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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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”
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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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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Category Archives: TV
Asian American Commercial Watch: Wendy’s Bacon Portabella Melt
http://youtu.be/7c24OKC0SSM I caught the 30-second version of this commercial and thought the actor looked like Matthew Moy, from Two Broke Girls, but then after Googling him, I learned that it’s Aaron Takahashi, who I think I last saw in an Esurance … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Verizon’s Share Everything, “Always There”
http://youtu.be/GsgRXxGhuec As a remote employee, I am often on the road and often use my mobile hotspot feature with my smartphone. In this Verizon commercial, a nervous and anxious kid is about to perform a solo with his tuba (is … Continue reading
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Jeremy Lin Stars in KevJumba & PapaJumba YouTube Video
http://youtu.be/5haH4Pl1Idc I was looking for news about Taiwan’s National Day in the Taipei Times, when I came across an article from a few days ago regarding in Internet YouTube sensation Kevin Wu (better known as KevJumba) and Kevin’s dad with … Continue reading
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Whitewashing On Bravo’s Start-Ups: Silicon Valley
When Bravo put out a preview of their upcoming series, Start-Ups: Silicon Valley, one comment about it on Gizmodo said that Asians apparently don’t exist in the Hollywood version of Silicon Valley. As a Silicon Valley resident who watched the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Entertainment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged Bravo TV, Silicon Valley, Startups: Silicon Valley, whitewashing
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Asian American Commercial Watch: ExxonMobil’s Michael Lin Talks About His Most Inspiring Teacher
http://youtu.be/weXYpOolhIY I caught this ExxonMobile commercial recently and I was a bit incredulous – here we have an Asian American ExxonMobil engineer / scientist Michael Lin talking about how in high school he was a bad student who wasn’t interested … Continue reading
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CNN: Din Tai Fung Is Taiwan’s Tasty Export
I’m not sure when this CNN news segment aired, since the video link mentions it was added on March 18th, but I just caught the CNN.com blog post about my favorite restaurant, Din Tai Fung and their world famous xiao … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Familiar Pairing Of White Men And Asian American Women
Last week, the Washington Post wrote an article about the obvious, but I’m glad that they did, since the is the first time I recall the “mainstream” press as called attention to this issue that anyone who watches television with … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Wells Fargo’s “Noodles”
http://youtu.be/tFcpWjDnHTA I caught this Wells Fargo ad recently, supposedly about a female small business owner who manufacturers noodles and is seeking to expand and needs a loan from Wells Fargo. I wonder about the voice over for that woman – … Continue reading
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8Asians At The Democratic National Convention: Exclusive Interview With Jay Chen for Congress
I’ve blogged about Jay Chen’s run for Congress in Southern California, and a fellow blogger has interviewed him over email, but I had a chance to meet Chen in person while attending various Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) events … Continue reading
Speeches By Asian Americans at the Democratic National Convention & Republican National Convention
As I had blogged earlier last week, I attended the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina for 8Asians.com (I’m still recovering and catching up and will blog my overall experience of the convention soon). The Democratic National Committee and … Continue reading
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Jeremy Lin’s Late Night Escape In Taipei & 60 Minutes Profile Coming This Fall
As I have blogged earlier this summer, basketball sensation Jermey Lin traveled to Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and back to Taiwan to promote the NBA and himself as well as participate again in basketball training outreach to the youth in … Continue reading
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8Asians At The Democratic National Convention: Exclusive Interview With Chris Lu, Advisor to Obama
I’m attending my first ever Democratic National Convention (DNC), as well as the first time attending any event with official media credentials due to my blogging for 8Asians.com (especially specific to politics – with over 200 or 300 blog posts … Continue reading
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