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Asian American Commercial Watch: McDonald’s “It’s Your Lunch – Take It” Campaign
It looks like McDonald’s has launched a new ad campaign geared towards Americans who often have to work through lunch – encouraging them to take time out to eat lunch by actually going out to lunch. You can see a longer commercial of the same campaign with the same Asian American office worker after the jump.
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.
The 8Asians Talk About the Internal Korean Oreo Ad
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we talk about innocent things. Innocent things like milk and cookies and OMG BOOBIES. Case in point, this delightful internal South Korean ad for the Oreo cookie. Joz: Seems to be real. Also, my problem with [...] Continue »
SF Landmark Sam Wo To Close April 20th
Sam Wo, a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown is set to close its doors on Friday, April 20, 2012. The iconic restaurant has been around for over 100 years and was famous by Edsel Ford Fong, considered the “world’s rudest, worst, most insulting waiter.” Wikipedia’s description of Fong in action: As head waiter, Fong greeted visitors with an admonition to “sit down and shut up.” He was known for calling patrons “retarded” and “fat”, [...] Continue »
David Chang’s Fried Chicken Taste Off On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Last Thursday, Chef David Chang makes another appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where Chang goes over a recipe for his fried chicken. Chang challenges Questlove, a member of Fallon’s Late Night band, The Roots, to a taste off with the judges being the Late Night anouncer Steve Higgins and guests of the evening, Tina Fey and John Slattery. Chang won the taste off.
Yuna Kim Becomes Hite Beer’s New Spokesmodel
South Korean figure skater and Olympic Gold medalist Yuna Kim recently became the official spokesmodel for Hite Beer: “Better known as the Queen of Ice, Yuna Kim is a perfect candidate for Hite Beer’s renewal product: Hite Ice Point. Hite Ice Point keeps the original process of creating the beer at zero degrees Celsius by using the Ice Point Filtration System. This system ensures a high quality beer known for its fresh, clean, and cool [...] Continue »
First Ever 626 Night Market in Southern California
There are two weeks left before the first Southern California Asian night market in Pasadena, California. The night market is called 626 Night Market, as 626 is the area code of the area. If you do not know already, the number 626 is usually symbolizes an area with many Asian Americans, Asian cuisines, etc. The founders of this night market are a couple—Johnny and Janet Hwang. They are both from Taiwan, and night markets are [...] 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 »
Thai Billionaire Creator Of Red Bull Passes Away
Did you know that Red Bull was created by some Thai guy named Chaleo Yoovidhya? Yeah, the go to energy drink for exhausted college students…at least, when I was in college. Via USA Today: “Forbes magazine, which ranked Chaleo the 205th richest man in the world this year with a net worth of $5 billion dollars, said he was 80 years old. Born in central Thailand’s Pichit province to a Chinese father and a Thai [...] Continue »
Dunkin Donuts Caters To China With Pork Donuts
Dunkin Donuts is adjusting its good ol’ American menu to a more Chinese palate to include pastries like pork donuts. No, not the chocolate bacon donuts that hipsters like to brag about. Shredded pork donuts. Or “pork floss,” to be exact. In this Reuters article, Nigel Travis, the Chief Executive Officer of Dunkin Donuts, spoke about how the company works hard to create custom menus to fit the locale of their stores all over the [...] Continue »
Paul Qui Wins Top Chef: Texas
Congratulations to Paul Qui for winning Top Chef: Texas! The Uchiko chef is not the first Asian American chef to take the highest honors of the Bravo reality show (I think that title goes to Hung) but he IS the first Filipino American Top Chef in one of the most nail-biting seasons I’ve ever seen. He’s also still my new boyfriend.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi Documentary Review
“Once you decide on your occupation, you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in love with your work. Never complain about your job. You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That’s the secret of success and is the key to being regarded honorably.” – Jiro Ono OMG. I need to find Sukiyabashi Jiro. If I call them now, I should be able to make a reservation… oh, sometime next [...] Continue »
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