Category Archives: Announcements

The Man Behind the Tony T Sessions

On August 29th, there will be a special concert in Anaheim, CA that will give the audience members, in real-time or on webcast, an inside look on what musicians think about when they write a song. Featuring Connie Lim, Sue … Continue reading

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IDEAS Fundraiser for UCLA Undocumented Immigrant Students

Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success (Ideas) will be having a fundraising reception on August 26 to support UCLA undocumented immigrant students. Continue reading

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Advertise on 8Asians and GASP!

A friendly reminder:  Text links, banner links and sponsored blog posts (called “Advertorials”) are available for both 8Asians.com and GASP!, our shopping blog. As of June 2010, the website has a reach of over 75,000 unique visitors a month, many of … Continue reading

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San Francisco: Attend the 24th Annual NAAAP National Convention and Diversity Fair!

The National Association of Asian American Professional’s is holding the 24th NAAAP National Convention and Diversity Career Fair, sponsored by Macy’s. The convention and diversity faire will be this August 12th-15th at San Francisco’s Palace Hotel. Click through to learn … Continue reading

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This Week on GASP! Street Fighter Dunks, You Are Awesome, Multigrain & More

We’re wrapping up another week over at GASP!, our sister site that focuses on products made by and for the API community. Here’s some of the stuff we covered over the past couple of days: Street Fighter Nike Dunks You … Continue reading

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Applicants Needed for AAWW UCLA Scholarship!

Curtis Chin from APA for Progress asked me to share with all of you in the Los Angeles area who may be interested in this great opportunity from the Asian American Writer’s Workshop! Apply by Friday, August 13th for UCLA … Continue reading

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This Week on GASP! Fail Whale Art, Curve Earrings, Palo Shirt & More

Check out some of the products we featured on GASP! this past week: Yiying Lu’s Wall Art Graphics Hat Peeps Print by Happy Doodle Land Palo Ringer T-Shirt Curve Earrings from The Harbinger Co. This is only a sample of … Continue reading

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8Asians Pirate Versus Ninja Shirts Available Now at Comic-Con!

Ahh, Pirates Versus Ninjas — it’s the topic people the world over have debated for centuries, if by “the world over” you mean “internet bulletin boards frequented by sixteen year olds,” and by “centuries” you mean “however long memes last, … Continue reading

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The TN Party: 12th Annual Benefit for Tuesday Night Project

For those of you in Los Angeles, there is a very special event that you cannot miss on Saturday, July 31st. It’s the 12th annual benefit party for Tuesday Night Project! (For those of you who don’t know what Tuesday … Continue reading

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This Week on GASP! Pho King Delicious, Audrey Kawasaki, I Am Boey & More

Looking to do some online shopping for a friend, a parent or yourself? Don’t forget to check out our new spin-off shopping site, GASP! Here’s a sample of some of the products we featured this past week: Pho King Delicious … Continue reading

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8Asians Unveils GASP!: A Shopping Blog for APAs

Whether you like it or not, shopping is the cheapest therapy out there, and it’s a lot healthier than eating your feelings. That’s why we here at 8Asians are proud to launch GASP!, a sister website dedicated to all things … Continue reading

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Wanted: Asian Americans 18-25 for a Research Project

From an 8Asians reader: We are inviting you to participate in a research project to examine cultural experiences and parent-child relationships among Asian Americans. We hope that the findings from this project will help us identify how to strengthen Asian … Continue reading

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