Angry Asian Man

2.14.2013

Ouch. Jeremy Lin gets kicked on the floor.

Talking about kicking a guy when he's down. Literally. In case you missed this nasty moment from Wednesday night's Rockets/Clippers game, here's the video of Clippers center Ryan Hollins kicking Jeremy Lin in the stomach during a dirty little dustup on the floor. Definitely not cool. Check it:

Oh, heck. Why not? Today also seem like a good day to revisit "Surrogate Valentine," one of my favorite songs by our good friend Goh Nakamura. Great song. Goh also stars in an indie film of the same name, but here's the low-key acoustic bedroom version he uploaded to YouTube five years ago:

Today seems like an appropriate day to share this supercool chilled-out version of Kina Grannis' signature tune "Valentine," remixed by Paul Dateh. First, refresh your memory and watch the music video for the original track, directed by Ross Ching. Whoa -- has it really been three years since this came out?

Supernatural: The Art of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters, February 9 - March 17

Hey, Los Angeles. Supernatural: The Art of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters explores how traditional ideas have become adapted over time. The exhibition runs at the Japanese American National Museum from now until March 17. More information:

It's almost here. CAAMFest, formerly known as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, has re-branded and re-invented itself into an 11-day celebration of film, music, food and digital media from the world's most innovative Asian and Asian American artists. The festival, which runs March 14-24, just unveiled this year's schedule, and it's packed with kickass screenings and events. Here are some highlights from the CAAMFest's press release:

Some cool film news... None other than Martin Scorsese will serve as executive producer on director Andrew Lau's upcoming gangster action thriller Revenge of the Green Dragons, which is set in New York City: Martin Scorsese to Executive Produce Andrew Lau's 'Green Dragons.'

It's a fitting match, considering that Scorsese won his first and only Academy Award in 2006 for the crime drama The Departed, which was a Hollywood remake of Lau's awesome 2002 Hong Kong undercover cops-and-gangsters drama Infernal Affairs (photo above). This could be cool.

The script for Revenge of the Green Dragons was inspired by a New Yorker article on the Chinese American underworld, and tells the story of two Chinese siblings' rise and fall within a New York gang:

Each year, we turn to the annual arbiter of good taste and hot bodies, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, to tell us what's fashionable in swimwear. Yeah. This year, they've traveled to "exotic" locales around the world, inexplicably using human props for the issue's half-nekkid photo shoots: In the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, Chinese people are exotic props.

Hey you, with the funny hat and the beard, let us put our blonde beauty on your raft. No, stay there. You'll help add that extra mysticism flava to the shot. Oh, and you girls with the beads and sparkly hats. Adorable. Stand right there and smile. Why didn't we think of this before? Humans as exotic props! Here are some more photos:

I am the last person who'd come to the defense of Michelle Malkin. In fact, it hurts me a little to write this, as I detest her views. But sometimes pundits go too far, even in jest, and need to get called out: AAJA MediaWatch seeks apology for 'rice ball' comment on "Talking Liberally with Stephanie Miller."

The Asian American Journalists Association is demanding an apology for an incident that occurred last week on Current TV's Talking Liberally with Stephanie Miller, in which host Jacki Schechner used to term "rice ball" in reference to conservative pundit Michelle Malkin, who is Filipno American:

Jeremy Lin Foundation Launch Party, February 14

If you're in the Houston area, and don't have any Valentine's Day plans, how about hanging out with Jeremy Lin? Your favorite Houston Rockets point guard is throwing a star-studded Launch Party for the Jeremy Lin Foundation and The Making a Difference Project, benefiting Houston community organizations making an impact with youth. Here are some more details about the event:

It's time to pick up your video camera for a good cause. Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M) has announced a Public Service Announcement Contest with the aim of getting the word out about the need for more Asian American bone marrow donors, ages 18-44.

Let's be real: when it comes to bone marrow donor registration, our community sucks. So start brainstorming and produce a public service announcement urging folks to join the Be The Match Registry. Be creative, and think about the impact your video could make -- you could help save a life. The grand prize winner will receive $1000, and a runner-up winner will get $200.

Here are some submission requirements:

Whoa. I almost thought this was fake news. It's great news -- just a little mind-blowing. Asian American R&B/hip hop group Aziatix has reportedly signed a $11.3 million deal with Cash Money: Asian-American Hip Hop Group Aziatix Signs with Cash Money Records for a Lot of Money.

At Cash Money's annual Grammy party, the label announced that it had struck a deal with Korean American trio Eddie Shin, Flowsik and Nicky Lee, who have amassed a pretty amazing following in the U.S. and Asia in a relatively short time. They now join Cash Money's roster, which includes Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Drake.

And hold up, before you think Cash Money going international is all about the success of "Gangnam Style"...

Just heard this sad news out of New York... Grace Sung Eun Lee, the terminally ill cancer patient who clashed with her devoutly religious parents last year in a legal battle over her right to die, only to later change her mind, died over the weekend. She was 28: Ill Woman, Kept Alive by Family, Dies at 28.

Lee, who was paralyzed from the neck down by a brainstem tumor and unable to breathe on her own, had moved back home to parents' home in Queens with a life support system. She passed away Sunday night after her ventilator reportedly stopped working properly:

Here's the recently released theatrical trailer for Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey, directed by Ramona Diaz. The documentary follows the unbelievable true of story of Arnel Pineda, who was plucked out of YouTube obscurity from the Philippines to become the new lead singer of legendary American rock band Journey. It's an amazing story you just couldn't make up. Take a look:

Spreading the word about the upcoming feature film project Seoul Searching, from writer/director Benson Lee, the filmmaker behind the documentary Planet B-Boy and the soon-to-be-released Battle of the Year. His latest film is an 1980s-era Korean American teenage coming-of-age story based on his own experiences, and he's on a mission to cast actors through Facebook. Here's Benson with an introduction to the project:

It was only a matter of time. Check out Houston Rockets point guard (and Harvard graduate) Jeremy Lin have a little fun and showing off some smarts in this funny, brief commercial for ESPN's SportsCenter.

Meet Menchu DeLuna Sanchez, a nurse from Secaucus, New Jersey who will be sitting next the First Lady during the State of the Union address tonight. She was invited as a guest of the Obamas because of her heroic acts during Hurricane Sandy: Nurse from Secaucus will get hero's welcome at State of the Union.

When the storm knocked out power at the New York University Langone Medical Center, Sanchez organized the neonatal intensive care nurses and doctors to safely carry twenty critically ill babies down nine flights of stairs -- in the dark, with only the light of their cell phones -- to the care of other hospitals:

Terracotta Warriors Opening Party featuring CHERYL at the Asian Art Museum, February 21

San Franciscooooo! Come out to play-aayyy! The Asian Art Museum invites you to get your party on at the Terracotta Warriors Opening Party with New York art and performance collective CHERYL. There will be dancing, drinks, sweets and jams. It's happening Thursday, February 21 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Want to win some free passes? See below for more details:

Some unfinished business in the fight to seek justice for Private Danny Chen, who died after suffering weeks of hazing and abuse from his superiors and fellow soldiers in Afghanistan.

While all eight superiors faced court-martial and were found guilty, only four of them have been discharged from the Army. A coalition of Danny's supporters have begun circulating an online petition to the Commander in Fort Wainwright, Alaska to request that the four remaining soldiers be administratively discharged:

Our friend Dave Liang, aka the guy behind The Shanghai Restoration Project, has released his latest album Pictures in Motion. It's an electronic album of (mostly) instrumentals paying tribute to classic Chinese films of the 1930s and 1940s. Each track is inspired by a different movie from the era. Here's a cool medley of songs from Pictures in Motion, set to footage from these films:

Remember that original design for Canada's new $100 bill that was rejected because focus groups thought the woman scientist featured in the image looked "too Asian"? There's apparently more where that came from: Report: Gays, blacks nixed as images on Canada's new plastic bank notes.

Internal documents show that focus groups and a Bank of Canada team reviewed a series of currency images intended in part to reflect the diversity of Canada's population, including a Chinese dragon parade, the swearing in of a new citizen, Toronto's annual Caribbean festival, children of different ethnic backgrounds playing hockey or building a snowman, and a person in a wheelchair playing basketball.

Alas, none of these images made it on to the new notes. And the images that were finally approved for the bills didn't really reflect the themes of "diversity, inclusiveness, acceptance of others/multiculturalism" the focus group participants supposedly valued:

Just got this sad news passed along to me... Keiko Fukuda, the first woman ever awarded the rank of 10th Dan in judo, and the last surviving student of Jigoro Kano -- the founder of judo -- passed away over the weekend in San Francisco. She was 99. Here's the announcement of her passing from USA Judo:

Fortissimo Films has acquired all rights outside of North American and China to the Evan Jackson Leong's feature documentary Linsanity, fresh from its world premiere last month at the Sundance Film Festival: Fortissimo takes int'l on 'Linsanity.'

Hold up. First, watch this clip of Jeremy Lin's big dunk against the Sacramento Kings last night:

Sriracha-flavored Lay's potato chips. Let me give you a moment to think about that. This is real thing, people. Here's what's up: Sriracha potato chips? Lay's offers three flavors for fan vote.

Three new Lay's potato chip flavors are hitting supermarket shelves this week: Sriracha, Chicken & Waffles and Garlic Cheesy Bread. Fans will be able to vote for their favorite through Twitter, text message and Lay's Facebook page. The flavor with the most votes will stay on shelves for good.

My friends, fellow fans of all that is good and tasty, is there even a choice? Garlic Cheesy Bread? Pssshhhh. Chicken & Waffles? Go to Roscoe's. Vote Sriracha and give it the red, spicy love it deserves.

Sriracha is awesome, and that's really all there is to it. The new flavors are supposed to hit stores on Tuesday, but I'm already starting to hear from folks who have spotted them on sale. Gotta go get me a bag now.

National Park Service launches Asian American Pacific Islander Theme Study

On Sunday in Seattle, the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience was officially given federal status and designated as an "affiliated area" of the National Park Service: Federal recognition for Seattle's Wing Luke Museum.

The new status puts the museum among two dozen entities that are not operated by the Park Service, but acknowledged for preserving and portraying an important aspect of the American story. The Museum will be linked with other nationally significant Asian Pacific American sites within the National Park System and allow the museum to tap into technical assistance from the National Park Service.

Outgoing Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar also announced that he has directed the National Park Service to undertake an Asian American Pacific Islander Theme Study to investigate the stories, places and people of Asian American and Pacific Island heritage:

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'Walking Dead': Steven Yeun's Glenn is beating heart of AMC series: Season three of AMC's zombie drama The Walking Dead resumes tonight. Here's a good Los Angeles Times feature on Steven Yeun, who plays our favorite post-apocalyptic zombie survivor Glenn Rhee.

Despite Increasing Prosperity, America's Appetites Remain Unique: Hyphen responds to that Joel Brinkley article. "America has always been an aggressive country. It has fought in over 20 wars since winning independence only 237 years ago, including many invasions of other nations, most recently Afghanistan. Meantime, the nation to its north has largely been passive." A beautifully-done satire.

The American Dream, Alive and Well in China: Khanh Ho on Joel Brinkley's racist-ass article on eating practices in Vietnam, the exclusion of Vietnamese LGBT representation at Little Saigon's Tet parade, and how racism and homophobia are two heads of one monster.

Women In Tech: 5 Nonprofit Leaders To Watch: Leila Janah, Christina Xu and Reshma Saujani made this hot list of women in tech you should be watching in the nonprofit sphere. If you want to know the future of doing good for the world, here's where to look.

Generation Kimchi: From the Margins to the Forefront: Fans of kimchi, unite. Carolyn Sun explores the journey of how kimchi, once described to her as "hot garbage", has found its place at the American table re-interpreted by a different generation of Koreans and non-Koreans alike.

This Week's Angriest Posts

Not necessarily the angriest, just the most viewed.

You were not invited to Kappa Sigma's "Racist Rager."

Race is Not a Party: Fraternity suspended for "Racist Rager"

Amy Poehler and the Helpful Best Buy Employee

FLOTUS de-classifies the White House kimchi

Police mistakenly shoot two women in ex-cop manhunt

This guy spends 10 days Vietnam, concludes that the Vietnamese ate all the rats and birds and dogs. And that's why it's an aggressive country. The End.

WTF: These white rappers claim to have "Swag Like Asian"

Angry Reader of the Week: Eddie Lee

LGBT groups excluded from Little Saigon's Tet parade

Massive manhunt for Southern California killer

Hang tough and stay warm, East Coast. Northeastern, I will see you on next week.

2.08.2013

CAAMFest 2013 Launch Party, February 13

Hey, Bay Area! CAAMFest is coming. The gathering formerly known as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival is going down next month, and the Center for Asian American Media is kicking things off next week with the CAAMFest Launch Party next Wednesday, February 13 at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Here are some more details about the party:

Yo. Leave it to The Fung Brothers to bring that Lunar New Year swag. You know it. David and Andrew help ring in the Year of the Snake with this Lunar New Year 2013 music video featuring Jason Chu. Because nobody else was doing a hip hop track about it. Here's a celebratory jam to family, food and friends:

Hello again! It is time. I would like you to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is Eddie Lee.

Just in time for the Lunar New Year, the feature film Shanghai Calling, written and directed by Daniel Hsia and starring Daniel Henney, opens its limited theatrical run this weekend at the Presidio Theater in San Francisco, and next week in Los Angeles and New York. The film is a romantic comedy about modern day American immigrants in China. Henney stars as an ambitious New York attorney who finds himself in over his head when he is transferred to Shanghai on assignment. Here's the trailer:

Craziness in Southern California, as authorities search for the ex-cop who has said he is out to kill LAPD personnel, and is responsible for the murder of three people in the last week. Understandably, police officers are on edge... but that doesn't mean you should start sucking at your job at putting others at risk.

Case in point. Two elderly Asian women were shot by police in Torrance yesterday when officers mistook their blue pickup truck for the vehicle reportedly being driven by the suspect: Women delivering newspapers in Torrance shot in manhunt for ex-cop.

The women were just out early delivering newspapers. The next you know, the cops were shooting at them:

Just passing this along. Hey America, as your family gatherings and big fat feasts get underway, President Obama wishes everyone a Happy Lunar New Year too.

No video this year -- come on, he's a busy guy -- but here's the official statement from the White House offering wishes of peace, prosperity and good health and fortune in the Year of the Snake:

President Obama nominates Raymond T. Chen to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

More news of Asian American judicial nominations... On Thursday, President Obama nominated Raymond T. Chen to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Chen currently serves as the Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

President Obama also nominated Todd M. Hughes to the court. If confirmed, Hughes will be the first openly gay person to serve on a federal appellate court. Here's some more information on Raymond T. Chen's background, from the White House's press release:

By now, you've heard about the massive manhunt for Christopher Jordan Dorner, the former LAPD cop who is accused of killing three people, including one police officer, and injuring others in a shooting rampage across Southern California over the past week. He is considered armed and dangerous, and reportedly out for revenge: Police say ex-cop was bent on exacting revenge.

Dorner has apparently harbored a grudge since being fired from the Los Angeles Police Department four years ago, and launched a campaign of deadly revenge against the LAPD personnel he believes responsible for his downfall. This includes retired LAPD captain Randal Quan, whose daughter Monica Quan and her fiance Keith Lawrence were both found shot dead in a parking garage last Sunday.

Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted a recipe for kimchi. They're using Napa cabbage from the White House garden to make everybody's favorite stinky, tasty Korean staple in the kitchen. Yes, the First Family apparently digs the kimchi. Here's the recipe, in case you're curious:

In Los Angeles, police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Vancouver tourist who disappeared nearly a week ago while traveling alone around Southern California: Missing Vancouver woman sought in Los Angeles.

21-year-old Elisa Lam, a student at the University of British Columbia, arrived in Los Angeles on January 26 and was last seen January 31 by staff at the downtown Cecil Hotel. Investigators believe her disappearance is suspicious and may involve foul play.

Lam is 5-feet-4, weighs about 115 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. She speaks both English and Cantonese and used public transportation like Amtrak and local buses.

Anyone with information about Elisa Lam's whereabouts is asked to call police at (213) 486-6890 or (877) 527-3247. Anonymous tips can be called in at (800) 222-8477.

More here: LAPD seeks public's help in finding missing Canadian tourist.

2.06.2013

Fund This: The Ken Fong Project

Passing along word about film project that might be worthy of your crowdfunding attention... The Ken Fong Project is a documentary about an Asian American pastor's journey and struggle to understand what it means for the LGBTQ community to be a part of the evangelical church.

The film, directed by Christopher Wong and Christopher Min, follows Rev. Dr. Ken Fong, Senior Pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church of LA in Rosemead, California, as he follows what he believes is the call of God to stick his neck out to bring LGBTQ folks and the Church together.

This has the makings of a fascinating documentary, and the filmmakers are seeking help via Indiegogo to fund the film. Here's the project's pitch video with more information:

What... is this? Yes, this is supposed to be comedy, but I'm completely confounded by this music video for "Swag Like An Asian" by self-proclaimed "multimillionaire hip hop luminaries" Buckwheat Groats. You might have seen their stuff on Funny or Die. I don't know too much about them, but they have a deal with Warner Music, and they apparently really like Asians. And Asian stuff. And they made a song about it. I'm just shaking my head:

An update on what's going down at Duke University, where a fraternity is getting its ass kicked for throwing a racist Asian-themed party over the weekend. The "Racist Rager," as critics are affectionately calling it.

According to Duke's student newspaper, The Chronicle, operations of the Eta Prime chapter of Kappa Sigma have been suspended. The fraternity will undergo an investigation to determine the status of its charter, but all activities and events are now prohibited. That's a start.

Meanwhile, several hundred Duke students gathered Wednesday to protest the Kappa Sigma's party, and the culture of ignorance and discrimination at Duke that allowed it to happen. This wasn't about just one incident:

ECAASU 2013 at Columbia University, February 22-24

Heads up, students. ECAASU is the nation's oldest and largest conference for Asian American students. It's going this month, February 22-24 at Columbia University. Participate in workshops spanning from DREAM Act issues to Danny Chen, and don't miss entertainment from Clara C, Taiyo Na & Magnetic North, and more. Have you made your plans yet? The early registration deadline has passed, but you can still register:

Jeremy Lin recently teamed up with our friends in the Jubilee Project to star in The Last Pick, an inspirational little film about helping others. In this short, your favorite point guard befriends a young underdog who could use some encouragement on the court. Jeremy, you may have heard, knows a few things about being an underdog. Take a look:

Sometimes, you just need one guy to say, "Hey, maybe this isn't such a good idea." Alas, nobody in Duke University's Kappa Sigma chapter had that good sense when they threw their Asian-themed "racist rager" last week: Duke Kappa Sigma party ignites firestorm of criticism.

I know. A racist themed frat party -- shocker. Who would do such a thing? The flyer above was made by Asian American students in protest of the party, and all the other racist and sexist marginalization that consistently goes down at Duke and campuses everywhere. No, this is not a new thing.

Here are some more protest flyers, created using Facebook photos from the party, as well as emails that were sent to invitees. Looks like it was a jolly good racist time for all. Well, for all those white kids, I mean:

This week in Orange County, a coalition of lesbian and gay Vietnamese groups staged a protest after being excluded from Westminster's annual Lunar New Year Tet parade. They were specifically asked by organizers not to participate: LGBT group says it's been ousted from Tet parade.

The LGBT coalition has marched in the parade for the last three years as part of the overall Vietnamese American community. This year, they tried to submit their application to join this weekend's festivities, but were denied by parade organizers. They were instead encouraged to organize their own parade. Right. And basically defeat the entire purpose of marching in the Tet parade in the first place.

On Monday, the Partnership of Viet Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organizations and their supporters demonstrated in front of the offices of the parade organizers in Little Saigon.

South Bay First Thursdays 2013 Winter Mixer, February 7

San Jose! South Bay First Thursdays is a non-profit that aims to inspire, educate, and mobilize the community about API issues. This Thursday, February 7, is SBFT's annual Winter Mixer. Meet and mingle with like-minded folks at the Koji Sake Lounge. Here's more info:

Time to drop some demographic data, my friends. The Asian Pacific American Legal Center and the Asian Law Caucus just released a major new report on California's fastest growing racial groups: A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in California, 2013.

Using the latest data from numerous federal, state, and local agencies, the report outlines pressing challenges faced by Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, including the need for healthcare and humane immigration reform, and the negative impact of the economic crisis.

Some of the report's key findings, according to APALC's press release:

Sat through lots of ads during the Super Bowl, but the one that kind of stood out for me was this spot for Best Buy, which prominently featured this regular Asian dude alongside the funny and fabulous Amy Poehler. That's actor Jake Choi as the helpful Blue Shirt expert employee. Check it out:

The best commercial that ran during the Super Bowl XLVII? Fast & Furious 6, of course. We got our first look at the highly anticipated sixth(!) installment of the blockbuster auto-action series, directed by our old friend Justin Lin. Call me biased, but any trailer that features a speeding car bursting out of a speeding airplane hull is all right by me. And there's more where that came from. Take a look:

Did you know? The streets of Saigon are completely free and clear of rats, squirrels and stray dogs... because the Vietnamese people at the them all! Well, according to Tribune columnist Joel Brinkley.

I posted this item up and down social media channels last week, but I wanted to make sure visitors here also saw this fantastically ignorant piece of trash passing for journalism, in which Brinkley apparently has Vietnam all figured out: Joel Brinkley: Despite increasing prosperity, Vietnam's appetites remain unique.

The column alleges that Vietnam's "aggressive tendencies" (the f%ck?) can be traced to its people's penchant for eating meat of all shapes and varieties -- particularly rats, birds and dogs. How did he come to this brilliant theory? It sounds like he visited Vietnam and saw some different-ass shit, which somehow gave him the insight to assess the soul of a nation. Based on its eating habits:

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Creepy White Guys: "Every Asian girl who has ever tried online dating, whether on POF, OKCupid, or Match has experienced it: messages from Creepy White Guys with Asian fetishes."

Ethnic Bias on National Public Radio: Watch this video of Hmong American writer Kao Kalia Yang share with students at Stanford's Listen to the Silence conference, talking about her painful experience dealing with NPR's Radiolab and the "Yellow Rain" debacle.

Walking Dead Porn Parody Relies on Yellowface: So... for the porn parody version of The Walking Dead, they decided to go with yellowface for the role Glenn. There are so many things wrong with that statement.

Vietnamese LGBT groups fear exclusion from Tet parade: In Orange County coalition of Vietnamese gay and lesbian groups is concerned it won't be able to participate in Little Saigon's Lunar New Year Tet parade.

Many Major Theaters Believe in Color Blind Casting (Except When It Comes to People of Color): In theory, theaters believe in color blind casting. But what about in practice?

This Week's Angriest Posts

Not necessarily the angriest, just the most viewed.

Crazy parking garage brawl caught on video

What's going on here? Video captures possible elder abuse at Irvine shopping center

Cibu, your "Asian Inspired" beauty product names suck

Criminals, beware. Baby Mentalist is on the case.

Kevin Tsujihara named CEO of Warner Bros.

Jeremy Lin meets basketball pioneer Wat Misaka

Violent mugger arrested in attacks targeting Asians

Jeremy Lin defeats snowstorm, makes it to Sundance screening

Missing: Trung Ngo, last seen January 15

Angry Reader of the Week: Terry Park

A big thank you to Stanford's Listen to the Silence conference, and all the great students who attended and listened to my talk. I had a blast hanging out with you.

2.01.2013

Guest Post by Stephen Dypiangco: Searching For Bolo

Our friend Stephen of National Film Society is on a quest to find a very special Awesome Asian Bad Guy.

Last year my National Film Society partner Patrick and I successfully raised funds on Kickstarter for our action comedy web series Awesome Asian Bad Guys. The story follows a pair of filmmakers, a volatile group of Asian bad guys and an impossible mission.

As we fine tune the script and look to get ready to go into production, we're super excited about the bad guys we already have in place, namely Al Leong (Die Hard, Big Trouble in Little China) and Yuji Okumoto (The Karate Kid Part II). We've also got Tamlyn Tomita, Randall Park, Aaron Takahashi and Dante Basco! But we really want to make this project as awesome as possible and see if we can get more cool bad guys involved. One person high on our wish list is the one and only Bolo Yeung.

Hello. Once again, it's time to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is Terry Park.

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