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‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ screening canceled over Mickey Rooney’s yellow-face character

Posted onAugust 25, 2008March 4, 2024

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.

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

‘Harold & Kumar’ opens today

Posted onApril 25, 2008March 4, 2024

“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 Read More …

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media, Star Trek

Turner Classic Movies to air series on Asian images

Posted onApril 24, 2008March 4, 2024

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 Read More …

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Lucy Liu’s Mia dating an Asian American Man

Posted onJanuary 14, 2008March 4, 2024

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!

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

Kung Fu movie searches for star

Posted onDecember 5, 2007March 4, 2024

The search is on to find the actor to play the lead in a movie based on the old TV series, Kung Fu.

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John Cho to be the new Sulu

Posted onOctober 12, 2007Leave a comment

It looks like John Cho of Harold and Kumar fame is going to be the new Sulu for the next Star Trek movie, according to multiple news stories and StarTrek.com.

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media, Star Trek

Still desperate for Asian Americans on TV

Posted onOctober 3, 20071 Comment

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.

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

Oscar-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki dies

Posted onSeptember 6, 2007Leave a comment

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 …

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Whoopi compares Vick case to Chinese eating cats

Posted onSeptember 5, 2007Leave a comment

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.

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

See trailer for ‘Harold and Kumar 2′

Posted onAugust 22, 2007Leave a comment

The trailer is out. The movie is set for 2008 release. I can’t wait!

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