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Calling All Asians: Audition To Be Cast In The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Film
Attention, Asians: Director Jon M. Chu (you know him best as the name behind “Now You See Me 2”) wants you to audition for his new film based on the hit […]
San Francisco School Board To Officially Strike ‘Oriental School’ Policy
In 1885, San Francisco built the “Oriental School,” an educational institution for Chinese, Japanese and Korean students. A 1906 policy mandating the segregation was passed by the city. Today, […]
Oscar Noms: ‘Lion’ For Best Picture, Dev Patel For Supporting Actor
Oscar nominations are in, and by the looks of it, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are loving “Lion,” which received a Best Picture nod and another […]
This Filipino American’s Snapchat Is Making Her $500K A Year
How much can 10 seconds earn you on Snapchat? The answer, for Cyrene Quiamco, is $30,000. The Filipino American social media star, who studied studio art in college and […]
5 Romantic K-dramas Coming February 2017
It’s never too early to start planning your February K-drama binge list. Tomorrow With You Starring “Oh My Venus” actress Shin Min-a and “Phantom Detective” actor Lee Je-hoon, “Tomorrow […]
4 Hilarious Jokes from Aziz Ansari’s SNL Monologue
In case you missed it, Aziz Ansari hosted “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend and he had all of us laughing out loud right from the start with his opening […]
We Asked Protesters At The LA Women’s March: Why Are You Here?
The Los Angeles Women’s March on Saturday gathered, by organizers’ estimates, a whopping 750,000 people to Downtown, making it the second-largest march in the country and the largest the […]
Asian Americans Dominate US Figure Skating Championships
If you haven’t yet heard of Nathan Chen, Karen Chen, or Maia and Alex Shibutani, brace yourself, because you’ll likely be seeing their names covering headlines come 2018, in […]
WATCH: Kris Wu Debuts New Music Video “Juice”
Look out Rich Chigga: fellow hip-hop rapper, Kris Wu, is making moves in the U.S. with the debut of his music video “Juice.” The K-Pop star and former EXO member doesn’t […]
The White House’s LGBT And Climate Change Pages Are Gone
Hours into Donald Trump’s presidency, the White House’s LGBT and climate change pages are gone. What was formerly a page on whitehouse.gov/lgbt titled “President Obama and the LGBT Community” […]
Artists Release ‘We The People’ Artwork for Trump’s Inauguration
If some of the artwork here seems familiar to you, it should. Shepard Fairey, the prolific graffiti artist and OBEY founder who crafted the Barack Obama “Hope” poster, recently […]
7 Things You May Not Know About Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari is scheduled to make his debut — and history — as the host of “Saturday Night Live” on Jan. 21, as the show’s first host of South […]
The Wong Way: RocketJump Expands Its Content in 2017
Freddie Wong is a creator, writer, producer, director, filmmaker and competitive gamer. The multi-hyphenate grew up with a love for watching films and began uploading videos on YouTube with […]
Jackie Chan In Upcoming ‘Kung Fu Yoga’ Film
Coming in just a couple weeks is this crazy Hong Kong/Bollywood mash-up called “Kung Fu Yoga,” and the trailer is exactly what we’d come to expect from martial arts […]
