8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
- In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
- Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
- My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
- Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
- Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
- The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
- Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat
- Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
Author Archives: jozjozjoz
66 years since 9066
I meant to post this a couple of days ago, but now that I’m in our fine nation’s capital, I’m reinvigorated… albeit tardy. 66 years ago, on February 19, 1942, United States Executive Order 9066 was issued during World War … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment
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The Emily Project: An “Oymun” Show
Who’s Emily? And what’s an “Oymun” show, you ask? The Emily Project is named after L.A.-based actress Ms Emily Kuroda, best known for her theater work, as well as for her role as Mrs. Kim on TV’s Gilmore Girls. An … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment
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If Obama loses California, you can point your finger at the Asians (and Latinos)
Forgive me, but I obviously cannot stop myself from making posts with obnoxious headlines. (I blame sleep deprivation.) According to CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider on the CNN Political Ticker: (emphasis is mine) Schneider: Clinton losing among whites and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
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The Brain Age Guy: If you want money, go out and earn it.
I just read this article about Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, the founder of the popular Brain Age games on the Nintendo DS. But instead of taking the millions of dollars (yen) in royalties he would have received and keeping it for … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Video Games
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“Racist” Super Bowl Ads written by Asian
In a completely unrelated post, 8Asian readers have been weighing in on the SalesGenie.com ads which aired during yesterday’s Super Bowl. As such, I thought I should give the topic its own post. The basic consensus seems to be that … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations, Sports
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Sometimes Asians just need to tell a good dog-eating story.
In an effort to continue my streak of possibly-inappropriate blog titles (see my post at blogging.la which has generated a number of interesting comments), I share with you a post written by one of my favorite bloggers, no milk. Actually, … Continue reading
Posted in Observations
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Let’s talk about sex
The other day, I made a post on my personal blog that garnered a lot of (private) comments. I got a bunch of comments via IM and email, but just a few public comments. Here’s an excerpt… I was having … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Observations
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Bobby Fischer dead at 64
It was all over the news today that chess legend Bobby Fischer has passed away at age 64 in Iceland. Aside from his chess prowess, Fischer later became known for his anti-American and anti-Semitic sentiments, even though his own mother … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
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Piyush “Bobby” Jindal is the nation’s first Indian-American governor
Congratulations to Piyush “Bobby” Jindal (Republican) who was sworn in today as Governor of Louisiana, the nation’s first Indian-American governor! Regardless of his political leanings, can I just say “WOW” about this guy?! Elected as governor at the ripe old … Continue reading
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David Lam on the lam no more.
A couple of years ago, I heard a disturbing story via the grapevine of some friends who gambled at The Bike. One day, one of the floor managers didn’t show up work. A few days later, the rumor was that … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
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New Year’s Eve with Kōhaku
As a kid, most of my New Year’s Eve memories involved having dinner (hot pot) at my grandparents home with the extended family and close friends. After dinner, the adults would drink tea (or sake) and sit around the table … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
From CNN: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday after addressing a large gathering of her supporters. Bhutto died of a gunshot wound to the neck, the Pakistani Interior Ministry said. The attacker then blew himself up. The … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
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