Monthly Archives: December 2013

One Ticket to the Asian Ghetto, Please

By Theresa Chiu A particularly jaded producer once described making an Asian American movie to me as resigning yourself to the Asian ghetto. He cautioned that it was a waste of time and more work than it was worth. Though … Continue reading

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8$: Jazz, Cancer, and Life: Fred Ho’s Last Year

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading

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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station

Immigration Station. Click on image to expand (for all images for this post). Click twice for full size. Back in November, I had a chance to take a tour of Angel Island and the Immigration Station there, located in the … Continue reading

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8$: Hyperspace Dance Presents the Film ‘Echo’

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading

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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Chado Tea Room (Part 6 of 6)

One of the favorite stops for pretty affordable afternoon tea in LA is the Chado Tea room. They have multiple tea rooms, but I personally enjoy the one downtown in the Japanese American National Museum the best because it has … Continue reading

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Asian American Commercial Watch: GoldieBlox’s “Princess Machine” & The Beastie Boys

http://youtu.be/lMLYdoyFfmc Back in November, it took a few days after I saw this Internet video being posted by my technical or engineering educated female friends on Facebook before I got around to watching it – and I loved it. The … Continue reading

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Being an Asian in New England

A couple of months ago, I moved from Los Angeles to the northwestern part of Connecticut for my new job. I had never lived in a small town with about 95 percent Caucasians before. Honestly, I had more culture shock … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas to You, Happy 7th Birthday To Us!

On behalf of everyone here at 8Asians.com, I’d like to wish you guys a very Merry Christmas, or whatever the heck you guys celebrate. Oh, and another small footnote: 8Asians.com was humbly launched around Christmas 2006 by its founder Ernie … Continue reading

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Real Estate Prices May Threaten Future Of San Francisco’s Chinatown

If you’ve been living in the San Francisco Bay Area, you probably know that the economy is probably the strongest in the U.S. and the economy, at least in the tech sector, is booming. There is no greater example of … Continue reading

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8$: L.A. Heat: Taste Changing Condiments

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading

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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: The Huntington Library (Part 5 of 6)

The Huntington Library is known for its iconic Japanese tea room, but there’s actually no tea served in that tea room–it’s really just for show. However, there are two other ways in which you can enjoy tea at this lovely … Continue reading

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Best Buy’s ‘Tablet or Laptop’

http://youtu.be/tlsA7qZgNT4 Actor Jason Schwartzman plays the main role of Christmas holiday storyteller in this television commercial, but actor Parvesh Cheena (who I know mostly for when he was on the NBC television comedy, Outsourced), plays the part of father and … Continue reading

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