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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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Kaitlyn Chen Remains on the Valkyries (at least for now)
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Tag Archives: Pacific Islanders
Heart Disease and Stroke Risks Vary significantly among Asian American Subgroups
Stroke is a medical hazard for Asian Americans. It can even strike Asian Americans as young as 33. Which Asian Americans are the most vulnerable? The American Heart Association reports that heart disease and stroke risks vary significantly among Asian … Continue reading
Asian American Medical Hazard: Hidden Fat and Hidden Diabetes
“Hidden fat” at first glance doesn’t look like a bad thing. Who wants to have everyone see where your fat is? But for Asian Americans Pacific Islanders and the Filipino, South Asian, and Pacific Islander subgroups in particular, fat tends … Continue reading
Revisiting the question of whether Filipinos are Asians or Pacific Islanders
Are Filipinos Asians or Pacific Islanders? That is a question we dealt with on 8asians a long time ago, and most questionnaires and surveys put Filipinos into the Asian category. The question does come up peridiocally, as the Fung brothers … Continue reading
Pacific Islander Students struggle under the AAPI umbrella
The umbrella term AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) is a broad one that catches many under the model minority stereotype that comes with it, even while some, like many Pacific Islanders, are struggling for success. Pacific Islanders (PI), those people … Continue reading
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