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Monthly Archives: January 2011
“Asian” According to Urbandictionary.com
On a lark, I decided to look up “Asian” and found 292 different entries. As you can probably imagine, many many many of them are racist and not worth repeating here. However, to my surprise, some are funny, others disgusting, most are about sex, and some of them are downright strange and had little to no connection with actual Asians. Continue reading
Posted in WTF
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A Look Into South Korea’s Anti-Gaming Boot Camps
In America, we have boot camps for kids suffering from obesity. In South Korea, they offer boot camps for teens addicted to playing video games. All Voices posted 15 photos inside one of these anti-gaming camps where “young soldiers” are … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Entertainment, Family, Health, Lifestyles, Video Games
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Because Some of Us Need It: The Asian American Guide to Not Studying Too Hard
[Typical Asian Parents from Goodness Gracious Me, the famous BBC Sitcom mocking South Asians in Britain] By Zahira Recently, at a South Asian dinner party, I sat across from an older, serious-looking couple with their 17-year-old son between them, his … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Lifestyles
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The Working APA Actor: Adrian Zaw
The Working APA Actor is a bi-monthly interview of Asian Pacific Islander American actors in the entertainment world, whether it be theater, film, television, or commercials. It is an inside look at these actors exploring their passion in their craft … Continue reading
Posted in The Working APA Actor
Tagged actors, adrian zaw, asian americans, the resistance
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Asian Americans Burglarized Because They Are Less Likely To Speak Up
Households listed with an Asian surname have been the target of a rash of burglaries in the New England area. This has been happening since 2008. Poughkeepsie police are warning residents about burglaries in Westchester County, NY and Stamford, CT … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, New York
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Keni Styles to Star In Porn Parody ‘Bruce Lee XXX’
Axel Braun, a director who’s recently done porn parodies of the movies Avatar and Superman, TV shows Star Trek and Batman, not to mention Elvis Presley(!), announced yesterday he’s working on a porn parody of Bruce Lee, with Keni Styles … Continue reading
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Asian Americans and Car Brand Loyalty
We’ve discussed previously on 8Asians, the stereotype of Asian Americans and lowered rice rocket cars, but it turns out there’s a research firm that studies which cars Asian Americans drive, at least which ones they continue to buy, time after … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Lifestyles
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Giveaway: $50 American Express Lunar New Year Gift Card
UPDATE on 1/25/2011: This giveaway is now closed. The randomly selected winners are: @aaron_chan (via Twitter), FrazgoFraz, kclb, KojiStevenSakai and Wupuck! Congrats to them! For another chance to win, see this week’s giveaway. The Year of the Rabbit is just … Continue reading
Posted in Promotions
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Is the Green Hornet’s Kato Just Another Model Minority Stereotype?
By Jason I was really excited to see The Green Hornet that just recently came out. I heard a lot of things about it before it came out, including the character, Kato, played by Jay Chou. I am impressed by … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Movies, Observations
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When Eating Organic Was Totally Uncool
When I was growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, it was less built out, and many more vacant lots and wild areas were closer to the population. During the early spring and late winter, these areas would become … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged farming, Hmong, wild mustard
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Western (White) Mom vs. Chinese Mom: Who Wins?
The release of Amy Chua’s highly controversial article, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” marks an extremely exciting time to be a blogger in the Asian American media world. It is beautiful to see such strong emotions fly all over the … Continue reading
Jay Chou: More Than a Sidekick in ‘The Green Hornet’
If an overprivileged trust fund frat boy became a superhero and recruited the foreign exchange Asian student that he paid to do his homework the result would be The Green Hornet. Like many movies in Hollywood, Hornet has been playing … Continue reading