Monthly Archives: March 2013

What Canadians can Teach American Conservatives about Getting Asian Votes

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Jeff

To reinforce ties with Asian Canadians, Canada’s conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently sent out Lunar New Year Greetings and celebrated the New Year with Chinese Canadians in Vancouver. Some Canadians suggest that American conservatives look at Harper as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Canada, Conservatives, political science, Politics, Stephen Harper, Toronto politics, voting | 14 Comments

Another White College Kid Rants About Asians: Is Samuel Hendrickson the New Alexandra Wallace?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 3/9/2013 @ 10am: YouTube removed the original video for being hate speech, so I’ve updated the video embed with a mirror from LiveLeak. Thanks to commenter Aishi Yupi for providing the link. UPDATE 3/6/2013 @ 9:30pm Pacific Time: It … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Discrimination | Tagged alexandra wallace, apology, cheap humor, college, ethnic humor, humor, racial intolerance, racism, racist, sam hendrickson, samuel hendrickson, video, videos, vlogging | 19 Comments

Mythmaking: On YouTube “Celebrity” Cults, Their Hubris, and Avarice

Posted on March 5, 2013 by JohnnyC

The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Music, Observations | Tagged Celebrities, Entertainment, Hollywood, youtube | 21 Comments

Mayor Ed Lee Welcomes Congressman Mark Takano to San Francisco

Posted on March 5, 2013 by John

Congressman Mark Takano, of the 41st Congressional District of California (Riverside, California area) visited San Francisco this past Sunday, February 17th and was a guest of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee at a community event held at the Lady Shaw … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | Tagged congress, Ed Lee, Mark Takano, mayor, San Francisco, sf | 3 Comments

8Questions: Justin Chon on his New Movie ’21 and Over’

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Shako Liu

Relativity Media’s new comedy 21 and Over hit the theaters over the weekend. The newest project by the writers of The Hangover Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, 21 and Over is an outrageous journey as Jeff Chang (played by Justin … Continue reading →

Posted in 8Questions, Comedy, Movies, The Working APA Actor | Tagged 21 and Over, Asian American actor, Justin Chon, Model Minority, movie, stereotype | 1 Comment

Oscar-winning Director Ang Lee’s Never-Ending Dream Essay

Posted on March 4, 2013 by jozjozjoz

It surprised many people when Ang Lee received the directing Oscar for Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards since many predicted that Steven Spielberg would receive it for directing Lincoln. This is Lee’s second Oscar for directing, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies | Tagged Academy Awards, Ang Lee, asian american directors, awards, Director, directors, Life of Pi, Oscars | 4 Comments

The Jeremy Lin Foundation Launched in Houston

Posted on March 1, 2013 by John

As mentioned earlier, on Valentine’s Day Houston Rockets basketball star Jeremy Lin launched his foundation, the Jeremy Lin Foundation, according to a report: “The Houston Rockets point guard hosted a gala Thursday night, the eve of All-Star Weekend, to unveil … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Current Events, Entertainment, Local, Sports, TV | Tagged Jeremy Lin | Leave a comment