Category Archives: Southern California

Din Tai Fung Is Coming To South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California – April 2014

Posted on May 7, 2013 by John

I guess in my excitement last week in discovering a new Din Tai Fung coming to Southern California, I missed the news, or it was not paying too much attention that another location in Costa Mesa was opening up as … Continue reading →

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SGV Asian American Suburbs Fame Spreads

Posted on May 4, 2013 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEfZIAWCZIw Here at 8Asians, we’ve blogged about the Rise of Asian Majority Suburbs (Jeff) and the racial tensions in a super rich Southern California community transitioning from majority white to majority Asian in a single generation in The “Asianization” of … Continue reading →

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UC Irvine Asian American Lambda Theta Delta Fraternity’s Blackface Video

Posted on April 27, 2013 by jozjozjoz

On April 16, 2013, fraternity Lambda Theta Delta (LTD), UC Irvine’s first and largest Asian American interest fraternity, posted a video which showed one of the members appearing in blackface (around the 0:55 mark). Julianne Hing of Colorlines says, “the … Continue reading →

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Din Tai Fung to Open in Glendale, California at the Americana at Brand

Posted on April 25, 2013 by John

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know I *love* Din Tai Fung. I just came across the Los Angeles Times’ article on a new branch of Din Tai Fung that will be opening up soon: “Popular … Continue reading →

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6,297 Chinese Restaurants with David Chan

Posted on April 25, 2013 by tinabot

David Chan hated Chinese food as a kid. He’s third generation Chinese American, and his parents refrained from sending him to Chinese school while cooking “American” food at home to help Chan fit in more into mainstream American culture in … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles: Tuesday Night Cafe Kicks Off its 15th Season

Posted on April 2, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Come kick off the 15th Season of one of the longest running free public arts series in downtown Los Angeles, highlighting new work in visual and performance arts from the Los Angeles and Asian American artistic community in Los Angeles’ … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2013: Xmas Without China

Posted on March 29, 2013 by John

I think I first heard of this Xmas Without China documentary project via Kickstarter. The feature documentary takes place right before December of some recent year around the Christmas holiday in Arcadia, California, a neighborhood that used to be predominantly … Continue reading →

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Haunted by ‘Christmas in Hanoi’

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Guest Writer

This was originally published at LA Stage Times and has been republished at 8Asians with the author’s permission. Christmas in Hanoi is currently running at East West Players at David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles. … Continue reading →

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Elisa Lam: Body of Missing Canadian Tourist Discovered in LA Hotel Water Tank

Posted on February 21, 2013 by jozjozjoz

The body of missing Canadian tourist, Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, was found in the water tank of the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Lam had traveled to California by herself on January 27, en route to Santa … Continue reading →

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George Tetsuo Aratani, Nisei Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, Passes Away at Age 95

Posted on February 20, 2013 by jozjozjoz

George Aratani, a survivor of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, and later successful businessman and philanthropist who founded Mikasa and Kenwood, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the age of 95. His legacy in philanthropy … Continue reading →

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L.A. Giveaway: Opening Night of ‘Christmas in Hanoi’ at East West Players

Posted on February 12, 2013 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 2/13/2013: Congrats to Jacqueline Wu! So here’s the deal. I’m on the Board of East West Players (EWP), the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work and the longest running professional theater of color in the country. Since … Continue reading →

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Busan West Film Festival Introduces New Competition for Short Films

Posted on January 31, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Fueled by the rapidly expanding influence and popularity of Korean filmmakers in Hollywood, Busan West, the annual pan-Asian film festival staged by Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in partnership with South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival … Continue reading →

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