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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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Category Archives: Music
Drake sings “Let it Go” as Manny Pacquiao – Funny or Offensive?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNSSOzH-a2g Drake did the above spoof of Manny Pacquiao singing Let it Go on the ESPY awards show. I personally thought it was funny and was not at all offended. As this Buzzfeed article points out, some Filipinos agree with … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Music
Tagged Drake, ESPYs, Frozen, Let It Go, Manny Pacquiao
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What You Might Not Know about Judith Hill, Recipient of the 2014 V3con Voice Award
By Eugene Hung This post is part of a series that will introduce 8Asians readers to some of this year’s V3 Digital Media Conference (V3con) honorees, speakers, panelists, and performers. The V3con Opening Awards Reception will be held on Friday, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Entertainment, Movies, Music, Southern California
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Chloe Bennet’s Chinese Pop Music Video
After finding out that Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Chloe Bennet was actually a popstar in China as a teen, I was curious and searched for some videos of her singing in Chinese, and here it is, posted above. Very … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Entertainment, Music, TV
Tagged China, chloe bennet, Chloe Wang, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel's Agents of Shield, popstar, skye
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East West Players Announces its 50th Anniversary Season, GOLDEN
East West Players (EWP), the nation’s largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work and the longest-running professional theater of color in the country, announces its extended 50th Anniversary Season, GOLDEN, a celebration that will take place over the next … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Nonprofit, Southern California, The Arts
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Douglas Kim Parodies Jay-Z’s “Young Forever” with “Forever Hyung”
Douglas Kim previously released his “I’m Asian American” music video and now he (and a bunch of friends) are back with “Forever Hyung”, a parody of the Jay-Z song “Young Forever”. It’s a satire of recent media that has been … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Music, Southern California
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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$: Singer Jane Kim’s Debut EP
8$ 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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Singing Couple Achieves Fame in Six Seconds
Asian Americans have made themselves known through YouTube videos, but can fame be achieved when those videos are only six seconds? Michael and Carissa Alvarado, a husband and wife team making up the group Us, have gained notoriety by using … 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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Tessanne Chin Wins ‘The Voice’ Season 5; Where Are The Racist Tweets?
http://youtu.be/4ry4UNbZ2QU I’m no devotee of The Voice, but ever since I caught Tessanne Chin‘s performance in the blind auditions, this is the post I have been hoping to write. According to Billboard: Jamaican singer Tessanne Chin sang landmark songs associated … Continue reading
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The End of Year Mash-Up to Blow Your Mind
As always, the arrival of end-of-year mash-ups reminds us that is truly is almost January. In case the Christmas lights (up since before Thanksgiving) and the carols on the radio hadn’t clued you in, it’s that time of the year. … Continue reading
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Soothing Anime Music For Your Tea Time
Suffering from Attack on Titan season end withdrawals, I was searching through Youtube for that show’s soundtrack music to listen to while working, and I stumbled upon these piano versions of the songs that were just absolutely enchanting. I get … Continue reading
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