Category Archives: TV

Asian American Commercial Watch: Audi & David Chang

Posted on March 29, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/NhLMveMkbWs I was watching a March Madness basketball tournament game and was pleasantly surprised to see celebrity chef David Chang (of Momofuku fame), star in this television ad. Chang talks about the human touch of not only cooking, but the … Continue reading →

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Posted on March 19, 2014 by tinabot

So I’ve been watching Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. since last September 2013, and though it started up pretty slow, can be in some ways really corny, and nobody on the plane seems to know how to throw a decent punch, … Continue reading →

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12 Years a Slave’s Lupita Nyong’o Thoughts on Beauty

Posted on March 14, 2014 by John

As you may or may not know, Lupita Nyong’o recently won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Patsey in ’12 Years a Slave.’ While millions have watched Nyong’o’s acceptance speech at the Oscars, but many will … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: PG&E is Me: Hear from Sandy

Posted on March 11, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/XDfPs7ZFp9E Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s no surprise that I see television commercials for Pacific Gas & Electric (commonly known as PG&E). So it was nice to see this ad highlighting a San Francisco native, Sandy Locke, … Continue reading →

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Attack on Titan: The Game

Posted on March 5, 2014 by tinabot

So apparently, some totally obsessed fan made a tribute game to the anime and manga series Attack on Titan. I totally understand how this fan feels. It’s simply terrible sitting around waiting for the next season to be made and … Continue reading →

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The Jeremy Lin Volvo XC60 Workout

Posted on February 22, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/V2FC7h5wtbs As you may know, Houston Rockets basketball player Jeremy Lin endorses Volvo as one of his many sponsorships. I’ve been getting around to catching up on blog posts and Lin back in January released a viral web video to … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Coca-Cola’s “It’s Beautiful” Behind the Scenes

Posted on February 5, 2014 by jozjozjoz

http://youtu.be/1ReHUMUb9gY After the big kerfluffle about Coca-Cola’s “It’s Beautiful” Super Bowl ad, I was excited to go online and see these behind the scenes videos published with the real faces of the young girls who were selected to sing “America … Continue reading →

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2014 Super Bowl Highlights: Asians Nearly Invisible in Advertising While Bruno Mars Headlines Halftime Show

Posted on February 3, 2014 by jozjozjoz

http://youtu.be/KlSn8Isv-3M If you bothered to watch the big game (NFL Super Bowl XLVIII) on Sunday (personally, I fell asleep at least 3 different times), the good news to report is that there are no standout racist ads against Asians to … Continue reading →

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Dear HIMYM: One Fan’s Reaction to Your Racism

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Lily

Dear How I Met Your Mother, I have been a fan of your show since I was introduced in the second season. In fact, friends and I marathoned the entire first season on a day off with our ribs hurting … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Old Spice’s Bowl

Posted on January 17, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/FW7Fmi8_kfU I saw this commercial post by a friend on Facebook, who had noticed that the Asian American man starring in this commercial had a cute, white, female girlfriend. The only other commercial I recall that has such an Asian … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Scottrade’s ‘RonTrade: I Trade Like Me’

Posted on January 17, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/vNky9nxLiJc I caught this television commercial for discount stock broker Scottrade, with “Ron” discussing why he uses Scottrade. Essentially, Scott trade is trying to promote itself as a place where their costumers can get individualized service for the way they … Continue reading →

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P&G: Proud Sponsor of Mom’s – Raising an Olympian: Julie Chu – Thank You, Mom

Posted on January 13, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/V9PRlKSBj_E I caught this sponsored video link posted on the Front Page of Yahoo! I swear I thought 8Asians had blogged about this amazing woman, but I can’t seem to find any specific posts on her. Chu is the first … Continue reading →

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