Asian American news, views and other assorted things
A free showing of the classic film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in Sacramento has been canceled after it was pointed out to organizers that Mickey Rooney’s yellow-face Mr. Yunioshi scenes are offensive to many Asian Americans. Read the rest of this entry »
“Harold & Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay” opens today and it’s my most anticipated movie of the year now that the new “Star Trek” has been pushed back to 2009. I know I’m not the only one who’s been waiting to see “Harold & Kumar.” Read the rest of this entry »
Turner Classic Movies is going to show a month-long series of movies examining images of Asians in June. It’s a extension of the network’s look at African American images and gay images it has aired during the past two years Read the rest of this entry »
Angry Asian Man points out that Mia, Lucy Liu’s character on Cashmere Mafia, is involved romantically with an Asian American man and are even shown kissing on the show!
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The search is on to find the actor to play the lead in a movie based on the old TV series, Kung Fu. Read the rest of this entry »
