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jozjozjoz is a taiwanese-american gal who lives and blogs underneath the hollywood sign and who doesn’t clean her fishtank unless the fish starts to do the backstroke. she is also able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but cannot stop from bumping into door handles, cabinet doors, and anything else that protrudes or has a sharp edge. she does not run with scissors for this same reason. she can pet the fur off a dog but don’t ask her to go anywhere near a horse. or a moth. or a roach. her dealings with L.A.’s finest (aka the parking violations department) are legend, as are her giant sneezes. Other than the two too many joz’s, jozjozjoz is a perfectly normal, relatively sane individual who defies the odds, reaches for the stars, and carries moonbeams home in a jar. She’d rather be a fish… but not in her own dirty fishtank. http://www.jozjozjoz.com
Pete Hoekstra’s Offensive Anti-Asian Super Bowl Ad
It seems like the new Super Bowl tradition of late is airing commercials which are racist, offensive, or at least racially insensitive toward Asians. In 2008, it was a set of offensive SalesGenie.com ads (written by an Asian, no less). 2010 gave us the Doritos Samurai Guy (who didn’t know the ways of the Samurai). Last year, Timothy Hutton using the plight of Tibet as a punchline for Groupon’s deals on fish curry, not even [...] Continue »
TMZ Asks Apolo Anton Ohno, “Who is the Best Asian-American Athlete?”
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player A TMZ cameraman stalked Apolo Ohno while he was leaving the gym and asked, “Who is the best Asian-American[sic] athlete?” The TMZ staff tries to answer this question, as well. Not surprisingly, the TMZ staff was stumped by the question, but who did Apolo give as his answer? What are your thoughts on the question or this video?
Freddie Wong Makes Partners Project’s Top 5 Filmmakers On YouTube To Look For In 2012
The Partners Project is a talk show about what’s happening on YouTube. Every week a new episode features behind the scenes and intimate looks at top YouTube stars. For a special episode in honor of the upcoming Oscars, Partners Project released their Top 5 List of Filmmakers on YouTube to Look For in 2012. Most of the list features VFX folks, so it’s no surprise that Freddie Wong makes the list at #3. But, as [...] Continue »
LAST CHANCE: $50 American Express Year of the Dragon Gift Card Giveaway
Hey everyone – you have just 1 hour left to enter our Giveaway to win a $50 American Express Year of the Dragon Gift Card provided by 8Asians and American Express!
Giveaway: $50 American Express Year of the Dragon Gift Card
UPDATE 1/20/2012: Congratulations to the lucky winners: Douglas Chau, Lily, Michael W, Flo, and Geek in Heels! Have a wonderful Year of the Dragon! The Year of the Dragon is less than a week away (on January 23, 2012 for those of you keeping track) and everyone knows that red envelopes are one of the best parts of Lunar New Year. So we don’t have actual red envelopes for you, but courtesy of American Express, [...] Continue »
Official Winners List: 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration from 8Asians
On behalf of myself, Susan, and all the folks at 8Asians and GASP!, congratulations to all the winners of the 2011 edition of 8Asians’ 8Days of Giveaways Celebration: Michael, Jolleen Filio, Theo Feng, A. Wan, Howard Der, Corinne Smith, Wee, Lucy, Ed Penano, Amber Ying, Joshus Tadayoshi Kimura, Sand, Pedro Gamuzza, Ariel, Anna T., cellia saragih, Tia K, Zareen, Mina Itabashi, nikki, Frank Huynh, Jackie, Stiricide, Danyal Kim, Keis, karin wang, Ninjaboi Banzai, Anthony Thanks [...] Continue »
Roundup: 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration from 8Asians
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 [...] Continue »
8Days Giveaway: 8Asians’ NINJA WINS T-shirt by Blacklava
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 & [...] Continue »
8Days Giveaway: TC Charton Asian Fit Eyewear Sunglasses
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 [...] Continue »
8Days Giveaway: Aziatix “Nocturnal” CD
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, [...] Continue »
8Days Giveaway: Good Asian Driver T-shirt by Blacklava
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 [...] Continue »
8Days Giveaway: Pair of Snakebyte Controllers
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. Over at GASP!, we loved how their Playstation 3 Premium Bluetooth [...] Continue »
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