8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
- In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
- Asian American Frozen Foods: MìLà’s “Soup Dumplings” found at Costco
- ‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
- Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
- Asian Americans Malls Thriving Despite General Shopping Mall Decline
- Do Asians Have Body Hair?
- WeChat Pay, Alipay, and the Future of Digital Payments in China
- Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
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8Asians TalkAbout: Watching the ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Pilot
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And since the … Continue reading
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Invitation to 8Asians Readers in Los Angeles: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ “Watch Party” (Plus ‘Cristela’ & ‘Empire’)
UPDATE 2/11/2015: Thanks for a great turnout to the event. (The RSVP information is being removed from this post.) 8Asians is happy to partner with Fox Audience Strategy to invite our readers and (and your friends and family!) to join … Continue reading
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Tagged Fresh Off The Boat
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David Henry Hwang was in a punk band in college; his punk name was “Maggot Wong”
http://youtu.be/W1shHkKfiO0 It figures that playwright David Henry Hwang would be so multitalented. He was reminiscing to a friend about a college punk rock band he played in, and she found the single online. In his words, “The internet is amazing … Continue reading
The band St. Lenox, with Andy Choi, is featured on NPR’s “Songs We Love”
A music project called St. Lenox had their album and song “Just Friends” featured on NPR’s Songs We Love last week: It’s hard to believe that Andy Choi, the gigantic voice behind St. Lenox, was an award-winning teenage violinist. That … Continue reading
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8$: Save Starry Kitchen Restaurant… #SaveOurBalls
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Starbucks – Finding Understanding
This Starbucks “Meet Me” video was filmed at the Kahala Mall in Honolulu, Hawaii and features Filipina American Sherylynn’s Starbucks story. The description: “Without knowing anyone, Sherylynn went to a deaf meet up at Starbucks, where she found a new … Continue reading
15th Annual CAPE New Writers Fellowship: Open for Submissions
CAPE New Writers Fellowship is dedicated to discovering and nurturing Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and talents. Each accepted writer will participate in an intensive 11-session program consisting of seminars, workshops, and writing labs taught by top industry writers, … Continue reading
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Watch This Now: ‘Spiritless,’ A Short Film on a British Born Chinese Teen’s Sexuality
Take 15 minutes to check out this short film dealing with a British-born Chinese teenager struggling with his sexuality. Says Kenneth Gawne of Dragonreel Films: We feel Asians are grossly under represented in main stream media, especially in the UK … Continue reading
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8$: ‘We Need Diverse Books’
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
Family Believes Body Found in SF Bay is that of Dan Ha
A message from Dan Ha’s brother via the Find Dan Ha Facebook Page: Hi everyone. I would like to thank all of you for your continued support and prayers in the search for my brother Daniel over the past week. … Continue reading
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8$: Contribute to the Search for Dan Ha
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
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