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Category Archives: New York
Linsanity Left off the list of 21st Century Knicks Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iWWFk6TX18 The New York Post is disgusted that Linsanity has been left off of Madison Square Garden Network’s list of Top 21st Century Knicks Moments. Lin’s career high 38 points should at least be as good as Iman Shumpert’s career-high … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Sports
Tagged basketball, Jeremy Lin, Madison Square Garden Network, New York Knicks, New York Post
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NYC Theater Review: “Kentucky” by Leah Nanako Winkler
Showing in New York until May 22, Kentucky by Leah Nanako Winkler is a tumultuous and energetic ride through the lives of a Kentucky family on the eve of a wedding. It’s a play about home–home and family, for better and … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Entertainment, Events, Family, Local, New York, Religion, Reviews, The Arts
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Apparently in Silicon Valley, only non-Asians are allowed to have fun
By Leeland Lee The New York Times recently published a collection of photographs by Laura Morton depicting the “entrepreneurs, geniuses, idealists” who have flooded Silicon Valley in search of vast riches. In image after image, we see millennial techies in … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, New York, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area
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Charlie Rose: Danny Bowien & Mission Chinese Food and Mission Cantina
If you follow this blog, you may know I’m an avid follower of Charlie Rose and appreciate his more in-depth television interviews. I recently came across this one with Danny Bowien, chef and co-founder of the restaurants Mission Chinese Food and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Food & Drink, New York, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged books, cookbook, food
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Theater Review: “Smart People” Takes on Race at Second Stage
Smart People, now at 2econd Stage Theatre in New York, takes an incisive look at the role race plays in our lives, from career to personal, and particularly when the two mesh. Written by Lydia Diamond and starring Mahershala Ali (House of … Continue reading
Review: “Allegiance” Brings Japanese American Internment to Broadway
The story of Japanese American internment comes to Broadway in this new emotional musical about the Kimura family, starring Lea Salonga, George Takei, and Telly Leung. The tale unfolds at Heart Mountain in Wyoming, following a family ripped from their … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Music, New York, Reviews, The Arts
Tagged broadway, George Takei, Lea Salonga
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8Questions: Interview with ‘Allegiance’ actor Michael K. Lee
As a reader of 8Asians, you’re probably aware of the Broadway musical Allegiance, currently running at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Featuring the talent of George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, Allegiance opened on November 8th to … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, Music, New York, The Arts, The Working APA Actor
Tagged Allegiance, broadway, Lea Salonga, musical
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West Coast vs East Coast Asian Americans
A month after Number One Son left California to start college in Boston, I asked him if he found East Coast Asian Americans to be different from those from the West Coast. He definitely did, saying that most of them … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged East Coast, West Coast
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8Books Review: “Bright Lines,” by Tanwi Nandini Islam
Tanwi Nandini Islam’s debut novel Bright Lines is a coming-of-age story for three young girls in Brooklyn and a family trying to find itself. Ella returns home from college for the summer to see her aunt, uncle, and cousin in Brooklyn, her … Continue reading
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Dancing his way into her Heart: A Dance Video Proposal
While you may have already seen Joshua Dela Cruz’s surprise proposal to Amanda Phillips disguised as a dance video shoot, but I thought I’d share it for three reasons. First, it’s a lot more original than a flash mob proposal–those … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family, New York
Tagged Amanda Phillips, dance, Joshua Dela Cruz, proposal
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8Books Review: “Between Mao and McCarthy,” by Charlotte Brooks
Charlotte Brooks’ new book, Between Mao and McCarthy, is an impressive scholarly tome on the evolution of Chinese American politics in the years after World War II. It looks specifically at the evolution of politics in New York and San … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, History, New York, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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8Books Review: “Re Jane” by Patricia Park
I stumbled across Patricia Park’s debut novel Re Jane while looking through reading lists saying what should have been on this year’s (not surprisingly) all-white cast of New York Times recommended summer books. And I have to say, that it is a … Continue reading
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