Monthly Archives: April 2008

Planet B-Boy: Seriously, GO SEE IT

Yesterday night, I had the opportunity to see Benson Lee’s Planet B-Boy at the Lumiere in San Francisco. And you might have heard about it in the film festival circuit or through the YouTube front-page promotion or through other Asian-American … Continue reading

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SPACE INVADERS!!!!

Taito, creator of “Space Invaders”, has teamed up with Yahoo Japan and incorporated the game into the website where space invaders destroy the Yahoo homepage. It was a part of a April Fools joke but its still active. GO BEFORE … Continue reading

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Shock-us Sulu!

Here’s the great George Takei (“That’s Tah-Kay… rhymes with OK“) on Conan O’Brien last night. The highlight @ 2:50… Banana Oil! I’ve been a dedicated diehard loyally psychopathic Howard Stern fan dating back to my 13th birthday. It wouldn’t be … Continue reading

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Son Bias & Misogyny

An Open Letter to Asian Cultures & Asian/Asian-American parents: Re:  Misogyny & Son-Bias Why do you hate females?  Why do you feel the need to selectively abort us when you discover you’re carrying a member of the XX?  Why do … Continue reading

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Asian-American Women Dip Their Toes into U.S. Politics

Photo: Congresswoman Matsui – one of two Asian-American women in Congress. As I have often commented on 8Asians, Asian-Americans in general do not appear to be all that involved or active in politics, even in California. In Googling for Asian-American … Continue reading

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MSG150, or “When White People Review Chinese Restaurants”

So, I’m reading the food blog Serious Eats – it’s a food blog I read like hardcore porn when I’m having leftovers and want to pretend that I’m eating something fancier – when I come across MSG150. What’s that, you … Continue reading

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Chop Socky!

So in an e-mail that we all got from our fearless leader, Ernie, we got this rather interesting synopsis of an upcoming cartoon on Cartoon Network, Chop Socky Chooks: Lets analyze why this show is freaking racist to Asians. First … Continue reading

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The [MIT] Tech: Movie ’21’ Discriminatory Casting Unjustified

8Asians has written about ’21,” the movie adaptation of the book, “Bringing Down the House,” which chronicles the real life story of the primarily Asian-American male MIT Blackjack Team, and the controversy. Well, in Tuesday’s MIT student newspaper, The Tech, … Continue reading

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POP 88 #17 – The COMEBACK Show

What seems like an eternity, I’m back with a new show with new music from artists who’ve recently ‘Comeback’ to the spotlight this year. Music from Andy from Shinhwa, Jewelry, Namie Amuro and Toshinobu Kubota. Also I review the recently … Continue reading

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