Category Archives: Observations

Do you Vote For a “Bad” Politician Just Because They are Asian American?

by Jason While voting in California’s election process, I had a unique sense of “who-should-I-vote for?” To me, I was intrigue by the question: since there is a great absence of Asian American in politics, would it be more beneficial … Continue reading

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Tell Us Your Asian-American Halloween Costume!

Halloween 2010 has come and gone, and while we tried our best as to predicting some awesome costume ideas for Asian-Americans, it’s obvious that you guys know better. Asian Douchebags seem to be the theme of the year (See this … Continue reading

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Two Minutes To Save Lives

By Ken Daniel Dae Kim is me. That’s what I think when I see him on TV. “That’s me up there.” I can relate to him because I know he can relate to me. And when I see him appear … Continue reading

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Top 8 Halloween Costumes for Asian Americans

It’s that time again! Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time to take a long, hard look at your closet or that store online that sells overpriced slutty costumes and realize that you have, once again, zero … Continue reading

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Is North America Ready for Japanese Heavy Metal Band X-Japan?

Yoshiki stands in his rightful place setting the stage for X-Japan The second last stop of their first North American tour, X-Japan rocked Toronto’s Massey Hall last night. I’ll admit, I know very little about X-Japan. What I do know … Continue reading

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The 8Asians Talk About PF Changs and the People of Orange County

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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How Segregated Is Your City?

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Collective Voting Grants: Is it Worth the Money?

By Ken During my time as a solo performance artist, I became all too familiar with grants. In fact, I found that I spent more time writing grant applications than I did writing material for performance. While I don’t bemoan … Continue reading

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OKCupid Says We’re Simple and…We Swing?

Sometimes, I love it when people take vast amounts of data and run trends on them. It’s amazing what sort of things come out of it. This is especially fascinating when a dating site does it such as OKCupid. In … Continue reading

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Homefront: The Face of Xenophobia & Video Games

Several days ago, I got an audition for an internet ad campaign called “The Journey” where they needed Korean men. At first, I was extremely excited and also because the gig paid $300 a day. But then when I looked … Continue reading

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The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Dryers And Dishwashers

Fellow blogger John, recently sent out an article to our internal mailing list on how clothes dryers are having a tough time in the Chinese marketplace. At first no one responded, maybe because most of us thought, “so what, that’s … Continue reading

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Star Fu**ers (Put) On Ice

By Ken One of the things I tell “emerging artists” is the sooner you find out what your “type” is, the sooner you can pursue your career with focus. A plan of attack. For some actors, it takes years and … Continue reading

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