Music Video: G Yamazawa says "Thank You"

From the award-winning poet's latest hip hop project '23'



Some new music for you... Poet/emcee G Yamazawa recently released his latest hip hop mixtape project 23. A National Poetry Slam Champion and two-time Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist, he is not only an accomplished spoken word artist, G also writes rhymes and is putting in the hustle as a rapper.

Here's the new music video for his track "Thank You":

Sikh student files discrimination lawsuit against U.S. Army

"Choosing between one's faith and serving one's country is a decision that no one should have to make."



A Sikh student at Hofstra University has filed a lawsuit against the United States Army, claiming that he was refused a religious accommodation that would allow him to enlist in his school's ROTC program in accordance with his faith -- without shaving his beard, cutting his hair and removing his turban.

Sikh student sues U.S. Army, says ROTC enlistment blocked because of his faith

As a practicing Sikh, Iknoor Singh keeps his hair long and wears a turban. However, he was told by ROTC recruiters that he would not be able enlist unless he complied with all Army grooming and uniform rules, which would require him to immediately cut his hair, shave off his bear and remove his turban.

Singh, learning that the Army had previously granted religious accommodations to several Sikhs and soldiers of other faiths, applied for an exemption but was denied. The lawsuit, filed jointly by the ACLU and United Sikhs, says the Army's policy is a violation of Singh's religious freedom.

Sound and Fury Podcast Episode 16: Ursula Liang

Hello, podcast listeners! We're back. It's been a looooong hiatus, but we're finally back with a long-delayed new episode of Sound and Fury: The Angry Asian Podcast. Episode 16 features journalist/filmmaker Ursula Liang, director of the sports documentary 9-Man, which is currently screening on the festival circuit.

Thanks to all the folks who have told me they're fans of the podcast. It's a struggle to get these out on a regular basis, but we're trying our best! To catch up on previous episodes, check out the archive. To stay up-to-date with future episodes as soon as they drop, be sure to subscribe. You can also find Sound and Fury on services like iTunes and Stitcher, where you can rate and review the show.

But without further ado, check out my conversation with Ursula Liang...

Jon M. Chu making 1990s dance comedy 'Can't Touch This'

No, it's not a M.C. Hammer biopic.



Director Jon M. Chu is reportedly going old school with a new feature film project called Can't Touch This. No, it's not a M.C. Hammer biopic. It's a high school dance comedy movie set in the 1990s. Well, that's my jam.

Jon M. Chu, Focus Features Step Up To '90s-Set 'Can't Touch This'

According to Deadline, Chu and his producing partner Hieu Ho have sold the retro dance-comedy, with a script by The Goldbergs producers Annie Mebane and Steve Basilone, to Focus Features.

Jeremy Lin can't find the words to talk about the Lakers

We feel you, bro.



This is amusing, awkward... and just kind of sad. If you've been following the thus far lackluster season of the Los Angeles Lakers, you know there hasn't been a whole lot to cheer about. Apparently, Jeremy Lin feels it too. I think this Vine video, clipped from a locker room interview conducted after the Lakers' 136-115 blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night, pretty much sums it up:

Man killed after being shoved in front of subway train

Four people -- all of them Asian immigrants -- have been pushed in front of trains in less than two years.



In New York, police are searching for a suspect in connection with a deadly subway attack. On Sunday, a 61-year-old man was killed after being pushed off a Bronx subway platform in front of an oncoming train.

Routine Trip Turns Fatal as a Man Is Pushed in Front of a Subway Train

Wai Kuen Kwok was waiting with his wife at the 167th Street station in the Bronx, on their way to breakfast in Chinatown, when a stranger shoved him from behind onto the subway tracks as a D train pulled in. It was a seemingly random attack -- there were no words exchanged, no struggle, and it doesn't look like an attempted robbery. Kwok was struck and killed by the train as his wife, who was not injured, watched in horror.

The assailant was seen leaving the station just after the attack. According to police, he boarded a BX35 bus and then got off minutes later, entered a bodega and eventually left. Here's surveillance video of the suspect:

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Randall Park Knows You're Nervous About 'Fresh Off the Boat': As ABC prepares to premiere Fresh Off The Boat -- its first Asian American family sitcom in twenty years -- actor Randall Park addresses the anxiety over "getting it right" and not offending the Asian American community.

How Women of Twitter Took Down Revolting Pick-Up Artist Julien Blanc: Dating coach Julien Blanc includes sexual assault, among other revolting "tactics," in his pick-up artist advice. How #TakeDownJulienBlanc began and led to the revocation of his Australian visa.

'Serial' and White Reporter Privilege: Jay Caspian Kang comments on white reporter privilege in reporting such stories as the case of Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee, the focus of the new podcast Serial.

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This Week's Angriest Posts

Not necessarily the angriest, just the most viewed.



1. Steven Yeun explores food porn and fan death, Korean style.

2. Asian woman strikes back in new "White Fetish" video

3. Body of missing tech worker found in San Francisco Bay

4. First look at the coming-of-age teen comedy 'Seoul Searching'

5. Two women sentenced to six years for fatal nightclub beating

6. Help identify the Japanese American soldiers in this photo

7. Angry Reader of the Week: Lianne Lin

8. American students released after being put on trial in Russia

9. '9-Man': A Streetball Battle in the Heart of Chinatown

10. Home invasions targeting Indian community in Middlesex County

Stay Angry, my friends.

Family Reunion: A Storytelling Show

Presented by Disoriented Comedy, Thursday, November 20 at Echoes Under Sunset



We're getting the family back together again! If you're in Los Angeles, me and my crew would like to invite you to latest edition of Disoriented Comedy's monthly storytelling series Family Reunion, co-presented by Angry Asian Man, Tuesday Night Project, Mishthi Music and KAYA Press. No notes. Everybody folks. Talking story. It's happening Thursday, November 20 at Echoes Under Sunset. This month's theme is "No one will know."

Our last shows have been standing room only! Here are some more details about the evening:

Music Video: The Flavr Blue gets your "Hearts Racing"

Singer/songwriter Hollis Wong-Wear co-directs the Seattle electronic trio's latest music video.



Billboard recently premiered the moody new music video for "Hearts Racing" by Seattle-based electronic trio The Flavr Blue, from their album Bright Vices. Co-directed by singer/songwriter (and former Angry Reader of the Week) Hollis Wong-Wear, the video is cinematic, sultry and cool as hell.

Take a look:

MISSING: 49-year-old Carol Ota, last seen November 7

Ota suffers from bipolar disorder and is in need of her medication.



In Los Angeles, police and loved ones are asking for the public's help in the search for a woman who has been missing since last week. Carol Ota was last seen in the Westchester area on the morning of November 7.

49-Year-Old Missing Female

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Missing Person's Unit, Ota was last seen in the 12000 block of Juniette Street around 7:00am last Friday. She suffers from bipolar disorder and is in need of her medication.

Angry Reader of the Week: Lianne Lin

"...I have spent my whole life learning to be more of a participant and less a simple observer."



What's up, good people of the internet? 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 Lianne Lin.

Two women sentenced to six years for fatal nightclub beating

Candace Brito and Vanesa Zavala were convicted of manslaughter in the brawl that killed Kim Pham.


News out of Southern California... On Friday in Orange County, the two women convicted of manslaughter in the fatal beating of 23-year-old Annie Kim Pham were each sentenced to six years in state prison.

Kim Pham beating death: 2 women sentenced to 6 years each in prison

27-year-old Candace Brito and 26-year-old Vanesa Zavala were convicted of voluntary manslaughter and assault, but were acquitted of a second-degree murder charge, in the brutal fight that killed Pham outside a Santa Ana nightclub last January. The defendants claimed they were acting in self-defense.

The fight apparently started as a verbal argument between two groups of friends, but escalated when Pham threw the first punch. She fell to the ground and was kicked in the head during the brawl, sustaining brain damage. She died two days later when she was taken off life support.

Home invasion victim offers to pay for robbers' education

To the men who robbed Dr. Victor Ho: if you turn yourselves in and do the time, he'll pay for your tuition.



Here's something you don't see every day... A Houston doctor has a message for the group of young men who robbed him at gunpoint in his home last month: he wants to pay for your college education.

Local doctor offers his robbers free college education

Dr. Victor Ho, an emergency health physician, returned home last month to find his house being robbed by several young men. With his kids outside in the car, the masked robbers held a gun to Ho's head, made him open his combination safe, tied him up, and made off with cash, jewelry and weapons.

Ho wants the robbers caught, but he's also making them a unique offer. If they turn themselves in, he and his wife will pay for their education after they do their time.

Giant Robot presents Return of the Hot Pot Girls

Exhibition of New Work by Katsuya Terada, November 15 - December 3



If you're in Los Angeles, Giant Robot invites you to its latest exhibition Return of the Hot Pot Girls, featuring new work by legendary artist Katsuya Terada. It runs November 15 to December 3 at GR2, with an opening reception this Saturday, and a digital demonstration and book signing on Sunday.

Here are some more details about the exhibition:

Music Video: "Write It In the Sky" by Kina Grannis (Ken Loi Remix)

By Wong Fu Productions, featuring Arden Cho and Ryan Potter



The good folks over at Wong Fu Productions recently dropped this awesome music video for "Write It In the Sky" by Kina Grannis, remixed by electronic producer Ken Loi. The video, which has this supercool sci-fi future vibe going on, stars Arden Cho of MTV's Teen Wolf and Ryan Potter, who supplies the voice of Hiro in Disney's Big Hero 6.

Check it out:

Body of missing tech worker found in San Francisco Bay

26-year-old iOS developer Dan Ha had been missing since Halloween.



Some tragic news out of the Bay Area... The body of missing 26-year-old tech worker Dan Ha, who had been missing for nearly two weeks, was found in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday morning.

Family of Missing San Francisco Tech Worker Says His Body Was Found in SF Bay

Ha's family confirmed that his body was identified by his clothing and identification found with him. They don't believe he committed suicide, but they have no other theories on how he ended up in the water.

Coast Guard and fire crews pulled the body from the bay on Tuesday morning after police responded to a report of a body in the water near the Golden Gate Bridge.

'9-Man': A Streetball Battle in the Heart of Chinatown

Ursula Liang's feature documentary is an inside look at a unique Chinese American sport.



I recently had the chance to re-watch the 9-Man, and I'm compelled to implore you to check out this film if you get the chance. The independent feature documentary, directed by Ursula Liang, is an awesome inside look at a gritty Chinese American streetball game that's been played in Chinatowns since 1930s.

Ursula examines the history of the game and its significance for the changing Chinatown community, following a diverse cast of athletes who work hard, play hard, and fight to keep the legacy of the sport alive. The film is insightful, thrilling, and well worth catching during its current film festival run.

Here's the trailer:

Steven Yeun explores food porn and fan death, Korean style.

'The Walking Dead' actor and 2NE1's Sandara Park star in the hilarious webseries 'What's Eating Steven Yeun?'



Steven Yeun is packing up and moving to the motherland. Sort of. What if your favorite Walking Dead star just left it all behind to pursue a career in Korea? In the comedic new webseries "What's Eating Steven Yeun?" from BeFunny Studios, Steven leaves his life and love -- Sandara Park of 2NE1 -- to go to the Land of the Morning Calm and make something of himself. It does not go very smoothly.

Can Steven make it as a mokbang superstar? Can he learn the secrets of fan death? And most importantly, if you've ever wondered what Steven looks like rocking eyeliner, this is for you. Check it out:

Home invasions targeting Indian community in Middlesex County

Rash of robberies hit homes in Old Bridge, South Plainfield and Edison



This week in New Jersey, law enforcement officials held a forum to address public concern about a rash of home invasion robberies that have targeted Middlesex County's Indian American community.

Quiet Middlesex communities on edge as police say home invasions were crimes of opportunity

In the last month there have two home invasions in Old Bridge, one in South Plainfield and one in Edison. At least two people were injured, and all of the homes targeted were from the Indian community. However, investigators are not yet ready to categorize the robberies as "bias crimes."

Some basic facts about the home invasions:

PAAFF'14: Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

November 12-22, 2014



Film lovers of Philadelphia! I would be remiss if I did not help spread the word about this year's edition of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, running November 12-22 at the International House of Philadelphia in University City and Asian Arts Initiative in Chinatown North. The 7th annual PAAFF includes 16 features, 5 free shorts programs and a host of new peripheral programming.

Here's the festival trailer:

Asian woman strikes back in new "White Fetish" video

In episode two, they go back to his apartment. And things get really awkward.



Last time we checked in with Joy Regullano, she was turning the tables on the whole "you're-so-exotic" thing with her funny video "White Fetish." Well, she's back! The White Fetish saga continues. In episode two, she goes back to his apartment and discovers the reality of dating a white guy, then tries some "sexy" role play...

American students released after being put on trial in Russia

Four attendees of an international leadership conference were detained, interrogated and put on trial.



Four American students who went to Russia for a youth conference are safe back home in the Bay Area after they were detained, interrogated and put on trial for allegedly having "the wrong visas."

Bay Area Students Return After Being Interrogated, Put On Trial In Russia

The four students -- Liana Randazzo, 27, Quyen Ngo, 24, Jennifer Phan, 21, and Sterling Winter, 18 -- were supposed to be in Russia for two weeks for an international leadership conference, as representatives of the California Association of Student Councils. They were attending a closed-session meeting in St. Peterburg when Russian police and immigration officials barged in and demanded to see their visas.

Serve the People Institute presents "Voices From the Movement: Then, Now and Forever"

Featuring Charlie Chin and Jumakae, November 16 at Tateuchi Democracy Forum



The Serve the People Institute (SPI) is a community-driven organization that aims to share the stories of the Asian American Movement in Los Angeles. On Sunday, November 16, SPI presents "Voices from the Movement: Then, Now and Forever," a fall concert fundraiser featuring musician Charlie Chin and spoken word artist Jumakae. It's all going down at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum.

Here are some more details about the event:

First look at the coming-of-age teen comedy 'Seoul Searching'

Benson Lee's latest indie feature is set in a 1980s Korean summer camp.



The upcoming indie feature film Seoul Searching is a coming-of-age teen comedy written and directed by Benson Lee. Set in the 1980s, the film is based on Benson's personal experiences in 1986 at a government-sponsored summer camp for Koreans from around the world to learn about their heritage. It turned out to be one of the craziest summers of his life. And now it's the inspiration for this film.

Seoul Searching, starring Justin Chon and Jessika Van, was shot in Korea over the summer and is currently in post-production. Here's a little preview that gives you some of the flavor of the film.

Help identify the Japanese American soldiers in this photo

Taken December 1944 at the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Minnesota.



I recently heard from a reader named Scott Kagawa, who found this photograph while he was cleaning out his late aunt and uncle's house. The photo was taken in December 1944 while his uncle, Wakamatsu "Fred" Nakagiri, was training at the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Minnesota.

Most of these Japanese American soldiers came out of the internment camps during World War II and went on to serve in the Pacific theater, all receiving the Congressional Gold Medal a few years ago.

Scott is hoping to put names to these faces, and is trying to get the word out to all the relatives out there in internetland who might have fathers, uncles and grandpas in this photo.

Okaeri: A Nikkei LGBTQ Gathering

Saturday, November 15 at the Japanese American National Museum



OKAERI, meaning "Welcome Home" in Japanese, is a one-day gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning individuals, family and allies. It will be a day of connecting, education and storytelling in workshops and plenary sessions open to all LGBTQ persons and allies. It's happening Saturday, November 15 at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.

Here are some more details about the event:

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Pizza, prayer and family: Kenneth Bae's first days of freedom following imprisonment in North Korea: After years of imprisonment in North Korea, Kenneth Bae was released and arrived back in the U.S. on Saturday. He had just one stipulation for his first meal back home: No Korean food. They feasted on late-night pizza.

Driver Kills 3-Year-Old In Queens, DMV Voids His Tickets: In New York, the driver who struck and killed 3-year-old Allison Liao last year was not criminally charged, and the now Department of Motor Vehicles has voided both of the traffic tickets he was issued in the fatal accident.

Why "Selfie's" cancellation is a massive shame: This was the most promising interracial couple on TV: "Selfie' cancellation is a blow for the movement of Getting John Cho Laid On-Screen -- the superficial arm of the larger organization titled Hey TV, Not Everyone Is White, In Case You Hadn't Noticed."

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This Week's Angriest Posts

Not necessarily the angriest, just the most viewed.



1. They assumed their adopted son was Chinese. They were wrong.

2. ABC cancels 'Selfie'

3. Does Sephora have an Asian problem?

4. John Cho. In a Power Ranger costume. Dancing. Yes.

5. Your Halloween Costumes, Part Three

6. Beware, Los Angeles. The "Chinese Blessing" scam is back.

7. MISSING: Dan Ha, last seen October 31 in San Francisco

8. Rady Mom wins state representative seat in Massachusetts

9. You have the Hand of Power!

10. Is your family in this lost home movie footage?

Stay Angry, folks.

Kollaboration Star 2014

Saturday, November 15 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles



Los Angeles! Make some plans. The world-famous Asian American talent show Kollaboration celebrates 15 years of Asian American entertainment and community, returns to its roots and closes out the year with the Kollaboration Star 2014. The show, hosted by Jenny Yang and Jimmy O. Yang, will feature six talented up-and-coming artists from around the country, as well as guest performances from Alfa, Dan AKA Dan, Kaba Modern, Nancy Lee and Run River North. It's happening Saturday, November 15 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.

Here are some more details about the show:

Angry Reader of the Week: Brian Hu

"I'm inspired by the arts, especially that which surprises, unnerves, and challenges."



All right. You know what's up. 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 Brian Hu.

ABC cancels 'Selfie'

Well, that was fun while it lasted.



Shiiiiiiiiiit. ABC has canceled Selfie. According to EW, the network will not be ordering any more episodes of the comedy series, which had been suffering in the ratings, beyond its initial order of thirteen.

'Selfie' canceled by ABC

Selfie stars John Cho and Karen Gillan in a contemporary re-imagining of My Fair Lady, in which a self-obsessed social media personality attempt to "rebrand" herslef.. The show is significant, as many have noted, because it features an Asian American leading man front and center in the Henry Higgins role.

Well, that was fun to see while it lasted.

Does Sephora have an Asian problem?

Customers with Asian names and/or Asian-origin email addresses say their accounts were blocked.



Thanks to the makeup savvy readers who sent this my way... This week, cosmetics megachain Sephora held a big sale for the top-tier customers of its loyalty program. Unfortunately, many reported that they were locked out of their accounts due to technical difficulties. But some Asian customers claim they were blocked from making purchases. Because they are Asian. Wait, what?

Big Sephora Sale Marred by Tech Issues, Accusations of Racism

The sale was only open to Sephora's "VIB" and "VIB Rouge" customers, who received 20% off and access to certain exclusive items. But according to this Reddit thread, the majority of people who reported getting blocked from making purchases were people with Asian names and/or Asian-origin email addresses.

MISSING: Dan Ha, last seen October 31 in San Francisco

26-year-old iOS developer has been missing since Halloween



In San Francisco, friends and family members are asking for the public's help locating Dan Ha, a 26-year-old engineer who has been missing for nearly a week. He was last seen on Halloween.

Dan Ha: Young iOS Developer Disappears in San Francisco

Ha, an iOS developer at a local startup called Metromile, was last seen by his roommate rushing out of the house in the SOMA district (around 4th and Brannan) on Friday night, October 31, at 8:00pm. He was supposed to be at a work event over the weekend and didn't show up.

His co-workers filed a missing persons report with the SFPD on Wednesday.

Fund This: Sandra Oh lends her voice to 'Window Horses'

Indie animated feature from award-winning writer/director Anne Marie Fleming



So how's Sandra Oh been keeping busy since leaving Grey's Anatomy? Among other things, she's producing and lending her voice to this incredible-looking animated feature Window Horses, written and directed by award-winning Canadian filmmaker Anne Marie Fleming. They recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise the funds to make this unique cross-cultural, cross-generational coming-of-age story.

The film centers on Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet of Chinese-Persian heritage who travels to Iran to perform at a poetry festival. On her trip, Rosie begins an unexpected journey of forgiveness, reconciliation and understanding, as she is forced to confront her past and the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her.

Ms. Oh supplies the voice of Rosie Ming. The film's amazing cast also includes Nancy Kwan, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Camyar Chaichian, Navid Neghaban and Omid Abtahi.

Here's a video with more information on the project:

Is your family in this lost home movie footage?

Help CAAM identify the Japanese American family, circa 1939 San Francisco, in this old home movie reel.



The Center for Asian American Media's Memories to Light is a project to collect, digitize and share home movies -- and the stories they tell -- to a broad public. The footage is donated by friends and family looking to archive their home movies, but they occasionally acquire donated "orphan films" without any details associated with them -- no names, dates or locations written on the reels.

CAAM is putting a call out to the community to help them identify the subjects in one of their recent acquisitions. The 16mm Kodachrome footage features a Japanese American family living in San Francisco in 1939. Do you recognize any of the people in this footage? Maybe it's your family! It's a mystery.

Take a look at the footage:

'Yellow Peril!' Book Talk and Signing

Saturday, November 8 at the Chinese American Museum



The book Yellow Peril: An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear uses visuals, documents, and essays to explore the deep historical origins of Asian paranoia in the United States. Author John Kuo Wei Tchen, will be at the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles this Saturday, November 8 to talk about his book. Here's more info:

They assumed their adopted son was Chinese. They were wrong.

Parents raised their adopted son to appreciate his Chinese roots, only to realize the kid is Korean.



This Reddit post has been making the rounds and getting people rather riled up... TIFU stands for "Today, I Fucked Up," a subreddit under which people profess ways in which they have really really messed up. If this post is to be believed, it's definitely one epic mistake.

It's Reddit, so take this with a grain of salt, but basically: A white couple adopts a baby boy from an Asian American family and raises him to embrace his Chinese roots and identity. Great. Seventeen years later, the father takes a belated moment to look at the kid's adoption records and discovers his son is actually Korean.

If this is real, then what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

Here's the confession, posted by the father:

Rady Mom wins state representative seat in Massachusetts

Historic win makes him the first Cambodian American state legislator in the nation.



Some historic election news out of Massachusetts... On Tuesday in Lowell, Rady Mom was elected the city's newest state representative, and became the first Cambodian American state legislator in the nation.

Rady Mom makes history, becoming first Cambodian legislator by taking Lowell rep race

Mom, a 45-year-old accupressure therapist who moved to the United States from Cambodia at age 12, defeated Fred Bahou to claim the 18th Middlesex House District, winning more than 61 percent of the vote.

Mom received strong backing from Lowell's Cambodian American voters, and inspired community members to become more active in local politics:

InterAct Theatre Company presents 'Caught'

A Play by Christopher Chen, October 24 - November 16



Hey, Philly. InterAct Theatre Company is kicking off its year of World Premieres with the debut of Caught by Christopher Chen. When artist Lin Bo's story of imprisonment in a Chinese detention center gains traction, an American publisher begins to question the authenticity of Bo's story. The play explores truth, art, social justice, and cultural appropriation, and runs now through November 16:

John Cho. In a Power Ranger costume. Dancing. Yes.

Also: The 'Selfie' star rides a horse.



Okay, I totally missed this last week... but dammit, it's John Cho in a Power Ranger costume dancing to Crayon Pop's "Bar Bar Bar." Everything about that last sentence is certified awesome. John rocks out Red Ranger-style, plus Selfie co-star Karen Gillan decked out in pink, along with the Green Ranger. Getting down.

People, I am morally obligated to share this, by the powers vested in me as a blogger.

Get off your ass and vote today

Asian Americans are the fastest growing community of color with the lowest voter turnout. That sucks.



All right, folks. Today's the day. Time to get your vote on. According to AAPIData and the Center for American Progress, the number of Asian American voters in the last decade has nearly doubled from more than 2 million voters in 2000 to 3.9 million voters in 2012. Let's make sure our community's voice is heard loud and clear.

We are the fastest growing community of color in the United States with the lowest voter turnout. What's up with that? That statistic sucks. Here are a couple of simple resources to help you get off your ass and vote:

East West Players presents 'Takarazuka!!!'

November 6 - December 7 at the David Henry Hwang Theatre



Los Angeles! East West Players presents Takarazuka!!!, a play about an all-female Japanese performance troupe. Facing retirement, Yuko, the star of the troupe, begins to be haunted by the ghost of a former troupe star. Directed Leslie Ishii, the show runs from November 6 until December 7 at the David Henry Hwang Theater.

Here's more info:

Tell the Department of Justice to #LetUsVote!

40,000 voters in Georgia have no idea if they'll be able to vote tomorrow.



Got this passed along to me from our good friends at 18 Million Rising... In Georgia, at least 40,000 people don't know if they'll be able to vote in tomorrow's election. Forty thousand new eligible voters haven't been added to the state's voter registration rolls, even though they turned in all their completed registration paperwork.

The majority of these 40,000 voters come from Asian, Black, and Latino communities.

Despite a lawsuit filed by national and local organizations against Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp to speed up the processing of these "missing" new voter registrations, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Christopher Brasher failed to intervene on behalf of these voters.

It's being called "The Most Brazen Attempt at Voter Suppression Yet."

Last week, 18MR launched a petition demanding that the Department of Justice investigate Secretary of State Kemp's inaction, and to hold him and the state of Georgia accountable for these missing voter registrations. Today, with less than 24 hours until the polls open, let's turn up the pressure on the Department of Justice.

Are you active on Twitter? Here's 18MR's call to action:

Your Halloween Costumes, Part Three

Third and final round of annual reader-submitted costume gallery.


All right, folks. As the sugar-coated stupor of another Halloween fades behind us, here's one last look at this year's costume photos, submitted by you, the good readers of this website. Huge thanks to everyone who sent in a scary/funny/clever photo of themselves (or their adorable kids) in various states of Halloween-ness.

Above, we have a gifted young Hogwarts student named Keina showing off her wizardry skillz. Wingardium Leviosa! Here's more from the third and final batch of photos:

You have the Hand of Power!

Gabriel Valenciano stars in a wild PSA video urging API community to vote.



My fellow API voters, do you know that you have the Hand of Power? You can affect change in this week's election. Wield the Hand of Power and use it to rock the vote on November 4th. Need further motivation? Watch this insanely entertaining PSA starring Filipino actor-dancer Gabriel Valenciano and featuring Amy Hill:

Beware, Los Angeles. The "Chinese Blessing" scam is back.

Con artists are targeting superstitious elderly Chinese women.



Asians of Southern California, take note. An old scam has recently resurfaced in Los Angeles. Con artists are back targeting superstitious elderly women and duping them out of valuables with the old "Chinese blessing" scam.

Old con resurfaces in LA; how the 'Chinese blessing' scam targets the elderly

The con tends to pop up in various Chinatowns around the country, from New York to San Francisco to Honolulu. The scam has apparently made its way back to Los Angeles. According to the LAPD's Asian Crime Unit, an elderly Chinatown resident was recently swindled out of $75,000 in cash and jewelry.

The "Chinese blessing" scam usually starts out with two women approaching their target on the street, then introducing her to a third woman who claims to have spiritual gifts. She offers protection from evil spirits if the target brings over her valuables to pray over. You can probably guess what happens next.

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Where's the outrage over racist treatment of Olivia Chow: This racist, sexist cartoon depicting Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow -- dressed in a Mao suit, with slanted eyes, holding up the coattails of her deceased husband -- ran in the Toronto Sun just prior to the municipal election.

Police Investigating Ex-CBC Host Jian Ghomeshi In Sex Assault Case: In case you haven't been following this (I haven't)... Police have begun an investigation of prominent former Canadian Broadcast Corp. radio host Jian Ghomeshi on sexual assault charges after three women filed complaints against him.

The Struggle Of Being Asian-American For Halloween: Steve Haruch reflects on the yearly struggle many an Asian American kid had growing up: "...It was near impossible to choose a costume that was Asian-American, and just as hard to choose one that was Asian without perpetuating the kinds of stereotypes I spent the other 364 days a year trying to dispel."

I'm not "that creepy guy from the Internet": How Gamergate gave the geek community a bad name: Arthur Chu has been that bitter, lonely gamer looking for someone to blame. And he's devastated that it's come to this.

This Week's Angriest Posts

Not necessarily the angriest, just the most viewed.



1. This is not a good way to respond to a negative Yelp review.

2. Is Your Halloween Costume Racist?

3. Are you Asian American? Drink alcohol? Science needs you.

4. 'Marco Polo' is the Original White-Guy-in-The-Orient Adventure

5. Man and Dog as Groot and Rocket Raccoon

6. Separated @ Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited

7. Atlanta restaurant employee fired for using racial slur

8. Show off your cool Halloween costume photos!

9. Your Halloween Costumes, Part One

10. Your Halloween Costumes, Part Two

Stay Angry, my friends.

Your Halloween Costumes, Part Two

Round two of our annual gallery of reader-submitted Halloween costumes.



I hope you had a super-fun and safe Halloween. I put out a call for your Halloween costume photos, and you delivered with a truckload of really fun, spooky and cute costumes. (See Part One.)

Above, we have a super-cute mailman and a special delivery. As you come down from your sugar high and nurse that candy-induced bellyache, here's more from our second round of costumes: