Take a look at some of last year’s biggest and most exciting achievements in the world of Asian and Pacific Islander athletics.
Author: Tandy Lau
Jacob Batalon Is Going From Ned to Undead
“Spider-Man” star Jacob Batalon sinks his teeth into a lead role as Reginald the vampire.
‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ Star Sydney Park Shares Her Love for Horror
Known for her appearances on “The Walking Dead” and “Santa Clarita Diet,” Park is an expert on thrills and chills.
Negate the Hate
It’s impossible to escape the news of anti-Asian racism. Recently, a (now unemployed) Brentwood, Calif. realtor went viral after unleashing a racially-charged diatribe upon a mortified Asian American passerby. […]
Hindsight Is The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
As the world collectively retreats indoors to wage war against the COVID-19 pandemic, life has been put on pause, and even the globe’s largest sporting event hasn’t been spared. […]
Speedskating Legend Apolo Ohno Breaks The Ice On Caregiving
Just because Apolo Ohno has retired from speed skating doesn’t mean he’s slowing down. America’s most decorated Winter Olympian has spent the past decade conquering new, less frigid arenas—from […]
DJ Zhao Wants To Talk To You
It’s a gloomy, cold Monday afternoon, uncharacteristic for Los Angeles in January, and Kenny Zhao is searching for a good place to chill figuratively, not literally. The Chinese American […]
‘Little America’ Star Angela Lin Talks Pulling In Some Big Roles
It’s a sunny morning in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, and at a cozy Toluca Lake bakery, the sort with handwritten chalk signs and hardwood tables, Angela Lin is […]
Actor Rich Ting Is Ditching The Dojo For A ‘High Castle’
Over the phone, “Warrior” actor and martial artist Rich Ting speaks in a combination of immaculate Yale vocabulary and Californian slang. When asked about his education and his football […]
Unconventional Wisdom: Asian Americans Take On Los Angeles Comic Con
There’s something special about an event that people attend for no one but themselves. For cosplayers, the Los Angeles Comic Con, formerly known as Comikaze Expo and Stan Lee’s […]
‘American Princess’ Actress Helen Madelyn Kim Doesn’t Need A Stage To Steal The Show
While droves of aspiring actors flock to Los Angeles every day, Helen Madelyn Kim fled her hometown of Tinseltown as soon as she could. With fantasies of directing her […]
Meet Marvel’s Asians of S.H.I.E.L.D.
How do you summarize “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” to someone who has never seen it? There’s no concise way. It’s an amalgamation of time and space-travel, neo-Nazi cabals, ethereal […]
Filipino Author Randy Ribay Is Taking His Lessons Outside Of The Classroom—Life Lessons That Is
It’s 4:30 a.m. when Randy Ribay wakes up. He walks his two “mystery breed” dogs, the mischievous Loki and the pointy-eared Arwen. Once his four-legged friends get their morning […]
On July 4th Link Up With These 5 Asian Hotdogs
Having to eat the same old generic hotdogs on the Fourth of July can be the wurst. With over 150 million hotdogs being consumed each Independence Day, it’s time […]
5 Asian Actors That Would Kick Butt As Shang-Chi
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to get way more Asian. Rumors are stirring that casting calls have begun for “Shang-Chi,” the first Marvel movie to feature a Chinese […]