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.

Utada does a duet with… Ne-Yo?

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Ernie

Remember Utada? Fans of J-Pop would cut me in the face for asking that question, of course – Utada is the simply a moniker for Hikaru Utada, a New York born Japanese pop superstar. Fans – me included – were … Continue reading →

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Filipino Man the new Lead Singer of Journey via YouTube

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Ernie

Okay, this is just awesome: Journey has been without iconic lead singer Steve Perry since 1998. After a string of lead singers, guitarist Neal Schion found Filipino vocalist Arnel Pineda, front man of cover band “The Zoos.” But how exactly … Continue reading →

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November 2007’s Popular Posts

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Ernie

Here are the blog entries that were most popular this month. Did you miss any of these? John writes about the Falun Gong’s media empire. The dating patterns of Asian women relative to other women are revealed. Apparently. Mike wishes … Continue reading →

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8Asians.com Happy Hour: We Got Drunk!

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Ernie

A big thank you to everyone who showed up at Dan’s Bar and Grill last Thursday to witness 8Asians.com’s first happy hour. Drinks were had, Canadian candy was distributed, and past and present writers for 8A and did what Asian … Continue reading →

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21: Based On Real Life (without all those Asian kids)

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Ernie

So, the new trailer to 21 has been released – a movie based on the non-fiction book Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich involving a group of MIT students that, well, brought down the houses of Las Vegas casinos. … Continue reading →

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8Asians.com’s SF Happy Hour is TOMORROW!

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Ernie

View Larger Map Hey everyone! Just a reminder that tomorrow is the 8Asians.com hapihour, in conjunction with our friends at hapihour.org. Come get completely smashed delightfully social with a bunch of 8A writers, past and present! If you’re in the … Continue reading →

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YouTube Fridays: Che’nelle (and other urban artists)

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Ernie

Okay, it’s not Friday, but the day before Thanksgiving counts as a Friday in my work world. After flipping through radio stations, I came across “I fell in love with the dj” by Malaysian born Australian artist Che’nelle. This raggaeton … Continue reading →

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Follow-ups: Goh Nakamura, Kayla the Asian YoBaby, Writers and other stuff

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Ernie

Two months ago, Samantha wrote about Goh Nakamura’s newest video, “Embarcadero Blues.” Turns out that wasn’t the final cut – the following video is the finished work. And on top of that, the video was linked off of YouTube’s front … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Happy Hour for 8Asians.com, November 29th!

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Ernie

In conjunction with Keith K. at hapihour.org, we are having our very first in-person happy hour in San Francisco. (Note that while this isn’t an official hapihour.org event we are still asking for a $10 donation at the door, a … Continue reading →

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More good music: Thao Nguyen

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Ernie

If you were to base your knowledge of indie music based on 8Asians.com posts, you’d think that every Asian American indie artist just sang sweetly with a guitar: Marié Digby and Priscilla Ahn, for example. And while there’s absolutely nothing … Continue reading →

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Famous via YouTube: Cyril Takayama

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Ernie

While surfing around bookmarking site del.icio.us, I came across this pretty good YouTube clip of a Japanese magician doing street magic – in this case, pulling out a real hamburger from a picture menu: Apart from the always-entertaining looks of … Continue reading →

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Korean guy from Lost arrested for DUI (and really sorry)

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Ernie

Oh man, what’s up with people from the television show Lost getting arrested for DUI’s? First Michelle Rodriguez, then that white psychologist chick Cynthia Watros from Season 2, and now Daniel Dae Kim, otherwise known as Jin-Soo Kwon. It’s like … Continue reading →

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