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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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”
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Category Archives: TV
Saturday Night Live & Asian American Commercial Watch: Asian American Doll
In the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live, the show does quite a funny parody of a politically correct television commercial for an “Asian American Doll” – mocking many past mistakes of namely, the makers of Barbie, Mattel, for … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Comedy, Discrimination, Entertainment, TV
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J-Drama Review: Gokusen
After watching all the Great Teacher Onizuka episodes plus the movies and specials, a friend of mine informed me that there was a girl version of GTO called Gokusen. I was happy to have another series to watch, as I … Continue reading
Watch the New Webseries ‘Unusual Targets’
As a filmmaker and as a blogger here on 8Asians, I get hit up to write about everyone and their mother’s webseries. While I’ve seen a lot of good ones (don’t worry, yours was great!), I mostly see a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, TV
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60 Minutes: Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong & Disrupting Cancer
I regularly watch 60 Minutes every Sunday evening, and was pleasantly surprised to watch this segment on Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a native of South Africa, and a naturalized U.S. citizen. I think 8Asians has blogged about him, and I remember … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Beauty, Local, Southern California, TV
Tagged 60 minutes, Cancer, Patrick Soon-Shiong
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Asian American Commercial Watch: ‘Office Holiday Party – Discover it Card Rewards’
I caught this commercial Discover credit card commercial recently and found it pretty entertaining, though I’m not surprised the Asian American female office worker had dated a white male co-worker named Gary last year, but admits that he was a mistake … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Comedy, Entertainment, TV
Tagged actor, actors, Alice Lee, Asian-American, commercials
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J-Drama Review: Great Teacher Onizuka
http://youtu.be/ggUpmlapD5s I’ve had a personal goal this year to solidify my Japanese language skills. Having been exposed to it as a kid in Taiwan around my grandparents and studied it on my own on and off while immersing myself in … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Zales Vera Wang LOVE Collection
http://youtu.be/eTJRNAFOQcM I forgot when I first heard of the fashion designer Vera Wang, but I’ve mostly heard of her name associated with wedding dresses. So it came to my surprise to come across this Zales television commercial for her line Vera … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Entertainment, Jewelry, TV
Tagged vera wang, wedding, wedding ring
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Manny Pacquiao in ‘Foot Locker’s Week of Greatness 2014 – It’s Happening feat’
http://youtu.be/wS8WJ6Lz1AU We’ve blogged about the dominating Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, and recently, he defeated Chris Algieri in a unanimous decision infront of a sold-out crowd in Macau. But here in the U.S., you can see Pacquiao in one of Foot Locker’s latest television commercials. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Entertainment, Sports, TV
Tagged footlocker, Manny Pacquiao, week of greatness
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Jack Link’s Jerky: ‘HANGRY Moments – Lecture Hall’
http://youtu.be/erCF_vQrCvI I think it is safe to say that we’ve all had moments in our life where we’ve been really hungry and our stomachs have been growling. I think Jack Link, the beef jerky company, creates a unique spin on … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Comedy, Entertainment, TV
Tagged asian americans, commercial
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Fidelity Investments: ‘Find More: 1-Second Trade Execution’
http://youtu.be/p3acjB0DJH0 I am a Fidelity Investments customer (as well as other financial services) and saw this television commercial the other day. To be honest, I am not sure advertising the fact that Fidelity does 1-second trade executions is that much … Continue reading
Anime Review: Hamatora
Similar to X-men or Heroes, in the world of the Japanese anime Hamatora, there are some individuals called Minimum Holders that are born with special abilities. The skills range from electricity manipulation to healing to extreme analytical skills. They train … Continue reading
Marvel Crossover with “Attack On Titan” Anime
Not a joke, folks. Attack on Titan and the @Marvel universe are crossing over! In 2 weeks. In Japan. Want a teaser? pic.twitter.com/9AF5fqWLfX — C.B. Cebulski (@CBCebulski) November 3, 2014 The Japanese anime “Attack on Titan” that has been widely … Continue reading