Highlighting Asians [& uber talented non-Asians] who draw, dance, build, film, sing, write, invent, paint, teleport, and of course, tumble. This tumblr is a spin-off of our regular blog at — of course! — 8asians.com.Tumblr (3.0; @8asians)http://8asians.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4stmnyQ571r0bnk5o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4stmnyQ571r0bnk5o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4stmnyQ571r0bnk5o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4stmnyQ571r0bnk5o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4stmnyQ571r0bnk5o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4stmnyQ571r0bnk5o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/25372663240/photographs-of-celebrity-impersonators-their">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/photographs-of-celebrity-impersonators-their-asian-look-a-likes/">Photographs of Celebrity Impersonators & Their Asian Look-A-Likes</a></p> </blockquote>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/25391827257http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/25391827257Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:35:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5hxpvjjj41qa63cdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ryanschude.tumblr.com/post/24957572804/george-takei-for-hyphen-magazine-styling-by">ryanschude</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>George Takei for Hyphen Magazine. Styling by <a href="http://www.misstashina.com">Tashina Hunter</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ryanschude.com">©Ryan Schude</a></p> </blockquote>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/25049755788http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/25049755788Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:27:35 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5h4uhNEF31qdszo9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/24980959195http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/24980959195Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:27:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m50nrqhtKY1qza3xoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>The Miss USA pageant is tomorrow, and </span><a href="http://littlelaosontheprairie.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/10-questions-for-miss-minnesota-usa-2012/">Nitaya Panemalaythong, a Laotian American, is the first Asian American Miss Minnesota USA</a><span>.</span></p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/24297071760http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/24297071760Sat, 02 Jun 2012 20:52:37 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m50nlwnfwX1qza3xoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Miss USA pageant is tomorrow, and <a href="http://littlelaosontheprairie.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/10-questions-for-miss-minnesota-usa-2012/">Nitaya Panemalaythong, a Laotian American, is the first Asian American Miss Minnesota USA</a>.</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/24296872008http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/24296872008Sat, 02 Jun 2012 20:49:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4le1uTHe41r1kxooo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/23822986613http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/23822986613Sat, 26 May 2012 18:22:46 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40b0wOBac1r6sqrvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://swirlspice.tumblr.com/post/23549144832/haru-isageum-cute-korean-pottery-owls">swirlspice</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://haru-isageum.tumblr.com/post/23031480541/cute-korean-pottery-owls">haru-isageum</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>cute Korean pottery owls.~</p> </blockquote> <p>Again with the owls.</p> </blockquote>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/23568734735http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/23568734735Tue, 22 May 2012 18:31:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40vkkvHZC1qkaj0no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://winterartwork.tumblr.com/post/23044281717/tiger">winterartwork</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/Jr1RZm" title="Tiger!"><strong>“Tiger!”</strong></a><br/><br/>Imaginary tiger uppercut!!<br/><br/>now on <a href="http://bit.ly/Jr1RZm">RedBubble!</a></p> </blockquote>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/23063162049http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/23063162049Mon, 14 May 2012 18:31:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vfc5R4BL1qe9uoko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://neaato.tumblr.com/post/22849980074/wtf-of-the-day-azn-version-of-are-you-mom">neaato</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>wtf of the day. azn version of ‘are you mom enough’ time magazine cover</p> </blockquote> <p>Asians. We’re that hardcore.</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/22863142210http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/22863142210Fri, 11 May 2012 18:31:44 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0I3KGj5dwSw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Truth.</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/22667449911http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/22667449911Tue, 08 May 2012 16:14:13 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m306c7o6Hu1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/21735782020/typographic-chalk-art-by-dana-tanamachi">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/typographic-chalk-art-by-dana-tanamachi/">Typographic Chalk Art by Dana Tanamachi</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Re-blogged for the awesome Filipino first names of the Groom and his family.</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/21740364707http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/21740364707Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:31:04 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2lbakmHNP1qet9hvo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2lbakmHNP1qet9hvo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oatmeal.tumblr.com/post/21226177498/the-primary-difference-between-north-and-south">oatmeal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The primary difference between North and South Korea</p> </blockquote>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/21232094092http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/21232094092Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:30:26 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2f11hGBwX1qix1fho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.youhavefailed.com/post/21019280401/im-fat-lets-party">youhavefailed</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I’m fat, let’s party</p> </blockquote> <p>We here at 8Asians do not believe this guy, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NJFAstevelee">identified as New Jersey’s Steven Lee</a>, has failed at all. Actually, we think he rocks.</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/21046315477http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/21046315477Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:28:52 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KWm5JRBLBG8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“My name is Lang Yip i’m in this team called Fluid Robots. We specialize in VFX, Action and Comedy. About every 2 weeks or so we release a video clips on Youtube. The latest video we uploaded is called GUN vs. CAMERA.”</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/20986974477http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/20986974477Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:31:16 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CkZ4dxhiPUs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“This past weekend, I filmed and uploaded a music video for a song called City of the North, a letter to this city in all its difficulty, challenge, and unexpected beauty. It showcases a day in my life here, and stars the faces and lives that intersect in this explosion of culture: the students, migrant workers, foreigners, old-timers, and more. City of the North is available on Youtube at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZ4dxhiPUs" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZ4dxhiPUs">www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZ4dxhiPUs</a></a><br/><br/> The song is the first track off my new EP “Goodbye, Beijing.” that will be releasing on 4/21 at <a href="http://grandmaster.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">grandmaster.bandcamp.com</a>. On 4/21, we’ll be throwing a release party/music video screening/farewell concert in Beijing’s 798 art district, including the second music video from the project: ONE CHILD, a song dealing with China’s controversial One-Child Policy. If any of your readers will be in town, they are definitely invited to the event.”  - Jason Chu</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/20926436641http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/20926436641Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:29:23 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uc76aSDoRx4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“PaperDoll’s new single “Silent” from upcoming album “Sashimi Deluxe”! The song is featured in Quentin Lee film “White Frog”. Filmed by the team at Descendant Films.”</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/20865408419http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/20865408419Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:28:34 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1i81wbfnT1qkwnfoo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://seibei.tumblr.com/post/19974214807/gothsummer-utagawa-kuniyoshi-the-sailor">seibei</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gothsummer.tumblr.com/post/19960920197/utagawa-kuniyoshi-the-sailor-tokusho-and-the-sea">gothsummer</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Utagawa Kuniyoshi - The Sailor Tokusho and the Sea Monster</em><br/><br/></p> </blockquote> <p>yessssss</p> </blockquote>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/20028635854http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/20028635854Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:30:06 -0400<a href="http://ernie.tumblr.com/post/19974499650/help-me-and-moodthingy-get-to-the-next-round-in-the">Help Ernie and MoodThingy get to the next round in the Knight Foundation News Challenge!</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ernie.tumblr.com/post/19974499650/help-me-and-moodthingy-get-to-the-next-round-in-the">ernie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hey guys - as you know, I have a project called MoodThingy, and <a href="http://newschallenge.tumblr.com/post/18911355919/moodthingy-managing-emotional-and-passionate-responses">I recently applied to the Knight Foundation News Challenge for a chance to get funding</a>.</p> <p>As it turns out, the competition has been SUPER competitive with more than a thousand (!) entries generated. According to their tumblr: <a href="http://newschallenge.tumblr.com/post/19577082621/news-challenge-networks-is-closed-discussion-continues">“The…</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Ernie, the editor of 8Asians, has spun off MoodThingy - the homemade “how do you feel” widgets that you see at the end of each 8Asians.com post - and is applying to the Knight Foundation News Challenge to get funding for the project. Help him out by liking the the Knight Foundation blog post!  (So: not <em>this</em> post, but <a href="http://newschallenge.tumblr.com/post/18911355919/moodthingy-managing-emotional-and-passionate-responses">click on this link</a> and like <em>that</em> one. Thanks!)</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/19974715039http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/19974715039Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:37:20 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1an9eiUKD1qay9wgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://greatshowdowns.com/post/19734913421/so-todays-lesson-is-you-kill-each-other-off">scottlava</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“<span>So today’s lesson is, you kill each other off till there’s only one left. Nothing’s against the rules.</span><span>”</span></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.8asians.com/2012/03/21/battle-royale-distant-cousin-of-the-hunger-games-released-on-dvd/">Now out on DVD</a>!</p>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/19751122530http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/19751122530Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:30:06 -0400“No, I have the Tiger Mom. I’ll be Lamb Daddy.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/hugh-grant-opens-baby-tabitha-ex-tinglan-hong-174239049.html">Hugh Grant, and how he plans on treating his new child</a>. The baby’s mother, by the way, is his ex-girlfriend, Chinese actress Tinglan Hong.</em>http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/19593068860http://8asians.tumblr.com/post/19593068860Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:30:05 -0400