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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Category Archives: Sports
UFC Waterson vs. VanZant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkTSVkS6uUc Asian American mixed martial artist Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson will be headlining Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card against Paige “12 Gauge” VanZant in a 115 lbs strawweight bout. The event will be in Sacramento, VanZant’s home court. Since … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged fight night, karate hottie, martial arts, michelle waterson, mixed martial arts, MMA, Paige VanZant, UFC, wmma
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Space Jam 3 Anime Parody Featuring Jeremy Lin
With all kinds of grim videos out there from police shootings to cringe inducing videos about “Neenjas” and Xenophobic videos about Chinese buying American farms, this NigaHiga/Jeremy Lin collaboration really made my day. It pulls in some popular Anime characters … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Comics, Entertainment, Movies, Sports
Tagged anime, basketball, Jeremy Lin, nigahiga, Space Jam, Space Jam 3
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Linsanity Left off the list of 21st Century Knicks Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iWWFk6TX18 The New York Post is disgusted that Linsanity has been left off of Madison Square Garden Network’s list of Top 21st Century Knicks Moments. Lin’s career high 38 points should at least be as good as Iman Shumpert’s career-high … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Sports
Tagged basketball, Jeremy Lin, Madison Square Garden Network, New York Knicks, New York Post
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ICYMI: NYTimes: Open Season on Jeremy Lin? In Video, Fan Highlights Hard Fouls
If you read 8Asians.com, you’ve probably already come across a Jeremy Lin fan video highlighting the injustices against opponents flagrantly fouling him titled, Jeremy Lin: Too Flagrant Not to Call and his opponents not getting called a foul. I’ve watched … Continue reading
‘Hello Ed Lee,’ a video by singer-performance artist Candace Roberts
Mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee, made history by being the first Asian American to be mayor of San Francisco (through appointment) as well as first Asian American to be elected (and re-elected) mayor of the city. San Francisco, having the … Continue reading
ICYMI: NBA Championship Golden State Warriors Celebrate Chinese New Year
Every year, the NBA’s Golden State Warriors have a Chinese New Year Celebration night game – and this year was no different. Last year, along with the Celebration evening, the Warriors (along with the Houston Rockets) did debut a Chinese-themed … Continue reading
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
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Charlotte Hornets’ Jeremy Lin Takes on the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena
Earlier in January, former Golden State Warrior and now current Charlotte Hornet Jeremy Lin returned to the Bay Area to play against his former team. Whenever Lin is in town (no relation to me), I always try to get a … Continue reading
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
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Asian American Commercial Watch: NBA “Dining Table” – Happy Chinese New Year
As you may know, the NBA is extremely popular in China, even though Yao Ming is no longer playing for the Houston Rockets anymore. And out of all the popular American professional sports, basketball is definitely the most international – … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Sports
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Jeremy Lin’s TAG Heuer Connected Watch
Working in Silicon Valley and as part of my job, I’ve checked out and played around with a few smartwatches. Personally, I can’t say that I’m a big fan of them – having to charge an extra device, and most … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Sports, Tech, Technology
Tagged heuer, heuer tag, Jeremy Lin, TAG, tag heuer, watch
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The Fung Brothers: Americanized Chinese Food with Jeremy Lin
As you may know, Taiwanese American NBA basketball sensation Jeremy Lin joined the Charlotte [North Carolina] Hornets this season. If you’ve ever been to North Carolina, you know there aren’t a lot of Asians there, and even fewer Chinese restaurants. … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, Sports
Tagged Asian-American, fung brothers, Jeremy Lin
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“Fight Mom”: The Story of UFC’s Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson
A couple years ago, a friend showed me a Ronda Rousey fight promotion video for Strikeforce and introduced me to Gina Carano‘s movie Haywire. It made me wonder if there were any Asian American women in mixed martial arts, so … Continue reading
Love and a Bully lead Ben Nguyen to Victory at UFC 193 in Melbourne
While the Holly Holm – Ronda Rousey fight was the focus of most people watching UFC 193 in Melbourne, Asian American Ben “10” Nguyen’s win over Ryan Benoit in the prelims caught my eye. Announcer Joe Rogan called Nguyen’s performance … Continue reading