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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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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
3 Hilariously Contradictory Pieces of Advice Given to Pregnant Asian Women
By Anonymous Having now entered the second trimester of my pregnancy, there really is no denying that I’m knocked up — the belly seems to swell another inch every day and I think I’ve already started waddling. And as any woman who … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Observations
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One out of Seven New Marriages Interracial or Inter-Ethnic
For those that have never really caught it before, yes, I am in an interracial relationship. So understanding quite well that I too am a part of this Pew statistic where one in seven new marriages are interracial or inter-ethnic, … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Observations
Tagged ABC, Asian-American, chinese, culture, interracial marriage, pew, statistic
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The 8Asians Talk About: East India Company Revived as Luxury Brand
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 History, Observations, TalkAbout
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Best Buy Geek Squad Geeks
With a phrase like “With every laptop, you get a geek,” I knew I was going to see an Asian American in the commercial and was going to brace myself as to how that particular Asian American geek was going to … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Observations, TV
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Chinese Fire Drill: Thoughts on Racism
by Lani Valapone Cox The thing about being Asian in North America is no one thinks you’re subjected to any kind of racism. We’re not brown enough so no one is the wiser. I imagine some white people tiptoe around … Continue reading
Posted in Observations
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Asian Men Have the Highest Salaries: A Follow-Up
Joz asked me to do a follow up to my recent blog post, Asian Men Have the Highest Salaries, partly because it was one of the most viewed articles on 8Asians recently and partly because its one of the most referenced, … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations
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The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Being Giant Nerds
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 Observations, TalkAbout
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Goo Goo Doll’s New Video Home Has Band Singing Around Asians
By Ken When the director discussed her vision for the Goo Goo Dolls video Home, alarms went off left and right: she wanted Asians to make up a surrealistic world to drop the band in, one in which the Goo Goo Dolls … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Observations
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Oregon Health Supervisor Shuts Down Lemonade Stand
Sometimes, you just have to wonder what the heck is wrong with the world. Jon Kawaguchi, an environmental health supervisor for the Multnomah County Health Department in Oregon, shut a seven year old down for a lemonade stand. You heard … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Observations, WTF
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Asian Girl Alienated in Neiman Marcus Ad
The other day, my friend forwarded me a recent “Back 2 Cool” email blast from Neiman Marcus. She scoffed at the ad. I kinda scoffed too. It sure does look like the little Asian girl dressed in darker color palette … Continue reading
Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: Depression & Suicide Among Asian American Women
By Kristina Wong Kristina Wong delves deep into the sky high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American Women to make ‘Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.’ “I’m Definitely Not Crazy. But I Probably am Lying.” My earliest memories … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Movies, Observations, The Arts
Tagged depression, film, Kristina Wong, mental health, suicide
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Storytelling: Master Lee, Chink and Bruce Lee
The Moth, a not-for-profit storytelling organization sponsored a talk by Master Lee in 2008, newly available now as a podcast, titled Chink. I personally believe that title, Chink, remains as offensive today as it did to me in the early … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Discrimination, Observations, The Arts
Tagged Discrimination, podcast
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