Monthly Archives: November 2009

History of Filipino-American DJs at mixcrate.com

A new website for DJs, mixcrate.com, created in part by 8asians alumnus Genghis Mendoza, has a story about how the DJ scene in San Francisco Bay Area became large and influential.  Turntablism is now practiced worldwide, and many legendary DJs … Continue reading

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Adorable Asian Kid Kylie Now Schilling Sony, Getting More Bizarre

First there was a bizarre Sony HDTV ad that claimed that watching their TV could improve your Chinese, and then there was the cute Asian girl Kylie pitching Microsoft Windows 7. Why not just combine those two? Here’s Kylie helping to pitch … Continue reading

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“Hookin’ Up” with Mariko Izumi

“Hookin’ Up with Mariko Izumi” is a show about what you see in this picture.  That’s right, that rod she is holding is a fishing rod!   Mariko Izumi hosts a fishing show on WFN, the World Fishing Network channel.   She … Continue reading

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San Jose Giveaway: 18MMW at the 9th Annual Asian Comedy Night

If you’re able to make it to San Jose on November 20 or 21st, you should make the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors performance one of your stops! The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors are BACK in the Bay Area with a … Continue reading

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Shirley Tan: Advocate Person of the Year

I wrote previously about Shirley Tan’s plight of possible deportation and separation from her family, and followed up later with a post on the act of Congress that let her stay with her family in the United States. Tan has … Continue reading

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Obama Bows to Emperor Akihito

Barack Obama’s bow-at-the-waist to Emperor Akihito has garnered some pretty harsh responses in the US. Namely, it is anti-Obama critics jumping on the President’s gesture with the ferocity of a jock at my high school who’s just been implicated as … Continue reading

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No Longer a Soldier, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki Has a New Mission

No doubt by now, you’ve probably heard of the Fort Hood murder rampage by Major Nidal Malik Hasan. This past Tuesday, the funeral for the thirteen fallen soldiers was held; in attendance along with President Obama was Secretary of Veterans … Continue reading

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Mending Broken Glass: Khmer Rouge History Now to be Taught in Cambodia

Tuesday, 11 November, students at Sisowath High School received the first copies of a textbook detailing the autogenocide led by the Khmer Rouge regime in the years 1975 – 1978. Published by the Documentation Center of Cambodia, this textbook replaces … Continue reading

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Liu Wen Is the First Asian Model for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Chinese model Liu Wen will be Victoria’s Secret’s first Asian model for their annual Fashion Show, to be taped on Thursday, November 19th and to be aired on Tuesday, December 1st on CBS. When you think about it, there are … Continue reading

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[Jan 11] SOUTHERN CA: MAPID API Writer’s Group

The initial meeting of MAPID’s API Writer’s Group!!
Writers will be challenged by exercises and assignments, both group and individual. Participants will also be able to get positive and supportive criticism and feedback on their individual projects. OIne of the goals is to prepare participants to be a professional writer.

There is no fee.
At this time, the capacity has been reached for the writers group.
More information; mapid.us/writersgroup.

Previous release:

NOVEMBER 15, 2009
FOR IMMEDIA… Continue reading

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(Mostly Asian) High School Student Newspaper Runs Supremacist Ad

A bunch of white white supremacists pulled a fast one on the Student Newspaper staff of Lowell High School in San Francisco, pulling a bait-and-switch and redirecting a web address left in an ad to an a “campaign to inform, … Continue reading

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From the Tumblr: Animated Stereoviews of Old Japan

The 8Asians tumblr highlights Asians [& uber talented non-Asians] who draw, dance, build, film, sing, write, invent, paint, teleport, and of course, tumble. It’s curated by Jun, Moye and Ernie.

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