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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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Category Archives: Music
Just Kidding Films: Pushing Asian Stereotype Boundaries
Since 2007, Bart Kwan and Joe Jo of Just Kidding Films have been pushing the boundaries of the Asian stereotype on YouTube with their unique perspectives and outrageous comedic flavor. With similar comparisons to Peter Chao and The Notorious MSG, … Continue reading
The Working APA Actor: Jimmy Wong
The Working APA Actor is a bi-monthly interview of Asian Pacific Islander American actors in the entertainment world, whether it be theater, film, television, the internet, or commercials. It is an inside look at these actors exploring their passion in … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandra wallace, ching chong song, jimmy wong, ucla
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7 Awesome Collegiate Asian American Acapella Groups
This piece was originally written for AsiansOnYouTube and has been reposted here with permission. By AsiansOnYouTube What do you get when you have Asians who love to sing a capella with Asians that are well represented at US institutions of … Continue reading
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Viral Like SARS: Hayley Kiyoko of Disney Channel’s ‘Lemonade Mouth’ Kicked out of L.A. Apple Store for Flash Mob
Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft, known professionally as Hayley Kiyoko, is an American actress, singer and dancer who plays Stella Yamada from the Disney Channel film Lemonade Mouth. Not being the target demographic of anything on the Disney Channel, I hadn’t heard … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Viral Like SARS
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Exclusive: Goh Nakamura’s Flowers at O Cinema
Happy Weekend! 8Asians.com was fortunate enough to be the screening media sponsor for the Miami leg of indie film Surrogate Valentine. As an added bonus, here is an exclusive video of musician Goh Nakamura performing his song “Flowers” live at … Continue reading
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Scott Tang’s ‘A Portrait of The Artist as a Young Insomniac’ Album Review
If you’re an insomniac and/or like to stay up till the wee twilight hours of the night, there is sweet, blissful music for you night owls to listen to. Musician Scott Tang’s first fourth official album, appropriately titled A Portrait … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music
Tagged A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Insomniac, at this hour, electronica, insomnia, scott tang
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Look at Me Now: Billboard #1 Hip Hop Song Co-Written by Ryan Buendia
At dinner last week, my brother-in-law took out a CD and pulled out the paper section that lists the song credits. “Ryan has three songs on the album, and this one has hit number one,” he said proudly. His … Continue reading
8Questions with SHOKORA’s Junichi Hernández Yoshikai
Last year I was lucky enough to be invited to Japan and meet with other Nikkei (Japanese migrants and their descendants) from around the world. As an Asian American, I admit I sometimes forget that there are people of Asian … Continue reading
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Non-Asians Listen To Kpop (And This Is Not News)
Those who follow Kpop already know that Korean femme group 2NE1 re-released their track “Can’t Nobody” in English. Since their debut in 2009, their company has been grooming them for the international market, which is relatively starving for content consumption … Continue reading
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8Questions with Adam WarRock (Eugene Ahn)
Eugene Ahn is a bad Asian–but we mean that in the most complimentary way possible. What else would you call someone who worked his way through law school, the bar exam and a job at a firm–only to realize that … Continue reading
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VIRAL LIKE SARS: Hulk Hogan vs Kim Jong-il Epic Rap Battle
While I found some of the things that my kids watch on the Internet to be engaging, enthralling, or enlightening, sometimes I catch them looking at things not entirely wholesome. I noticed Number Two Son watching this video featuring Timothy … Continue reading
Simon Cowell’s X Factor Specifically Looking for Asian American Talent
X Factor, the UK show that launched Leona Lewis and the reason Simon Cowell quit American Idol, is coming to the United States, and the producers — perhaps being a little freaked out by the lack of decent APA talent … Continue reading
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