8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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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: Lily
#UmbrellaRevolution
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy revolution is characterized by this powerful hashtag. I’m not a big fan of hashtags, but this one is different. And this post is long overdue. Some catch-up if you’ve been ignoring the news, and some musings after … Continue reading
8$: Boston Asian American Film Festival
8$ 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
Posted in 8$, Entertainment, Movies, Nonprofit
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Dear Hello Kitty Fans: Why It’s OK She’s Not a Cat
Dear Hello Kitty Fans, I know you’re upset that Sanrio has recently surprised the world by saying that Hello Kitty is not a cat. But really, as a long-time Sanrio fan, I’m not sure why many of you are quite so … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Lifestyles, Southern California, Toys
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9-Man: No Jokes Street Volleyball
Fans abound for the gritty, fast-paced, Chinatown-style street ball known as 9-man. In the 1930s, Chinese American men began playing 9-man, a street version of volleyball involving nine players (hence the game’s obvious if not well known name) compared to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, New York, Sports
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Should Yuna Kim Have Won Gold in Sochi?
In a shocking turn not even the live news announcers fully expected, Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova took home the gold medal in ladies figure skating (her country’s first), upsetting defending gold-medalist South Korea’s Yuna Kim at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Italy’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Environment, Sports
Tagged 2014 Winter Olympics, ice, Kim Yuna, Olympics, Sochi, Sochi Olympics, Winter Olympics
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McDonald’s Vs. The Elderly: The Battle Over Seats
In Flushing, Queens, McDonald’s employees have been battling the presence of a revolving group of elderly Koreans who sometimes sit at the fast food chain’s tables from dawn to dusk. In the past few months, police have been called in … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, New York
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Dear HIMYM: One Fan’s Reaction to Your Racism
Dear How I Met Your Mother, I have been a fan of your show since I was introduced in the second season. In fact, friends and I marathoned the entire first season on a day off with our ribs hurting … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, TV
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What Would Yellow Ranger Do?
This wonderfully smart cartoon by Shing Yin Khor about a favorite nineties Asian American icon has been making the social media rounds and if you haven’t seen it yet, take five seconds and read it. It is, as The Toast … Continue reading
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#NotYourAsianSidekick: Making Space for Asian American Feminism
Nobody will GIVE us a space. We need to MAKE a space to use our voices, build community, and be heard. #NotYourAsianSidekick — Suey Park (@suey_park) December 15, 2013 Despite being a tech-capable, twenty-something, I have resisted jumping on the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
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The End of Year Mash-Up to Blow Your Mind
As always, the arrival of end-of-year mash-ups reminds us that is truly is almost January. In case the Christmas lights (up since before Thanksgiving) and the carols on the radio hadn’t clued you in, it’s that time of the year. … Continue reading
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Rent-A-Boyfriend: China Edition
Just in time for the holiday season, when kind-meaning aunties and uncles sometimes ask why you’re single, why you don’t have a date, and why you’re not giving your parents grandchildren yet, you might remember that renting a boyfriend is … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Dating
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Oriental-Themed Party Strikes Again, Is Still Racist
Brooklyn, center of all things hipster and edgy, is home to a bar. That bar is hosting a party. That party is called “Madam Wu’s Good Luck Banquet of the Senses.” It is not edgy. It it also what one … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
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