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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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Asians Behaving Badly: Edward Younghoon Shin Alledgedly Murders Business Partner & Blogs About It
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Category Archives: TV
Elaine Quijano of CBS News to moderate vice presidential debate
Excerpted from CBS News: CBSN anchor and CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano has been named the moderator of the 2016 vice presidential debate, the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced today. Quijano will be the first anchor of a digital … Continue reading
8Books Review: “Love, Loss, and What We Ate” by Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi’s memoir, Love, Loss, and What We Ate is an intimate look at family, growing, grief, and eating through life’s ups and downs. Best known for her role as host on Top Chef, Lakshmi takes us from childhood to the present in … Continue reading
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Victoria Lai’s Sweet Taste of Success Running an Ice Cream Parlor
I caught this NBC News feel good story about pursuing your dreams recently about Wellesley-educated, former lawyer and Washington, D.C. insider Victoria Lai who had worked for the Obama administration (as Counselor to the Director for U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, DHS) … Continue reading
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Bring the Pain”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 24: “Bring the Pain” (Season 2 finale) Original airdate May 24, 2016. Microsynopsis: Louis’s brother Gene drops in unexpectedly, causing stress for Louis, who hasn’t seen Gene in ten years and finds him annoying, … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, Ken Jeong, lucille soong, Randall Park
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “The Manchurian Dinner Date”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 23: “The Manchurian Dinner Date” Original airdate May 17, 2016. Microsynopsis: Alison finally gets to meet Jessica, but she panics when she learns that Jessica has always wanted Eddie to date a Chinese … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, isabella alexander, lucille soong, luna blaise, Randall Park
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60 Minutes Hacks Congressman Ted Lieu’s Lent iPhone
The other night, CBS News’s 60 Minutes did a segment on cell phone security (or the lack thereof), titled “Hacking Your Phone”: “We wanted to see whether Nohl’s group could actually do what they claimed — so we sent an … Continue reading
‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Gotta Be Me”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 22: “Gotta Be Me” Original airdate May 10, 2016. Microsynopsis: Emery is suddenly having difficulty getting along with the other boys in school, so Louis gives him some advice on making his behavior more manly … 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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Review: ‘Mom vs. Matchmaker’ (series premiere)
Amanda Harvie is a cute, 23-year-old bartender looking for love. Her mom (and best friend) Larissa thinks she knows best what kind guy Amanda will gravitate toward, but professional matchmaker and dating expert Carmelia Ray thinks she has the expertise to find … Continue reading
‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Rent Day”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 21: “Rent Day” Original airdate May 3, 2016. Microsynopsis: The spec house jointly owned by Jessica, Honey, and Grandma is finally ready for sale, but Jessica gets the idea that renting it will … 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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Asian American Commercial Watch: Jane Kim for California State Senate (District 11) – “Fight”
Full disclosure: I’m a friend and have a lot of mutual friends with Jane Kim, and know her initially through a former 8Asians blogger (who used to be roommates with her). I think I may have donated to some of … Continue reading
‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Hi, My Name Is…”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 20: “Hi, My Name Is…” Original airdate April 26, 2016. Microsynopsis: The Huang family goes to the bank together so Evan can open his first bank account, but the process is slowed when … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, busta rhymes, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, j.b. smoove, jalen rose, lucille soong, Randall Park, shaquille o'neal
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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Ken Tries Stand-Up”
Dr. Ken, Season 1, Episode 22: “Ken Tries Stand-Up” Original airdate April 22, 2016. Symptoms: When Ken is visited by a stand-up comic he knows from college (Jeff Ross), he’s persuaded to give stand-up a try at an open mic. … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, albert tsai, dave foley, dr. ken, jonathan slavin, kate simses, Ken Jeong, krista marie yu, suzy nakamura, tisha campbell-martin
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