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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Why Are Asians Yellow?
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SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
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Nonsmoking Stanford Doctor and Professor tells his Lung Cancer Story
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Asians In America: A Focus On Taiwanese Americans
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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Taiwanese American Michelle Wu Elected Mayor of Boston – Makes History!
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Category Archives: Local
Din Tai Fung expands dumpling footprint to downtown Seattle
Din Tai Fung recently announced that they will be opening their 3rd restaurant in the Greater Seattle area: “The restaurant’s legendary lines remain robust at its Lincoln Square and University Village locations, and owner David Yang Wasielewski announced plans to open his largest … Continue reading
TAP-SF Presents: Careers in Taiwan Panel
So I’m a bit behind on this blog post – back in July of this year, a friend of mine asked me to videotape her for a panel she was speaking at for the San Francisco chapter of Taiwanese American … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
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Review: “Allegiance” Brings Japanese American Internment to Broadway
The story of Japanese American internment comes to Broadway in this new emotional musical about the Kimura family, starring Lea Salonga, George Takei, and Telly Leung. The tale unfolds at Heart Mountain in Wyoming, following a family ripped from their … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Music, New York, Reviews, The Arts
Tagged broadway, George Takei, Lea Salonga
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8Questions: Interview with ‘Allegiance’ actor Michael K. Lee
As a reader of 8Asians, you’re probably aware of the Broadway musical Allegiance, currently running at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Featuring the talent of George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, Allegiance opened on November 8th to … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, Music, New York, The Arts, The Working APA Actor
Tagged Allegiance, broadway, Lea Salonga, musical
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Elisa Lam’s Death and Internet Afterlife
In early 2013, a young Asian Canadian woman named Elisa Lam was found dead in the water tank of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles’s Skid Row. After a cryptic video was released of her shortly before she died, the … Continue reading
Asian American Man as Series Love Interest in ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5fHfG_ptE When I first saw this clip featured on Angry Asian Man, the first thought I had was, “Wow! Woman fantasizing about an Asian American man – you don’t see that on TV every day!” Crazy Ex Girlfriend is musical … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Southern California, TV
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West Coast vs East Coast Asian Americans
A month after Number One Son left California to start college in Boston, I asked him if he found East Coast Asian Americans to be different from those from the West Coast. He definitely did, saying that most of them … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged East Coast, West Coast
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From the Margins to the Mainstream: A Panel on Race, Comedy and Prime Time TV
KPCC, Southern California’s public radio station, recently hosted this panel on Race, Comedy, and Prime Time TV. The guest panelists were: Melvin Mar (@ChineseGuy88), executive producer of “Fresh Off the Boat” Joz Wang (@JozJozJoz), editor of 8 Asians and founder of V3, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern California, TV
Tagged Angela Hutchinson, comedy, Fresh Off The Boat, KPCC, Melvin Mar, television
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8Books Review: “Bright Lines,” by Tanwi Nandini Islam
Tanwi Nandini Islam’s debut novel Bright Lines is a coming-of-age story for three young girls in Brooklyn and a family trying to find itself. Ella returns home from college for the summer to see her aunt, uncle, and cousin in Brooklyn, her … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Entertainment, New York, Reviews
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An Asian/White Divide in Silicon Valley
Many statistics quoted about Silicon Valley diversity often lump Asian and Whites together vs Hispanics and African Americans. This sorting implies that there is some kind of unity between Asian and Whites in Silicon Valley. As a longtime resident, I … Continue reading
Posted in Education, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Harvard, Samuel Liu, Saratoga High School, self-segregation
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Union City School changes name to honor Filipino American Farm Labor Leaders
Alvarado Middle School in Union City California will officially change its name to Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School this September. Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz were farm worker labor leaders instrumental in the founding of the United Farm Workers. The … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Labor, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Alvarado Middle School, Larry Itliong, Phillip Vera Cruz, Union City
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Dancing his way into her Heart: A Dance Video Proposal
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
Posted in Entertainment, Family, New York
Tagged Amanda Phillips, dance, Joshua Dela Cruz, proposal
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