Category Archives: Asian American Commercial Watch

Asian American Commercial Watch: Ken Jeong, Nissan & ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: Going Rogue’

Posted on December 8, 2016 by John

I’m eager to see the new Star Wars spin-off movie, ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’, which takes place between the Episode III and Episode IV. It’s no surprise to see trailers for the movie, but it was a pleasant … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Kay Jewelers’ “With This Ring”

Posted on November 29, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/Zg-qQ2_As4s I haven’t caught this on TV yet, but saw this Kay Jewelers’ commercial posted on Facebook recently – where Kay Jewelers shows men proposing to women asking them to marry them. What is notable of course is that in one … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch / PSA: A message from the Cast of ‘Fresh Off the Boat’

Posted on November 7, 2016 by John

I saw an email and Facebook posting from Asian and Pacific Islander Vote (APIAVote) about a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) video that was announced as ‘A message from the Cast of Fresh Off the Boat’: “We just wanted to … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Seamless – stereotypical or racist?

Posted on October 21, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/eqLpLONAzss A friend of mine posted on Facebook recently this TV commercial that he saw air during prime time on network television by Seamless: “Ah, New York City. The people, the culture, the food. It just doesn’t get any better than … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Nature’s Bounty – Better off Healthy – “Treadmill”

Posted on September 23, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/GvRBJetBXes I caught this Nature’s Bounty television commercial for fish oil while watching I think CNN on a Saturday morning. I like how this 0:15 second commercial shows the woman’s future self accelerated over time an rewinds back. My mother … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Back to School with Walmart – Own the First Day

Posted on August 20, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/zf16qfkcFkk I saw this “Back to School” Walmart commercial while watching the Olympics and really liked it: “Smell that? That’s the new school year approaching and you are ready for the challenge. At Walmart, we have everything you need to … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Jane Kim for California State Senate (District 11) – “Fight”

Posted on April 29, 2016 by John

Full disclosure: I’m a friend and have a lot of mutual friends with Jane Kim, and know her initially through a former 8Asians blogger (who used to be roommates with her). I think I may have donated to some of … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Taco Bell’s The Internet is Talking & George Takei

Posted on April 15, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/ePisqWLV6ZA I remember seeing actor and activist in the beginning if this Taco Bell television commercial campaign for it’s quesalupa’s I think starting around during the Super Bowl. But I think this is the first commercial with Takei being the … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Eddie Huang: Sprite Obey Your Thirst™

Posted on April 8, 2016 by John

While watching a March Madness basketball game, I saw this Sprite commercial with Eddie Huang (for some reason Sprite isn’t making the commercial embeddable): “Eddie Huang knows there’s no substitute for the classic lemon-lime. Keep it fresh at http://www.sprite.com. #ObeyYourThirst” YouTube … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: McDonald’s “Flavor Guy”

Posted on April 1, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/ihVJsQKA-OM In this recent McDonald’s commercial, we have two Asian American actors being briefly highlighted as the fast food chain tries to promote it’s latest offering on a wider scale: flavored coffees. The actors in the commercial are Danny Cho … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: #StayAmazing: Balancing With Rocky Byun

Posted on March 25, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/PkwzAUBijW0 To be honest, before this Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott commercial, I had never heard of Rocky Byun: “Making gravity his friend, Nam Seok Byun (also known as “Rocky”) has learned to balance a range of items, large … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Kohl’s Oscar Commercial: The Duchess

Posted on March 18, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/pP9jwF914ao I saw Kohl’s Oscar themed commercials during this year’s Oscars. One of the commercials had an Asian American Mom & daughter: “On Sunday night, we got to see the other three ads that accompany that one, featuring other acceptance speeches … Continue reading →

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