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 Americans Malls Thriving Despite General Shopping Mall Decline
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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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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Category Archives: Asian American Commercial Watch
Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
I forgot exactly when I saw this commercial on television, but I liked it. I have never used Instacart, but I had had friends who do. This commercial is titled ‘Big Sister’: “No matter what season of life you’re in, … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Mercedes-Benz: 2024 Holiday “Happy Holidays with Love: The Journey”
Model Daniel Liu leads off this 2024 Holiday “Happy Holidays with Love: The Journey” Mercedes-Benz USA commercial: “Celebrate the journeys that bring us closer together. The Mercedes-Benz Holiday Love Celebration is back. Discover the vehicles you’re bound to love this … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac with Randall Park & Hudson Yang (Plus Food Review)
If you haven’t heard, McDonald’s has launched the new Chicken Big Mac on October 10th (for a limited release). With that launch is a new commercial, including old familiar faces from the television series, Fresh Off the Boat, Randall Park and … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Food & Drink
Tagged AACW, Big Mac, Chicken Big Mac, fast food, food review, Hudson Yang, mcdonalds, Randall Park
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ken Jeong in Popeyes’ 2024 Super Bowl Ad “The Wait Is Over”
My favorite fellow Duke Asian American alumni is Ken Jeong (’90), and he stars in this Super Bowl commercial announcing that the Popeyes fast food chain is now offering chicken wings as part of their menu: “The year is 1972. … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch
Tagged chicken, Ken Jeong, Popeyes, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 2024
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
I forget when I saw this cute commercial – probably while watching the San Francisco 49ers play. The premise is that the mother has been telling everyone how much money she’s been saving switching her insurance to Liberty Mutual, causing … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
This Old Spice commercial has been on YouTube for four months now, but I only recently saw it as an online commercial. I was blown away! It made me wonder if the commercial was airing on TV as well, and … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Getting Help is Simple
If you subscribe to the ad-supported Hulu streaming service like I do, you will sometimes see ads for forhims.com, which sells products and services dealing with issues affecting men, such as hair loss, mental health, and erectile dysfunction. When I … Continue reading
8Asians Exclusive: Interview with Randall Park on His Directorial Debut of ‘Shortcomings’ & Review – Opens August 4th
I had the great honor and pleasure of interviewing Randall Park as he visited San Francisco as part of his directorial debut to promote his upcoming film, Shortcomings, released by Sony Picture Classics and coming to a theater near you on Friday, … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Ally Maki, Justin Min, Randall Park, Sherry Cola, Shortcomings
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Northwestern Mutual’s ‘Distant Relatives’
While watching the San Francisco 49ers defeat the Seattle Seahawks, I saw this Northwestern Mutual commercial (‘Distant Relatives’): “Someday is today. That’s the realization many people are having these days—what we’re calling The Great Realization. It’s time to finally do … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch
Tagged interracial marriage, Northwestern Mutual
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Lanhee Chen for California State Controller
I first heard of Lanhee Chen when he had first worked for then Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as a policy advisor, and I met him the first time when he was a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University discussing his … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Sheng Thao for Oakland Mayor: “Determined”
Although I live in the San Francisco Bay Area (since 1999), I’ve never lived in Oakland and rarely make it there, but I do know that Oakland City Council member Sheng Thao is running for Mayor of Oakland this November. … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Oakland, Peter Liu, Sheng Thao
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Creative Planning’s ‘Wealth-Changing Question’
I was watching 60 Minutes recently and saw this commercial by Creative Planning: “Is your advisor giving you incomplete advice? Besides investing, there’s also taxes, insurance, estate planning, and other elements that can be stressful to organize. At Creative Planning, we … Continue reading