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.

Top 8 Rejected Names for Chipotle’s Asian Restaurant ShopHouse

Here at 8Asians, we’re fascinated with the idea of ShopHouse, the Asian-inspired spin-off of the one-step above Fast Food restaurant chain Chipotle. While none of us live in Washington DC, where the first (and as of now, only) store is … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink | 7 Comments

Mayoral Race Between Ed Lee and Leland Yee May Be First Televised Asian-on-Asian Smear Campaign

You know it’s 2011 in San Francisco when there’s anywhere from nine to 37 mayoral candidates running for office, at least five major candidates are Asian and pretty much all of them lean Democrat, or at least, left of political … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 1 Comment

Facebook’s Most Common Users Are Asian American Young Adult Females

Via Times of India: “Based on the profile of the type of Internet user who is most likely to use Facebook by the Nielsen report, the person is an Asian-American female between the age of 18 and 34, lives in … Continue reading

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Why Aren’t More Chinese Americans Republican?

Via myFDL: “… Many immigrants, such as Cuban-Americans and Vietnamese-Americans, vote strongly Republican. There is a very simple explanation for why this is so, an explanation that requires merely one word: Communism. […] There are a lot of Chinese Americans … Continue reading

Posted in (simple), Politics | 6 Comments

Congrats, Mooncakes from the Mid-Autumn Festival: You are the New Fruitcake

For the Chinese, Vietnamese and appropriate Americans out there: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! One of the traditional Chinese holidays with a ridiculously long history that I don’t really know much about because I’m American, the Mid-Autumn Festival to me is the … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, History, Lifestyles | 21 Comments

VIRAL LIKE SARS: Jenny Zhang’s Kinda Cheesy Action Sequence

Happy Friday, kids – for your completely random YouTube clip of the day, here is actress Jenny Zhang kicking the living bejesus out of two white guys who dare to mug her in the parking lot of a Whole Foods. … Continue reading

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Kung Fu Panda 2’s Jennifer Yuh Nelson Becomes Highest Grossing Female Director

“DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. today announced that its summer blockbuster, Kung Fu Panda 2, has grossed over $650 million globally to date, making Jennifer Yuh Nelson the highest-grossing female director of a film at the worldwide box office.” Yay! Well, … Continue reading

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Asian American Student Chris Jeon Joins Libyan Rebellion on Craziest Vacation Ever

Chris Jeon, 21 year old UCLA math student, is having a more interesting summer vacation than you are. While you’re hanging out at The Grove decided whether or not to have your Auntie Annie’s pretzel with extra mustard, Chris bought … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Politics, WTF | 11 Comments

GASP! is Looking for APA Shopping Bloggers!

Our shopping blog GASP! is looking for contributors who love to scour Etsy, Amazon, and anywhere else in order to find the coolest products to feature. We expect contributors to write one post per week. No blogging experience is required. … Continue reading

Posted in (simple), Announcements, Meta | 2 Comments

Gawker: Integrated School Cafeterias Eradicate Racism, Not Talking About Racism

Kinda obvious news when you think about it, via Gawker: “You probably remember being in school and looking across the cafeteria at all the mysterious, differently-hued people huddled at their own table on the other side of the room and … Continue reading

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Education | 1 Comment