Category Archives: Asian American Commercial Watch

Asian American Commercial Watch: Jane Kim for California State Senate (District 11) – “Fight”

Posted on April 29, 2016 by John

Full disclosure: I’m a friend and have a lot of mutual friends with Jane Kim, and know her initially through a former 8Asians blogger (who used to be roommates with her). I think I may have donated to some of … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Taco Bell’s The Internet is Talking & George Takei

Posted on April 15, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/ePisqWLV6ZA I remember seeing actor and activist in the beginning if this Taco Bell television commercial campaign for it’s quesalupa’s I think starting around during the Super Bowl. But I think this is the first commercial with Takei being the … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Eddie Huang: Sprite Obey Your Thirst™

Posted on April 8, 2016 by John

While watching a March Madness basketball game, I saw this Sprite commercial with Eddie Huang (for some reason Sprite isn’t making the commercial embeddable): “Eddie Huang knows there’s no substitute for the classic lemon-lime. Keep it fresh at http://www.sprite.com. #ObeyYourThirst” YouTube … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: McDonald’s “Flavor Guy”

Posted on April 1, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/ihVJsQKA-OM In this recent McDonald’s commercial, we have two Asian American actors being briefly highlighted as the fast food chain tries to promote it’s latest offering on a wider scale: flavored coffees. The actors in the commercial are Danny Cho … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: #StayAmazing: Balancing With Rocky Byun

Posted on March 25, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/PkwzAUBijW0 To be honest, before this Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott commercial, I had never heard of Rocky Byun: “Making gravity his friend, Nam Seok Byun (also known as “Rocky”) has learned to balance a range of items, large … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Kohl’s Oscar Commercial: The Duchess

Posted on March 18, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/pP9jwF914ao I saw Kohl’s Oscar themed commercials during this year’s Oscars. One of the commercials had an Asian American Mom & daughter: “On Sunday night, we got to see the other three ads that accompany that one, featuring other acceptance speeches … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Google’s Android: Monotune

Posted on March 11, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/xLhJIFC8xkY During this year’s Grammys, Google debuted a new Android commercial called “Monotune”: “A piano has 88 keys. Each one is different. But what if they were all the same? To find out, we took apart a piano and reengineered … 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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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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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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