‘Harold & Kumar’ opens today
“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 …
Category: Media
Turner Classic Movies to air series on Asian images
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 …
Colorado University columnist wants war against Asians
This column in The Campus Press at Colorado University is whacked. Max Karson’s “If it’s war the Asians want . . . it’s a war they’ll get ” column not surprisingly has got some people Read More …
CNN blasted for report on Asian American voters
CNN is taking some heat for its very superficial Feb. 8 report on “Anderson Cooper 360” about why Asian American Democratic voters are favoring Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama.
Lucy Liu’s Mia dating an Asian American Man
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!
Kung Fu movie searches for star
The search is on to find the actor to play the lead in a movie based on the old TV series, Kung Fu.
John Cho to be the new Sulu
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.
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.
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 …