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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Category Archives: Education
“Hold My Hand” PSA Against Domestic Violence
The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK) has just released “Hold My Hand,” a PSA from their Youth Empowerment Project. The purpose of this PSA is to highlight the particular challenges that Asian immigrants and refugees face when confronting … Continue reading
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Do Asians Have Peripheral Vision?
Apparently, Asians are like dogs. We lack peripheral vision. I guess that means we can only see what is directly in front of us. I kid you not, people actually believe this. I found people wanting to know if Asians … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education
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Top 5 Unsung Heroes In Japanese American History (Pt 2)
Earlier this year I wrote an article entitled, Top 5 Unsung Heroes In Japanese American History. One of my editors correctly pointed out that all five people on my list were men. This was totally unintentional but I promised at … Continue reading
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Mars Rover Curiosity Was Named By Clara Ma
This past Sunday, Aug 5th, the Mar’s Rover successfully landed after a 36-week flight from Earth to the red planet. Sending HD images back almost immediately after landing, it has begun its two-year mission to study whether Mars has and/or … Continue reading
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The College Admissions Game, Part 9: Aftermath
After playing the college admissions game, did we win? Was the investment in an admissions consultant worth it? Did the predictions by the admissions officer come true? Did get Number One son and The Daughter get into their dream school? … Continue reading
The College Admissions Game, Part 8: The Interview
One part of the college admissions process that you may encounter is the interview. Some colleges require it, while two out of the three high schools that Number One Son applied to required interviews. Although The Daughter did not have … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged college admissions, college interview
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30th Anniversary of the Death of Vincent Chin: Standing Up Then and Now
Editor’s Note: 8Asians.com is a media sponsor of Vincent Chin 30: Standing Up Then and Now. In 1982, Vincent Chin was the victim of a hate crime murder in Detroit. Thirty years later, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continue to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Discrimination, Education, Southern California
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The College Admissions Game, Part 7: Applications
Stories about caps on the number of Asian Americans admitted to elite universities might make a student applying for college wonder if he or she should check the box for Asian American. That applicant might balk at applying to many … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged applications, college admissions, Facebook, social networking
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Judge Dismisses Charges Against Truant Honor Student Diane Tran
Judge Lanny Moriarty has dismissed contempt charges against truant honor student Diane Tran. Tran was sentenced to a night in jail and a $100 fine for missing classes because of exhaustion from working two jobs and an intense academic workload. … Continue reading
Activist James Akira Hirabayashi Passes Away
People need to know who James Akira Hirabayashi was. A scholar and an activist, he was one of the professors who “risked their jobs when they went on strike in 1968, a historic social movement that led to the creation … Continue reading
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Honor Student Diana Tran Jailed for Missing School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJrKi0jKao Abandoned by her parents, Diane Tran works a full and part time job to support two siblings while being a honor student taking AP courses and college level courses, but was jailed for a night and fined $100 after … Continue reading
Arizona’s Immigration Law, Lewd Chinese Women, and API History
On August 24, 1874, California’s commissioner of immigration Rudolph Piotrowski found 22 women aboard the American Steamer Japan who looked suspicious because they were traveling without families. He called them lewd, ordered a payment of $500 dollars for each woman … Continue reading
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