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‘You Can’t Be Serious’—Kal Penn Publishes Memoir
The book discusses Penn’s work in the White House and his life as the son of first-generation immigrants to America.
Samosas, Bollywood And A Female Sherlock Holmes: Disney’s Premieres First South Asian Children’s Show, ‘Mira, Royal Detective’
A little girl in a royal blue detective’s uniform dances across the screen with two animated mongooses. As she locates a clue, she pulls out her magnifying glass and […]
Need A Dose Of Heartwarming This Holiday Season? Try ‘Sunnyside’
Combine a multi-cultural cast led by comedic actor Kal Penn (of “Harold and Kumar” fame) with an immigration storyline that takes place during a fractious political period, and what […]
‘Mira, Royal Detective’ Renewed For Second Season Ahead Of Premiere
“Mira, Royal Detective” doesn’t premiere until spring 2020, but plans for season two are already underway at Disney Junior. Joe D’Ambrosia, the senior vice president of Original Programming and […]
Kal Penn to Pen a Memoir
“Harold and Kumar” star Kal Penn revealed that he is working on a book. The untitled memoir will chronicle Penn’s acting journey, as well as the challenges of navigating […]
Kal Penn Broke Out His Old Scripts To Show Us Hollywood Racism
You know Kal Penn as the breakout star of the cult-favorite “Harold and Kumar” franchise, as the former public engagement assistant director in the White House under President Obama, […]
Kal Penn Raises $600K For Refugees In Two Days
It’s taken Kal Penn just two days to raise more than $600,000 via a crowd-funding fundraiser to help refugees following President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban refugees and […]
Kal Penn Donates $25K To Palestinian Refugees Through ‘MasterChef’ Win
Beer-braised fish tacos saved the day for Kal Penn as he emerged as the winner of “MasterChef Celebrity Showdown” on Monday. The actor, whose latest role has landed him […]
14 Asian American celebrities reimagined as Pokémon gym leaders
Pokémon Go has been out for almost a week now, and everyone is joining in the Poké-catching fun. Even celebrities are running outside to catch their favorite Pokémon. Can […]
Korean American Filmmakers Win Awards at the 2015 White House Student Film Festival
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Two Korean American student filmmakers recently won awards at the 2015 White House Student Film Festival. This is the second year the White […]
‘Harold and Kumar’ To Become An Animated Series!
by HAEIN JUNG Those of you who’ve enjoyed the antics of stoner-duo Harold and Kumar over the years can sit back, light one up, and look forward the Harold and […]
11 Inspiring Graduation Speeches By Asian Americans
by MICHELLE WOO Ah, Commencement Day. With graduates struggling to wave to Mom and Dad in the sea of camera flashes while simultaneously planning their after-party routes and trying […]
November Cover Story: Harold, Kumar and the State of Asian American Media
Are We There Yet? The third Harold and Kumar film has the titular characters grappling with adulthood. Has Asian American media itself come of age? By Eugene Yi So […]
Friday’s Link Attack: Pyongyang University, John Cho, Sung Kim
The Man With the Golden Shoes (Photo) WSJ Young Jun wears a vintage leopard jacket over Givenchy’s snarling Rottweiler t-shirt. New Yorkers seem particularly fond of the image’s “step […]
