Category Archives: Observations

Thoughts and Prayers for Annie Le and Her Family

Posted on September 16, 2009 by John

ABC’s Nightline did an overview on Annie Le’s homicide case earlier this week. When I first heard of the Yale graduate student Annie Le disappearing a few days before her wedding, I assumed she just got cold feet and was … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations | 5 Comments

MTV Iggy’s GT: “Apathy Killed the Asian American Star”

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Xxxtine

GT, who is the blogger behind A-Tunes.net and guest blogs for MTV Iggy — which I don’t get because I’m Canadian — recently put up his first vlog sharing his thoughts on Asian Americans and the whole under/ misrepresented issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music, Observations | 2 Comments

Recession Takes Biggest Toll on Minorities and Immigrants

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Tim

The U.S. Census Bureau released this week their annual report on income, poverty, and health insurance. The numbers were probably no surprise to anyone living through this recession. Poverty was up, median household income was down. Buried in the data, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Food & Drink, Observations, TV | 4 Comments

The 8Asians.com Writers Talk About: The Seattle Asian Party Scene

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Ernie

Every once in a while, we get e-mail asking us to discuss particular subjects. In this case, an article last month from The Seattle Weekly: Thought I’d share this slap in the face to my local Asian Community, here in … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, TalkAbout | 9 Comments

On Being “The Crazy Asian”

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Maricris I’m beginning to think that my colleagues have a very misconstrued idea of what being Asian means. Whenever we have a meeting and something goes wrong or business transactions goes veering off to the loony side of things, … Continue reading →

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Charisma Man: A Western Geek is Reborn in Japan

Posted on September 2, 2009 by John

While teaching English in Japan from 1998 to 2006, Canadian Larry Rodney created and published the comic strip / character Charisma Man. When I read a recent Los Angeles Times article about the cartoon, Rodney’s motivation for creating it, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Observations | 1 Comment

Asian, Westerners Accents & Language Barriers

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Maricris Imagine talking to someone and everything sounds like gibberish, yet the person talking to you is also speaking in English. Doesn’t that frustrate you sometimes? I’m sure it does and the culprit is mostly our accents and how … Continue reading →

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I May Be Short, But Nothing Short of Perspective

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Vannie I had never been self-conscious of height until I stopped growing in fifth grade (I blame it on the coffee machine left out at the parent-teacher conference because after that first sip, my growth was forever stunted.). Standing … Continue reading →

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Asians, Westerners, and Hand Gestures

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Maricris Color and facial appearances are not the only defining factor to being Asian. Neither are our facial expressions as covered by Linda in her recent post, nor the fact that we are notorious for eating rice in all … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Observations | 4 Comments

Young Christians Try to Convert Indian Girl on YouTube

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Ben

When I saw this video off of one of my Facebook feeds, I just had to say… “wow.” While I respect religious beliefs, if this is what we’re teaching our children, then sometimes I just don’t know what to say.  … Continue reading →

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The Summer of Ken Jeong

Posted on August 10, 2009 by John

The other night, I caught actor/doctor Ken Jeong on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It only seemed like a few months ago I saw Ken in The Hangover and I thought the movie was hilarious, although I have second thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Observations | 3 Comments

Marie Claire Declares Asian Women as The New Trophy Wives

Posted on August 8, 2009 by jozjozjoz

I was just sent this link from Marie Claire entitled The New Trophy Wives: Asian Women and the subhead reads: “Rupert Murdoch has one. So do financiers Vivi Nevo and Bruce Wasserstein. Why are the West’s most powerful men coupling … Continue reading →

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