Category Archives: Meta

8Asians Unveils GASP!: A Shopping Blog for APAs

Whether you like it or not, shopping is the cheapest therapy out there, and it’s a lot healthier than eating your feelings. That’s why we here at 8Asians are proud to launch GASP!, a sister website dedicated to all things … Continue reading

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The 8Asians Talk About: Angry Asian Man and the Word “Chink”

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. And sometimes, we … Continue reading

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The People I’ve Slept With Gets a TV Deal

Indulge me as I use this space to rave and brag and gush and brag and rave and – well, you get the picture – about our very own Koji Steven Sakai. Koji is a writer; you’ve actually read his … Continue reading

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Previously This Week on 8Asians

Last year, Tim laments the lack of Asian surrogates. Also last year, Rob notices a theater production where Asian-Americans perform in non-Asian roles. Two years ago, a then-unknown-to-Americans named Daniel Henney announces his role in the movie X-Men Origins. Three … Continue reading

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Vote for 8Asians in the 2010 Bloggies; Nominated for “Best Group Weblog”

The Bloggies are the web’s longest-running non-profit, reader voted weblog awards. It’s like the Oscars for bloggers, but with no golden statue at the end. And like the Oscars, it’s an honor just to be nominated! For the second year … Continue reading

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How to Add Your Event to 8Asians

8Asians is committed to publicizing events that benefit both the Asian American and Asian Canadian community. In an effort to do this, while not making our editors rip their hair out, we started automating the events process so that an … Continue reading

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8Asians Turns Three Years Old Today! (Oh, and Merry Christmas)

Some time before the Christmas break three years ago, me and a couple of co-workers met up in the Yahoo! cafeteria and talked about possible side projects that everyone was working on. “I’m thinking about starting a multi-person blog about … Continue reading

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On This Day

Two years ago: John discusses the merits of Pinkberry, and its corresponding American Express commercial. Two years ago: Trans-racial adoptive parents, behaving badly. Two years ago: Brian watches the uncensored version of Lust Caution – something he couldn’t do when … Continue reading

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On This Day

One year ago: Xxxtine reviews Secrets of the Kung Fu Temple. Two years ago: For Chinese Americans, Schools earn the prize. Two years ago: A Chink in the Armour, a short film about Chinese Canadian stereotypes. Two years ago: Chinese … Continue reading

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Jeff gets Interviewed on Fil-Am Ako

One of the nice things about being editor is that I can pretty much write about anything without any fear of reprimand, which means I get to blog about this nice interview about follow blogger Jeff on Fil-Am Ako, a … Continue reading

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This Week: Film Festivals in LA, Eating and Drinking in SF

4th Annual Talent 1 Media Film Festival – The Film Festival will feature workshops and films all day at the Japan America Cultural Center, Little Tokyo Downtown LA. (6/13, Los Angeles: More info here.) East West Eats: An Evening with … Continue reading

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8Asians.com Comment Policy Updated: Now Registered Commenters Only

You know, it’s too bad that a couple of bad apples can spoil the entire barrel. After two years of relatively drama free comments, the past couple of days have seen a spike in especially hateful comments towards the people … Continue reading

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