Author Archives: Ernie

About Ernie

I'm the creator of 8 Asians and one of the editors. While I'm a regular blogger to the site as well, think of my role as Barbara Walters on "The View," except without the weird white hair. During the day, I'm a Developer for a major Internet company and live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've also been writing in my blog, littleyellowdifferent.com, for seven years.

Three (!!!) API hopefuls on American Idol

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Ernie

We’ve previously blogged about Paul Kim being the Anti-William Hung at the American Idol auditions, but did you actually know there are at least three people of Asian/Pacific Islander decent that have made the Top 24? Along with Paul Kim, … Continue reading →

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Why isn’t Norm Chow a Head Football Coach?

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Ernie

I’m not a football fan by any means, but from Musings on sports comes this fascinating article about Norman Chow, a man critically acclaimed for his talents at coaching football but has yet to receive a head coach position. Popmatters … Continue reading →

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What IS the point, anyway?

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Ernie

Early response regarding this website has been… well, interesting. what does living as an Asian-American mean, anyhow? I’m not being rhetorical or sarcastic (okay so i am a little), but just wondering what’s the point of becoming collective in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Meta | 9 Comments

Meet the newest star of Heroes… SULU?

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Ernie

That’s right, George Takei, everyones favorite gay Asian-American actor from the original Star Trek series has recently been cast on NBC’s X-Men clone original science fiction drama Heroes as the father of one of the characters. But before you dismiss … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, LGBT | 10 Comments

Losing Isaiah, the Chinese version

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Ernie

Well, not exactly Losing Isaiah, since a crack-addled Halle Berry isn’t directly involved, but you get the gist: the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled today that a 7-year-old girl raised by an American couple since infancy must be returned to her … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Politics | 7 Comments

Damn you, Asian red-face syndrome

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Ernie

Aaah, Asians and alcohol. As carefully documented by dozens of Asian-themed college parties, some Asians can drink to their hearts content. My father is one of those people, and his stories involving his Naval career and bottles of whiskey are … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Lifestyles | 2 Comments

Pass the Pork

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Ernie

Sure, there are Asian vegetarians that exist in the world somewhere – the Bay Area Buddhist temples that serve vegetarian food on weekends come to mind. But for the most part, us Asian-American kids pride ourselves in eating every part … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink | 2 Comments

Yul Kwon wins Survivor: Cook Islands

Posted on December 24, 2006 by Ernie

And what better way to kick off the alpha version of 8Asians than with the mandatory post about Korean-American Yul Kwon winning Survivor: Cook Islands? Yul was known as Puppet master or Godfather due to his strategical playing, but was … Continue reading →

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