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Ben Hwang is involved in a number of online publications and also writes at his personal blog, LUX.ET.UMBRA. When he's not in the middle of starting companies and dreaming up new ventures, he is heavily involved in local community efforts. Currently resides in North Carolina.
Mother’s Day with 8Asians: 不要浪费钱
8Asians is celebrating Mother’s Day all week (Pssst…Don’t forget, it’s May 8th!) by doing what we do best: writing about the women who raised us, nurtured us, taught us, spoiled us, protected us and occasionally for some, drove us up the wall. We love our moms and wanted to share personal stories as a tribute to their hard work. I don’t know whether or not my mom is like any other Asian mom, but I [...] Continue »
Asians Behaving Badly: Anti-Porn Indonesian Parliament Member Caught Watching Porn
An Indonesian member of Parliament has resigned after being caught by a photographer watching porn on his tablet during a debate. The irony: this MP also helped pass one of the strictest anti-porn laws in the country. Arifinto, who oversees a parliamentary commission dealing with transportation, telecommunications and rural development, was an outspoken supporter of the [anti-porn] law. He was caught watching the video clip for several minutes as fellow legislators debated plans to build [...] Continue »
Chipotle Owners to Launch Shophouse Asian Cuisine Restaurant
Chipotle is dipping their toes into Asian cuisine via ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, a restaurant based on Vietnamese, Thai, and Malay foods, using methodologies from what they’ve learned from their experience at Chipotle [EDITORS NOTE: Otherwise known as the only decent place in New York to get a burrito.] The first restaurant will be showing up in the DC area this summer. Would you go to the Asian version of Chipotle?
DUDE WTF ASIA: Sushi Made From Gummy Candies
Wow — I have to say that this YouTube video of do-it-yourself sushi made from gummy candy is one of the craziest things I’ve seen. I mean, have you ever seen the textures you can make? That’s some crazy stuff — it just goes to show that the Japanese come up with some of the most creative ways of marketing products. I’m surprised that this type of idea hasn’t been brought over and integrated into [...] Continue »
An Open Letter to Asian Entertainment Distribution Companies
Dear Asian Entertainment Distribution Companies, Please bring your films to Internet streaming companies such as DramaFever or Netflix. Read why, after the jump.
Asian Americans Need to be Consistent With Hollywood Protests
Do you really want Asians cast in Hollywood roles? Yes. My qualm about it? It doesn’t seem consistent. Everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon with movies that did terrible at the box office. There are multiple sites dedicated to The Last Airbender with even a term coined for it (eg. racebending), and we won’t even go to that evil place called Dragonball: Evolution. In fact, for every bad movie that could have starred an [...] Continue »
DUDE WTF ASIA: Android on Crack
Wow. This guy in the Android suit is going absolutely ballistic while dancing away at Taiwan’s Sony Xperia Arc cellphone stand. I have to say that the closest we have to this in the US is the guy that dances around for Liberty Taxes in the Statue of Liberty suit. Never have I seen someone just go nuts in a suit. Sometimes you have to wonder whether those iPhone users are thinking, “Phew, thank goodness [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Driving in India
Every time I watch driving videos, I’m amazed that there aren’t more accidents that are caused by the dynamic flow of traffic. I mean, two lanes are supposed to constrain people to the lanes, right? But in China and India, they both use it as a “suggestion.” I did notice that most motorcycles and mopeds hugged the outer side of the lanes though and the vehicles drove whatever space they can, when they could. I [...] Continue »
Breaking News: Bruce Lee Had a Thing for White Girls!
It never ceases to amaze me when there are 8Asians commenters that continue to use Bruce Lee as a figure for dating exclusively Asian. While Mr. Lee was very proud of his Asian heritage, he himself was a quarter Caucasian from his mother’s side. Yes, that’s shocking news here. He also married a girl named Linda Emery, whom I’m pretty sure isn’t Asian. ZOMG. This is so National Enquirer stuff! In fact, Bruce helped blaze [...] Continue »
Sexy Beijing Brings China’s #1 Internet Television
Sometimes it’s amazing the weird things you can run across on Youtube. I recently came across Sexy Beijing, an web series in China and while the video above is suitable for work, some of the interviews may be questionable due to the content. In any case, I was totally enthralled for whatever reason because a laowai was speaking in a Northern accent, which brought me back to the days of taking collegiate Chinese when the [...] Continue »
Self-Segregation in Religion
So I was out having dinner with a few friends and the topic of religion came about. One of the guys basically invited us to his church and the question came up on whether or not the church accepted mixed races. The reason actually was because the gal whom my friend was asking for had a mixed little one, and wanted to know that they were in a welcome place instead of facing what I [...] Continue »
Why Do People Hate Asian Male/White Female Relationships?
So I was actually looking up to see whether or not Match.com or eHarmony had done any commercials with AMWF since it seemed like it’s the new thang to do as far as couples on television. I thought I saw a commercial with a mixed couple on there but instead I ran across this video of EmIlY72912. In my experience, I’ve ran across very similar types of haters. I’m also going to assume that this [...] Continue »
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