Category Archives: Observations

Wo Ai Ni [I love you] Mommy, An Adoptive Tale You’ll Never Forget

Posted on March 16, 2010 by John

This past weekend, I had the chance to watch the world premiere of this incredibly touching, often heart wrenching yet also funny documentary, Wo Ai Ni [I love you] Mommy, about the journey of an 8-year-old Chinese girl orphan Fang … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Observations | 8 Comments

Asian American Commercial Watch: All American Mom, Daughter & Boyfriend in Target Ad

Posted on March 13, 2010 by John

While watching The Amazing Race on my DVR, I had to quickly rewind to see what I thought I had seen. Target has done it again, this time with a new television commercial featuring an all Asian American cast featuring … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), Entertainment, Observations, TV | 19 Comments

When Is It Stereotype and When Is It Just You?

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Tim

I was intrigued when I first read Jennifer’s post over at Mixed Race America on things we avoid just to avoid perpetuating a stereotype. For example, when you’re at the food court in the mall, do you avoid going to … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations | 12 Comments

Asian Stereotypes on ABC’s Modern Family

Posted on March 10, 2010 by John

As I had blogged previously, Modern Family is one of my favorite new comedy shows of the 2009-2010 television season. In a recent episode, I was pleasantly surprised to see actress Suzy Nakamura reprises her role as Dr. Miura, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Observations, TV | 17 Comments

The 8Asians Writers Talk About: The Chinese Guy who Breached Airport Security

Posted on March 10, 2010 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, TalkAbout | 8 Comments

The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Giant Chinese Babies

Posted on March 5, 2010 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 Lifestyles, TalkAbout, WTF | 3 Comments

Looking for Love on Asian Bride Websites

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Koji Steven Sakai

I always see advertisements about Asian brides when I Google anything related to Asians. Every once in a while, when I’m bored, I’ll check them out. Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles, Observations, WTF | 9 Comments

Learning the Thai Language: “Pasa Thai”

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Guest Writer

By Lani Valapone Cox Sometimes I say as few words as possible to try to get away with being Thai, whether it is ordering food or getting into a songtaew; other times the vendor or mae ka will answer me … Continue reading →

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Are Asians “the New Jews?”

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Ernie

Sometime in college, a Jewish friend remarked to me, “you know what, Ernie? Jewish people are just like Asians, except Jewish people love therapy and Asians hate therapy.” Seems pretty accurate to me. Jeff Yang, over at his regular column … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Observations | 3 Comments

Filipino Food & Assimilation

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Efren

So my Filipino Facebook friends have all referenced this article today about Filipino food in American culture in the Los Angeles Times discussing how Filipino food has remained “unassimilated” despite the relative prominence of Filipino chefs in various parts of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Observations | 6 Comments

The Blatant Cultural Branding and the Sexualization of Speed Skaters

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Dino-Ray

So how about those speed skating races last night? Man, that Apolo Anton Ohno sure knows how to do a nice crotch shot. Seriously – did the camera man wake up in the morning and say, “I am going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations, Sports, TV | 4 Comments

University Admissions: How many Asian-Americans are too many?

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jeff

How many Asian-Americans are too many?  That’s one of the key questions that I see coming out of the Boston Globe‘s op-ed piece “Do Colleges Redline Asian-Americans?” I’ve talked before about the Princeton study cited in the article, which says … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Education, Observations | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments