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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
While doing research on Asians and body hair (Click here to read that article) I was fascinated to find that people on the Internet had a lot of interesting (mis)conceptions about Asian people’s pubic hair. Rather than trying to fit it all onto one hair related article, I decided to write a second article only about the hair no one really likes (or is it wants?) to talk about. But as an Asian American “journalist,” [...] Continue »
Tila Tequila Hospitalized for Brain Aneurysm, Drug Overdose
Via Fox News: “Reality TV star Tila Tequila was recovering Monday following a week in a hospital after suffering a brain aneurism, Radar Online reported. The 30-year-old also overdosed on drugs in the wake of the potentially fatal aneurism.” While our blog posts about Tila Tequila on 8asians have varied from naive adoration to she’s a train wreck and we can’t stop watching, I actually feel kinda bad for her. What can I say? I’m [...] Continue »
The A-Word: Prison Dancer: The Interactive Web Musical (Part 1)
8Asians' The A-Word: Prison Dancer: The Web Musical Pt.1 [ 11:13 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (93)Prison Dancer: The Interactive Web Musical, the series inspired by the dancing inmates of Cebu, Philippines will make its world premiere debut this coming Tuesday, March 6th at 9PM EST/ 6PM PST. (And for those of you in the San Francisco area, Prison Dancer will be the Closing Night Gala film presentation for the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival on March 15.) We mentioned it earlier this year and were able to get [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Reddit Makes Dying Friend’s Wish Come True
Sometimes good can come out of the Internet and sometimes, a young man with a terminal illness has his dream come true. Colton Jang, under the user name Kivakid, posted on Reddit searching for an advanced copy of Harry Turtledove’s final book in The War That Came Early for his friend, Nachu Bhatnagar. You see, Nachu has cancer and has less than a year to live. One of his dreams was finish Turtledove’s series but [...] Continue »
Do I Look Cooler When I Post Photos Of Me With White People?
There’s this gal from mainland China (hereinafter “Asian Girl”) who speaks English about as fluently as I speak Tillamook. She’s always been uber chinky, and don’t even open that mouth of yours into a big O like you have no idea what that means. Anyway. I have a feeling she thinks she’s cooler when she posts photos of herself with white people on all her social networking accounts. It’s not even like she’s BFFs with these people. [...] Continue »
Songwriter for Girl’s Generation Posts Racist Rant on Twitter, Reportedly Admitted to Hospital
Jenny Hyun, best known as a songwriter for K-Pop group Girl’s Generation, essentially committed career suicide after posting an extremely racist rant against African Americans on Twitter in response to boxer’s Floyd Mayweather remark about Jeremy Lin on Twitter. A follow-up on her blog by friends and family reveals that Hyun is a paranoid schizophrenic and was later admitted to a hospital; people who know about the songwriter have mentioned her mental illness in the [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: YouTube Videos Cover Jeremy Lin “Linsanity”
Man, with all this coverage about Jeremy Lin on Asian American blogs, it’s like we found something else to talk about besides Tiger Moms or interracial relationships! It’s official: with Jeremy Lin having three straight games of at least 20 points and 7 assists, a winning streak, and a dunk, there is bonafide sports media “Linsanity.” (You know you’ve made it big when someone coins a pun after you.) And you know what that means: [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: North Korean Accordion Players Perform a-ha’s Take On Me
And for your musical interlude of the day, we bring you a group of accordion players from North Korea’s Kum Song School performing the 80′s hit, “Take On Me” by a-ha. (In case you were wondering, they’re still sobbing over the death of Kim Jong-Il on the inside.) (Also, I didn’t know they listened to a-ha in North Korea. Did you?) (And they have accordions there, too? Crazy.)
Top 7 Best “Sh*t ___ Say” Videos About Asian People
Ever since the “Shit Girls Say” video launched onto YouTube a month ago, the internet community took it as a chance to create every single commentary out there about a specific group of people that they would like to parody. While some have been clever like “Shit White Girls Say…to Black Girls” due to its ability to incorporate a true social commentary on racial dynamics, many others have been failures. With the “Shit ____ Say” [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Manikako’s Robot Love Story Will Make You Weep
I’m not quite sure what this short film is for, except that it’s the result of a sponsorship between Energizer batteries and Manikako, a Filipino non-profit organization that provides self-expression and an emotional outlet for underprivileged children through doll crafting. In this video, a robot finds love in a beautiful doll but learns what the ultimate sacrifice can be. Oh, and here’s a box of tissues.
To The White Guy Who Tried To Give Me Pointers On How To Snag A White Guy
To the white guy who tried to give me pointers on how to snag a white guy: My professional obligation in the context at hand was to convince you to sign a contract that would fork over half a million dollars to my company and so I couldn’t say then any of what I am about to say now.
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Adorable Asian Girl Bids Farewell To Everyone At The Mall
Guess what? It’s time for your heart to melt over this adorable video: little Chloe discovers the train of people taking the escalator down at Copley Place Mall and is polite (and cute) enough to bid them adieu. I’m glad her parents are teaching her proper manners–and I’m also glad they’re filming every moment of it. PS. For a second, I did mistake this Asian baby to be Koji’s boy because it’s true. They all [...] Continue »
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