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.

Photo Zen: Family Portrait, Richmond VA, 1960

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Ernie

(Flickr photo credit: The Library of Virginia)

Posted in The Arts | 4 Comments

Photo Zen: Fighting Filipinos World War II Poster

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Ernie

(Flickr photo credit: Bobster1985)

Posted in The Arts | 2 Comments

Just Your Typical Soy Sauce Love Story Commercial

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Ernie

For all the alarmists out there that media is contributing to the blight of interracial White Guy/Asian Girl relationship, y’all are gonna love this Chinese soy sauce commercial, which involves — yes, you guessed it — a boy and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink | 11 Comments

Music that Doesn’t Suck: Utada’s “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – FYI”

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Ernie

Okay, so Utada’s 2004 English only album Exodus didn’t do so great. Besides a brief club hit for her first single Devil Inside, the album reminded people more of Bjork than of the mega-popstar sound that people expect from her … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music | 8 Comments

Are Asian American Bloggers the New Journalism Frontier? (No.)

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Ernie

If you’re a regular reader of the Asian-American blogs, surely you have read Evelina Giang’s article on Asian-American Bloggers for UCLA’s Pacific Ties magazine. It’s got the typical round-up of blogs focusing on Asian American issues: Angry Asian Man, Disgrasian, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Meta, Observations | 3 Comments

Photo Zen: Kinda Hilarious Grafitti in Berkeley, 2009

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Ernie

(Flickr photo credit: snickclunk, via cbs5.com)

Posted in Education, The Arts | 6 Comments

A Pale Shade of Yellow

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Ernie

If you’re reading this blog post and you’re Asian American/Canadian, there is a very good chance you are from the Bay Area, Southern California, New York City or Toronto — cities with a high density of Asians. It’s easy to … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Observations | 18 Comments

Photo Zen: New Years Greeting, Chinatown 1912

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Ernie

(Flickr photo credit: The Library of Congress)

Posted in The Arts | 2 Comments

Jane Lui’s “Firefly”

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Ernie

So a couple of us are back from this weekend’s Kollaboration event in Los Angeles. And despite some snags, grumblings and awkward ponies — a girl behind Moye in hysterics when the VIP ticket she pre-purchased was given away, an … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music, Observations | 3 Comments

Kearny Street Workshop’s DIY Video: Cast of Thousand’s “Wicked Smile”

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Ernie

Not all music videos involving Asian Americans consist of themselves playing in front of a steady-cam to be uploaded onto YouTube. Enter San Francisco based Kearny Street Workshop, and their DIY Video Night; DIY as in “Do It Yourself,” as … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music | 2 Comments

Photo Zen: Tule Lake, Newell, Calif., circa 1942

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Ernie

(Flickr photo credit: bobster1985)

Posted in The Arts | 10 Comments

Random Asian Guy Does 100 Dances with 100 Songs in 100 Locations

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Ernie

BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo. Internet, meet Ely Kim, a graduate student at Yale University studying graphic design. Apparently, taking graduate courses in graphic design gives you a LOT of free time on your hands, because this viral video … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music | 6 Comments