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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Stephen Guillermo’s Family Continues to Fight for Justice
This piece was originally published at SFGate and is republished on 8Asians.com with permission. By Emil Guillermo Getting his university degree was the most important goal in my cousin Stephen Guillermo’s short life. But on May 3, he earned a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, San Francisco Bay Area
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Creating the Asian Pacific American Family Album
By Eddie Wong Every time I returned to my mother’s house in Los Angeles I would invariably spend some time thumbing through the family photo album. There were few photographs of my parents as young adults; they were poor and … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Family
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The #CancelColbert Kerfuffle: Why Suey Park Got It Wrong
By Greg Watanabe Regarding the #cancelColbert kerfuffle. So, there’s two things: The first being the sketch itself, which is about the Washington Redskins’ owner creating the “Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation” to mitigate the pr damage from having such a … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Entertainment, Observations
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I’ll Take Fear: The #CancelColbert Response to Mainstream Media’s Racism
By Timothy Fong I would prefer to resolve disagreements with mutually respectful dialogue. But when that fails, I’ll take fear. On Thursday, the Colbert Report did a skit where the punchline was “I am willing to show the Asian community … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations
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Diego Luna Celebrates Premiere of ‘Cesar Chavez’ Biopic While Filipinos Disappointed
EDITORS NOTE: A similar article was first published at Examiner.com. This version has been published at 8Asians.com with permission. –Joz By Peter Gonzaga It was a night that Cesar Chavez supporters have been waiting for, the biopic “Cesar Chavez” directed … Continue reading
Remembering 228: My First Lesson at the Taiwanese American Foundation (TAF) Summer Camp
This piece was written for the youth participants and alumni of the Taiwanese American Foundation (TAF), the oldest summer conference serving people of Taiwanese heritage. It was originally published at the TAF website and has been republished here with permission. … Continue reading
The Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) Presents: #APIVoices YouTube Video Contest
8Asians is an official media partner of this project. The Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) is proud to present our national #APIVoices YouTube Video Contest! This is YOUR chance to share a topic that you feel is relevant to the … Continue reading
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#MiraiEarnedIt: Why the Snub Will Still Matter, Even After the Olympics Are Over
By Eugene Hung “Not being chosen to represent the United States at the Olympic Games in Sochi and at the 2014 World Championships in Japan has been extremely disappointing to me, and it has been very difficult for me to … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged 2014 Winter Olympics, ice skating, Mirai Nagasu, Olympics, Sochi Olympics, Winter Olympics
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On Chocolate Roses or Why Asian Dramas Are The Worst
By Sean Miura In high school I had a crush on this girl. She was funny and bubbly and outgoing. I was serious and self deprecating and reclusive. Perfect match. 15 year old Sean had no idea how the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Observations
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Join the National AAPI Community Google+ Hangout: February 20, 2014
By Kiran Ahuja on WhiteHouse.gov Please join the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI), as well as government, civic and business leaders from across the country on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 3 PM ET for … Continue reading
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One Ticket to the Asian Ghetto, Please
By Theresa Chiu A particularly jaded producer once described making an Asian American movie to me as resigning yourself to the Asian ghetto. He cautioned that it was a waste of time and more work than it was worth. Though … Continue reading
Apple Factories in America: Plenty of East Asians in Tech, but Few in Upper Management
by Leeland Lee After its recent I.P.O. filing, Twitter provoked an outcry over the lack of women among its board of directors and senior management. Time Magazine declared that “Twitter’s all-male board spells failure,” while The New York Times pointed … Continue reading
Posted in Business, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech
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