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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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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Category Archives: Movies
Min Woo Hyung Talks About Priest
Earlier in April, I participated in a roundtable interview extravaganza for Priest, the fantastical, post-apocalyptic man vs. vampire movie based on the graphic novel series by Min Woo Hyung. Sure, it was exciting to chat with Cam Gigandet (who had … Continue reading
Two Pinoys Star in New Pirates of the Caribbean Movie
Well, Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Lambanog: Two Filipinos are in the new Johnny Depp vehicle Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: They are Daphne Joy and actor/rap artist/performer Michael Rosales, who play a mermaid and a … Continue reading
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The Working APA Actor: Jimmy Wong
The Working APA Actor is a bi-monthly interview of Asian Pacific Islander American actors in the entertainment world, whether it be theater, film, television, the internet, or commercials. It is an inside look at these actors exploring their passion in … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Music, The Working APA Actor
Tagged alexandra wallace, ching chong song, jimmy wong, ucla
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The Hunger Games Finally Casts An Asian!
It looks like the Gods of The Hunger Games have answered my blog prayers: according to The Hunger Games Facebook page, they have cast martial artist/actor Chris Mark as a “Tribute Boy” in the highly anticipated film adaptation. Seeing as … Continue reading
Fast Five Review: Fast But Not That Furious
This week, the fifth installment of the automobile frenzy franchise Fast and the Furious opens in theaters. Supposedly, it is so cool that they dropped the “furious” and simply called it Fast Five. The movie brings us back to the original … Continue reading
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Kicks Off April 28th!
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival sweeps through Toronto once again from now till May 8th to showcase the best in international documentary filmmaking. It is the largest documentary festival, conference and market for documentary filmmakers in North America. … Continue reading
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Justin Lin Set To Direct New Terminator Movie
Fast Five director Justin Lin is confirmed to take on the next Terminator movie and the best part is that Arnold Schwarznegger is also returning to his iconic role. Remember when he was all like “I’ll be back?” He totally … Continue reading
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No Asians in Cast ‘The Hunger Games’ Film
As an avid Hunger Games fan, I have been obsessively following the binge casting that has happened this week for the movie adaptation. This past week alone, they cast four tributes (fans of the book will know what I am … Continue reading
What Asian American (and Asian) Kids Watch on the Internet: Wong Fu’s “Strangers, Again”
I noticed The Daughter getting worked up and emotional while watching a YouTube video, and when I went over to look at what she was watching, she said, “You have to watch this.” I took a look at the video, … Continue reading
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Tagged Strangers Again, Wong Fu Productions
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L.A. Giveaway: Tickets to ‘One Kine Day’ or ‘Red Light Revolution’ at LAAPFF 2011
UPDATE 4/26/2011 @ 12:30pm: Tickets for RED LIGHT REVOLUTION are no longer available. Congratulations to the lucky winners who will see RED LIGHT REVOLUTION at LAAPFF: gilbert bustamante, Conning Chu, Michael R. Morris, Obi Okorougo, Lottie Tai! The giveaway for … Continue reading
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Jon Chu Talks About Directing ‘G.I. Joe 2’
Earlier in March, we found out that Hollywood’s Asian American token director Jon Chu was going from singing Bieber’s “Baby” to hollering “YO JOE!” In other words, he will be directing the much-anticipated sequel to G.I. Joe. Actually, calling it … Continue reading
The 8Asians Talk About: Chinese 3D Porn Beats Avatar’s Box Office Record
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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