8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Asians Behaving Badly: Edward Younghoon Shin Alledgedly Murders Business Partner & Blogs About It
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Author Archives: Jeff
A Short Review: Si
While the short Si was a finalist for the 2020 HBO Visionaries contest, I had some skepticism about it. What about microaggressions could make a substantial film? Director Thomas Kim, in the interview above (some *spoilers* in it – I … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Movies
Tagged HBO Visionaries, Ki Hong Lee, Si, Thomas Kim
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Casting calls, Monolids, and Plastic Surgery
Paladino Casting recently apologized for the “no monolids” casting call shown here after being called out by Simu Liu on Twitter. I think that Dino Ray Ramos put it best when he said that they were basically looking for Asians … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged monolid, Paladino Casting, plastic surgery, Simu Liu
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A Short Review: Fine China
As she says in the interview above, Tiffany So, the director of the Fine China short that was a finalist for the 2020 HBO Visionaries contest, loves musicals. I do too, and so Fine China was a pleasant surprise. I … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Fine China, HBO Max, HBO Visionaries, Tiffany So
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Nielsen Report: Asian Americans are a Huge and Attractive Media Market
After reading about HBO’s 2020 APA Visionaries contest winners, I was reminded of another annual Asian American media event, Nielsen’s annual report on Asian American consumers, 2020 edition. Nielsen claims that Asian American content from performers who are also content … Continue reading
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HBO APA Visionaries: 2020 Winners of Short Film Contest made available for Streaming
Every year, HBO sponsors a contest for Asian American short films and showcases the winners. 2020’s winners were recently made available for viewing on HBO Max after honoring them as part of the Virtual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, The Arts
Tagged Fine China, HBO, HBO APA Visionaries, HBO Max, Ki Hong Lee, Lonely Blue Night, Si, Tiffany So
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Asian American Commercial Watch: The Perfect Meg
These days, seeing Asian Americans on commercials is not that unusual, but two things struck me about this commercial from Dave and Busters. First, the goofy fun from actress Donna Park really made me laugh. Second, it’s interesting how a … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Dave and Busters, Donna Park, The Perfect Meg
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Congressional Representative Pramila Jayapal bill on South Asian Heart Disease Advances to Full House Vote
US Congressional Representative Pramila Jayapal’s bill H.R. 3131 on South Asian Heart Health has advanced to the point where it can be voted on by the full house. The bipartisan bill, co-introduced with Republican Joe Wilson in 2019, would fund … Continue reading
“A Sugar and Spice Holiday”, An Asian American Christmas Movie, Premieres December 2020
Lifetime channel is premiering “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” which is the channel’s first movie featuring Asian American leads, in December 2020. Tzi Ma (Mulan, The Farewell), Jacky Lai (V-Wars), and Tony Giroux (Motherland: Fort Salem) headline this feature. In … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
Tagged A Sugar & Spice Holiday, Jacky Lai, Lifetime, Tony Giroux, Tzi Ma
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Asian Americans using the Covid-19 Lockdown to learn Family Languages
Like a lot of millennials, the Daughter moved back in with us after college. One surprising result of her move was that she began to pick up Tagalog. Although she grew up in an Asian neighborhood and some her aunts … Continue reading
ESPN/ABC Commentator Jalen Rose shares some Filipino Culture during the NBA Playoffs (Walis!)
Even though Filipino and Filipino Americans are known to really love basketball, I was still surprised when ESPN/ABC commentator Jalen Rose pulled out a Filipino broom during the Milwaukee Bucks/Miami Heat pregame show this weekend and said “Walis!” Walis refers … Continue reading
The First US Television series featuring an Asian American Actor is Lost and Probably Gone Forever
The blog title above might make you wonder if something happened to Fresh off the Boat. Perhaps if you were older or well versed in pop culture, you might wonder if something happened to copies of All American Girl (1994), … Continue reading
Posted in History, TV
Tagged Anna May Wong, The DuMont Television Network, The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong
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California Asian Americans divided on Proposition 16, which would reestablish Affirmative Action in California
On November 3, 2020, one of the ballot measures that Californians will vote on is Proposition 16, which would reestablish the use of race in public education, employment, and contracts. The use of race in these areas was prohibited in … Continue reading