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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.
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Adorable Asian Girl Bids Farewell To Everyone At The Mall
Guess what? It’s time for your heart to melt over this adorable video: little Chloe discovers the train of people taking the escalator down at Copley Place Mall and is polite (and cute) enough to bid them adieu. I’m glad her parents are teaching her proper manners–and I’m also glad they’re filming every moment of it. PS. For a second, I did mistake this Asian baby to be Koji’s boy because it’s true. They all [...] Continue »
Asians Behaving Badly: Pinkberry Co-Founder Arrested For Beating Homeless Man
Usually when you take a cold, delicious bite of Pinkberry frozen yogurt, you don’t think about tire irons and homeless people. But maybe you will now, thanks to the latest news that the co-founder of the (still kinda) popular fro-yo chain, Young Lee, was recently arrested for some questionable behavior.
Is Luc Besson’s The Lady More About Love Than Politics?
There’s a new trailer out for Luc Besson’s latest film, The Lady, where Michelle Yeoh stars as political rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Judging from the first trailer, I assumed the film would be about her struggles in establishing democracy in Burma and the resulting house arrest. And why wouldn’t I? The 50 second teaser reveals a montage of militants putting up barbed wire and Yeoh climbing a stage to face cheering crowds amidst [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About Their New Years Blogging Resolutions
So 2012 has finally arrived. According to many, it marks the coming of the end of the year. To others, it’s just another 365 days of life. For us here at 8Asians, it’s a chance to refresh, restart, make and break new promises. I asked our team of writers what their personal New Years resolutions for the blog would be, and here’s what they came up with.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s Protest Background Raises Dilemma
Jean Quan faced a tough first year as the mayor of Oakland after her controversial handling of the Occupy movement. From the New York Times: “For Ms. Quan, 62, a longtime civil rights activist and former union organizer whose husband and 29-year-old daughter participated in Occupy protests, the possibility of being undone by youthful demonstrators poses a painful paradox….’My background has made it emotionally harder’ to order police actions against them, she said. “But I’m [...] Continue »
Paul Qui, My New Top Chef Crush
Good bye, Dale Talde. And hello, Paul Qui. This Austin based “chef-testant” is competing on the current ninth season of Top Chef and I’m already rooting for him to win the final prize. Don’t get me wrong: it was hard to pick a chef favorite–especially with so many other Asian Americans competing. (Yes, I discriminate like that when it comes to reality TV shows.)
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Internet Meme Proposal
Take note, unoriginal-guys-thinking-of-organizing-flash-mob-proposals. This is how you combine viral pop culture with sappy milestones in your life. Timothy Tiah in Kuala Lumpur decided to take the jump and ask his girlfriend, Audrey, to be his wife. And the creative part is that the entire proposal was done through flash cards incorporating popular Internet memes, like the Y U NO guy and Lord of the Rings. The result? A sweet, endearing, funny, relevant (at least for [...] Continue »
Rick Perry Confuses The Late Kim Jong-Il As Kim Jong The Second
Kim Jong-Il may have passed away but the Internet lols have continued, especially with Presidential hopeful Rick Perry sending out an official statement on the North Korean dictator’s death with a glaring mistake: “Rick Perry mistakenly referred to the despot as Kim Jong the Second. The email titled, “Gov. Rick Perry on the Death of Kim Jong II,” incorrectly referenced the dictator’s name three separate times; it was correctly spelled once in the second paragraph.” [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Adorable Taekwondo Fight
Taekwondo: it’s the national sport of South Korea. It’s a favorite after school activity for little kids. Earning its black belt makes you feel invincible. It’s in the Olympics. It’s also one of the cutest videos that I’ve seen this week and it’s also probably how I’d fight someone in the alley (a.k.a. completely missing all my kicks). I once had to help out at a TKD tournament during college and was lucky enough to [...] Continue »
Australian Soap Opera Neighbours Welcomes First Indian Family
The classic Australian soap opera, Neighbours, is best known for featuring now well known cast members, like Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia but now they’re introducing their first all-Indian family–and not every fan is happy: “Melbourne-born of Indian descent, Sachin Joab is part of the long-running TV soap’s attempt to tackle perceptions the show is too white and doesn’t represent modern Australia….Neighbours staff…were forced to remove several racist posts from fans angry a [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: CSUN Student Freaks Out In Library
Some say that 2011 is the year of the Tiger Mom but I’m beginning to believe that this is the year of Asian Americans in libraries. First we had the whole Alexandra Wallace debacle and then the whole Asians Sleeping In The Library tumblr and now this: an Asian American woman at CSUN “freaking out” in the library due to inconsiderate students during finals week. Also, the definition of “freaking out” has also been changed [...] Continue »
California’s Angela Zhang Wins $100K National Science Prize
Congratulations are in order for 17 year old Angela Zhang for winning the coveted $100,000 scholarship in the annual high school science competition put on by the Siemen’s Foundation. The high school student was inspired by the passing of her grandfather and designed research for a particle that would help cure cancer.
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