How To Be A Fly Asian

An on-going project to gather the best Asian and Asian American (let’s not forget Asian Canadian!) voices on the web.*

Pop-culture & Media
Disgrasian - by Jen and Diana
Authored by two young women with their own unique vocabulary and youtube channel, Disgrasian is a look at pop-culture through a unique, binary lens: either you’re disgracing the race. Or you’re not.

Slant Eye for the Round Eye - by Slanty
Regularly updated round-up site with commentary, and a focus on Asian Americans in various forms of media (film, music, etc.)

Degenerasian - by Tracy
A Canadian blog that blogs primarily on Asian media/culture (movies, music, celebrities, food, etc.) I dig it mostly for the “Asian Rip-off” section, which induces the ‘ole-nostalgia.

Channel APA - by Channel APA
The tag-line is “broadcasting Asian American” and they’ve stuck close to that mantra, after their start (which coincided with AZN Television’s end.) Lots of video, little text - (for the ADD-prone audience.)

Nikkei View - by Gil Asakawa
Media, news, and pop-culture from the perspective of a Japanese-American author.

Politics & News
Asian American Movement Blog - by the people who brought you Azine
A politically-focused group out of Boston, Mass. blogging about issues that aren’t necessarily political in nature.

The Fighting 44’s - by Dialectic and others
Part round-up, part advocacy, The 44’s approach is all about reporting on Asia-America with a conscience, and the expectation we can all contribute something.

Minority Militant - by the Minority Militant
Unapologetically focused on liberal politics, the MM is a text-heavy blog with excellent commentary on the political nature of Asian-America.

Reappropriate Blog - by Jenn Fang
A self-proclaimed “angry Asian American woman” who’s blogged consistently on all political issues concerning the US for the last four to five years. A text-heavy site worth the read.

Asian American Experience
Asian-Nation - by C.Ne Le
The best site for real information (read: statistics) about the Asian American demographic. Le even uses identifiable sources it’s okay to quote, rather than the omniscient “they” or “your mother” or “wikipedia.” Consistent, regularly updated, and while cutting all the bullshit. I salute C.N. Le.

Hypen Blog - by the Hyphen Magazine Staff
From the people who bring you Hyphen Magazine, a blog with what feels like (holy shit, Batman!) actual articles. As opposed to, two-minute rants and 30 second blog posts. Refreshing and intelligent.

Racialicious - by Carmen Van Kerckhove and guest bloggers
Regularly featuring in-depth articles (not “posts,” but articles, which include things you don’t find on many blogs, like “cohesion” and “a central idea”) about race in America.

Stuff Asian People Like - by Asian Central Staff
The main draw to this site is the ongoing list, of, well, “stuff Asian people like,” (from WoW to White Girls.) It’s also a community blog, which is cool because it means you can, uh… be a part… of the community…

Alpha Asian - by John
Sometimes people ask me, “Alpha Asian? What’s that mean?”
And I respond, “Means I’m one badass motherfucker.”
Seriously though, being an Alpha Asian means you live a life based on self-determination and duty to your community.
Good commentary, though I’m not sure what’s up with all the “Alpha Asian” memorabilia being sold on the sidebar.

8 Asians - by 8 (or more?) Asian Americans/Canadians
The 8 Asians collab writes about various topics concerning the Asian experience. Because it’s a community-based blog, it’s updated often, and you’ll see plenty of good conversation threads running throughout.

Unique Perspectives
The Geeky Asian Guy Blog - by an Asian American writer, actor, and stand-up comedian
Hardly an “Asian American-focused” blog, which is why I like it. This self-proclaimed Geek offers all sorts of geeky tips about computers and software, and occasionally, how to be less of an Asian dork.

Thunder from the East - by an Asian American biker
The world perspective from an Asian American Harley rider. I forgive him for the “Creed” track playing in the background of the site.

The Antisocial Ladder - by Sylvie K
She “whine(s) like a minority about race, gender, and privilege in popular culture.”
Yes, she does.
“And [she's] damn good, too…”
The jury’s still out on this one, but we’ll give her a shot.

My Mom is a Fob - by Serena and Teresa Wu
If your Mom is a fob, well worth checking out.

Round-Up Sites
Angry Asian Man - by Phil Yu
Probably the most famous of Asian American blogs, Yu has been posting (nearly) daily for years now about the news and pop-culture in the Asian American community. Not necessarily the cleverest or funniest you’ll find on the web, but his passion for his work keeps us tuned in.

Schema Magazine Blog - by your Schema staff
A Canadian blog with its own vocabulary and musings on the fusion of fashion and culture - aka, “ethnic cool.”  A round-up site for Asian-themed gear and schwag you can’t find anywhere else.

Chinese or Japanese? - by Will
A round-up site with social commentary. What differentiates this blog from others are the “list-style” articles that organize information for a new perspective, rather than just a rehash with commentary. Like here, for example.

Create Your Own Niche, Bitches

Become a Blogger - by Gideon Shalwick and Yaro Starak
This is where I learned how to set-up and host my own blog.

Wordpress
Wordpress makes it simple to get your blog started.

HostGator
Where I’m currently hosting three domains.

*Notes (Legal and otherwise):

The opinions expressed by the authors of these sites are their own, and are in no way a reflection of How To Be A Fly Asian.

Unless otherwise stated, there is no affiliation between any of the sites and How To Be A Fly Asian.

Yes, I know - most of these blogs and websites could have fallen into two or three different categories.

It’s not my fault you didn’t make the list. It’s your fault for not getting my attention.

The word “snarky” could be used to describe any of these sites, if “snarky” wasn’t an overly used and completely played out term. “Snarky” used to mean something when traditional media outlets carried all the weight of public influence. Now it just means you’re slightly amusing as you armchair quarterback the lives of others. Big f*cking deal.
Snark is easy. Doing real shit is hard.

Websites are ordered with no particular order, other than my subconscious, Freudian-desires to have sex with the authors of the blogs who are at the top of their respective categories. And by subconscious, I mean conscious, active imagination of my every waking moment, of every day.