8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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San Francisco International Film Festival Premiere of ‘Isle Child’: Review and post-screening Q&A
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Category Archives: Movies
‘America ReFramed’ Honors #APAHM with New Documentary Films on WORLD Channel
This May, for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), WORLD Channel’s award-winning series, AMERICA REFRAMED partners with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), and Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC) to celebrate the voices of Asian Pacific Americans with a … Continue reading
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LAAPFF 2017: ‘King of Peking’ (京城之王)
8Asians is proud to be a community co-presenter of this film at the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF). As a reader of 8Asians, please enjoy a discount to this film using the code: 8AZN17. Or the code … Continue reading
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LAAPFF 2017: ‘Plastic China’
8Asians is proud to be a community co-presenter of this film at the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF). As a reader of 8Asians, please enjoy a discount to this film using the code: 8AZN17 Screenings April 30 … Continue reading
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Executive Order 13800, A New Film by Koji Steven Sakai
I’m working on a new feature film called Executive Order 13800. It’s a film that asks the question, what if what happened to Japanese Americans seventy-five years ago during World War 2, happened today to Arab and Muslim Americans? I … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ken Jeong, Nissan & ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: Going Rogue’
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
8Questions: The Big Bachi Team
Last week I wrote an article about my involvement with the new feature film, The Big Bachi, and why I thought it was important and worthwhile project. I thought it’d be great opportunity to speak to some of the principals behind the production. … Continue reading
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Support ‘The Big Bachi’
As a programmer at the Japanese American National Museum, I have been on the front lines of Asian American culture for more than a decade. That’s why when Fresh Off the Boat came out on ABC, we were excited and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
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8$: ‘Rice on White,’ Asian American Sex Comedy Feature Film
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
Posted in 8$, Comedy, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged asian american films, comedy, Joe Ho, sex
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Space Jam 3 Anime Parody Featuring Jeremy Lin
With all kinds of grim videos out there from police shootings to cringe inducing videos about “Neenjas” and Xenophobic videos about Chinese buying American farms, this NigaHiga/Jeremy Lin collaboration really made my day. It pulls in some popular Anime characters … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Comics, Entertainment, Movies, Sports
Tagged anime, basketball, Jeremy Lin, nigahiga, Space Jam, Space Jam 3
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15th Cycle of Visual Communications’ Armed With a Camera (AWC) is Accepting Applications
Visual Communications is now accepting applications for its prestigious Armed With a Camera Fellowship! In its 15th cycle, the Armed With a Camera (AWC) fellowship has helped over 120 emerging filmmakers to launch careers and give voice to their Asian Pacific American heritage and communities. … Continue reading
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Maui in Disney’s Moana: An obese and insulting stereotype?
The image of Maui in Disney’s upcoming movie “Moana” has triggered some anger. Some say the body of Maui, played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is obese, an insulting stereotype of Polynesian men. This picture, from Samoan Rugby player Eliota … Continue reading
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Tagged Auli'i Cravalho, disney, Dwayne Johnson, Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, Maui, Moana movie, obesity, stereotypes, The Rock
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“Big Trouble in Little China” Remake and Coffee Table Book
Despite getting flack from fans of the original movie, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reportedly still intends to remake the cult classic “Big Trouble in Little China.” I really love that movie (no matter how politically incorrect), but I still can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged Big Trouble in Little China, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, The Rock
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