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Asian American Commercial Watch: “Share Something Real on Portal: Tattoo”
This ad for Facebook’s Portal was an pleasant surprise. I loved how it showed three generations of an Asian Americans. Showing that Asian Americans is a good way to slowly chip away at the perpetual foreigner stereotype. I also liked … Continue reading
8 reasons to move ‘In The Heights’ to the top of your movie list
In the Heights, Lin Manuel Miranda’s adaptation of his broadway musical, hits the big screen this June. Here are 8 reasons to move it to the top of your movie list: Music In The Heights is jam-packed with musical numbers … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Movies, Reviews
Tagged anthony ramos, cory hawkins, dascha polanco, in the heights, jimmy smitts, lin manuel miranda, olga merediz
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H.A.G.S. (Have A Good Summer), a short documentary by Sean Wang
I stumbled upon Sean Wang’s short documentary ‘H.A.G.S.’ an opinion piece in the New York Times (with support from the Sundance Institute) and although it was supposed to be about “adulthood,” it turned out to be much more meaningful and … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts
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8Books Review: Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
Tashie Bhuiyan’s debut novel Counting Down with You is a heartwarming YA novel about Bengali teen Karina Ahmed and 28 life-changing days. When Karina’s parents go back to Bangladesh for a month, she starts tutoring bad boy Ace Clyde. Before … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Dating, Entertainment, Family, Reviews
Tagged Counting Down with You, Tashie Bjiyan
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Andrew Yang for Mayor of NYC: ‘Hope Is on the Way’
Back in January, former Democratic presidential candidate announced his candidacy for the Mayor of New York City. I was pre-occupied with personal matters at the time, so I didn’t blog about it. The mayoral primary election is less than two … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Local, New York, Politics
Tagged Andrew Yang, mayoral elections, New York City, primary
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Asian American Commercial Watch: A CODA Story
I first saw this commercial during the 2021 Academy Awards, which seems entirely appropriate given the increased visibility of Asian American’s during the year’s awards. Tony Lee, a lead design at Google Brand Studios, talks about his experiences growing up … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Family
Tagged Academy Awards, Child of Deaf Parents, CODA, COVID-19, Google
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8Books Review: Simplicity at Home by Yumiko Sekine
Simplicity at Home: Japanese Rituals, Recipes, and Arrangements for Thoughtful Living is a wonderfully calming experience. Written by Yumiko Sekine, founder of Fog Linen Work, with gorgeous photos from Nao Shimizu, this is a guide to making a simple and … Continue reading
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Asian American Frozen Foods: Tonkatsu Miso Ramen
I was at Costco recently and came across Pulmuone Foods USA’s Tonkatsu Miso Ramen. It looked appealing to me for two servings for a cost of $11.99. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a single bowl of ramen at a … Continue reading
8Books Review: “We Could Be Heroes” by Mike Chen
Curling up with Mike Chen’s recent novel, We Could Be Heroes, turned out to be the perfect snow day activity. Regardless of whether you were also deluged in snow over the past couple days, reading We Could Be Heroes is … Continue reading
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8mm Review: A Sugar and Spice Holiday
With nowhere to go on yet another night of the COVID-19 lockdown, The Wife and I settled in to watch the first Lifetime movie with Asian American leads. As we rarely watch the Lifetime channel, I decided to keep my … Continue reading
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Tagged A Sugar & Spice Holiday, christmas, Jacky Lai, Lifetime, Lillian Lim, Tony Giroux, Tzi Ma
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Gift Like You Mean It: Shiori
These days, there are a lot more Asian Americans on TV commercials, so it takes more than having Asians American on a commercial to get me to want to share it. This Holiday commercial for Etsy, produced by ad agency … Continue reading
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Tagged 72andSunny, Asian American Commercial Watch, christmas, Etsy, Shiori
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8mm Review: Let It Snow
While the upcoming A Sugar and Spice Holiday movie features Asian Americans, another Christmas movie from last year has two Asian American actors, Anna Akana and Jacob Batalon, as significant characters. Let It Snow was released in 2019. I finally … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Akana, Jacob Batalon, Let It Snow, Netflix
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