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Category Archives: TV
April 1st: They’re All So Beautiful: Episode 1: What is “Yellow Fever”?
As I had blogged about when reviewing Seeking Asian Female, Director Debbie Lum had hundreds of hours of footage for her documentary that she did not use. Her original intent prior to focusing on the story of Steven and Sandy … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Retirement Planning with TD Ameritrade
http://youtu.be/QLFIqeQTE4A When I first saw this ad airing on TV, I thought that having “Bob” dressed up as a vampire was a bit odd (especially since you don’t often see Asian vampires – do they even exist in American television … Continue reading
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The Daily Show: Michelle Rhee
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Last month, Tina had blogged about Michelle Rhee and her distaste for Rhee’s maniacal focus focus on standardized testing. I think I had first heard of Rhee when she graced the cover of Time … Continue reading
The Jeremy Lin Foundation Launched in Houston
As mentioned earlier, on Valentine’s Day Houston Rockets basketball star Jeremy Lin launched his foundation, the Jeremy Lin Foundation, according to a report: “The Houston Rockets point guard hosted a gala Thursday night, the eve of All-Star Weekend, to unveil … Continue reading
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The Amazing Race: Season 22: Pamela Chien & Winnie Sung
It’s been a while since I’ve followed The Amazing Race, but recently CBS pemiered the latest edition of the popular reality TV show. The Amazing Race has always done a great job of having Asian Americans as part of the … Continue reading
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The Travel Channel: The Layover with Anthony Bourdain – Taipei
http://youtu.be/bhmGf55ELRQ I’ve watched on-and-off The Travel Channel’s show, The Layover with Anthony Bourdain, after reading a review of the television series in the New York Times when the show first premiered in the Fall of 2011. Recently, I saw my … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: ESPN: This is SportsCenter – Jeremy Lin
http://youtu.be/vijg_JwRAL8 If you’ve ever watched ESPN, you know that they often produce and air their own tongue-in-cheek commercials regarding their daily evening news sport wrap-up program SportsCenter. Oftentimes, EPSN will have an athlete star or make a cameo in one … Continue reading
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White Mom Tells Son: You’ll Never be as Good as Those Little Asians
When I was growing up, one of the stereotypes for Filipino kids was that we were all supposed be able to dance. In this video, it looks like this stereotype, probably encouraged by the success of Asian American Dance Crews … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Super Bowl 2013 Edition
http://youtu.be/XGiwRaCxH2A With every Super Bowl, there are the commercials. In fact, many people just watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. But since I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, I was rooting for the 49ers – too bad … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Honda’s Clockwork Commute
http://youtu.be/9gwxutiCJ_A In Honda’s latest 2013 ‘Civic Hybrid Interactive Tour: “Clockwork Commute”‘, the lovely actress Emily Chang plays the friend or girlfriend of a Honda Civic owner running errands and driving around a city. Chang was most recently seen in similar … Continue reading
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From TeamCoco: Andy Outsources His Job To China
Actually, Andy’s not the only one to take advantage of outsourcing: “Suddenly the whole show is much more ‘Beijing’ than ‘Burbank.’” Yup, Conan’s been outsourced to Chinese actors, producers, and head writers. Here’s Chinese Conan, Chinese Andy, Chinese producer Jeff … Continue reading
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First Asian American to Head a Major Studio: Kevin Tsujihara Named CEO of Warner Bros.
In a move that surprised many Hollywood insiders, Kevin Tsujihara was been named successor to Barry Meyer as CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment. He will step into the job March 1, and Meyer will remain as chairman through 2013. Tsujihara … Continue reading
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