Category Archives: Business

Shark Tank: Coffee Meets Bagel’s Kang Sisters – Turn Down $30M from Mark Cuban

Posted on January 12, 2015 by John

http://youtu.be/ci_3j89yo6k After hearing that one of my closest friends and his wife are big fans of ABC’s Shark Tank, I’ve begun to watch repeats of the show on CNBC, and new episodes. If you’re not familiar with Shark Tank, it’s … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Randall Park is not a “Dog Daycare Owner”

Posted on November 12, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/bEaoSoq26SQ I was flipping through a magazine, and came across this Chase credit card ad, supposedly highlighting “Chris Park,” a “Dog Daycare Owner.” Well, clearly, this is an image of actor, comedian, writer and director Randall Park, and I don’t … Continue reading →

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Are Asian Americans Cheaters?

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Jeff

When Cung Le lost to Michael Bisping, UFC commentator and former fighter Brian Stann tweeted, “it didn’t pay to cheat for once, good start to the day,”  assuming that Le’s ripped body shown at the UFC Fight Night Macau weigh-ins … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Partnering with Khan Academy to bring you BetterMoneyHabits.com

Posted on November 3, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/vczXOOzdqJw While watching the World Series, I saw the latest Bank of America commercial with Sal Kahn promoting  Kahn Academy and their efforts with BetterMoneyHabits.com. It has been a little over a year since I first blogged about this effort, … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin’s Focus made him turn down millions in Linsanity Endorsements

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jeff

While he jokes about possible endorsements in the above video, Jeremy Lin revealed in a recent interview that he turned down millions in endorsements during Linsanity.  The reason?  He wanted to focus on basketball.  You might think “no big deal,” … Continue reading →

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What’s An Asian Name Worth? At least US$2600 if you are named Sam Sung!

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Jeff

Carrying an Asian name would seem to be a liability in the many countries – actress Chloe Bennet says that changing her Asian last name resulted in her getting more acting work. Former Apple Employee Sam Sung thought his old … Continue reading →

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San Francisco’s Tech Boom Squeezing Out Chinese American Small Businesses

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Jeff

While we’ve written about how Filipinos have been affected by the San Francisco Tech boom, this story from Boom (summarized here by New America Media), talks about the effects of the boom on small Chinese American businesses like these on … Continue reading →

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NPR: Stanford’s Asian-American Leadership Programs Tackle The ‘Bamboo Ceiling’

Posted on July 16, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/bqV4adXFlGI Video: courtesy of Stanford Graduate School of Business At 8Asians, we’ve blogged about Where Are the Asian CEOs?, Americans Expect Business Leaders to Be White, as well as Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) and their Advanced Leadership … Continue reading →

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Chinese Railroad Workers Inducted into the U.S. Labor Hall of Honor & Reclaiming Promontory Point

Posted on May 31, 2014 by John

On May 9th, history was made as the Chinese Railroad Workers were inducted into the U.S. Labor Hall of Honor. You can view the entire ceremony on the Department of Labor’s YouTube channel. If you don’t happen to know: “But … Continue reading →

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Being Pushed Over the Glass Cliff

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Tim

Almost everyone’s heard of the glass ceiling, the inability of women and minorities to get promoted to higher levels of the executive ranks due to discrimination. What most probably haven’t heard about is the new “glass cliff”. NPR discussed it … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: AT&T’s Network Guys

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw-Amu4IGW4 I noticed this commercial because it has many of my favorite (or perhaps least favorite) Asian American stereotypes: Nerdy Asian technical guy White guy in charge Asian guy awkward with white women The Asian guy is surprised when his … Continue reading →

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Experience Irwindale Sriracha “Nuisance” For Yourself

Posted on April 10, 2014 by tinabot

So apparently the controversy over the sriracha smell in Irwindale is not over. Residents of the city are still complaining about the spicy smell and sting in their eyes from the sauce making factory, and just yesterday, LA Times reported … Continue reading →

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