Category Archives: Current Events

Asian American Family in SUV Chased and Attacked by Motorcycle Gang

Posted on September 30, 2013 by jozjozjoz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ukdkgLYYbw After a fender bender on the road (in which a biker cut off the SUV and was accidentally hit), 33 year-old Manhattan resident Alexian Lien, his wife Rosalyn Ng, and their baby were chased in their black Range Rover … Continue reading →

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The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi Charts Indian Americans Takeover of the U.S.

Posted on September 27, 2013 by John

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi explains how Indian Americans are getting the last laugh in America despite such incidents as racists tweets after the … Continue reading →

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Indians Who Love Steak and The Rise of Meat Consumption in Asia

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Nithin

“I actually didn’t eat beef growing up,” he said, with a sly smile, “because of my parents.” The thought – that perhaps he believed the silly religion of his Indian parents – was brushed away like dust off his shoulder, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink, Health, Observations, Religion | Tagged | 6 Comments

Jeremy Lin Opens Up to 20,000 Taiwanese on Turmoil Under ‘Linsanity’ Hype

Posted on September 16, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/vnTK5tRnpdw?t=1h6m22s NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin made his annual summer pilgrimage to Taiwan to visit family, have fun, teach at an annual youth basketball camp, and to speak at a religious youth conference: “Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin shared his … Continue reading →

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Racist Tweets Arise Immediately as First Indian American Miss America is Crowned

Posted on September 16, 2013 by jozjozjoz

The story on this site should have been that four five Asian American/Pacific Islander contestants graced the stage in Atlantic City and that three of them placed in the Top 5: Nina Davuluri of New York was crowned Miss America, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Current Events, Discrimination | 4 Comments

Julie Chen Says Having Surgery to Look “Less Asian” Helped Her Career

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Shako Liu

http://youtu.be/wrf7xXHdjLk I personally applaud Julie Chen for her courage to speak out about her eye plastic surgery. The co-host of The Talk revealed her secret about her difficult decision of getting a plastic surgery on her eyes just to pursue … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Stepping Up for Immigration Reform

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Mihee

From the Southern California Public Radio: “About 55 percent of Asian-American immigration into the United States has been due to family preferences… More young Asian-Americans who grew up in the U.S. without papers have been going public with their status, … Continue reading →

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Michelle Kwan: From Olympic Figure Skater to Diplomat

Posted on August 14, 2013 by John

I saw a friend of mine on Facebook post this brief video interview on Yahoo! Shine (here to view) from a few weeks ago of Michelle Kwan talking about her life from Olympic Figure Skater to her current role at … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Interview: Ro Khanna for California’s 17th Congressional District

Posted on August 7, 2013 by John

Background A few weekends ago, I had the opportunity to interview Ro Khanna, candidate for Congress for California’s 17th Congressional District. My first recollection of hearing his name and seeing him was I believe when then Democratic National Committee Chairman … Continue reading →

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New York State Outlaws Shark Fin Sales – July 1, 2014

Posted on July 30, 2013 by John

This past July 1st, the ban on shark fin soup took into effect in California. Now, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law the banning of the possession and sale of shark fin: “New York is the second … Continue reading →

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KTVU Producers Fired over Asiana Airlines Pilots’ Fake Names

Posted on July 25, 2013 by John

Although details are still not exactly clear as to how exactly racist fake pilots’ names for Asiana Airlines made it on air on local noon broadcast for San Francisco Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU, there have been consequences for a … Continue reading →

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The Daily Show & The Colbert Report Mock KTVU

Posted on July 20, 2013 by John

The past two weeks, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report hosts and staff have been on vacation. Well, the shows were back on air this past Monday and wasted no time mocking KTVU’s ineptitude for inadvertently reporting the four … Continue reading →

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