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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Category Archives: Lifestyles
Abercrombie & Fitch Sales Decline: How Disrespecting Diversity can be Bad for Business
After managing to alienate significant numbers of Asians, Asian Americans, Muslims, African Americans, Hispanics, overweight, and disabled people, Abercrombie & Fitch has found – surprise – that declining sales forced it into a quarterly loss. In an attempt to regain … Continue reading
Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Boba Shops (Part 3 of 6)
Okay, there are like a million boba shops all over the place in LA. Sometimes the most random shops will sell boba milk tea, so you literally can get it anywhere. Most boba specialty shops are really purchase-and-go places. They … Continue reading
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Dealing with Diversity: Gap responds to the Racist Defacement of an Ad
Arsalan Iftikhar, senior editor at The Islamic Monthly, posted a picture of this defaced Gap advertisement on his twitter account. This ad featured Sikh-American designer Waris Ahluwalia and model/filmmaker Quentin Jones. What, if anything, would the Gap do?
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Fashion, Lifestyles, Religion
Tagged Arsalan Iftikhar, Gap, Quentin Jones, Waris Ahluwalia
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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Tea Station (Part 2 of 6)
One of my favorite Starbucks convenience alternative stops is Tea Station. It’s a grab-and-go or sit-down place with a decent variety of tea pot loose leaf traditional hot teas, herbal teas, or sweet milk teas along with snacks or full … Continue reading
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Rent-A-Boyfriend: China Edition
Just in time for the holiday season, when kind-meaning aunties and uncles sometimes ask why you’re single, why you don’t have a date, and why you’re not giving your parents grandchildren yet, you might remember that renting a boyfriend is … Continue reading
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Kristina Wong on “Alicia Menendez Tonight:” Why Everyone Wants to Date Asian Women
Just in time for the holidays, the return of a favorite 8Asians topic: dating Asian women. Are You Interested, one of the largest Facebook-based dating apps, “analyzed over 2.4 million interactions among its current user base in the United States … Continue reading
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When You and Your Parents Don’t Speak the Same Language–Literally
Recently on the Washington Post, Daniel Chen was interviewed about his life and the linguistic barriers that made him and his parents veritable strangers in their own home. He’s currently studying Mandarin Chinese at college to try to bridge this … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, History, Lifestyles
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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Tea Time At Home (Part 1 of 6)
In standard Mandarin Chinese, tea is pronounced “cha” with a dipping tone. However, the common English word “Tea” actually derives from the Taiwanese/Minan/Fujian word for tea. In Taiwanese, I pronounce tea as “deh”, a lot more like “tea” than “cha”, … Continue reading
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Starbucks Acquires Teavana for $620mil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfz0eLT5ryo I love tea. I’m also not much of a coffee drinker. Although I am a periodic Starbucks customer, it’s mainly because it’s usually a convenient spot for me to settle down and get some work done in my on-the-road … Continue reading
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8$: Daniel Magazine, Redefining the Gay Asian Male
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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Mom + MMA World Champion = What’s YOUR Excuse?
Get more pictures like this from SHERDOG.COM Credit: Dave Mandel Any moms out there looking for some serious fitness inspiration? In spring 2011, Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson became a mom, giving birth to her adorable baby girl Araya. This past … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Sports
Tagged Invicta, michelle waterson, MMA
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AirTalk on KPCC: Are we too easily offended by Halloween costumes?
Halloween is a time for candy and costumes. It’s also a time for us to talk about when someone’s costume has crossed the line. (See Moye’s timeless posts about offensive Halloween costumes and her ever-popular suggestions for costumes for Asian … Continue reading
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