Category Archives: TV

APA Spotlight: Curtis Chin, Board Member, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

Curtis Chin is an award-winning writer and producer who has written for ABC, the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and more. As a [Curtis Chin Blue] community activist, he co-founded the Asian American Writers Workshop and Asian Pacific Americans for Progress. He has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, Newsweek and other media outlet. Continue reading →

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DUDE WTF ASIA: “Nita Negrita” TV Series does Blackface

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jeff

“Nita Negrita” is a television series from the Philippines’ GMA network about an orphaned Filipino/African-American child starring Barbie Forteza as the orphaned girl.   I had never heard of this series until Filamako.com pointed out that they are actually using blackface!  … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to Dale Talde on Top Chef: All-Stars

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Moye

It’s been a full week since Dale Talde, most amazing chef in the world, was eliminated from Top Chef: All-Stars. It’s also been about an hour since I fully recovered from this tragic loss to one of the country’s greatest … Continue reading →

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The Chin Chens Teaser Trailer is Genuinely Unfunny

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Ernie

Five months ago, Joz wrote a write-up about The Chin Chens, the Asian American sitcom created for Dish Network’s CoLours TV written by African American Will Hollins. Well, the teaser trailer was recently released on YouTube, and while its less … Continue reading →

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The Daily Show: Lisa Ling & “Our America”

Posted on February 25, 2011 by John

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Lisa Ling www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook Lisa Ling was on The Daily Show the other night promoting … Continue reading →

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Vote Diane Mizota for VP of Pop Culture!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by John

Ashton Kutcher is apparently the “President of Pop Culture” for snack food maker Popchips. Now, he’s seeking a “VP of Pop Culture.” I got a shout out from actress and TV personality Diane Mizota, whom I blogged about last year … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Office Depot

Posted on February 20, 2011 by John

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in-XjY0sBAc This commercial for Office Depot features an Asian American small business owner. There are a lot of Asian American small business owners, so it’s somewhat surprising that you don’t see more in television commercials targeting small businesses, even here … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Race – Ron & Christina are back!

Posted on February 18, 2011 by John

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMzI6-NJFQk It’s official – the new season (#18!) of The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business starts this coming Sunday, February 20th and pits former teams that came close to winning but ultimately did not. This includes the dad-and-daughter team Ron and … Continue reading →

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Wrong Turn: The Kati Kim Story on ABC News: 20/20

Posted on February 16, 2011 by John

A few years ago, there was the heartbreaking news story of missing San Francisco and CNET News reporter James Kim with his missing family and children after they had left Seattle back to San Francisco on a post-Thanksgiving road trip … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Super Bowl Wrap-up

Posted on February 8, 2011 by John

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCaCNz0Vml8 Besides the controversial Tibetan Groupon Super Bowl ad, the only sighting of an Asian American in any of the Super Bowl commercials was a very, very brief glimpse of a hot woman driving in the Chevy Camaro ad (at … Continue reading →

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