Category Archives: Entertainment

8Books Review: Muslim Picture Books by Hena Khan

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Lily

One Sun and Countless Stars: A Muslim Book of Numbers and the board book version of Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors, both by Hena Khan and illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini are bright, engaging books that … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Lily

Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now is a monster of a book — both in that it is chock full of excellent content and that it literally weighs a ton (okay not a literal … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Lily

Eyes that Speak to the Stars, by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Dung Ho, is the brilliant follow-up to Eyes that Kiss in the Corners. The book opens with a scene all too familiar to anyone who has grown up … Continue reading →

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Asian Canadian Commercial Watch: Google Pixel 6 X Simu Liu | For All You Are

Posted on February 16, 2022 by John

Asian *Canadian* actor Simu Liu is in this Google Pixel 6 commercial speaking in Mandarin showcasing the Pixel’s “Live Translate” feature. Pretty cool to see Simu speaking Mandarin.  He sounds fluent to me, but I’m not fluent in Mandarin (I … Continue reading →

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CBS Sunday Morning: ‘Actor James Hong: At 92. Still going strong’

Posted on February 3, 2022 by John

If you’ve watched any television or movies in the past 70 years, you’ve probably seen actor James Hong at least once in your life, even if you may not have known who he was. In fact, he may be the … Continue reading →

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Apple’s 2022 Chinese New Year Short: The Comeback

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3PEs88pOU Every year, Apple releases a short film for Chinese New Year that is shot on an iPhone. This short for this 2022, called The Comeback, is very “meta,” and I liked it a lot.  The film was created by … Continue reading →

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HBO Max: Take Out with Lisa Ling Premieres on January 27th

Posted on January 24, 2022 by John

Lisa Ling has a new television series beyond the one she’s had with CNN, and this one is focused on Asian food in America: “In Take Out with Lisa Ling, award-winning journalist Lisa Ling — whose own family story began … Continue reading →

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US Mint to Produce Anna May Wong Quarter

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Jeff

The US Mint will produce a quarter in 2022 featuring pioneering Asian American Actress Anna May Wong.  The quarter is part of the America Women Quarters program.  On th web site for the Anna May Wong coin it says: Anna … Continue reading →

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Pixar’s Turning Red to go straight to Disney+, skipping theatrical release

Posted on January 10, 2022 by John

COVID-19 strikes again and disrupts yet another theatrical release. Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ is heading directly to streaming: “The animated film will be released exclusively on Disney+ in March, Disney announced Friday, becoming the third straight Pixar movie to forgo a theatrical release … Continue reading →

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The New Yorker Documentary: ‘Inside Andrew Yang’s Doomed Run for Mayor ‘

Posted on December 6, 2021 by John

Back in January 2021, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced his candidacy for mayor of New York. Yang had garnered a lot of media attention during his run, especially on his signature platform issue of Universal Basic Income (UBI). … Continue reading →

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‘Try Harder’ Documentary – Theatrical Release (and limited ticket giveway) this Weekend in NY, LA & SF Bay Area

Posted on December 2, 2021 by John

The last Debbie Lum documentary I saw was back in 2013 at CAAMFest, ‘Single Asian Female,’ exploring the desirability of Single Asian Females (SAFs), in particular by non-Asian men and following a San Francisco Bay Area white man, Steven, who … Continue reading →

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Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ Official Trailer

Posted on December 1, 2021 by John

Earlier in September, we blogged about a new Pixar Asian-led animated film ‘Turning Red’ was coming out in March 2022. The official first trailer has been released recently: “Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” introduces Mei Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang), … Continue reading →

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