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Giveaway: ‘Dark Shadows’ Prize Package

Giveaway: ‘Dark Shadows’ Prize Package

UPDATE 5/14/2012: Congrats to Grand Prize Winner: ChimeTea! Congrats also to the five runner up winners: Lien M, Sand Lopez, Dean N, Simon Tam, Stephen Nettles! For the last few years, vampires have been officially in. And the trend hasn’t excluded Asians and Asian Americans. From Maggie Q in Priest to Ken Jeong in Vampires Suck, vampires and the APA community have been linked together. And now, with the new Johnny Depp film Dark Shadows, [...] Continue »

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LA Area Giveaway: Tickets to East West Players’ 46th Anniversary Visionary Awards Dinner

LA Area Giveaway: Tickets to East West Players’ 46th Anniversary Visionary Awards Dinner

UPDATE 4/27/2012: Congrats to the winner, Eymard Meneses Cabling who said, “…I would love to attend the Gala to show my support, learn more about the involvement of Asians in the entertainment industry, and to be humbled in the presence of those who have already and continue to make a difference.” So here’s the deal. I’m on the Board of East West Players (EWP), the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work and the [...] Continue »

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LA Area Giveaway: Tickets to “Mare Nubium” at LA Bloom

LA Area Giveaway: Tickets to “Mare Nubium” at LA Bloom

UPDATE 4/25/2012: Congrats to our winner: FL! In Los Angeles, hidden behind a blank wall, one can find the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC), a top purveyor of Japanese arts and culture. From this hidden gem comes a Spring Festival to celebrate the centennial year of the cherry trees presented as a gift from Japan to the United States–LA Bloom. This nine-day celebration will open with Mare Nubium and end with a Family [...] Continue »

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Giveaway: Exclusive Gift Bag from Staple Design

Giveaway: Exclusive Gift Bag from Staple Design

UPDATE: Congrats to our winners: Douglas C, Becca K, Vapaw, Shawn A! Over on GASP!, there’s been a lot of buzz regarding the impending Spring/Summer collections by various designers. One company in particular, Staple Design, was featured for both its lead Jeff Ng and their fabulous new collection. Better known as jeffstaple, Jeff presides over a small empire that boosts a retail space cum art gallery (Reed Space NYC and Reed Space Tokyo), menswear collection [...] Continue »

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Bay Area Giveaway: Advanced Screening Tickets for ‘Jiro Dreams Of Sushi’

Bay Area Giveaway: Advanced Screening Tickets for ‘Jiro Dreams Of Sushi’

UPDATE 3/18/2012: Congrats to the winners: A. Liou, Bryan, hasejunji, Tom L., Komo, Joy H., Jeanette Y, Justin R, Vivian C, Jason B! Featured in the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and receiving rave reviews from the likes of Anthony Bourdain, Vanity Fair, and the Los Angeles Times, Jiro Dreams of Sushi has been leaving viewers wanting more. Maybe Mike’s review of the film piqued your interest? Now it’s time for our readers in the Bay [...] Continue »

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Sulwhasoo Niemen Marcus West Coast Launch At the San Francisco Asian Art Museum

Sulwhasoo Niemen Marcus West Coast Launch At the San Francisco Asian Art Museum

Sulwhasoo invited 8Asians to partake in the Niemen Marcus Launch Party to celebrate the long-anticipated arrival of this amazing Korean cosmetics line here on the west coast. Fashion journalists and bloggers were invited to the Asian Art Museum to meet with the line’s key representatives. Sulwhasoo has been at Bergdorf Goodman in New York for the past year, but Amore Pacific, the parent company that owns Sulwhasoo, just made its debut in San Francisco and [...] Continue »

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LAST CHANCE: LA Area Giveaway: Jin Akanishi Concert Tickets at Club Nokia

Hey everyone – you have just one hour left to enter our Giveaway to win a Pair of Tickets for Jin Akanishi Concert on 3/9 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles provided by 8Asians and Jin Akanishi! Learn more about the Giveaway and enter now!

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LA Area Giveaway: Jin Akanishi Concert Tickets at Club Nokia

LA Area Giveaway: Jin Akanishi Concert Tickets at Club Nokia

UPDATED 3/8/2012: Congrats to the winner, JamesY! The previous lead singer of J-Pop band KAT-TUN, Jin Akanishi has recently risen into global stardom as a solo artist. This week, Akanishi is gearing up for the release of his debut U.S. album, JAPONICANA on March 6th by embarking on a five-city North American tour. Jin Akanishi is a top selling multi-talented entertainer with musicians, vocalists, actors and entertainers in Japan. As the former lead vocalist in [...] Continue »

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Giveaway: Limited Edition “My Linja” Shirt by My Ninja!

Giveaway: Limited Edition “My Linja” Shirt by My Ninja!

With the overwhelming performance of Jeremy Lin of The New York Knicks, MY NINJA! Clothing launched a collection of limited edition tees and tanks in honor of the Bay Area native who has taken the media by storm. Many people find Jeremy Lin to be an inspiration. His interviews and story tell us about humility, hard work and dedication. He is a game changer, and exemplifies a true story of the underdog. These limited edition [...] Continue »

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LAST CHANCE: $50 American Express Year of the Dragon Gift Card Giveaway

Hey everyone – you have just 1 hour left to enter our Giveaway to win a $50 American Express Year of the Dragon Gift Card provided by 8Asians and American Express!

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Giveaway: $50 American Express Year of the Dragon Gift Card

Giveaway: $50 American Express Year of the Dragon Gift Card

UPDATE 1/20/2012: Congratulations to the lucky winners: Douglas Chau, Lily, Michael W, Flo, and Geek in Heels! Have a wonderful Year of the Dragon! The Year of the Dragon is less than a week away (on January 23, 2012 for those of you keeping track) and everyone knows that red envelopes are one of the best parts of Lunar New Year. So we don’t have actual red envelopes for you, but courtesy of American Express, [...] Continue »

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Official Winners List: 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration from 8Asians

Official Winners List: 2011 “8Days of Giveaways” Celebration from 8Asians

On behalf of myself, Susan, and all the folks at 8Asians and GASP!, congratulations to all the winners of the 2011 edition of 8Asians’ 8Days of Giveaways Celebration: Michael, Jolleen Filio, Theo Feng, A. Wan, Howard Der, Corinne Smith, Wee, Lucy, Ed Penano, Amber Ying, Joshus Tadayoshi Kimura, Sand, Pedro Gamuzza, Ariel, Anna T., cellia saragih, Tia K, Zareen, Mina Itabashi, nikki, Frank Huynh, Jackie, Stiricide, Danyal Kim, Keis, karin wang, Ninjaboi Banzai, Anthony Thanks [...] Continue »

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