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The First 8Asians Vlog Where We Wish Were Disgrasian

The First 8Asians Vlog Where We Wish Were Disgrasian

This is probably the most embarrassing post I’ve ever had to write (not counting the one about my butt). Welcome to the very first 8Asians vlog. You see, while we’re all about writing, sometimes we wish we had a little more “video” fun–just like our friends Jen and Diana from Disgrasian. Also, it was raining outside so Ernie and I couldn’t go anywhere. This is what happened. If this video wasn’t awful enough, you’re in [...] Continue »

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Meet the Bloggers of 8Asians in Video Form

Meet the Bloggers of 8Asians in Video Form

A couple weeks ago, the White House Initiative of Asians and Pacific Islanders released the “What’s Your Story?” video challenge, aiming to explore the personal stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders. Wouldn’t you know it – 8Asians is a website full of Asian American bloggers! Here is 8Asians’ submission to the “What’s Your Story” challenge. Now you can finally match the faces to the black and white thumbnails and gradually realize that, yes, there are [...] Continue »

By Ernie
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TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Ho Chie Tsai and his My Taiwan Travelogues

If you are at all involved in the Taiwanese American community, especially the 2nd generation (those of us born in the United States), then you probably know who Ho Chie Tsai is. I like to describe him as the “embodiment of the Taiwanese American spirit.” By day (and by night), Tsai is an urgent care pediatrician and hospitalist working around the San Francisco Bay area.

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Video Blog: Where You From?

[EDITORS NOTE: As we here at 8Asians are always down to try new things, we're experimenting with a regular video column. Today, our very own "velvety voiced" contributor Brian answers on video the question other bloggers on this site have been asked before: Where are you from?]

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