Monthly Archives: May 2014

Screening for Colon Cancer, “The Silent Killer” of Asian Americans

As an Asian American, there’s one killer out there that affects more Asian Americans than any other. The leading cause of death for Asian Americans since 1980 is cancer (unlike for the general population of the U.S. which has heart … Continue reading

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8Asians Visits Asian America: USC Pacific Asia Museum

Visit Asian America. Asian America is not just an identity or an idea, it’s a place as well. It is America, and certain parts of America distinctly embody the Asian American homeland. Join us as we highlight different Asian American … Continue reading

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Asian Family – BMW 3 Series Diesel TV Commercial

http://youtu.be/p2vBADziOa4 A friend of mine posted this on my Facebook Timeline the other day, as he knows I blog for 8Asians. I haven’t seen this BMW commercial air on television, but my friend says he’s seen it locally in the … Continue reading

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LAAPFF 2014: “Firestorm” International Showcase Film, Community Co-Presented by 8Asians

The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival runs from May 01 – May 11 at the Director’s Guild of America (DGA), CGV Cinemas located in Koreatown, the Tateuchi Democracy Forum at NCPD in Little Tokyo, and the historic Art … Continue reading

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Made In the USA: American Surrogates for Chinese

When I was in college, I stumbled across the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, by Bill Watterson. In particular I was quite taken with the strip where Calvin and his toy tiger Hobbes discuss where babies come from. By the … Continue reading

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LAAPFF 2014: “Jeepney” Documentary Feature, Community Co-Presented by 8Asians

The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival opened its 30th anniversary season last week to great excitement with George Takei and To Be Takei. The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival runs from May 01 – May 11 … Continue reading

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Traveling Taiwan: Mister Donut (Part 11 of 24)

So, why travel all the way to Taiwan only to make an extra special stop at a donut shop that was founded in Boston? Simple. I can’t get it in LA. Apparently, the story goes that the founder of Mister … Continue reading

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Documentary: The Search for General Tso

http://youtu.be/lw12Pk1eA6A I’m “friends” with Jennifer 8. Lee (of “The Fortune Cookie Chronicles” fame and her awesome interview on The Colbert Report) on Facebook, and I think I recently saw her post about this documentary film ‘The Search for General Tso’: … Continue reading

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TUF Enough? Another Submissive Asian Girl

Okay, I had to share this awesome gif someone made of Jenny Liou that was being passed around on reddit.com. Apparently, it’s from the TUF tryouts this past Monday, as featured on MMA Fight Corner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nTiI_PG_yE When I found it, … Continue reading

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8Asians Visits Asian America: The Asian American Studies Center (AASC)

Visit Asian America. Asian America is not just an identity or an idea, it’s a place as well. It is America, and certain parts of America distinctly embody the Asian American homeland. Join us as we highlight different Asian American … Continue reading

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