Author Archives: Moye

About Moye

I am a Japanese-American girl who was born, raised and is most probably stuck in traffic right this second in Los Angeles. I'm currently one of the co-editors of 8Asians and like to distract myself with good food, reading long books, playing video games, catching up on celebrity news, choosing my new new haircut and then writing all about it on Hello Moye and sometimes here on Twitter if I can get it in under 140 words or less. You can reach me at moye[at]8asians.com.

Oakland High School Students Create Comic Book On Immigrant Experience

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Moye

With the help of their art teacher, students at Oakhland International High School–many of whom are immigrants and learning to speak English–have detailed their experiences by drawing and writing comics: “By asking her students to create these comics, Bui is … Continue reading →

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The 8 Most Offensive Asian Halloween Costumes

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Moye

Halloween is coming up and while most of us use this holiday as an opportunity to dress like sluts, a select number of people like to use it to dress up in the most offensive outfits. No, I’m not talking … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Fashion, Lifestyles, WTF | 58 Comments

The 8Asians Open Thread: Hello, October!

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Moye

The 8Asians Open Thread returns and it’s finally October! While we cover everything we can about the APA community, sometimes we just want to gossip about something else. Got anything to say or a question to ask? Looking for Halloween … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Meta | 7 Comments

APA Robots Outraged Over Real Steel’s Noisy Boy Design

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Moye

Hugh Jackman’s Real Steel is an upcoming film about boxing robots, but not everyone is thrilled with the big screen adaptation. Posters and viral marketing have heavily promoted one of the robot characters in the movie, known as “Noisy Boy.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Movies | 4 Comments

Japan Developing Poop Powered Toilet-Motorcycle

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Moye

As if Japanese toilets need to get any better? TOTO, maker of the awesome toilets with heated seats and butt washers, is now venturing into eco-friendly transportation: “Japan’s number one toilet maker TOTO has created a toilet-motorcycle hybrid vehicle that … Continue reading →

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How To “Asianize” Your Products

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Moye

Today I got a quick lesson on how to turn any object into an exotic Asian product from the mysterious Far East. See the bowl on the left? According to online shopping site Fab.com, this is the Lotus Tea Cup … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Shopping, WTF | 5 Comments

DUDE WTF ASIA: Japan Breaks World Record In Nut Smashes

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Moye

http://youtu.be/gjoSeg34860 Apparently there’s a world record for anything, including the ability to smash the most number of nuts with your nuts.* Seeing as how this is totally ridiculous, I wasn’t surprised to see this feat accomplished by the Japanese. That … Continue reading →

Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Entertainment, TV, WTF | 4 Comments

Jason Wu To Launch Target Collection in February 2012

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Moye

Jason Wu, best known for designing First Lady Michelle Obama’s Inaugural gown, will launch an exclusive collection with Target, following the likes of McQ Alexander McQueen, Zac Posen, Jean Paul Gaultier and Missoni: “Target has announced the collection will be … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Fashion, Lifestyles, Shopping | 2 Comments

Director Kevin Tancharoen To Take On Mortal Kombat Reboot

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Moye

Kevin Tancharoen may be the director behind the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series but now he’ll be adapting the video game to the big screen. From The Hollywood Reporter: “Tancharoen…who directed the 2009 remake of Fame and more recently the … Continue reading →

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Instant Noodle Museum Opens In Japan

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Moye

Nissin, the company who invented instant ramen, is celebrating their 40 years of success by opening a museum dedicated to noodles in Japan: “Up to 10,000sq m covers the museum grounds with visitors given the chance to create their own … Continue reading →

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