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Respondents Needed for Informal Survey about AAPIs with Mental Illness
Asians and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of California (APIDC) is taking an informal survey to gather anecdotes about the experiences of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders with the mental health system. APIDC has been accepted to present on this subject … Continue reading
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YouTube Removes Sam Hendrickson’s Anti-Asian Video for Violating Hate Speech Policies
If you are looking for the full version of Samuel Hendrickson’s now infamous video about why he’d hate to be Asian, you’ll have to look someplace other than YouTube, which has been removing non-parody versions of this video for violations … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
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Douglas Kim’s “I’m Asian American” Music Video
Duke University graduate Douglas Kim recently launched a parody of the song “Rockin the Suburbs” by Ben Folds. As someone who was a management consultant, made the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event, but is now … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Observations
Tagged asian american musicians, douglas kim, music, music video, musician
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Another White College Kid Rants About Asians: Is Samuel Hendrickson the New Alexandra Wallace?
UPDATE 3/9/2013 @ 10am: YouTube removed the original video for being hate speech, so I’ve updated the video embed with a mirror from LiveLeak. Thanks to commenter Aishi Yupi for providing the link. UPDATE 3/6/2013 @ 9:30pm Pacific Time: It … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged alexandra wallace, apology, cheap humor, college, ethnic humor, humor, racial intolerance, racism, racist, sam hendrickson, samuel hendrickson, video, videos, vlogging
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Oscar-winning Director Ang Lee’s Never-Ending Dream Essay
It surprised many people when Ang Lee received the directing Oscar for Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards since many predicted that Steven Spielberg would receive it for directing Lincoln. This is Lee’s second Oscar for directing, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Ang Lee, asian american directors, awards, Director, directors, Life of Pi, Oscars
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Elisa Lam: Body of Missing Canadian Tourist Discovered in LA Hotel Water Tank
The body of missing Canadian tourist, Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, was found in the water tank of the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Lam had traveled to California by herself on January 27, en route to Santa … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Southern California
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George Tetsuo Aratani, Nisei Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, Passes Away at Age 95
George Aratani, a survivor of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, and later successful businessman and philanthropist who founded Mikasa and Kenwood, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the age of 95. His legacy in philanthropy … Continue reading
DiversityInc: 7 Things NEVER to Say to Asian-American Executives
DiversityInc published an articled entitled 7 Things NEVER to Say to Asian-American Executives but I feel like most of these are things that people shouldn’t say to any Asian American, regardless of whether or not they are “executives.” The list … Continue reading
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L.A. Giveaway: Opening Night of ‘Christmas in Hanoi’ at East West Players
UPDATE 2/13/2013: Congrats to Jacqueline Wu! So here’s the deal. I’m on the Board of East West Players (EWP), the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work and the longest running professional theater of color in the country. Since … Continue reading
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Happy Lunar New Year: 2013 Year of the Snake
While not all of us at 8Asians celebrate Lunar New Year, many of us do. If you do indeed celebrate Lunar New Year, I hope you have the chance to spend time with your loved ones. The commercial above is … Continue reading
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Participate: Research Study On Chinese Americans’ Experience of Racial Discrimination
G Wei Ng, a Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student at University of Missouri Kansas-City (UMKC) invites qualifying individuals to participate in an online research study study to better understand Chinese Americans’ experience of racism. You are eligible to participate in this … Continue reading
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‘Cute Girl Movie Review’ Web Show Created by Cindy Fang
http://youtu.be/iOeZ_HL-IbU Cindy Fang is an Asian American female comedy writer currently working in television, and in her spare time, she makes her own web content. Her belief is that by encouraging and supporting Asian American writers/filmmakers, she can help change … Continue reading
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