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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Book Summary: Making Paper Cranes
One of our own has recently published a book. Mihee Kim-Kort published Making Paper Cranes: Toward an Asian American Feminist Theology. Some might call it cliche because it’s a little Joy Luck Club meets Mulan. An Asian mother teaching her Asian daughter to … Continue reading
Posted in APA Faith Matters, Books, Family, Religion
Tagged Asian-American, Christianity, faith, racism, spirituality
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Viral Like SARS: Thai Pushup Bra Ad (NSFW)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMqrdY7reTA Here’s another Thai commercial gone viral. This ad for a push up bra shows how convincing it can be. I have to say that I (and the rest of us) saw the end coming pretty early.
Michelle Kwan: From Olympic Figure Skater to Diplomat
I saw a friend of mine on Facebook post this brief video interview on Yahoo! Shine (here to view) from a few weeks ago of Michelle Kwan talking about her life from Olympic Figure Skater to her current role at … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Politics, TV
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Viral Like SARS: Disconnect to Connect
Thai commercials sometimes go viral when they are clever or really tug at one’s heartstrings. It’s seems odd that dtac, a Thai mobile phone and telecommunications service provider, would create and broadcast this ad, but it seems to resonate with … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Technology, TV, Viral Like SARS
Tagged disconnect to connect, dtac, smartphones, Thai commercial
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YouTube: Jeremy Lin – Reloaded
Last summer, Houston Rockets NBA player Jeremy Lin posted a YouTube video as to what he was up to during the off season. Last week, Lin posted another video titled “Reloaded” – showing himself working out and training to prepare … Continue reading
China Internet Trend: Babies Wearing Watermelons As Clothes
I caught an The Cut/NY Mag piece (referencing Kotaku’s) about the latest trend to rock Weibo (that’s China’s “Twitter”): babies dressed up in watermelon clothes. It evidently started in Wenzhou city, when baby’s father reportedly worked all day to fashion … Continue reading
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Entertainment, Fashion
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Sears Demo Center: Full Court
I’m not in the market for a dishwasher, but this Sears’ commercial caught my eye. Having an adjustable dishwasher rack is an interesting concept. Not sure it would cause me to choose a Kenmore washer. To be honest, I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
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National Minority Donor Awareness Week (August 1-7)
I had no idea that August 1 through August 7 is National Minority Donor Awareness Week until a friend of mine posted the above video which featured a friend of hers. We have done many stories at 8asians on the … Continue reading
Kollaboration SF 4: Post-Event Wrap Up (8/3/2013)
I had heard of Kollaboration SF before (“an annual event and movement produced by young Asian and Pacific Islander (API) professionals and students to promote a strong API presence in entertainment and media.”), but had never attended a show. I … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Community, Entertainment, Local, Music, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
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Chinese American Author Wakes Up Chinese Girl Power
I sat down with Joy Chen, a Los Angeles based author, weeks ago for a story I am working on, which is about Chinese “leftover women,” a Chinese social phenomenon stigmatizing educated, urban and single women over age 27. Chen … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, Books
Tagged chinese, do not marry before age 30, gender equality, joy chen, women
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The 8Asians Interview: Ro Khanna for California’s 17th Congressional District
Background A few weekends ago, I had the opportunity to interview Ro Khanna, candidate for Congress for California’s 17th Congressional District. My first recollection of hearing his name and seeing him was I believe when then Democratic National Committee Chairman … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Research and Social Action College Class
By Kent Marume This past school year I had the opportunity to partake in a year-long class on the California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) campus. The class, entitled “Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Health Field Studies: Research & Social … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local, Observations, Politics, Southern California
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