Category Archives: Observations

North Korea: An Audacity of Hope???

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Jun

A South Korean tourist, left, and a North Korean guide at Pakyon Falls, the first stop on a tour Ok, in my last post I very subtlety blasted the efforts of North Korea’s effort of a “Symphonic Diplomacy.” Being of … Continue reading →

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Yao Ming’s Left Foot – China Holds Breath

Posted on February 27, 2008 by John

If you haven’t heard, NBA Houston Rockets’ basketball player Yao Ming injured his left foot, as report in “China Holds Breath for Yao“: “Amid pollution, traffic and human rights concerns, Beijing is facing a new Olympic threat: Yao Ming’s left … Continue reading →

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Asians and Black History Month

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Efren

Just read this interesting article in the Advertising Age website by Bill Imada called, “Have Asian Americans Done Enough for the Black Community?” It’s sad that I think the really obvious answer to this really is, no. Given the history … Continue reading →

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Cowardly assault at WSU a reminder of racial intolerance

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Ben

As the years pass, you would have imagined that racial tolerance would be progressing. Yet an incident that occurred at my alma mater, Washington State University, spoke of regression. Why is this problematic? When I first read about this particular … Continue reading →

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Couple Gives UCLA $1 Million to Further Chinese American Studies

Posted on February 20, 2008 by John

Last month, The Los Angeles Times reported that Walter and Shirley Wang donated $1 million to UCLA to establish the nation’s first endowed academic chair on U.S.-China relations and Chinese American studies in the article “Couple gives UCLA $1 million … Continue reading →

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China’s Mao Offered to Send 10 Million Women to U.S. in 1973

Posted on February 19, 2008 by John

Last week, the U.S. State Department released the a 268-page document titled “Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XVIII, China, 1973-1976” which covered Henry Kissinger’s (Richard Nixon’s national security adviser) meeting with Mao Zedong on Feb. 17, 1973 … Continue reading →

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Duke: Interracial duos find themselves in the minority

Posted on February 18, 2008 by John

A anonymous 8Asians.com reader forwarded a link to The [Duke] Chronicle about this article, “Interracial duos find themselves in the minority:” “In the giant melting pot that is America, racial lines are becoming blurred and even erased in some cases. … Continue reading →

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Stuff White People Like

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Ernie

From my friend Jason over twitter: Stuff White People Like, which is a blog about, uhm, stuff that white people like. Examples include recycling, Whole Foods, Arts Degrees and – bring on the flame wars – Asian girls. I’m assuming … Continue reading →

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Huntington Library’s new garden celebrates Chinese culture

Posted on February 17, 2008 by John

If you have ever lived or visited Los Angeles, a nice relaxing stop is to visit the Hunting Library’s garden in San Marino. The Los Angeles Times (2/17/08) reports that the “Huntington Library’s new garden celebrates Chinese culture“: “In the … Continue reading →

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Finding the funny in outsourcing

Posted on February 16, 2008 by John

Last weekend, The Los Angeles Times did a profile on Sandeep Sood in “Finding the funny in outsourcing.” Sood is a Berkeley-based entrepreneur who runs a consulting company – managing U.S. clients who need software and workers in India who … Continue reading →

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Asian American YouTube Celebrities

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Andy

I admit it, I’m a huge YouTube addict. I spend an inordinate amount of time on it and I just recently noticed that most of the people I follow are Asian Americans. So, today I am going to share with … Continue reading →

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CareerBuilder.com “Self-Help Yourself” Commercial

Posted on February 14, 2008 by John

I just saw one of CareerBuilder.com‘s new ad which I thought was funny, titled “Self-Help Yourself.” What caught my eye is that the only speaking character in the commercial stars an Asian-American adult male, “Larry,” who hates his job: Wherever Larry walks, … Continue reading →

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