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.

Yul Kwon Actually Fails at Something (Opening a Yogurt Shop)

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Ernie

If you didn’t know any better, you’d think 8Asians.com was a blog about Yul Kwon. Winner of Survivor this, possibly running for Government that. Between all that and his refined jaw line, is there anything Yul Kwon CAN’T do? Open … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink | 5 Comments

Fortune Cookies Not From China or America, But Japan

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Ernie

Aaah, the fortune cookie. They either have embarrassing fake Confucian quotes or lottery numbers. Along with chop suey or crab rangoons, they’re usually the dishes where I can yell at my white friends about Chinese food that isn’t really Chinese.* … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink | 6 Comments

Surprise! Son of “Meanest Mom in the World” is Asian

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Ernie

This story on the “Meanest mom on the planet” selling her son’s car was in the news for a while, albeit one of those news stories they put at the end of a TV broadcast where they need a “soft” … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | 12 Comments

Asia Carrera: Truly Baring All

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ernie

[Note: All links to asiacarrera.com are not suitable for work. Obviously.] Asia Carrera is a half-Japanese, half-German porn star who retired in 2003. She has been in titles such as A is for Asia, Leatherbound Dykes from Hell 7 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyles, Observations | 2 Comments

Anna Mae He, Family To Move Back To China

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ernie

Almost one year ago to the day, 8Asians.com blogged about a real-life version of the movie Losing Isiah – a seven year old girl had been adopted since infancy, but was returned to her Chinese parents. The parents claimed they … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Leave a comment

API Faces on American Gladiators

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ernie

So everyone is allowed a little guilty indulgence once in a while, and last night mine was watching the return of NBC’s American Gladiators. Sure, it’s sports entertainment at its finest with its fireworks and its attitude, and it’s incredibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | 4 Comments

8Asians.com’s Top 8 Posts of 2007

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Ernie

2007 was a big year for 8Asians.com – and when we say a “big” year, we actually mean our very first year as a website. As the year is about to end, we figured it would be fun to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Meta | Leave a comment

Sanrio to start making Hello Kitty stuff for Men

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Ernie

Sanrio, makers of Hello Kitty, announced recently that it was going to start making products targeted for young men. Rather than coming up with something witty to say about this, I’ll simply copy and paste a recent IM conversation I … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, WTF | 5 Comments

Hotel Tomo, the kinda-sorta J-Pop Hotel in San Francisco

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Ernie

So I’m flipping through ReadyMade magazine when I come across a full page ad that simply has a giant “友!” in a bright yellow font and a website address – hoteltomo.com. Well, that’s interesting, I think to myself. And from … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles | 6 Comments

Merry Christmas to You, Happy Birthday To Us!

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Ernie

On behalf of everyone here at 8Asians.com, I’d like to wish you guys a very Merry Christmas, or whatever the hell you guys celebrate. Oh, and another small footnote: 8Asians.com was pretty much started around a year ago today, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Meta | 4 Comments

Harold & Kumar Go to Guantanamo Bay Instead of Amsterdam

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Ernie

Aaah, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. You know the movie – two Asian American protagonists get really stoned, look for a White Castle, and somehow find Neal Patrick Harris and ride a cheetah instead. The movie did relatively … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | 30 Comments

Video: Baun Mah’s “A Chink in the Armour”

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Ernie

Somehow, with all the embedded video clips of interracial dating movies and skits about Asian America, I missed Baun Mah’s 2005 short-film A Chink in the Armour, a kinda-sorta documentary about Chinese stereotypes and the tests he conducts as to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | 4 Comments