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
Stanford: Advanced Leadership Program for Emerging Asian American Executives
At 8Asians, we’ve blogged about Where Are the Asian CEOs? , how Americans Expect Business Leaders to Be White, as well as the “bamboo ceiling.” I recently read that now Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) has an Advanced … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Education, Local, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Business, Business School, executive, Stanford
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Words of Wisdom from Skater Dr. Michelle Kwan
Last weekend, two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan was a commencement speaker at Southern Vermont College and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. She noted that she’s probably the only current student (at Tufts) who is also giving a graduation … Continue reading
Miss USA Breaks Through Another Racial Barrier
Say what you will about the Miss USA pageants, but when I learned today that the winner of the beauty pageant competition was Rima Fakih (who won Miss Michigan on September 19th, 2009), I whooped at my computer screen and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, TV
Tagged arab american, Asian-American, Beauty, michigan, miss usa, muslim, rima fakih
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From the Mailbox: Huffington Post Runs Baiting Article about Chinese Eating Dogs
This e-mail came in from Frida: The only reason I can think of for the very popular news blog Huffington Post to devote a whole story called “Chinese Astronauts Ate Dogs in Space” is to incite gawkers over how “weird” … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Observations
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Wake Up and Smell the Violence: Frustration from the Philadelphia High School Attacks
I can’t remember how long attacks on Asian students have been going on at this Philadelphia high school, but I remember seeing links to it on Angry Asian Man a while back — in December, over thirty Asian immigrant students … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations
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My First Encounter with Hollywood (and Stereotypes)
Republished with permission from Projekt NewSpeak. Ever since I moved to Los Angeles from Williamsburg, VA over two months ago, I’ve been living my dream of becoming a social justice activist and actor. During my time here so far, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Observations
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Company to Keep: Racist Casting in Hollywood Theater?
By Ken “You’re only as good as your last film.” That’s an accepted dictum in the entertainment industry. Does that apply to being “diverse,” “non-traditional,” or “un-racist”? Color-blind casting has long-been an attribute of The Blank Theater Company, with its … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Observations, The Arts
Tagged Blank Theater Company, Color blind casting, los angeles, Plays, See What I Wanna See
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Being Honest With Your Own Racism
Everyone’s a little bit racist / Sometimes. Doesn’t mean we go / Around committing hate crimes. Look around and you will find / No one’s really color blind. Maybe it’s a fact / We all should face Everyone makes judgments … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Observations
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18MMW Weighs in on Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070
The 18 Mighty Moutain Warriors News is back with a special bulletin from David O. Yeah and David O. Hells Yeah where they present news and opinion about Arizona Senate Bill 1070 from a “slightly buttered golden brown perspective.” What … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Discrimination, Observations, Politics
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Remembering April 30th: The Fall of Saigon
Thirty-five years ago to this today marked the end of the Vietnam war, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese and American casualties and the insurrection of Communism in South Vietnam. During this chaotic war-torn period, several families were … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Observations
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What is Asian America, Really?
Republished with permission from Projekt NewSpeak. I recently attended a meeting for the city of LA’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Committee. I was very excited to get involved and see what great things were being planned. A heard that … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Observations, Southern California
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Global Talk Show: East vs. West Perspectives
Most people who follow my antics from POP 88 would know I LOVE watching Global Talk Show, an informal round table of “foreigners” living and working in Korea. Since my last post about this show, it has gone through a … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Observations, POP 88, TV
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