On opening night of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, one slim figure towered above many of her fellow actors and filmmakers on the yellow carpet—Chinese American actress, […]
Category: TV
Siena Agudong, The Star Of ‘No Good Nick,’ Is Actually Pretty Good
Thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean, a warm and enthusiastic “Hi!” from 14-year-old Siena Agudong breaks the silence on the other end of the phone connection, like a […]
Coming In 2020 To A TV Screen Near You: ‘Asian Americans’
For decades, Asian American stories like those of the “Railroad Chinese” and the interned Japanese were relegated to the margins of history books or were simply not mentioned. Now, […]
Shoots And Ladders: ‘Minari’ and Mermaids Are Making Waves In Asian American Entertainment This August
FILM Marvel took us all by surprise by announcing that Simu Liu will play the titular lead in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” Hawaiian-born Destin Daniel Cretton is […]
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 […]
The Lookout: Here’s What’s Happening In Asian American Entertainment In August
Editor’s note: Each month, we’re bringing you the latest scoop of what’s happening in Asian American film, TV, literature and music in our “Lookout” articles. We’re doing the legwork, […]
Dumbfoundead To Join The Main Cast Of Awkwafina’s Comedy Central Series
There seems to be no stopping Asian American celebrity icon, Awkwafina. Earlier this year, it was confirmed that she was getting her own show. Now, her old pal, Dumbfoundead, […]
The ‘Wu Assassins’ Trailer Just Dropped. Here’s Everything We Know About The New Series
A brand new, power-packed martial arts series hits Netflix next month. Details about “Wu Assassins” was kept tightly under wraps during production and editing process, but now audiences can […]
Guess Who Marvel’s First Asian Superhero Is
Move over, Captain Marvel and Spider-Man: there’s a new superhero in town. Over the weekend at San Diego Comic Con, Marvel Studios announced that Simu Liu will play superhero […]
5 Asian Dramas To Watch After ‘Stranger Things’
The third season of “Stranger Things” dropped on Netflix less than two weeks ago, but chances are, you binged all eight episodes within a few days of the July […]
Get The Most Out Of This Year’s Comic-Con With These 11 Events
For the past 50 years, Comic-Con International has been the ultimate haven for nerds everywhere. From July 18 to 21, over 135,000 attendees are expected to attend Comic-Con’s various […]
How Actor Jake Choi Went From Basketball Dreams To Being In Hollywood Scenes
At the premiere of the Netflix rom-com “Always Be My Maybe,” actor Jake Choi is so excited that he can barely contain himself. Before the movie starts rolling, Choi […]
Review: Wish There Was A Show That Was Like ‘Friends,’ ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Boston Legal’ All In One? Try ‘Good Trouble’
Winding down in front of the tube after a long day, with an alcoholic beverage, a favorite fuzzy bathrobe and a TV show that doesn’t demand too much of […]
Shoots and Ladders: This Summer, Asian Americans Are Making Power Moves With Some ‘Fast Company’
FILM Massive congratulations go out to the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho for winning the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his commercially and critically successful […]
Your Guide To Surviving Anime Expo This Year
Whether you grew up watching “Naruto” or like to binge “Neon Genesis Evangelion” on Netflix, you’ll know the world of anime opens the door to far more of Japanese […]
