For each issue, we choose an unproduced screenplay and present it to you as a one-page description of the proposed movie. A talented and promising illustrator then reimagines the […]
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Q&A: Stroke of Genius—A Chat With Brilliantly Woke Trans Athlete Schuyler Bailar
To celebrate APAHM and the launch of our new name Character Media, we’ll be sitting down with notable Asian American creatives working in entertainment for a series of Q&As […]
Review: Learn The Culinary Secrets Of New York Chef Sohui Kim In ‘Korean Home Cooking’
Confession: when I first moved back to L.A. from the Bay Area in 2006, an early food revelation was realizing that there was more to Korean cuisine than just […]
Looking For The Next Indie Musician To Be Obsessed With? Get To Know Sasami Ashworth
Sasami Ashworth answers the phone from a Torchy’s Tacos parking lot in Austin, Texas, where she’s visiting the Lone Star State’s capital for South by Southwest. She’s just finished […]
Review: “Hellboy” Is Alive—Like Frankenstein’s Monster
Who in the hell wanted another “Hellboy?” Take into consideration that the two highest grossing movies last weekend were “Shazam!” ($53 million) and “Pet Sematary” ($42 million) and you […]
Star Gaysian: Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster has come a long way from telling jokes to the back of an empty bar on the East Coast. “It took about five to six months, […]
Review: Get Ready For ‘SASAMI’
Though you might not have heard of Sasami Ashworth before, chances are you’ve heard her before. The former Cherry Glazerr synth-player has dabbled in a little bit of everything […]
You’re Welcome: Ken Jeong Drops Stand-Up Comedy Netflix Special On Valentine’s Day
Ken Jeong returns to his old stomping grounds in Pasadena, the Ice House, for his February 14 Netflix comedy special, named affectionately after his wife, “You Complete Me, Ho,” […]
Riverside Honors Pachappa Camp, The ‘Birthplace Of Korean America’
Last week, Riverside, California, honored Pachappa Camp, which has been recognized as the birthplace of Korean America following research by UC Riverside professor Edward Chang. Here are five fascinating facts […]
Dr. Sammy Lee, Barrier-Breaking Olympic Diver And Korean American Pioneer, Dies at 96
When Dr. Sammy Lee was a young Olympic diving hopeful, the biggest challenge in his life was finding a practice pool open to non-whites. “In my day, the only […]
Filmmaker Andrew Ahn wants you to take your parents to ‘Spa Night’
Four years ago, filmmaker Andrew Ahn came out to his parents through the best method he knew – a short LGBT movie, “Dol,” which means “First Birthday” in Korean. “Dol” […]
Asian American-driven short ‘Alice’ set to take off at HollyShorts film fest
A new short film that will premiere Wednesday at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood explores a dilemma known to generations of Asian Americans: How do you deal with immigrant parents […]
[VIDEO] Megan Lee’s Power Comes with Great Responsibility
by JAMES S. KIM editor@charactermedia.com She’s not a superhero, but Megan Lee is a fairly super 19-year-old. Over the last 10 years, Lee’s amassed a resume that includes actor, […]
No Fear of Beauty
A father looks back on the life and career of his eldest son, photographer Stephen Han Stickler, whose iconic images of musicians graced the covers of major magazines in […]
The Immigrant Novel, 2.1: The Unforgiven Generation
In her review of Sung J. Woo’s Love Love, Euny Hong describes the book as both “a dirge and a paean to the second-generation Korean American.” by EUNY HONG Sung […]
