Monthly Archives: April 2007

Californian Asian-American Culture Shock!

I’ve had this conversation many times before with other Asian-American transplants to the San Francisco Bay Area – being an Asian-American in California gets some getting used to. I first lived in the Bay Area the summer of 1998 for … Continue reading

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The Design Aesthetics of Japlish

Everyone by now is aware of Chinglish or Japlish – if not by Internet meme, then by traumatic childhood (I was seven years old when my mother made me wear a sweatshirt that said, in giant capital letters, “MY NANA … Continue reading

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POP 88 – April 4/07 – Teaser Show 4

So sorry in getting this show up later than planned. There was a wee crisis that happened on the personal front that delayed the production of this show – so production was done over the course of 2 days instead … Continue reading

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Want to be the Next Bruce Lee?

I grew up watching Bruce Lee movies and mimicking his cries. I also grew up being taunted as Bruce Lee by bullies who mimicked his cries. (“Hwah! Hwah! Hwaaah!”) This turned into a love-hate relationship with The Master. I secretly … Continue reading

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8 Asians is looking for bloggers!

OK, this is where I put my editorial hat on: Here at 8 Asians, we’re always looking for interesting, fresh voices to complement the diversity of the writers on this collaborative blog. That’s just a fancy way of saying, “we’re … Continue reading

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