8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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US Table Tennis Gains visibility during the Paris Olympics
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Defining American Citizenship: The Story of Wong Kim Ark
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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Category Archives: Health
Takeru Kobayashi Released from Jail
On July 4th, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut defended his title (and winning for the 4th time in a row) in Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest by eating 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Due to a contracts dispute with Major League Eating & … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyles, Local, New York, Observations, Sports, TV
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The Model Minority Myth applied to Asian-American Health
When I was 34, my doctor refused to biopsy a lump I found in my right breast. He told me I was too young to get breast cancer and had no family history. Besides, he said, “Asian women don’t get … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Health
Tagged breast cancer, Diabetes, diet, exercise, Susan Matsuko Shinagawa
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Chinese More Likely to Be Nearsighted
Embedded in this week’s news on a new study on Chinese children who need glasses (it’s estimated as much as 60% of rural Chinese children need glasses, but many don’t get them), was this quote from an Oxford researcher: “People … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Health
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Smell of Chinese Herbs Mistaken for “Toxic Chemicals,” Stops SFO Flight
Anyone who grew up a child of Chinese immigrants can probably relate to the embarrassment of having to use medicines that aren’t commonplace in American society, especially those that leave an unmistakable odor. Just this week, the smell from Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Health
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Students Eating Instant Ramen Increase Risk of Chronic Disease
I love food; no, no, I really LOVE food. It’s a relationship that has been sacred and intimate and enjoyable. I scoff at canned soups and instant anything. But, somewhere in my genetic makeup is a deep love for instant … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Health
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DUDE WTF ASIA: The Two Year Old Smoking Baby
Posted without comment: this YouTube video this video from ABC (since YouTube is constantly taking down the original video source due to copyright violations) of a two year old baby from Indonesia, who needs his mother to change his diapers, … Continue reading
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Family, Health
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New Hep B Campaign Asks: Which One Deserves to Die?
Recently, the San Francisco Hepatitis B Free Campaign launched a new controversial and in-your-face print, billboard and television advertising campaign in the Bay Area called “Which One Deserves to Die.” San Francisco has the highest rate of liver cancer in … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Health, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
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Silence Equals Death
By Ken As APIs, there are many of us who have been raised in families who would rather die than let family secrets out into the open. Invariably, extended family members somehow find out. The omnipresent veil of secrecy incites … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Health, LGBT, Lifestyles
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In Vitro Fertilization Less Successful for Asian Americans
A study by Stanford University shows that in vitro fertilization are less successful for Asian American women than white women; while Asian-American women responded to medications used to stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs at the same rates as their … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Family, Health
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Are Asian Americans the Fittest Kids in California?
Are Asian-American kids the most fit in California? They are if you exclude Filipinos and Pacific Islanders. According to Kidsdata.org, the percentage of Asian-American 7th and 9th graders in 2008 who meet all fitness standards is greater than any other … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyles, Sports, WTF
Tagged youth sports and physical fitness
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Cancer: Asians and the Big C
If you’re a regular reader of 8Asians, you already know I lost both my parents to the big C – Cancer. Toan Lam writes this week in the Huffington Post about a phenomenon in the Asian community surrounding Cancer, specifically … Continue reading