One morning earlier this month, Nora Lum — aka Awkwafina — was in a limo on the way to the screening of “Ocean’s 8,” the upcoming all-female spinoff of […]
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Asian American Community Bids Farewell To Veteran Actress Elizabeth Sung
Elizabeth Sung, the veteran stage, film and TV actress and prominent figure in the Asian American arts community, died Tuesday at the age of 63. Sung was born in […]
‘Deadpool 2’ Actress Shioli Kutsuna On Crossing Over to America
Say hello to Shioli Kutsuna, an Australia-born actress who has been acting in Japan for 10 years, as she makes her Hollywood entrance as the electric rope-swinging Yukio, an […]
Ken Jeong Stand-Up Comedy Special Coming to Netflix
Great news for those of us missing Dr. Ken in on our screens — Ken Jeong has signed on to do a stand-up special on Netflix. According to Deadline, […]
Vir Das Gets Two Additional Netflix Stand-Up Specials
Vir Das, who released his Netflix stand-up special “Abroad Understanding” last year as the first Indian comic to do so, has signed for two more specials with Netflix, according […]
Karan Soni’s Dopinder Gets an Upgrade in ‘Deadpool 2’
Rejoice — Karan Soni is back as Dopinder, Marvel’s greatest taxi driver. And this time, Dopinder is prepared to become every bit an ass-kicking, irreverent observation-throwing superhero as his […]
A First Look at Lana Condor in Syfy’s ‘Deadly Class’
The teaser for Syfy’s upcoming series “Deadly Class” is finally out! The show, created by Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, the duo behind the latest “Avengers” film, is based […]
J-pop EXILE’s Naoki Kobayashi is ‘The Earthquake Bid’ Love Interest
Naoki Kobayashi, the actor and member of the J-pop band EXILE, will star opposite Alicia Vikander in Netflix’s upcoming film “The Earthquake Bird,” according to Deadline. The film, based […]
Auli’i Cravalho Is Living Her High School Dream Through NBC’s ‘Rise’
As Auli’i Cravalho puts it, Lilette Suarez — the teenage theater nerd she plays in the NBC musical series “Rise” — is living the high school dream. “I’ve had […]
Cary Fukunaga To Direct Leonard Bernstein Biopic
Cary Fukunaga’s next film project is “The American,” a biopic about the composer Leonard Bernstein starring Jake Gyllenhaal, according to Deadline. The film will be based on a biography […]
Mindy Kaling Is Making a ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ Series
Mindy Kaling is returning to Hulu as the executive producer of “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” a romantic comedy series inspired by the 1994 film of the same name. […]
APAHM 2018: Milck, the Voice Behind ‘Quiet’ Anthem, On the Power of Speaking Up
The day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, millions of women flooded streets across America carrying signs of empowerment and protest against the bigotry and discrimination they had […]
APAHM 2018: Mia Yamamoto On Her Unending Fight for the Poor and Marginalized
For Mia Yamamoto, courage is telling the truth. Her life serves as testament. Born in a Japanese internment camp in Poston, Arizona, Yamamoto — born Michael — combated racial […]
APAHM 2018: ACLU Jails Monitor Esther Lim Pushes for Criminal Justice System Reform
Esther Lim says she can’t forget the kids she met in juvenile correction facilities in which, as a grad student, she worked as an intern interested in pursuing criminal […]
APAHM 2018: Thai CDC’s Chanchanit Martorell Says Her Work is Never Done
In 1995, the Los Angeles Times wrote about a young activist working to help 72 Thai nationals who were being held against their will inside a garment factory in […]
