Monthly Archives: May 2013

Gays In Asia Hidden In A “Perfect” Marriage: ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?’ at LAAPFF 2013

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Shako Liu

EDITORS NOTE from Joz: 8Asians is proud to be a community co-presenter of various films at the 2013 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, presented by Visual Communications. http://youtu.be/9eMIEViDfd0 Among the many heavy topics in the films of the Los … Continue reading →

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Golden State Warriors Girl Team Captain, Samantha (“Sam”)

Posted on May 9, 2013 by John

Golden State Warriors Girl Sam, center. Image courtesy of the Golden State Warriors. 2012 – 2013 Season. I’ve attended three NBA games in my life that I’ve blogged about so far, all with the Golden State Warriors here in the … Continue reading →

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Preconceptions Based On The Way You Talk And Look

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Tim

The topic of speaking with an accent (or without one) isn’t new to 8Asians). I talked about my own experiences of how others had their own preconceptions of who I was based on how I spoke in this 8Asians article. … Continue reading →

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CNN Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown: Koreatown Los Angeles

Posted on May 8, 2013 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1UT9MKYz1U I’ve lived in LA’s Koreatown for a few years and driven up and down its streets on a daily basis for over a decade. I’ve got some of my own favorite little haunts on this corner and that strip … Continue reading →

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Asian American Women Champions of Change

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Mihee

Inspiration is rarity these days. But when I read about these incredible women who are truly making a difference in their communities,  both locally and globally, I get super excited…and hopeful, which is also somewhat elusive these days. The White … Continue reading →

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The Role of Asian Greeks Today

Posted on May 7, 2013 by akrypti

The first Asian American fraternity was formed in upstate New York around the time of World War I to combat the racial discrimination that Asian college students faced. Basically, because Asians were excluded from the white people’s clubs, the guys decided … Continue reading →

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Din Tai Fung Is Coming To South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California – April 2014

Posted on May 7, 2013 by John

I guess in my excitement last week in discovering a new Din Tai Fung coming to Southern California, I missed the news, or it was not paying too much attention that another location in Costa Mesa was opening up as … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Had Higher Poverty Rates in 2011

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Tim

A new study by the Economic Policy Institute shows that Asian Americans had poverty rates significantly higher than the white population in 2011. After adjusting for cost of living differences between regions (since most Asians live in large expensive cities … Continue reading →

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Matt Tayao and Boogie Dancing to ‘The Way’

Posted on May 6, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Matt Tayao and Boogie dancing to “The Way” by: Ariana Grande Feat. Mac Miller from Boogie & Tati on Vimeo. I’ve been a huge fan of Matt Tayao ever since I saw him in East West Players’ Krunk Fu Battle … Continue reading →

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Kindergartners Poisoned by Rival School Director in China

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Mihee

From the Daily Caller: Two chinese girls were killed Thursday after eating poisoned yogurt that had been planted by the owner of a rival kindergarten. The owner confessed to adding rat poison to the yogurt before leaving it on the … Continue reading →

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PBS To Broadcast ‘Seeking Asian Female’ – May 6th

Posted on May 5, 2013 by John

Watch Coming to Independent Lens: Seeking Asian Female on PBS. See more from Independent Lens. Both Dino-Ray and I have seen and reviewed Seeking Asian Female, the documentary. For those of you living in the United States, you can catch … Continue reading →

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SGV Asian American Suburbs Fame Spreads

Posted on May 4, 2013 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEfZIAWCZIw Here at 8Asians, we’ve blogged about the Rise of Asian Majority Suburbs (Jeff) and the racial tensions in a super rich Southern California community transitioning from majority white to majority Asian in a single generation in The “Asianization” of … Continue reading →

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