Category Archives: Lifestyles

Traveling Taiwan: Flight (Part 2 of 24)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by tinabot

The old adage that half the fun is getting there couldn’t be more true. When we booked the flight with the popular Taiwanese airline EVA Air, we didn’t think the one we got was going to be one of the … Continue reading →

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Traveling Taiwan: Language (Part 1 of 24)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by tinabot

Recently I was able to serve as somewhat of a tour guide to some American friends who were interested in visiting a country in Asia, specifically Taiwan. Out of quite a lot of options, Taiwan came out as the top … Continue reading →

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On Chocolate Roses or Why Asian Dramas Are The Worst

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Guest Writer

By Sean Miura In high school I had a crush on this girl. She was funny and bubbly and outgoing. I was serious and self deprecating and reclusive. Perfect match. 15 year old Sean had no idea how the whole … Continue reading →

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The Dropbox: South Korea Baby Box Rescue

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Mihee

I have no words. It took me a while to watch the promo because anything with babies makes me feel crazy raw and wrecks me for a few days. But this is strangely heartening. From Faithit: In Seoul, South Korea, … Continue reading →

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8$: Post Production for Feature Documentary Film ‘TWINSTERS’

Posted on February 2, 2014 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s 2014 Lunar New Year Message

Posted on January 31, 2014 by jozjozjoz

When I was a kid, it wasn’t even in the realm of imagination for the President to acknowledge Lunar New Year to the U.S. citizens who celebrate it. How things have changed! Today, the White House released a video message … Continue reading →

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The Fung Bros TURNT UP for the Year of the Horse

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jozjozjoz

Tomorrow (January 31, 2014) is Lunar New Year. So to prepare for the coming of the year of the Horse, is this video from the Fung Bros. From an anonymous 8Asians tipster: “A hilarious but educational video about Chinese New … Continue reading →

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Health, Appearances, and Asian Americans

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Jeff

   The incident where Maria Kang was briefly kicked off of Facebook,  recent news about the “lower” rate of obesity among Asian Americans, and the debate on CNN above combine to bring up a subject that isn’t often discussed: … Continue reading →

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Asian American Christianity and Linsanity

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Mihee

(Image from the Christian Film Database) Authors Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell offer an interesting statistic in American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us about the connection between being religious and one’s ethnic identity: Do other minority groups also have … Continue reading →

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Tiger Parent Worship in HBO’s ‘State of Play: Trophy Kids’

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Jeff

“If she’s crying that’s good, because I’m going to make her tough.” – Andre Avery, after making his daughter cry with his criticism her golf play In a documentary full of disturbing parental behavior, one thing that particularly disturbs me … Continue reading →

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8$: Jazz, Cancer, and Life: Fred Ho’s Last Year

Posted on December 30, 2013 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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