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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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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Asian American Frozen Foods: Royal Asia’s ‘Prawn Hacao With Soy Ginger Sauce’
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Category Archives: TV
‘Fresh off the Boat’ Non-Spoiler Episode Preview: “B as in Best Friends”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode 1: “B as in Best Friends” Season 4 premiere airs tonight, October 3, 2017 on ABC. Synopsis: (deep breath) The Huangs have moved out of the new home they decided they don’t like. … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, TV
Tagged ABC, Chelsey Crisp, chris elliott, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, michael bolton, pat sajak, Randall Park, vanna white
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Wong Fu Productions: Asian Bachelorette
From a racial perspective, the reality TV shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette has been somewhat contorversial, considering that for most of the TV series existence, both shows has been pretty white. And 8Asians has covered this issue with blog … Continue reading
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Top 5 Asian American TV Series: First half of 2017
So what do Asian Americans watch on TV? USA Today analyzed Nielsen data for most of the first half of 2017 and came up with the data shown above. I was personally was surprised that it was so divergent compared … Continue reading
HBO’s Silicon Valley’s VC-Bro ‘Ed Chen’ – Breaking the Stereotype
Recently, I had blogged about HBO’s Silicon Valley portrayal of Asian stereotypes, specifically about how I was not a fan of the character Jian-Yang. One character I did forget to mention, was the venture capitalist (VC) Ed Chen, who is portrayed by … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Discrimination, Entertainment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged Silicon Valley, Tim Chiou
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Wired: It’s Time For ‘Silicon Valley’ to Disrupt Its Toxic Asian Stereotypes
Note: this discusses a little bit of the current season – so possible spoilers if you haven’t been watching. When I saw this headline on Facebook, I wondered why no one had written about this yet. I’m a fan of … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Discrimination, Entertainment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech, TV
Tagged Silicon Valley, television, tv, tv shows
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‘Dr. Ken’ & ‘FOTB’ – Watershed Moments for Asian Americans Adolescents on TV
With the end of the 2016 – 2017 traditional broadcast network television season ending, it’s been an amazing season for Asian Americans – with two Asian American family show sitcoms into their second and third seasons with Dr. Ken and Fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Entertainment, Lifestyles, Observations, TV
Tagged ABC, asian american teens, dr. ken, Fresh Off The Boat
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “This Isn’t Us”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 23: “This Isn’t Us” Original airdate May 15, 2017. Microsynopsis: The Huangs move out of their rental, to the sadness of Honey, Marvin, and Eddie’s crew. The boys agree to get matching tattoos … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, howard hesseman, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, michael bolton, Randall Park
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ABC Renews ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ and Cancels ‘Dr. Ken’
Well, you win some and you lose some … On the same day, I learned that Fresh Off The Boat was renewed for it’s fourth season and Dr. Ken was canceled after it’s second season: “While not a ratings breakout, … Continue reading
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “This Is Us”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 22: “This Is Us” Original airdate May 9, 2017. Microsynopsis: Michael Bolton offers to buy Louis’s restaurant. It’s tempting because it would allow the Huangs to buy their home, but since it’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, michael bolton, Randall Park
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Pie vs. Cake”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 21: “Pie vs. Cake” Original airdate May 2, 2017. Microsynopsis: Evan learns that his school has a debate team, and the prospect of “extra homework” combined with impressing his mother are enough to … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, Randall Park, stan lee
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “The Masters”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 20: “The Masters” Original airdate April 18, 2017. Microsynopsis: When Jessica learns that Tiger Woods is half Asian, she muses that she and Earl Woods are similar in parenting style, and she’s sure … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, Randall Park
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Driving Miss Jenny”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 19: “Driving Miss Jenny” Original airdate April 11, 2017. Microsynopsis: Louis is uncomfortable with how much independence Grandma is asserting now that she has her power chair. He gets a little protective and … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, Randall Park
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