Category Archives: New York

NYC Ticket Giveaway: 35th Annual Asian American International Film Festival

Posted on July 14, 2012 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 7/17/2012: Congrats to the winners: Jacky C, Jennifer B, and Lysabeth L! 8Asians is proud to be a media partner for the 35th annual Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in New York City. AAIFF is the first and … Continue reading →

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Radio Talk Show Hosts Mock Congressional Candidate Nate Shinagawa With Racist Comments

Posted on July 7, 2012 by John

I’m never too surprised when I hear right-wing talk radio hosts make racists comments, but it is still sad to hear about these incidents, especially when the attacks are against someone I know. Radio talk show hosts Bill Nojay (who … Continue reading →

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Grace Meng Is Rising Star For Asian New Yorkers

Posted on July 2, 2012 by John

Nate Shinagawa winning his race for New York’s 23rd Congressional district Democratic nomination. Well, Shinagawa wasn’t the only Asian American New Yorker who on their primary fight: >”On Tuesday, Assemblywoman Meng scored a resounding victory in a four-way primary to … Continue reading →

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Nate Shinagawa Wins Race For NY’s 23rd Congressional District Democratic Nomination

Posted on June 28, 2012 by John

I’ve been meaning to write about Nate Shinagawa for a while. Now I have a better reason to. Shinagawa is currently a Tompkins County Legislature in upstate New York and just won the Democratic nomination for New York’s 23rd Congressional District … Continue reading →

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New York May Ban Shark Fin Sales, Following Other States

Posted on February 23, 2012 by John

Earlier this week, New York State legislators introduced a bill that would ban the sale, trading, possession and distribution of shark fins, possibly as of 2013. California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington already ban shark fin and Florida, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia … Continue reading →

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Flushing Councilman Peter Koo Switches From Republican to Democrat

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lexington

On Thursday, New York City Councilman Peter Koo of Flushing, Queens announced that he’s switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. There are several reasons why he may have switched. Reports have surfaced that Koo had problems with the … Continue reading →

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Papa John’s “Lady Chinky Eyes” Incident: What Does “Chink” Even Mean?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by William

Minhee Cho made headlines after ordering pizza from Papa John’s and had her name misspelled as “Lady Chinky Eyes”. While I’m sure American Law gives the benefit of the doubt to the employee to defend herself as a mentally challenged … Continue reading →

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New York Redistricting Dilutes Asian American Voting Power

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Lexington In recent years, there has been substantial press coverage predicting that the dramatic increase of New York’s Asian American (APA) population would lead to an increase in political influence. Yet that population increase hasn’t translated to greater APA … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Off to the New York Knicks

Posted on December 28, 2011 by John

Well, NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin didn’t have much time to settle down at the Houston Rockets. He’s already been traded to the New York Knicks: The New York Knicks have claimed guard Jeremy Lin off waivers to fill a … Continue reading →

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Eight Soldiers Charged in Death of Private Danny Chen

Posted on December 22, 2011 by John

I haven’t been following the case of Private Danny Chen, a 19-year-old from New York’s Chinatown neighborhood, and his suicide in Afghanistan in October too closely, but caught the recent report about his eight fellow soldiers being charged for his … Continue reading →

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New York’s New Road Safety Guide In Haiku Form

Posted on December 21, 2011 by William

I’m as knowledgeable about writing Haiku poetry as  Silvio Berlusconi is about being discreet, but this isn’t such a bad idea.  Signs in New York City have appeared which are designed to try and lift awareness of road safety in a … Continue reading →

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Inside Out Project: Calling Artists in NYC

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Lily

So what’s this Inside Out Project? Well, it was founded by JR, winner of a TED prize. As a part of this project, Stefanie emailed us saying that she’s working on a project specifically to talk about the under-representation of Asian … Continue reading →

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