Category Archives: Southern California

Shark Fin Soup Ban Takes Effect Today in California

Posted on July 1, 2013 by John

Back in February 2011, I blogged about the introduction of a California bill to ban the sale of shark fin soup in California. In March 2011, I had an exclusive interview with the author of that bill, Assembly Member Paul … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California | 4 Comments

LA Ticket Giveaway: 2013 V3 Digital Media Conference

Posted on June 9, 2013 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE: Congrats to the winners: Komo, Le Lisa, sharon yamato, Debra Dilger! V3 Digital Media Conference is coming up right around the corner. The event kicks off, on Friday June 14th, with an Opening Awards Reception at the Pacific Asia … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Lifestyles, Nonprofit, Promotions, Southern California | 1 Comment

The Death of The Two USC Chinese Students: Whose Fault Is It?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Shako Liu

The judge dismissed the law suit against USC brought by the parents of the two Chinese students who were shot dead last April near campus. “The suit had been brought by the parents of Ying Wu and Ming Qu, two … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Education, Local, Southern California | 2 Comments

CNN Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown: Koreatown Los Angeles

Posted on May 8, 2013 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1UT9MKYz1U I’ve lived in LA’s Koreatown for a few years and driven up and down its streets on a daily basis for over a decade. I’ve got some of my own favorite little haunts on this corner and that strip … Continue reading →

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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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