Category Archives: 8Series

8Books Review: “The Expatriates” by Janice Y.K. Lee

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Lily

The Expatriates, Janice Lee’s long-awaited second novel, poignantly captures the lives of three American women in Hong Kong. Transplanted into a new locale, they struggle with some of the cliched tropes (seeking escape, finding meaning) but also with some unexpected ones. What … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: TD Ameritrade: Invest in your next adventure.

Posted on February 26, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/ajqJExr7E2s I caught this TV commercial the week of Lunar New Year and was wondering if this TD Ameritrade commercial was purposely released – probably, considering the YouTube upload date was February 8th, New Year’s Day: “Your grandkids are full … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Beyond the Tiger Mom” by Maya Thiagarajan

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Koji Steven Sakai

I’ve always seen myself as a Tiger dad. I know saying that has a lot of negative connotations. But I have big dreams for my toddler. First, he’s going to get into Harvard, then either make the NBA or play … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Farmers Insurance – Hall of Claims: Turkey Jerks

Posted on February 19, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/rPWs4FK9lDY I caught this recent Farmers Insurance commercial the other day: “At Farmers, we’ve seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. Even a band of vigilante turkeys enacting their revenge. Talk to Farmers today about the … Continue reading →

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Ringing in the Lunar New Year with Books

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Lily

Growing up, Lunar New Year meant sweet lotus seeds and coconut strips, a big family meal, and my mom visiting my elementary school classroom to teach about the holiday. At some point, I learned the story of the Chinese zodiac animals … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: NBA “Dining Table” – Happy Chinese New Year

Posted on February 8, 2016 by John

As you may know, the NBA is extremely popular in China, even though Yao Ming is no longer playing for the Houston Rockets anymore. And out of all the popular American professional sports, basketball is definitely the most international – … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Men’s Wearhouse – BLACK by Vera Wang

Posted on January 29, 2016 by John

According to Men’s Wearhouse’s YouTube channel, their commercial starring Vera Wang about her first collection of formal wear for me has been around (or at least hosted on YouTube) since March 2015 – but I just caught this it on … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Snickers Crisper – “Internship”

Posted on January 28, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/ldqhTv01t8w I caught this Snickers commercial about their new candy they are launching called Crisper: “Crispy satisfaction is on the horizon with new SNICKERS® Crisper – a delicious combination of crisped rice and peanuts topped with a layer of caramel … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: TurboTax 2016 & “Michio Kaku Absolute Zero”

Posted on January 26, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/UV5Wo7YrZIU I’ve been a fan and a user of TurboTax online since around 2000. I like to say to my friend who works for TurboTax / Intuit that I make my annual donation to Intuit every year, and gladly so. … Continue reading →

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Touring Iceland with Photographer Pei Ketron | American Express

Posted on December 8, 2015 by John

https://youtu.be/wD7r9MDFffM I caught this American Express commercial featuring San Francisco-based photographer Pei Ketron: “From epic waterfalls to the local eats of Reykjavik, photographer Pei Ketron (@PKetron) needed the right gear to make sure she could get every shot. See how … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Annabelle & IBM Watson on Life Experience

Posted on December 4, 2015 by John

  https://youtu.be/vqjndtS8jQU When I saw this IBM TV commercial about Watson (“… a technology platform that uses natural language processing and machine learning to reveal insights from large amounts of unstructured data.”), Annabelle reminded me of my niece – who … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: Essential Japanese Grammar

Posted on November 10, 2015 by tinabot

After having gotten hooked on learning some legit Japanese for my trip to Japan last year, I’ve been rarin’ to continue my Japanese language skills for a future return trip to Kyoto study tea ceremony traditions. Thus, when given the … Continue reading →

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