MTV shuts down Asian channels
After launching with much fanfare (including a story in Hyphen), MTV is closing down its channels that targeted Asian American audiences.
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5 Asian American ‘Survivor’ hopefuls
Survivor: Fiji kicks off Thursday with five Asian Americans among the 19 contestants.
Scooby-Doo creator Iwao Takamoto dies
Iwao Takamoto, who learned about illustration in a Japanese internment camp, died Monday at 81. He was best known for creating Scooby-Doo, an animation staple for generations.
Yul Kwon wins Survivor
Yul Kwon beat the field in the latest round of Survivor, which started the season with the gimmick of putting people into teams by race.
Rosie O’Donnell apologizes
Rosie O’Donnell says she’s sorry and didn’t know “ching chong” might be offensive. How sincere she is, I don’t know.
Rosie O’Donnell chimes in with ‘ching chong’
Rosie O’Donnell raised a ruckus by using “ching chong” on The View last week to describe how Danny DeVito’s drunken appearance on the show is making the news, even in China.
Rise of Kal Penn, no lawyers needed
Kal Penn gets a starring gig in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise Taj, which opens today, and he didn’t have to sue to get the role.
Takei joining cast of Heroes
George Takei, aka Sulu from Star Trek, is going to play Hiro Nakamura’s father in Heroes. Takei’s character is big honcho who shows up in America with his bodyguard to try and kidnap his son Read More …
Writer has problem with ‘Asian invasion’ at UCLA
I’m not sure if this opinion writer for the UCLA Daily Bruin is trying to be funny, but if he is, he’s not succeeding. Jed Levine’s premise is that the problem with UCLA is that Read More …
Asian women, black men TV rerun
Neela Rasgotra (Parminder Nagra) married Michael Gallant (Sharif Atkins) on ER. I don’t know if this writer got the idea for her article by reading Hyphen’s blog and my posting here, but I touched upon Read More …