Category Archives: Observations

visualizAsian.com

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Tim

There’s a new website for Asians called visualizAsian.com started by Erin Yoshimura and Gil Asakawa. visualizAsian’s goal is simple: To provide inspiration and empowerment to AAPIs by showcasing AAPI role models, leaders, movers & shakers from the media, politics, sports, … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Ask an Asian, Discrimination, Entertainment | Tagged | 2 Comments

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

Posted on May 19, 2009 by John

I was watching The History Channel the other evening and saw a trailer for their 2 hour documentary, How Bruce Lee Changed the World which premiered this weekend. Profiling Lee’s influence on popular culture in fitness, cinema, music, sport, design, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Observations | 11 Comments

My First Language is American

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Mandy A previous op-ed article I had written for Asians in America, “The Language of Invisibility” and Tim’s 8asians’ piece “On Talking With or Without an Accent” made me think about how language can essentialize the identity of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Observations | 12 Comments

Political Aspirations of Latinos and Asians Clash in Congressional Race

Posted on May 17, 2009 by John

Californians may be aware that there is a special election this Tuesday, May 19th with some propositions on the ballot.  There’s also an open race for the 32nd congressional seat in Los Angeles; an area that includes Rosemead, El Monte, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics, Southern California | 2 Comments

No, Racist Camera, I Did Not Blink; I’m Just Asian

Posted on May 13, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Racist Camera! No, I did not blink… I’m just Asian!, originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!. We got our Mom a new Nikon S630 digital camera for Mother’s Day and I was playing with it during the Angels … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations, WTF | 16 Comments

Special Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee

Posted on May 13, 2009 by John

Special Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee I’m a big fan of The Onion News Network (ONN), the satire video news program version of – you guessed it – The Onion. In one of their latest videos, ONN … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Observations | 6 Comments

How to be a Korean from the South

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Kimberly When I asked Ernie to be a contributor for 8Asians, I was sure that he was going to email me back saying, “Sorry, you are just not Asian enough.”  I was adopted by white people and shipped from … Continue reading →

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Tammy & Victor Jih Win The Amazing Race!

Posted on May 11, 2009 by John

Last February, I had blogged about the premiere of the fourteenth season of The Amazing Race with Tammy & Victor being an Asian American older brother & young sister team. Well, Tammy & Victor are the victors, winning one million … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Observations | 17 Comments

Love and Chinese Families

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Tim

I recently discovered a blog called “Being Asian in America“. It’s fairly new (first post was May 3 of this year), and the writer seems quite young, but he strikes on quite a few interesting topics. One topic that immediately … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Observations | Tagged | 24 Comments

On Talking With or Without an Accent

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Tim

I recently read a blog post from Louis Yap, an 18 year old Malaysian, on the topic of putting on a fake American accent when talking to foreigners. Apparently a lot of Malaysians drop their typical Malay accent and go … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Observations | Tagged | 14 Comments

Ex-Power Ranger Patricia Ja Lee in Tostitos Commercial

Posted on May 6, 2009 by John

It’s not too often that you see Asians or Asian Americans in national television brand advertising campaigns, so when I do, I blog about it: take the CareerBuilder.com, Wells Fargo and General Electric commercials, for example. I knew that when … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Observations | 12 Comments

Can Asians Innovate in Business?

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Tim

I’ve written a few posts here on the lack of Asian executives in American businesses. It’s been argued by some that Asians are just too reserved to be an executive. Others claim it’s because Asians don’t have an entrepreneurial or … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Education, Observations | Tagged | 9 Comments