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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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Asians Behaving Badly: Edward Younghoon Shin Alledgedly Murders Business Partner & Blogs About It
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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Category Archives: Movies
Diego Luna Celebrates Premiere of ‘Cesar Chavez’ Biopic While Filipinos Disappointed
EDITORS NOTE: A similar article was first published at Examiner.com. This version has been published at 8Asians.com with permission. –Joz By Peter Gonzaga It was a night that Cesar Chavez supporters have been waiting for, the biopic “Cesar Chavez” directed … Continue reading
8$: Wong Fu Productions’ First Feature Film
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
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12 Years a Slave’s Lupita Nyong’o Thoughts on Beauty
As you may or may not know, Lupita Nyong’o recently won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Patsey in ’12 Years a Slave.’ While millions have watched Nyong’o’s acceptance speech at the Oscars, but many will … Continue reading
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San Francisco: CAAMFest 2014 Opens Tonight, Runs Through March 23
SAN FRANCISCO — The Center For Asian American Media (CAAM) builds on its history of film, music and food with the launch of CAAMFest 2014. The 11-day festival brings “stories to light” from 20 different countries showcasing talent and artistry … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged CAAM, CAAMFest
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Robert Lopez Wins Oscar® for “Original Song,” Becomes the First Asian American to EGOT
Robert Lopez made history when he won the Oscar® for Music (Original Song) at the 86th Academy Awards® for writing the music and lyrics of “Let It Go” from “Frozen” (along with his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez). Robert is only the … Continue reading
8$: Post Production for Feature Documentary Film ‘TWINSTERS’
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
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‘If You Are In A Shell…’ Painted Choreography by Harry Shum, Jr
Here is the video I did with Ze Frank from @BuzzFeed “If You Are In A Shell” Enjoy! http://t.co/KPon75LoOV — Harry Shum Jr (@iharryshum) December 27, 2013 Many of us were painfully shy as children (I was), but most of … Continue reading
PBS’s Independent Lens Presents ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ Available Online for Free
At 8Asians, we’ve reviewed the highly acclaimed documentary back in March of 2012, ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi,’ but I only recently caught the film when I noticed on Facebook that the documentary was going to be airing as part of … Continue reading
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8$: Short Film ‘For The Love Of Unicorns’
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
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Tiger Parent Worship in HBO’s ‘State of Play: Trophy Kids’
“If she’s crying that’s good, because I’m going to make her tough.” – Andre Avery, after making his daughter cry with his criticism her golf play In a documentary full of disturbing parental behavior, one thing that particularly disturbs me … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Movies, Sports
Tagged Amari Avery, golf, parenting, State of Play: Trophy Kids, The Short Game, youth sports
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One Ticket to the Asian Ghetto, Please
By Theresa Chiu A particularly jaded producer once described making an Asian American movie to me as resigning yourself to the Asian ghetto. He cautioned that it was a waste of time and more work than it was worth. Though … Continue reading
8$: Jazz, Cancer, and Life: Fred Ho’s Last Year
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
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