8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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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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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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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Category Archives: Lifestyles
Omega Man: A Post-Ramadan Experience In Jakarta
“I am Charlton Heston” I said to myself when I woke up late in the morning on Idul Fitri, or more popularly known in Indonesia as Lebaran, the last day of the Ramadan in Islam (this year it was on … Continue reading
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The 8Asians Talks About How Girls Creator Lena Dunham Is Confused About Islam
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Religion, TalkAbout, WTF
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Chinese Man With Amputated Arms Teaches Us To Never Give Up
Sometimes we whine over little things and wonder why we can’t be wealthier, prettier, smarter, etc. At the end of the day, we end up feeling miserable, when in reality, we are actually more fortunate than a lot of people … Continue reading
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Asian American Children More Likely To Need Glasses
A new study of school-aged children (5 to 16), that covered the period of 1989 to 2009, showed that Asian American children developed myopia (near-sightedness) more often than children of any other race. 27.3 percent of Asians, 21.4 percent of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health
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LA Ticket Giveaway: V3 Digital Media Conference
UPDATE 8/18/2012: Congrats to the winners: Gabrielle N, Michael G, m.wei, Venus A and Henry O! If you missed the giveaway but would still like to register, we have a special discount code for our 8Asians readers! You can use: … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Lifestyles, Nonprofit, Promotions, Southern California
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More Asian Americans Moved Home During the Recession
News reports have already shown that Asian Americans were hit hardest by the “Great Recession,” but a new report based on census data, showed that among young adults (age 20 to 34) who moved home to live with their parents, … Continue reading
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Asian Americans Take a Hike — Up Mission Peak
I started noticing pictures of people on Mission Peak (located in Fremont, California) on Facebook a while ago. Asians ranging from The Daughter and her friends to retired friends of ours were posting pictures of themselves hanging off the pole … Continue reading
Do Asians Have The Softest Skin?
A non-Asian ex-girlfriend once told me that my skin was really soft. Not just kinda soft but REALLY soft. Baby butt soft. She asked if I did “anything” to my skin. I told her no. At first, she didn’t believe … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Discrimination, Health
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Thoughts On Being An Asian Actress
By Chantria Tram Having gone through theatre school as one of the very few Asians in the program (we all acknowledged each other in the hallways as if to say “Hey! You’re Asian too! Congrats!!”), and reading plays that were … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, Movies, Observations
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Asian Jewish Couple Publishes Research on Asian Jewish Couples
We have talked about Asians and Jews a number of times at 8asians, from Jewish/Asian marriages, to building bonds between Asian and Jewish communities and comparing limits on Asian admissions to elite colleges to admission limits on Jews during the … Continue reading
Asian Americans Unlikely To Report Domestic Violence
A recent study by Michigan State professor Hyunkag Cho reveals that Asian American victims of domestic violence are unlikely to report it or seek help. Professor Cho cites cultural attitudes and also the lack of culturally sensitive services as causes … Continue reading
Jeremy Lin’s Nike Air Force One Has Landed
Nike had announced back in May that they would be releasing a Jeremy Lin shoe as part of their Air Force One series. Well, Air Force One landed on July 7th and is available in limited quantities for $100 at … Continue reading