Category Archives: TV

SoCal Asians Choose Rabbit Ear Antennas Over Cable TV

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Tim

Bucking the national trend of moving away from over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts, nearly 20,000 Asians in Southern California switched back to rabbit ears to get OTA signals for their televisions. The draw is better quality TV (HD quality) along with more … Continue reading →

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AT&T Piano Commercial Featuring Pianist Kwan Yi

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jen

In a dramatic AT&T commercial, Pianist Kwan Yi plays on AT&T touchscreen phones and a rather dramatic and beautifully played excerpt of Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata. Yi has quite the education in music — he has an undergraduate degree from Philadelphia’s … Continue reading →

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Olivia Munn on Maxim’s Jan 2010 Cover

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Moye

Asian (or half Asian) women have done it again! G4 co-host and every geek’s wet dream Olivia Munn is gracing the January 2010 cover of Maxim Magazine. You can check out the full photo spread directly on their site, in … Continue reading →

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Juju Chang to Replace Chris Cuomo at Good Morning America

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Linda

Breaking news: According to the NY Post and nymag.com, Juju Chang will replace Chris Cuomo as newsreader on ABC’s Good Morning America. Cuomo is reportedly leaving the morning news show, though no word yet on whether he will remain with … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Volkswagen

Posted on December 3, 2009 by John

Volkswagen’s latest entertaining ad campaign is their “Sign Then Drive” event where you can get a Jetta, CC, or Tiguan for “practically just your signature.” I’ve actually test driven a Lexus with an Asian American car saleswoman before, so I … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Citibank

Posted on November 25, 2009 by John

Citibank has been advertising their 2.75% Certificate of Deposit, via this commercial featuring an older Asian American man playing and having fun with his dog along with cheerful music playing in the background. I guess Citibank thinks 2.75% CD is … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Chef Ming Tsai Take on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2009 by John

Last week, Nightline did a profile on Chef Ming Tsai and his take on two Thanksgiving dishes, with an Asian influence. They looked yummy – “8 Treasure Sticky Rice Stuffing” and “Ming’s Turkey Noodle Soup.” Let me know if any … Continue reading →

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The Daily Show & The Colbert Report Mock “Bow-Gate”

Posted on November 22, 2009 by John

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Submission Accomplished www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis As Mitsuru had blogged earlier this week, Obama critics (aka Right-wing nuts) have complained about President … Continue reading →

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From the Tumblr: A Filipino Ad Campaign for Nissan Noodles

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Guest Writer

The 8Asians tumblr highlights Asians [& uber talented non-Asians] who draw, dance, build, film, sing, write, invent, paint, teleport, and of course, tumble. It’s curated by Jun, Moye and Ernie.

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Dad & Son in Comcast Ad

Posted on November 19, 2009 by John

Like I’ve said, there seems to have been a slew of commercials (Target, CVS) recently with Asian Americans being portrayed as normal Americans, rather than for fodder. Now, Comcast has an ad touting its HD quality compared with AT&T’s U-verse … Continue reading →

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Adorable Asian Kid Kylie Now Schilling Sony, Getting More Bizarre

Posted on November 17, 2009 by John

First there was a bizarre Sony HDTV ad that claimed that watching their TV could improve your Chinese, and then there was the cute Asian girl Kylie pitching Microsoft Windows 7. Why not just combine those two? Here’s Kylie helping to pitch … Continue reading →

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“Hookin’ Up” with Mariko Izumi

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Jeff

“Hookin’ Up with Mariko Izumi” is a show about what you see in this picture.  That’s right, that rod she is holding is a fishing rod!   Mariko Izumi hosts a fishing show on WFN, the World Fishing Network channel.   She … Continue reading →

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