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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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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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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Category Archives: (simple)
Hawaii’s Ledward Kaapana Honored As One of Nation’s Top Artists
From the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: “Hawaii slack key guitar and ukulele musician Ledward Kaapana was named as a 2011 National Heritage Fellowship recipient, the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts… Kaapana, who grew up in Kalapana on the Big … Continue reading
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Study Concludes APA Students Are “Not Monolithically Successful”
From the Chronicle of Higher Education: “Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are, as a whole, not as well educated and financially successful as prevailing stereotypes often suggest, according to the preliminary findings of a report released on Monday. […] In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Education, Observations
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Taiwanese Food Blogger Fined For Bad Review
Think twice before posting that bad review on Yelp–at least, if you’re in Taiwan (and if they have a version of Yelp there). Liu, a Taiwanese food blogger, found her dish at a restaurant so unsatisfactory that she wrote what … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, Food & Drink
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CA Controller John Chiang in the Spotlight
The LA Times profiles the life of California Controller John Chiang after recent headlines for his decision to dock lawmakers’ pay–and dealing with his own Taiwanese Tiger Mom: “In 2006, he ran for controller. He was widely viewed as the … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Family, Politics
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Ai Weiwei Released from Detention
A follow-up to Tina’s post on Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei: After 81 days in detention, China’s best-known artist, Ai Weiwei, has been released from prison, on bail. “I’m back with my family. I’m very happy.” The state news agency, … Continue reading
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Overweight or Overdone: A Panel of Little Girls Discuss Body Image
ABC News gathered a panel of 5 to 8-year-old girls and asked their opinions on what’s fat, what’s thin, what looks good and what looks bad. Their bluntly honest answers aligned, sadly, with a recent study that suggested almost half … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Health, Lifestyles
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German Fraternities in ‘Non-Aryan’ Race Row
Controversy has erupted within the Burschenschaften — more or less the German version of college fraternities, but with sillier hats — over accusations of discrimination after the Alte Breslauer Burschenschaft in Bonn sought to expel a particular Burschenschaft for allowing a … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events
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Adamantly Amorous: Asian Americans Finding Love
Writer/illustrator (and Community critic) Brian Lam recently launched a mini web comic series, Adamantly Amorous, about an Asian American late bloomer on the search for true love: “ It is inspired by true stories and I wrote it in part … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Comics, Entertainment
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Japanese Scientist Creates “Poop Burger”
DUDE WTF ASIA, indeed: Japanese scientist Mitsuyuki Ikeda has created a burger made from the protein extracted from human feces. “I admit that few people would be keen to eat it,” he stated. A+ for out-of-the-box thinking. F for palatability. … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Food & Drink, WTF
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Filipino Declared World’s Shortest Man
On the same day he turned 18, Filipino Junrey Balawing was declared the world’s shortest man by the Guinness Book of World Records. Balawing stands 59.93 centimeters or 23.5 inches high, about 2.5 inches shorter than the previous record holder, … Continue reading
Rich Cho Becomes General Manager of Charlotte Bobcats
From the Charlotte Observer: “The NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats will bring an entirely different perspective to their front office today when Rich Cho is named the team’s general manager. In an exclusive interview Monday with the Observer, Cho and current general manager … Continue reading
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Popular Posts on 8Asians in the Past Month
Here are some of the most popular posts on 8Asians this past month that you may have missed out on: Interracial Marriage Data Can Be Deceptive For Asian Americans Why Do Asians Suck at Offering Pregnant Women a Subway Seat? … Continue reading
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