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Asian American Commercial Watch: Fidelity Investments: ‘Find More: 1-Second...
I am a Fidelity Investments customer (as well as other financial services) and saw this television commercial the other day. To be honest, I am not sure advertising the fact that Fidelity does...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Jack Link’s Jerky: ‘HANGRY Moments – Lecture...
I think it is safe to say that we’ve all had moments in our life where we’ve been really hungry and our stomachs have been growling. I think Jack Link, the beef jerky company, creates a unique spin on...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Manny Pacquiao in ‘Foot Locker’s Week of...
We’ve blogged about the dominating Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, and recently, he defeated Chris Algieri in a unanimous decision infront of a sold-out crowd in Macau. But here in the U.S., you can...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Zales Vera Wang LOVE Collection
I forgot when I first heard of the fashion designer Vera Wang, but I’ve mostly heard of her name associated with wedding dresses. So it came to my surprise to come across this Zales television...
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J-Drama Review: Great Teacher Onizuka
I’ve had a personal goal this year to solidify my Japanese language skills. Having been exposed to it as a kid in Taiwan around my grandparents and studied it on my own on and off while immersing...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: ‘Office Holiday Party – Discover it Card...
I caught this commercial Discover credit card commercial recently and found it pretty entertaining, though I’m not surprised the Asian American female office worker had dated a white male co-worker...
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60 Minutes: Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong & Disrupting Cancer
I regularly watch 60 Minutes every Sunday evening, and was pleasantly surprised to watch this segment on Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a native of South Africa, and a naturalized U.S. citizen. I think...
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Watch the New Webseries ‘Unusual Targets’
As a filmmaker and as a blogger here on 8Asians, I get hit up to write about everyone and their mother’s webseries. While I’ve seen a lot of good ones (don’t worry, yours was great!), I mostly see a...
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J-Drama Review: Gokusen
After watching all the Great Teacher Onizuka episodes plus the movies and specials, a friend of mine informed me that there was a girl version of GTO called Gokusen. I was happy to have another series...
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Saturday Night Live & Asian American Commercial Watch: Asian American Doll
In the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live, the show does quite a funny parody of a politically correct television commercial for an “Asian American Doll” – mocking many past mistakes of...
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15th Annual CAPE New Writers Fellowship: Open for Submissions
CAPE New Writers Fellowship is dedicated to discovering and nurturing Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and talents. Each accepted writer will participate in an intensive 11-session program...
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Shark Tank: Coffee Meets Bagel’s Kang Sisters – Turn Down $30M from Mark Cuban
After hearing that one of my closest friends and his wife are big fans of ABC’s Shark Tank, I’ve begun to watch repeats of the show on CNBC, and new episodes. If you’re not familiar with Shark Tank,...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Buffalo Wild Wings –‘Fans’
It’s January 2015 already and we’re well into the NFL playoffs, but I had just caught this Buffalo Wild Wings’s commercial that apparently has been hosted on YouTube since the beginning of the latest...
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#OscarsSoWhite that the statue counts as a Person Of Color. — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) January 15, 2015 #OscarsSoWhite that the ceremony is being held in an REI this year. — Hari Kondabolu...
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What’s your #FreshOffTheBoat experience?
No matter where you’re from or how long you’ve been there, we’re all a little #FreshOffTheBoat. Whether you’ve been new to a school, a city, or even a country, we’ve all felt a bit out of place. So,...
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Progresso Soup’s Creamy Potato with Bacon &...
While watching my local evening news, I came across this Progresso Soup commercial for their Creamy Potato with Bacon & Cheese soup. I kind of like these Progresso Soup commercials with their...
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8Asians.com Exclusive: Interview with ABC’s ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Hudson Yang...
As we’ve all heard by now, Fresh Off the Boat, is the first American television series staring an Asian American family in over twenty years (since Margaret Cho’s All American Girl in 1994) is coming...
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8 Reasons to Catch the ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Premiere Tonight
My heart is still stinging from the cancellation of Sullivan & Son by TBS, so it’s entirely possible that Wednesday’s premiere (plus one extra episode) of Fresh off the Boat on ABC is merely a...
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Invitation to 8Asians Readers in Los Angeles: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’“Watch...
8Asians is happy to partner with Fox Audience Strategy to invite our readers and (and your friends and family!) to join us at this fun and exclusive “Watch Party” at UCLA on Tuesday, February 10th,...
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‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Home Sweet Home-School”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 1, Episode 2: “Home Sweet Home-School.” Original airdate February 4, 2015. Microsynopsis: Jessica’s stinginess in trying to keep the restaurant from losing money becomes...
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