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 Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Category Archives: Current Events
Obama Names Jenny Yang to Lead Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
I saw a few weeks ago that my fellow Cornell alum, Jenny Yang, will be leading the Equal Employment Commission: “As a child, Jenny Yang says that she found inspiration in her mother who challenged discrimination at her workplace. Now, Yang … Continue reading
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“Karate Clerk” Mayura Dissanayake Wins Recent MMA Match by Knockout in 18 Seconds
“Karate Clerk” Mayura Dissanayake recently showed his skills in the MMA ring by knocking out Jaime Garcia in 18 seconds. A video of the match is below. When I watched it, I felt sorry for Garcia. This was an amateur … Continue reading
Dear Hello Kitty Fans: Why It’s OK She’s Not a Cat
Dear Hello Kitty Fans, I know you’re upset that Sanrio has recently surprised the world by saying that Hello Kitty is not a cat. But really, as a long-time Sanrio fan, I’m not sure why many of you are quite so … Continue reading
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8Links: White People Need More Friends, Cary Joji Fukunaga is Your New Internet Boyfriend, and the Rice Bucket Challenge
8Links is a series which occasionally highlights interesting content from sites we read. Got a tip for us? Let us know about a link you would like to see on 8Asians.com by suggesting a link! The average white American has … Continue reading
C-SPAN: AAJA Convention – Race and the 2014 Midterm Elections
In August, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) had their annual convention, which was in Washington, D.C. this year. As part of that convention, the AAJA had organized a panel discussion titled ‘Race and the 2014 Midterm Elections.’ One of … Continue reading
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8Links: Monks Ferguson, Food Truck Accolades, and Jeremy Lin takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
8Links is a series which occasionally highlights interesting content from sites we read. Got a tip for us? Let us know about a link you would like to see on 8Asians.com by suggesting a link! Thai-Kun, an Austin food truck … Continue reading
8Links: Roy Choi on CNN, Panda Triplets, and Asian Americans remember Robin Williams
8Links is a series which occasionally highlights interesting content from sites we read. Got a tip for us? Let us know about a link you would like to see on 8Asians.com by suggesting a link! Chef Roy Choi has just … Continue reading
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Orange County Asian American Population Growth Different from Older Enclaves
While typical media images of “The O.C.” are those of fashionable young white people or white surfers in beach communities, Orange County has grown to contain the third largest Asian American population of any county in the U.S., behind Los … Continue reading
San Francisco’s Tech Boom Squeezing Out Chinese American Small Businesses
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
Posted in Business, Current Events, Discrimination, Real Estate
Tagged Clement Street, Richmond District, San Francisco, tech boom
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Affirmative Action Alternatives and their Effects on Asian Americans
With the tabling of SCA5, the Fisher vs University of Texas decision, and the lawsuit over admissions to New York’s selective high schools, non-race based alternatives to diversifying campuses are increasingly being discussed. Some of these discussions, like this one … Continue reading
The Daily Show: George Takei & ‘To Be Takei’
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Actor and activist George Takei was on The Daily Show the other day to promote the documentary, ‘To Be Takei,‘ about his life, about being … Continue reading
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9-Man: No Jokes Street Volleyball
Fans abound for the gritty, fast-paced, Chinatown-style street ball known as 9-man. In the 1930s, Chinese American men began playing 9-man, a street version of volleyball involving nine players (hence the game’s obvious if not well known name) compared to … Continue reading
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