Asian American Commercial Watch: Tuscan Chicken Melt. #GetYourOwn
I’ve been seeing this commercial lately and find it pretty funny. I’ll never understand why some people need to #hashtag their tweets (or their FB or Instagram posts) to the nth degree. It’s not like...
View ArticleAnime Review: My Little Monster
My mom hates love stories and prefers horror or historical films over a romance any day. I can’t say I’m a huge fan of love dramas, because most of them just get too convoluted and the characters...
View ArticleAsian American Commercial Watch: TRUECar.com | A Better Way
I saw this television ad recently for this website/company that I had not heard of before – TRUECar.com, highlighting several women seeking to buy a new car, including an Asian American one. I guess...
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Lucy Liu Signs Up for Twitter with the Help of Jimmy Fallon
These days, one would think that every actor, actress and generally, celebrities would all be on Twitter trying to build up their fan base and build up a following. Apparently not. The other night, I...
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Xiao Wang Sings Opera on ‘Holland’s Got Talent,’ Endures Disrespectful...
Says an anonymous 8Asians tipster: Video of Chinese Contestant on Holland’s Got Talent. The guy sings opera very well, but is continually disrespected by one of the judges. By my count, there were...
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Charlie Rose: Aziz Ansari
Comedian Aziz Ansari recently made his first appearance on The Charlie Rose Show, in part to promote his upcoming Netflix comedy special, “Buried Alive.” According to Ansari, his special’s main...
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Obama Speaks on Immigration Reform in San Francisco’s Chinatown
As part of his pre-Thanksgiving West Coast trip, President Obama dropped by Chinatown in San Francisco at the Betty Ong Recreation Center (named after 9/11 flight attendant Betty Ann Ong). Obama gave...
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Ju Hong, UC Berkeley Graduate, Heckles Obama on Deportation
I had blogged earlier that during Obama’s visit to San Francisco where he gave a speech on immigration reform, he was heckled by an audience member. That person has now been identified as Ju Hong, 24,...
View ArticleAsian American Commercial Watch: Denny’s “Speaking My Language”
Our former 8asians.com blogger Eddy Hong reached out to me to let me know his latest television commercial gig. In this commercial Eddy plays a fan of the movie The Hobbit, dressed up as Gandalf,...
View ArticleBest Of Ken Jeong On SportsCenter
The actor, comedian (and yes, doctor) Ken Jeong recently guest co-hosted SportsCenter on ESPN. Having grown up in North Carolina, gone to Duke for undergrad and UNC for medical school, it’s no...
View ArticleKarate Hottie vs. Ameri Do Te’s Master Ken
As I was browsing MMA videos, I came upon this hilarious video of Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson on martial arts comedy webseries Enter The Dojo Show. Waterson gives a little instructional on how...
View ArticleMiami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra PSA – UNICEF Philippines Relief Efforts
I’m no fan of the Miami Heat, but was happy to see the Heat’s Head Coach Erik Spoelstra, a Filipino American, join the NBA, NBPA, and Miami HEAT in support of UNICEF and their ongoing relief efforts...
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Stereotypes on TV: Can’t Win Even When We Do
Recently the NYTimes ran a piece celebrating a significant milestone in North American Western Hollywood TV; two of the strongest and most interesting female leads are being played by Asian-American...
View ArticleAsian American Commercial Watch: Best Buy’s ‘Tablet or Laptop’
Actor Jason Schwartzman plays the main role of Christmas holiday storyteller in this television commercial, but actor Parvesh Cheena (who I know mostly for when he was on the NBC television comedy,...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: GoldieBlox’s “Princess Machine”& The Beastie...
Back in November, it took a few days after I saw this Internet video being posted by my technical or engineering educated female friends on Facebook before I got around to watching it – and I loved...
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Pantene Philippines Commercial: Labels Against Women
I was pleasantly surprised to see this video from Pantene Philippines talking about double standards against women. Not that the double standards don’t exist, but that this message would come out of...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Bank of America’s Better Balance Rewards
I like this mother & daughter ad I’ve been seeing on TV lately. The ads show what a typical mom might be doing with her typical daughter. I do wonder if the mom is a single mom, since we don’t...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: TrueCar.com | No Buyer’s Remorse
I saw this TV ad during Monday Night Football when the San Francisco 49ers were playing their last regular season game in Candlestick Park against the Atlanta Falcons. The last TrueCar commercial I...
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P&G: Proud Sponsor of Mom’s – Raising an Olympian: Julie Chu – Thank You, Mom
I caught this sponsored video link posted on the Front Page of Yahoo! I swear I thought 8Asians had blogged about this amazing woman, but I can’t seem to find any specific posts on her. Chu is the...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Scottrade’s ‘RonTrade: I Trade Like Me’
I caught this television commercial for discount stock broker Scottrade, with “Ron” discussing why he uses Scottrade. Essentially, Scott trade is trying to promote itself as a place where their...
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