Monthly Archives: November 2009

All-American Asian Mom in CVS Ad

Posted on November 13, 2009 by John

Back in October, I had blogged about an awesome Target ad. Well now, I recently saw a pretty awesome CVS ad, with a charismatic Asian American mom with her adorable sons. Maybe this ad is only running in California (I … Continue reading →

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Cancer: Asians and the Big C

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Tim

If you’re a regular reader of 8Asians, you already know I lost both my parents to the big C – Cancer. Toan Lam writes this week in the Huffington Post about a phenomenon in the Asian community surrounding Cancer, specifically … Continue reading →

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Hepatitis B Awareness Campaign B HERE Launches Contest

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Guest Writer

We’ve mentioned the B HERE campaign on 8Asians before, and now biopharmaceutical company Gilead is taking it to the next level, giving $10,000 away in a video/song/art contest designed to raise awareness of hepatitis B in the Asian American community … Continue reading →

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LA Art & Music Show for Urban Clothing Company “Teruo Artistry”

Posted on November 12, 2009 by jozjozjoz

There’s a ton of stuff going on in L.A. all the time, but if you love music & art, check out this awesome event “BY ANY DREAMS NECESSARY” featuring work by artist and designer Timothy Teruo Watters, a hapa, who … Continue reading →

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How Do You Draw Asian Women?

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Moye

Here’s a list of the reasons why this video is so wrong: There is no one way to draw an Asian woman. Upturned eyes? Small nose? Beautiful, big and full lips? Really? According to eHow, people were genuinely asking how … Continue reading →

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Leave it to the Taiwanese to think of wrapping a donut inside another donut

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Tim

When I came across a blog article with the title above, I knew immediately what the author was referring to. The food known in Mandarin Chinese as yóu tiáo 油條, but which in Taiwanese goes by the name 油炸粿, is … Continue reading →

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American Martial Arts Culture’s Roots in the African-American Community

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jeff

Some fans of the original Karate Kid movie are appalled by the remake starring Jaden Smith as the new Karate Kid and Jackie Chan as his teacher.  Some are very explicit about their displeasure to a having a black kid … Continue reading →

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Toronto REELASIAN Film Festival: Reviews in 88 words (Part 3)

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Xxxtine

The Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival opens today with the Hong Kong film Overheard playing at the Bloor Cinema (Bathurst and Bloor). This is the last part to my 3 part mini review. Hope to see you there! Stop … Continue reading →

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Sesame Street’s Asian Muppets

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Tim

Google helped bring attention this week to Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary by publishing Google doodles with various characters from Sesame Street. For those of us in the U.S. we saw Cookie Monster, Big Bird and other familiar muppets integrated with … Continue reading →

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Remembering Veterans: Pfc. Kham Xiong

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jeff

November 11 is Veteran’s Day in the United States, a day when military veterans are remembered and honored.  While it is tragic when someone is killed in war, it is particularly sad when a military person is killed before even … Continue reading →

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Wealthy Chinese Sending More Kids to U.S. Military Schools

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Ernie

Let’s face it: at least once in your childhood you were threatened by your parents that they would take you away to military school, away from soft western luxuries like a Nintendo or drinks with High Fructose Corn Syrup to … Continue reading →

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Lodestone Theatre Ensemble’s Final Production: “Grace Kim & the Spiders from Mars”

Posted on November 10, 2009 by jee

Lodestone Theatre Ensemble will be putting on their farewell production with Grace Kim & the Spiders from Mars. Written by Philip W. Chung and directed by Jeff Liu, this show was specifically written to be the last show for Lodestone’s … Continue reading →

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