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This one's for you, New York! Our friend Dawen is performing a handful of shows next weekend, December 4-7, at various venues around New York. Here's some info:Friday, December 48:00pmSilk Road CafeFive Points Variety HourWith Special Guest AlfaSaturday, December 58:00pmVassar CollegePoughkeeps...
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San Francisco D.A. Kamala D. Harris Talks To Kimberly Marteau About Her New Book Smart On Crime: The Huffington Post has an interview with San Francisco District Attorney (and candidate for California Attorney General) Kamala D. Harris, talking about her recently published book Smart on Crime.Chi...
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This movie trailer, for the indie film To Save a Life, landed in my in-box the other day. Outside of its obvious movie-of-the-week cheese factor (from the looks of it, it's being heavily marketed towards Christian audiences), I'm shaking my head at some of the really troubling racial implicatio...
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Not really the angriest, just the most viewed.yellowface ching chong nonsense on saturday night liveasian kid channels calvinhot chinese woman sits behind obama, becomes famousanother dumbass iphone app: meet a chinese girlkatherine heigl's "adoptable critters"rex lee hears gay/racial j...
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I know there are a lot of Glee fans out there. Thought I'd share a clip from this week's episode of Glee, where we finally got to see Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) get her own full-fledged solo, singing lead on the glee club's rendition of "True Colors." Also check out this video clip about c...
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Some good for thought... Wanted to point you to the latest edition of the IFC New Podcast: Forbidden Kingdom. This one centers of the release of Ninja Assassin, using it as a jumping off point to discuss the plight of Asian actors in Hollywood:In Asia, South Korea's Rain is a pop megastar with ...
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One young Chinese woman has become something of an overnight internet sensation... simply by sitting behind President Barack Obama (and looking pretty, of course): Wang Zifei, 'Beauty In Black Beside Obama,' Becomes A Sensation In China, Speaks Out.Wang Zifei, a student at Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ...
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Real quick, for all you Black Friday deal seekers out there, here's a good one. Our friends at FRA are having a mad sale -- all shirts are just $10! You can get the FRA Signature in red or the wicked cool Nevermind design, or any one of their many cool designs, all for just ten bucks today, Fri...
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Ah, Thanksgiving. A holiday full of American traditions. Some get together with family, do the whole turkey-and-stuffing thing. Some get in line early for that crazy Black Friday shopping discount. And some -- many -- Chinese Americans apparently head to the casinos: A Tradition That Cherishe...
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Don't worry. Tiger's okay. The New York Times is reporting that golfer Tiger Woods has been released from a hospital in good condition after being injured in a car accident early this morning: Tiger Woods Injured in Car Accident, Mayor SaysInitial reports, citing the Florida Highway Patrol, sai...
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This is another one of those too-good-not-to-share images... the 2008 Taiwan/China release poster for Justin Lin's Finishing the Game. The Photoshop job is pretty awful, which, to me, makes it that much more awesome. Enjoy. (Thanks, Roger.)
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In Illinois, Republican businessman Steve Kim is running for Attorney General in 2010 against two-time incumbent Lisa Madigan, who is seeking re-election to the post she has held since 2003: Illinois Races: Steve Kim for Attorney General.Kim is the first Asian American to run for statewide office...
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Attention! Fans of free music! Just wanted to make sure you're aware that the super awesome band PaperDoll is giving away free downloads. Every month, they're making a song from their album Ballad Nerd Pop available for free. Rather than paying for the track, they just ask that you recommend i...
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Time again to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week...
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Yahoo! Movies just dropped this ridiculously cute trailer for Babies, a documentary that follows four babies from around the world -- from birth to first steps. Kind of like Disneynature's Earth, except with, you know, babies. Guaranteed to stir your biological clock.Among the four kids are Bay...
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Who is the Chinese Zac Efron? Disney is reportedly making a Chinese version of its wildly popular High School Musical movie, in an effort to reach the millions of teens in the massive Chinese market: Disney takes 'High School Musical' to China.Disney High School Musical: China will tell the stor...
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John Woo's Red Cliff, which opened in theaters in New York last week, opens in more theaters today. In honor of the badass Chinese dudes in the movie, I did a little post highlighting The Men of Red Cliff. People seemed to dig it, so I figured I should give some props to the women too. And so,...
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The first state dinner of the Obama White House was a big ol' Indian-themed bash -- the biggest social event of this presidency -- a lavish, high-glitz, star-studded affair in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Sounds like they showed him a good time: Obamas welcome guests with curr...
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Just wanted to throw up another plug for Grace Kim & The Spiders From Mars, the very last show of Lodestone Theatre Ensemble's tenth and final season. The show, written by Philip Chung and directed by Jeff Liu, runs Thursday through Saturday, now through December 20 at GTC Burbank. The play ...
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Some interesting news out of Harvard... It was announced last week that Peter F. Zhu will lead the newly-elected 137 Guard of The Harvard Crimson, the oldest continuously published daily college newspaper: Zhu To Lead 137th Crimson Guard.Zhu, a government concentrator from Guilderland, NY and a C...
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Kleenex has got this weird "Get Mommed" campaign going on, where you choose the mom that fits you best from a multi-ethnic, multi-generational assortment of moms -- including an Asian one, Sue, played by CiCi Lau. Based on her little video intro, she can probably be best described as w...
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Just heard the cool news that next week, Vice Mayor Evan Low is expected to be selected by the City Council to serve as Mayor for the City of Campbell, California. At the age of 26, Evan would be the youngest Asian American mayor in the country.According to media advisory I received, Low will be...
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All right. So Ninja Assassin, starring South Korean mega-popstar Rain, opens in theaters everywhere tomorrow. I had a chance to watch it a couple of weeks back, and basically, it's a big-ass, bloody action extravaganza. Lots of flying sharp objects, severed limbs, and abundant blood splatter. ...
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Whoa, here's one Korean American store owner not to miss with. Last week in Fort Washington, Maryland, John Jang made headlines when he shot and killed a gunman who tried to rob him: After 'don't move,' store owner turns gun on robber.They're calling it a justifiable homicide -- self defense. P...
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Oh hell. Another one of these damn things... The latest in a seemingly endless supply of racist, ridiculous iPhone apps. This one's another winner: MEET A CHINESE GIRL. Perfect for any lonely sad-sack fetishizing loser who needs that irresistible Chinese pick-up line -- guaranteed to get you t...
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The Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Asian American Policy Review journal is putting out a Call for Papers. The journal's 20th Anniversary Edition, to be published in Spring 2010, will highlight key moments and "tipping points" in the AAPI community. Maybe you've got something s...
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Over the weekend I had a moment to meet Jude Narita, who is presenting a one-woman play, From the Heart, which celebrates the lives, and brings to life the dreams, of different Asian and Asian American women. The show runs over the next two weekends in Santa Monica, and performing before the pla...
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To close 2009 -- without question, a landmark year in American progressive politics -- our friends at Asian Pacific Americans for Progress are putting together another top ten list. This time, their honoring the top Asian Pacific American progressives of 2009, and they need your help: Nominate y...
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Actor Rex Lee, who plays Ari Gold's beleauguered assistant Lloyd on HBO's Entourage, recently told TMZ that he's been subjected to occasional racist and homophobic jokes on the set of the show: Rex Lee Says He Hears Gay and Racial Jokes on the Set of Entourage.I guess this isn't really surprising...
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Check out the list of extraordinary individuals who made it on this year's list of CNN Heroes -- everyday people changing the world. Among them, you've got:Efren Penaflorida gives Filipino youth an alternative to gang membership through education. His Dynamic Teen Company's 10,000 members have t...
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Here's a little bit of fun for your Monday... Saw this hilarious photo, and had to share it. If the kid from Calvin and Hobbes was Asian, and had a webcam, this is probably what he'd look like. (Thanks, Victor.)
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