Category Archives: Observations

Asian Americans and Gambling

Posted on February 13, 2008 by John

The other day (2/8/08), KQED did a segment on their radio show, “The California Report” on Asian Americans and Gambling: Casinos and card rooms provide a popular pastime for many Asian Americans, and with eight being a lucky number in … Continue reading →

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Immigration to Play Lead Role In Future U.S. Growth – U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050

Posted on February 12, 2008 by John

On Monday (2/11/08), The Pew Research Center , the self-described “nonpartisan “fact tank” that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world,” published the report, “Immigration to Play Lead Role In Future U.S. Growth – … Continue reading →

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Chinese espionage on the rise

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Ben

…at least that’s what the media is saying. And unfortunately, the only thing this type of negative news reporting does is create fear where it should not exist. Think about it. If the Chinese have sent their spies here to … Continue reading →

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WSJ: Banned in Beijing: Chinese See Green Over Chopsticks

Posted on February 11, 2008 by John

Have you ever used disposable chopsticks at a Chinese or Japanese restaurant in the United States, or elsewhere? Well, you may be surprised at how large the chopstick market is. The Wall Street Journal (2/8/08) reports in “Banned in Beijing: … Continue reading →

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Eli Stone: “What happened to your accent?”

Posted on February 11, 2008 by John

A few weeks ago, after watching the premiere of the 4th season of Lost, ABC’s new show Eli Stone premiered. The show’s namesake, Eli Stone is a San Francisco lawyer at a prestigious law firm who starts to hear music … Continue reading →

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It’s Hard Out There For an Asian Playboy

Posted on February 9, 2008 by John

In the latest issue of AsianWeek, the cover story is “It’s Hard Out There For an Asian Playboy” which profiles and reports on Jerry Tran, who is a self-described “Asian Hitch” and “hard ass drill sergeant of a pick-up artist … Continue reading →

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“Do something Asian plz”

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Nicole

This week, Yahoo launched a beta service called Y! Live, a site that lets anyone with a webcam create their own live web video channel. On a lark, I decided to try it. I mean, what harm could it be, … Continue reading →

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If Obama loses California, you can point your finger at the Asians (and Latinos)

Posted on February 5, 2008 by jozjozjoz

Forgive me, but I obviously cannot stop myself from making posts with obnoxious headlines. (I blame sleep deprivation.) According to CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider on the CNN Political Ticker: (emphasis is mine) Schneider: Clinton losing among whites and … Continue reading →

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“Racist” Super Bowl Ads written by Asian

Posted on February 4, 2008 by jozjozjoz

In a completely unrelated post, 8Asian readers have been weighing in on the SalesGenie.com ads which aired during yesterday’s Super Bowl. As such, I thought I should give the topic its own post. The basic consensus seems to be that … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations, Sports | 86 Comments

The origin of ethnic slurs

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Ben

If you’re easily offended by racial slurs, do not read this. The intent of this post is to look at words targeting a certain populace is later on applied to a general population. I was reading my daily dose of … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Asians just need to tell a good dog-eating story.

Posted on February 3, 2008 by jozjozjoz

In an effort to continue my streak of possibly-inappropriate blog titles (see my post at blogging.la which has generated a number of interesting comments), I share with you a post written by one of my favorite bloggers, no milk. Actually, … Continue reading →

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Lil’ Kim Goes Asian – and Dim Sum

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Mike

OMG. Is that really… Lil’ Kim?? She looks, um, different. This photo was snatched from gossip blog TMZ. Here’s a video the paparazzi took. She’s also been seen wearing that same outfit, so I guess she must really dig it. … Continue reading →

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