Woman says Virgin Atlantic staff did nothing after passenger called her a "f**king Chinese pig"

Now, Virgin Atlantic, feel the wrath of Chinese netizens.



Virgin is facing the wrath of Chinese netizens after a passenger on a recent Virgin Atlantic flight said she was racially abused by a white male passenger -- who called her, among other things, a "f**cking Chinese pig" -- then threatened with removal from the plane by a flight attendant after she reported the abuse.

Virgin trashed on social media over China racism claims

A Chinese passenger named Liu Wei says a white man called her racist names, including "you f**cking Chinese pig," after the boarded Virgin Atlantic Flight 250 from London Heathrow to Shanghai on March 1. But instead of receiving assistance from the cabin crew, they threatened to throw her off the flight.

Liu later recounted her experience in an angry post on Weibo, which went viral and gained the attention millions of Chinese readers, setting off an onslaught of outraged messages to Virgin Atlantic's social media accounts.

Chinese Daily News settles labor lawsuit for $7.8 million

Class action victory represents one of the largest wage justice settlements in Asian American history.



After more than a decade of hard-fought litigation, more than 200 past and present employees of China Daily News, one of the country's biggest Chinese language newspapers, obtained a $7.8 million settlement for multiple alleged labor violations.

The class action victory represents one of the largest wage justice settlements in Asian American history.

The suit alleged that Chinese Daily News, known in the Chinese community as World Journal, routinely subjected employees to unfair labor practices including violations of wage laws.

Workers said they were often forced to work 12-hour shifts six days a week without the required rest break. They were not paid overtime, nor were they allowed to report the actual number of hours they worked. The paper also denied workers proper holiday pay.

The original lawsuit stretches back to 2004, when three workers -- including a reporter and sales agent -- sued the Monterey Park-based newspaper over the alleged labor abuses. The suit was certified as a class action, eventually ballooning to more than 200 newspaper workers.

It's another 'Community' reunion on 'Dr. Ken'

Episode 118: "Ken's An Expert Witness" airs Friday, March 18 at 8:30pm on ABC



On this week's Dr. Ken, Ken becomes a medical expert witness at a trial, but gets hammered by the plaintiff's lawyer, played by guest star Jim Rash. It's another Community reunion!

Inspired by executive producer/star Ken Jeong's real life and career as a medical doctor, the multi-camera comedy Dr. Ken follows Dr. Ken Park, a physician with bad bedside manner trying to juggle medicine and being a family man to his wife and kids -- and not quite succeeding on either front.

Dr. Ken also stars the awesome Suzy Nakamura as Ken's wife Allison, Krista Marie Yu as daughter Molly, and Albert Tsai as his son Dave. They're all great. The cast is rounded out by Tisha Campbell-Martin as Damona, Jonathan Slavin as Clark, Kate Simses as Julie and Dave Foley as Pat.

Here's some more info about this week's episode, "Ken's An Expert Witness":

Steven Yeun to star in action movie 'Mayhem'

Indie action thriller marks 'The Walking Dead' star's biggest role to date.



Steven Yeun, who plays your favorite apocalypse survivor Glenn on AMC's hit zombie drama The Walking Dead, has signed on to star opposite Australian actress Samara Weaving in the indie action thriller Mayhem.

'Walking Dead' Star Steven Yeun Tackles Action Movie 'Mayhem' (Exclusive)

Directed by Joe Lynch and produced by Circle of Confusion (which also produces The Walking Dead), the script by Matias Caruso tells the story of a virus capable of making people act out their wildest impulses.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Yeun will play Derek Saunders, an attorney who is framed by a co-worker and wrongfully fired on the very day the virus infects their corporate law office. Trapped in the quarantined building, our hero is forced to fight tooth and nail for not only his job, but also his life.

That's correct. "Our hero."

Did you leave $8,000 at a Denny's? Do you want it back?

Police seek unidentified man who left $8,000 in cash at a restaurant near LAX.



Did you lose a sack of a cash? Come forward and claim it! In Los Angeles, police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who left $8,000 in cash at a restaurant near Los Angeles International Airport.

This man left $8,000 near LAX. Have you seen him?

On December 19, an unidentified man had breakfast at the Denny's on Century Blvd. near LAX, then walked out of the restaurant, leaving behind more than $8,000 in cash in the booth where he was sitting. Another customer then found the money and turned it over to police.

If you look at the surveillance image of the guy, he looks Asian. He looks like your uncle.

Academy apologizes, realizes it's a terrible apology, agrees to meet with Asian members

"It certainly was never the Academy's intent to offend anyone."



After issuing an apology, then perhaps realizing their apology was insufficient, the leadership of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has decided to meet with the two dozen members of Asian descent who signed a letter protesting the racist jokes that aired during last month's Oscars broadcast.

After Failed Apology, Academy Agrees To Meet With Members On Treatment Of Asians During Oscars

To recap: Oscar night featured a couple of blatant off-color references to Asians, including a skit in which host Chris Rock introduced three Asian children as accountants (because we're great at math!), and a joke by presenter Sacha Baron Cohen (as Ali G) about "hard-working, little yellow people with tiny dongs."

This week, twenty-five members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences who are of Asian descent -- including director Ang Lee and several other Oscar winners -- sent a letter to the organization protesting the telecast's "tasteless" Asian jokes and its "perpetuation of racist stereotypes."

The strange, beautiful gift of 'Hana Sasaki's Tail'

Short film starring Michelle Krusiec and Philip Wang to premiere at Cannes



I am so intrigued by this killer trailer for the short film Hana Sasaki's Tail, written and directed by Kevin Berlandi. Starring Michelle Krusiec and Philip Wang, and adapted from the award-winning book of short stories Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail by Kelly Luce, the fantastical film delves into the idea of identity as Hana Sasaki, on her thirtieth birthday, receives a "gift" that she could have never imagined.

Support the families of Milwaukee shooting rampage victims

Phia Vue, Mai Vue and Jesus Manso-Perez were fatally shot by a neighbor in their apartment building.


At Sunday's vigil for Phia Vue and Mai Vue.
Last week, Phia Vue and his wife Mai Vue were gunned down by their neighbor Dan Popp, who went on a shooting rampage in their Milwaukee apartment building. Popp also fatally shot Jesus R. Manso-Perez.

Family of couple killed in triple homicide at 92nd & Beloit speak out: "Their kids are in need"

The Vues' families are speaking out about the tragedy, and have set up a memorial fund to help to pay for Phia and Mai's funeral services and supporting their four surviving children.

Mai Vue's sister, Linda Xiong, asks for your support:

2016 Advancing Justice Conference

March 30-31 at the Westin Bonventure Hotel in Los Angeles.



Heads up. The 2016 Advancing Justice Conference is the first and only national conference in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community focusing on civil rights and social justice. It's happening March 30-31 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles.

Over 700 AAPIs from across the U.S. will come together to address issues facing our fastest growing populations. The theme will focus on civic engagement and building our electoral and social power in support of economic and racial justice. Conference attendees will participate in two days of panel discussions, caucus sessions, skills and capacity building, trainings, and networking receptions.

It's going to be a great conference. I have the pleasure of moderating the panel "Making Media That Moves" featuring Fracesca Fiorentini of AJ+, Eugene Lee Yang of BuzzFeed, and Jenny Yang of Disoriented Comedy. We'll be talking about producing and disseminating content that is entertaining, engaging and inspires action.

Hope to see you there.

Registration for the conference will be available on site. For further information about the Advancing Justice Conference, including the full schedule of plenaries, panels and speakers, go here.

YOMYOMF re-launches "Interpretations" short film initiative

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



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

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

Here's the script:

Help preserve the stories of Manhattan's Chinatown

Eveline Chao's project will document stories of Manhattan Chinatown from the 1940s, '50s and '60s.



What was it like to live in Manhattan Chinatown in the 1940s and 50s? What are the untold stories from this unique era of American immigration? Brooklyn-based freelance writer and editor Eveline Chao, whose stories have appeared on RollingStone.com, The Daily Beast, Fast Company and Foreign Policy, is working on a project to document and preserve the Disappearing Stories From Manhattan's Chinatown.

Through a series of print stories and recorded oral histories, Eveline will document stories about Manhattan Chinatown from Chinese-American immigrants who grew up or socialized there during the 1940s, '50s, and '60s. From record hops to the World's Fair, stickball games to the Miss Chinatown pageant, their memories fill in the gaps from an era when Asian America was largely invisible.

Asian Academy members protest Oscar night's racist jokes

Signatories include Ang Lee and other Oscar winners and nominees.



In the wake of last month's Oscars debacle, twenty-five members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who are of Asian descent -- including Ang Lee and several other Oscar winners -- have sent a letter to the organization protesting the "tasteless and offensive skits" about Asians that were featured during the 88th Academy Awards telecast and its "perpetuation of racist stereotypes."

Ang Lee, Other Asian Oscar Winners Protest 'Racist Stereotypes' to Academy

In case you missed it, Oscar night featured a couple of blatant off-color references to Asians, including a skit in which host Chris Rock introduced three Asian children as accountants (because we're great at math!), and a joke by presenter Sacha Baron Cohen (as Ali G) about "hard-working, little yellow people with tiny dongs."

"In light of criticism over #OscarsSoWhite, we were hopeful that the telecast would provide the Academy a way forward and the chance to present a spectacular example of inclusion and diversity," the letter reads. "Instead, the Oscars show was marred by a tone-deaf approach to its portrayal of Asians."

'Ktown Cowboys' hits theaters on March 18

Bro-mantic dramedy opens in limited release in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Virginia.



The boys are back. Ktown Cowboys, the cult hit webseries that became a feature film, hits theaters in limited release this week, opening Friday, March 18 in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Fairfax, Virginia. The film will also be available for download on iTunes and other VOD platforms on March 25.

Directed by Daniel "DPD" Park and written by Danny Cho, the bro-mantic dramedy follows a group of ball-busting hard-partying friends wrestling with their evolution into adulthood. As their individual struggles come to light, the group of friends band together in Koreatown and through late nights at seedy after-hour soju bars, karaoke drinking girls and even a stint in jail, each emerges as a better version of himself.

Here's the trailer:

2016 LAAPFF x AAM15 Festival Kickoff Party

Saturday, April 2 at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena



All right, good readers. As many of you know, last month marked the 15th anniversary of this website. Yes, I've been running this blog for fifteen years and counting. We weren't going to let the moment pass without a proper celebration, so heads up, Los Angeles: we're throwing a party!.

We're partnering with Visual Communications to present the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Kick-Off Party, which is also doubling as the official Angry Asian Man 15th Anniversary Party. It's happening Saturday, April 2 at the USCA Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena.

Here are some more details:

Manzanar Committee announces Student Awards Program

K-12 students are invited to submit creative works about social justice.



The Manzanar Committee is dedicated to educating and raising public awareness about the incarceration and violation of civil rights of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II and to the continuing struggle of all peoples when Constitutional rights are in danger.

The Committee recently announced the first annual Manzanar Committee Student Awards Program, a creative works program that will recognize students who demonstrate an understanding of his/her guiding principles of social justice and constitutional rights in today's society.

This year's theme is Kodomo No Tame Ni: For The Sake of the Children - Liberty and Justice For All. K-12 students are invited to submit essays, short stories, poetry, works of art, including drawings, collages, posters, and works involving technology, including animation, podcasts, movies or videos.

Winning entries will be eligible for prizes up to $100, and their works may be presented at the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 30, 2016, and on the Manzanar Committee's website and/or blog.

Louis plays stay-at-home dad on 'Fresh Off The Boat'

Episode 214: "Tight Two" airs Tuesday, March 15, 8:00pm on ABC



ABC's hit Asian American family sitcom Fresh Off The Boat airs Tuesday nights at 8:00pm. The comedy, inspired by the memoir of chef Eddie Huang, tells the story of the Huang family, a Taiwanese American family getting their immigrant hustle on in 1990s suburban Orlando, in pursuit of the American dream. If you missed this season's episodes, they're available for viewing on the ABC website.

Fresh Off The Boat stars Randall Park as Louis, Constance Wu as Jessica, Hudson Yang as Eddie, Forrest Wheeler as Emery, Ian Chen as Evan and Chelsey Crisp as Honey. With special guest assist from Lucille Soong as Grandma Huang. This week, Louis is stuck at home solo parenting after he has an accident.

Here's a preview of episode 214, "Tight Two":

Ross Butler and Daniel Yang cast in CW's 'Riverdale'

Teen drama pilot is a live-action twist on the classic 'Archie' comic books.



Huh. Interesting. The CW teen drama pilot Riverdale -- a live-action twist on the classic Archie comic book series -- has cast Ross Butler as Archie's rival Reggie Mantle and Daniel Yang as the brilliant Dilton Doiley.

The CW's Riverdale Has Cast Reggie, Moose, and Dilton

The one-hour drama, set in present day, is described as a "surprising and subversive" take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring "the surrealism of small town life -- the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade." So it's Archie by way of David Lynch? Maybe.

Let's talk about these Asian kids in Riverdale.

1983 Ad Seeks "Oriental Boy" for "Raiders of the Lost Ark II"

'Short Round Up' documentary seeks Asian guys who auditioned for 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.'



This is an actual ad that ran in the Toronto Star and other cities back in 1983, putting the call out for an "Oriental Boy" to play Indiana Jones' sidekick in the movie that would be released as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Open auditions were held Toronto this week, thirty-three years ago.

Nobu Adilman was among the hundreds (thousands?) of Asian boys across North American who showed up to audition for the role of Short Round. He didn't get the part, which would ultimately go to Jonathan Ke Quan.

Now all grown up, and now a filmmaker, Nobu is putting the call out for his documentary Short Round Up, a quest to find all the fellow men who, as boys, auditioned for the role of Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Do you know one of those boys? Do you know anyone else who worked on the movie?

Milwaukee man targets, shoots neighbors in triple homicide

"You guys got to go."



This has to be a hate crime. How is this not a hate crime? In Milwaukee, a 39-year-old man faces murder charges for targeting, hunting down and fatally shooting three people on the city's southwest side.

Man methodically targeted neighbors in triple homicide, complaint says

Dan J. Popp faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of 40-year-old Jesus R. Manso-Perez, 36-year-old Phia Vue and 32-year-old Mai K. Vue. Popp also faces a charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide for shooting at, but not wounding, 18-year-old Jesus Manso-Carrasquillo.

The killings occurred on Sunday, March 6 at the four-unit apartment building Popp shared with the victims. According to the criminal complaint, the shootings began after Popp offered Manso Perez a beer, then questioned his ability to speak English.

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Will the U.S. Supreme Court get its first Asian American justice? Sri Srinivasan, a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is a leading candidate in President Obama's search to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, according to people familiar with the deliberations.

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NRSC deletes tweet attacking Tammy Duckworth for 'not standing up for our veterans': The National Republican Senatorial Committee tweeted that Illinois Senate Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth -- an Iraq war veteran and double amputee -- "has a sad record of not standing up for our veterans." The disabled veteran candidate's people called them out immediately on their ableist and inaccurate rhetoric.

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On Race, Good Intentions, and the Benefit of the Doubt: "I don't always have the mental, emotional, or spiritual fortitude to trust in the purity of some stranger's intentions. I don't have the capacity to believe I'll never be hurt by a white person again." Nicole Chung on holding conversations about race.

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The price of Hollywood whitewashing: How this complex drama about a Latina woman became just another Keanu Reeves cop movie: Paula Young Lee watched Daughter of God, the original film that was mangled beyond recognition into the Keanu Reeves drug-crime action thriller Exposed.

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What Would It Mean To Have A 'Hapa' Bachelorette? Mixed-race Asian-white women become the perfect vehicles for diversity on the mostly-white Bachelor because they are "white enough to present to the family," while still being exotic enough to fill a quota.

Angry Reader of the Week: Elmer Jan

"I'm a runner: can't claim being fast, but can claim being steady."



Hey, there. 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 Elmer Jan.

Odd Ways Our Asian Moms Say "I Love You"

Jenny Yang, Christine Minji Chang and Joy Regullano channel their Asian moms.



Immigrant parents speak a unique language of love. And it doesn't necessarily mean saying the actual words, "I love you." Often, it sounds like the love in this hilariously awesome BuzzFeed video, Odd Ways Our Asian Moms Say "I Love You," in which Jenny Yang, Christine Minji Chang and Joy Regullano expertly channel their Asian moms and drop some truth. Asian Mom Truth. This is so real it hurts:

Ken's favorite patient comes for checkup on 'Dr. Ken'

Episode 117: "Dicky Wexler's Last Show" airs Friday, March 11 at 8:30pm on ABC



On this week's Dr. Ken, when a long-time patient/comedian is forced to stay at the hospital, Ken is determined to show him being funny again.

Inspired by executive producer/star Ken Jeong's real life and career as a medical doctor, the multi-camera comedy Dr. Ken follows Dr. Ken Park, a physician with bad bedside manner trying to juggle medicine and being a family man to his wife and kids -- and not quite succeeding on either front.

Dr. Ken also stars the awesome Suzy Nakamura as Ken's wife Allison, Krista Marie Yu as daughter Molly, and Albert Tsai as his son Dave. They're all great. The cast is rounded out by Tisha Campbell-Martin as Damona, Jonathan Slavin as Clark, Kate Simses as Julie and Dave Foley as Pat.

Here's some more info about this week's episode, "Dicky Wexler's Last Show":

Fans yelled racial slurs during girls basketball game

Witnesses say opposing fans yelled racist comments at McClatchy High School's girls basketball team.



Sarcastic slow clap for classy sportsmanship. In Sacramento, parents and students are speaking out after a large crowd of fans chanted racial slurs at players during a recent high school girls basketball game.

Parents Say Racial Taunts Mar Sacramento High School Girls Basketball Game

During a game last month between McClatchy High School and Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, witnesses say that Oak Ridge fans chanted racial slurs at McClatchy's Asian American players. Glen Kumamoto, whose daughter plays for McClatchy, says that Oak Ridge fans were yelling offensive comments about the girls' weight and appearance, as well as references to "soy sauce" and "little eyes."

"A lot of our girls on our team are of Asian descent. So I started to hear chants like 'soy sauce' 'go back to Fiji,' gestures about small eyes things like that," Kumamoto told KCRA News.

Highs, lows and more highs in the stoner comedy 'Grass'

Screens Friday, March 11 at CAAMFest 2016 in San Francisco.



The arthouse stoner comedy Grass, written directed by Tanuj Chopra, makes its world premiere this week at CAAMFest 2016. Starring Pia Shah and Emily C. Chang, it's described as "an epic adventure of merriment, revelation and the quest for pizza spanning a single day in the park." And yes, there is weed.

UC Santa Cruz students arrested in alleged drug ring

Three sorority and three fraternity members were arrested for possession of over $100,000 worth of MDMA.



Daaaaaamn. Asians behaving badly... collegiate drug ring edition! Last week at the University of California Santa Cruz, three sorority and three fraternity members were arrested for allegedly a running a drug ring and possession of over $100,000 worth of the club drug MDMA.

Six UC Santa Cruz students arrested in alleged drug ring, affiliated with Greek organizations

The suspects were identified as Mariah Dremel, Benny Liu, Cesar Casil, Nathan Tieu, Hoai Nguyen and Cecilia Le, all students at UC Santa Cruz, and all affiliated with the Alpha Kappa Delta Phi sorority or Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity. They were all arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Dremel, Liu, Casil and Tieu are also suspected of conspiracy, according to police.

'Into the Badlands' renewed for second season

Genre-bending martial arts drama will return to AMC in 2017.



Looks like we're heading back to the Badlands. It's official. AMC's kickass martial arts drama Into the Badlands, starring Daniel Wu, has been picked up for a 10-episode second season set to premiere in 2017.

AMC is Going Back Into the Badlands in 2017

According to AMC, Into the Badlands delivered the third highest-rated first season in U.S. cable TV history, averaging 5.6 million viewers per episode, including a 3.4 rating in the 18-49 demo, with live + 7-day ratings.

Season two of Into the Badlands will premiere on AMC in 2017. Simultaneous to its U.s. launch, AMC Global will premiere the second season within minutes of the U.S. broadcast.

Who is spray-painting this racist graffiti in Garden Grove?

The phrase "South Viet Whores" has been found tagged in multiple locations around the area.



Straight outta Orange County... this photo was submitted by a reader who says they spotted this racist graffiti on Newland Street near Trask Avenue in Garden Grove. It seems that the author feels a certain way about "South Viet Whores" and "Chinese Fuckes" and decided to publicly express that sentiment with spray paint.

This photo was taken on Monday, but evidence suggests that the graffiti has perhaps been there for at least a month. Several Twitter mentions indicate that the "South Viet Whores" tag has been spotted elsewhere in the vicinity, including on Bolsa Avenue and at the H Mart on Garden Grove Blvd, at least as early as last August.

Teen survives after being pushed in front of oncoming train

Police are searching for the man who pushed a 17-year-old girl onto the subway tracks in Queens.



In New York, police are searching for a man who pushed a teenage girl into the path of an oncoming subway train in Queens. Thankfully, the girl was able to get out of the way train and avoid getting seriously hurt.

Police looking for man who pushed teen in front of subway train in Queens

On Saturday night, a 17-year-old girl was on the platform at the Roosevelt Avenue and 103rd Street station when a man approached her from behind and pushed her on the tracks in front of the oncoming 7 train.

The train's motorman saw the girl on the tracks and was able to activate the emergency brake. The girl, identified by the New York Post as Xinya Huang, was able to position herself between the platform and the train's wheels. She was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Police have released blurry surveillance video of the suspect, who fled the station toward the street following the incident:

'Breathin': The Eddie Zheng Story' is a portrait of redemption

Screens Friday, March 11 at CAAMFest 2016.



A man journeys to freedom, rehabilitation and redemption in the feature documentary Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story which makes its world premiere this week at CAAMFest 2016. Directed by Ben Wang, Breathin' is an intimate, resilient portrait of activist Eddie Zheng and his decades-long struggle for new life.

Girlfriends, girl friends and jealousy on 'Fresh Off The Boat'

Episode 215: "Keep 'Em Separated" airs Tuesday, March 8, 8:00pm on ABC



ABC's hit Asian American family sitcom Fresh Off The Boat airs Tuesday nights at 8:00pm. The comedy, inspired by the memoir of chef Eddie Huang, tells the story of the Huang family, a Taiwanese American family getting their immigrant hustle on in 1990s suburban Orlando, in pursuit of the American dream. If you missed this season's episodes, they're available for viewing on the ABC website.

Fresh Off The Boat stars Randall Park as Louis, Constance Wu as Jessica, Hudson Yang as Eddie, Forrest Wheeler as Emery, Ian Chen as Evan and Chelsey Crisp as Honey. With special guest assist from Lucille Soong as Grandma Huang. This week, Jessica gets jealous of Louis' new billiards buddy.

Here's a preview of episode 215, "Keep 'Em Separated":

'Big Hero 6' TV series in the works

Marvel/Disney's animated superhero squad will make the leap to Disney XD in 2017.



Cool news for fans of Big Hero 6. We will indeed get to see the further adventures of the animated Marvel/Disney superhero squad, but it won't be in a feature film sequel. Big Hero 6 is making a heroic leap to the small screen as an animated TV series, set to premiere on Disney XD sometime in 2017.

Big Hero 6 animated TV series zooms to Disney XD for 2017

The series will pick up right where the hit 2014 movie left off, following the further adventures of teen tech genius Hiro Hamada, his loyal cuddly robot Baymax, and rest of the Big Hero 6 team. Now something of a legend at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, Hiro and the crew will face new villains and challenges:

Badass cashier fights off armed robber with her bare hands

This guy messed with the wrong convenience store clerk.



File under badass. In Georgia, security cameras caught a fierce-as-hell convenience store clerk fighting off a would-be robber who pulled a gun on her. Punk-ass thief messed with the wrong woman.

VIDEO: Cashier fights back, slaps gun from robber's hand

Cashier Bhumika Patel was working alone last Tuesday at the Keysville Convenience Store when a hooded customer approached the counter with a can of Mountain Dew. (Really, dude?) The gas station's surveillance video shows him pulling out a gun, demanding the cash from the open register.

Not having any of that nonsense, Patel swats at the robber's hand, trying to get the point-blank gun away from him. After several attempts, she ends up hitting him over the head with the register drawer.

Sufficiently scared, the robber runs off. But Bhumika is not done. She pulls out a hammer from under the counter -- because, of course, she's got a hammer under there -- and chases him out of the store. You're damn right, she's got a hammer. Don't make her use it.

Police investigating possible hate crime at USC

Student says assailants threw eggs and called him "Ching Chang Chong motherfucker."



Can't a guy just mind his own business and enjoy his Saturday night without some racist asshole neighbors calling him racial and homophobic slurs and throwing eggs at him? Apparently not.

LAPD investigating racist incident in USC Housing

University of Southern California student Ivan Tsang says he was chilling in an outdoor common area of his campus apartment early Sunday morning when some guys from a nearby apartment hurled several eggs at him from their balcony and called him, among other things, "Ching Chang Chong motherfucker gay."

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Asian-American jab at Oscars reveals deeper diversity woes: The outcry over that now-infamous Asian joke at the 88th Academy Awards has illuminated the frustration over the lagging progress of Asian American visibility in Hollywood movies.

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What it's like to be the butt of the joke. One of the kids at the Oscars speaks out.: Eight-year-old Estie Kung was one of the actors cast as "accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers." But neither she nor her mother knew that the three kids were going to become the butt of a joke about Asians.

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However you feel about Chris Rock's Asian joke, it takes guts to talk openly about race: "For the Kungs, this wasn't an easy decision nor was it a publicity stunt. If anyone ever questions how hard it is to come out publicly and speak about racism -- whatever you think of Chris Rock's joke -- let this be an example."

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Hollywood's Asian Punching Bags: Why There Shouldn't Be a 'Safe' Minority to Joke About: So Chris Rock trotted out a bunch of Asian kids during the Oscars, while Ali G compared Asians to Minions. Emma Stone played an Asian character in a film. Where does it end?

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Here's what I've learned about #NotYourMule: Journalist/activist Jose Antonio Vargas clarifies his controversial Oscar night tweets about inclusion that set off the hashtag #NotYourMule.

2016 Angry Asian Subscriber Drive Telethon

Watch live on Wednesday, March 9, 3:00-11:00pm PST on YouTube.



As you may have heard, we're currently in the middle of the 2016 Angry Asian Subscriber Drive, asking for your support to keep the work of this website going. A huge thank you goes to everyone who has contributed so far. For your help, you're getting this sweet limited edition "Stay Angry" t-shirt.

So check it. In celebration of the Subscriber Drive, we're hosting an online "telethon" of sorts. My pal Jenny Yang and I, along with a handful of special guests, will be hanging out and streaming live on YouTube in an attempt to encourage some generous giving. It's happening Wednesday, March 9 at 3:00-11:00 pm PST.

Here's where you can watch the live stream:

Angry Reader of the Week: Julie Young

"I love the city the way I love a person -- passionately."


Photo Credit: (c) G.BACH 2016
Hello, friends of the internet. We're doing this again. It is 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 Julie Young.

A Makeup Tutorial to Make Your Face Great Again

Ready for the latest beauty trend? Tess Paras shows you how to make your face great again.



In this latest sketch for F-Comedy, our friend Tess Paras absolutely kills with the Make Your Face Great Again Makeup Tutorial, in which she provides a dead-on step-by-step beauty tutorial to make your face great again -- Donald Trump style. All you need is some concealer -- aka veiled white supremacy -- sound bites and lies, and a bag of smashed up Cheetos. And voila! This face is winning, America.

Just watch:

Man faces hate crime charges for vandalizing Sikh temple

Jeffrey Pittman believed The Sikh Temple of Spokane was a mosque connected to terrorism.


The temple's Sikh holy book was defaced and pages were ripped from it.
Yet again, hate and ignorance targets a Sikh community. In Spokane, Washington, a Sikh temple was vandalized by a man who mistakenly thought the temple was a mosque and was somehow affiliated with the Islamic State group terror organization. Yeah, dude. Like terrorists are hanging out in Spokane.

Spokane’s Sikh Temple vandalized, holy book desecrated

On Thursday, 44-year-old Jeffrey C. Pittman was arrested after breaking in and vandalizing the Sikh Temple of Spokane. According to temple leaders, an estimated $30,000 in damage was done to the interior of the temple, including defacement of an altar, the temple's Sikh holy book, and bedding.

See you at CAAMFest 2016

A celebration of film, music, food and digital media, March 10-20



Bay Area film fans, it's on. CAAMFest 2016 is going down March 10-20 in San Francisco and Oakland. Presented by the Center for Asian American Media, CAAMFest is an 11-day celebration of film, music, food and digital media from the world's most innovative Asian and Asian American artists.

This year, the Festival adds new venues in the Mission district. In addition to the historic Castro Theatre, New People Cinema in Japantown and the New Parkway Theater in Oakland, CAAMFest adds the venerable 106-year-ld Roxie Theater and the newly minted Alamo Drafthouse to its slate of venues.

CAAMFest showcases the work of new Asian and Asian American artists and pays tribute to the pioneers who have paved the way for Asian Americans in media and entertainment. The festival kicks of Thursday, March 9 with the Opening Night screening of the feature documentary Tyrus, celebrating the life and career of pioneering Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong.

Here's the CAAMFest 2016 trailer:

Intern with the White House Initiative on AAPIs

Apply by March 8 for Summer 2016


Hey students! Are you interested in making a difference in the AAPI community? Want to sharpen your research, communications, and event planning skills? The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is accepting applications for the Summer 2016 internship class.

Interns at the Initiative are responsible for assisting staff on a wide range of AAPI issues and priorities, including capacity-building, civil rights, data disaggregation, economic development, education, health, immigration, language access, and workforce diversity.

'Fresh Off The Boat' renewed for season three

ABC officially picks up the hit Asian American family comedy for a third season.



Good news for Fresh Off The Boat fans. Looks like we'll be doing lots more nineties nostalgia and Asian American family laughs with the Huang. ABC has officially picked up Fresh Off The Boat for a third season.

'Once Upon a Time,' 'The Goldbergs,' 'Fresh Off the Boat' and 'Quantico' renewed at ABC

ABC has picked up season three of Fresh Off The Boat, along with renewals for Once Upon a Time, The Goldbergs and Quantico. Word on the street has it that Fresh Off The Boat is getting renewed for a full twenty-two episode order right out of the gate. Boom.

Daddy-Daughter time goes awry on 'Dr. Ken'

Episode 115: "Ken at the Concert" airs Friday, March 4 at 8:30pm on ABC



On this week's Dr. Ken, Ken takes Molly and her friends to an Emblem3 concert -- with disastrous results.

Inspired by executive producer/star Ken Jeong's real life and career as a medical doctor, the multi-camera comedy Dr. Ken follows Dr. Ken Park, a physician with bad bedside manner trying to juggle medicine and being a family man to his wife and kids -- and not quite succeeding on either front.

Dr. Ken also stars the awesome Suzy Nakamura as Ken's wife Allison, Krista Marie Yu as daughter Molly, and Albert Tsai as his son Dave. They're all great. The cast is rounded out by Tisha Campbell-Martin as Damona, Jonathan Slavin as Clark, Kate Simses as Julie and Dave Foley as Pat.

Here's some more info about this week's episode, "Ken at the Concert":

'Ghost in the Shell' remake casts an actual Japanese actor

Takeshi "Beat" Kitano will play Daisuke Aramaki in the Hollywood adaptation of the anime classic.



Wow, for real? Legendary Japanese actor Takeshi "Beat" Kitano has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks' live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga classic Ghost in the Shell.

Japanese Icon Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano Boards 'Ghost In The Shell'

My only reaction to this is dammit, this project is still happening?

Based on the iconic manga series by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell follows a female Special Ops cyborg, played by Scarlett Johansson, who is part of an elite task force called Section 9 that's devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists.

Kitano will play Daisuke Aramaki, the founder and leader of Section 9.

The nonsense Asian American actors have to deal with...

"If you can't speak Chinese then use broken English."



So here's some everyday Hollywood wackness.

This photo was taken at a commercial audition that was held on Wednesday. Actors were given no explanation of the scenario, or what the commercial was for, but as you can see, there's a lot of Asian-y nonsense.

The scene: a busy Chinatown noodle house. Actors were instructed to translate the lines into Mandarin or Cantonese -- but if you couldn't speak Chinese, then saying the lines in broken English would suffice. Why do I get the strong sense that this was not written by anyone who is familiar with the nuances of Chinese cuisine?

Free Screening: 'The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor'

Saturday, March 5 at UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater



Hey, Los Angeles film fans. The UCLA Film and Television archive and UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies presents a special free screening of the documentary The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor, directed by Arthur Dong, this Saturday, March 5 at 7:30pm at the Billy Wilder Theater.

Mixing animation and rare archival material, this documentary is about Ngor, who survived the Khmer Rouge camps and rose to fame as an Oscar-winning actor. There to talk about Ngor and the documentary are filmmaker Arthur Dong and Ngor's niece, Sophia.

Here's more info:

Comedian Ali Wong cast in ABC comedy pilot

Wong will play Doris in the single-camera comedy 'The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport'



Hey, look! Friend to this blog and former Angry Reader of the Week, comedian/actress/writer Ali Wong has been cast as a series regular in the ABC comedy pilot The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport.

'Four Stars' CBS Pilot Casts Ashley Zukerman; Ali Wong In ABC's 'Second Fattest Housewife'

The single-camera comedy pilot revolves around "a (slightly) larger, strong-willed mother raising her flawed family of three in a wealthy town filled with 'perfect' wives and their 'perfect' offspring."

Ali will play Doris, "a responsible and hands-on mother who cares about things like throwing large Easter egg hunts and sending out the right Christmas cards. She doesn't fit in with the Westport Mombots, but they consistently abuse her good nature when they need help of any kind."

Kosher Menu to 'Make America Great'

Guest Post by Vishavjit Singh



The old saying goes a way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Latest neuroscience research is beginning to show this old adage rooted in actual science. What goes into our stomachs has neurological impacts in our brain. The way to a bigoted man's heart is also through his stomach. Well even bigoted women. All the snap judgments thrown my way by strangers and family, recent turbaned encounters of designer Waris Ahluwalia in Mexico City, Canadian comedian JusReign in San Francisco and the cantankerous Presidential campaign has really reinforced me to think about what brings me the most joy, food. Here is a menu of flavorful concoctions from my 'Make America Great' concept vegetarian restaurant in NYC where I am hotly seeking a Michelin star.

Red Carpet Racism: "Smile, you're in America now."

Kumail Nanjiani says he was racially harassed by a photographer at the Independent Spirit Awards.



Over the weekend, comedian Kumail Nanjiani, star of the hit HBO comedy Silicon Valley, co-hosted the Film Independent Spirit Awards with Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon. Not bad for a nerd kid from Karachi. Except for the part where a photographer kept making racist remarks to Nanjiani on the red carpet.

Nanjiani, who moved to the United States from Pakistan in 2001, says that an unidentified member of the press repeatedly told him, "Smile, you're in America now," while taking photos of him on the red carpet.

When Nanjiani confronted him with an "Excuse me?" (this is the polite, red carpet, tuxedo-clad version of "What the fuck did you just say?") the photographer kept telling him "Welcome to America." Like five times.

"This is why I may not be smiling in some of the pics," says Nanjiani.

Kearny Street Workshop presents Celebrate Your Body 2016

A Body-Positive Fashion Show & Expo Featuring POC Designers and Stylists, March 5



Bay Area! This Saturday, March 5 in Oakland, catch the Kearny Street Workshop's "Celebrate Your Body," a body-positive fashion show and expo featuring POC designers and stylists. This night features the work of eight designers and a lineup of models who represent the diversity and range of bodies mainstream fashion ignores. There will also be performances by the drag troupe Rice Rockettes and folk trio Los Sirenas.

Here are some more details: