Sonya Passi has seen it happen too many times: domestic abuse survivors finally building up the courage to leave their abusers, only to be forced, because of financial insecurity, […]
Author: Mary Grace Costa
APAHM 2018: Doreena Wong On a Lifetime in Civil Rights Advocacy
An activist and community organizer for over 40 years, Doreena Wong knows a thing or two about what it takes to fight injustice. “You have to feel good about […]
APAHM 2018: Comedian Jenny Yang Is Done Being a ‘Good Asian’
Jenny Yang’s story could easily double as the premise of an Asian American sitcom: She grew up in a diverse neighborhood in Torrance, California, to Taiwanese immigrant parents. After […]
APAHM 2018: Anna Akana Tackles Mental Health Awareness and API Representation
Actress, writer, comedian and YouTube personality Anna Akana has valuable advice for aspiring Asian American entertainers trying to make it in Los Angeles: “Never live in Santa Monica! The […]
Disney’s Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Adds More Chinese Stars
Disney has been hard at work casting its live-action adaptation of “Mulan,” with Gong Li, Jet Li and Donnie Yen all slotted to join Liu Yifei on the project, […]
San Diego Asian Film Festival Tells Stories With Film and Food
Asian filmmakers, artists and chefs will take the spotlight at the San Diego Asian Film Festival, combining tasty food and inspiring film at its upcoming Spring Showcase, running April […]
Pixar Short by Domee Shi Takes a ‘Bao’ This Spring
Pixar’s first female-directed short film, “Bao,” will be premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival before showing with “Incredibles 2” this spring and summer. Directed by Domee Shi, “Bao” is […]
Will Yun Lee Anchors ‘Altered Carbon’ as Takeshi Kovacs
For many actors, taking on a heroic lead role can be something of an out-of-body experience. For Will Yun Lee, who has a recurring role as Dr. Alex Park […]
Karen Fukuhara Joins New Amazon Superhero Drama
Karen Fukuhara, whom we last saw as Katana in DC’s “Suicide Squad,” continues her comic book streak with a series regular role in Amazon’s upcoming superhero drama “The Boys.” According […]
‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ Film Headed to Netflix
The upcoming film adaptation of Jenny Han’s novel “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” will be coming to Netflix. Netflix reportedly acquired the rights to the film on […]
More APAs Land TV Roles
Asian Pacific American actors have been booking television roles left and right. Last week, Deadline announced that Jake Choi, best known for guest roles on series like “Hawaii Five-0,” […]
John Cho Takes On ‘The Grudge’ Remake
John Cho has been cast into an upcoming remake of “The Grudge,” according to Variety. Based on the cult classic Japanese horror film “Ju-On: The Grudge,” the first remake […]
K-pop Playlist of the Week: NCT, Big Bang & CLC
Let us provide you with some music while you dream of the weekend. Check out these five recent K-pop hits: “Touch” – NCT 127 NCT is back with a […]
Jo Koy Joins Cast of Time-Traveling ‘Anastasia’ Film
Stand-up comedian Jo Koy has been cast in his first film project, rounding out the cast of the upcoming time-travel flick “Anastasia.” According to Deadline, Koy is set to […]
BTS Is On Fire In New YouTube Red Trailer
YouTube recently dropped a teaser for “Burn the Stage,” an upcoming YouTube Red docu-series about the explosively popular K-pop boy band BTS. Also known as the Bangtan Boys, BTS […]
