February 2012
3 posts
“I’m riding [Jeremy Lin] like friggin’ Secretariat.”
– New York coach Mike D’Antoni after Jeremy Lin’s game on Monday. The SF Chronicle talks about “Linsanity” and how after a couple of games, Lin has become an “international media phenomenon” and the toast of the NBA.
January 2012
8 posts
“Speaking of clichés, Heejun Han is a model of Asian impassiveness with an odd...”
– Lisa de Moraes from the Washington Post, on why Heejun Han has become American Idols’ anti-William Hung in a three minute audition clip.
December 2011
12 posts
“I actually think the U.S. is no worse than any comparable country (think about...”
– The Khan Academy’s Salman Khan, when asked which foreign education system the United States should mimic on Reddit
Watchthedailywhat:
Time-Lapse Thing of the Day: Rob Whitworth captures the raw, frenetic energy of Ho Chi Minh City with a time-lapse video composed of 10,000 RAW images from around Vietnam’s largest city.
He says:
Everyone who has visited Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam knows part of the magic (love it or hate it) is in the traffic. Ever since I first set foot in HCMC I have been captivated by the...
November 2011
8 posts
“Obviously, it is. You just look around and it’s a numbers game. There are fewer...”
– Actor John Cho, on whether it’s tough for Asian Americans to break into the movie business
October 2011
15 posts
“The president’s got eclectic tastes in movies and is obviously pop-culture...”
– Kal Penn, of the Harold & Kumar franchise, on his time working in the Obama administration and the resulting challenges of bringing up his previous work experience. (via newsweek)
A new episode of 8Asians’ The A-Word is up....
September 2011
10 posts
“Dear libs, stop being so sensitive to every. little. thing. If a popular sitcom...”
– An excerpt from an interview with Eugene Liu from AsianConservatives.com. Read the full interview here.
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