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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Do Asian Women Have the Smallest Breasts?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do All Asians Have Flat Butts?
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Do Asians Have the Smallest Testicle?
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Do Asians Have the Worst Smelling Farts?
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Author Archives: Guest Writer
An Asian Girl’s Definition of Herself
By “Cleanchino” Cho Although I am not a proud lurker on Facebook, I still continue to browse the ever-so revealing News Feed on a regular basis. It’s part of my ritual during my daily commute home from work. Facebook is … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Discrimination, Entertainment, Lifestyles, Observations
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8Asians Vlog from Lianne: Reverse Culture Shock
http://youtu.be/3COAIzdG9Vk Lianne returned to the US after living in Taiwan, and experienced Reverse Culture Shock. This is how she dealt with it.
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Diversity: Getting Into College, And What Happened After I Got Accepted
By Betty Chen We’re well past April first now, which is both a day for April Fools’ and the national college notification date. Some of my friends received good news, some bad. But what I really want to talk about … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Observations
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Inspirations for My Film: White Rabbit
EDITOR’S NOTE: White Rabbit is a senior thesis film written and directed by Christina Yoon at NYU Tisch School of the Arts –Joz By Christina Yoon Grace, a lonely 13-year-old aspiring journalist, discovers that a fellow classmate is murdering rabbits … Continue reading
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A Response to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Essay on “The Good, Racist People” in the New York Times
By Ken Narasaki On March 6, a guest op-ed column by Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared in the New York Times entitled The Good, Racist People, which addresses “the idea that racism is not merely the property of the morally deformed.” I … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Observations
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Haunted by ‘Christmas in Hanoi’
This was originally published at LA Stage Times and has been republished at 8Asians with the author’s permission. Christmas in Hanoi is currently running at East West Players at David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Observations, Southern California, The Arts
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Slanted Process: US Trademark Office Says Anyone (Except Asians) Can Trademark “The Slants”
By Simon Tam A few years ago, I filed a trademark application for my band, The Slants. The US Trademark Office rejected it, claiming it was disparaging towards Asians. I was baffled: I’m Asian. At first, we fought it by … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Music, Observations
Tagged band, Discrimination, Slant, The Slants, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Intersections of Arts and Violence by Isaac Ho
By Isaac Ho When a horrible tragedy captures our nation’s attention (as happened with the Newtown shootings) we, as a society and as individuals, search for answers vowing to never allow such a tragedy to happen again. No industry wants … Continue reading
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New York Times Writer Describes Mother’s White Worship One Day After UCLA Anti-Asian Racial Slurs
by Leeland Lee In a piece published online last Thursday in The New York Times entitled “A Messy Relationship,” Titi Nguyen describes her mother’s pivotal role in introducing her to her future significant other, a man by the name of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Dating, Lifestyles, Observations
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8Asians Reader Response: Reaction to UCLA Racist Posters
EDITOR’S NOTE: For the last few days, the Asian American websphere has been buzzing about two possibly related incidents at UCLA which campus police are investigating as hate crimes. This was submitted by a Cornell student in response to the … Continue reading
Tiger Moms Are Still Making Headlines
By John Kim Even as the Tiger Mom debate has started to fizzle out, she’s still making some press. It seems that Singapore’s prime minister has caught some flak for denouncing tiger mother-style parenting. I couldn’t help but wonder if … Continue reading
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How To Tell If A TV Character Is A Stereotype
By Jenny An I initially cringed upon hearing that the two Asian lady leads premiering on network TV this year were a doctor and a former doctor. While Sandra Oh on Grey’s Anatomy provided that an Asian doctor could certainly … Continue reading
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