…Grandmaster has already premiered in Los Angeles and New York, and will be released nationwide on August 30. Don’t miss out on this action packed movie! There definitely will be…
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Lee Hyori for “Dazed and Confused”: Appropriation or Appreciation?
…line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of Hyori; she’s stunning and has an awesome personality (Family Outing, anyone?). It’s just disappointing…
Zhang Ziyi Wins Best Actress at 56th Asia-Pacific Film Festival (And Looks Stunning)
…in the Oscar-winning films Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha, was well-deserving of Best Actress Award. She was also awarded Best Actress at the recent Golden Horse…
Why People Hate “Hello Kitty” by Avril Lavigne
…prop. Even the expressionless back up dancers are simply a backdrop. There is a very big difference between embracing a culture and using it as an accessory. It is not…
Find Out Why We Love Kimiko Glenn, The “Orange is the New Black” Actress Behind Brook Soso
…too often, when Asians are represented in popular culture, they speak in broken English or are defined by common tropes such as geisha, ninja, opium dealer, manicurist and so on….
Japanese Artist Crystal Kay Is Ready For Her International Debut
…innocence and pureness, visually and musically, in a perfect way. It’s also fun to reflect on how much I’ve changed and grown both as an artist and a woman. I’m…
Technology Meets Romance: Zhang Ziyi’s Boyfriend Proposes With Ring-Bearing Drone
A drone is an aerial vehicle which can fly around without a human pilot aboard. Instead, this aircraft is guided remotely. Now I don’t know about you, but nothing about…
Sneak Peek: Introducing Our Spring 2015 Cover Girl LUCY LIU
…Lucy Liu has become a bona fide star, the first actor you’d name under the category of Asian American actors. And yet I’d forgotten how much of an influence she’s…
Katy Perry’s Take on the Japanese “Kogal” Trend
…what is and isn’t appropriate. Playing on the Kogal concept, Perry pulls together an outfit that’s preppy and a bit punk, and doesn’t make an offensive statement to the originators….
History of Asian Bond Girls
…Rachel Louise Grant de Longueuil, the British Filipina actress and model got her first film role as a Chinese intelligence agent moonlighting as a masseuse (sent by another secret agent…
Zhang Ziyi Signs On To ‘Godzilla 2’
…China’s biggest acting exports, with films like “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “House of Flying Daggers” and “Memoirs of a Geisha” among her projects. She will next appear in “God Particle,”…
Q&A With HBO APA Visionaries Winners: ‘What is Home?’
…APA Visionaries Short Film Competition this year. Maritte Go’s “Remittance,” Huay-Bing Law’s “June” and Fiona Roan’s “Jiejie” premiered at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood during Los Angeles Asian…
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 Hong…
A Who’s Who of the Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Remake
…debut in Zhang Yimou’s “Red Sorghum” and went on to collaborate with Zhang on other projects and has starred in award-winning films such as “Memoirs of a Geisha” and “2046.”…
The Legend Lives On In ‘Mulan’ 2020
…again as adults? It’s as much about what we take into the viewing experience as what we get out of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK8FHdFluOQ This article appeared in “Character Media”’s July/August 2020…
