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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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Asians Behaving Badly: Edward Younghoon Shin Alledgedly Murders Business Partner & Blogs About It
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Category Archives: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Oakland Mayoral Candidate Peter Liu
I live about 35 miles south of San Francisco and don’t often make it across the bay to Oakland, so I haven’t been following the Oakland mayoral race, so I was surprised to see this headline about Jimmy Kimmel mocking … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Comedy, Entertainment, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged Peter Liu
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Partnering with Khan Academy to bring you BetterMoneyHabits.com
http://youtu.be/vczXOOzdqJw While watching the World Series, I saw the latest Bank of America commercial with Sal Kahn promoting Kahn Academy and their efforts with BetterMoneyHabits.com. It has been a little over a year since I first blogged about this effort, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Business, TV
Tagged bank of america, financial literacy, kahn, kahn academy
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Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIA) Vote: Turn Out for What
From what I recall, I first heard about Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIA) (“…a national nonpartisan organization that works with partners to mobilize Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in electoral and civic participation”) when I had attended the … Continue reading
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs Available for Free on PBS.org
You may or may not have heard of Asian American activist Grace Lee Boggs. PBS is making the documentary about Boggs available for free online viewing from Oct. 16th – Nov. 15th, 2014. I saw the documentary earlier this year when … Continue reading
Sumi Sevilla Haru, First and Only Woman of Color to Serve as SAG Interim President, Dies at 75
Last year, I had the honor of conducting a number of interviews of notable figures for a documentary celebrating East West Players’ 50th anniversary. One of the interviewees was Sumi Sevilla Haru, who came with a copy of her book, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Entertainment, History, Movies, Southern California, TV
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Neel Kashkari Running for Governor of California and Will Lose
Living in California, I almost forgot that there is an Asian American running for governor for the state – Indian American candidate Neel Kashkari. If his name sounds familiar, it’s most likely that you’ve heard of Kashkari due to his … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, TV
Tagged Asian-American, California, governor, Neel Kashkari, Politics
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Asian Americans on TV this Season
Loading Just an #ordinary #family pursuing the #American #Dream… #FreshOffTheBoat is coming soon to ABC! View on Instagram NPR released a list of shows this fall that feature Asian Americans. Check them out: 1. ABC’s “Selfie” – John Cho 2. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
Tagged john cho, Justin Lin, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Randall Park
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Ro Khanna Debates Congressman Mike Honda for California’s 17th Congressional Seat
Part 1/3 I had the privilege to attend the only debate (at least in the press pool at NBC Bay Area) this fall between candidate Ro Khanna and Congressman Mike Honda, who is running for re-election for California’s 17th Congressional … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged election, elections, mike honda, ro khanna
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NPR: In ‘Selfie,’ John Cho Gets An Unlikely Shot As A Romantic Lead
If you haven’t heard, actor John Cho is starring in a new show this Fall on ABC titled ‘Selfie’ and NPR highlighted Cho’s unique position on being a romantic lead for the show: “John Cho wasn’t supposed to star in … Continue reading
Anime Review: The Irregular at Magic High School
Tatsuya and his sister Shiba enter into the Private Magic University Affiliated High School where they will train to utilize and maximize their magic powers using technological enhancements and tools. Upon entrance, though, they have to take an examination that … Continue reading
Anime Review: Fairy Tail
Another shonen (boy’s) series, Fairy Tail is action packed with a lot of competition, camaraderie, and tragedy. A young wizard named Lucy joins this guild called Fairy Tail, and the story revolves around the trials and tribulations she and her … Continue reading
Anime Review: Hunter X Hunter
Hunter x Hunter is totally a shonen (stereotypically boy’s) anime. The story primarily revolves around two young boys who want to become Hunters, a sort of strong arm professional, highly skilled mercenary. There are a lot of characters that come … Continue reading