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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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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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Category Archives: (simple)
[Feb 5] NORTHERN CA: Lost and Found Art Exhibition
KSW and Mina Dresden Gallery are proud to present the lost and found | truong tran, the first solo exhibition of this poet-turned-visual artist and longtime KSW community member. Truong Tran is committed to making art accessible through the creative reuse of everyday materials. His process includes merging disparate objects, forcing them to compromise and accommodate one another in their process of becoming something new, something difficult and beautiful. In his work, Tran explores themes of su… Continue reading
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An Asian American Basketball Player to Watch: Nicole Hung
Harvard-Westlake of North Hollywood’s Nicole Hung was selected as California State Athlete of the week by ESPN’s Calhisports.com. Not only is she a great basketball player, scoring 24 points and pulling down 12 rebounds in a recent 70-67 victory, but … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Education, Local, Southern California, Sports
Tagged basketball, Harvard Westlake High School, Nicole Hung, Princeton University
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San Jose Gets A Vietnamese-American Deputy Chief Of Police
If you’re familiar with San Jose local news, then you’re already aware that the city’s Police Department isn’t in the best standing with the local Vietnamese population. This following the police shooting of mentally-ill Daniel Pham in the backyard of … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged phan s. ngo, vietnamese police deputy chief
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Chinese Looky Lous – Looking at US Real Estate but not Buying?
Last year, during the depths of the financial crises, groups of investors from China toured the US looking at real estate opportunities. While many in the US real estate industry hoped that this would bring a wave of Chinese buying, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Business, Local, Real Estate, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinese buyers, Looky Lous, real estate
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Call for Artists: Asian Heritage Street Celebration
There’s a Call for Artists for the Asian Heritage Street Celebration Poster Contest in San Francisco. The Asian Heritage Street Celebration, Kearny Street Workshop, and NEW PEOPLE are hosting the annual poster competition for the 6th Annual Asian Heritage Street … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Announcements, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts
Tagged art, contest, poster
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Marathon Cheaters in China Trying to Improve College Admission Chances
Here on 8asians, we have talked about education and the pressures to do well on college entrance exams. We have also talked about how some Asian-Amercians parents force their kids into sports in order to have them round out their … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Education, Sports
Tagged cheating runners, chinese college entrance exams, gaokao, marathon, Rosie Ruiz
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The Best Chinese Restaurants in the U.S.
The awards for the best Chinese Restaurants in the U.S. were handed out earlier in January at the sixth annual awards ceremony in Las Vegas for the Top 100 Chinese Restaurants. I was surprised to hear about this, as I … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), (simple), Food & Drink, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
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Justin Lin: I Lose Money Creating Asian American Films
From Justin Lin, director and producer of Asian American movies like Better Luck Tomorrow and Finishing the Game: “Here are the facts: there’s no defined audience and the numbers just are not there. Also, very rarely do Asian American films … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), (simple), Discrimination, Movies, Observations
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[Jan 23] NORTHERN CA: Sf Thomasson’s Performance Tour
SF Thomassons Performance Tours
An original performance project / bus tour presented by Kearny Street Workshop and Kaya Press
Saturday January 23, 12noon – 2pm
Tickets: $10 advance; $12 at the bus
Tour begins at 953 Mission St. @ 5th St (Mint Mall, lower level)
Have you ever noticed a third floor door opening into the air? Useless pipes or poles jutting out from the sidewalk or the sides of buildings? Join KSW and a group of performing artists for a bus tour to discover some of these overloo… Continue reading
[Jan 23] NORTHERN CA: Stanford University: 4th Annual Asian American Issues Conference
2009-2010 Listen to the Silence Conference
“Listen to the Silence” is Stanford’s annual Asian American community issues conference organized by the Asian American Students’ Association (AASA). “Listen to the Silence” started in 1995 out of the need to increase visibility of Asian American issues and to educate both those in and outside of the community about the real conditions of the Asian American community. The confer… Continue reading
[Jan 22] NORTHERN CA: Golden State Warriors: Asian Heritage Night
Celebrate Asian Heritage with the Warriors as they take on Yi Jianlian and the New Jersey Nets. A portion of each ticket purchase will be donated to San Francisco Hep B Free – a citywide effort to screen and vaccinate all Asian and Pacific Islanders for hepatitis B, which affects 1 in 10 APIs!
Guests will receive a FREE commemorative Warriors Asian Heritage Night t-shirt! And groups that organize 15 or more people to attend, will have their name on the display board!
DISCOUNTED TICKETS NOW AVA… Continue reading
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Asian American Representation on Both Sides of the Prop 8 Trial
The trial for California’s Proposition 8 is in full swing, and even though you can’t watch the taping right now, rest assured that there is a fair deal of Asian and Asian American representation on both sides. On one side, … Continue reading
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