Adam WarRock Debuts New Music Video, “This Song”

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Moye

Nerdcore hip-hop artist Adam WarRock (Eugene Ahn) is back with a brand new (and very first) music video for “This Song.” The new piece marks his two year anniversary of pursuing music full-time, as well as his annual fundraiser to continue his tradition of producing free songs for fans, performing live across the country and reminding us that hey, going after that dream job is totally worth it!

Click here to donate! And like every true generous Asian, Eugene will be giving every donor free downloads, an exclusive mixtape album, a copy of the Adam WarRock comic, a sketch from artist Chris Haley and a hug.*

*I may or may not have made up this part.

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MSNBC: Asian Americans Could Swing Outcome in Battleground States

Posted on June 26, 2012 by John

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Last week, Pew Research Center released their study of “The Rise of Asian Americans.” MSNBC did a segment on the report and discuss the importance of the Asian vote. Although Asian American make up only 6% of the overall U.S. population, their numbers in a few battleground states  – especially in Nevada and Virgina – could help swing the vote for Obama or Romney. Given that Asian Americans generally lean Democratic, it’s no wonder that Obama has been paying a little bit more attentions to the Asian American community lately. In a future follow-up post, I’ll go into more of the details of the Pew report’s results on Asian Americans and their views on politics.

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Is Asian Immigration Making America Less Religious?

Posted on June 26, 2012 by William

Is Asian Immigration making America less religious?

Asian immigration has been the focus of many, many claims to society ills. They include the usual load of “they taking our jobs” or “damn, they soaking our social services”  etc. But funnily enough, immigrant Asians have now been accused of “y’all ain’t believing enough!”. According to Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation, Asian immigrants are making the United States less religious.

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The College Admissions Game, Part 8: The Interview

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Jeff

One part of the college admissions process that you may encounter is the interview. Some colleges require it, while two out of the three high schools that Number One Son applied to required interviews. Although The Daughter did not have any college interviews, I have been an alumni interviewer for my college for several years and will pass on my experiences. As with everything, some preparation can go a long way with making the admissions interview a positive experience.

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Our Jeremy Linspiration

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Guest Writer

http://youtu.be/zaV7DOXgCfA

By Sheldon

My friend and I were brought together through our common passion of creating and directing videos that will connect to people who have shared our experiences as first-generation Asian Americans. We, like many others, were inspired by the events of Linsanity and grateful for the ways in which Jeremy has paved the way for countless Asian Americans not only in sports, but also in film, music, etc. Jeremy’s impact on how Asian Americans such as myself are treated, viewed and represented in society cannot be overstated nor fully appreciated until years down the road. We hope that this short film is the first of many to come, and will continue the momentum of Linsanity and help to carry it over to the next NBA season.

The characters include Sheldon as the lead, who is an aspiring Asian-American actor in Los Angeles, Brian Ji, a MD/PhD student at Columbia University, and finally the mailman Charlie Kim, an aspiring musician in Los Angeles.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sheldon Zhai is an Asian American actor in Los Angeles.

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30th Anniversary of the Death of Vincent Chin: Standing Up Then and Now

Posted on June 22, 2012 by jozjozjoz

Editor’s Note: 8Asians.com is a media sponsor of Vincent Chin 30: Standing Up Then and Now.

In 1982, Vincent Chin was the victim of a hate crime murder in Detroit. Thirty years later, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continue to face discrimination and bullying. In light of recent tragedies like the extreme hazing and subsequent death of Pvt. Danny Chen and the continuing effects of 9/11, what can Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders do to stand up against racism and discrimination?

On Saturday, June 23, 2012, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP), the national network of progressive Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and allies, presents “Vincent Chin 30: Standing Up Then and Now,” a nationwide Google Hangout with leading civil rights leaders from around the country to discuss hate crimes and bullying in the community.

The one-hour panel discussion, to be moderated by Phil Yu of AngryAsianMan.com, will feature Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC); Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations San Francisco Bay Area chapter; Tom Hayashi, executive director of OCA, and Mee Moua, president and executive director of Asian American Justice Center; and more.

The Google Hangout will be held from 11 a.m. to noon (Pacific Time) on June 23. Viewing parties have been organized in more 30 cities. In Los Angeles, the viewing party will be held at The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, at 111 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Following the hangout, there will be a half-hour conversation with Stewart Kwoh, Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Center and L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. The event ends at 2:00 p.m.
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The Colbert Report: Asian Immigration Threat in America

Posted on June 22, 2012 by John

Earlier this week, Pew Research released a study on “The Rise of Asian Americans” and noted that Asians are the largest immigrant group in the nation, surpassing Hispanics. So it didn’t take long for Stephen Colbert to mock the report and the “threat” of Asian immigration. My favorite line of this segment was: “Nation, we’re getting boxed in. Mexicans do the jobs we don’t want to do and Asians do the jobs we’re not able to do.”

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Jeremy Lin in Public Service Announcement about Dating Violence

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Jeff

Jeremy Lin has joined Eli Manning, David Beckham and others in this Public Service Announcement about dating violence.  This is was produced by the White House as part of the 1is2many campaign.  According to the White House:

“Despite the significant progress made in reducing violence against women, young women continue to face the highest rates of dating violence and sexual assault. In the last year, one in 10 teens has reported being physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend. One in five young women has been sexually assaulted while in college.”

This video joins other efforts by Asian Americans to raise awareness about domestic violence.

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Awesome Dance Lessons With Mike Song

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Edward

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAoQZ4XG2Vs

Have you always wanted to dance and actually look awesome while doing it? Thanks to Mike Song here (from KABA Modern fame), he is providing a fantastic service where a new dance tutorial will be released every Tuesday. It’s EXTREMELY informative, and Mike definitely takes his time showing the moves so you can learn at your own pace. Unlike dance classes, you can always pause and rewind and keep doing it until you get it just right. Too awesome.

H/T to Angela R!!

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Spencer Yee, 10-year-old Archery Prodigy

Posted on June 21, 2012 by tinabot

For the Chinese American Western I’m writing, COWBOY NINJA, I have a lot of fun going out and “researching” the subject, and one thing on my list for this summer is archery classes. So I was especially impressed when I saw the news on Yahoo! Sports about 10-year-old Spencer Yee who earned gold at the 2012 Pan American Games going against teens around seven years older than him. Yee out shoots his father Steve Yee and his Paralympian teacher Eric Bennett, and if he had been four years older, he could possibly qualify for the Olympics. Winning gold medals before even graduating from elementary school? Now that’s inspiring!

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“Asians Tops Hispanic For the First Time” Graphic Accurate, but Pretty Damn Funny

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Ernie

Yes, it’s true – Asians are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, beating out Latinos and Hispanics. You could even say – according to this local television screen grab from San Francisco’s KRON 4 – that Asians are topping Hispanics for the first time.

(Meanwhile, gay Asian Americans everywhere are looking at this and saying to each other “for the first time? Honey, we’ve been topping Hispanics a long, long time ago.” And then someone would go OH SNAP and they would all high-five each other while their heterosexual brethren shift in their seats uncomfortably.)

(Hat tip: Rick P.)

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All About My Wife: Korean Movie Review

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Xxxtine


All About My Wife (내 아내의 모든 것) tells the story of Doo-hyun (LEE Sun-kyun) who after seven years of marriage wants to divorce his beautiful wife, Jung-In (LIM Soo-jung). After all the nagging, whining and complaining, he’s at his wits end, but can’t even bring up wanting to leave due to her non-stop chatter. Even him being assigned across the country does not give him rest from her as she follows along to be with him. Exasperated, he enlists the help of his new neighbour, Casanova Seong-ki (RYU Seuong-ryong), who literally has a queue of women pawing at his doorstep. Doo-hyun’s thinking, if he can’t leave, maybe he can make her leave instead and asks Seong-ki to seduce her.

If you were thinking this film is a romantic comedy, where two people meet, fall in love and the obstacles that they overcome to get together to give you hearts, rainbows and unicorns in the end … it’s not that kind of film. Instead, it’s a film about how people stop listening to each other and the barrier that causes them to drift apart.

Surprisingly, this is not a typical romance comedy I would expect coming out of South Korea. Mind you, the humour is VERY Korean with all the whiny nagging chatter typical of many female characters in Korean comedies, but there was a certain depth to it. If I were to draw a comparison, Lucy Liu’s character Ling Woo in Ally McBeal would be the closest. A kind of fiery onslaught of complaints that people wish they could say out loud but never have the balls to do.
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