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The 8Asians Talk About: Foreign Languages on Storefronts
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 the push by a Chinese Queens, NY councilman to make the signs in Chinatown less Chinese. John: Personally, since my Chinese reading is quite limited and Spanish non-existent, I like the idea of [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About: Driving Tests at the DMV
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 driving tests at the DMV. Inspired by a local news article about “Scary Larry” Chan retiring from the Pleasanton, California DMV after terrorizing tens of thousands teenagers and newly American immigrants from possibly [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About: David Sedaris’ Fear of Chinese Food
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 popular essayist and This American Life contributor David Sedaris and a controversial essay about his recent trip to China. Read our thoughts — including my opinion which will probably be not-so-popular with 8asians [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About: Drama in the Delta, the 3D Japanese Internment Camp Video Game
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 “Drama in the Delta,” a 3D video game about Japanese Internment Camps. Sometimes, that conversation starts out snarky but ends up being pretty thought provoking discussion about internment camp life, thanks to Koji. [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About: Hipsters
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 hipsters. Oh, come on; we haven’t really talked about Asians hipsters much on 8Asians lately, if you don’t count that one post we had about the hipster grifter with the tattoo on her [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About: Yung Wing
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 Yung Wing, the first known Chinese American to graduate from an American University. Yale, no less; bet his parents had something to brag about. Then watch as the conversation descends into how awesome [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About: Fake Tiger Mom on ABC
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 how ABC News did it all wrong on their “What Would You Do?” segment about a fake Tiger Mom ripping her daughter a new one over an A- grade. This lead to an [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About: The ‘Marijuana Grannies’
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 old Chinese ladies growing weed. Reefer. Shanghai Sally. (Okay, that’s opium. But still.) We would like to remind you that while YOUR mother is demeaning you to play the piano and get into [...] Continue »
8Asians Talk About: Their Best Pick-Up Lines
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 what our best pick-up lines would be, inspired by Mochi Magazine’s Forever Young: Youth issue. Moye: What are the best pick-up lines you’ve heard or used (successfully)? Edward: On Saturday, several friends and [...] Continue »
8Asians’ The A-Word: Episode #3 – Sexism, Masculinity, Blondes and Keychains
The A-Word: Episode #3 - Sexism, Masculinity, Blondes and Keychains [ 39:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (542)“a word” [noun] – a short talk or conversation “A-Word” [noun] – a unit of the English language, starting with the letter ‘A’ 8Asians’ The A-Word — the official podcast of 8Asians.com — aims to be a fun conversation piece talking expertly about things we don’t know about, and having very serious debates about trivial things. Guests for this episode — recorded April 21, 2011 — are the editors for 8Asians: Ernie Hsiung, Moye Ishimoto [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About: Chinese 3D Porn Beats Avatar’s Box Office Record
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 the film to unseat Avatar’s record as the single day box office record in Hong Kong — a Chinese 3D soft-core erotic film called 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy.
The 8Asians Talk About Mortal Kombat: Legacy
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 Mortal Kombat: Legacy, the new live-action web series based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise. The series is filmed in a darker setting, meaning no campy fighting tournaments or color palettes that [...] Continue »
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