Category Archives: TV

Asian American Commercial Watch: TrueCar.com | No Buyer’s Remorse

Posted on January 10, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/xrY16_qX4rk I saw this TV ad during Monday Night Football when the San Francisco 49ers were playing their last regular season game in Candlestick Park against the Atlanta Falcons. The last TrueCar commercial I saw also had featured an Asian … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Bank of America’s Better Balance Rewards

Posted on January 3, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/SAdu7TXbOUM I like this mother & daughter ad I’ve been seeing on TV lately. The ads show what a typical mom might be doing with her typical daughter. I do wonder if the mom is a single mom, since we … Continue reading →

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Pantene Philippines Commercial: Labels Against Women

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Jeff

I was pleasantly surprised to see this video from Pantene Philippines talking about double standards against women.  Not that the double standards don’t exist, but that this message would come out of what is a generally anti-intellectual culture in a … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: GoldieBlox’s “Princess Machine” & The Beastie Boys

Posted on December 27, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/lMLYdoyFfmc Back in November, it took a few days after I saw this Internet video being posted by my technical or engineering educated female friends on Facebook before I got around to watching it – and I loved it. The … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Best Buy’s ‘Tablet or Laptop’

Posted on December 20, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/tlsA7qZgNT4 Actor Jason Schwartzman plays the main role of Christmas holiday storyteller in this television commercial, but actor Parvesh Cheena (who I know mostly for when he was on the NBC television comedy, Outsourced), plays the part of father and … Continue reading →

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Stereotypes on TV: Can’t Win Even When We Do

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Xxxtine

Recently the NYTimes ran a piece celebrating a significant milestone in North American Western Hollywood TV; two of the strongest and most interesting female leads are being played by Asian-American actresses; Maggie Q as Nikita and Lucy Liu as Dr. … Continue reading →

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Miami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra PSA – UNICEF Philippines Relief Efforts

Posted on December 4, 2013 by John

I’m no fan of the Miami Heat, but was happy to see the Heat’s Head Coach Erik Spoelstra, a Filipino American, join the NBA, NBPA, and Miami HEAT in support of UNICEF and their ongoing relief efforts in the Philippines … Continue reading →

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Karate Hottie vs. Ameri Do Te’s Master Ken

Posted on December 3, 2013 by tinabot

As I was browsing MMA videos, I came upon this hilarious video of Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson on martial arts comedy webseries Enter The Dojo Show. Waterson gives a little instructional on how to do the axe kick, which is … Continue reading →

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Best Of Ken Jeong On SportsCenter

Posted on December 2, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/dj5gleIjfQM The actor, comedian (and yes, doctor) Ken Jeong recently guest co-hosted SportsCenter on ESPN. Having grown up in North Carolina, gone to Duke for undergrad and UNC for medical school, it’s no surprise that Jeong is a big basketball … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Denny’s “Speaking My Language”

Posted on November 29, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/gR0nX8GPWIw Our former 8asians.com blogger Eddy Hong reached out to me to let me know his latest television commercial gig. In this commercial Eddy plays a fan of the movie The Hobbit, dressed up as Gandalf, along with his other … Continue reading →

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Ju Hong, UC Berkeley Graduate, Heckles Obama on Deportation

Posted on November 25, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/HAuSWknJhu4 I had blogged earlier that during Obama’s visit to San Francisco where he gave a speech on immigration reform, he was heckled by an audience member. That person has now been identified as Ju Hong, 24, who is a … Continue reading →

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Obama Speaks on Immigration Reform in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Posted on November 25, 2013 by John

As part of his pre-Thanksgiving West Coast trip, President Obama dropped by Chinatown in San Francisco at the Betty Ong Recreation Center (named after 9/11 flight attendant Betty Ann Ong). Obama gave some shoutouts to some prominent Californian Asian American … Continue reading →

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