As the museum’s website will tell you, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is not “a traditional museum with a public building,” an eloquent way of saying that real […]
Category: TV
Wondering If ‘We Gon’ Be Alright?’ According To This Must-See Series, Yes.
After reading his non-fiction work on racial injustice in America, one might imagine author Jeff Chang to have a voice like Christian Bale’s Batman in “The Dark Knight.” In […]
Take It From ‘Riverdale’ Star Charles Melton: Trust In Fate
Destiny didn’t come knocking on Charles Melton’s door. It rang his bell. Before the “Riverdale” star became Hollywood’s next big thing, he was pursuing his dream of playing in […]
Review: Just When You Thought You Didn’t Need Another Animated Show…Here Comes ‘Tuca And Bertie’
With thousands of shows vying for our attention, do we really need another adult animated TV show? Well, actually, yes. From the creators of the award-winning Netflix series “BoJack […]
Meet Ian Alexander—One of Hollywood’s Youngest And Most Outspoken Trans Activists
In front of the camera, Ian Alexander composes himself with the poise of an experienced model. As bars of electric colored lights are moved around his body for the […]
Foodies Unite: Feast Your Eyes On ‘Family Style’
Foodies have something new to look forward to. “Family Style,” a 12-episode, unscripted series produced by Asian American YouTube channel You Offend Me You Offend My Family aka YOMYOMF, […]
Review: Why You Should Be Watching Cinemax’s ‘Warrior’
A tall, dark stranger wanders off a boat filled with Chinese immigrant workers and surveys his destination, San Francisco in 1878: a hectic tableau buzzing with protesting Irish workers, […]
7 API Super Moms From Film and Television That Have A Place In Our Hearts
For Mother’s Day, we’re toasting our favorite API mothers and maternal figures on the small and silver screen. With mamas from the groundbreaking “Joy Luck Club” to the hilarious […]
Asian American Male Directors Are Getting More Filmmaking Opportunities … What About Women?
It was 1990 when a lightbulb went off in Christine Swanson’s head—“I can be a filmmaker.” She was then a timid half-black, half-Korean University of Notre Dame freshman, sitting […]
Meet Actor Mark Dacascos—The Martial Artist Behind Zero In ‘John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum’
It’s late morning in the tiny Conejo Valley hamlet of Westlake Village. Designed to look like an old world European farmhouse dropped into suburban L.A., the Stonehaus Wine Restaurant […]
Breakthrough: Vinny Chhibber On Working In The Industry As A Young Actor Of Color
When actor Vineet Chhibber first began auditioning for roles, there was one time he was asked to make out with a camel. “They would tell me, ‘It’s just comedy; […]
Actress Ally Maki Is Redefining What It Means To Be An Asian American Woman
Ally Maki wonders if she would’ve had more confidence as a teenager if she was exposed to the types of representation that many of the young female fans she’s […]
What Helped Actress Ramona Young Get Through Moving Over 40 Times As a Child?
Ramona Young almost lived a totally different life than the one in front of the camera she has now. Before acting, she was preparing for a life as an […]
The Women Of ‘Warrior’ Have Their Sights On Inheriting The Earth
Somewhere in Capetown, South Africa, is a dusty city dotted with saloons, opium dens and brothels. Though it might seem a little out of place in a country better […]
Rich Ting Is Keeping The Legend Of His Martial Arts Heroes Alive In ‘Warrior’
Like most Asian American boys of the strip mall-dojo generation, Rich Ting grew up wanting to be Bruce Lee. Before he knew how to read, the future taekwondo black […]
