Wong Fu Productions Interview
Brisbane Times in Australia interviews the people behind Wong Fu Productions: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/meet-the-masters-of-the-viral-video-20120305-1ubkg.html
Monthly Archives
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Asian-American Comedians Rise Up, Put Down
George Heymont writes about the rise of some Asian American comedians while also looking at the idea of gender roles in several LGBTQ films: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-heymont/eat-my-genrebending-gende_b_1320200.html?ref=arts
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New Asian Political Blog
Strategist Bill Wong started a new political blog centered around Asian Americans: thesunfire.blogspot.com
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A Look at Anna May Wong, Hollywood Star
Workers World takes a look at Anna May Wong, Chinese-American film pioneer: http://www.workers.org/2012/world/anna_may_wong_0315/
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Author Looks at Internment Camp Wives
An Oregon author looks at the wives of Asian-Americans interned in the United States during World War II who voluntarily accompanied their spouses to the camps: http://www.oregonlive.com/happy-valley/index.ssf/2012/03/happy_valley_author_examines_a.html
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America, Now With 3 Million Indians
Indians crossed the 3 million mark for total population in the United States, with 1 million of those able to vote: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Indians-cross-3-million-mark-in-US-1-million-have-voting-rights/articleshow/12205449.cms
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Goh Nakamura Unveils New Single
Goh Nakamura unveiled his new single off his upcoming album, Here’s a Secret: http://gohnakamura.bandcamp.com/album/heres-a-secret-motion-from-the-music-picture
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Vanessa Minnillo Pregnant
Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey announced they are expecting their first child together: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/vanessa-minnillo-pregnant-nick-lachey_n_1317439.html
10 Ways to Use Sriracha
Put it on toast, fish, eggs and hands? Check out our list of 10 Ways to Use Sriracha and give us your own in the comments.
Call Me Rooster Sauce
A staple of hole-in-the-wall and upper-crust establishments alike, Sriracha-brand sriracha is the king of Asian hot sauce.
Friday Features, March 9, 2012
Hollywood receives its highest overall scores since Dumpling’s inceptions, a C-! Definitely not an Asian-A.
SFIAAFF 2012 Begins Today
Asian-American filmmakers ascend on San Francisco for the 30th anniversary of its international Asian-American film festival.
New York City: “Smoking Is Still a Way of Life for Asian Americans”
Smoking trends are stable among Asian-Americans in New York City, despite new taxes and bans on the habit.
Media Releases, March 6, 2012
This week’s media releases are packed with albums, as we get new sounds from Xiu Xiu, The Magnetic Fields and Elfin Saddle.
The Evolution of Tofu and Fugu
It started as an extension to Japanese language learning in college but grew into an international endeavor to teach people Japanese.
Week in Review
Jeremy Lin, Chinese looking for surrogates, camp preservation funding, White House initiatives and eye lid surgery rounds out this week’s posts.
Friday Features, March 2, 2012
This week features the house party of century and a small, furry man who likes the outdoors – and we don’t mean Danny DeVito…mostly.
Asian Eyes: To Lift or Not to Lift?
Whether one looks at them as an exotic blessing or ethnic curse, Asian eyes are praised for their beauty, but many see them as something to be changed.
White House Asks “What’s Your Story?”
The White House’s Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders made a shout out on YouTube for the community to tells its story.
Obama Divvies Camp Preservation Funds
Some $3 million is set to be divvied between Japanese-American internment camp applicants, if a Washington subcommittee approves.
Media Releases, Feb. 28, 2012
Heavy death metal and white teenagers in heat round out this week’s Media Releases. Are we missing something, or are we missing AAs?
Chinese Look for American Surrogates
In a twist, wealthy Chinese couples are looking to the U.S. for surrogate births, while Americans look to China to adopt, jolting the market for ethnically-Chinese embryos.
“Linsanity” Makes its Way into Pop Psychology
From basketball star Jeremy Lin to persecuted soldier Danny Chen, Asian Americans are catching the eye of everyone, including psychologists, in the wake of new-found media attention.
Week in Review
Dragons and kisses and basketballs, oh my! We take a look back to the week’s top stories and news items and feature them all in one place in a segment called Week in Review.
Friday Features, Feb. 23, 2012
A group of Navy Seals wages war, a city couple try to find themselves, a businessman thinks he has everything, and a woman must find her sister before it’s too late.
It Came From Netflix: Shanghai Kiss
We look at some of the films streaming on Netflix right now and give our review. Tonight’s feature is “Shanghai Kiss,” a film that tries to be more than its makers allow.
Linsanity the Game
Video game maker Gonzo Games released a basketball shooter drawing from everyone’s recent bout of Lin-sanity.
Ancestry.com Opens Japanese Internment Records
Ancestry.com has opened its database of Japanese-American internment camps for public viewing through February 23.
Media Releases, Feb. 21, 2012
Media Releases brings you two offerings today, one CD and one DVD. Dustin Wong takes his electric guitar to new levels, while Ben Stiller’s film incorporates Asians into bank robbing.
Week in Review
We hope you enjoyed your weekend. Catch up on the previous week’s news stories, and happy President’s Day (Washington’s birthday).