Category Archives: Observations

A Response to Slaying the Dragon Reloaded

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

[EDITORS NOTE: Koji is a writer and producer for the movie The People I’ve Slept With.] Quentin Lee, my friend and the director of my film, The People I’ve Slept With, wrote an article on the API blog, You Offend … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Observations | 5 Comments

The 8Asians Talk About: Forming An Asian Gang

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Guest Writer

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, Lifestyles, Observations, TalkAbout | 30 Comments

TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Ho Chie Tsai and his My Taiwan Travelogues

Posted on March 1, 2011 by John

If you are at all involved in the Taiwanese American community, especially the 2nd generation (those of us born in the United States), then you probably know who Ho Chie Tsai is. I like to describe him as the “embodiment … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations, Video Blog | 3 Comments

Ask an Asian: Are the Majority of Young Japanese Americans Part White?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

Every so often, we here at 8Asians get e-mails asking for advice. Here is one such e-mail received last week: I found this quote on Andrew Sullivan’s blog: “a large majority of Japanese-Americans born in the 1980s and 1990s have … Continue reading →

Posted in Ask an Asian, Family, Lifestyles | 44 Comments

How To Be A Bad Asian: Turning Out Gay

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Tim

Life is hard enough as an Asian. Not all of us can get perfect SAT scores, graduate from medical school or trick out a Honda Civic. The pressure to embrace our culture remains but sometimes, we just don’t want to. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, How To Be A Bad Asian, LGBT | 31 Comments

Is Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” Racially Insensitive?

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Edward

I have a huge confession to make and that is that I am a huge Lady Gaga fan. I have been ever since the beginning of her career and no matter what people say, my love for her trashy electro … Continue reading →

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8Asians Talk About: Our Asian American Valentines

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Moye

Happy Valentine’s Day! I know almost everyone hates this national holiday but come on, it’s a day dedicated to forcing people to buy their significant others lots of inane and useless presents! Why wouldn’t you like that? I asked our … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Lifestyles, TalkAbout | 7 Comments

How To Be A Bad Asian In More Ways Than One

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Guest Writer

Life is hard enough as an Asian. Not all of us can get perfect SAT scores, graduate from medical school or trick out a Honda Civic. The pressure to embrace our culture remains but sometimes, we just don’t want to. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, How To Be A Bad Asian, Lifestyles, Observations | 15 Comments

“500 Project” Looking For API Writer Activists in All 50 States

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Ernie

Asian American literary arts journal Kartika Review has joined with poet Bryan Thao Worra to launch the 500 Project: “We’re trying to collect at least 10 profiles of writer activists from each state, 500 total, to be featured on Kartika’s … Continue reading →

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Controversial Groupon Super Bowl Commercial Exploits Tibet for Laughs

Posted on February 6, 2011 by jozjozjoz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOwJOcp-Mxk I was only half-watching Super Bowl XLV today, but my attention was piqued when an ad featuring Asians (Tibetans) appeared on my TV. It turns out, it was an ad by Groupon, featuring Timothy Hutton which opened with what … Continue reading →

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Ask an Asian: Is there an Asian Equivalent to Chili?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ernie

Every so often, we here at 8Asians get e-mails asking for advice. Here is one such e-mail received last week asked for the Asian equivalent of a chili cook-off: Hi. I am on the social committee for our local swim … Continue reading →

Posted in Ask an Asian, Food & Drink | 10 Comments

Time: From Whiz Kids to Tiger Moms

Posted on February 2, 2011 by John

If you haven’t gotten enough of the ‘Tiger Mom’ meme, this week’s cover story in Time magazine is on The Truth About Tiger Moms: Though Chua was born and raised in the U.S., her invocation of what she describes as … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Education, Observations | 12 Comments