Holy crap, has it been five years already? It sure has. Five years ago Christmas weekend, 8Asians.com was launched. I KNOW, RIGHT? That means that over the next couple of days, we’re going to focus on some well-deserved navel gazing and reflect on some 8Asians posts we’ve written over the past half a decade or so that you may have missed.
Here are eight posts that 8Asians readers like you have found amusing, after the jump!
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That’s it for the 2011 edition of 8Asians’ 8Days of Giveaways Celebration!
Thanks to our generous friends:
- Asian Crew Clothing courtesy of Asian Crew Inc.
- Custom @ Symbol Twitter Necklace from Blend Creations courtesy of Blend Creations
- 5-Pack of Assorted Greeting Cards from OfftheBoatGreetings.com courtesy of Off the Boat Greetings
- Pequitobun Jewelry courtesy of Pequitobun
- ‘How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe’ by Charles Yu courtesy of Charles Yu
- Autographed copy of Mree “Grow” CD courtesy of Mree
- Akufuncture Gear courtesy of Akufuncture
- Pair of Snakebyte Controllers courtesy of Snakebyte USA
- Good Asian Driver T-shirt by Blacklava courtesy of Blacklava.net
- Aziatix “Nocturnal” CD courtesy of ECHOforward
- TC Charton Asian Fit Eyewear Sunglasses courtesy of TC Charton Asian Fit Eyewear
- 8Asians’ NINJA WINS T-shirt by Blacklava courtesy of 8Asians.com
Though some of the winners have been announced, some of these giveaways are still open, so click through and enter while you can!
Final winners list to be posted before 2012!
(Special thanks to Susan of GASP! for her help in putting this together with me!)
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UPDATE: Congrats to our winners: karin wang, Ninjaboi Banzai, and Anthony!
This is part of 8Asians’ 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration.
Remember the highly-coveted NINJA WINS t-shirt we unveiled with Blacklava for Comic-Con last year?
Designed by the fabulous Christine Miguel of NIWE Style Clothing, the fast-selling shirt has been one of the most popular designs at the Blacklava booth at events like Comic-Con and the TN Party.
Thanks to our partners Ryan Suda & his entire team at Blacklava, you can order the shirt online but if you act fast, you can get it as a late holiday gift from 8Asians!
More on the concept of the shirt:
Ahh, Pirates Versus Ninjas – it’s the topic people the world over have debated for centuries, if by “the world over” you mean “internet bulletin boards frequented by sixteen year olds,” and by “centuries” you mean “however long memes last, which is like two or three years.”
Featuring items for Asian Americans everywhere, Blacklava is a grassroots organization whose mission is to raise questions about how Asian Americans are viewed in today’s society. They try to put themselves in the position where they can “improve, learn, teach, and to be challenged.”
Blacklava features a wide range of items, from t-shirts to mugs to taiko sticks. Each item is created with the purpose of sending a message, and you can send it in style.
Do some shopping at Blacklava and get 10% off of a minimum purchase of $25 with promo code: 8ASIANS10
8Asians is giving some lucky 8Asians readers a chance to win our “NINJA WINS” t-shirt!
Ok, ok, so you you’re ready to enter? Read on!
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UPDATE: Congrats to our winners: Ed Penano and Amber Ying!
This is part of 8Asians’ 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration.
Designed by Alexandra Peng Charton, with over fifteen years of experience in the industry, TC Charton is an eyewear line for Asian features. The first line of its kind designed in North America, the company creates both opthalmic frames and sunglasses. Unlike other “Asian fit” eyewear lines, they offer numerous styles to address different fit concerns.
TC Charton is modern and sleek, with a design philosophy of “everyday luxury”. Men, women and children can get a pair that complements their unique features. And, should you find yourself having trouble picking out a frame, you can send a headshot to Alexandra Peng and she will suggest the best fit for you.
TC Charton is giving two lucky 8Asians readers, one male and one female, a chance to win the sunglasses of their choice!
Ok, ok, so you you’re ready to enter? Read on!
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UPDATE: Congrats to our winners: Zareen, Mina Itabashi, and nikki!
This is part of 8Asians’ 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration.
Brought together in 2010, Aziatix is a new Asian American music group which features three members: Eddie Shin, Flowsik, and Nicky Lee. The group released their first album, Nocturnal, this year. The album received high praise, and their first self-titled EP climbed to the top of the music charts in both Korea and Taiwan.
Nocturnal, which we reviewed this past summer, is an amazingly heartfelt fusion of R&B, Hip Hop, and Pop. It features achingly beautiful songs like “Go”, “Cold” and “Slippin’ Away”.
Over at GASP!, after hearing the CD we were happy to say that “if you haven’t checked them out yet, start with their new acoustic version of Go–your ears (and eyes) will thank you.”
Aziatix is giving three lucky 8Asians readers a chance to win a copy of their album!
Ok, ok, so you you’re ready to enter? Read on!
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UPDATE: Congrats to our winners: Frank Huynh and Jackie!
This is part of 8Asians’ 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration.
Featuring items for Asian Americans everywhere, Blacklava is a grassroots organization whose mission is to raise questions about how Asian Americans are viewed in today’s society. They try to put themselves in the position where they can “improve, learn, teach, and to be challenged.”
Blacklava features a wide range of items, from t-shirts to mugs to taiko sticks. Each item is created with the purpose of sending a message, and you can send it in style.
Do some shopping at Blacklava and get 10% off of a minimum purchase of $25 with promo code: 8ASIANS10
Blacklava is giving two lucky 8Asians readers a chance to win their “Good Asian Driver” t-shirt!
Ok, ok, so you you’re ready to enter? Read on!
Continue Reading »
UPDATE: Congrats to our winners: Jolleen Filio and Michael!
This is part of 8Asians’ 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration.
Since 1997, Sunflex has been creating third-party peripherals and accessories under their Snakebyte mark. Instead of looking to create cheaper versions of controllers, Snakebyte aims to add innovation to their offerings and give you an even better version of the items offered by original manufacturers.
Snakebyte is giving two lucky 8Asians readers a chance to win a pair of Snakebyte controllers!
Ok, ok, so you you’re ready to enter? Read on!
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Okay, you totally caught us — there were more than 8 Days during our 8Days of Giveaways!
Our generous friends had so much to give our 8Asians readers, that we extended it a bit! So keep your eyes peeled as we head down the final stretch of the celebration and wrap it all up. And if you’ve entered into any of our 8Days giveaways, check your email boxes to see if you’re a lucky winner!
(Special thanks to Susan of GASP! for her help in putting this together with me!)
Have you ever been going about your day, minding your own business, when suddenly…you needed to tighten the bolt on something? With this handy Honeycomb Hex Wrench Necklace ($74), you’ll always have one. This geek chic necklace is perfect for guys and gals, and features five different sized keys. And don’t worry about breaking it during use–the necklace is made of stainless steel.
Special Offer: From now until December 31st, spend $50 or more and get 15% off your order using the promo code GASP2011.
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, people talk about Yu Darvish, the half-Japanese, half-Iranian pitching phenom, while other people stand around politely and think to themselves when the next season of American Idol will come out since they know nothing about baseball. (And of course, that someone is me.) Let us watch, shall we?
Joz: The Texas Rangers win negotiating rights to Yu Darvish.
Russell from GASP!: Just watched this video [from mlb.com]. Looks to be a good deal if they can snag him. Their pitching roster is already good, with them reaching the world series two years in a row, if he can pitch as well as Cliff Lee I’m sure he’ll be welcome. On that note, whatever happened to Okajima and Matsuzaka for the Red Sox?
I saw the thirty second version of this Bank of America commercial while watching cable news this past week, and was blown away. The commercial is about a small Seattle-based Asian grocery and gift store chain Uwajimaya and about how they got started. The store was started after World War II by a Japanese American, after this profiled woman’s father was able to get a loan from Bank of America.
I think this is definitely the first commercial I have ever seen that has even mentioned or alluded to the Japanese American concentration camps. If I were a Japanese American and saw this, I think this commercial would just win me over to bank at BOA.
Researchers from University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario developed an HIV vaccine that uses whole HIV virus, but it is engineered so that it cannot cause HIV in recipients. The vaccine has been shown to stimulate strong immune response during tests on lab animals. In addition, toxicology tests show that the vaccine induces no adverse effects. The SAV001 vaccine is developed by Dr. Chil-Yong Kang and his team over the last ten years. The vaccine is found to be safe, and they have already received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to begin clinical trials on humans in January.
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