Author Archives: tinabot

Photography Documents Forgotten Century-old Violence Against Chinese Americans

Posted on December 6, 2012 by tinabot

When I first thought of writing my little novel series COWBOY NINJA about a young Chinese American boy growing up in the American Old West, I had no idea that it was going to start me on this journey into … Continue reading →

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Happy International Ninja Day from 8Asians!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by tinabot

Happy Ninja Day everyone! In honor of this most sacred of holidays, a fitting celebration of ninja-ness would be to watch a slew of bodacious ninja fight scenes, so I’ve compiled a few here to get you warmed up with … Continue reading →

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Historical Drama ‘Sand in the Waves’ Based on Taiwan’s First Female Doctor

Posted on December 3, 2012 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K_2qPufT4s Throughout my life of consuming media, the large majority of my diet has been in languages other than Taiwanese. Growing up Taiwanese American, I just have had generally less access and exposure to media in Taiwanese, and no, I … Continue reading →

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Learn Taiwanese from Mike Campbell

Posted on November 30, 2012 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_670016&feature=iv&src_vid=MXb-DRDCX-s&v=y44Q2iBxTZ0 Whenever I visited Taiwan as a child, my family and friends there were always so very impressed with my Taiwanese, and not just because I was the American kid. Other kids my age or generation who had grown up … Continue reading →

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Jay Chen Faces More Racism In Run For CA 39th Congressional District

Posted on October 31, 2012 by tinabot

If you’re born in Michigan, was raised in Los Angeles County and educated at Harvard, the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, you still can be considered not American enough to run for Congress if you also … Continue reading →

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8Questions With Koji Steven Sakai

Posted on October 18, 2012 by tinabot

Meet my fellow Trojan and 8Asians writer Koji Steven Sakai. Since his latest film CHINK is in post production and will be coming out soon, I thought it was a great opportunity to interview him. Sakai is a super passionate … Continue reading →

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Obama 44 Shirt, Wait 4-4?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by tinabot

I was in the middle of a nice conversation on Facebook when this shirt popped up on my newsfeed. Yes, Obama is our 44th president. Yes, this hip and snazzy shirt was made available 44 days before election day. A … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Expansion Pack’s Asian Fantasy Land

Posted on August 17, 2012 by tinabot

When it comes to Blizzard Entertainment games, Starcraft is my number one favorite. I’ve never been drawn to play World of Warcraft since I generally prefer aliens over orcs. World of Warcraft has always sounded interesting primarily because it is … Continue reading →

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Clarissa Chun Wins Olympic Bronze In 105.5lbs Women’s Freestyle Wrestling

Posted on August 10, 2012 by tinabot

When I read about Asian Americans Competing in the 2012 Olympics, I looked through the Northwest Asian Weekly yearbook-like pictures. The one Olympian that jumped out at me was Clarissa Chun, a diminutive Asian girl that had the word “Wrestling” … Continue reading →

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Mars Rover Curiosity Was Named By Clara Ma

Posted on August 9, 2012 by tinabot

This past Sunday, Aug 5th, the Mar’s Rover successfully landed after a 36-week flight from Earth to the red planet. Sending HD images back almost immediately after landing, it has begun its two-year mission to study whether Mars has and/or … Continue reading →

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Studio Ghibli Howl’s Moving Castle Vs. Diana Wynne Jone’s Novel

Posted on July 11, 2012 by tinabot

http://youtu.be/MhaAj62njgs I’m a huge fan of Hayao Miyazaki’s films. Usually, it’s really important for me to like a character of a story in order to like the story itself, and I don’t always like characters in Miyazaki’s films, but there’s … Continue reading →

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8Asians Goes Behind The Scenes On CHINK

Posted on July 9, 2012 by tinabot

Jason Tobin of Better Luck Tomorrow stars in CHINK as serial killer Eddy Tsai. Photograph courtesy of Quentin Lee. The yellow light of the underground parking lot drowns the whole scene in a stifling plasma, like you’re looking through the … Continue reading →

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