Monthly Archives: December 2012

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV Series

Posted on December 11, 2012 by tinabot

Okay, I’ll admit, when I first heard about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back in the late 80s when the first cartoon series came out (and I was 10), I remember thinking “Ninja TURTLES? That is the stupidest thing I … Continue reading →

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Is that Bruce Lee Playing Ping Pong?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Jeff

Is that really Bruce Lee playing ping pong?  There had been enough questions about this ad, which came out in 2008, that an entry in Snopes was created.  Turns out it is an ad created by Nokia for a phone, … Continue reading →

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PSY’s Anti-American Past and Understanding Anti-American Sentiment

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Xxxtine

I’ve been very hesitant to write about PSY’s participation (and apology) in an Anti-American protest particularly because as one of a couple of 8Asian contributors who is not American, I simply was indifferent (and also tired of the whole Gangnam … Continue reading →

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George Takei On Archie Comics Character & New Book, Oh Myyy!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Moye

George Takei appeared on G4’s Attack of the Show earlier this week to promote his character in Archie Comics’ Kevin Keller series, as well as his new book, Oh Myy! (There Goes The Internet), about how he basically took over … Continue reading →

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Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness from Nickelodeon

Posted on December 10, 2012 by tinabot

I’ve been catching the Hulu streaming releases of the Nickelodeon’s series Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, and as huge fan of the Kung Fu Panda movies, I have not been disappointed. I was wary at first, thinking the TV … Continue reading →

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Bei Bei’s Chinese Gu Zheng Music

Posted on December 7, 2012 by tinabot

When I was in the middle of writing my teen fantasy martial arts fiction novel a couple years ago, I often used youtube to find inspirational classical Chinese dance and music to help inspire me. One of my favorite videos … Continue reading →

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Journalism Opportunity: 2013 CIC/Anna Chennault Scholarship from AAJA

Posted on December 7, 2012 by jozjozjoz

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is proud to announce the 2013 Council for International Cooperation/Anna Chennault Scholarship and encourages rising college sophomores to apply. The winner will receive a $3,900 scholarship and an opportunity to be a Voices student … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Kong gets a Bone Marrow Transplant

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Jeff

After Janet Liang died, one of the people mentioned who also needed a bone marrow transplant was 2 year old Jeremy Kong.  Jeremy, whose situation is explained in the video above, suffered from Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  The Kong Family blog reports … Continue reading →

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Photography Documents Forgotten Century-old Violence Against Chinese Americans

Posted on December 6, 2012 by tinabot

When I first thought of writing my little novel series COWBOY NINJA about a young Chinese American boy growing up in the American Old West, I had no idea that it was going to start me on this journey into … Continue reading →

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Racebending in Art and Pulp: Views from Back East on Cloud Atlas, The Impossible, and Red Dawn

Posted on December 6, 2012 by JohnnyC

“Why are those stupid Americans always so petty about issues like race?” asks my Belgian colleague. I shrug my shoulders, because after ten years in America, I still don’t have that view that political correctness directly leads to equality–it’s a … Continue reading →

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Childhood Obesity Among Asian American Subgroups

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Jeff

Asian American children are commonly thought to have a lower risk of childhood obesity, but a study published in the journal Childhood Obesity reveals that once data is disaggregated, there are wide variations between Asian subgroups.  Using data from the … Continue reading →

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Happy International Ninja Day from 8Asians!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by tinabot

Happy Ninja Day everyone! In honor of this most sacred of holidays, a fitting celebration of ninja-ness would be to watch a slew of bodacious ninja fight scenes, so I’ve compiled a few here to get you warmed up with … Continue reading →

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