8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian American Frozen Foods: MìLà’s “Soup Dumplings” found at Costco
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Asian Americans Malls Thriving Despite General Shopping Mall Decline
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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WeChat Pay, Alipay, and the Future of Digital Payments in China
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Author Archives: sachi
Race Still Matters For the Millennials
Recently, a focus group-based study of Los Angeles-area Millennials (those born after 1980, who are between 18 and 30 years of age) found that despite popular belief, the majority still believe that race matters. The study created race-based focus groups, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles
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The Descendants Trailer: A Different Side of Hawaii
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh0MD9vtzmg I have never been one to be able to turn down a George Clooney movie. The veritable “silver fox” simply has to give his small come-hither smile before I (and many other women) flock to shell out $10 for … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Observations
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Interracial Marriage Data Can Be Deceptive For Asian Americans
As studies have been showing, interracial and inter-ethnic marriages have been generally on the rise over the past few decades — and now they account for one in seven new U.S. marriages, according to the Pew Research Center. The data for … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Family, Lifestyles
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Mother’s Day with 8Asians: My Mother & Hapa Identity
8Asians is celebrating Mother’s Day all week (Pssst…Don’t forget, it’s May 8th!) by doing what we do best: writing about the women who raised us, nurtured us, taught us, spoiled us, protected us and occasionally for some, drove us up … Continue reading
Posted in Family
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The New Face of China: The Rise of Plastic Surgery
China is fast becoming a country of great transformation—and that includes its faces. With more than two million operations per year in 2009, China has jumped to take the third spot in the list of countries with the most plastic … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Health, Lifestyles
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College, Stress and Asian American Wellness
As high school students make their final decisions about where they’ll spend the next (usually) four years of their lives, the Daily Beast has decided which of these colleges are the most stressful. Basing their rankings off of a mixture … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Lifestyles
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New Tiger in Town: Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld’s Blog
Move aside, Tiger Mom, because Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld is the new tiger in town and she’s telling the world about it with her new blog. When Amy Chua first exploded into the media with her Wall Street Journal essay “Why Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Health, Lifestyles
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