Category Archives: Lifestyles

My name is @

Posted on August 16, 2007 by genghis

I came across an article, where a couple in China wants to name their son @. You read correctly, @, which prounounced in Mandarin is “ai ta” and translated in English means “love him”. It turns out that the deputy … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Technology | 21 Comments

Why Asian Guys Can’t Get White Girls

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Mike

I couldn’t resist not posting this. First, there was Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys, then there was a response. Now, here’s the flip side: Why can’t Asian guys get white girls? This totally awesome and totally hilarious response … Continue reading →

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Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys: A Response

Posted on August 11, 2007 by akrypti

Last week, Mike posted an entry titled “Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys,” which is one of those topics that, no matter how many times it is addressed, is never resolved. I’m a rather typical Asian girl, so this … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyles, Observations | Tagged | 42 Comments

LA Weekly: The Rise of Fil-Am Hip-Hop

Posted on August 10, 2007 by claire

LA Weekly features the Filipino-American Hip-Hop movement, and provides an accompanying list of places where you can experience it first-hand. An excerpt: Icy Ice breaks down the rise of Fil-Am hip-hop like this: As hip-hop migrated west in the ’80s, … Continue reading →

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Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Mike

So, the age-old question: Why do Asian girls go for white guys? A friend (who happens to be Caucasian guy and married to an Asian American girl) asked if there really are more interracial couples than intra-racial couples out there. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Lifestyles | Tagged | 180 Comments

Thoughts from North of the Border: Mosaic vs. Melting Pot

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Xxxtine

As the lone Canadian of the group here at 8Asians, I sit back and read with great fascination the many issues that go on in Asian America. Many of us in the Asian Arts Community up north have worked with, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Observations | 16 Comments

Santa Clara County adding Asians at nation’s fastest pace

Posted on August 9, 2007 by John

In today’s front page of The San Jose Mercury News reports: “Santa Clara County adding Asians at nation’s fastest pace – Births, Economy, Immigration Fuel Continuing Rise” “Santa Clara County’s Asian population has jumped by 20 percent, or about 91,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Lifestyles, Observations | 2 Comments

Blacklava Apparel: For Asians, By Asians, But So What?

Posted on August 5, 2007 by akrypti

I recently came across Blacklava, a California-based company that sells what IMdiversity.com dubs “Asian American-themed apparel with a political consciousness.” Blacklava caters almost exclusively to the Asian American community. It offers T-shirts, buttons, and bumper stickers with messages like “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyles | 14 Comments

Chinese Women Crave Bill Gates’ Sperm

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Mike

I tried coming up with a clever title for this article. But, well, do I really need something more attention grabbing than that? (I ripped it off from the source.) According to Weird Asia News: [China’s ‘Self’ magazine] asked 1000 … Continue reading →

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Nearing 4 Billion Asians…There Must Be Some Good Artists

Posted on July 23, 2007 by claire

This is the tagline of startdrawing.org, “the Asia drawing portal.” As Ernie said when he provided the link, “who knew such a thing existed?” Prepare to spend some time on the site if you are a fan of illustration. This … Continue reading →

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Green Card Status Forces PhD Grad Into Pizza Boy

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Mike

Picture this: you’re born in Asia, move to the US when you’re two, graduate from a US college, then have to take a $5.50/hr off-the-books job and live in fear of deportation because you’re not a US citizen. If you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Lifestyles | 14 Comments

Is too much self-esteem bad for you?

Posted on July 10, 2007 by claire

Andrew Lam of New American Media has an interesting article on Alternet about the self-esteem movement that could be considered kind of a counterpoint to J. Peter’s recent post about the sometimes insanity-inducing pressure some Asian kids feel to be … Continue reading →

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