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I am a Japanese-American girl who was born, raised and is most probably stuck in traffic right this second in Los Angeles. I'm currently one of the co-editors of 8Asians and like to distract myself with good food, reading long books, playing video games, catching up on celebrity news, choosing my new new haircut and then writing all about it on Hello Moye and sometimes here on Twitter if I can get it in under 140 words or less. You can reach me at moye[at]8asians.com.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Gets A New Asian Wife!
Congratulations are in order for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his new wife, Priscilla Chan! Yes, the latter may have been Zuckerberg’s longtime girlfriend but she has now officially joined the ranks of other Asian trophy wives like Wendi Deng, Julie Chen and Soon-yi! She may be accomplished in her own right, after finishing Harvard, med school and enduring an Oscar-award winning film about her anti-social boyfriend (where the only role remotely close to hers [...] Continue »
The Carrie Diaries Trailer Proves That Minorities Do Exist In New York
I haven’t been paying attention to anything about The Carrie Diaries, the CW’s new series about Carrie Bradshaw before the Sex and the City years (which I like to refer to as the B.C.E.–Before Cosmo Era) but look! The trailer is out! And look! There are NON-WHITE PEOPLE IN IT. Seriously, you guys. How is it possible that a series like Girls, which was deemed to be the most honest, real and down-to-earth portrayal of [...] Continue »
Is Ashton Kutcher’s Popchips Commercial Racist?
Brand ambassador Ashton Kutcher debuted a new video for Popchips where he dresses up in different characters for a dating service. And yes, one of those men is Indian. The Washington Post reports that the campaign directs people to a Facebook app, where friends can play matchmaker for each other. (And while stuffing their faces with Popchips, right?) But let’s back up for a bit.
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm Room
What do normal college freshmen do? Probably try to drink and sleep around as much as possible. What does Berkeley freshman Derek Low do? Build what is probably the most awesomest dorm room ever. Check out BRAD (Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Room) where features like lights, music and curtains are automated to work through motion sensors, voice commands and even an iPad app. There’s even an Emergency Party Mode in case studying for finals becomes too [...] Continue »
Are The Writers Of HBO’s Girls Just Clueless?
After my last post on HBO’s Girls, I was still willing to still give the series a shot. Except now I’m realizing something even worse–these writers really have no clue why people are upset over the lack of minority representation in their New York based show. Amazing. Let me just say that I’m not surprised that a lot of people are drinking the haterade when it comes to this show. Anything that’s deemed hipster-ish with [...] Continue »
HBO’s Girls Reminds Us That The Only Ones Who Matter Are White
There’s a lot of hype around Lena Dunham’s new HBO series, Girls. And I refuse to be a part of it. (Please note that due to my hypocritical nature, this means I’ll probably be drinking the Kool-Aid starting April 15th.) Why, you ask. But her indie film, Tiny Furniture, was critically acclaimed! And this will be such a realistic and hilarious and honest portrayal of young cosmopolitan women in the 21st century, unlike Sex and [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: How To Make 16,000 Honey Strings
So I’ve never eaten kkultarae (Korean court cake) before but this video of very charismatic street vendor showing German tourists how he makes it (by pulling a lump of honey into 16,000 honey strings) is adorable enough to make me want to fly over to South Korea so I can stuff my face with the dessert. That is, until I realized this was a whole schtick for…well…tourists. Dammit, cute Korean boys! Stop messing with my [...] Continue »
Asian American Couples Come Together Over Cultural Similarities
It looks like the New York Times is hopping on our bandwagon of the interracial dating debate with their recent article about how Asian American couples are brought together by their shared cultural values. (You can yawn now.) While the article cites the increase in overall interracial marriages, it also brings up a new study that reveals how more Asian Americans are marrying people of the same race due to the growing number of immigrants [...] Continue »
Why Ivy League Schools Are Better For Asians
We’ve heard it all before: Asian Americans complaining about the immense pressure put on by their parents to attend Ivy League schools like Harvard and Yale. We should all study harder, ace the SATs and excel in extracurricular activities to pad our college applications so we can fulfill their dreams of being a part of these prestigious universities. While I don’t condone a stressful lifestyle for high school students, I do believe that there are [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Meet Indonesia’s New Smoking Baby!
Indonesia’s first documented smoking baby, Ardi Rizal, may have quit smoking but there’s a new eight-year-old taking his place. ITN covered the story of Adi Ilham, who smokes 25 cigarettes a day in a country and has dropped out of school because there’s no smoking allowed there. He also drinks coffee! The short report covers the necessity for the government to establish regulations and age limits on buying tobacco but I can’t stop gazing at [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Pendulum Anime Will Make You Sob
Make sure that tissue box is handy before you watch “Pendulum,” an anime by a Japanese comedian named Tekken. Yeah, Tekken. That’s not the point this post. The point of this post is to remind you that time is ticking, there’s no turning back and you better appreciate and treat all the people in your life well because sooner or later, you’re going to regret all of it. (This may or may not be a [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Jeremy Lin And Landry Fields Demonstrate Their Secret Handshake
Want to be just like Jeremy Lin? Um…then study hard, go to Harvard and be really good at basketball. Or you can just do the secret handshake he does on court with Landry Fields. Meanwhile, we’ll be working on our own online tutorial of how to do the secret 8Asians handshake. And this concludes our Jeremy Lin coverage for the week. You’re welcome.
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