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Category Archives: 8Series
8Books Review: Lunar New Year Love Story
From Asian American literary superstars author Gene Luen Yang and illustrator LeUyen Pham comes a delightful new graphic novel, Lunar New Year Love Story. Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day celebrations may be over but you can relive the joy … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Dating, Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Gene Luen Yang, LeUyen Pham, Lunar New Year Love Story
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8mm Review: The Last Repair Shop
As I mentioned on my post on Nai Nai and Wài Pó, I also screened The Last Repair Shop. Although this 40 minute short documentary is not necessarily Asian American related, I did want to review it and give it … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series
Tagged Academy Awards, Ben Proudfoot, Oscars, The Last Repair Shop
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Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó: Review and Q&A with Oscar Nominated filmmaker Sean Wang
One of the things I have loved about living in the San Francisco Bay Area since I had moved out here in 1999 has been attending CAAMFest, or what it was known previous, as the San Francisco International Asian American … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged CAAMFest, Movie Review, Nai Nai & Wài Pó, San Francisco, Sean Wang
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Island in Between: Review and Q&A with Oscar-Nominated Director S. Leo Chiang
I live in Silicon Valley, and one of the benefits is that I live about five miles from Stanford University, where are often quite a few events of interest to me that are open to the public. Recently, there was … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Current Events, History
Tagged 8mm Film Review, 8series, Academy Awards, China, Kinmen, Local, Oscars, PRC, ROC, S. Leo Chiang, San Francisco Bay Area, Taiwan
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8Books Review: Valley Verified by Kyla Zhao
Celebrate Valentine’s Day by curling up with Kyla Zhao‘s latest novel, Valley Verified. Will fashion writer Zoe Zeng be able to hack it (pun intended) in the startup world of Silicon Valley? After years of “paying her dues” only to … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Fashion, New York, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech, Technology
Tagged Kyla Zhao, Valley Verified
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ken Jeong in Popeyes’ 2024 Super Bowl Ad “The Wait Is Over”
My favorite fellow Duke Asian American alumni is Ken Jeong (’90), and he stars in this Super Bowl commercial announcing that the Popeyes fast food chain is now offering chicken wings as part of their menu: “The year is 1972. … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch
Tagged chicken, Ken Jeong, Popeyes, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 2024
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8Books Review: A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen
Mike Chen’s latest novel A Quantum Love Story is a delightful romp through a time loop. Carter Cho is stuck. He wakes up on Monday morning. On Thursday, the particle accelerator explodes. And when he opens his eyes again, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Dating, Entertainment, Lifestyles, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged A Quantum Love Store, Mike Chen
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
I forget when I saw this cute commercial – probably while watching the San Francisco 49ers play. The premise is that the mother has been telling everyone how much money she’s been saving switching her insurance to Liberty Mutual, causing … Continue reading
Netflix’s The Brothers Sun: Review (Spoilers)
As we had mentioned back in December, the Netflix series The Brothers Sun premiered January 4th. I just finished binge watching the series, and I don’t think I can say enough great things about it! The series is about: “When … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Entertainment, Local, Southern California, TV
Tagged Justin Chien, Michelle Yeoh, Netflix, Sam Song Li, The Brothers Sun
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Publishing Your Way as a Change Maker: The First Chinese Festivals
I came across this Cornell webinar from an alumni email about a “Leadership Lunch and Learning” webinar series. The topic was the following: “L Sam Zhang, author and illustrator of The First Chinese Festivals series of picture books, speaks on … Continue reading
8Books Review: When Lola Visits
I ordinarily do not review children’s books, but I couldn’t help myself after The Wife gave me the book When Lola Visits to wrap as a Christmas present for one of her nephews. “Lola” means grandmother in Tagalog. This book … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Family
Tagged Aaron Asis, Michelle Sterling, When Lola Visits
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