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Category Archives: Entertainment
Bay Area Singer thuy getting Radio play and Streams with “girls like me don’t cry”
I had heard girls like me don’t cry a number of times on the radio, but when the DJ said that the singer went to Newark Memorial High School (where I went to high school), I was immediately intrigued. After … Continue reading
American Born Chinese: Jin & Amelia
Posted in Dating, Entertainment, Lifestyles, Observations, TV
Tagged American Born Chinese, Ben Wang, Sydney Taylor
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Randall Park’s UCLA 2023 Commencement Address
This past week, actor, comedian, writer, director, and UCLA Alumnus Randall Park delivered the keynote speech at all three UCLA 2023 college commencements. In this speech, he walks through his career ups and downs and how they shaped himself to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, Entertainment, Local, Southern California
Tagged Randall Park, ucla
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SF DocFest: How to Have an American Baby
I had first heard of ‘birth tourism’ from a former co-worker/friend of mine more than a decade ago. When I heard that Chinese women were coming Southern California to give birth so that their kids could get U.S. citizenship, I … Continue reading
CAAMFest 2023: Review – Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
I was supposed to review Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (trailer here) during or around CAAMFest 2023, but I let the screener link expire and the screening during CAAMFest was on Mother’s Day. I finally reached out to the … Continue reading
A Short Review: Auntie
There comes a time in your life when a metaphorical slap in the face tells you that you are no longer the young hip person you may have thought that you once were. In Fawzia Mirza‘s short film Auntie (IMDB entry … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Auntie, Fawzia Mirza, short, Vanita Kalra
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CAAMFest 2023: Review ‘Starring Jerry as Himself’
At CAAMFest, some friends of mine were interested in seeing Starring Jerry as Himself: “Wait wait. How did we go from funny 80s immigrant family home videos to horror film infrasound playing behind an ominous phone call from Shanghai Police? … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Local, Movies, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged CAAM, CaaMFest 2023, Law Chen, Starring Jerry as Himself
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CAAMFest and Disney+ preview American Born Chinese
Perhaps one of the most anticipated young adult Asian American media releases this year is Disney+’s upcoming streaming series American Born Chinese, The series, set to release on May 24 on Disney+, is based on Gene Luen Yang’s award … Continue reading
CAAMFest 2023: Opening Night with ‘Joy Ride’ & Gala
For the first time since the pandemic, CAAMFest (Center for Asian American Media Festival) 2023 went full-tilt for the in-person attendee in San Francisco with the opening night film Joy Ride: “From the producers of Neighbors and the co-screenwriter of Crazy Rich … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Comedy, Entertainment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Ashley Park, CAAM, CaaMFest 2023, Joy Ride, Sabrina Wu, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu
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Fanny: The Best Rock and Roll Band you Probably Never heard of
“They were just colossal and wonderful, and nobody’s ever mentioned them. They’re as important as anybody else who’s ever been, ever; it just wasn’t their time.” – David Bowie in Rolling Stone My cousin told me about a ground breaking … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History, Music
Tagged CAAM, CaaMFest 2023, Fanny, Fanny: The Right to Rock, PBS, Rock and Roll
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American Born Chinese Trailer Reveals Differences from the Graphic Novel
After I heard about the upcoming Disney+ series American Born Chinese, I purchased and read the graphic novel by Gene Yuen. Now that the trailer has been released, I did notice some noticeable differences. While some people really don’t like … Continue reading
Netflix’s BEEF Creative Team Responds to David Choe Rape Controversy
After what has seem liked an agonizingly long time to say anything, the creative team behind Netflix’s BEEF, including creator Lee Sung Jin and lead actors and executive producers Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, responded to the controversy stemming from … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entertainment, TV
Tagged ali wong, beef, Davis Choe, Lee Sung Jin, Netflix, Steven Yeun
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