Showing posts with label greta lee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label greta lee. Show all posts

8.10.2026

The Real-Life, Offline Campaign of Francesca Hong

And Other Items of Note From Angry Asian America.


The real-life, offline campaign of Francesca Hong

Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist state lawmaker once seen as a long-shot candidate, is now the front-runner in the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin -- a state President Donald Trump won twice. She would be Wisconsin's first woman governor, first Asian American governor and the first Asian American woman governor elected in the United States.




Pop Music Is the Problem

"BTS and many of its fans see the new category as an attempt by the Recording Academy to keep the growing power and popularity of K-pop groups from overwhelming the prestige categories — the record, album and song of the year and multiple pop performance awards — and they reject the academy’s claims that the new award is simply a means to acknowledge the growth of popular music from South Korea, China, Japan and Southeast Asia. BTS rightfully refused to risk being pigeonholed."




New Data Shows AAPI Californians Arrested At Alarming Rates

"The USC Equity Research Institute's (ERI) latest analysis on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Californians confirmed what community organizations have been experiencing for months: ICE arrests in our communities have been unprecedented and devastating."




Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend: Greta Lee

Greta Lee sits down with Conan O'Brien's podcast to discuss her childhood deeply rooted in Korean identity, experiencing a massive cultural shift moving to the Midwest, experiencing the impact of her role in the 2023 romantic drama Past Lives on audiences, and her new Netflix film The Last House.




Comedian Jenny Yang uses a comedy tour to uplift immigrants, one grocery store at a time

Coming soon to the dried fish aisle near you! If you haven't heard, our friend Jenny Yang has been on a unique nationwide summer standup comedy tour, turning immigrant grocery stores into comedy clubs for a night.


2.22.2023

Greta Lee and Teo Yoo Star in A24's 'Past Lives'

Celine Song's decades-spanning romantic drama premiered to rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival.



Damn, that's a hell of a trailer. Here's your first look at Past Lives, writer/director Celine Song's decades-spanning romantic drama starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro. The film premiered to rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival is scheduled for release this year.

Past Lives follows Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.

Take a look:

6.13.2016

John Cho cast in indie thriller 'Gemini'

'Star Trek' actor to star alongside Lola Kirke and Zoe Kravitz in Aaron Katz's thriller set in Los Angeles.



Add this one to the list of films actually #StarringJohnCho... John Cho has signed on to star alongside Lola Kirke and Zoe Kravitz in the indie thriller Gemini, from award-winning writer/director Aaron Katz.

Lola Kirke, Zoe Kravitz, John Cho to Star in Thriller 'Gemini'

Plot details are currently being kept under wraps, but I'm told that Cho has the most significant male role in the film. So far, all we know is that it's a thriller set in Los Angeles, where principal photography has already begun.

In addition to Cho, there are three other Asian characters in Gemini, played by Greta Lee, Abraham Lim and Levy Tran. The film's ensemble also includes Ricki Lake, Michelle Forbes, Nelson Franklin, Reeve Carney, Jessica Parker Kennedy and James Ransone.

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