Category Archives: TV

More Asian Reality Contestants: The Amazing Race’s Joe & Heidi Wang

Posted on February 10, 2010 by John

The new season of The Amazing Race starts this Sunday and has yet another Asian American team in married couple Joe & Heidi Wang from El Segundo, California. Last season, professional poker player Maria Ho was on with a friend … Continue reading →

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Meet This Year’s Token Asian American Idol Contestant: John Park

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Ernie

It can’t be a post on 8Asians if we can’t inevitably write about the season’s token contestant. Anoop Desai and Ramiele Malubay? Eh, they were alright. How about Paul Kim or AJ Talbado? Who? Exactly. So now that we’ve cycled … Continue reading →

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SuperBowl Ad features Doritos Samurai Throwing “Ninja Stars” and Swinging “Nunchucks”

Posted on February 8, 2010 by jozjozjoz

Here’s a SuperBowl commercial that annoyed me, courtesy of Doritos. In this ad, some guys in a gym take Doritos from samurai– and suffer the consequences!!!111!!1 OMGLOLWTFBBQ! This ad was popular enough that it ranked in the Top 20 of … Continue reading →

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Daniel Dae Kim To Star In Hawaii Five-O Remake

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Linda

Lost star Daniel Dae Kim is going to star in CBS’ upcoming Hawaii Five-O remake. He will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly, in the role originated by Kam Fong. I gave up on Lost after the first season, but I … Continue reading →

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Hiroyuki Sanada: New Asian Guy on Lost!

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Moye

If you’re like me, then you’re probably sitting at your desk at work, surrounded by fanatical coworkers discussing last night’s premiere of Lost. Yes, it’s the start of the final season and yes, more questions have been asked than answered … Continue reading →

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The Jay Leno & Conan O’Brien Animated Drama Re-enactment (According to Hong Kong & Taiwan’s Apple Daily)

Posted on January 21, 2010 by John

From the same folks who brought you the infamous Tiger Woods midnight crash animated re-enactment, Hong Kong and Taiwan-based Apple Daily’s “action news animated round up” has almost outdone themselves with a summary of the late night NBC drama of … Continue reading →

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The Adorable 5-Year-Old Kylie Kim Chats with Ellen DeGeneres

Posted on January 11, 2010 by John

Five-and-half year old cutie Kylie Kim, the Microsoft and Sony television commercial veteran with no less than five commercials under her belt, recently appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and she’s just as adorable in real life as she is … Continue reading →

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SoCal Asians Choose Rabbit Ear Antennas Over Cable TV

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Tim

Bucking the national trend of moving away from over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts, nearly 20,000 Asians in Southern California switched back to rabbit ears to get OTA signals for their televisions. The draw is better quality TV (HD quality) along with more … Continue reading →

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AT&T Piano Commercial Featuring Pianist Kwan Yi

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jen

In a dramatic AT&T commercial, Pianist Kwan Yi plays on AT&T touchscreen phones and a rather dramatic and beautifully played excerpt of Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata. Yi has quite the education in music — he has an undergraduate degree from Philadelphia’s … Continue reading →

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Olivia Munn on Maxim’s Jan 2010 Cover

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Moye

Asian (or half Asian) women have done it again! G4 co-host and every geek’s wet dream Olivia Munn is gracing the January 2010 cover of Maxim Magazine. You can check out the full photo spread directly on their site, in … Continue reading →

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Juju Chang to Replace Chris Cuomo at Good Morning America

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Linda

Breaking news: According to the NY Post and nymag.com, Juju Chang will replace Chris Cuomo as newsreader on ABC’s Good Morning America. Cuomo is reportedly leaving the morning news show, though no word yet on whether he will remain with … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Volkswagen

Posted on December 3, 2009 by John

Volkswagen’s latest entertaining ad campaign is their “Sign Then Drive” event where you can get a Jetta, CC, or Tiguan for “practically just your signature.” I’ve actually test driven a Lexus with an Asian American car saleswoman before, so I … Continue reading →

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