Remember the first BANANA Conference held in November 2009?
It’s official! The date is set. The venue is set. A website is up with more info to come. And 8Asians is proud to be one of the organizing entities of BANANA 2. Visibility. Viability. Voice.
BANANA 2: The Second Annual Gathering of Asian/Pacific Islander American Bloggers
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2011
8 AM to 6 PM (PST)CBS Studio Center
4024 Radford Avenue
Studio City, CA
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Halloween 2010 has come and gone, and while we tried our best as to predicting some awesome costume ideas for Asian-Americans, it’s obvious that you guys know better. Asian Douchebags seem to be the theme of the year (See this costume of Jon and Kate Gosselin by real-life couple Evan and Christina) or the Jersey Shore inspired Situ-Asian although Cho Chang from Harry Potter, Avatar (not being portrayed by a white kid, of course) or a re-hash of Russell and the house from Up will do in a pinch as well.
Did you have an awesome Halloween costume that not enough people in your neighborhood saw? Let us know in the comments!
Shopping With GASP!
Another week, another consistently hilarious episode of Modern Family and this past week’s episode was the Halloween episode. Haley has been trying on different costumes which her mother Claire is consistently disapproving given their sexy nature. She asks Haley when she dresses up as a sexy nurse, “You trying to get candy or…” I cracked up when I heard the punchline. So right, yet so wrong.
Along with the podcast, we have a clip: Heather Keung, Artistic Director and Head of Programming for the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival chats with Xxxtine from POP88 and 8Asians.
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival runs from November 9 – 15th. You can view REEL ASIAN’s YouTube Channel. View our full playlist, after the jump! Continue Reading »
Eight Asian students at Indiana University have evidently been assaulted and/or robbed in a possible hate crime: “Police said eight Asian students were walking to a dorm on campus when five black males and three black females approached them. Police said the blacks used anti-Chinese slurs and words were exchanged. Police said four of the Asians were assaulted or robbed.” UPDATE: More at Indy Channel and the Indiana Daily Student
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