Lucy Liu, Rosemead and Our Battle Against Shame

And other items of note from Angry Asian America.

1. 'Rosemead' holds up a mirror to our battle against shame

Columnist Frank Shyong reflects on Rosemead, the Lucy Liu independent feature film based on his own 2017 Los Angeles Times article about the last days of a dying woman and her son. The story unfolds in the weeks after she learns her cancer is terminal and must decide what will happen to her son, who is undergoing treatment for schizophrenia. Shyong reflects on the shame that prevents our communities from receiving much-needed treatment for struggles with mental health.

2. Perfectly In Sync

After a cancer scare and a seven-year hiatus, Olympian-sibling duo Alex and Maia Shibutani are returning to competitive skating. In a new interview with Bustle, the Shib Sibs discuss Maia's physical health following her diagnosis, their goals for their comeback, the (dis)advantages of being a sibling duo, and answer the "legacy question" of how they hope to be remembered.

3. Do you think of the perfect comeback way too late?

"For Asian Americans... an ability to instantly spin up a powerful comeback to a hurtful or misinformed comment would prove useful. We are accustomed to hearing microaggressions about how well we speak English, where we're really from, and that we look just like Jackie Chan. A new game, Clapback: The Asian American Edition is rooted in the idea that would make our parents proud: We can get better at clapping back -- with practice."

4. The Rose Korean Rock Band Documentary to Get Worldwide Theatrical Release

The Rose: Come Back to Me, a documentary about the Korean rock band The Rose, will receive a Valentine's Day theatrical release from CJ 4DPlex. The documentary chronicles The Rose, which consists of Kim "Sammy" WooSung, Park "Leo" Dojoon, Lee "Dylan" Hajoon and Lee "Jeff" Taegyeom, tracing their rise from Seoul's Hongdae district to performing at Coachella.

5. Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse Stamps

The United States Postal Service will ring in the Lunar New Year with the seventh issuance of its popular stamp series, the Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse Forever Stamp. Featuring a contemporary take on paper-cut folk art, the stamps will be available beginning February 3.

They Call Us Bruce 195: They Call Us Shib Sibs

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.



What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I host an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus on media, entertainment and popular culture.

In this episode, we welcome the awesome sibling duo Alex and Maia Shibutani, two-time Olympic medalist ice dancers and authors of the children's picture book Amazing: Asian American and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All. They discuss their unique journey growing up as brother/sister teammates on the ice, their evolution as role models and community advocates, and The Good, The Bad, and The WTF of working with your sibling.

Asian Americans dominate at U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, and Maia and Alex Shibutani take gold.



Gold, baby. In what has to be an unprecedented, historic moment for the sport of figure skating, Asian Americans took home gold in three of the four events this weekend at the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Karen Chen won the women's title, Nathan Chen took gold in the men's event, and Maia and Alex Shibutani nabbed their second consecutive national title in ice dancing. Whaaaaaat.

Maia and Alex Shibutani win first U.S. ice dancing title

"Shib Sibs" take gold at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.



On Saturday at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota, siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani won their first U.S. ice dance title, besting defending champs Madison Chock and Evan Bates.

Shibutani siblings capture ice dancing gold medal at U.S. Championships at Xcel

Performing their free skate to Coldplay's "Fix You," the five-time medalists finally broke through and nabbed gold with a final score of 190.14. Chock and Bates finished second with 186.93.

Here's video of their rousing, gold-winning performance:

The Shib Sibs are Sochi-bound

Brother-and-sister ice dance pair Alex and Maia Shibutani earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team



Snubs aside, a big congratulations to the folks earned themselves a spot on the U.S Olympic figure skating team, including two of my favorites, brother-and-sister ice dance pair Alex and Maia Shibutani, aka the "Shib Sibs." The pair brought down the house and took the bronze medal with their Michael Jackson-themed free skate on Saturday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Here's video of the performance that sent them Sochi-bound: