Shameless Self Promotion: Hide Your Kids! Asians Are Taking Over Fashion
As seen on 8Asians.com… Asians are taking over the fashion world. I am totally serious. If Vogue editrix Anna Wintour features the industry’s top Asian models in a piece titled “Asia Major” that says Asian models are “redefining traditional concepts of beauty” then it must be true — because everything Anna says is the truth...
Shameless Self Promotion: Getting ‘Popped’ in Hyphen Magazine
My first column titled “Popped” popped up in the latest issue of Hyphen Magazine. The column will explore Asian Americans in pop culture and in this particular article, I use the beloved Data from “The Goonies” as a jumping off point to explore how Asian Americans have been evolving in the world of TV and...
Darren Criss From ‘Glee’ Connects with his Filipino Half
As seen on 8Asians.com…it’s getting LOTS of attention…. Fans of Glee are still all a twitter about the show’s latest heartthrob addition: Darren Criss. Last week the relatively unknown pop star/actor became known. He made us swoon as Blaine, Kurt’s (Chris Colfer) potential love interest and mentor. As a friendly member of a rival glee...
Asian American Makes it Hot on ‘True Blood’ Season 4
As seen on 8Asians.com… The craziest, raunchiest, bloodiest, and nakediest show on television has made room for an Asian American character. Yay! The omniscient TV writers, Michael Ausiello and Andy Patrick of Entertainment Weekly got the scoop on some of the new characters on the roster for season 4 of True Blood — and one...
Is the Ktown Reality Show Cast Douchey Enough?
The answer to the above question is: MAYBE. (Although that guy on the far left with the 2002 Justin Timberlake look is making it easier to say YES.) Perhaps the main question should be: What possessed R&B sensation Tyrese Gibson to create a reality show based on Korean Americans? I am not offended — or...
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Apparently ‘The Karate Kid’ is NOT a remake
Chan and Smith get jiggy with it in “The Karate Kid” Harald Zwart, the director of The Karate Kid (out in theaters June 11) said the following to ComingSoon.net: To me, it was never a remake; it’s a retelling of a story. So despite what people are writing about this movie, it isn’t a remake....
The Booty-Popping, Lip Synching Asian Boy is Back!
Remember when I blogged about this kid? Lucky for us, he’s back: About halfway through his performance, it looked like he was getting a bit winded — but he pushed through. I see a great improvement in his passion and dedication for dance and the lip synching arts — but that doesn’t mean that I...
I am 1 of 8Asians
Actually, I am one of 17 Asians who blog on 8Asians.com, a site that is the authority of all that is Asian. I started giving my take on Asian Americans in pop culture a couple of weeks ago and it’s been pretty darn fun. I am just doing my civic duty by reppin’ my culture...
Asian Guys Know How to Sing
Have you seen the dude that Gawker called the Chinese Susan Boyle? His name is Lin Yu Chun and the homeboy can sing – but he looks like a Cabbage Patch Kid. Like Susan, he needs a bit of a makeover. Then there’s this kid: Sure, he’s lip syncing – but this definitely outdoes the...
Fist Pumping to Lyrics Born and Joyo Velarde at SXSW
South by Southwest is one of the most prominent indie music extravaganza in the nation – maybe even the world. Actually, Austin is considered “The Live Music Capital of the World” so the latter is probably more accurate. Having lived there before, I do miss the easy access to live music, so going back to...
ABDC proves that Asian girl on girl action still sells
Something is going wrong with my DVR. It has not been recording episodes of America’s Best Dance Crew, therefore ruining my life. Luckily, MTV posts the episodes on their site and I finally watched it and was very pleased to see that Hawaiian crew Hype 5-0 pulled the gratuitous “two Asian girls kissing” trick out...
Blatant cultural branding and the sexualization of speed skating
So how about those speed skating races last night? Man, that Apolo Anton Ohno sure knows how to do a nice crotch shot. Seriously – did the camera man wake up in the morning and say, “I am going to get an upward angle shot of Apolo’s crotch today.” That whole sequence made me feel...
