8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Do Asian Women Have the Smallest Breasts?
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Do All Asians Have Flat Butts?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have the Smallest Testicle?
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Do Asians Have the Worst Smelling Farts?
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Category Archives: Observations
Are The Writers Of HBO’s Girls Just Clueless?
After my last post on HBO’s Girls, I was still willing to still give the series a shot. Except now I’m realizing something even worse–these writers really have no clue why people are upset over the lack of minority representation … Continue reading
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Report Suggests Asian Americans Outmarrying Less To “Preserve Their Culture”
Via Jeff Yang at the Wall Street Journal: “Apparently, more and more Asian Americans are defying convention by… marrying Asian Americans. […] That’s interesting in and of itself. But it’s the reason given for this fall in Asian American outmarriage … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Dating, Lifestyles, Observations
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Stability Vs. Independence: Expectations Of Asian Women
By Hua Jing lI At times I often ponder about a life in China. Having moved to England at the age of 5, I re-started my life in a different country and culture. As a result, my understanding and opinions … Continue reading
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According to The NY Times, My Relationship Is Fashionable
By Daniel miscegenation: n. Cohabitation, sexual relations, marriage, or interbreeding involving persons of different races, especially in historical contexts as a transgression of the law. After reading this NY Times article, that old and (thankfully) nearly extinct word came to … Continue reading
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Why are Asian American Films Bad?
Before I even wrote the April’s Fools article Joy Luck Ranked Greatest Asian American Film Of All Time, I have contemplated for the longest time creating a list for the Top 10 Worst Asian American films of all time. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Observations
Tagged asian american films, asian americans, Entertainment, mediocrity, Movies, tv
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The Taiwanese Who Wasn’t: Discovering The Origins Of My Language
My life was multilingual the minute I was born. During my infant years in Taiwan, I was surrounded by Taiwanese, Japanese, Hakkanese, and Mandarin Chinese. One of my first spoken sentences was “My butt is cold” in which each word … Continue reading
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After a Year of Scaring Myself, the Scariest Thing of All? Telling My Mother the Truth
By Gregory “You will become closer to your mother this year,” the psychic told me, unaware of what I was doing this year. What I was doing was attempting to do one thing, every day that scared me for a … Continue reading
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April 29, 2012 Marks 20th Anniversary Of 1992 LA Riots
This April will be the 20th anniversary of the 1992 LA Riots. Obviously, I can’t possibly summarize the event in a short blog post, let alone convey how much of an impact it had on the racial politics in LA … Continue reading
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Chipping at the Walls: Working In Hollywood
By Harrison I grew up Chinese-Canadian in the 1970s. This was not the Canada you might think of – liberal, progressive, gay marriage and legal pot. It was still very proudly a member of the British Commonwealth, where racism was … Continue reading
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The 8Asians Talk About AAJA’s Media Advisory for Jeremy Lin (and the Backlash)
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading
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Heejun Han And The Top 8 Most Influential American Idols who are Asian American
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=714SjIUPJkM While American Idol isn’t doing too well in the ratings this season – they recently had their lost-rated episode ever – Heejun Han, the token Asian American American Idol contest of the season has caught the attention of critics … Continue reading
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The 8Asians Talk About Something Better Than Jeremy Lin Puns
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading