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.

Cantonese Mental Health Study in NYC

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Ernie

Give that we’ve blogged a bit about Asian Americans and mental health, here is public service announcement from Jimmy: Hello, I’m am recruiting for a Mental Health Study in NYC next week on Tues. April 15, 2008. I am seeking … Continue reading →

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More good music: Renee Sebastian

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Ernie

Meet Renee Sebastian – a Filipino-American wife and mother who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She majored in Computer Science in college. Just your typical Asian American living in the Bay, right? Wrong. Because Renee Sebastian is also … Continue reading →

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Planet B-Boy: Seriously, GO SEE IT

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Ernie

Yesterday night, I had the opportunity to see Benson Lee’s Planet B-Boy at the Lumiere in San Francisco. And you might have heard about it in the film festival circuit or through the YouTube front-page promotion or through other Asian-American … Continue reading →

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MSG150, or “When White People Review Chinese Restaurants”

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Ernie

So, I’m reading the food blog Serious Eats – it’s a food blog I read like hardcore porn when I’m having leftovers and want to pretend that I’m eating something fancier – when I come across MSG150. What’s that, you … Continue reading →

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Center for Asian American Media Interactive at SFIAAFF 08

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Ernie

A week or two ago I was fortunate enough to go to the 26th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (Okay, seriously, when the acronym is longer than most English words, that is when you need you come … Continue reading →

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Kaba Modern from America’s Next Dance Crew Eliminated: Racial Card Played?

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Ernie

First, the bad news – after dancing their Asian-American hearts out on a reality show, Kaba Modern was eliminated from MTV’s America’s Next Dance Crew this week. Here’s a performance of Kaba, Fysh N Chicks and JabbaWockeeZ – the eventual … Continue reading →

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Margaret Cho’s Beautiful

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Ernie

Last week, I had a chance to go with my friend Adam to the Warfield to see Margaret Cho’s latest comedy tour, Beautiful. Margaret Cho has been on my radar for years – first as one of the first visible … Continue reading →

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Should Asian Kids Be Forced to Play Sports?

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Ernie

A funny thing occurred in the comment section regarding the previous blog post on Asian parents making their kids play musical instruments; a tangent topic was brought up about taking their kids out for sports teams. From Eddy: …do APA … Continue reading →

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Should Asian Kids Be Forced To Play Music?

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Ernie

So, were you forced as a kid to play the piano or the violin? And more importantly, would you pass that onto your kids? Niniane was, and she didn’t like it one bit: The merits of learning a musical instrument … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Music, Observations | 21 Comments

LOLcat Guys Can Has Media Empire

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Ernie

Greetings from Austin, Texas! There’s a huge movie, music and interactive festival taking place here this week, and as I’m a big geek, I’m here for the SXSW Interactive Festival, a tech convention which is a combination of bloggers, Web … Continue reading →

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Happy Friday: Asian Baby Sings “Hey Jude”

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Ernie

http://view.break.com/456738 – Watch more free videos Really, no additional commentary is necessary. (via LEGENDMag)

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Story of a City: The Shanghai Restoration Project’s New Album

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Ernie

I first blogged about Dave Liang’s The Shanghai Restoration Project last May. Well, thanks to Arjan’s music blog ArjanWrites.com, a free MP3 of “Preface” is available for download from The Shanghai Restoration Project’s follow-up album, Story of a City. I … Continue reading →

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