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Category Archives: 8Series
8Books Review: Simplicity at Home by Yumiko Sekine
Simplicity at Home: Japanese Rituals, Recipes, and Arrangements for Thoughtful Living is a wonderfully calming experience. Written by Yumiko Sekine, founder of Fog Linen Work, with gorgeous photos from Nao Shimizu, this is a guide to making a simple and … Continue reading
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Asian American Frozen Foods: Tonkatsu Miso Ramen
I was at Costco recently and came across Pulmuone Foods USA’s Tonkatsu Miso Ramen. It looked appealing to me for two servings for a cost of $11.99. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a single bowl of ramen at a … Continue reading
8Books Review: “We Could Be Heroes” by Mike Chen
Curling up with Mike Chen’s recent novel, We Could Be Heroes, turned out to be the perfect snow day activity. Regardless of whether you were also deluged in snow over the past couple days, reading We Could Be Heroes is … Continue reading
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8mm Review: A Sugar and Spice Holiday
With nowhere to go on yet another night of the COVID-19 lockdown, The Wife and I settled in to watch the first Lifetime movie with Asian American leads. As we rarely watch the Lifetime channel, I decided to keep my … Continue reading
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Tagged A Sugar & Spice Holiday, christmas, Jacky Lai, Lifetime, Lillian Lim, Tony Giroux, Tzi Ma
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Gift Like You Mean It: Shiori
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4yYEW_fyJU These days, there are a lot more Asian Americans on TV commercials, so it takes more than having Asians American on a commercial to get me to want to share it. This Holiday commercial for Etsy, produced by ad … Continue reading
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Tagged 72andSunny, Asian American Commercial Watch, christmas, Etsy, Shiori
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8mm Review: Let It Snow
While the upcoming A Sugar and Spice Holiday movie features Asian Americans, another Christmas movie from last year has two Asian American actors, Anna Akana and Jacob Batalon, as significant characters. Let It Snow was released in 2019. I finally … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Akana, Jacob Batalon, Let It Snow, Netflix
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8Books Review: Chinatown Pretty by Andria Lo and Valerie Luu
Chinatown Pretty by photographer Andria Lo and Valerie Luu is a beautiful tribute to our popos and gunggungs. The book celebrates the street styles of Chinatown’s elders in six major cities: San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Family, Fashion, The Arts
Tagged Andria Lo, Chinatown, Chinatown Pretty, Valerie Luu
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Asian American Frozen Foods: Trader Joe’s ‘Bulgogi Beef Fried Rice With Kimchi’
I was at Trader Joe’s a week or so ago and saw this new frozen meal available -‘Bulgogi Beef Fried Rice With Kimchi’: “Translated directly from Korean, bulgogi is a compound word that simply means “fire-meat.” Literal translations aside, bulgogi … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Frozen Foods, Food & Drink
Tagged bulgogi, fried rice, kimchi, Trader Joes
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Asian American Frozen Foods: Trader Joe’s Beef Pho Soup
I was at Trader Joe’s recently and came across this new frozen offering, Trader Joe’s ‘Beef Pho Soup.’ While I’m a big fan of pho and I hope it becomes as popular as ramen, it’s not something I can easily … Continue reading
A Short Review: Si
While the short Si was a finalist for the 2020 HBO Visionaries contest, I had some skepticism about it. What about microaggressions could make a substantial film? Director Thomas Kim, in the interview above (some *spoilers* in it – I … Continue reading
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Tagged HBO Visionaries, Ki Hong Lee, Si, Thomas Kim
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Asian Americans Commercial Watch: AAPIs For Biden Political Ads
With the presidential election around the corner, Americans are already voting in record numbers in early voting, either in mail-in/absentee or early voting. So it’s no surprise there has been record spending on television political ads. It’s also no surprise that … Continue reading
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Tagged Jose Biden, Kamala Harris
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Asian American Commercial Watch: The Perfect Meg
These days, seeing Asian Americans on commercials is not that unusual, but two things struck me about this commercial from Dave and Busters. First, the goofy fun from actress Donna Park really made me laugh. Second, it’s interesting how a … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Dave and Busters, Donna Park, The Perfect Meg
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