Sneak Preview Screening of 'Revenge of the Green Dragons'

Presented by Asian CineVision, October 21 at Museum of the Moving Image



If you're in New York, Asian CineVision invites you to a special preview screening of Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo's crime drama Revenge of the Green Dragons, executive produced by Martin Scorsese. The story follows two immigrant brothers who join a Chinatown gang and quickly rise up the ranks. It's happening Tuesday, October 21 at the Museum of the Moving Image.

Here are some more details about the screening:

Vanita Gupta to lead Justice Department's civil rights division

ACLU attorney is the first South Asian American appointed to lead the division.



On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric H. Holder appointed top civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta to the position of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.

New DOJ Civil Rights Chief Vanita Gupta Known For 'Trailblazing' Work

Gupta, currently Deputy Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union and Director of its Center for Justice, will take over next week as acting head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.

Also, according to a White House official, President Obama is expected to nominate Gupta to be the permanent assistant attorney general for civil rights, a division that oversees voting rights and civil rights investigations, and has been without fixed leadership for more than a year.

Gupta will be the first South Asian American lawyer appointed to lead the division. Here's more on her background, according to the ACLU's press release:

Because we needed an "Ultra Rich Asian Girls" reality show

'HBICtv' follows "the daughters of affluent Chinese Canadians living in Vancouver."



Goodness. What the heck did I just watch? They said it was coming. Earlier this year, a Vancouver-based production company announced open auditions looking for "Ultra Rich Asian Girls" to cast a new reality television show. Because, baby, you can make a reality show about anything.

The show, officially titled "HBICtv" (Ugh. Why?), follows the daughters of affluent Chinese Canadians living in Vancouver. They are described as "young independent women starting their life and careers with the newest Hermes Birken bags and YSL shoes while vying for the status of #HBIC 'Hot Bitch in Charge.'"

And now we have the first teaser trailer:

Suspects arrested in beating and robbery of elderly couple

John Lee and Donna Demitro are accused of viciously attacking a 90-year-old couple



Following up on this heinous crime out of the Bay Area... In Oakland, two suspects are in custody in connection with the brutal beating and home invasion robbery of an elderly El Cerrito couple last month.

Couple held in attack on elderly El Cerrito couple

30-year-old John Lee and his girlfriend, 24-year-old Donna Demitro were arrested Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force. They are accused of talking their way into the home of Jaime and Paz Nagal -- both 90 -- viciously attacking them, tying them up, and robbing their belongings.

The victims first encountered Lee and Demitro the day before the assault, talking their way into the Nagal's home with a conversation about their flowers. After the suspects left, the couple realized a wallet, cash and jewelry were missing from a bedroom. When the suspects returned the following day, things turned violent:

Free sneak screening of 'Revenge of the Green Dragons'

Presented by Visual Communications, October 19 at the Downtown Independent Theatre



Hey, film fans. If you're in Los Angeles, Visual Communications invites you to a free sneak-peek screening of the crime drama Revenge of the Green Dragons, directed by Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo and executive produced by Martin Scorsese. Starring Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., Eugenia Yuan and Leonard Wu, it's a gritty gangster tale inspired by true events that explodes on the streets 1980s Chinatown.

The film screens on Sunday, October 19 at the Downtown Independent. Here are some more details:

Pork Filled Productions presents 'Fast Company'

November 1-22 at Theatre Off Jackson



Hey, Seattle! Pork Filled Productions presents Carla Ching's Fast Company, a play about a Chinese American family of expert con artists, grifters, and thieves. It runs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, from November 1 to 22, at the Theatre Off Jackson. Here are some more details about the show:

Casting Call: HBO's 'East of Main Street'

Latest edition of HBO's Heritage Month documentary series seeks Asian American actors.



Are you a New York-based Asian American actor who is just starting out, studying acting in school or just going out on your first casting calls? Here's a cool documentary project that wants to talk to you.

HBO's East of Main Street, directed by Jonathan Yi, is coming back in 2015. Now in its fifth year, the award-winning annual AAPI Heritage Month series is turning the lens on Asian American actors in the film and television community and examining the unique successes and struggles at various stages in their careers.

The project has cast most of its subjects, but they're still looking or some young actors and are conducting pre-interviews this Saturday, October 18 in New York City. Here's some more information:

If Yuri Kochiyama starred in a music video, this would be it.

Video tribute edited by Tad Nakamura, with music by Blue Scholars



This awesome video, dedicated to late activist and educator Yuri Kochiyama, was made for her recent memorial services held in Oakland, Los Angeles and New York City. Edited by Tad Nakamura, and featuring the music of the Blue Scholars, it's a moving, powerful tribute to life and legacy. Check it out:

12-year-old chess master wins world title

Jennifer Yu is the first American girl in 27 years to win a title at the World Youth Chess Championship.



Here's a young lady who's got the moves. Last month in Durban, South Africa, 12-year-old Jennifer Yu became the first American girl in 27 years to win a title at the 2014 World Youth Chess Championship.

At 12, Ashburn's Jennifer Yu wins world chess title, first U.S. girl to do so in 27 years

Jennifer, an eighth-grader at Trailside Middle School in Ashburn, Virginia, is rated a "national master" by the U.S. Chess Federation and is considered on of top 500 chess players in the country.

At last month's tournament, Jennifer went undefeated in eleven matches, stealing the show and becoming the first U.S.-born girl to win a world youth title since 1987. In her impressive last round game, according to one observer, "she simply crushed her opponent." That's pretty darn gangster.

Watch Roy Choi's 'Street Food' online now

CNN digital documentary series explores the lives of cultural influencers, trendsetters and tastemakers.



Check it, Roy Choi fans. The renegade Los Angeles chef/restaurateur/author just dropped his new digital documentary series Street Food on CNN. We follow one of the food world's hottest tastemakers as he explores the unique worlds of influencers and trendsetters in style, food, entertainment and more.

Street Food features conversations with the likes of musicians Dumbfoundead and TOKiMONSTA, makeup star Michelle Phan, fellow CNN traveler Anthony Bourdain, filmmaker Jon Favreau, photographer Estevan Oriol, painter Sage Vaughn and Mike D of the Beastie Boys. Basically, some of the coolest players ever.

You can watch all of the episodes online now. Great stuff. Check it out:

Meet Marvel Comics' new Asian American Spider-Superhero

Cindy Moon, aka Silk, was bitten by the same radioactive spider that gave Spider-Man his powers



On Sunday at New York Comic Con, Marvel announced that its newest superhero, an Asian American woman bitten by the same radioactive spider that gave Peter Parker his spider-powers, will star in her own book.

NYCC: Marvel Announces Silk Ongoing Series By Robbie Thompson and Stacey Lee

Introduced earlier this year in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man to much speculation and fanfare, the mysterious Silk, aka Queens resident Cindy Moon, was apparently a classmate of Peter Parker's -- and the second person bitten by comics' most famous radioactive spider. But instead of donning tights and battling the likes of the Green Goblin and Electro, she's been locked away in a bunker for ten years.

The first issue of Silk, written by Robbie Thompson and drawn by Stacey Lee, swings into comic book stores in February 2015. Here's the full standard cover by artist Dave Johnson:

Yet another 'SNL' sketch about Asians... with no actual Asians

NBC's sketch comedy show skewers North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un



Really, Saturday Night Live? Yellowface again? Mm, nobody was rocking grotesque skin makeup or had their eyes pulled back, but over the weekend, NBC's perennial sketch comedy show kicked off its latest episode with a sketch about North Korea. So, of course, it included a bunch of white actors playing Asians.

The sketch features Bobby Moynihan as North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, who has been out of the public eye for more than a month, setting off international speculation about his health and/or the state of the North Korea leadership. SNL saw it as a good opportunity for some comedy. Sure, why not?

But as you can see, as usual, not an actual Asian face in sight:

First known U.S. Ebola patient identified as Dallas nurse

26-year-old Nina Pham contracted the virus while treating 'patient zero.'



The first person known to contract Ebola within the United States has been identified as Nina Pham, a 26-year-old Texas nurse who was infected while caring for the first person to die of the virus.

Dallas Nurse With Ebola Identified

Pham, a critical care nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, is one of at least fifty people who treated Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who contracted the disease in Liberia and then traveled to the U.S., where he first started showing symptoms. He died last Wednesday.

Pham is reportedly in stable condition. It's possible that there may be additional cases among the health care workers who treated Duncan.

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Disoriented Comedy in Portland, October 18

Use the promo code STAYANGRY to get discount tickets.



Portland! Make some noise for Disoriented Comedy. The first ever all female (sorta) all Asian American standup comedy show is coming back to Portland. The hilarious lineup includes host Jenny Yang, Shannon Koyano, Bri Pruett, Jen Tam and D'Lo, and proceeds will benefit Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon's (APANO) Strong Famillies Camaign! It's happening Saturday, October 18 at Mekong Bistro.

Here are some more details about the show:

Angry Reader of the Week: Maulik Pancholy

"It's an unusual name -- fourteen letters arranged in a unique, and I'd like to think sort of awesome way."



All right! People, 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 Maulik Pancholy.

Excerpt: A Roof & Some Refuge

Guest Post by Cara Van Le



Photo credit: Jeffer

The following are edited excerpts from A Roof & Some Refuge, a collection of stories and poems about my dad that I wrote in 2012.

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My father thinks forgetting is an active verb.

Hunger is an acquired taste, he says. You Americans wouldn't know the flavor. I am a scavenger for details that are not fed to me:

APIOPA's First Annual Table Tennis Fundraiser

Support the Asian and Pacific Islander Obesity Prevention Alliance, October 20 at Peking Tavern



Hey, Los Angeles. Ready to get your ping pong game on for a good cause? The Asian and Pacific Islander Obesity Prevention Alliance (APIOPA) invites you to its First Annual Table Tennis Fundraiser.

Enjoy a night of yummy food and drinks and watch rivals like UCLA and USC play for table tennis supremacy, all while supporting the fight against childhood obesity. It's happening Monday evening, October 20 at Peking Tavern.

Here are some more details about the fundraiser:

Music Video: "Fool of a Kind" by Marine Life

New single from Des de Leon's latest indie pop adventure



You don't know how happy I am to hear the new single from Bay Area indie pop band Marine Life. Fronted by Des de Leon, who used to make music with one of my favorite bands Julie Plug, they make colorful sixties-influenced sunshine pop. Just watch the new music video for "Fool of a Kind." It's a happy tune: