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About jozjozjoz

jozjozjoz is a taiwanese-american gal who lives and blogs underneath the hollywood sign and who doesn’t clean her fishtank unless the fish starts to do the backstroke. she is also able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but cannot stop from bumping into door handles, cabinet doors, and anything else that protrudes or has a sharp edge. she does not run with scissors for this same reason. she can pet the fur off a dog but don’t ask her to go anywhere near a horse. or a moth. or a roach. her dealings with L.A.’s finest (aka the parking violations department) are legend, as are her giant sneezes. Other than the two too many joz’s, jozjozjoz is a perfectly normal, relatively sane individual who defies the odds, reaches for the stars, and carries moonbeams home in a jar. She’d rather be a fish… but not in her own dirty fishtank. http://www.jozjozjoz.com

APCF Needs Votes to Stay in Top 200 in Chase’s Community Giving Facebook Campaign

Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF) generates funding and resources for 29 community organizations providing vital services and programs to 250,000 people annually throughout greater Los Angeles. They’re kind of like our community’s version of The United Way. APCF has a … Continue reading

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Announcing (Some) Winners from the 8Asians ‘Inception’ Prize Package Giveaway

UPDATE, 7/16/10: This giveaway is closed. The final winner list is below. If you weren’t paying attention to 8Asians over the 4th of July weekend because you were too busy BBQing, then you might have missed the announcement of our … Continue reading

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Giveaway: Win an ‘Inception’ Prize Package– Hat, Cup & Shirt for the Upcoming Movie

UPDATE, 7/16/10: This giveaway is closed. The final winner list is posted. With summer Hollywood movies such as The Karate Kid and The Last Airbender catching the attention of Asian Americans– for better or for worse– the next one on … Continue reading

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Vanessa Pham, 19, Was Stabbed and Killed Prior to Car Crash

It’s heartbreaking to hear about young, vibrant people whose lives are cut short for any reason. I can only imagine the heartbreak that Julie Pham must be reeling in with the loss of her only child. But to find out … Continue reading

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Racebending Releases Report on the True Diversity in Paramount Pictures’ Films

Despite accusations of “whitewashing” casting of The Last Airbender, director M. Night Shyamalan claims that the racial diversity in the upcoming summer film as “The most culturally diverse tent-pole in history.” Issues around racial and gender diversity will be top … Continue reading

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Bay Area Giveaway: See ‘Air Doll’ this Weekend; a Romantic Fantasy by Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda

UPDATE: The winner is Cat_D! It might be tempting to lump this movie in with all the stories we’ve shared about men falling in love with their anime body pillows or courting video game characters on their Nintendo DSs. After … Continue reading

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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake

Quentin Lee’s FilmHustler blog published a great interview with Aly Morita asking her thoughts behind her protest of the new Karate Kid movie that opens this weekend. While Edward criticized Aly for passing judgment on a film she hasn’t seen, … Continue reading

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No More Girly Boys: Chinese Elementary School Teaches its Boys to be More Masculine

Has China’s one-child policy made parents too overprotective — to the point that their boys are spoiled and causing them to be “sissies?” This is one of the reasons why Qinlinglu Elementary School in Zhengzhou, Henan province, has started a … Continue reading

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Moye Interviews Daniel Dae Kim for G4’s Attack of the Show: Behind the Scenes of Lost & Hawaii Five-O

Move over Barbara Walters! Take a step back Oprah! Our very own Moye has been landing the big shot interviews recently– with Louis Ozawa Changchien to LOST and the new Hawaii-Five-O’s Daniel Dae Kim. Check out the video from G4’s … Continue reading

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Bay Area Giveaway: See ‘The Good, The Bad, The Weird’ this Weekend; a Korean “Kimchi Western!”

UPDATE: The winner is cjanger! Enjoy! I’m a huge fan of Spaghetti Westerns, so my interest was definitely piqued when I heard about ‘The Good, The Bad, The Weird.’ It is an over-the-top “Korean Western” (or “Kimchi Western” as it’s … Continue reading

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‘Ktown Cowboys’ Episode 1 Hits the Web After a Sold-out World Premiere at LAAPFF

This year’s Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) has played host to a number of sold-out/standing room only screenings. One of the most highly anticipated premieres was ‘Ktown Cowboys,’ which comes to us via director Daniel DPD Park, writer/funnyman … Continue reading

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