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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Category Archives: New York
Takeru Kobayashi Released from Jail
On July 4th, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut defended his title (and winning for the 4th time in a row) in Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest by eating 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Due to a contracts dispute with Major League Eating & … Continue reading
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Historic March for LGBTs in NYC’s Lunar New Year Parade
For the first time in the parade’s 11-year history, an LGBT group was allowed to march in the annual Lunar New Year Parade and Festival, which took place Sunday in New York City’s Chinatown. About 300 gays and their supporters … Continue reading
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[Feb 20] NEW YORK: AsianinNY.com Presents A Celebration of Lunar New Year
AsianinNY.com is proud to host a festive celebration of the Lunar New Year on Feb 20th with a night full of great performances, good music, and amazing food and drinks! We are also pleased to have one of the best comedians in New York City, Esther Ku, as our MC for the night! Also, there will be a runway fashion show presented by a high-end designer brand, Lucullen. In addition, we will have Manhattan Monologue Slam introduce their one-of-a-kind skit. To carry the spirit of the New Year celebrat… Continue reading
Indian Americans taking a hit during the Recession
Of the many people affected by the recession, some not typically thought about are Indian Americans. Just a few years ago, Indian Americans were lauded for their success in the hotel and motel industry, owning 43% of all hotels and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged closed banks, Fremont California, hotels, Indian Americans, motels, recession, taxi drivers, theaters
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NYC’s New Comptroller, Cheered by Asian-Americans Declaring a New Era
On New Year’s day, New York City swore in their new comptroller, Taiwanese American John C. Liu, making Liu the first Asian-American elected to hold a city-wide office. John’s parents, visiting from California, were present, as well as his brothers … Continue reading
New Yorkers: Dawen Performing at a Venue Near You 12/4-12/7
We’ve blogged about Dawen’s fantastic YouTube covers of songs before, and for those of you in New York, you’re in luck — Dawen’s in an Empire state of mind and will be in your neighborhood as part of the New … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, New York
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CNN: Margaret Chin Poised to be 1st Chinese-American to Represent N.Y.’s Chinatown
As blogged earlier in September, Asian American candidates in the New York City primaries did well. CNN just did an excellent profile of Margaret Chin, who is on the verge of being elected to the city council and being the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, New York, Politics
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Racist Confrontation Between NYC Traffic Agent and Chinese Man
It’s hard to believe that this sort of thing still happens, and yet, here it is: earlier this week in Manhattan’s Chinatown, traffic agent Twana Chapman was about to put a parking ticket on a car when the owner, Qiang … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), (simple), Discrimination, New York
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Mandarin, not Cantonese, Becoming the Language of Manhattan’s Chinatown
I grew up in Manhattan’s Chinatown. My family speak Toisanese (or Taishanese), which is a version of the more commonly known Cantonese. As far as I knew, everyone in Chinatown spoke either Canton or Toisan, or both. But not Mandarin. … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Observations
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APACUNT and National Asian American Theater Festival
Something to do in New York: the National Asian American Theater Festival. This year’s festival seems to have very little connection to the performances from the first NAATF in 2007, which offered twenty-five groups and a lot more variety. Here … Continue reading
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Events This Week: Irvine, NYC, Boston
To get your event blogged about on 8Asians, join our social network! B HERE Live Event: Art Exhibit & Live Performance – B HERE, a new campaign created to raise awareness of hepatitis B. The event consists of an art … Continue reading
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Empire State Building Marks China’s Anniversary
China is marking its 60th anniversary of the current communist government and 8Asians covered the celebration in a previous blog post. In a move that has received criticism, the Empire State Building is joining the celebration by lighting up in … Continue reading
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