Monthly Archives: March 2011

APA Spotlight: Harry Mok, Editor in Chief, Hyphen Magazine

APA Spotlight is a weekly interview of Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APAI) community leaders. It is a spotlight on individuals who have dedicated their careers to issues surrounding the APAI community with the goal of bringing much deserved recognition to their work and cause(s). Continue reading

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Goodbye to Dale Talde on Top Chef: All-Stars

It’s been a full week since Dale Talde, most amazing chef in the world, was eliminated from Top Chef: All-Stars. It’s also been about an hour since I fully recovered from this tragic loss to one of the country’s greatest … Continue reading

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The 8Asians Talk About: Forming An Asian Gang

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading

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EXCLUSIVE: Assembly Member Paul Fong on the CA Shark Fin Soup Ban

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the California state assembly member Paul Fong’s introduction of a bill on banning the sale of shark fin soup in the state of California. Since Fong is actually my representative and his office … Continue reading

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Jon Chu Goes from Bieber to G.I. Joe 2

The transformation is nearly complete: director Jon Chu is becoming the Asian Brett Ratner. Fresh off his stint with Justin Bieber’s groundbreaking (and in 3D!) documentary, Never Say Never, Chu was tapped last week to hop into the cockpit of … Continue reading

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The Chin Chens Teaser Trailer is Genuinely Unfunny

Five months ago, Joz wrote a write-up about The Chin Chens, the Asian American sitcom created for Dish Network’s CoLours TV written by African American Will Hollins. Well, the teaser trailer was recently released on YouTube, and while its less … Continue reading

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TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Ho Chie Tsai and his My Taiwan Travelogues

If you are at all involved in the Taiwanese American community, especially the 2nd generation (those of us born in the United States), then you probably know who Ho Chie Tsai is. I like to describe him as the “embodiment … Continue reading

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