Of course Donald Trump has a "Where are you from?" moment.

"I was born in Texas, raised in Colorado."



It was only a matter of time. Kind of surprised this didn't happen sooner. This week, Donald Trump had himself a "Where are you from?" moment with an Asian American audience member while on the campaign trail.

South Korea? Trump's 'Where Are You From' Moment

On Monday, the Republican presidential candidate took a question from Joseph Choe, a Harvard student, at the No Labels Problem Solver Convention in New Hampshire. As Choe started to ask a question about South Korea, Trump interrupted to ask "Are you from South Korea?"

"I'm not," Choe replied. "I was born in Texas, raised in Colorado."

Family Reunion: A Storytelling Show

Thursday, October 22 at Echoes Under Sunset - "Fake It Till You Make It"



Hey, Los Angeles! It's story time! You are invited to the latest edition of Disoriented Comedy's monthly live storytelling show Family Reunion, co-presented by Angry Asian Man, Tuesday Night Project, Mishthi Music and KAYA Press, features regular everyday folks talking story. No notes.

The theme of this month's show is "Fake It Till You Make It" and will guest-curated by actor, writer and The Moth's Los Angeles StorySLAM winner Naomi Ko. The evening's lineup of storytellers includes Andrew Ahn, Andrew Bering, Ashley Blaine, Steve Lim, Brittany Machado, Elen Santana, Nikkolas Smith, and host D'Lo.

It's happening, Thursday, October 22 at Echoes Under Sunset. Here are some more details about the show:

Angry Asian America: Let's Talk About Bullying.

With co-host Jenny Yang and special guest Maulik Pancholy



What's up, YouTube watchers? I am pleased to present the latest edition of our web talk show Angry Asian America on ISAtv. In this episode, co-host Jenny Yang and I are joined by actor Maulik Pancholy, who dropped some knowledge on behalf of "Act to Change," the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders' newly launched public awareness campaign to address bullying. We shake our fists at Jenny's childhood bully and defend the awesomeness of rice, among other things.

Ken and the boss share a bonding moment, sort of, on 'Dr. Ken'

Episode 103: "Ken Helps Pat" airs Friday, October 16 at 8:30pm on ABC



The ABC comedy Dr. Ken, starring Ken Jeong, has been holding it down proper on Friday nights, garnering some mad decent ratings. Inspired by Jeong's real life as a practicing doctor, he stars as 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. It's funny, with a lot of heart, and worth checking out.

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.

In this week's episode, "Ken Helps Pat," Ken helps Pat. Here's a preview of the episode:

New report examines Asian American & NHPIs in the West

Asian American Advancing Justice releases final report in 'Community of Contrasts' demographic series.



This week, Asian American Advancing Justice released the final report in its A Community of Contrasts demographic report series, examining the growing Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations in the Western U.S., including Arizona, Hawaii, Las Vegas, the Seattle metro area and Oregon.

These demographic reports showcase the contributions and needs of Asian Americans nationwide. The report's disaggregated data illuminates income and educational disparities across Asian ethnicities, highlights Asian American business and economic contributions and underscores the future political power of our rapidly growing demographic. Props to Asian Americans Advancing Justice for always slinging that demographic data.

Here are some highlights from the West report:

Join the #ActToChange movement against bullying

White House Initiative on AAPIs launches public awareness campaign to address bullying.



Did you know that October is National Bullying Prevention Month? Today, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, in partnership with the Sikh Coalition and the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, is launching "Act To Change," a public awareness campaign to address bullying.

Backed by a diverse coalition of supporters, including media platforms (like this website) and national nonprofit organizations, the "Act To Change" campaign aims to empower AAPI youth, educators, and communities with information and tools to address and prevent bullying. It's time to talk about it and take stand. Act to Change.

Here's a video featuring actor Maulik Pancholy, who is a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sharing his own experiences being bullied as a kid, and encouraging folks to join him in the #ActToChange movement against bullying:

Sung Kang gets behind the wheel again in 'Z Dream'

Five-part docu-series chronicles 'Fast & Furious' star's restoration of a classic Nissan 240Z.



Sung Kang, the super-cool star of several mega-successful Fast & Furious movies, gets behind the wheel again. Only this time, he's building his dream car. Fox Sports' new five-part documentary webseries Z Dream follows Sung as he goes through the process of restoring a classic Nissan 240Z. The car, known as "FuguZ," will debut at the 2015 SEMA auto show next month in Las Vegas.

In the premiere episode, Sung shares why he was motivated to pursue this unique passion project, and how he connected with friends and specialists to build the car. He says that he was inspired, in part, by the tragic, untimely death of his Fast & Furious co-star Paul Walker -- who was also an avid auto enthusiast.

"I realized after he passed away that life is too short," Sung says. "You've got to just go after it."

Check it out:

Chef Sang Yoon is working on restaurant drama for Fox

One-hour drama pitch 'On the Line' inspired by the restaurateur behind the best damn burger in America.



This sounds cool... Los Angeles chef Sang Yoon, the restaurateur behind Father's Office and Lukshon, is getting in on the television game. But it's not a cooking or travel show. Yoon has partnered with Empire co-executive producer Ingrid Escajeda to sell On the Line, a "soapy restaurant drama" pitch to Fox.

'Empire' Co-EP & Father's Office Chef Sell Soapy Restaurant Drama To Fox

According to Deadline, On the Line is inspired by Yoon, but centers on a Korean American female chef, Juna Kim, "a man-izing, motorcycle-riding force of nature" who must balance the chaos of her restaurant staff and her personal life, "all while struggling to push her career beyond the famous burger that made her a star."

Mike Huckabee thinks he's funny, tweets racist dog joke

"I trust Bernie Sanders with my tax dollars like I trust a North Korean chef with my labrador!"



I considered simply titling this post "Fuck You, Mike Huckabee." But that's just a regular, everyday sentiment. This post concerns a joke that the Republican presidential candidate posted during Tuesday night's Democratic debate. On Twitter, the former Arkansas made a racist crack while criticizing Senator Bernie Sanders:

Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen is running for Congress

35-year-old underdog candidate officially announces bid for California 46th District.



Bao Nguyen, the underdog activist and organizer who surprised pretty much everybody when he was elected mayor of Garden Grove, California last year, has announced that he is running for U.S. Congress.

Garden Grove mayor Bao Nguyen to announce bid for Congress

On Tuesday afternoon, Nguyen officially announced his candidacy to represent California's 46th district, which includes Santa Ana, Anaheim, and parts of Garden Grove and Orange.

He joins a crowded race to replace Rep. Loretta Sanchez, who is stepping down to run for U.S. Senate. The field already includes former state Senators Lou Correa and Joe Dunn and Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman, all vying for the top two spots in next June's primary election.

Nguyen, 35, made the announcement amongst a small gathering of supporters in Santa Ana:

'Fresh Off The Boat' picked up for full second season

ABC officially orders the back nine for season two of the Asian American family comedy.



Good news for Fresh Off The Boat fans. With the Asian American family comedy earning solid ratings so far in its sophomore season, the network has officially given the show a back nine order.

='Fresh Off the Boat' Gets Full Season 2 Order By ABC

That means we'll be getting a full season of 22 episodes. (Season one, which was a midseason debut, had only 13 episodes.) That means more Huang family hijinks. The cast, which includes Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler and Ian Chen, got the news about the full season pickup at Tuesday's table read.

Halloween is coming. Don't wear these racist costumes.

From "China Man" to "Shanghai Hottie," here's a roundup of questionable Asian-themed costumes.



Ah, October. You know what means. Halloween looms, and with it, a really bad excuse for people to act a fool and wear all kinds of terribly tasteless, racist costumes. I was reminded by this photo that's been making the rounds on social media. That's a trio of racial make-up sets readily available on the rack (presumably in the UK) for anyone who wants to get their black/redface/yellowface on. It's fun for the whole family.

But there's lots more awful stuff where that came from. In what has sort of become an unfortunate annual tradition, here's a roundup of questionable-to-shitty Asian-themed costumes available to the average consumer this Halloween. The advertised names of these costumes make them that much worse. Take a look:

Eddie goes to his first school dance on 'Fresh Off The Boat'

Episode 204: "The Fall Ball" airs Tuesday, October 13, 8:30 PM on ABC.



ABC's hit Asian American family sitcom Fresh Off The Boat airs Tuesday nights at 8:30pm, right after The Muppets. 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 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. And this week, we get a guest appearance from Jeremy Lin.

In addition, Louis helps Eddie get his groove on for the school dance. Here are some more details about episode 204, "The Fall Ball":

'The Walking Dead' Glenn in Riot Gear Statue

1:4 Scale Limited Edition Statue for 'The Walking Dead' Super-Fan



With the return of AMC's hit zombie drama The Walking Dead, we welcome back Steven Yeun as fan-favorite undead apocalypse survivor Glenn Rhee. I know there some pretty big Glenn fans out there... but are you a Glenn superfan? Because a true superfan would save up and clear off some space on the coffee table for this ridiculously expensive statue of Glenn in Riot Gear. It'll set you back about $400.

But man, is it handsome.

Vandalized garage transformed into community chalkboard

After Justin Kan's garage door got tagged with racist graffiti, he painted it over with chalkboard paint.



Remember that asshole vandal who wrote "FUCK YOU GOOK" on tech entrepreneur Justin Kan's garage door in San Francisco? Here's some nice follow-up to the story. Not only did police catch the guy who did it, Justin has turned his garage door into a community chalkboard of sorts.

Vandalized Duboce Triangle Garage Door Repainted As Community Chalkboard

Kan recently repainted the garage door with chalkboard paint and supplied some colored chalk so the folks in Duboce Triangle could express themselves in more "positive" (and less permanent) ways. He shared his neighbors' public chalk art a few weeks ago on Twitter:

Read These Blogs

The "Asian Advantage" is a myth. Plain and simple. Christopher Kang, National Director of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, responds to Nicholas Kristof's recent column in the New York Times, "The Asian Advantage" -- calling Kristof "a white who just doesn't get it."

* * *
What To Do If Your Workplace Is Too White: This American Life producer Stephanie Foo offers some simple ways to respond to excuses white people give for ignoring diverisity.

* * *
The Invisible Asian: A conversation about race and philosophy with David Haekwon Kim, associate professor of philosophy and the director of the Global Humanities initiative at the University of San Francisco and the author of several essays on Asian American identity.

* * *
I Am Not Your Joke: A UNC student reacts to a University Primetime article titled "College Students Reveal Dumbest Things They've Heard In Class, And It's Hilarious," in which being Asian happened to be the punchline to quite a few submissions.

* * *
It's About Time You Took An Asian American Studies Class: Asian American students put their lives on the line to be included in college curricula. Isn't that a story you want to hear?

This Week's Angriest Posts

Not necessarily the angriest, just the most viewed.



1. Mia Matsumiya received your messages, creep. Now she's posting all of them.
Self-described "perv magnet" has archived over 1,000 messages from "creeps, weirdos and fetishists."

2. Misty Copeland jammed with Yo-Yo Ma on 'The Late Show'
Stephen Colbert welcomed the celebrated ballerina and cellist for a special performance.

3. Jeremy Lin to guest star on 'Fresh Off The Boat'
NBA star will appear in the October 13 episode.

4. Two men sentenced in samurai sword murders
Jae Shim and Steve Kwon killed five people with a baseball bat and samurai sword in 2008.

5. Legendary activist Grace Lee Boggs dies at 100
Detroit icon was an activist for civil rights, Black Power, labor and environmental justice movements.

6. Randall Park's first acting job was for Chinese liver pills
'Fresh Off The Boat' star talks about onscreen kissing, bad sleepy acting and Baby Mentalist on 'Conan.'

7. French train attack hero stabbed in Sacramento
Spencer Stone was reportedly stabbed during a fight with "two Asian adult males."

8. Help Wo Chan and his family fight unjust deportation
Poet and his family were victims of a crooked immigration official's false document scheme.

9. Casting Call: 'Ghost in the Shell' remake seeks extras
Whitewashed adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson begins shooting in New Zealand in 2016

10. Popular ice cream man gunned down in Oakland
45-year-old Jasvir Singh was fatally shot Saturday in his ice cream truck.

Stay Angry, my friends.


FACEBOOK

Watch the kickass opening credits for 'Into the Badlands'

Daniel Wu stars in AMC's new genre-bending martial arts action series.



Holy moly. How freaking cool is this? Here is a first look at the incredible opening credit sequence for AMC's upcoming genre-bending martial arts action series Into the Badlands, starring Daniel Wu. It's sort of an awesome animated mix between contemporary comic book drawings and classic scroll paintings, set to a score by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda.

Check it out:

Angry Reader of the Week: Hye Yun Park

"I'm all about taking what can poison us and turn it into something powerful, good and hilarious."



What's up, folks? It is time, once again, 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 Hye Yun Park.

Naomi Scott is the new Pink Ranger

New 'Power Rangers' reboot movie will hit theaters in 2017.



Did you know they're making a new Power Rangers movie? Lionsgate is currently working on a movie reboot of the popular sci-fi action kids series. And now they have their first Ranger. This week, it was announced that actress/singer Naomi Scott has nabbed the role of the Pink Ranger.

Naomi Scott Is The Pink Ranger In 'Power Rangers'

Kimberly, the Pink Ranger, is the first role to be announced for the Power Rangers reboot, which is set to hit theaters in 2017. Scott's previous credits include the British comedy series Life Bites in the 2011 Fox sci-fi drama Terra Nova. She can currently be seen in The Martian and the upcoming drama The 33.

Lionsgate made the official announcement on Instagram: