Author Archives: Koji Steven Sakai

About Koji Steven Sakai

Writer/Producer Koji Steven Sakai is the founder of Little Nalu Pictures LLC and the CEO of CHOPSO (www.CHOPSO.com), the first Asian English streaming video service. He has written five feature films that have been produced, including the indie hit, The People I’ve Slept With. He also produced three feature films, a one hour comedy special currently on Netflix, and Comedy InvAsian, a live and filmed series featuring the nation’s top Asian American comedians. Koji’s debut novel, Romeo & Juliet Vs. Zombies, was released in paperback in 2015 and in audiobook in 2016 and his graphic novel, 442, was released in 2017. In addition, he is currently an adjunct professor in screenwriting at International Technological University in San Jose.

Future of Japan and What that Means for Japanese Americans

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

This past Sunday, the New York Times had an opinion piece title, “Without Babies, Can Japan Survive” by Alexandra Harney. The article discusses the problems facing Japan’s aging population and what kind of future Japan could have (assuming the current … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Politics | 22 Comments

My Asian Thanksgiving Dinner

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Last year was a very special year for my family. My wife and I welcomed a beautiful, happy, and healthy baby into our lives. Spending our first holidays with the baby is something that I will never forget – mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food & Drink | 4 Comments

Why Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology (Secret Identities) is Important

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

When I was a kid, I LOVED comic books. I bought every X-Men comic I could get my hands on. I was obsessed. This was a long time ago and back then the idea of Asian American superheroes was pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Entertainment | 3 Comments

What I Learned From My Google Alert For “Chink”

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Whenever I make a movie, I create a Google Alert with the same name. Mostly it’s amusing to see the random places the movie is talked about. But because my last movie is titled, Chink, I’ve been amazed by how … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination | 2 Comments

The Most Notorious Asians American Murderers

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

I’ve been meaning to write a post about the most embarrassing Asian Americans in history for a long time. But before I started writing it, I wanted to see if anyone in the world wide Internet had written anything similar. … Continue reading →

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A Response To Roger Lotchins’ “There Were No Concentration Camps In America” Article

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

The first lesson I want to teach my son is that there are idiots in the world. Lots of them. And just because you teach a class in college or you have a degree does not mean you are not … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, History | 12 Comments

A Response to New Penis Size Survey That Ranks US 11th, Right Behind Japan

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

When the article, New Penis Size Survey: U.S. Ranks 11th. Right Behind Japan article came out it seems everyone I knew was sending it to me and saying I should write about it for 8Asians. For some reason, when people … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Health | 94 Comments

Do Asians Have Souls?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

No, Asians do not have souls. End of article. For the record Asians are also aliens, Asians can fly, and Asians have no peripheral vision. Okay, Asians aren’t aliens, Asians can’t fly, and Asians do have peripheral vision. But whether … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Religion | 5 Comments

The “Asianization” Of Southern California’s San Marino

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

I was a weird kid. When I was deciding whether or not I wanted to transfer schools from a private prep to San Marino High School, one of the best public high schools in the state of California, the biggest … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Current Events, Discrimination, Education, History, Real Estate, Southern California | 5 Comments

Why I Heart The 626

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Recently, the Los Angeles Times ran the article,  “The Asian American youth culture is coming of age in ‘the 626‘,” highlighting the role of people like Andrew and David Fung, who have brought much deserved attention to the San Gabriel … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Southern California | 6 Comments

Do Asians Have Peripheral Vision?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Apparently, Asians are like dogs. We lack peripheral vision.  I guess that means we can only see what is directly in front of us. I kid you not, people actually believe this. I found people wanting to know if Asians … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Education | 13 Comments

Top 5 Unsung Heroes In Japanese American History (Pt 2)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Earlier this year I wrote an article entitled, Top 5 Unsung Heroes In Japanese American History. One of my editors correctly pointed out that all five people on my list were men. This was totally unintentional but I promised at … Continue reading →

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