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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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”
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Category Archives: Observations
The Strong, Bold Women of Shanghai
Subtitle: And the Weak, Timid Men of Shanghai? It’s one of those anecdotes you hear. “If you’re a guy in Shanghai, you’ll get hit on by scores of Shanghainese girls.” Take this particular anecdote from a friend: So I think … Continue reading
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WSJ: The Chungs: Poster Children For Lawsuit Abuse
The Wall Street Journal reports in their Law Blog, “The Chungs: Poster Children For Lawsuit Abuse” and gives an update on the Chungs & Custom Cleaners in Washington, D.C. (8Asians.com had also posted back in May in “Cleaners are taken … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
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Heirs of China’s New Elites Schooled in Ancient Values
A friend of mine forwarded me this article in The Washington Post (12/25/07), “Heirs of China’s New Elites Schooled in Ancient Values“: “CIXI, China — In a borrowed classroom of the provincial Communist Party School, a newly busy philosophy professor … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
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Where Boys Were Kings, a Shift Toward Baby Girls
In today’s New York Times, the newspaper reports that in South Korea, “Where Boys Were Kings, a Shift Toward Baby Girls“: “According to a study released by the World Bank in October, South Korea is the first of several Asian … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations
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Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic
In today’s New York Times, the newspaper reports in “Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic” how there are micro-industry niches based on technology, traffic patterns / location (SF vs. Silicon Valley), and several other factors, including ethnic ties: “Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Lifestyles, Observations
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pinkberry
The other day, I was watching TV and saw an American Express ad about some new “Plum Card” that they were promoting featuring the store, Pinkberry and Asian-American entrepreneurs Shelly Hwang and Young Lee (both originally from South Korea). According … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink, Observations
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Trans-racial Adoptive Parents Behaving Badly
It has not been a good week for trans-racial adoptive parents. First there was the case of the Dutch diplomat and his wife, which I wrote about earlier this week, who dumped their adopted Korean daughter on Hong Kong officials after … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
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Pack Your Bags: An Uncut Version of “Lust, Caution” Awaits
In today’s New York Times, the newspaper reports in the story “Cinephiles, Pack Your Bags. An Uncut Version Awaits“: “SHANGHAI — For weeks now, the ranks of Chinese visitors to Hong Kong have swelled with a brand-new category of tourists: … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Observations
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Are Filipinos Asian or Pacific Islanders?
8 Asians was recently asked the question: Why do some Asian-Americans say that Filipinos are actually Pacific Islanders, and not really Asian? Our fearless leader Ernie threw the question out to the teaming masses and the answer we came up … Continue reading
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
One of the things that I’ve always wondered about, or at least, bugged the hell out of me is seeing Asian guys with one long pinkie fingernail. My first boyfriend had it, and he claimed that when he was having … Continue reading
For Chinese-Americans, Schools Earn the Prize
This New York Times article “For Chinese-Americans, Schools Earn the Prize“, was published back in early November, but I just got this sent to me a few days ago and thought it was interesting: “LAST February, Jerry Yang and his … Continue reading
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70 Years Ago Today: The Rape of Nanking
70 years ago today, December 13th, 1937, the Nationalist China capital city Nanking fell to the Japanese. What ensued over the next few months is known as “The Rape of Nanking.” In today’s New York Times, the newspaper reviews the … Continue reading
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