Category Archives: Southern California

LA Ticket Giveaway: 2014 V3 Digital Media Conference

Posted on June 10, 2014 by jozjozjoz

V3 Digital Media Conference is coming up right around the corner. The event kicks off on Friday June 20th with an Opening Awards Reception. Then, the all day conference takes place on Saturday June 21st. Both events are being held at … Continue reading →

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East West Players Announces its 50th Anniversary Season, GOLDEN

Posted on June 7, 2014 by 8AsiansNews

East West Players (EWP), the nation’s largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work and the longest-running professional theater of color in the country, announces its extended 50th Anniversary Season, GOLDEN, a celebration that will take place over the next … Continue reading →

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Douglas Kim Parodies Jay-Z’s “Young Forever” with “Forever Hyung”

Posted on June 5, 2014 by jozjozjoz

Douglas Kim previously released his “I’m Asian American” music video and now he (and a bunch of friends) are back with “Forever Hyung”, a parody of the Jay-Z song “Young Forever”. It’s a satire of recent media that has been … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ted Lieu for Congress 2014

Posted on June 3, 2014 by John

Ted Lieu is currently a California State Assembly member in the California state legislature and he is running for Congress. Full disclosure: I think I have donated to to his campaign in the past, and have met him a few … Continue reading →

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Irwindale Drops Lawsuit Againt Sriracha

Posted on May 30, 2014 by tinabot

Mayor Mark Breceda of Irwindale is stating that the city has dropped the lawsuit against Sriracha after meeting with owner David Tran and two representatives from California’s Governor Jerry Brown and touring the plant. They will be revisiting the situation … Continue reading →

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Anti-Asian Hate Was One of Killer Elliot Rodger’s Motivations

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Jeff

While I had read that misogyny and a sense of entitlement were motivations of Elliot Rodger, the man who killed six people and then himself near Santa Barbara, I didn’t realize that anti-Asian hate was another one until I saw … Continue reading →

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Isla Vista Stabbing Victims Were Asian American Males from the Bay Area

Posted on May 26, 2014 by 8AsiansNews

Via KGO/ABC7News.com: ISLA VISTA, Calif. (KGO) — Authorities have identified the three men found fatally stabbed in the apartment of Elliot Rodger, who police say fatally shot three others in a killing spree that ended with his suicide. The Santa … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California | 1 Comment

Asian American Commercial Watch: Asian Family – BMW 3 Series Diesel TV Commercial

Posted on May 7, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/p2vBADziOa4 A friend of mine posted this on my Facebook Timeline the other day, as he knows I blog for 8Asians. I haven’t seen this BMW commercial air on television, but my friend says he’s seen it locally in the … Continue reading →

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LAAPFF 2014: “Firestorm” International Showcase Film, Community Co-Presented by 8Asians

Posted on May 6, 2014 by jozjozjoz

The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival runs from May 01 – May 11 at the Director’s Guild of America (DGA), CGV Cinemas located in Koreatown, the Tateuchi Democracy Forum at NCPD in Little Tokyo, and the historic Art … Continue reading →

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LAAPFF 2014: “Jeepney” Documentary Feature, Community Co-Presented by 8Asians

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jozjozjoz

The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival opened its 30th anniversary season last week to great excitement with George Takei and To Be Takei. The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival runs from May 01 – May 11 … Continue reading →

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8Asians Visits Asian America: Hsi Lai Temple

Posted on April 24, 2014 by akrypti

Visit Asian America. Asian America is not just an identity or an idea, it’s a place as well. It is America, and certain parts of America distinctly embody the Asian American homeland. Join us as we highlight different Asian American … Continue reading →

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NPR: My Big Break – Ken Jeong: Doctor By Day, Comedian By Night

Posted on April 18, 2014 by John

Image courtesy of NPR – Chris Pizzello/AP. Apparently, National Public Radio has started a new series of interviews titled My Big Break, and doctor / comedian Ken Jeong gives his account how he moved from being a doctor to a comedian … Continue reading →

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