8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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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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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Was Jesus Asian?
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Author Archives: Guest Writer
NYC Theater Review: Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
“Please, no plays about the pandemic.” I remember as early on as April of 2020 theatre-twitter was begging playwrights and creators to take heed – we did not and do not want to see art about the pandemic; especially while … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Comedy, Current Events, Entertainment, New York, Reviews, The Arts, Theatre
Tagged Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overload
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8Books Review: “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong
Named one of the most anticipated books of 2019, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is Ocean Vuong’s novel debut. In 2016, Vuong’s poetry collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds, earned national recognition, winning the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry and … Continue reading
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NYC Theater Review: “Fruiting Bodies” by Sam Chanse
By Timmy Pham Ma-Yi Theater Company presents Fruiting Bodies, a new play by Sam Chanse at Theatre Row in New York City until May 19. When an elderly sansei father heads off on a mushroom foraging trip alone, his two … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Reviews, The Arts, Theatre
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8Books Review: “The Lonesome Bodybuilder” by Yukiko Motoya
By Timmy Pham The Lonesome Bodybuilder, by Yukiko Motoya, contains eleven stories wrapped in a dark fantasy. Drawn from a collection of stories originally in Japanese, the work was only last year translated to English by Asa Yoneda, and published … Continue reading
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Two Filipino-American skaters will represent Southern California at the 2019 US Figure Skating Championships in Detroit
EDITOR’S NOTE/UPDATE: Aubrey placed second, earning Silver Medal at US Figure Skating Championships. On that strong performance, she received her first international assignment from Team USA, and competed at the 2019 Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany. Henry placed 7th overall … Continue reading
Posted in Southern California, Sports
Tagged competition, figure skating, Filipino, ice skating
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8Books Review: “Blame This on the Boogie” by Rina Ayuyang
By Timmy Pham There are many things to love about Rina Ayuyang’s Blame This on the Boogie, but one that stands out to me is her waxy, crayon depiction of skin tone. In her first autobiographical comic, Ayuyang captures snippets … Continue reading
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AA Industry Success, Geoffrey Owens & Acting Realities
by Tim Lounibos It’s an amazing time The past several weeks have been absolutely amazing for the Asian American entertainment industry. Crazy Rich Asians blew past $100 million at the box office in less than three weeks, becoming the most … Continue reading
Kids Meet Issues in New Web Series ‘Radical Cram School’
By Nako Narter What does it mean to be an Asian American child in Trump’s America? New episodes are still rolling out for comedian Kristina Wong’s Radical Cram School, a web series featuring not merely a cast of Asian kids, but … Continue reading
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is not our ‘Black Panther.’ It’s a Movement.
By Tim Lounibos Major strides (25 years ago) Twenty-five years ago, an Asian American industry movement seemed imminent. I was young and returned from Hong Kong as the lead in Clara Law’s Wonton Soup. Major strides were being made with the successful … Continue reading
Asian American Youth and E-Cigarette products
by Chris Sedayao While a little less than 1 in 7 of all Americans smoke, around 1 in 4 Vietnamese American men smoke, according to the Center for Disease Control. The use of cigarettes has decreased significantly in the United … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles
Tagged e-cigarettes, Flavorshookkids.org, juuls, vapes
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Q&A with Paget Kagy of ‘Kat Loves LA’ and EXCLUSIVE new episode early release
By Dawn Lee Tu Exclusive for 8Asians readers, check out Episode 6 of Kat Loves LA here before it gets released on 1/28! Star, writer, and producer of Kat Loves LA, on not denying your Asian American identity, making that … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, The Working APA Actor
Tagged actor, Kat Loves LA, Paget Kagy
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Fun, irreverent Alice Lee on playing a badass in Philip K. Dick’s ‘Electric Dreams’ Series
By Dawn Lee Tu Alice Lee has been in the game for a decade and there’s a good chance you’ve seen her before. Her impressive body of work includes Broadway (award-winning Spring Awakeningand Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark) and off-Broadway … Continue reading