Angry Asian Man

3.09.2011

asian boyz gang shot-caller sentenced to life in prison

This week in Los Angeles Superior Court, a jury sentenced 27-year-old Marvin Mercado to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in eight gang-related killings and ten shootings in Southern California: Asian Boyz gang shot-caller should get life in prison, jury says.

According to police, Mercado was the so-called shot-caller of the Asian Boyz gang during the mid-1990s, when the murders occurred. Seven of Mercado's co-defendants were convicted in 1999, but he managed to elude authorities for more than ten years by escaping to the Philippines:

As previously reported, President Obama officially announced his nomination of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as the next U.S. Ambassador to China: Obama Officially Nominates Locke Ambassador to China.

In his remarks, President Obama called the United States' relationship with the China "one of the most critical of the 21st century," and Secretary Locke is the right person to responsibly oversee this relationship into the future. Here's the White House video of the announcement:

By now, you've heard of these ridiculous House Homeland Security Committee hearings, set to begin this week on the "radicalization" of Islam in the United States. The first hearing is titled, "The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response." Chairman Peter T. King seems to think all Muslims are guilty of terrorism by association.

Rep. Mike Honda has denounced the hearings, calling them un-American and comparing them to both the unchecked scapegoating that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the anti-Communist hysteria led by Senator Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s.

The congressman is one of many in the Japanese American community who have stepped forward against the rising tide of anti-Muslim prejudice and Islamophobia, making it clear they refuse to let history repeat itself: Japanese Americans: House hearings on radical Islam 'sinister.'

paperdoll is looking for this dancing dude from kollabny5

Hey, are you this dancing dude? Our friends in the band PaperDoll are looking for this guy who showed off his moves and won Kollaboration New York's freestyle dance competition last year. Are you this guy? Do you know this guy? Paperdoll wants to put you in their next video. Step forward and contact teresa@paperdollband.com.

UPDATE: I'm told that word made its way to the dancing dude in question, and Paperdoll was able to track him down... all the way in Ohio. He will appear in the band's next music video!

UPDATE: Here's the lowdown, straight from the band:

'Angry Asian Man' Saves the Day: Mystery Dancer Found!

April 5th 2011, New York, NY: New York dance-rock band PaperDoll just finished shooting their latest music video for single "You Can't Stop It". But without the help of popular blog 'Angry Asian Man' and Kollaboration (the largest Asian American talent show in the world), the video would have never been made.

PaperDoll knew they wanted to feature a dancer in their anthemic dance-rock song...specifically the one they saw last summer at Kollaboration NY during the audience freestyle contest. So they found a video of him dancing at KollabNY on youtube and posted on their facebook page "PaperDoll is looking for this mystery dancer from KollabNY". Fans were reposting and the word was out, but 2 days into the search...no sign of the dancer. Then they sent a note to 'Angry Asian Man' asking him to post it up on his site.

Within a day of the posting, they found their dancer: Hans Li, a student at Ohio State. Hans' friends, avid Angry Asian Man readers, had read the post and contacted PaperDoll. A short three weeks later, the smooth pop-and-locking dancer came to Brooklyn to shoot with his new indie band friends.

The video for "You Can't Stop It" will be out end of April.

Wow, I guess people actually read this blog. Glad to be of service.

attack on sikh men investigated as hate crime

In Elk Grove, California, police are investigating an attack on two elderly Sikh men last week as a possible hate crime. 67-year-old Surinder Singh and his friend 78-year-old Gurmej Atwal were shot on East Stockton Boulevard during their daily afternoon walk: Attack on two Sikh men seen as possible hate crime.

A nearby driver spotted the bodies of the elderly men along the sidewalk and stopped to call the police. Surinder Singh was found dead. Gurmej Atwal, who was shot twice in the chest, is in critical but stable condition. Both men wore turbans and had beards in accordance with their Sikh faith.

big phony, jane lui and the sweet hurt at vision21, march 12

Folks in Southern California, feel like hearing some damn good music? Here's an opportunity to see three of my favorite artists -- Big Phony, Jane Lui and The Sweet Hurt -- performing on the same bill this weekend in Los Angeles, presented by ECHOforward. It's happening Saturday, March 12 at Vision21. Here are some more details about the show:

city of chicago human relations' psa project

The City of Chicago's Commission on Human Relations' Advisory Council on Asian Affairs is looking for ideas and suggestions to create a 30-second public service announcement about the Commission's work promoting diversity and eliminating prejudice and discrimination.

To do this, they're soliciting creative, innovative suggestions from you, the good people of the public. Particularly young people. (Since it's a City of Chicago organization, they can only accept ideas from City of Chicago residents.) Here's some more information:

"They say I lost my mind..." I've been waiting for this one for a long time... You must watch this video for "Charlie Sheen," the epic new collaboration from rappers Jin, Dumbfoundead and Traphik. Insaaaaane track. Truly diggin' this. Take a look:

Kim Ng, who has served as the Los Angeles Dodgers' assistant general since 2002, is leaving the organization to accept a senior vice president's position with Major League Baseball: Kim Ng leaves Dodgers for MLB post.

Ng will report directly to former Dodgers manager Joe Torre, who reitred from managing last year and was named executive vice president of operations for MLB last week. She will remain with the Dodgers through the end of the month. Her new position will apparently have significant focus on MLB's international operations:

Yahoo! Movies just launched the brand new theatrical trailer for director Justin Lin's Fast Five, the upcoming latest installment of Universal's blockbuster auto action movie franchise. This one definitely promises to be the biggest and baddest of the series, re-assembling characters from all four previous movies -- including Sung Kang as Han -- and pretty much doing the craziest stuff you could possibly attempt to do with a car. Take a look:

the first all-asian city council in the continental u.s.?

Could voters in Monterey Park, California elect the first all-Asian city council in the continental United States? Out of crowded field of eight candidates in today's election, five are Asian Americans. If three of them win the at-large election, it would be a moment for the history books: Monterey Park could elect first entirely Asian city council in continental US.

I'm actually surprised nobody thought of this sooner. A tribute to author Amy Chua, the now infamous Tiger Mother, by artist Julia Kim Smith. With all apologies Shepard Fairey.

missing: uw student marizela perez, last seen march 5

In Seattle, friends, family and police searching for University of Washingotn student Marizela Perez, who was reported missing on Sunday. Relatives say she was last seen in the Rainier Beach neighborhood on Saturday, heading to the UW campus: Have you seen Marizela Perez? UW student missing.

According to the Perez's aunt and uncle, who she had been living with, a witness claims to have seen her at the Safeway on Brooklyn Avenue Northeast in the University District later that afternoon. She did not attend any of her classes Monday:

tribute to richard aoki, march 12

If you're in Los Angeles, here's a special screening you might want to check out... The Richard Aoki Tribute Committee presents a free film showing of Ben Wang and Mike Cheng's Aoki, a documentary on the life of pioneer Asian American activist Richard Aoki. It's happening Saturday, March 12 at Centenary Methodist Church in Los Angeles. Here are some more details about the event:

Check out this cool trailer for a three-part web documentary on 22-year-old race car driver Brian Wong, who competed in the 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona earlier this year. Yes, people. An Asian American NASCAR driver. And he drives pretty damn fast. Now you've seen everything:

This news is a few weeks old, but I thought it would be cool to share... Recently at the University of California San Francisco, three members of the UCSF community were honored with the first annual 2010 Cancellor's Disability Service Award for their dedicated work to advance access for and accommodation of those with disabilities: First Annual Disability Service Awards to Honor Three Members of UCSF Community.

One of the honorees was Alice Wong, a staff research associate in the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, who has been a prominent advocate for the disabled in the UCSF community and has worked to make the campus more accessible and welcoming for all people with disabilities:

As previously rumored, it was confirmed last week that Jon M. Chu, director of The LXD, Step Up 3 and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, has signed on to direct the G.I. Joe sequel: 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' Director Jon Chu Tapped For 'G.I. Joe 2.'

Say what you will about his previous dance/music-centric work, but what's actually encouraging about this news is that Chu grew up in the era of G.I. Joe's heyday, is a self-professed Joe fan, and vows to make film worthy of fellow fans -- like myself:

Almost missed this awesome story from last month: Lost for Years, a Trove of Chinatown Art Is Tracked Down. Finding Jake Lee: The Paintings at Kan's is an art exhibit currently on display The Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco. The story behind the exhibit involves the search for a collection of long lost paintings, like a modern day detective story set in San Francisco's Chinatown.

ABC News is reporting that President Obama intends to nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as the next United States Ambassador to China: President Obama Will Nominate Commerce Secretary Locke as US Ambassador to China.

Secretary Locke is already a pioneer in U.S. politics as the first Chinese American to be Secretary of Commerce and the first Chinese American state governor (of Washington). If confirmed, he would be the first Chinese American Ambassador to the People's Republic of China:

Hello. Can I show you the greatest house ever? It's the house with a slide! This three-story family residence in Yokohama, Japan features "a continuous circulation route that utilizes both stairs and the playground equipment." Basically, you can walk up the stairs to the top floors, then slide your ass down to the bottom! Japanese family, will you please adopt me? More photos:

So now that we know that the most typical person on the planet is a 28-year-old, right-handed Han Chinese man -- nine million strong -- researchers have also apparently determined who is The Happiest Man in America. Believe it or not...

The happiest man in America is a tall, Asian American, observant Jew who is at least 65 and married, has children, lives in Hawaii, runs his own business and has a household income of more than $120,000 a year.

According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, that's the statistical composite for the happiest person in America, based on the characteristics that most closely correlated with happiness in 2010. The best part is, the New York Times actually tracked down a guy who fits this profile:

29th san francisco international asian american film festival, march 10-20

All right... It's almost here, Bay Area film lovers. This week, I'm gearing up to get my cinema fix at the 29th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, running March 10-20 in venues around the Bay Area. Founed in 1982, SFIAAFF is the largest showcase in North America devoted to Asian and Asian American films. And it's easily one of my favorite events of the year. Here are just a few of the highlights...

Dear James Franco, Hell hath no fury like a Wong scorned: Our friend Kristina Wong shares about her not-so-great, semi-soul-crushing encounter with actor James Franco, who kind of sucked it hard as co-host of last week's Academy Award ceremony. What goes around comes around, buddy.

this week's angriest posts

Not really the angriest, just the most viewed.

the most typical person on the planet

the chin chens teaser trailer

video: dumbass anti-muslim protestors in orange county

did ryan seacrest bust out a fake asian accent on american idol?

kickass dance to far east movement's "if I was you"

to catch a cosplayer

kumail nanjiani on conan

47 ronin, starring a bunch of awesome japanese actors... and keanu

randall park signs talent deal with nbc

this weekend's big winners

Just a few more days until I'm partying at SFIAFF 29!

3.04.2011

in theaters: uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, I saw the devil

Couple of noteworthy films opening in limited release this weekend... First, we've got Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's perplexing and fantastical feature Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, which won the prestigious Palm d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days with his loved ones in the countryside. In order to understand the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave which he comes to understand is the birthplace of his first life.

There's also apparently ghosts and some guy who looks kind of like a Thai Wookiee. I don't understand what any of that means, but I like it. This movie sounds like a crazy dream, but from everything I've heard, it's pretty amazing. Here's the New York Times review: A Farewell to This Life, and All Its Ghosts.

If you're in New York, just wanted to help spread the word about this panel on domestic violence and sex trafficking, Breaking the Silence, happening Tuesday, March 8 at the Columbia University School of Social Work. This is a chance to hear from professionals engaging in a dialogue on issues that too often get swept under the rug in our community. Here are some more details:

Next week, March 6-12, is National Problem Gambling Awareness Week. a grassroots program designed to create public awareness about the dangers and ramifications of compulsive gambling. And as you might be aware, this is a problem that affects the Asian Pacific Islander community in disproportionate ways.

The Center of Addiction Recovery & Empowerment at Asian Americans for Community Involvement is trying to raise awareness around the issue of problem gambling and the social, economic and psychological implications it has on individuals, family members and our community at large.

Emerging data suggests that problem gambling may be highly prevalent among APIs, and that gambling addiction has an adverse affect not only on the gambler, but his or her family members. Will you help spread the word? Here's the basic messaging:

This is a really fascinating Washington City Paper cover story Pyongyang Soondae, in northern Virginia. It's got all the typical kimchee dishes and stuff... but this is definitely not your typical Korean restaurant: Hermit Kitchen.

The restaurant's advertised specialty is the authentic cold noodle dish "Pyongyang naengmyun," which apparently attracts customers from all over the region. But what makes this restaurant really stand out is the story of its owner, Ma Young-Ae -- a former North Korea spy:

Didn't want too much time to pass before we heard again about the mysterious death of UC Riverside student Alan Lin, who was last seen at a bar before he went missing and his body was found floating in a channel off Newport Bay on February 13: Man left bar, was never seen alive again.

Last I heard, the autopsy concluded that he died of salt-water drowning, with no signs of any other trauma. But they were still waiting on results of toxicology tests, which can take up to twelve weeks. Meanwhile, at a memorial service last month, friends remembered his a happy, positive, upbeat guy:

You know what time it is. 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 Big Daddy Yang, currently holding it down in China.

Remember model Daniel Liu? I recall a minor internet freak out a few years back over photos depicting Daniel in various states of undress. My favorite Facebook reaction was "Holy horses--t he's hotter than hammered hell." Well, then. If you like Daniel Liu, you might appreciate him all suited up in this spring ad campaign for Bloomingdale's:

An update on Universal Pictures' movie adaptation of 47 Ronin, starring Keanu Reeves and based on the famous 18th century Japanese samurai legend... According to Variety, Japanese actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano and Rinko Kikuchi have joined the cast. Awesome.

The movie is inspired by the true story of the legendary 47 Ronin, a shamed band of samurai who embark on a quest to avenge the death of their master.

But wait a minute. You're telling me you're making this epic, big-budget Hollywood adaptation of a classic Japanese tale, and you've cast a group of some really amazing Japanese actors, but in the middle of it all, you've got... Keanu Reeves?

Whoa.

primavera: new works by martin hsu & andrew brandou

If you're in the San Diego area, and consider yourself someone who appreciates pretty, cool pictures, our artist friend Martin Hsu has an art show opening on this week at Subtext Gallery & Design Bookstore: Primavera, new works by Martin Hsu and Andrew Brandou. It runs March 4 through April 3, with an opening reception this Friday. Here are some more details about the show:

This new music video for "Hold", by San Diego-based singer/songwriter Lindsey Yung, recently dropped into my mailbox from friends of the blog. I wasn't too familiar with Lindsey Yung, but I'm digging it. It's a little melodramatic, but I really appreciate that it's trying something decidedly different with the music, story and choreography. Take a look:

Heads up. Jobs, people. In New York City. The Asian American Writers' Workshop, a nonprofit literary arts organization dedicated to supporting Asian American writers, literature and community, is currently hiring for two part-time positions, Program Director and Development Associate. Here's some more information about each position:

Hey, want to see what ignorant, unadulterated, unfiltered hate looks like? Look no further than Orange County, California. This video makes me weep for mankind. This week, the Greater Los Angeles area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations released this video of a rally organized by anti-Muslim bigots to protest a fundraising event held by an American Muslim relief group last month.

This week, Daniel Akaka, the Democratic junior Senator from Hawaii, announced that he will not be running for re-election in 2012, after twenty-two years in the Senate. At 86-years-old, he is currently the third-oldest member of the Senate: Daniel Akaka Retiring In 2012.

Senator Akaka had previously said that he planned to run for re-election, despite questions about his age and health. But his last campaign finance report only showed $66,278 in the bank, way short of the amount he'd need to mount a successful campaign. In his statement, the senator expressed that this was the right time for him to step down from Congress:

Recognize this guy? It's possible. This is apparently the most "typical" human face. In the entire world. According to researchers, a 28-year-old, right-handed Han Chinese man is the most typical person on the planet. There are over 9 million of these guys: The most typical face on the planet.

This image is a composite of nearly 200,000 photos of men who fit this description, created for National Geographic's year-long new series on the human race, "Population 7 billion." Check out this cool accompanying video, which includes more fascinating global statistics:

I received a handful of emails about a brief, odd little moment that happened last night on American Idol... Near the end of the episode, during which the Top 12 girls performed, host Ryan Seacrest slipped into some weird, vaguely Asian accent when he said, "How do you pick your favorite, right?" Gawker's got the video: What the Hell Did Ryan Seacrest Just Do on American Idol?

I don't know what he's doing there. It might be a mock Asian accent. Or maybe the backstage booze is kicking in. He could be having a minor Serene Branson stroke-like moment. Whatever he's doing, he sounds like an idiot. Well, then again, I guess he sounds like an idiot most of the time.

new report on anti-bullying efforts in new york schools

According to a new report, Bullying in New York City Schools: Educators Speak Out, released by Sikh Coalition, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York City Department of Education is providing teachers insufficient resources and training to protect students from bullying and biased-based harassment.

The report summarizes the results of a survey conducted during the 2009-2010 school year of 198 city teachers and school staff representing 117 public schools in four boroughs. It assesses the Department of Education's progress in enforcing Chancellor's Regulation A-832, which was issued in September 2008 to address student-to-student bullying and bias-based harassment.

The report also assesses the effectiveness of the departments "Respect for All" program, a diversity training initiative launched in 2007 primarily to combat homophobia in city schools that was expanded last year. Basically, these initiatives aren't doing squat. At least, not in the way they're currently being implemented. Among the report's key findings:

takeout goodwill benefit concert at boston university, march 4

If you're in Boston, here's a cool benefit to check out... BU's Chinese Students Association invites you TakeOut: Goodwill Benefit Concert, featuring a stacked lineup of performers that includes Wong Fu Productions, David Choi, Jason Chen, Jason Yang, Joseph Vincent, Clara Chung, Jennifer Chung, afterschoolspecial, Magnetic North, Taiyo Na and Janice Yan.

Crazy! It's happening Friday, March 4 at Boston University George Sherman Union in Metcalf Hall. Here are some more details:

This is an extremely cool blast from the past... A collection of 170 images of posters, artwork and photographs documenting the work of the Kearny Street Workshop and the APA community in 1970s and 1980ss San Francisco were recently contributed to the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives at the UC Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Collections -- and they're all available for viewing online.

The Kearny Street Workshop is the oldest multidisciplinary Asian American arts organization in the country. Founded in 1972 in San Francisco’s Chinatown/Manilatown neighborhood, KSW quickly grew into a full-fledged community arts center and cultural hub. The archival collection reflects KSW's unique and notable blending of art and activism.

The bulk of the digitized collection is made up of photos and color posters related to KSW events and issues from the mid-1970s through the late 1980s. It's a virtual treasure trove of art, history and activism. More information on the collection here: New on OAC and Calisphere: Kearny Street Workshop posters from UCSB.

call for entries: ifp independent filmmaker labs

This is a great opportunity for independent, up-and-coming first-time feature filmmakers trying to finish their project... The IFP Independent Filmmaker Labs supports independent filmmakers when they need it most: through the completion, marketing and distribution of their first feature films.

It's a mentorship program focusing exclusively on low-budget features, giving filmmakers access to support, resources and industry exposure to reach audiences. And they're currently looking for projects to support. Maybe yours. Here's the Call for Entries:

Whoaaaaa. MTV just premiered the delightfully insane trailer for writer/director Joseph Kahn's upcoming high school horror sci-fi slasher comedy Detention. Not content with just being the guy who directed Torque (as well as a prolific, high-profile oeuvre of music videos), it seems that Kahn has set out to make a movie that truly defies being thrown into a single genre. Take a look:

Here we go again... This should not be taking this damn long. UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu, nominated to serve on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, back for another try: Goodwin Liu's Second Hearing.

Liu was first nominated more than a year ago, on February 24, 2010, but so far he's faced strong resistance from Senate Republicans over his liberal positions. As you can imagine, things did not go very smoothly the first time around. Looks like it's going to be another uphill climb.

Here's an excerpt from a press release from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, which supports Goodwin Liu's nomination:

Sports pioneer Wally Yonamine, the first American to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II and a former running back with the San Francisco 49ers, died this week in Honolulu. He was 85: 'Nisei Jackie Robinson' dies at age 85.

Born in Hawaii, Yonamine played professional football for the San Francisco 49ers in their second season in 1947. He also played professional baseball for the San Francisco Seals and Salt Lake City Bees, and went to Japan in 1951 to play for the Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons:

Saw this on i09 and just had to laugh... Last week, officials at the Tama Zoo in Tokyo ran a containment drill based on the premise that a tiger had gotten loose during an earthquake. Hey, it could happen, so it's good to know what to do. But they obviously couldn't use a real tiger for the practice run, so they used the next best thing -- a guy in a tiger suit. Here's the video:

sunnyside/woodside mugger targeting asian women

Some news and an important alert out of Queens... According to police, a mugger has recently been targeting women in Sunnyside and Woodside. Specifically, Asian women: Predator targets Sunnyside/Woodside Asian women.

south bay first thursdays: playing your cards right: responsible gaming and keeping families together, march 3

For those of you in the Bay Area... South Bay First Thursdays is a volunteer organization that hosts monthly events to help educate the Asian American community. This month's edition is a dinner and discussion on gambling addiction It's happening Thursday, March 3 at Asian Americans for Community Involvement in San Jose. Here are some more event details:

job announcement: mtv k scriptwriter

Got this job announcement passed along to me the other day, and figured someone out there in readerland might be a good fit for this... MTV K, a new(?) MTV brand focusing on Korea pop culture and music, is looking for a scriptwriter. Korean language fluency is required. Here's the full job description blurb:

I recently came across the trailer for Dressed, an independent feature documentary on clothing designer Nary Manivong, who sounds like he's got one of those amazing stories of defying everything life throws at you... all the way to Fashion Week. Take a look:

Didn't want to forget this bit of news from early last week... In San Jose, at a Day of Remembrance event commemorating the 69th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, Rep. Mike Honda called for an official U.S. apology for the Chinese Exclusion Act: Rep. Mike Honda calls for U.S. apology for Chinese Exclusion Act.

Executive Order 9066, issued February 19, 1942, authorized the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II. Speaking to a gathering of about 200 people, Honda tied these dark chapters of American history together:

Check out this great clip of standup comedian Kumail Nanjiani doing his thing on Conan last week. Dude keeps it real, dropping some knowledge with his hilarious take on horror movies and racism. You'll probably never look at Freddy Krueger quite the same way again:

Last night, ABC announced the new cast of Dancing With The Stars, and the "stars" include a Karate Kid, a Playboy bunny, a professional wrestler... and former Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers: Hines Ward, Ray Leonard, Chris Jerich on 'DWTS.'

For those who don't regularly watch the show, Dancing With The Stars pairs celebrity contestants with professional dancers in a ballroom dancing competition. The varying measures of what counts as "celebrity" is debatable.

The competitors perform dances that are scored by a panel of three judges -- including Carrie Anne Inaba -- and then voting is opened up for viewers at home. The judges' scores are combined with the viewers' votes to determine which pair of dancers is eliminated each week.

Hines Ward is in pretty good company -- athletes have done particularly well on the past. Previous DWTS champions include NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves and Olympic gold medalists Apolo Anton Ohno, Kristi Yamaguchi and Shawn Johnson. Other NFL stars have also done well.

The two-hour premiere of Dancing With The Stars is March 21 on ABC.

kickass dance to far east movement's "if I was you"

People, this is hot. You need to watch this kickass video of Dzajna "Jaja" Vankova and Di "Moon" Zhang dancing to a remix of Far East Movement & Snoop Dogg's "If I Was You (OMG)." These two have got some incredible moves. Check it out:

Here's yet another wrinkle in the ongoing saga of the Philadelphia Asian community's struggle with casinos and the predatory gaming industry... Last week, a gambling industry executive testified before the Pennsylvania Gaming Commission that Philadelphia's high population of Asians and "Slavs" who like "the gambling" are the primary reason the city can host more casinos.

Wait, am I reading that right? At the very least, you have to hand it to the guy for being honest. It's no secret that the gambling industry aggressively targets the Asian community, and this casino exec seems to be openly embracing this fact. Helen Gym lays it out in this blog post for Young Philly Politics: Does City Hall endorse racial profiling by advocating for a Market Street casino - AGAIN?

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