Yearly Archives: 2008

What does Shinseki mean to the Department of Veteran Affairs?

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Ben

Over the weekend, retired four star Army General Eric Shinseki, was appointed as the Secretary of Veteran Affairs in the new Obama administration. So what does this mean for one of the largest government agencies? Personally, I don’t think it’ll … Continue reading →

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Obama to appoint Obama retired Gen. Eric Shinseki to be secretary of Veterans Affairs

Posted on December 8, 2008 by John

Asian Americans are often stereotyped as being quiet, unassertive and not willing to standout and openly disagree with differing opinions. General Eric Shinseki can’t be accused of this. But who is Eric Shinseki, you ask? “General Shinseki, testifying before Congress … Continue reading →

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The perfect holiday gift: Yao Ming Transformer!

Posted on December 7, 2008 by jozjozjoz

Let me narrate the thoughts of the recipient opening this gift for the first time: What’s this? It’s just a plastic basketball. Yo this thing sucks! You can’t even bounce it!

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David Chiu is the First Asian American EVER to be Elected to Represent Chinatown

Posted on December 6, 2008 by John

This past week, the the San Francisco Department of Elections officially completed the Ranked-Choice Voting result for City Supervisor, District 3, and officially called the election for David Chiu; Chiu defeated Joseph Alioto 59.37% to 40.63%. Believe it or not, … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Don’t Know of the Fortune Cookie

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Ben

Alas, they do not. Ernie had written a post earlier in the year on where exactly the origins of the fortune cookie came from. So when I saw this video on Hyphen, I was actually not too surprised that the … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Writers Asks: Read Any Good Books Lately?

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Guest Writer

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading →

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Is “My Mom is a FOB” Hilarious, Culturally Insensitive, or Both?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Ernie

FOB, of course, being short for “fresh off the boat.” Joz: What do you think? http://mymomisafob.com Ernie: AWESOME. Joz: The thing I don’t like about it is lack of context. Joz: It makes it sound like they are mocking their … Continue reading →

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Chinese-American activists oppose any Bill Richardson cabinet nomination

Posted on December 4, 2008 by John

I was starting to blog about Bill Richardson when I started to get emails by Chinese Americans protesting against him becoming a cabinet member in the Obama administration. Well, today, Obama formerly announced that he was nominating Richardson for Secretary … Continue reading →

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David Henry Hwang Writers Institute New Works Festival: FALL 2008 Reading Series

Posted on December 2, 2008 by jozjozjoz

So a few of my friends having been working on plays for a workshop at EAST WEST PLAYERS for the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute. The Workshop Leader is Prince Gomolvilas, Thai American playwright and awesome blogger, to boot. So … Continue reading →

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Youtube Asian Style goes to the movies

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Jeff

On occasion, I check out what my kids look at on youtube.   Looking at The Daughter’s subscriptions, it struck me that the majority of them were to Asian American themed channels.  I looked at one, NDTitanLady, and I noticed from … Continue reading →

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A Portrait of Chinese Americans

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Lily Huang

The Asian American Studies Department at the University of Maryland has published a report called A Portrait of Chinese Americans. This pdf contains information about residential patterns, employment, and demographic and social profiles. To make the data friendlier to the … Continue reading →

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YouTube Friday: Moulann Covers Katy Perry’s Hot N Cold

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Xxxtine

Just for the sole reason she does covers so well, here is the latest clip from Toronto-based singer/ songwriter Moulann doing Katy Perry’s Hot N Cold. Even though she has quite the strong internet following, she puts up clips of … Continue reading →

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