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.

Anoop Desai Gets Eliminated from American Idol

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Ernie

Usually, when 8Asians blogs about American Idol it’s usually a stroke of death: Paul Kim, heralded as the anti-William Hung, gets quickly ushered out over a terrible cover of Careless Whisper. Ramiele Malubay was okay but fizzled out in the … Continue reading →

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Kero One’s “Welcome to the Bay”

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Ernie

Right now it’s a gorgeous day in San Francisco — mid-80’s, hands down the nicest day to date this year — so really, there’s no way I can not blog about Kero One‘s Welcome to the Bay, the rapper’s homage … Continue reading →

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LEGENDmag Interviews Keep Company’s Una Kim

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Ernie

My good friend kc! is one of the guys behind LEGENDmag, a magazine devoted to independent culture and living. Their latest issue features an interview with Una Kim, who worked in marketing, branding and trend forecasting in NYC before becoming … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Lifestyles | 2 Comments

Photo Zen: Asian Wokery, Dulles VA

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Ernie

“Wokery” sure sounds like a punch line, doesn’t it? (Flickr photo credit: JP)

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Video Zen: Pearl Cream Commercial by Nancy Kwan, circa 1988

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Ernie

(Hat tip: David)

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Mixed Company of Yale’s “Single Asians” Isn’t Very Funny

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Ernie

People that go to Yale University live in another Universe. While most students at other school are clearly content with beating their own pledges (or killing the pledges at other fraternities), undergrads at Yale join weird fucking societies with skulls … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music, Reviews | 18 Comments

NSFW: Justine Lai Paints Herself Having Sex with US Presidents

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Ernie

What is the meaning of modern art, anyway? Is it meant to shock and titillate? Is it meant to question the surroundings around us and start a conversation? Even if art as a whole isn’t meant to make a statement, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Arts, WTF | 38 Comments

San Francisco: Hyphen Magazine’s SIX in the City Party

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Ernie

Before there were blogs, there was actual magazines. (You know, magazines? Printed on paper? That you old in your hands and turn the pages?) Hyphen Magazine is one such magazine catered to the Asian American community, and the fact that … Continue reading →

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Photo Zen: Lower East Side NYC, 1966

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Ernie

(Flickr photo credit: George Eastman House)

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Asian American Fraternity Hazing Profiled in the Media

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Ernie

It’s a rough week to be the PR spokesman of Lambda Phi Epsilon, the nation’s most visible Asian American fraternity this week. The Daily Beast recently did a story about the unspoken physical hazing in Asian American fraternities, and was … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | 16 Comments

Lone White Girl at BoA Show Clearly Wants to Be on the Other Side of the Mall

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Ernie

Every once in a while, I get e-mails of images from PR agencies; this PR package included a photo from BoA’s recent performance at Universal CityWalk with a crowd photo, for some reason. Very well, then. Check out the girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music, Southern California | 6 Comments

BoA’s Self-Titled Album Debuts This Week

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Ernie

So after all the hype, two videos, media interviews in English and performances in smaller venues as an iterative experiment on how to properly market a Korean pop star in the United States, BoA has finally released her self-titled English … Continue reading →

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