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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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Asians Behaving Badly: Edward Younghoon Shin Alledgedly Murders Business Partner & Blogs About It
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Category Archives: WTF
Why is Darth Vader Selling Smartphones in Japan?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB7nMNjt5u0 Over the weekend, I was reading about how Japan’s largest cell phone carrier NTT DoCoMo has been pushing Samsung smartphones since they don’t carry Apple’s iPhone. And the person pitching the commercials? Darth Vader: “A NTT DoCoMo spokeswoman said … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, WTF
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VIRAL LIKE SARS: Telling your Korean Mom you got a Job in Silicon Valley
Aaah, the text-to-movie generator — taking what was previously perfectly good blog material and making it a YouTube video, because that’s where the most people spend their internet time. That said, this clip of telling your Korean mom that you … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Viral Like SARS
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Viral Like SARS: “Fly Like a G6” Parody “Fly Like It’s Quidditch”
The Harry Potter craze is back to sweep the nation, which means a lot of your Internet surfing will be taken up with pop culture parodies about the young wizard. Of course, this means a Harry Potter version of Far … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Viral Like SARS
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Series of Web Pages Convinced Asians are Aliens from Outer Space
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Asians are Aliens! Continue reading
Posted in Observations, WTF
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The 8Asians Talk About: Live Crab Vending Machines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQgJ5h4XJHY Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, … Continue reading
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Food & Drink, Observations, TalkAbout
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Asian Man Boards Flight Disguised as an Old White Man
Congratulations, old people – you have this Chinese man in his early 20s to thank for making your airport screen experience a living hell for the rest of your lives: A young Asian man in Hong Kong boarded a plane … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, DUDE WTF ASIA, WTF
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VIRAL LIKE SARS: Manny Pacquiao & Will Ferrell Sing Imagine
I don’t know much about Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao aside from the fact that I wouldn’t want to face him inside the ring, but he sure can sing a lovely duet with Will Ferrell. He sang this tune during a … Continue reading
Posted in Viral Like SARS
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Propaganda and Racism: Thoughts on the Chinese Professor YouTube Video
By now, this political ad of a Chinese Professor paid for by “Citizens Against Government Waste” has certainly created quite a splash in the Asian American blogger & social media world, most notably Angry Asian Man who posted a very … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics, Viral Like SARS
Tagged asian americans, asians, CAGW, China, larry mccarthy, Politics, propaganda, racism, xenophobia, youtube
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Visitors in Yantai Park Must Pay to Relax on Park Benches
An interesting news story reports that Yantai Park in Shangdong province, eastern China has installed coin-operated park benches that allows visitors to relax in the park only if they input coins for that privilege, or else metal spikes will ‘encourage’ … Continue reading
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Funny or Die: Token, a Short Film About Being the Token Asian in Oklahoma
Token from Brandon Johnson Today’s featured video on Funny or Die is Token written by Kulap Vilaysack (The Office, The Sarah Silverman Program) and Kevin Seccia (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Premium Blend). It pairs Kulap and Brandon Johnson … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Viral Like SARS
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China and Brazil Basketball Team Brawls, Idiot Columnist Breaks Record for Racist Jokes
Okay, so China and Brazil has a basketball game — ironically, a “friendly” match — which is then cut short when the game ends in a brawl. (Check out the video of Chinese players kicking a couple of Brazilian players … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Sports, WTF
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The Saga of Cigar Guy: What Does This Meme?
Cigar Guy’s 15 minutes of fame is just about expired, as London based analyst Rupesh Shingadia has turned himself into The Daily Mail after he had the intrawebs milling frantically asking, “Who is Cigar Guy!?!” It started early last week … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Sports, Viral Like SARS
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