Family making Bruce Lee movie
Bruce Lee’s family is producing a movie about the martial arts icon based on a biography his brother has written.
Category: Media
No teriyaki in Lin’s ‘Fast and the Furious’
Interesting back story on how director Justin Lin got to do The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift the way he wanted, via Hyphen editor Brian Lam, via Jeff Yang’s Asian Pop column.
No straight answers in ‘Slanted Screen’
It’s a tired subject for some people and I’ve been accused of obssessing over it: stereotypes of Asian American men. But someone has made yet another documentary on the issue. The Slanted Screen is playiing Read More …
N.Y. Times column rehashes model minority myth
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Nicholas Kristof wonders why Asian Americans are so good in school in a Sunday New York Times op-ed piece, but I’m not sure he found the right answer.
George Takei’s trek
Star Trek’s George Takei has been making the rounds, appearing on Howard Stern’s new radio show and speaking up for gay and lesbian rights around the country since coming out publicly last year.
‘Lost’ producer to direct ‘Star Trek’ movie
Lost producer J.J. Abrams is set to direct the next Star Trek movie. First reported by Variety, the plot will center on the early days James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, including their first meeting Read More …
Insightful Bruce Lee interview
A very interesting interview of Bruce Lee filmed back in the day is making the rounds on the Internet.
Pioneering journalist Sam Chu Lin dies
Sam Chu Lin, one of the first Asian American reporters on network TV, died Sunday. He was 67.
Carolla apologizes for ching-chong skit
Radio show host Adam Carolla apologized last week to the “Asian community” for a skit in January that consisted mostly of someone saying “ching chong” over and over.
Fix Hollywood: Learn to act, write
I rant and rave about how Hollywood disses Asian Americans. East West Players and the Asian American Theater Company are offering three programs that probably offer the best long-term solution: getting more Asian Americans involved.