Monthly Archives: May 2007

Mister Wong, the Offensive Social Bookmarking Portal

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Ernie

Alex, I’ll take “European Web 2.0 companies that make you say WTF” for $200: In Germany, a country where there is the most broadband users in Europe, the biggest social bookmarking website isn’t Yahoo! owned del.icio.us, but a site called… … Continue reading →

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POP 88 – May 12/07 – Vol.1 Eps.7

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Xxxtine

Happy Mother’s Day Everyone! Apologizes for the delay between shows but I have a really really good excuse! – Listen to see why! Hot Docs Q and A session with Academy Award winning documentary director Jessica Yu with her new … Continue reading →

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N.Y. shock jocks dropped over Asian slurs

Posted on May 14, 2007 by John

Call it the Don Imus Effect. “Shock Jocks” Jeff “JV” Vandergrift and Dan “Elvis” Lay did a bit on their New York radio show a day after Imus’s “nappy-headed hos” comment (unlucky timing on their part): “The pair broadcast a … Continue reading →

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The Asian/Asian-American Hollywood (AAAH) Report: Variety “Players” this week

Posted on May 14, 2007 by jozjozjoz

Welcome to the first The Asian/Asian-American Hollywood (AAAH) Report! I’m not sure if this will be a recurring report, but I think I’ll try it out. I’m always reading the trades and taking note of the up & coming Asian/Asian … Continue reading →

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CNN: American Morning: Asian in America (Week of May 14th)

Posted on May 14, 2007 by John

This whole week, CNN’s 6:00 AM EST morning show “American Morning“, “Survivor” Winner Yul Kwon takes the viewer beyond the stereotypes to expose the real issues facing Asian-Americans today. In today’s segment, Kwon interviews Lost star Daniel Dae Kim about … Continue reading →

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Why is May Asian Pacific Heritage Month?

Posted on May 13, 2007 by John

I forgot to mention at the beginning of May that May is officially, “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month,” as officially proclaimed by our president. The history behind Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month is that in 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific … Continue reading →

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Stephen Colbert can’t stand being 2nd!

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Xxxtine

In a recent Time magazine readers poll of the World’s Most Influential People, political satirist Stephen Colbert came in 2nd to … Korean R&B pop singer/ dancer/ actor Rain (Bi 비). Now, personally, I don’t care too much for either … Continue reading →

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Pat Buchanan: Why does anyone listen to this crackpot?

Posted on May 10, 2007 by jozjozjoz

I hesitate to even quote this Pat Buchanan idiot, but it’s relevant to the previous discussions we’ve been having here about the aftermath of the Virginia Tech masscre. Buchanan is blaming Seung Cho’s psychotic and deranged actions on IMMIGRATION. He … Continue reading →

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NPR: Chinese Restaurant Workers in U.S. Face Hurdles

Posted on May 8, 2007 by John

This morning on NPR, Morning Edition, I heard the segment on “Chinese Restaurant Workers in U.S. Face Hurdles.” I didn’t realize that there were sooooo many Chinese restaurants in America: “There are about 40,000 Chinese restaurants in the United States … Continue reading →

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Peeling Good, Getting Paid: YouTube Elevates Happy Slip to Partner

Posted on May 8, 2007 by claire

Mike first wrote about the utterly hilarious Christine Gambito of happyslip.com and her growing YouTube following back in February. Many of the Happy Slip videos highlight Gambito’s Filipino family members (all played by her, in sidesplitting hysterical perfection) and the … Continue reading →

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Releasing Their Stories: API Prisoners’ Narratives

Posted on May 6, 2007 by akrypti

On Saturday, May 5th, 2007, the co-editors of Other: Asian Pacific Islander Prisoners’ Anthology (2007), Eddy Zheng and Ben Wang, held a book reading at Eastwind Books of Berkeley that brought in a packed house. Audience members included such prominent … Continue reading →

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Contact Us / Suggest A Story

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Ernie

Use this form to drop a note to Ernie at 8Asians, or to suggest a story for us to blog about. (Note: If you do suggest a link or a webpage for a story, be sure to let us know … Continue reading →

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