Category Archives: Lifestyles

8Books Review: ‘SWIM’ by Eric C. Wat

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Tim

There’s a column series on 8Asians, called “How to Be a Bad Asian”.  I myself wrote one in the series, called “How to Be a Bad Asian: Turning Out Gay”.  But, if there’s one way you can be a worse … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Natalie Tan’s Book of Love and Fortune” by Roselle Lim

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Lily

Natalie Tan’s Book of Love and Fortune is a delightful summer read. It’s got good food, a Chinatown community, and more than enough heart to guide you through. I confess to reading it in a single day, and loving every … Continue reading →

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How to Eat Healthy at a Filipino Party

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Jeff

I know many many Filipinos and Filipino Americans who have Diabetes.  After one of those many diabetics told me about a class called “Managing Diabetes for the Filipino Lifestyle” that she attended at Kaiser Permanente, I just had to find … Continue reading →

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Modern Love: When a Dating Dare Leads to Months of Soul Searching

Posted on July 15, 2019 by John

 Since the beginning of time (or at least me being on the Internet since in the Fall of 1989), I’ve seen the topic of Asian American women having a preference for white men being a subject of consternation. And certainly … Continue reading →

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Three Hearts Home: A Story about Adoption, Diving, and Fish

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Jeff

Randy Kosaki is the NOAA’s Deputy Superintendent of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, a notable specialist in Marine Biology, and an adoptee. Three Hearts Home is a short film featuring the story of Kosaki finding and his biological mother and … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “I Love You So Mochi” by Sarah Kuhn

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Lily

Sarah Kuhn’s new YA novel I Love You So Mochi is an utterly delightful book about self-discovery, romance, family relations, and good eats. Kimi is at the end of her senior year in high school when she receives an unexpected … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Guest Writer

Named one of the most anticipated books of 2019, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is Ocean Vuong’s novel debut. In 2016, Vuong’s poetry collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds, earned national recognition, winning the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry and … Continue reading →

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BTS Takes Over America & the World

Posted on May 16, 2019 by John

I hate to admit it, but I hadn’t listened to one song or seen one of their music videos before BTS made their appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Saturday, April 13th, 2019 – the first ever for a K-pop … Continue reading →

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Eating at The Kid’s Table

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Jeff

I read about the Kids Table from this article from Vice, so I decided to check it out. Mentioned as an Asian American story about friends, it has a lot that I could identify with. Although I am not Chinese … Continue reading →

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Love Boat: Taiwan Documentary Premieres in LA, SF, and Taipei in May 2019!

Posted on April 22, 2019 by John

As I had blogged before, I had attended the “infamous” ‘Love Boat’ back in the summer of 1993 after graduating from college. I think every Taiwanese American has heard of the ‘Love Boat,’ so I am so happy that finally … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “American Sutra” by Duncan Ryuken Williams

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Lily

American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War by Duncan Ryuken Williams revisits Japanese American internment through the lens of Buddhism. Williams begins as World War II breaks out and Japan becomes an enemy of … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Asian American Immigrant Women more likely to get Breast Cancer

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Jeff

We have written how some doctors would not believe that Asian American women could get breast cancer, but in the past few years, I know a number of Asian American women who were diagnosed with the disease.   Previous studies of … Continue reading →

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