8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Asian American Commercial Watch: The Year of the You – TurboTax
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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Category Archives: Southern California
Alex Tung Needs a Bone Marrow Donor
This is the type of post that we would like to do less often, but until more Asians and Asian Americans are in bone marrow registries, will continue to do so. Alex Tung has Acute Myeloid Leukemia and needs a … Continue reading
Dear Hello Kitty Fans: Why It’s OK She’s Not a Cat
Dear Hello Kitty Fans, I know you’re upset that Sanrio has recently surprised the world by saying that Hello Kitty is not a cat. But really, as a long-time Sanrio fan, I’m not sure why many of you are quite so … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Lifestyles, Southern California, Toys
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Jeremy Lin Immortalized in Wax at Madame Tussauds SF
Current Los Angeles Lakers NBA player Jeremy Lin was in San Francisco with his Mom on Thursday, August 21st, to see himself honored and immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds SF. From the press release I received from the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, Sports
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Asians Behaving Badly: Man Broke into Woman’s Home, Took Off Clothes and Fell Asleep with Her in Bed
Via MyFoxLA: SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was arrested after police say he broke into a woman’s home, took off all his clothes, and climbed into her bed while she was in it sleeping. According to police reports, the … Continue reading
Posted in Southern California, WTF
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Din Tai Fung at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA is Open
As I may have blogged before, beyond the Arcadia and Americana at Brand (in Glendale) locations in Southern California, the Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung was opening a branch in Costa Mesa. Well, it is now officially open: “With … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, Southern California
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8$: “I Will Marry Jeremy Lin” Project by Kristina Wong
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
Orange County Asian American Population Growth Different from Older Enclaves
While typical media images of “The O.C.” are those of fashionable young white people or white surfers in beach communities, Orange County has grown to contain the third largest Asian American population of any county in the U.S., behind Los … Continue reading
LuckyRice Kicks off Food Month Gluttony
By Ken Choy How many Asian Food nights do we need? Well, there can never be enough, according to LuckyRice Festival founder Danielle Chang. “Asian food is everyday grub,” Chang says. Getting a jump start on the major foodie events … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Southern California
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8 Questions for Ken Fong of “The Ken Fong Project”
I was fortunate enough to meet Ken Fong of the Ken Fong Project this year during the V3con digital media conference in Los Angeles on June 20-21, 2014. Ken was part of the panel titled “Secrets Online: Topics that are … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, APA Faith Matters, APA Spotlight, LGBT, Religion, Southern California
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YouTube: Anna Akana’s ‘How to put on your face’
I saw this video posted earlier this month on Facebook by someone by budding self-described actress, director, writer Anna Akana and recently saw that The Huffington Post had picked it up. Although I’m a guy, I liked the message that … Continue reading
8$: ’99 Histories’ from Artists at Play
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
Posted in 8$, Nonprofit, Southern California, The Arts
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Jeremy Lin Excited to Join Lakers
Confirming the news that the Rockets traded Jeremy Lin to the Lakers on Friday, Jeremy posted a photo of himself in a Lakers hat and doing the LA hand sign. Via JLin7 on Instagram: Thank you to Houston fans, media, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern California, Sports
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