Monthly Archives: August 2014

2014 SF Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival Photo Contest – $500 Grand Prize

Posted on August 12, 2014 by 8AsiansNews

Founded in 1988 by May Louie, the San Francisco Chinatown Merchants Association (SFCMA) is an independent community organization dedicated to the revitalization of commerce and tourism in one of America’s most unique historic neighborhoods. In 1991, shortly after the devastating … Continue reading →

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Orange County Asian American Population Growth Different from Older Enclaves

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Jeff

While typical media images of “The O.C.” are those of fashionable young white people or white surfers in beach communities, Orange County has grown to contain the third largest Asian American population of any county in the U.S., behind Los … Continue reading →

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George Takei Remembers Hiroshima

Posted on August 8, 2014 by jozjozjoz

With his signature wit and charm, host George Takei explores the world of technology, trends, current events and pop culture. From the adorable to the riveting to the absurd, Takei’s Take delves into our shared experience and navigates the strange, … Continue reading →

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Webseries: “2 Girls | 1 Asian”

Posted on August 7, 2014 by 8AsiansNews

Half-Asian best friends Caela and Kelliye have the perfect apartment, the perfect boyfriends, and auditions for the part of a lifetime. All that is about to change. This female- and minority-driven dramedy follows the girls as they sort through boy … Continue reading →

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LuckyRice Kicks off Food Month Gluttony

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Guest Writer

By Ken Choy How many Asian Food nights do we need? Well, there can never be enough, according to LuckyRice Festival founder Danielle Chang. “Asian food is everyday grub,” Chang says. Getting a jump start on the major foodie events … Continue reading →

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San Francisco’s Tech Boom Squeezing Out Chinese American Small Businesses

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Jeff

While we’ve written about how Filipinos have been affected by the San Francisco Tech boom, this story from Boom (summarized here by New America Media), talks about the effects of the boom on small Chinese American businesses like these on … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Nearly Devoid of Asians (According to ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’)

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Guest Writer

By Leeland Lee Recently, in between scenes of apes wreaking havoc throughout the streets of San Francisco, I played a game I often play whenever I feel bored at the movies: spot the Asian actor or actress. From the start, … Continue reading →

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8$: The Nomadic Family Project

Posted on August 3, 2014 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: ‘Maggie’ & Samsung Experience Shop — Touch, Try, and Play

Posted on August 1, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/-kx1MZ-ddS4 Thanks to an 8asians’ reader, we came across this Samsung commercial starring Krista Marie Yu as ‘Maggie,’ a kind of socially clueless but technologically curious millennial trying to check out Samsung products in all the wrong settings. What’s interesting … Continue reading →

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