The latest news on Asian Americans making a splash in movies, music, TV shows, and more.
Nelson Lee keeps a low profile. Before “Mulan,” Lee appeared in the TV series “Blade” as Shen, the eponymous Marvel hero’s weaponsmith, and in “Claws” as Professor Benedict, a villain who becomes involved with a group of manicurists-turned-criminals. On the other...
The most recognizable Chinese legend in the U.S. has to be Mulan, a tale that has been retold many times. In the story of Mulan, originally a lyrical poem, a woman disguises herself as a man to take the place of her father in the Imperial Army to fight against...
Whether you’ve read the books or not, you’re probably familiar with the impact Claudia Kishi had on Asian Americans who grew up reading “The Baby-Sitters Club.” She’s been the subject of a short doc, a comic, a podcast episode, as well as a series of tongue-in-cheek...
Before vampires and tragic romances, there were wholesome movies starring teens doing regular teen things: taking the SAT and having epic summers, for example. Actor Leonardo Nam can tell us all about that, because those movies were exactly how he broke into...
Other than a photo of his father’s grave in Cleveland, Charles Chiu has little to no memory of his father, K.C. Lou. So when Charles, his wife, two sons and their families went to Mississippi to pay respects to K.C.’s grave, they never expected to fill in gaps about...
With many of us sheltering-in-place or at risk in essential job functions, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month hits differently this year. The continued COVID-19 scapegoating (re)produces racial tensions across the United States, resulting in acts of violence, hate,...
In this fraught, xenophobic and racist time, in great part egged on by our current President, the series “Little America” (Apple TV+, 2020) is vital to counter the anti-immigrant narrative espoused by certain sections of our country. These heartfelt stories about...
A woman of many talents including writing and directing comedy, Kim Nguyen does it all. Nguyen is a powerhouse behind titles you’ve probably heard of (and if you haven’t, I’m sorry, but where have you been?). She’s worked on “Fresh Off the Boat” and directed...
According to USA Today, the last decade has seen some of the worst changes in economic inequality yet. It seems fitting that we wrapped up 2019 and began this decade with “Parasite,” the South Korean movie that zeroes in on the worst parts of living in late-stage...
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