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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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Kaitlyn Chen Remains on the Valkyries (at least for now)
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Category Archives: Health
Olympic Wrestler Clarissa Chun on PBS Hawaii
During the 2012 Olympics, I read Jeff’s post about Asian Americans that were competing, and I immediately zoomed in on Clarissa Chun and became a huge fan of hers and totally rooted for her as she won the bronze. She … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles
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Model and Former Pageant Queen Maria Kang’s Controversial Fitness Photo and Message
The Hubby disagrees with me on this point, but of course he does. After all, he is a straight man with a pulse. Men everywhere are rushing to defend a [super hot and sexy] damsel in distress. Women, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Entertainment, Health, Health and Beauty, Observations
Tagged Beauty, beauty pageant, fitness, Health, Maria Kang
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Japanese Snail Salon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kwRG4Wj33o I used to play with garden snails all the time as a kid, collecting them, feeding them, and racing them. They are the cutest little things. But letting them crawl across my face as an anti-aging salon treatment? Um, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, DUDE WTF ASIA, Health, Lifestyles, WTF
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Indians Who Love Steak and The Rise of Meat Consumption in Asia
“I actually didn’t eat beef growing up,” he said, with a sly smile, “because of my parents.” The thought – that perhaps he believed the silly religion of his Indian parents – was brushed away like dust off his shoulder, … Continue reading
National Minority Donor Awareness Week (August 1-7)
I had no idea that August 1 through August 7 is National Minority Donor Awareness Week until a friend of mine posted the above video which featured a friend of hers. We have done many stories at 8asians on the … Continue reading
Healthy Engaged Youth (HEY!) Kickoff Webinar
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics, the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Education, Health
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Asian Waistlines and Heart Disease
While waist size is an indicator for potential hypertension (high blood pressure) and heart disease, the standards for Asians is stricter stricter than for non-Asians. This is similar to the situation with Asians and Body Mass Index (BMI), where standards … Continue reading
Asian American Medical Hazard: Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis)
When I read this article about how California was moving prisoners from Central Valley prisons because of “valley fever” problems, one line in particular got my attention: U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson last week ordered the transfer of most black, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Environment, Health
Tagged Coccidioidomycosis, Filipinos, Valley Fever
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In Language Health Care Webinars Now Available
Back in May, 2013 I wrote about the availability of information on the New Healthcare Law that was available in 10 different Asian languages The presentation titled “The Health Care Law and You” was translated into 10 different Asian languages … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Health, Health and Beauty
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Save Nina
Ever since I had a baby, I’m way more emotional than I have ever been. Put it this way, it’s not uncommon to find me tearing up during television sitcoms and romantic comedies. That’s why the first time I heard … Continue reading