8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat
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Category Archives: Observations
New Zealanders like Asians!
A good close friend in New Zealand (that’s by Australia to all you geographically challenged folk) pointed me to an article from the New Zealand Herald declaring that New Zealanders like Asians! In rather broad strokes (and the rather odd … Continue reading
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Yo-Yo Ma & Company Fake It at the Inauguration
Did you watch the inauguration of Barack Obama this past Tuesday? I sure did, and watched with pride to see America inaugurating Barack Obama as President of the United States as well as such a high profile Asian American such … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Music, Observations, Politics
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Chinoiserie is Clearly French for “Hella Tacky”
From 8Asians reader brotherparish: There is a debate at this blog over whether a home decor scheme — Chinoiserie — is offensive to Asians. Your opinion would be welcomed. So being gay, it’s technically in my contract that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Observations
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Jason Wu, Designer of Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Ball Gown
I cried yesterday morning when I listened to President Obama’s inaugural address on the radio. Before you think I’m some uber-Obama nut like Ernie’s neighbor, I’ll tell you that I was crying because I was thinking of my Dad, who … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Fashion, Observations, Politics
Tagged designer, dress, Fashion, gown, inaugural ball, jason wu, michelle obama
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Pinkberry vs. Red Mango’s Ultimate FroYo Bay Area Smackdown
When I first blogged about Pinkberry my fellow 8Asian bloggers were shocked that I had never tried the frozen yogurt phenomenon; at the time, they only had stores in Southern California and in New York City. But with a new … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink, Observations
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The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Inventors and their Creepy Robot Girlfriends
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
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On Asian-American Academic Pressure: Mission San Jose Students Talk Back
John recently blogged last week about a recent SJ Mercury article talking about Asian Americans and the high-stress environment of Mission San Jose High School, in Fremont CA. While the link — and the corresponding CNN article asking the world … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Lifestyles, Observations
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Mountain View, CA Elects First Asian American Woman Mayor
Mountain View, California is the headquarters of Internet giant Google. It’s also where I live. This past week, I witnessed history as Mountain View had a “Historic moment at City Hall” by the Mountain View city council unanimously electing Margaret … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations, Politics
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San Francisco Supervisors Elect David Chiu as President of the Board of Supervisors
As I had blogged last December, David Chiu was elected in November to San Francisco City Supervisor, District 3. This past week, Tim noted that David Chiu took office and was elected after six rounds of voting by his peers … Continue reading
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18 Mighty Mountain Warriors Release Video About Thailand; Thais Clearly Unamused
We’ve blogged about the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors before — they’ve recently released a follow-up video to Illegal Immigrants called Thailand about a guy booking a “business trip” to the country with a stigma. Focusing less about racial activism, Thailand … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Observations
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The Wealthiest Asian American Neighborhoods
“When you get past the first gate, you drive in for a while and then you have to get through another gate in order to get to her house.” “You mean she lives in a gated community within a gated … Continue reading
China’s Control on Internet Commentary
The Chinese government is now paying people to write commentary on the Internet to negate any bad “opinions”. This is the next logical step in order to try and control negative news, due to the nature of the Internet and … Continue reading →