Category Archives: Lifestyles

Honor Student Diana Tran Jailed for Missing School

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Jeff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJrKi0jKao Abandoned by her parents, Diane Tran works a full and part time job to support two siblings while being a honor student taking AP courses and college level courses, but was jailed for a night and fined $100 after … Continue reading →

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Chibi Silver Charm Bracelet

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Guest Writer

“Take home a piece of inner peace” is the slogan to Jizo and Chibi’s jewelry lines.  The Chibi jewelry line is representative of a “little one” that is energetic and expressive: it takes on the upside-down approach to life.  Pictured … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Gets A New Asian Wife!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Moye

Congratulations are in order for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his new wife, Priscilla Chan! Yes, the latter may have been Zuckerberg’s longtime girlfriend but she has now officially joined the ranks of other Asian trophy wives like Wendi Deng, … Continue reading →

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Long Delayed K-Town Reality Show To Be Released On YouTube In July

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Ernie

Remember K-Town, the Jersey Shore wannabe reality show based on Asian Americans? 8Asians blogged the casting of an early promotional reel two years ago, as well as observations about the cast members and even a guest post by the producer, … Continue reading →

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Minorities Are Now Majority Of U.S. Births, Census Says

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Mihee

From USA Today: “For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S,” The Associated Press writes. News from the Census Bureau is “a sign of how swiftly the USA is becoming … Continue reading →

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Suicide Prompts Chinese To Reconsider Coming To U.S.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Tim

The recent suicide in April 2012 of 40 year old Qinggen Wang, a principal software engineer at Paypal, is driving discussions in the Chinese blogosphere about whether it’s worth it to come to the U.S. to pursue jobs, specifically ones … Continue reading →

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Winner Of The 2012 “B A Hero” Hepatitis B PSA Video Contest

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jeff

The winner of the 2012 “B A Hero” Hepatitus B Public Service Ad (PSA) video contest was announced, and the above video by Isaac Mejia is the winner.  The runner-up is this one by Josh Prasad, and the other finalist … Continue reading →

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LollaCup Sippy Cup

Posted on May 15, 2012 by sachi

A good sippy cup, perhaps like the perfect shade of foundation, is hard to find. Some cups have straws which are impossible for toddlers to drink out of, and normal sippy cups could be linked to delayed speech development. Luckily, … Continue reading →

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Guilty Pleasures T-Shirt

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Guest Writer

Everyone has their own personal musical guilty pleasure. Whether you’re a metalhead who loves Lady Gaga or a techno-junkie with a soft spot for Kenny G. With this Guilty Pleasures T-Shirt ($18.25 + shipping), you can show off how those … Continue reading →

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South Korea’s Adoption Day & the Transnational Network Of Families

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Mina

According to this article from the Wall Street Journal, May 11th is Adoption Day in South Korea. The article interviews Jane Jeong Trenka, who was adopted from South Korea to the US. She currently works in South Korea as the president … Continue reading →

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How High Heels Are Today’s Foot-binding

Posted on May 10, 2012 by tinabot

When I read the article about Chinese foot-binding in the Los Angeles Times, I really found it highlighted the complexity of the practice of foot-binding. On the one hand it was a painful, dangerous, demeaning, and debilitating practice that women … Continue reading →

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What The Pho T-Shirt

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Guest Writer

Start up companies have been a recent phenomenon with the ease of promoting and advertising products using today’s website technologies.  ASN Clothing, a small online clothing shop, produces t-shirts with cute panda prints and phrases.  The one pictured above is … Continue reading →

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