Category Archives: Family

Zuckerberg Family Wishing Happy Lunar New Year in Chinese

Posted on February 7, 2016 by 8AsiansNews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo9bArhBGSU The Zuckerberg family wishes everyone Happy Lunary New Year in Chinese. Let’s see if little Max gets to go to a bilingual Chinese-English school and upstage mom and dad with mad Chinese language skills in the future.

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NPR: Ansari And Yang Explore The First-Generation Experience In ‘Master Of None’

Posted on November 25, 2015 by John

  https://youtu.be/6bFvb3WKISk I’m a big fan of NPR and Terry Gross and her Fresh Air program. Back in early November, I caught this 44:13 minute interview with Indian American comic Aziz Ansari and Taiwanese American co-creator and co-writer Alan Yang … Continue reading →

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Dancing his way into her Heart: A Dance Video Proposal

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Jeff

While you may have already seen Joshua Dela Cruz’s surprise proposal to Amanda Phillips disguised as a dance video shoot, but I thought I’d share it for three reasons.  First, it’s a lot more original than a flash mob proposal–those … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Talk About Jennifer Pan, “Tiger” Parenting, and “Everyone Loves Raymond”

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Jeff

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. The subject of … Continue reading →

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‘Twinsters’ to be released in theaters in July 2015; + L.A. premiere & afterparty info

Posted on July 10, 2015 by jozjozjoz

We have been following the Twinsters story since last year when they were still crowdfunding for the film, and our some of our L.A. readers even got to see the film at the 2015 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Re Jane” by Patricia Park

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Lily

I stumbled across Patricia Park’s debut novel Re Jane while looking through reading lists saying what should have been on this year’s (not surprisingly) all-white cast of New York Times recommended summer books. And I have to say, that it is a … Continue reading →

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The College Admissions Game Addendum 1: Rankings, Ratings, and Registering

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Jeff

How much is getting into a top ranked college worth? One family from Hong Kong offered up to $400K to a popular Silicon Valley consultant to get their “C” average student into a top ranked school. This raises many questions, … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: ‘Twinsters’ at LAAPFF 2015 + McDonald’s Arch Card

Posted on April 22, 2015 by jozjozjoz

8Asians is working with McDonald’s to give away free tickets for you and a guest to watch the highly anticipated documentary Twinsters at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on April 25, 2015, AND reconnect over a shared meal … Continue reading →

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Fung Brothers: Things Asian Parents Do

Posted on March 26, 2015 by tinabot

I think a lot of Asian American kids watch this and are like “Yeah, my parents do a lot of those things”, but my mom watched this, cracked up, and said “I really do do that!” I feel like that’s … Continue reading →

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8Books: Learning Chinese Characters

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Tim

In my on-going quest to get my daughter fluent in Chinese, I came across the opportunity to review a book called “Learning Chinese Characters” published by Tuttle Publishing. In case you’re not familiar, I have a nine year old daughter, … Continue reading →

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8Books: Free Kid’s E-book for Chinese New Year, ‘The Emperor Who Built the Great Wall’

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Tim

If you’re an Asian American parent like me, you probably struggle to find books for your kids that have the right blend of age appropriateness and entertainment while still offering a glimpse into the history and culture of your ancestry. … Continue reading →

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Gifts That Look Like Me

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Koji Steven Sakai

I know recently there’s been a backlash against the whole Elf on a Shelf phenomenon. If you aren’t a parent, then you might not know what I’m talking about. Elf on the Shelf is a book that comes with an … Continue reading →

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