8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Mistress Dispeller Review and Discussion
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Porn Fridays: It’s a Bad Week to Be Edison Chen
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Are Filipinos Asian or Pacific Islanders?
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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Michelle Kwan Joins Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign Staff
This is kind of old news, but I wanted to blog about it for the record. Back on June 10th, Michelle Kwan (yes, the figure skater and Olympic medal winner) is joining the 2016 Hillary Clinton for President campaign, as first … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
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Traveling Japan: Mt. Fuji
When we mapped out getting to Fuji on our own, we realized we would spend a lot of precious time trying to transfer from train to bus to bus etc. just to get to where we wanted and would have … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged fuji, Japan, mount fuji, mt. fuji, yowamushi pedal, yowamushi pedal grand road
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8asians News: 8,000 Chinese Students Expelled from US Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E8o2h4b04o As reported in Wall Street Journal, U.S. institutions of higher education expelled an estimated 8,000 students last year for cheating and poor grades.
Posted in Education
Tagged chinese students, college, expelling, expulsion, higher education, international students, testing
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How to have a Winning Track Team without a Usable Track
Imagine an academically focused high school with plenty of Asians Americans and without a consistently usable track and limited athletic funding. What if any sport would it excel in? Why track of course! In this interview at milesplit.com, Lowell High … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged Andy Leong, cross country, Lowell High School, track
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8AsiansNews: TSA Regularly Finds Ninja Stars In Carry-On Luggage
#TSATravelTips – ALL martial art weapons are prohibited from being packed in carry-on bags. They may however be packed in checked baggage, but it’s best to check local laws to ensure your weapons aren’t illegal to possess. A photo posted … Continue reading
8Books Review: “Re Jane” by Patricia Park
I stumbled across Patricia Park’s debut novel Re Jane while looking through reading lists saying what should have been on this year’s (not surprisingly) all-white cast of New York Times recommended summer books. And I have to say, that it is a … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Dating, Entertainment, Family, New York
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Traveling Japan: Calico Cat Cafe, Shinjuku
El Gato. #catsofinstagram #catcafecalico A photo posted by Carlomus Prime (@carlomusprime) on Jan 12, 2015 at 10:19pm PST Although the idea of the cat cafe started in Taiwan, it really caught on in Japan. In Taiwan, I did get to … Continue reading
8Asians News: Carrie Fisher Undresses Ming Na Wen @ Dallas Comiccon
Howdy Dallas! Who's kickin' it with me tomorrow at @dallascomiccon? I brought the LA sunshine & my cowgirl boots! A photo posted by Ming-Na Wen (@mingna_wen) on May 29, 2015 at 4:43pm PDT At the Dallas Comicon, both Carrie Fisher … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Entertainment, Movies, TV
Tagged agents of shield, carrie fisher, Comics, Marvel, marvel agents of shield, Ming-Na Wen, star wars
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8Asians News: Final Fantasy 7 REMAKE
Nearly two decades after the first release, a remake of the wildly popular and epic Final Fantasy 7 has been announced bringing this classic game up to date. Production on this remake has already begun, and it will be available … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Video Games
Tagged cloud, final fantasy 7, final fantasy 7 remake, remake
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8Asians News: Study Finds Tiger Parenting Not Common Among Chinese American Parents
As reported in Forbes, a 8-year study on over 400 Chinese American families by Su Yeong Kim et. al. published in Asian American Journal of Psychology has found that not only is tiger parenting NOT common among those families studied … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged amy chua, asian american journal of psychology, Education, parenting, psychology, Tiger Mom, tiger parenting
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Traveling Japan: Studio Ghibli Museum
#robotsoldier #castleinthesky #ghibli #GhibliMuseum #HayaoMiyazaki A photo posted by Carlomus Prime (@carlomusprime) on Dec 23, 2014 at 9:41pm PST Having been a Hayao Miyazaki fan for a long time, I just had to finally visit the Studio Ghibli Museum. The … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Travel
Tagged castle in the sky, ghibli, hayao miyazaki, laputa, robot, studio ghibli, studio ghibli museum
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Rex Lee in Wix’s #ItsThatEasy Commercial Starring Heidi Klum
https://youtu.be/xL4GV4HE0p8 I’ve never watched an episode of Entourage, let alone know what the show is even about, so honestly, I have to say that I never knew much about actor Rex Lee was until I saw the ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ episode ‘Blind Spot‘ … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Entertainment, TV
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