Still desperate for Asian Americans on TV
There’s a petition started that demands an apology for a derogatory remark about the Philippines made in last week’s episode of Desperate Housewives.
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Thompson: Be wary Asian American political donors
Yellow alert from presidential candidate Fred Thompson, who says Hillary Clinton’s association to illegal fundraising by Asian Americans in 1996 should have made her cautious about accepting $850,000 from fugitive Norman Hsu.
Oscar-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki dies
Miyoshi Umeki, one of the stars of the all-Asian American cast of Flower Drum Song and Oscar winner for Sayonara, died last week. She was 78. She was the first Asian to win an Oscar, Read More …
Whoopi compares Vick case to Chinese eating cats
New The View host Whoopi Goldberg took the plunge into ethnic stereotyping by comparing football star Michael Vick’s cultural upbringing with dog fighting to the Chinese and eating cats.
Hyphen featured in Asian Pop column
Jeff Yang wrote a nice piece about Hyphen in his Asian Pop column at SFGate.
See trailer for ‘Harold and Kumar 2′
The trailer is out. The movie is set for 2008 release. I can’t wait!
Hyphen Transit issue moves out
The Transit Issue of Hyphen hit newsstands and mailboxes this week. This is the 12th issue of Hyphen and the last under co-founder and Editor in Chief Melissa Hung. I’m taking over as interim editor Read More …
Simpsons 7-Eleven Apu promos criticized
As part of its publicity blitz for The Simpsons Movie, several 7-Elevens around the country have been turned into Kwik-E-Marts, just like the ones run by Apu, the Indian American store owner from the animated Read More …
Sarah Gore marries Bill Lee, so what?
Al, Tipper and the happy couple. Al Gore’s daughter, Sarah, married businessman Bill Lee over the weekend in Los Angeles. She’s the former VP’s kid, and by celebrity news standards, this event was pretty unremarkable. Read More …
Not so secret Asian man anymore
Tak Toyoshima’s Secret Asian Man comic strip is being picked up by United Features, which will distribute it to daily newspapers around the world.