Jeremy Lin gets a wax statue at Madame Tussauds

Watch Jeremy see his statue for the first time.



I've never really understood the appeal of celebrity wax statue museums. They sort of creep me out. But I guess that's how you know you've really made it -- when someone wants to make an awkward life-sized facsimile of you out of wax. This includes Jeremy Lin, who just got the wax treatment.

San Francisco's Madame Tussauds to unveil Jeremy Lin figure

On Thursday, your favorite Asian American point guard became the latest local celebrity to get a statue -- complete with purple and gold Los Angeles Lakers uniform -- at Madame Tussauds at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Jeremy grew up just down the freeway, in Palo Alto.

Here's video of Jeremy, with his family, seeing the statue (and touching it) for the first time:

Man arrested in hate crime hit and run

Driver called Sikh victim a "terrorist" before running him over with his truck



Update on this case... In New York, police have arrested a man in connection with the hate crime attack on a Sikh man who was seriously injured after being run over and dragged by a pickup truck.

Driver Accused of Calling Sikh Man a Terrorist, Mowing Him Down With Truck

55-year-old Joseph Caleca is accused of mowing down 29-year-old Sandeep Singh with his truck last month in Queens. The two men apparently got into a verbal altercation in which Caleca called Singh a "terrorist" before hitting him with his truck, dragging him several feet and driving away.

AAJA speaks out on Ferguson

Asian American Journalists Association urges local authorities to respect the rights of journalists



The Asian American Journalists Association, of which I am a dues-paying member, has issued a statement on the events happening in Ferguson, Missouri in response to the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown.

AAJA urges authorities in Ferguson, Mo., to respect the rights of journalists

In particular, AAJA condemns the actions taken by local authorities against journalists covering the unfolding events in Ferguson, citing threats, arrests, and violence against reporters and photographers who have been trying to cover the story on the ground as it unfolds. According to the statement, authorities have "disrupted the work of getting out the facts in a challenging environment."

Here's the full statement:

East West Players Presents 'Animals Out of Paper'

Opens September 4 - October 5 at the David Henry Hwang Theatre



East West Players, the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work, celebrates its 50th anniversary season with Animals Out of Paper by Rajiv Joseph and directed by Jennifer Chang. The play centers around a world-renowned origami artist whose neatly-arranged life is disrupted by a teenage prodigy and his school teacher. If you're in L.A. from September 4 until October 5, you can catch a performance at the David Henry Hwang Theater. Here's more info:

Keanu Reeves to star as Japanese American assassin in 'Rain'

Action drama series based on the bestselling books



Whoa. Looks like Keanu Reeves is jumping into television. The Matrix star will produce and play a Japanese American assassin in Rain, an hourlong action drama based on the bestselling book series by Barry Eisler.

Keanu Reeves To Star In & Produce Action Series 'Rain' For Slingshot Global Media

Rain will be the first series from the newly launched Slingshot Global Media. They don't have a writer for the series yet, but Rain will draw from an extensive series of novels that follow the exploits of John Rain, "a half-Japanese, half-American contract assassin" who specializes in killing without making it look like killing.

Filmmaker shares adoptee experience in 'American Seoul'

YouTube vlog series on growing up as a Korean American adoptee



Zeke Anders is a Southern California-based filmmaker who recently launched a five-part YouTube vlog series "American Seoul," sharing about his experience growing up as a Korean American adoptee in a white, middle-class family in the Detroit area. It's an insightful personal piece about identity and belonging.

Check it out:

Violent bus robberies targeting Asian women

Five attacks in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood



Heads up to folks in San Francisco... Police are investigating a recent series of violent robberies targeting Asian women on Muni and bus stops in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood.

Series of violent Muni robberies targeting Asian females

According to San Francisco Police, the suspects are a group of teens riding Muni, looking for victims. There have been five attacks since the end of July. All of the victims have been Asian women.

Three of the suspects have been arrested, but more may be involved in the robberies. KTVU has obtained surveillance footage from the most recent attack, which happened on August 6:

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Thank You, Black Internet, for Bringing #Ferguson to Me: "As hundreds of Black residents in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson march into another day of protests against the murder of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown; a threatened, but still open, Internet thrust the story into widespread, necessary visibility."

White supremacy's latest round: Retracing the real history of Ferguson: "The shooting of Michael Brown is not a sudden, excessive, abusive or random imposition of state power. It is rather a reminder of a certain state of the world that has been in existence for centuries -- from slavery, to Black Codes and Jim Crow, both designed to maintain the indentured servitude of blacks, to "stop and frisk" policing."

Men Without a Country: Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, My Father and Me: Arthur Chu on police brutality and the failure of the justice system for people of color: "I can pretend to belong here better than Trayvon and Mike Brown were ever given the chance to. But however hard I try, however well they treat me, I know this is not my country."

Why We've Been Seeing More 'Yellowface' In Recent Months: The Mikado, Katy Perry, TopShop bracelets. Is 'Yellowface' getting popular, or are we just noticing it more?

Roundtable: The Past And Present Of 'Yellowface': A roundtable discussion on Asians in popular media, the differences between "yellowface" and "colorblind casting," and the link between yellowface and blackface.

This Week's Angriest Posts

1. These guys dancing to "2 Legit 2 Quit" will make your day

2. Watch the first trailer for 'Revenge of the Green Dragons'

3. Daniel Inouye wants to rock and roll on this sh*t

4. Sim Bhullar is the first NBA player of Indian descent

5. Wine counterfeiter sentenced to ten years in prison

6. Sikh man attacked by teenagers in hate crime

7. David Ige defeats governor in Hawaii primary race

8. Chef Roy Choi is getting his own TV show

9. 'Big Trouble in Little China': The Play

10. FCC: We demand an open internet!

Awesome Asian Bad Guys in Seattle!

Two free screenings, August 23 and 24.



This is for all my people in Seattle... The Awesome Asian Bad Guys are coming to get you. National Film Society's action/comedy webseries Awesome Asian Bad Guys is hitting the road hard, and is making its next stop with two screenings as part of the Seattle Asian American Film Festival's Summer Series.

We're Screening Twice in Seattle!!

In Awesome Asian Bad Guys, Stephen Dypiangco and Patrick Epino direct and star as down-and-out filmmakers who must recruit an unlikely team of Asian American heroes -- a motley crew that includes Al Leong, Yuji Okumoto, Tamlyn Tomita, George Cheung and Randall Park -- to take down a ruthless crime lord. The series is an homage to your favorite nameless Asian movie character actors of the 1980s and 90s.

You can go to the outdoor screening on Saturday, August 23 at Chinatown's Hing Hay Park (bring your friends! bring a chair!) or Sunday, August 24 at The NVC Hall. Stars Yuji Okumoto and Stephen Dypiango will be in attendance. And best of all, both screenings are free! Here are some more details about the screenings:

Sim Bhullar is the first NBA player of Indian descent

7-foot-5, 360-pound center signs contract with Sacramento Kings



Prepare yourself for SIMSANITY.

On Wednesday, the Sacramento Kings announced that they've signed 7-foot-5, 360-pound center Sim Bhullar to a contract. That makes him not only the NBA's tallest player, he is the league's first player of Indian descent.

Meet Sim Bhullar, the Kings' 7-foot-5 center project and the NBA's first player of Indian descent

Bhullar, who hails from Canada, turned heads -- he's kind of hard to miss -- while playing two seasons for New Mexico State, where he averaged 10.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks. He went undrafted, but was invited to play with the Kings last month in the NBA's summer league tournament.

Sim tweeted about his NBA contract, exclaiming "Dreams do come true!"

Angry Reader of the Week: Doris Truong

"I'm a huge fan of bacon and craft cocktails (preferably, both simultaneously)."



What's up, everybody? You know what time it is. 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 Doris Truong.

Fund This: The Green Turtle Action Figure!

The star of 'The Shadow Hero' joins the Amazing Heroes retro-style action figure line



Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew's graphic novel The Shadow Hero resurrects an old, obscure Golden Age comic book hero, The Green Turtle, and re-imagines his origin story as the first Asian American superhero.

The book is fantastic, and I can't recommend it enough. If you're a fan of The Shadow Hero, and you're as geeky as I am, then you'll be pleased to hear that a Green Turle action figure is in the works. Yes!

Amazing Heroes is a series of 4.5" retro-style super hero action figures based on obscure comic book heroes of yesteryear, created by the Fresh Monkey Fiction. If you've never heard of characters like Stardust the Super-Wizard, The Black Terror or Silver Streak, I can't blame you. But they're part of a small collection of superheroes getting the action figure treatment -- and the Green Turtle has been included as part of the lineup.

They're currently in the middle of Kickstarter campaign to get the figures produced. Check it out:

'Big Trouble in Little China': The Play

Casting call seeks actors for theater production based on John Carpenter's 1986 cult classic



Got this casting call passed along to me, and I just had to say whaaaaaaat... So somebody is producing a play based on Big Trouble in Little China, to be staged in December at the Great Star Theater in San Francisco.

In John Carpenter's 1986 cult classic film, Kurt Russell stars as an all-American trucker who gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown. It's full of martial arts and weird Asian magic shit. I've always felt a little ambivalent about the movie, but I know has a special place in the hearts of a lot of movie fans.

Ham Pants Productions and Foul Play Productions will be doing a limited run of two shows on December 12 and 13, and they're looking for primary actors for the main roles. You really can make a theater show out of anything. At least it's not a musical... right?

Sikh hate crime victims demand action

"This is not a Sikh problem. This is a human problem."



This week in New York City, three Sikh men -- all violently attacked because of their turbans in separate hate crimes -- called on the city's government and police leaders to enact policy reforms to address violence and discrimination against minority communities. Two of the incidents have occurred within the last three weeks.

At a press conference organized by the Sikh Coalition, Dr. Jaspreet Singh Batra, a medical scientist, recounted how he was attacked and injured last Thursday on Roosevelt Island. Sandeep Singh, a business owner and father, spoke via video because of the seriousness of his injuries, after being run over and dragged by a driver in a pick-up truck on a public street in Queens late last month.

Both assaults, which were accompanied by racial and religious slurs, occurred almost one year after Dr. Prabhjot Singh was attacked in Harlem. Dr. Singh joined the men in solidarity.

Calling on Mayor De Blasio and Police Commissioner Chief Bratton to address the hate and violence, Singh said "This is not a Sikh problem, although Sikhs are being attacked. This is a human problem, a New York City problem, and an American problem about how we take responsibility for each other."

Here is Sandeep Singh's statement:

Generation VLT by Fung Bros

SPONSORED POST



The Fung Brothers are at it again with a hilarious and heartwarming glimpse into the struggles of young Asian Americans growing up in immigrant households: Generation VLT.

Four different scenarios (including one starring the Fung Brothers themselves) depict the battles young Asian Americans sometimes face while pursuing what they love to do. The Fung Brothers hope its message can empower today's Asian American youth:

Watch the first trailer for 'Revenge of the Green Dragons'

"The True Story of New York's Most Notorious Street Gang"



We have the newly dropped trailer for the crime drama Revenge of the Green Dragons. Directed by Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo, and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the movie is based on a 1992 New Yorker article that chronicled the underworld of Asian American gang life in 1980s and 90s New York City.

CBD 2014 Youth Conference: "Breaking Barriers"

Sunday, August 17 at the Asian American/Asian Research Institute



This is for young folks in New York City... Chinatown Beautification Day began in 2003 as a project of the Chinatown Youth Initiative to address concerns that Manhattan's Lower East Side had become neglected in the aftermath of 9/11. CBD has evolved into a two-day event that includes a cleanup and conference, bringing together youth from all the around city for a unique learning experience.

The Youth Conference segment of Chinatown Beautification Day is happening this Sunday, August 17 at the Asian American/Asian Research Institute. There will be a variety of workshops, as well as words from keynote speaker Juliet Shen, the activist and writer behind Fascinasians.

Here are some more details about the conference:

Apply to the Community Engagement Academy 2014

Community organizing and voter training training, August 22-24 in Los Angeles



Attention young leaders! Are you interested in empowering your community through voter engagement and community organizing? Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles invites you to the Community Engagement Academy 2014, a three-day community organizing and voter training geared towards building power in Asian America, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California.

It's happening August 22-24 at the Asian Youth Center in San Gabriel. Here are some more details about the training:

Crystal Kay's "Dum Ditty Dumb" is my new favorite jam

J-pop star calls her new sound "Yokohama Ratchet Pop."



I didn't know that my new favorite jam was going to be a supercool, ultra-catchy bilingual pop anthem by a J-pop superstar. But sometimes you click play and it instantly hits you. "Dum Ditty Dumb" by Crystal Kay is my new favorite jam. She calls her new sound "Yokohama Ratchet Pop."

The music video, which combines live action with animation, is pretty damn hot too:

Army promotes first Vietnamese American General

Fort Hood's Viet X. Luong receives his brigadier general's stars



Last week at a ceremony at Fort Hood, hundreds gathered as soldier Viet Xuan Luong became the first Vietnamese American to reach the rank of general in the United States Army.

Army Promotes First Vietnamese-American General

On Wednesday, Luong received his brigadier general's stars from Fort Hood commander Lt. Gen. Mark Milley. Among the hundreds attending the ceremony were Luong's seven sisters, his mother, wife and three children.

Luong was 10 when he came to the United States with his family as refugees from Vietnam in 1975.

Memorials for Yuri Kochiyama

August 31 in Los Angeles, September 27 in New York



This summer, we lost a giant.

Legendary activist, educator and humanitarian Yuri Kochiyama, whose mentorship and fierce lifelong dedication to justice inspired generations of movement makers, died June 1 at the age of 93.

If you'd like to participate in a celebration of her life and work, the Kochiyama family invites you to attend memorials happening on August 31 in Los Angeles and September 27 in New York.

Here are some more details:

Chef Roy Choi is getting his own TV show

Los Angeles chef/restaurateur filming 'Street Food' for CNN



It was only a matter of time. Cool news for fans of Roy Choi. The chef/restaurateur/author, who is credited with jumpstarting Los Angeles' food truck craze, recently announced that he's getting his own TV show on CNN.

Chef Roy Choi Is Getting His Own Show on CNN

Details are a little scarce -- the network might not have been quite ready for the news to break -- but based on Roy's social media message, the show will apparently be called Street Food. That seems pretty appropriate.

Roy announced the show over the weekend on Twitter:

These guys dancing to "2 Legit 2 Quit" will make your day

Hammer-approved.



This has been circulating for a couple of weeks, but it just came across my desk and dammit, it really made my day... Check out this insanely fun video from Gabriel Valenciano, featuring dance group The Manoeuvres, getting down hard to MC Hammer's "2 Legit 2 Quit." It's quite aerobic. It's quite 1990s:

Petition: Protect immigrants and keep families together

Sign the petition urging President Obama to go big and bold on executive action for immigration relief



Helping to get the word out... Our friends at Asian Americans Advancing Justice-AAJC recently launched an online petition urging President Obama to go big and bold on executive action to stop or limit deportations and make other important changes to immigration enforcement.

Protect immigrants and keep families together!

We need changes to protest immigrants from deportation, reduce family visa backlogs, and end programs that encourage racial profiling. In light of the continued failure of the House to move progressive immigration reform legislation, it's more critical than ever for the administration to provide relief.

Here's what the petition is calling for:

Artists at Play Presents '99 Histories'

September 13-28 at the Lounge Theatre



Hey, Southern California theater-goers. Artists at Play invites you to the Los Angeles premiere of 99 Histories. Written by Julia Cho and directed by Leslie Ishii, the play is a powerful story about the bonds between mothers and daughters. It runs September 13-28, with previews on September 11-12, at the Lounge Theatre.

99 Histories is a drama about memory, legacy and home. Eunice, a Korean American former cello prodigy, comes home pregnant and unmarried, and tries to mend her relationship with her mother Sah-Jin. Haunted by violent memories, Eunice must confront her ghosts before she can move forward.

Here's some more information about the production:

Attention AAPI Youth: Apply to the E3! Ambassadors Program

White House Initiative on AAPIs invites young leaders to "Educate, Engage, and Empower"


Calling on the next generation of AAPI leaders! The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is looking for youth leaders to take part in the newly launched E3! Ambassadors Program.

E3! stands for "Educate, Engage, and Empower. They're seeking bright and creative AAPI leaders to brainstorm innovative solutions to serve the community in the priority areas: education, mental health, pathways to public service and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Up to 150 applicants will serve for one academic year. Here are some more details:

Music Video: "You Can't Be Serious" by Rekstizzy

Guest starring Justin Bieber, Tom Cruise, Chris Brown and more. Sort of.



Something new from Rekstizzy... His latest single and music video "You Can't Be Serious" is a weird little contemplative number, and sort of a different change of pace for the New York City emcee. Guest starring Bill O'Reilly, Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Tom Cruise and Nicholas Cage. Sort of.

Check it out:

Wine counterfeiter sentenced to ten years in prison

Fraudster Rudy Kurniawan made millions on fake vintage bottles of wine



Asians behaving badly... wine counterfeiter edition! Last week in New York, the wine collecting world's most infamous con man was sentenced to ten years in prison after getting caught pulling a multimillion dollar scam.

Counterfeit Fine-Wine Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years

37-year-old Rudy Kurniawan, once a prolific wine collector, was convicted last December on two counts of mail fraud after selling more than $20 million of counterfeit rare vintages to wealthy wine enthusiasts. In addition to prison time, he was ordered to forfeit $20 million and to pay more than $28 million in restitution to his victims.

FCC: We demand an open internet!

Cross-posted from 18 Million Rising



Right now, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is on the verge of deciding whether or not to protect an open and free internet -- and time is running out to let the federal agency know what we think about their impending decision.

At its core, having an open internet (often referred to as Net Neutrality) means that no information on the internet is privileged over other information, which means that a homemade video made by a teen speaking out about bullying streams just as fast as a summer blockbuster on Netflix, or that conversations criticizing powerful public figures aren’t subject to interference. Ending Net Neutrality safeguards means internet service providers would have the power to censor what we view, post, and share on the internet.

Why should AAPIs care about this? Because Net Neutrality, access to digital literacy, and broadband are about civil rights.

Daniel Inouye wants to rock and roll on this sh*t

Steven Yeun stars as the late U.S. Senator in Comedy Central's 'Drunk History'



The premise of Comedy Central's Drunk History is simple. Comedians and actors re-enact the stories of significant figures and moments from history, as recounted by a narrator... who happens to be drunk.

In this week's episode, Phil Hendrie knocks back some of the good stuff and tells the story of Daniel Inouye's Heroic Moment. The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun plays the late U.S. Senator in his younger years, as he faces discrimination during World War II, but ultimately shows great courage on the battlefield with "the 442nd Infantry Regiment United States Regiment." Bonus: James Hong as Inouye's father.

Here's a preview:

David Ige defeats governor in Hawaii primary race

Governor Neil Abercrombie ousted by state senator in stunning upset



Holy moly. Upset! Big political news out of Hawaii, where State Senator David Ige defeated Governor Neil Abercrombie in Saturday's Democratic primary, unseating the incumbent by a massive margin.

Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie Ousted By Sen. David Ige In Primary

Ige, who has served in Hawaii's legislature for 29 years, was still significantly unknown and underfunded compared to Abercrombie, but capitalized on the governor's rapidly declining popularity. Ige collected 66 percent of the vote, while Abercrombie received only about 31 percent.

Abercrombie, who served in Congress for more than 20 years before his 2010 election as governor, is the first Hawaii governor to be defeated in a primary and only the second not to win a second term.

Sikh man attacked by teenagers in hate crime

34-year-old victim was assaulted and called "Osama bin Laden"


News of yet another hate crime out of New York City last week, where a Sikh man on Roosevelt Island was harassed and attacked by a group of teens who assaulted him and called him "Osama bin Laden."

Teens attack Sikh man, call him 'Osama Bin Laden' in Roosevelt Island hate crime

The 34-year-old victim, who wishes to remain anonymous, was with his mother walking to dinner when they were confronted by a group of approximately ten teenagers who called them "Osama bin Laden" and told them to "go back to your country.The man was surrounded and punched in the face and in the back of the neck.

Here is a statement from the victim:

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Shit An Asian American Feminist Will Tell You On Tinder: When too many men confessed their Asian fetishes to her and when all she encountered on Tinder were men looking for a place to put their boners, she decided to embark on her very own social experiment where she would just troll all the men who approached her inappropriately.

Stop fetishizing me: Why being an Asian woman in the dating world has never been harder: Our culture continues to normalize the idea of "yellow fever." Paula Young Lee is pretty tired of dealing with it.

White People, Do You Want Dinesh D'Souza? He loves colonialism, claims atheists are responsible for the Holocaust, and belives that leftists caused 9/11. Hey, white people. Do you want Dinesh D'Souza?

"Jonah from Tonga": HBO forgets the first rule of brownface: Chris Lilley's Jonah From Tonga is supposedly a satire, but it's hard to figure out what exactly it's trying to say.

Ileto family remembers Joseph Ileto, slain 15 years ago: Joseph Ileto, a postal worker, was shot and killed by a white supremacist at the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills 15 years ago.

Our Story: A Movement of Undocumented APIs

Monday, August 11 at United Teachers of Los Angeles



Hey, Los Angeles. You're invited to Our Story: A Movement of UndocuAPIs, a four-part film/panel discussion series showcasing the stories of undocumented Asian and Pacific Islanders, presented by ASPIRE-Los Angeles, APALA-LA, Advancing Justice-LA., and the UCLA Labor Center. The latest event, featuring the films Why We Rise, Return to Sender and Us, is happening this Monday, August 11 at UTLA.

Here are some more details about the event:

Angry Reader of the Week: Jeremy Arambulo

"Protecting myself from the endless stream of horrible LA drivers..."



Hello, good people! It is time, once again, 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 Jeremy Arambulo.

Jeremy Lin dunks on mom. And it's awesome.

Poor Mrs. Lin. She never saw it coming.



Surprise! You've just been posterized by Jeremy Lin. It appears that our favorite Asian American point guard is getting a little restless in the off-season. In this Instagram video, he shows off some moves by dunking on unsuspecting loved ones for no apparent reason. Including his poor mom:

Letters From UndocuAsians, August 13

A Theater Performance By Undocumented Asian Youth



Letters from UndocuAsians is a theater production written, directed, and performed by undocumented Asian youth members of RAISE (Revolutionizing Asian American Immigrant Stories on the East Coast). The production is inspired by the everyday lived experiences of undocumented immigrants -- from navigating friendships to maintaining family in the face of immigration policies. If you're in New York City on August 13, you can catch a performance at the Barrow Street Theatre.

Here are some more details:

Ted Nugent uses slur "Japs" at Tea Party rally

And absolutely nobody is surprised.



This is not at all surprising, but still completely unacceptable. During a recent appearance at a Tea Party event in Wyoming, musician, NRA spokesman and general outspoken asshole Ted Nugent used the derogatory term "Japs" while talking about how America has changed since World War II.

NRA's Ted Nugent Uses Racial Slur For Japanese While Speaking In Front Of Tea Party Crowd

At a rally hosted by the Big Horn Basin Tea Party, Nugent expressed his belief that the government had "turned on us," and referred to a supposedly better time in our nation's history, when "the universally celebrated good of America crushed the universally understood evil of Japs and Nazis."

Media Matters has the video:

Bad Asians: A Comedy Showcase

Saturday, August 9 at Bindlestiff Studio in San Francisco



San Francisco! The Bad Asians are coming for you. On Saturday, August 9, six API comedians will take the stage for Bad Asians: A Comedy Showcase, presented by API Cultural Center, Bindlestiff Studio and The Colossal Show. Headlining that night is Kevin Shea, seen on Comedy Central, HBO and Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Here's more info:

Topless shoplifting suspect turns herself in

Thief left behind more than her purse while getting away from mall security



Asians behaving badly... topless shoplifter edition! In Southern California, a woman who inadvertently lost her shirt as she attempted to flee a department store after getting caught shoplifting has turned herself in.

Topless shoplifting suspect turns herself in after Macy's incident

In June, 45-year-old Jeannie Hua allegedly tried to leave a Macy's in Arcadia with unpaid merchandise in her purse. When she got stopped by security, she tried to make a break for it. Somehow, in the ensuing struggle, both her shirt and bra came off, but she managed to make it to her car and drive off.

But she left behind her purse, which not only included the stuff she tried to steal, but also her identification. Someone also managed to jot down her license number. Not quite a clean getaway.

27 artists celebrate the first Asian American superhero

Epic fan art gallery dedicated to Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew's 'The Shadow Hero'



Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew's fantastic new graphic novel The Shadow Hero is the revival of an obscure Golden Age comic book character known as the Green Turtle. Originally created by artist Chu Hing for the short-lived Blazing Comics, he is arguably the first Asian American superhero. In The Shadow Hero, the Green Turtle is given a proper origin story and re-imagined as a young Chinese American crimefighter.

To celebrate the recent release of The Shadow Hero, Gene and Sonny enlisted the help of twenty-seven different artists who each offered their own awesome, unique take on The Green Turtle throughout the month of July. So, I present this gallery compiling all of their Green Turtle fan art. Check it out:

Casting Call: 'Spa Night'

Independent feature seeks Korean actors

Recently this casting call passed along to me, and thought it might be of interest to some of you actor-ly folks.

Spa Night is an independent feature film written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Andrew Ahn. The film, which will shoot in Los Angeles, follows a Korean American teen in his last year of high school as he navigates coming-of-age against the backdrop of Koreatown.

It looks like they're still specifically looking for some Korean actors. Here's the casting call with more details:

Elaine Chao apparently can't be from Kentucky -- "She is Asian."

Kentucky political operative under fire for racist tweets targeting Mitch McConnell's wife



A prominent Democratic operative is under fire for a series of tweets targeting the ethnicity of former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

After 'she is Asian' tweets about McConnell's wife, Dems rebuke operative

Over the weekend, Senator McConnell spoke to supporters at the annual Fancy Farm event in Kentucky, praising his wife's accomplishments and noting, "the biggest asset I have by far is the only Kentucky woman who served in a president's cabinet, my wife, Elaine Chao."

Say what you will about Chao's actual accomplishments. But Kathy Groob, founder of the PAC Elect Women, took McConnell's remarks as an opportunity to mock her Chinese heritage. She kicked things off by questioning Chao's Kentucky-ness, because, you know, "She is Asian."

Man run over by truck in racist attack

The Sikh Coalition is calling for the incident to be investigated as a hate crime



Some disturbing news out of New York, where a man is in critical condition after being run over by a pickup truck and dragged nearly thirty feet following a racially charged altercation with the driver.

Father run over outside Ozone Park, Queens office

29-year-old Sandeep Singh was crossing the street late Tuesday night in Ozone Park when the driver a white pickup pulled up and yelled a racial slur at him and his friends. Annoyed, Singh hit the truck with his hand and exchanged words with the driver, who got out of the vehicle holding something in his hand.

As the argument escalated, the driver got back into his truck. When Singh stepped in front of the vehicle to stop him from leaving -- he wanted to call the police -- the driver started the truck and ran over him.

In surveillance footage, Singh is seen arguing with the driver. A few minutes later, when he tries to stop the truck from leaving, he is struck and dragged in the street for some distance. Here's the local news report:

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The Passion of Kim Pham: Last month, Candace Brito and Vanesa Zavala were found guilty in the beating death of Kim Pham outside a Santa Ana restaurant. This OC Weekly cover story examines how Orange County's highest-profile murder trial became just another case -- and why that's a good thing.

Eight Ways I've Been Made to Feel About My Asian Eyes: In a numbered list, Robin recounts the several ways she's been made to feel about her eyes throughout her life.

Breaking Out The Broken English: For Jeopardy champ Arthur Chu, voice-over jobs that demand a "Chinese accent" remind him growing up trying to sound "American" -- assimilation in a nutshell.

For Chinese students at USC, a tragic circle tightens: The killing of 24-year-old graduate student Xinran Ji has drawn the community of Chinese students at the University of Southern California into a circle of sadness and confusion.

This Week's Angriest Posts

Not necessarily the angriest, just the most viewed.



1. YouTube star surprises parents by paying off mortgage

2. Congressman mistakes U.S. officials for Indian nationals

3. Jeremy Lin Goes Hollywood

4. File Under Badass: Gas station clerk thwarts robbery with mixed martial arts

5. Couple arrested for leaving 3-year-old in hot car

6. Four suspects arrested in deadly assault of USC student

7. Two men charged in fatal attack on UNC professor

8. Fan Bingbing in talks to star in Anna May Wong biopic

9. Harry Shum Jr. joins 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' sequel

10. Pioneering actor James Shigeta dies at 85

Stay Angry, my friends.

Angry Reader of the Week: Euny Hong

"I feel at home nowhere."


Photo: Y. Kate Hong

All right, everybody. You know what's up. I would like to introduce you to 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 Euny Hong.

Giveaway: Win a copy of Ed Lin's 'Ghost Month'

Latest mystery from the author of 'Waylaid' and 'This is a Bust'



Ed Lin's new novel Ghost Month, now on shelves from Soho Crime, is a mystery set in Taiwan. The book follows a young man named Jing-nan who runs a food stand in a Taipei night market, but becomes an unlikely sleuth when he learns his ex-girlfriend from high school has been murdered. If you're a fan of of Ed's previous books in the Robert Chow mystery series, you'll probably dig Ghost Month.

So... anyone want to win a copy of the book? Yes, you do! I'm giving away three copies of Ghost Month to lucky readers, courtesy of author Ed Lin himself. Here's how to enter for your chance to win:

Read the first chapter of Jeremy Arambulo's 'A Challenge'

New comic tells the story of three young friends in 1964 San Francisco Chinatown



This is awesome. Artist Jeremy Arambulo just dropped the first chapter of his new comic, A Challenge.

Set in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1964, the comic centers on three young friends whose lives are changed after they meet a martial artist named Bruce Lee. Jeremy says the comic was inspired by the true story of Lee's most famous fight with rival Wong Jack Man. 'A Challenge' will be serialized bimonthly in eight parts, with a new chapter every two months.

Here are the first couple of pages of the comic: