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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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Category Archives: Observations
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Review: A Memoir of East vs. West Parenting
There has been a lot said and written about the Wall Street Journal excerpt of Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, which was published as a column as Why Chinese Mothers are Superior, but few who have commented … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Events, Entertainment, Observations
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The 8Asians Talk About: The ‘Marijuana Grannies’
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
Posted in Current Events, TalkAbout, WTF
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Wesley Yang’s “Paper Tigers” and the APA Identity Crisis
When you open Wesley Yang’s “Paper Tigers” in New York Magazine, you will notice a half naked East Asian man starring blankly right back at you as its greeting. Playfully, you may think that the title evoke images of tigers … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations
Tagged Asian-American, bamboo ceiling, glass ceiling, identity crisis, self hatred, wesley yang
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Mother’s Day with 8Asians: Short Shorts, Eggrolls & Unconditional Support
8Asians is celebrating Mother’s Day all week (Pssst…Don’t forget, it’s May 8th!) by doing what we do best: writing about the women who raised us, nurtured us, taught us, spoiled us, protected us and occasionally for some, drove us up … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Observations
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Mother’s Day with 8Asians: My Mother, the Human Being
8Asians is celebrating Mother’s Day all week (Pssst…Don’t forget, it’s May 8th!) by doing what we do best: writing about the women who raised us, nurtured us, taught us, spoiled us, protected us and occasionally for some, drove us up … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Observations
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8Asians Talk About: Their Best Pick-Up Lines
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
Posted in Dating, Lifestyles, TalkAbout
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A Crash Course on the Peoples of Zhong Guo* In Response To Craigslist Ad
Angry Asian Man reported on this Craigslist personal ad (which has since been removed): puzzled disabled lady (Alhambra, CA) Date: 2011-04-17, 5:35PM PDT Doing business and have a new relative that is Chinese. I’ve lived in Alhambra since 1993, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History, Observations
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When East Meets West: The Journey Of My Mixed Asian Name
By Guybe I used to despise the first day of school. Teachers would go down the class list calling out names and I could tell when they got to mine by their confused looks and their long, silent pause. I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Observations
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8Asians’ The A-Word: Episode #3 – Sexism, Masculinity, Blondes and Keychains
“a word” [noun] – a short talk or conversation “A-Word” [noun] – a unit of the English language, starting with the letter ‘A’ 8Asians’ The A-Word — the official podcast of 8Asians.com — aims to be a fun conversation piece … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Dating, DUDE WTF ASIA, Family, Observations, TalkAbout, The A-Word
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Diversity Defines Silicon Valley, Except at Town Halls
Last weekend, The San Jose Mercury News did a very interesting and somewhat controversial story on the state of local government representation in Silicon Valley; reading the comments on the article thread has been somewhat thought provoking for me. As … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Observations, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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The 8Asians Talk About: Chinese 3D Porn Beats Avatar’s Box Office Record
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
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Entertainment, Movies, Observations, TalkAbout
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I Love My Mongolian Birthmark
My butt isn’t much to talk about: it’s pitifully flat, pale and even I don’t like looking at it. It kind of depresses me with the flatness, like a long stretch of squishy plains that not even skin tight jeggings … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Observations
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