The Dehydrated Comedy ShowCome on out, grab some grub and a few drinks, have a laugh at the Dehydrated Comedy Show. I'm not sure why it's dehydrated, but I guess we'll find out. Andy will thank you. For more information about Thursday's show, check out the Yelp listing here.
"The Dehydrated Comedy Show" on every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the Month at 8:00pm at the Blue Goose Lounge on Sunset! No Minimum Drinks!
Next Show: December 17th (our final show of the year) @ 8:00pm!
Line up:
Dave Ross
Monrok
Sardia
Patrick Granfar
We sell Delicious $ 2 Tacos and $ 6 Phil-Lee Cheese steaks so come on out for a night of Dinner and Laughter!
Cover $10, but if you get on the guest list @ dehydratedcomedy@yahoo... by 4:00pm Thursday December 17th and enter before 8:00pm its FREE! After 8:00pm $5
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Parking is available at the Blue Goose Lounge Plaza, so please come early or you'll have to find parking elsewhere.
5201 W. Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Please spread the word!
12.15.2009
the dehydrated comedy show
Up-and-coming standup comic (and reader) Andy Hur hosts a regular showcase called The Dehydrated Comedy Show every first and third Thursday of the month at the Blue Goose Lounge in Los Angeles. If you're in the area, and free this Thursday, December 17, swing by and check out the last show of the year. Here are some details:
man found guilty in "nip-tipping" assault
In Newmarket, just outside of Toronto, a man has been found guilty of assault and criminal negligence in a 2007 attack on a group of fishermen that left one of them confined to a wheelchair: Guilty verdict in Asian angler assault case.
A jury convicted Trever Middleton, a professional motorcycle racer, on all six charges he faced. Middleton had tried to run a car carrying a group of Asian fishermen and their friends off the road early in the morning of September 16, 2007, after the fishermen were pushed into Lake Simcoe.
The car hit a tree, leaving one of its occupants, Shayne Berwick, with severe head injuries. He is now confined to a wheelchair with permanent brain damage:
A jury convicted Trever Middleton, a professional motorcycle racer, on all six charges he faced. Middleton had tried to run a car carrying a group of Asian fishermen and their friends off the road early in the morning of September 16, 2007, after the fishermen were pushed into Lake Simcoe.
The car hit a tree, leaving one of its occupants, Shayne Berwick, with severe head injuries. He is now confined to a wheelchair with permanent brain damage:
The family of Shayne Berwick, 26, who suffered severe brain damage and is now confined to a wheelchair, held hands as the jury returned to the courtroom and burst into tears as the verdict was announced..And it all began with a freewheeling night of friends and "nip-tipping": Asian fishermen targeted, trial told. The maximum term for the assault convictions is 14 years each and for criminal negligence, 10 years each. This guy sounds like an ass, and he needs to rot in a cell for a long time.
Middleton had told the court he was convinced the car's passengers had beaten Nick Perry, 19, to death near the Mossington Park bridge in Georgina Township.
Court has heard Perry refused medical attention after having his eyes blackened in a scuffle that morning, after an Asian fisherman and his friend were pushed into Lake Simcoe. Perry survived his injuries.
Middleton testified he was trying to overtake the car on a narrow road to force it to stop.
He had became testy when assistant Crown attorney Amit Ghosh reminded him that two witnesses in the trial said they thought they saw him shove a fisherman into Lake Simcoe from behind.
"Everyone in this trial is lying or mistaken except for you, right?," Ghosh asked.
"Yup," Middleton replied.
new seriously single: "immaculate addiction"
The boys of Seriously, aka Chris Pham, Joshua Baek, Nathan Park and Philip Park, are back with some brand new music, and I like it.
Their new single, "Immaculate Addiction"
is officially out today -- the first track from On Your Mark, a nine month-long single release campaign. Each month, over nine months, the band will digitally release a new song, bypassing the traditional hard copy album format. It's what the kids are doing these days.Catchy hooks, solid production, Chris Pham's cool vocals... If you liked their debut EP, you'll like this. But it also definitely signals a new kind of sound for Seriously -- funky grooves, drum machines, synthesizers and other electronic shenanigans. Still good, but different.
For more info about the band, go to the Seriously website here. Preview the music at MySpace here, and download "Immaculate Addiction" at the usual digital retailers like iTunes
and Amazon
.
south philly high's problems start with the administration
Here's a commentary in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the school violence crisis at South Philadelphia High School, which basically echoes what Asian American students have been saying all along -- that school officials did nothing to stop the violence: Phila. school violence abetted by Pa. officials.
Can you blame the students walking out? This has actually been happening for years, but the December 3 attack was the last straw. They felt the only way to bring attention to this problem was to boycott South Philly High. This isn't just a problem with unresponsive school administrators -- it's a systemic issue that runs through the entire school district.
Meanwhile, here's some background on South Philadelphia High School principal LaGreta Brown, who apparently a troubled record and is no stranger to controversy. Brown left her last principal job in Atlantic City when she resigned ahead of a school board vote on her dismissal: South Phila. High principal left A.C. post under pressure.
Can you blame the students walking out? This has actually been happening for years, but the December 3 attack was the last straw. They felt the only way to bring attention to this problem was to boycott South Philly High. This isn't just a problem with unresponsive school administrators -- it's a systemic issue that runs through the entire school district.
Meanwhile, here's some background on South Philadelphia High School principal LaGreta Brown, who apparently a troubled record and is no stranger to controversy. Brown left her last principal job in Atlantic City when she resigned ahead of a school board vote on her dismissal: South Phila. High principal left A.C. post under pressure.
toby keith does the chink-eye... at the nobel peace prize party
So... Toby Keith was recently partying with Will Smith and Wyclef Jean at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Yeah, you read that right, and whatever part of it that's weird to you, just go with it. Having trouble believing it? There's some video proof right here.
However, it seems that the country music singer -- the guy behind "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" -- is not immune to the chink-eye. Yes, the slant-eye gesture. The universal gesture for "chink." Toby did it:
Will Smith, Toby Keith Nobel rap video captures Toby's racist faux paux.
The Fresh Prince is up there, rapping lyrics from the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight": "to the black, to the white, the red, and the brown, the purple and yellow." On that last word, Toby went for it -- yup, dude reached up and pulled his eyes back. You know, in case you didn't get it. Yellow. Get it? That's racist!
His appearance in Oslo was already weird and controversial enough. What the hell was Keith, an extremely vocal, unabashed supporter of U.S. war efforts, doing at a Nobel Peace Prize concert in the first place? Throw in the chink-eye, and a lot of people are now wondering who/why invited this fool to the party.
hideki matsui going to the angels
Hideki Matsui and the Los Angeles Angels have reportedly agreed to a one-year contract, ending Matsui's seven-year run with the Yankees that culminated in a World Series Most Valuable Player award last month: Matsui Agrees With the Angels.
According to an official involved in the negotiations, Matsui agreed with the Angels on Monday. Matsui decided to take the Angels' offer rather than wait and see if the Yankees would bring him back. While the Yankees never closed the door to his return, they haven't exactly been clamoring for it. More here: Angels want Matsui to DH.
Last season, Matsui, 35, played 142 games and hit .272 with 28 homers and 90 runs batted in last season. He was 8 for 13 (.615) with three homers and eight R.B.I. in the Yankees' six-game World Series victory over the Phillies.
Matsui will receive $6.5 million from the Angels. I'll be weird to see him in an Angels uniform. Then again, I'm sure Yomiuri Giants fans thought it was weird to see him in a Yankees uniform. But get this -- The Yankees’' 2010 home opener is against the Angels on April 13. So Matsui will be there for the ring ceremony.
According to an official involved in the negotiations, Matsui agreed with the Angels on Monday. Matsui decided to take the Angels' offer rather than wait and see if the Yankees would bring him back. While the Yankees never closed the door to his return, they haven't exactly been clamoring for it. More here: Angels want Matsui to DH.
Last season, Matsui, 35, played 142 games and hit .272 with 28 homers and 90 runs batted in last season. He was 8 for 13 (.615) with three homers and eight R.B.I. in the Yankees' six-game World Series victory over the Phillies.
Matsui will receive $6.5 million from the Angels. I'll be weird to see him in an Angels uniform. Then again, I'm sure Yomiuri Giants fans thought it was weird to see him in a Yankees uniform. But get this -- The Yankees’' 2010 home opener is against the Angels on April 13. So Matsui will be there for the ring ceremony.
12.14.2009
vote for peter pak in the "hot body" model search
Hot damn. Peter Pak is currently the only Asian American guy competing as a finalist in the Wilhelmina Hot Body Model Search. The thirty contestants will be narrowed down to five through online voting, on September 15 and 16. From Peter's profile, on why he should be selected:
I want to be an honest source of inspiration and motivation. As an Asian-American, I have grown up surrounded by certain stereotypes of Asian guys. I want to be able to be in a position where I have the ability to stand up against these expectations and I want to defy these stereotypes; show others that they don't have to live by or under these social expectations. I believe that if I were selected to be a Wilhelmina Hot Body Model Search finalist, I would be given a perfect opportunity to show that it doesn't matter who you are, but that through hard work and discipline, anything can be accomplished.I don't know about you, but I think it's pretty cool to see an attractive and (extremely) physically fit Asian American man representing in a competition like this. So hey, if you think Peter is a hot body, vote for him here. (Thanks, Yul.)
brown bag lunch talk with professor konrad ng
If you're in the D.C. area, check out this Brown Bag Lunch talk happening this week with Professor Konrad Ng (aka "Mister to the Sister"), presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program: New Media and New Asian American Cultural and Political Engagement. He'll be talking about his research in grassroots Asian American media expressions. Read on for details:
Brown Bag LunchSounds like it's going to be a really interesting talk, on a topic I'm pretty interested in. If I was in D.C. this Wednesday, I'd go for sure. For more information about the event, visit the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program website here.
with Professor Konrad Ng, PhD, Smithsonian APA Program Visiting Scholar
Assistant Professor, University of Hawai‘i Academy for Creative Media
Come meet Dr. Konrad Ng, assistant professor at the University of Hawai‘i Academy of Creative Media, who has been in residence with us at the APA Program since August. We figured since he’s only here for a limited time, we should share his insightful knowledge with everyone else, too… now is your chance to ask directly about his research!
What are the ways in which American life has been transformed by new media? What forms of political and cultural presence are enabled by platforms such as YouTube? Dr. Ng explores the grassroots Asian America new media expressions that emerged during the recent presidential campaign and examines how new media platforms such as YouTube became the terrain for confronting stereotypes and putting the Asian American experience at the center of American life.
Time:
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location:
Presidential Suite, National Museum of American History
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Metro:
Smithsonian or Federal Triangle
(Blue and Orange Lines)
Space is limited. Please make reservations as soon as possible by calling the APA Program office at 202.633.2692.
weird music video: "islands" by kite operations
Here is the music video for "Islands" by Kite Operations. It will either make you very hungry or completely gross you out. Let it be known that any music video that features jjajjangmyun is pretty much automatically awesome. I also like the part with the bread. It looks delicious. To learn more about the band, visit the Kite Operations website here, and their Facebook page here.
a tale of two cab drivers
This is a crazy New York Times story about Debind Chhantyal and Pema Sherpa, two New York cab driver colleagues -- both immigrants from Nepal -- whose relationship ended in a sudden, shocking act of violence: Night and Day.
Each man had come from Nepal over the past decade, and attended the same taxi-training school in Jackson Heights. For a year, they had split the $1,400-per-week leasing fee on a yellow cab, trading 12-hour shifts behind the wheel, seven days a week.
Until one September morning when Chhantyal inexplicably attacked Sherpa from behind with a vegetable cleaver, slicing open the back of his head.
Mr. Sherpa, on his back, somehow managed to kick the blade from Chhantyal's hands, sending it skidding under the cab. Bleeding profusely, he ran to a nearby gas station to find help. He spent five days in the hospital, but survived. According to doctors, the cleaver narrowly missed severing nerves and arteries.
Chhantyal got into their cab and drove three minutes to the Robert F. Kennedy bridge, where he pulled over and leaped to his death in the East River. His body was found by the Coast Guard several days later, miles away, near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
The attack remains something of a mystery. Family members say Chhantyal had become obsessed with following the political turmoil in Nepal, and was worried about an upcoming asylum hearing, fearing it would result in his deportation.
There was no apparent bad blood between the two men. Sherpa even showed up at Chhantyal's funeral. He has since recovered and returned to work. However, he has not yet chosen a new driving partner. I don't blame him for being careful.
Each man had come from Nepal over the past decade, and attended the same taxi-training school in Jackson Heights. For a year, they had split the $1,400-per-week leasing fee on a yellow cab, trading 12-hour shifts behind the wheel, seven days a week.
Until one September morning when Chhantyal inexplicably attacked Sherpa from behind with a vegetable cleaver, slicing open the back of his head.
Mr. Sherpa, on his back, somehow managed to kick the blade from Chhantyal's hands, sending it skidding under the cab. Bleeding profusely, he ran to a nearby gas station to find help. He spent five days in the hospital, but survived. According to doctors, the cleaver narrowly missed severing nerves and arteries.
Chhantyal got into their cab and drove three minutes to the Robert F. Kennedy bridge, where he pulled over and leaped to his death in the East River. His body was found by the Coast Guard several days later, miles away, near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
The attack remains something of a mystery. Family members say Chhantyal had become obsessed with following the political turmoil in Nepal, and was worried about an upcoming asylum hearing, fearing it would result in his deportation.
There was no apparent bad blood between the two men. Sherpa even showed up at Chhantyal's funeral. He has since recovered and returned to work. However, he has not yet chosen a new driving partner. I don't blame him for being careful.
bruce lee kicks
Holy crap. Check out these sweet Bruce Lee sneakers. The Nike Zoom Kobe V, colored up to match Lee's famous yellow and black jumpsuit in Game of Death. It even has four red "scratches" in the lateral toe area, resembling the wounds Bruce receives at the end of Enter the Dragon: Nike Zoom Kobe V "Bruce Lee."
True, Bruce was actually wearing Onitsuka Tigers in Game of Death. That said, where the heck to I get a pair of these Nikes? The Bruce Lee Kobe Vs will reportedly be a Spring/Summer 2010 global release. However, if you're willing to drop some cash, you can get a pair at select locations now.
Speaking of commercializing Bruce Lee's image... Here's another story on how Bruce Lee's estate -- led by his daughter Shannon Lee -- is stepping up efforts to raise the profile, market and license the late martial arts star's image into a lucrative global brand: From Icon to Lifestyle, the Marketing of Bruce Lee.
news flash: no love for asians at the oscars
File this one under stuff we already knew... Here's a good article from Variety about how the Academy Awards has honored a lot of Asian films (or at least, cross-cultural Asian-inflected films) in recent years... except, of course, when it comes to the acting categories: Asian actors lack Oscar recognition:
While Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) and Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) earned supporting nominations this decade, one has to go back to Haing S. Ngor's supporing actor trophy in 1985 to find a nominated Asian actor. Ngor and Miyoshi Umeki (who won for 1957's Sayonara) are the only two Asians to actually win an acting award.
Anyway, for an avid Oscar-watcher like me, the article expresses a lot of the things I've observed when it comes to Asians and the Academy Awards. While Africans Americans have taken big leaps at the Oscars in recent years (I do take issue with the article's suggestion that race, for black actors, has become a nonissue), it's obvious that Asian actors still have a considerably long way to go.
Over the past few years, cross-cultural prestige pics like "Letters From Iwo Jima," "The Visitor," "Lost in Translation," "Munich," "Babel," "City of God" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" have all attracted significant awards attention, though Oscar nominations for the non-American thesps therein have been almost entirely absent (with "Babel" as the exception that highlights the rule). And nowhere is that disparity more obvious than with regard to East Asian and Indian actors.Consider last year's underdog hit, Slumdog Millionaire -- not necessarily an authentic 'Asian' film, but you get the idea. It was showered with awards, winning eight out of ten nominations in every conceivable category... except for the acting ones. The same is true for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which earned nominations in nearly every category except the acting ones.
While Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) and Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) earned supporting nominations this decade, one has to go back to Haing S. Ngor's supporing actor trophy in 1985 to find a nominated Asian actor. Ngor and Miyoshi Umeki (who won for 1957's Sayonara) are the only two Asians to actually win an acting award.
Anyway, for an avid Oscar-watcher like me, the article expresses a lot of the things I've observed when it comes to Asians and the Academy Awards. While Africans Americans have taken big leaps at the Oscars in recent years (I do take issue with the article's suggestion that race, for black actors, has become a nonissue), it's obvious that Asian actors still have a considerably long way to go.
photoshop fail: just add brown/yellow heads for diversity
Another so-bad-it's-hilarious Photoshop job... This pamphlet for the American Petroleum Institute, given out a forum earlier this month, appears to show oil and gas industry employees as a racially diverse group of people. Hooray for the natural gas industry. Oh, but wait a minute: Oil Lobby Photo Altered To Present Racially Diverse Image.
Indeed, diversity can be Photoshopped. Just look a little more carefully. This stock photo shows the same group, but whiter. Two people whiter. The API pamphlet appears to have added a dark-skinned guy (third from the left) and an East Asian dude (second from the right, front row). Instant faux diversity! Just add color!
It seems that whoever put together this awesome pamphlet altered the heads of the stock photo's two white dudes to make them appear, um, more colorful. Best part: the brown guy's hand is still rather Caucasian. He should probably get that checked out.
man sentenced to 10 years for drowning death
On Friday in Chicago, a Cook County judge sentenced 33-year-old John Haley to 10 years in prison for the drowning death of fisherman Du Down, who he pushed in to Montrose Harbor two years ago: Man gets 10 years in fisherman's drowning.
You know what? I don't even think Haley intended to kill Mr. Doan. I think he saw a helpless old Asian guy, and decided to make him a victim... without really caring about the consequences. This blatant disregard for another life is what got him the sentence. He didn't view Mr. Doan as human -- he was simply an object to push into the lake and laugh about.
Involuntary manslaughter carries a sentence ranging from probation to five years in prison, but Haley's prior felony drug conviction allowed the judge to extend the prison term to ten years. Have fun in there, Haley. More here: John Haley sentenced for pushing fisherman in Lake Michigan.
"This was a cowardly act, pushing an elderly man who he could not even look in the eye ... and this defendant thought that was funny," Circuit Judge John P. Kirby said. "These actions are reprehensible and should not be allowed in civilized society."You're damn right it was cowardly. At trial, prosecutors alleged that Haley intended to kill the victim, while defense attorneys argued that Haley was drunk and seeking a thrill when he pushed Doan, who couldn't swim, into the harbor as his back was turned. That's not thrill-seeking -- that's being an asshole with someone else's life.
You know what? I don't even think Haley intended to kill Mr. Doan. I think he saw a helpless old Asian guy, and decided to make him a victim... without really caring about the consequences. This blatant disregard for another life is what got him the sentence. He didn't view Mr. Doan as human -- he was simply an object to push into the lake and laugh about.
Involuntary manslaughter carries a sentence ranging from probation to five years in prison, but Haley's prior felony drug conviction allowed the judge to extend the prison term to ten years. Have fun in there, Haley. More here: John Haley sentenced for pushing fisherman in Lake Michigan.
12.13.2009
koream chat with priscilla ahn
Tomorrow night, Monday, September 14, our friends at iamkoream.com will be hosting a live performance with the singer/songwriter Priscilla Ahn, who will be singing a few songs from her album A Good Day, along with a couple of holiday favorites. Joining her will be host Bobby Choy, aka Big Phony. For more information, go here, and watch the show and join the conversation Monday night, 7:00pm PST at iamkoream.com/live.
student testimonies from south philly high
More on the South Philadelphia High School Situation... Last week, more than 200 people packed the school board to speak out against the ongoing racial assaults on Asian students. Dozens of students from South Philly High, who have been boycotting the school, address the School Reform Commission about their experiences and demanded immediate action and a full investigation by the District.
To hear audio of some of the testimony, and to read the written testimonies of several students and community advocates, go to the Asian Americans United website here. Some of the student testimonies are downright devastating.
On Friday, in her first public comments on the racial tension and violence at the school, Principal LeGreta Brown said she was "very disappointed and upset at last week's fights and racism": S. Philly principal, Ackerman speak out on racial tensions.
Goodness, am I reading that right? After all that's gone down, someone at the school is actually officially acknowledging the role of race in the violence? Brown apologized to those hurt in the fights, and said she will "establish a culture where the entire student body feels like one big family." I'll believe it when I see it, LaGreta.
At a news conference, administrators outlined new security measures at the school. Among the steps being taken are: installing 63 new cameras; adding police presence; adding a new administrator; beginning diversity training for students; and implementing a federal Department of Justice program to deal with racial issues.
Superintendent Arlene Ackerman said she would be at the school on Monday and would have private conversations with Asian students and their parents, but would not honor community organizers' requests to meet off-site with the students and with the activists present:
In case you were mistaken, the violence is not a recent problem -- it's been going on for years. Here's a WHYY news story with a former teacher who quit after just eight months because of the racial violence at South Philadelphia High: Teacher says she quit because of racial violence at city school.
To hear audio of some of the testimony, and to read the written testimonies of several students and community advocates, go to the Asian Americans United website here. Some of the student testimonies are downright devastating.
On Friday, in her first public comments on the racial tension and violence at the school, Principal LeGreta Brown said she was "very disappointed and upset at last week's fights and racism": S. Philly principal, Ackerman speak out on racial tensions.
Goodness, am I reading that right? After all that's gone down, someone at the school is actually officially acknowledging the role of race in the violence? Brown apologized to those hurt in the fights, and said she will "establish a culture where the entire student body feels like one big family." I'll believe it when I see it, LaGreta.
At a news conference, administrators outlined new security measures at the school. Among the steps being taken are: installing 63 new cameras; adding police presence; adding a new administrator; beginning diversity training for students; and implementing a federal Department of Justice program to deal with racial issues.
Superintendent Arlene Ackerman said she would be at the school on Monday and would have private conversations with Asian students and their parents, but would not honor community organizers' requests to meet off-site with the students and with the activists present:
"I will be here to have private conversations with the students and their families," Ackerman said. "I do not intend to have conversations with community leaders."These community leaders and organizers stepped in for the Asian students when no one else was speaking out on their behalf -- it sure as hell wasn't the school administrators who were any help when students were getting their asses beat on a daily basis. More here: Asians say officials, not kids, are the problem at South Philly high.
She said she would meet with the community leaders separately, but not just with Asian community leaders.
"We're not going to continue to make this an Asian versus African American thing," said Ackerman. "This is not just about demands of one racial group. It is about the needs of everyone."
Helen Gym, a board member of Asian Americans United helping to organize the students, said the boycotting students want to share with Ackerman the plan they've come up with this week, but they don't feel safe at the school, and they want to bring those who have aided them.
"It feels deliberately disempowering," said Gym.
In case you were mistaken, the violence is not a recent problem -- it's been going on for years. Here's a WHYY news story with a former teacher who quit after just eight months because of the racial violence at South Philadelphia High: Teacher says she quit because of racial violence at city school.
lazy link roundup
Lost dream restored to Japanese American family: The Los Angeles Times has a good story on William Fujioka, one of the many Japanese Americans students whose college education was interrupted by the internment and World War II, but posthumously received an honorary degree last week from UC Berkeley.
POLITICO Q&A: Rep. Judy Chu: Politico.com has a short interview with Rep. Judy Chu, who represents California's 32nd Congressional District, and became the first Chinese American woman in Congress when she took office in July.
The Asian caucus: Next year, for the first time, Virginia's General Assembly will boast a pair of Asian American legislators -- Korean American Democrat Mark Keam, elected to represent Fairfax County, and Filipino American Republican Ron Villanueva, elected to represent Virginia Beach. An Asian American caucus of two! Maybe.
Chinese college students flocking to U.S. campuses: Last year, 98,510 Chinese students poured into U.S. colleges and universities, lured by China's emphasis on academic achievement and the prestige of U.S. higher education. Most are grad students, but the number of undergrads from China is growing rapidly.
Yao Ming: What I've Learned: NBA all-star Yao Ming drops a little wisdom in Esquire, discussing how he learned to dunk, why it's harder to drink in America than China, and the meaning of "Chinglish."
The Yankees Let Wang Become a Free Agent: This weekend, the New York Yankees announced that it would not be renewing the team's contract with Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, instead releasing the right-hander to be a free agent.
Seattleite James Sun cracks the reality-TV code: Remember James Sun? He made it to the top two on season six of The Apprentice, and while he didn't win the top prize, unlike many reality show burnouts, he has managed to leverage his proverbial fifteen minutes into successful business opportunities.
Rice: Here's a nice New Yorker piece by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who writes about rice and what her father's pulao -- which he can apparently make under any circumstance or limitation -- means to her.
China vs. Disney: The Battle for Mulan: Here's another article on the new live-action Mulan film, directed by Jingle Ma -- in a many ways an attempt to reclaim the definitive version of the famed Chinese folk tale from the 1998 animated Disney movie.
Why I Still Watch Lost: Self-professed Lost fan Bao Phi explains why he's a loyal-but-critical fan of the ABC drama Lost, from the significant number of Asian actors in the starring cast to the mixed success the show has enjoyed over five seasons in trying to flesh out their characters.
This Just In: Vampire Diaries and True Blood Casting: Kelly Hu will be showing up on the CW show Vampire Diaries, appearing in flashbacks as "an apothecary named Pearl." It also looks like Malese Jow will be on the show as "Jeremy's smart new friend, Anna."
12.12.2009
this week's angriest posts
Not really the angriest, just the most viewed.
- asian students boycotting south philly high
- die, mr. wong, dammit
- the greatest cover of "i'm yours." ever.
- john mayer, the "accidental racist"
- chanel does yellowface
- cal's noteworthy performs "poker face"
- angry asian girl (+hammer) vs. playstation
- students speak out against south philly high school violence
- wonder girls perform on so you think you can dance
- glenn beck's ignorant-ass tirade against india
12.11.2009
music video: "red light" by sam geunjin kang
Check out the music video for "Red Light" by Sam Geunjin Kang, and produced by the guys from Wong Fu Productions. It's a great tune, and a really nicely produced video.
According to Wong Fu, they wanted to make something a little more grown up, a little more cool, and perhaps a little more sexy than the kind of stuff they're used to making. Learn more about making the music video here.
As for Sam, he's an awesome, talented singer whose music you should get to know. To learn more about Sam Geunjin Kang, check out his MySpace page here.
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