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Sean Lew, Asian American Dance Sensation

Sean Lew is a young Asian American dancer that I’ve been tracking. Previously, in 2013, I wrote a blog about him titled “What if Miley…

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Akemi Look the Genre Buster

The Man from Earth: Holocene, an independent science-fiction feature, just released the trailer on Youtube after announcing the main cast on Deadline Hollywood that includes…

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The American Dream of Filmmaker Z. Eric Yang

CHOPSO interviews Chinese immigrant filmmaker Z. Eric Yang whose collection of award-winning short films are streaming on CHOPSO.   C: From China’s Tangshan to Hollywood,…

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Iron Fist Brilliantly Adapts the Chinese Martial Arts Genre to Western Cinema

After hearing negative buzz about Netflix and Marvel’s television series, Iron Fist, I almost didn’t bother to click on the poster when it appeared on…

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Comedy InvAsian to Launch the First Asian American Stand-up Live and Digital TV Series

Producers Koji Steven Sakai and Quentin Lee have teamed up with Viva Pictures to produce and distribute a live and filmed stand-up series titled Comedy…

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Scary Short “On Halloween” Premieres Today

Join us to celebrate a very Asian American Halloween by sharing and enjoying “On Halloween” world premiering today on Youtube! Directed by Quentin Lee, “On…

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Posted in Culture US

Watters’ World: Chinatown (Unedited)

If you’re an Asian American, you might still be trying very hard to forget the extremely stupid, unfunny and racist Chinatown segment of Watters’ World aired two weeks…

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Outsiders in Our Own Home

Last week we saw Fox News’ Jesse Watters in Chinatown conducted an offensive interview segment with Chinese immigrants who don’t understand English. Not only were the interviews not…

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Sulu to Come Out

Almost 50 years after Star Trek entered our social consciousness, the upcoming Star Trek Beyond, starring John Cho as Hikaru Sulu, will reveal that our beloved…

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Not Another Generous Tip Story

Several heartwarming stories of diners leaving generous tips have gone viral as of late, but here’s one that splashes cold water in your face. According to…

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