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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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Category Archives: Movies
National Film Society Discusses Awesome Asian Bad Guys
Don’t think of this as “Asians Behaving Badly” as much as it is “Asians talking about Asians who act like behave badly.” Here, the National Film Society (which, contrary to logic, are two Asian guys with a YouTube channel, not … Continue reading
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Brenda Song is NOT pregnant by but engaged to Trace Cyrus
Last week it was announced that Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus will enter the world of matrimony — and to that, I have to say “YAY!” What better way to announce the engage than via social media. Trace tweeted the … Continue reading
Giveaway: The Ultimate Prize Package from A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
UPDATE 11/2/11: Congrats to our Ultimate Prize Winner: Gondica who gets the whole she-bang! Congrats also to our runner-ups: Frank Huynh, Kao S., Nate, mwei, Anthony LaPaglia, Maureen C., Steve H., Linda B., Michelle V, Dave Seto who all get … Continue reading
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8Questions with Frank Abe of Conscience and the Constitution
The generally accepted Japanese American narrative goes something like this: We came to this country. There was discrimination. Then Pearl Harbor happened. We went peacefully to the concentration camps and then while there we remained docile and peaceful. Some fought … Continue reading
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Bay Area Giveaway: Tickets for ‘Finding Joe’ Directed by Patrick Takaya Solomon
http://youtu.be/-AAfuD6xUHs UPDATE 10/20/11: Congrats on our first batch of winners! Komo, laughingluna, Vincent, and Annie! Patrick Takaya Solomon’s Finding Joe is an enlightening and entertaining exploration of famed philosopher / mythologist Joseph Campbell’s studies and their continuing impact on our … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Citi Simplicity Card
http://youtu.be/nPZPkIpIt1I When I first saw this commercial for the Citi Simplicity credit card, it reminded me of one of those movie theater announcements right before the movie trailers and the movie is going to be shown. I’m not sure the … Continue reading
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8Questions with Lucy Walker, Director of The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Being that my mother is from Japan, I feel a connection to that country that many Japanese Americans do not. So when the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster hit in March, I felt it in my gut. I was worried not only about … Continue reading
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L.A. Giveaway: Tickets to to see ‘The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom’ (Limited Engagement)
LUCY WALKER – The Tsunami And The Cherry Blossom from millerstephen on Vimeo. Survivors in the areas hardest hit by Japan’s recent tsunami find the courage to revive and rebuild as cherry blossom season begins. The Tsunami and the Cherry … Continue reading
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Real Steel Review: Boxing Robots, an Asian and an Asian Boxing Robot
Real Steel is the current movie that is building the trend of board games as movies. Actually, this movie isn’t “officially” based on the popular Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robot game. It is based on “Steel” a short story from … Continue reading
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APA Robots Outraged Over Real Steel’s Noisy Boy Design
Hugh Jackman’s Real Steel is an upcoming film about boxing robots, but not everyone is thrilled with the big screen adaptation. Posters and viral marketing have heavily promoted one of the robot characters in the movie, known as “Noisy Boy.” … Continue reading
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War of the Arrows Movie Review: Cinematographically Awesome
http://youtu.be/1WebxC4VDTk Distributed by Lotte Entertainment, War of the Arrows is directed and written by Kim Han-Min. The film is something I’ve been wanting out of Korean films for a long time: an epic action film that keeps you on your … Continue reading
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Bitch Magazine Tackles Asian American Male Sexuality
Via Bitch Magazine: “When I called up Sueyoshi to chat about the ‘cultural castration’ of Asian American men, historically cast as impotent nerds, lacking virility and sex appeal (or played derisively by white men, a la Mickey Rooney in Breakfast … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Dating, Discrimination, Entertainment, Lifestyles, Movies
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