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Help Fight Stereoptypes With Asian Crew Clothing
By Matthew I’m a member of Asian Crew Clothing, along with Hao-Kai Wu, Ryan Kwan, Kevin Han and Kevin Foo. I started this company because being Asian is cool. In history classes, Asian Pacific American history is overlooked, and hardly even discussed. Our ancestors who moved here from their homeland faced hatred and were subject to hurtful stereotypes. Somehow, they managed to work hard, earning minimal wage to make their children’s lives better. They instilled [...] Continue »
Jason Wu’s Target Collection Debuts With Super Bowl XLVI
By Joni This past Sunday, women (and some men, I suppose) all over the nation put their big game strategies in motion. Noooo, I’m not talking about football. Football is a walk in the park compared to what some people went through in order to score pieces from Jason Wu’s highly anticipated collection for Target stores. Wu, a high end fashion designer, created a 53 piece collection for Target which consists of fun dresses, skirts, [...] 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: 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: Akufuncture Gear
UPDATE: Congrats to our winners: Joshus Tadayoshi Kimura, Ariel, Pedro Gamuzza, and Sand! This is part of 8Asians’ 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration. Established in 2009, Akufuncture is dedicated to creating Chinese-inspired fashion, riding the fine dichotomy between high fashion and street-wear. The cultural mystique and ancient heroes of China have fueled inspiration in global fashion for generations. Now through stories of journey, luxury, struggle, and romance, Akufuncture aims to create a clothing line that [...] Continue »
8Days Giveaway: Pequitobun Jewelry
UPDATE: Congrats to our winner: cellia saragih! This is part of 8Asians’ 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration. Pequitobun jewelry marries the old-fashioned loveliness and detail of vintage jewelry with modern romantic design. Using the highest quality materials, including karat gold, 14K goldfill and gemstones, and carefully chosen vintage pieces, each piece is individually handmade by the designer, and either one-of-a-kind or very limited edition. Pequitobun jewelry is proud to combine the ethos of recycling with [...] Continue »
8Days Giveaway: Custom @ Symbol Twitter Necklace from Blend Creations
8Days Giveaway: Asian Crew Clothing
UPDATE: Congrats to our winners: A. Wan, Howard Der, Corinne Smith, Wee, and Lucy! This is part of 8Asians’ 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration. Asian Crew Inc. strives to “fight stereotypes, one obnoxious statement at a time.” In their words, “We got tired of the conventional, cutesy, and frankly racist T-shirts meant for Asians on the market, so we decided to make our own. No more karate kicks, math problems, or Confucius quotes. Just some [...] Continue »
China Will Never Become a World Power Until It Learns to Respect Intellectual Property
A Chinese businessman tells me offhandedly that he’s under federal investigation. He doesn’t know enough to explain that he’s being investigated for massive amounts of trademark infringement. Those words aren’t in his vocabulary. IP isn’t part of his knowledge set. Instead he says, “You ever heard of Chanel? My factory in China makes Chanel bags. I ship them here and sell in America, in Chinatown. Oh, but my bags are much cheaper than what Chanel sells [...] Continue »
Anya Ayoung-Chee Is Second Asian Woman To Win Project Runway
What girl doesn’t want beauty and a good sense of fashion? Anya Ayoung-Chee apparently has both. She is the winner of Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2008 and the newest winner of Project Runway. This makes her the second winner of Asian descent for fashion design competition, first being Chloe Dao back in Season 2. Ayoung-Chee said that these past two years have been a bumpy ride, with her brother’s death and her sex tape [...] Continue »
Asian American Commercial Watch: Harajuku Mini for Target
American singer-songwriter and fashion designer Gwen Stefani is apparently launching a clothing line for kids called Harajuku Mini for Target, launching November 13th. I don’t know about you, but the kid below looks a bit too young to be dressing and posing as a hipster. But I’ll have to take a look for myself and see if there is anything cute for my 10-month-old niece to wear!
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