Category Archives: Lifestyles

Asian Squat Update: Why it’s good for you and why it’s going away

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Jeff

“A guru once told me that the problem with the West is they don’t squat.” – Rosie Spinks One of 8Asians’ most popular articles continues to be Koji Sakai’s article on the “Asian” Squat.  We recently got a comment from … Continue reading →

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Comparing Chinese Death Beliefs with Disney/Pixar’s ‘Coco’

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Tim

During opening weekend, I took my daughter to see the new Disney/Pixar movie, Coco.  It’s a movie she’s been looking forward to seeing for almost a year, since the trailers for the new movie came out quite some time ago.  I … Continue reading →

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8Asians Exclusive: Interview with Dr. Ravi Chandra, author of ‘Facebuddha’

Posted on November 16, 2017 by John

Recently, I interviewed my friend Dr. Ravi Chandra, who recently published his book, Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks: Facebuddha is a rich memoir of relationships, online and off, and an exploration of the psychology of social networks through a Buddhist lens. … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Pashmina” by Nidhi Chanani

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Lily

Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani is a delightful graphic novel about a young girl looking for herself, navigating two worlds and two cultures. Priyanka is your average Indian American teenager until she finds a magic pashmina in her mother’s closet. Her … Continue reading →

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Can an Asian American Dress Up as a Geisha for Halloween?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Koji Steven Sakai

With Halloween less than a month away, I knew what I wanted to write about this month: Racist Halloween costumes. Even though I don’t dress up and haven’t since I was a kid, I understand that Halloween is really important … Continue reading →

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Filipino American Downward Mobility and other Asian American Data Points from Pew Research

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Jeff

After he graduated from high school this year, Number Two Son mentioned to me that one conversation he has continually had with a close Filipino American friend regards how few of their Filipino American peers were ambitious with their college … Continue reading →

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Kristina Wong’s “How to Not Pick Up Asian Chicks”

Posted on September 7, 2017 by John

I think I first heard of Kristina Wong (“solo performer, writer, actor, educator, culture jammer, and filmmaker”) around her antics of trying to marry her dream husband, Taiwanese American NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin, and her viral TV interview on  which … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Leavers” by Lisa Ko

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Lily

Lisa Ko’s debut novel, The Leavers, follows a mother and son separated by immigration agents, borders, and new families. Deming Guo wakes up one day in the Bronx to find that his mother Polly has disappeared. Soon, he is Daniel Wilkinson … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Heroine Worship” by Sarah Kuhn

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Lily

Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn is the riveting sequel to Heroine Complex, starring not just one, but two badass Asian American superheroines. You may or may not recall that I loved Heroine Complex when it came out last summer. The first book in … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire” by Susan Tan

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Lily

Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire is the debut novel from author Susan Tan about a spunky and spirited half-white, half-Chinese eight and half year old with grand visions for her future and astute insight into her past. Cilla is our … Continue reading →

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‘Dr. Ken’ & ‘FOTB’ – Watershed Moments for Asian Americans Adolescents on TV

Posted on May 22, 2017 by John

With the end of the 2016 – 2017 traditional broadcast network television season ending, it’s been an amazing season for Asian Americans – with two Asian American family show sitcoms into their second and third seasons with Dr. Ken and Fresh … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Rates Increasing Among Asian American Women

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Tim

A new study from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC), with Scarlett Lin Gomez as the lead researcher of the study, is showing an increase of breast cancer in Asian American women.  This is particularly troubling because the rate among … Continue reading →

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