a popular Taiwanese dessert hongdoubing, or shaved ice with condensed milk, red beans and flan. It was meant to be taken as food porn, but to a … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), Food & Drink | 19 Comments

John Hopkins Student Kills Intruder with a Samurai Sword

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Ernie

And sometimes, the blog entries write themselves. 20-year old John Hopkins student John Pontolillo took a 3-5 foot long samurai sword that he had in his room when a burglar came into the house and pretty much Kill Bill’ed the … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Current Events | 3 Comments

Shirtless Asian Men Appear in 2010 Calendar

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Ernie

Let’s face it – there are more wall calendars that exist of Asian women than Asian men, and the Asian male calendars we have seen around are marketed less for the ladies and more for, say, your closeted high school … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Entertainment | 6 Comments

The 8Asians.com Writers Talk About: The Seattle Asian Party Scene

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Ernie

Every once in a while, we get e-mail asking us to discuss particular subjects. In this case, an article last month from The Seattle Weekly: Thought I’d share this slap in the face to my local Asian Community, here in … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, TalkAbout | 9 Comments

South Philly Asian Students Under Assault by Black Students

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Ernie

From the Philadelphia Weekly comes this article about how Asian high schoolers — specifically recent immigrant kids from China and South and Southeast Asia, are not just bullied, but outright assaulted at South Philadelphia and Fels High Schools in Philadelphia. … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Education | 5 Comments

Paul Dateh Sings Sesame Street’s “I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon”

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Ernie

We like Paul Dateh. Really, we do, even though Paul himself may not think so after his kinda-sorta defensive comment to a kinda-sorta critical concert review of an International Secret Agents show in San Francisco this past March. But March … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music | 4 Comments

8 Questions for Asians Arts Museum

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Ernie

As previously blogged by Moye, the Asians Arts Museum — note the plural, it’s what threw me off — is a pretty detailed parody site of the Lords of the Samurai exhibit in San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. So much … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), 8Questions, The Arts | 13 Comments