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Author: Mary Grace Costa

Review: ‘Ghosts of Gold Mountain’ Takes A Hard Look At The Untold Story Of The ‘Railroad Chinese’

Books by Mary Grace Costa

Most people have some awareness that a large chunk of the Transcontinental Railroad was built by Chinese immigrants in the years following the Civil War. Beginning in Sacramento, the […]

Throwback: Why ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Is An Essential Element Of Millennial Nostalgia

Screen, TV by Mary Grace Costa

Confession time: I had never seen “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” But a gopher at the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Los Angeles ratted me out. After seeing the […]

How Jessica Gao Went From ‘Rick and Morty’ to Her Own ABC Series

TV by Mary Grace Costa

It was inevitable that cartoon superfan Jessica Gao would transition from watching cartoons to creating them. “It’s just the next step in your Pokemon evolution,” she said. A television […]

Review: Family Rules In Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Space Epic ‘Saga’

Art, Books by Mary Grace Costa

I am decidedly not a comic book person — so the fact that I managed to read all 54 issues of “Saga” in just four days should be recommendation […]

‘The Good Doctor’ Actress Christina Chang Says ‘Leap and the Net Will Appear’

TV by Mary Grace Costa

Christina Chang draws inspiration from a number of sources: books, movies, people-watching, conversations. But what now drives Chang’s actions the most is to be an inspiration to her young […]

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Wants to Inspire Future Generations of Asian Americans

Movies by Mary Grace Costa

“Crazy Rich Asians” is just another Hollywood movie, and for author Kevin Kwan, that was entirely the point. The film has garnered attention for featuring only Asian faces, making […]

Peak KCON Attendance Speaks to K-pop’s Massive Online Influence

Commentary by Mary Grace Costa

Jennifer Saldana, 19, remembers when she could only talk about K-pop to a handful of a people. “My friends who didn’t like K-pop, you could tell that they genuinely […]

Sonoya Mizuno Reunites with Alex Garland for FX’s ‘Devs’

TV by Mary Grace Costa

Sonoya Mizuno will headlinine a new FX drama from Alex Garland. The actress will be leading an all-star cast alongside Nick Offerman in a tech thriller entitled “Devs.” Mizuno […]

A Who’s Who of the Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Remake

Movies by Mary Grace Costa

Announcements have poured out quick ever since Disney tapped Niki Caro to helm a live-action adaptation of the beloved 1998 animated film “Mulan,” with the film pinned for a […]

Ken Jeong Joins Jimmy O. Yang in ‘The Opening Act’

Movies by Mary Grace Costa

One more Asian American comic will join Jimmy O. Yang in the upcoming Vince Vaughn-produced movie “The Opening Act.” According to Deadline, Ken Jeong has hopped aboard the project, […]

Chin Han Talks Turning Points and ‘Skyscraper’ Memories

Movies by Mary Grace Costa

“Die Hard” meets “The Towering Inferno” in Rawson Marshall Thurber’s “Skyscraper,” an action thriller set in a blazing steel-and-glass paradise in the clouds above Hong Kong. Dwayne Johnson plays […]

Netflix’s ‘Aggretsuko’ Rages On For Second Season

TV by Mary Grace Costa

Netflix’s raging red panda “Aggretsuko” will have plenty more to be angry about, as the Sanrio animated series has been renewed for a second season. The renewal was announced […]

Jimmy O. Yang to Star in Comedy ‘The Opening Act’

Movies by Mary Grace Costa

“Silicon Valley” star Jimmy O. Yang has joined the cast of “The Opening Act,” an upcoming coming-of-age comedy produced by Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley, according to Deadline. The […]

6 Asian American Slam Poets On Love and Dating

Relationships, Style by Mary Grace Costa

People’s love lives can take many shapes and forms, and poetry has a way of capturing the diversity of our experiences — whether it’s 143 messages on a pager […]

Grace Park to Grace TV Screens Once Again in ‘A Million Little Things’

TV by Mary Grace Costa

Grace Park is set to return to television with a new role on the new ABC drama “A Million Little Things” following her exit last year from CBS’ “Hawaii […]

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