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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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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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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Asian American Frozen Foods: Royal Asia’s ‘Prawn Hacao With Soy Ginger Sauce’
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From the Tumblr: A Filipino Ad Campaign for Nissan Noodles
The 8Asians tumblr highlights Asians [& uber talented non-Asians] who draw, dance, build, film, sing, write, invent, paint, teleport, and of course, tumble. It’s curated by Jun, Moye and Ernie.
Posted in (simple), TV
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My First Protest: Asian Americans and Activism
Bao Phi wrote a recent blog post in the Star Tribune, which was a compilation of several local and national Asian American activists writing about their first protest. His definition of “protest” is broadly defined as “an action to stand … Continue reading
Activisit Feng Zhenghu Caught Between China & Japan
I’ll just say it first. It’s like the Chinese version of Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal where one passenger is caught between two countries, unable to enter one country and unable to return back where he came from. Except this time, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, Politics
Tagged China, Feng Zhenghu, Narita, The Terminal
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Yahoo! Games Writer Freaks Out Over Nintendo DS Dating Simulations
A writer at Yahoo! Games recently talked about an anime style Nintendo DS game, Love Plus, a “dating simulation” where you can court several girls virtually, and suggests that “dating” video game characters go too far in the world of … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), DUDE WTF ASIA, Video Games
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Shirley Tan: Advocate Person of the Year
I wrote previously about Shirley Tan’s plight of possible deportation and separation from her family, and followed up later with a post on the act of Congress that let her stay with her family in the United States. Tan has … Continue reading
Liu Wen Is the First Asian Model for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Chinese model Liu Wen will be Victoria’s Secret’s first Asian model for their annual Fashion Show, to be taped on Thursday, November 19th and to be aired on Tuesday, December 1st on CBS. When you think about it, there are … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, Observations
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[Jan 11] SOUTHERN CA: MAPID API Writer’s Group
The initial meeting of MAPID’s API Writer’s Group!!
Writers will be challenged by exercises and assignments, both group and individual. Participants will also be able to get positive and supportive criticism and feedback on their individual projects. OIne of the goals is to prepare participants to be a professional writer.
There is no fee.
At this time, the capacity has been reached for the writers group.
More information; mapid.us/writersgroup.
Previous release:
NOVEMBER 15, 2009
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(Mostly Asian) High School Student Newspaper Runs Supremacist Ad
A bunch of white white supremacists pulled a fast one on the Student Newspaper staff of Lowell High School in San Francisco, pulling a bait-and-switch and redirecting a web address left in an ad to an a “campaign to inform, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Lowell High School, white supremacy
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From the Tumblr: Animated Stereoviews of Old Japan
The 8Asians tumblr highlights Asians [& uber talented non-Asians] who draw, dance, build, film, sing, write, invent, paint, teleport, and of course, tumble. It’s curated by Jun, Moye and Ernie.
Posted in (simple), The Arts
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Hepatitis B Awareness Campaign B HERE Launches Contest
We’ve mentioned the B HERE campaign on 8Asians before, and now biopharmaceutical company Gilead is taking it to the next level, giving $10,000 away in a video/song/art contest designed to raise awareness of hepatitis B in the Asian American community … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Health, Lifestyles
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Remembering Veterans: Pfc. Kham Xiong
November 11 is Veteran’s Day in the United States, a day when military veterans are remembered and honored. While it is tragic when someone is killed in war, it is particularly sad when a military person is killed before even … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events
Tagged Fort Hood massacre, Kham Xiong, US veterans
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Wealthy Chinese Sending More Kids to U.S. Military Schools
Let’s face it: at least once in your childhood you were threatened by your parents that they would take you away to military school, away from soft western luxuries like a Nintendo or drinks with High Fructose Corn Syrup to … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Education, Family
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