Do not watch this show on an empty stomach.

YOMYOMF's unscripted series 'Family Style' offers a lively look at Asian food.



Family Style is a 12-episode unscripted food and travel series that offers a lively look at not just Asian food, but the traditions, culture and backstory of the food and the dish that's brought to the table. Shot in Vietnam, China and the Philippines as well as Hawaii and Los Angeles, the series is produced by Stage 13 and YOMYOMF.

The series is led by the Foodie Fam -- eight talented friends bound together by their knowledge and love for culture, cuisine and sharing family moments around the table. The cast includes Stacy Fan, Lana McKissack, Gilbert Galon, Arvin Lee, Anthony Ma, Oates Wu and Sujata Day.

Highlights of the first season include a visit to the Night Markets of Saigon, Singapore and the San Gabriel Valley; how to make Kare Kare, the Philippines' revered hearty stew; the legend of the Pork Highway in Oahu; Sri Lankan, Indian, Japanese, Korean and Burmese cuisine and more.

Check out the trailer:

Whitewashing: A Time-Honored Hollywood Tradition

YOMYOMF's 10 Hollywood Films Where Asian Characters were 'Whitewashed'



With recent movies like Marvel's Doctor Strange and the upcoming live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell catching criticism (and ridicule) for casting white actors as Asian characters, it's brought a renewed spotlight on the racist, time-honored Hollywood tradition of whitewashing.

Over at YOMYOMF, Phil Chung has compiled an interesting list of 10 Hollywood Films Where Asian Characters were 'Whitewashed' -- characters that were originally intended to be Asian, but whose identities and backgrounds were scrubbed to be played by non-Asian actors.

In addition to helpfully clarifying the difference between "yellowface" and "whitewashing," the list includes recent glaring examples that people usually cite when railing against whitewashing, like Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Goku in Dragonball: Evolution, where the characters are Asian in the source material.

But the list also highlights real-life Asians who were magically changed into white people for the movies, like Dr. Yuan-Tsong Chen, the brilliant Taiwanese research doctor who developed the cure for Pompe Disease. In 2010's Extreme Measures, the character became Dr. Robert Stonewall, played by Harrison Ford. What?

"While it sucks that the film denied giving credit to the real man who created the real cure for a real disease," Phil notes, "at least Dr. Chen didn't have to see his name associated with a shitty movie if that's any consolation." Well, there's that.

See the full list at YOMYOMF: 10 Hollywood Films Where Asian Characters were 'Whitewashed'

The Short Film

Guest post by L.S. Kim


YOMYOMF's "Interpretations 2.0"
I love short films. The short film is a unique art form that allows for the unexpected -- from the film itself, and from its viewer, too. Like a short story, there is an invitation into a world that may be new or unknown, and a willingness to enter, afterall, the commitment seems brief. But this is exactly how a short film can be effective in sharing a point of view that otherwise might be eschewed.

Often when approaching a short film, one's guard is down and mind is more open. There is less formality than, say, experiencing a dedicated screening of a feature-length piece, with attendant expectations about the kind of pleasure one wants to get out of it; the engagement with a short film engenders breath (excitement about the unfamiliar), and breadth (flexibility in our viewing practices), because we don't quite know what to expect but we're giving our attention nevertheless.

YOMYOMF re-launches "Interpretations" short film initiative

Submit a short film for a chance to make a film produced by Justin Lin.



Hey filmmakers! Justin Lin's YOMYOMF recently announced the relaunch of the "Interpretations" short film initiative -- a unique filmmaking competition to find the next generation of Asian American filmmakers, in partnership with Comcast and NBCUniversal.

The challenge: produce and shoot a three-minute short film using a prescribed four-line script. For this edition of the initiative, the four lines are supplied by one of our greatest American writers, none other than acclaimed Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang.

Here's the script:

Funny Short: Abby White, Interracial Relationship Counselor

Abby White thinks she is an expert in "interracial relationships." She is not.



Got a big kick out of seeing my pal Lynn Chen in this YOMYOMF Network sketch short Abby White, Interracial Relationship Counselor, directed by Doan La. Lynn plays one-half of an interracial couple who visit with the most clueless, offensive couples' counselor in the world. Abby White thinks she is an expert in "interracial relationships." She is not:

YOMYOMF presents The Unsung Heroes of Fast & Furious

For fans of the Fast & Furious movies, here's a really cool bit of behind-the-scenes footage... In this YOMYOMF video, presented in celebration of YouTube's Geek Week, director Justin Lin pays tribute to the previz artists from the last four Fast films. If you know these crazy action sequences, it's pretty interesting to see how they were planned out on a computer long before any of it was committed to films. Check it out:

YouTube Geek Week: YOMYOMF presents "How to Be More Asian"

It's YouTube Geek Week. To kick things off, as one of the ambassador channels for the occasion, The YOMYOMF Network (founded by Justin Lin and friends) dropped this crazy-ass original comedy music video in celebration of global geekery, How to be More Asian, starring Jacob and Josh Fu, aka The Fu. In this case, it's a deep dive study into Asian weirdness.

YOMYOMF presents David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face

Yellow Face, YOMYOMF's screen adaptation of the award-winning play by David Henry Hwang, premiered over the weekend exclusively on YouTube in two parts. And it's pretty fantastic.

Directed by Jeff Liu, and starring Ryun Yu, Christopher Gorham, Linda Park, Sab Shimono, Emily Kuroda, Ki Hong Lee and Justin James Hughes, the play follows the misadventures of an Asian American playwright named DHH, who leads the protest against the yellow face casting, only to mistakenly cast a Caucasian actor in an Asian role in his own play. Dude, that sucks.

Watch the entire feature-length production below:

Yellow Face premieres on The YOMYOMF Network, June 8-9

Check out the official trailer for Yellow Face, a screen adaptation of David Henry Hwang's award-winning play, premiering exclusively on the YOMYOMF Network on June 8 and 9. Ryun Yu stars as an Asian American playwright named DHH who leads the protest against the yellow face casting in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a Caucasian actor in an Asian role in his own play:

Yellowface & YOMYOMF at UCLA, May 15

If you're in the Los Angeles area, YOMYOMF, the YouTube network started by filmmaker Justin Lin and friends, invites you to check out a free panel as part of UCLA's Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month events. The panel will feature David Henry Hwang, Lana McKissack, Chester See, Jeff Liu and Phil Chung. It's happening Wednesday, May 15 at De Neve Auditorium. Here are some more details:

Submit for Season Two of Internet Icon

Who wants to be a star? Who wants to be an icon?

YOMYOMF, producers of fine internet entertainment, have announced they're taking filmmaker submissions for the second season of the hit YouTube talent competition series Internet Icon starring Ryan Higa. The grand prize includes a $10,000 cash prize, a yearlong development deal with YOMYOMF, and industry meetings.

Here's the season two announcement:

undercover cops are out of time in yomyomf's squad 85

In 1985, the Los Angeles Police Department experimented with a secret Time Travel Division, catapulting ten of LA's finest twenty-five years into the future... that future is now! Behold, the first episode of YOMYOMF's new comedy cop web series Squad 85, featuring cast members Parvesh Cheena, Christopher Larkin and more:

who will be the next internet icon?

I'm looking forward to the upcoming launch of You Offend Me You Offend My Family's original YouTube channel, The YOMYOMF Network. One of the shows they're working on is Internet Icon, a competition webseries with popular YouTube celebrity Ryan Higa.

With host Chester See, men and women across the country will get the opportunity to show their stuff in a video competition show judged by Ryan Higa. Through creativity and personality, contestants will battle for the title of the next "Internet Icon." Here's Ryan with the announcement: