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lodestone theatre ensemble's final show: grace kim & the spiders from mars

2009-11-06T23:00:00.000-08:00

This is it. Lodestone Theatre Ensemble presents Grace Kim & The Spiders From Mars, the very last show of its tenth and final season. The show, written by Philip Chung and directed by Jeff Liu, runs Thursday through Saturday, November 14 - December 20 at GTC Burbank. The play stars Feodor Chin, Elizabeth Ho, Elaine Kao, Jully Lee, Rachel Morihiro, Hanson Tse, Kelvin Han Yee, Junko Goda, Dan

army releases names of fort hood shooting victims

2009-11-06T20:00:00.000-08:00

By now, you've heard about the shooting rampage at Ford Hood. The gunman was identified as Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a 39-year-old psychiatrist, fired more than 100 bullets inside Fort Hood's medical processing building on Thursday, killing 13 people and wounding 30 others.The Army has released the names of the thirteen victims killed in the shootings. Among them, Specialist Kham Xiong, a 23-

in theaters, on dvd...

2009-11-06T17:00:00.000-08:00

So you've probably seen an ad or two for the 3-D animated movie Disney's A Christmas Carol, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge. Yes, another adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale. What you might not know is that the company responsible for the groundbreaking animation is ImageMoversDigital, and the art director/chairman of said company is

friday food for thought

2009-11-06T14:00:00.000-08:00

A Direct Plea to My Guests Visiting From Angry Asian Man: My friend Kathy has a call to action to everyone who is concerned about Zondervan's Deadly Viper Character Assassins material. Direct your comments and concerns to the publisher's PR person at jason.vines@zondervan.com.Why Does NBA TV Analyst Rick Kamla Still Have a Job After Calling Yi a "Chinaman"?: A particularly strong but

angry reader of the week: marissa minna lee

2009-11-06T11:00:00.000-08:00

Once again, it is time to meet another Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is self-professed fangirl Marissa Minna Lee.Who are you?A cynical

suspects arrested in fatal long beach shooting

2009-11-06T08:00:00.000-08:00

Two 16-year old gang members have been arrested in connection with last Friday night's shooting after a football game at Wilson High School that took the life of 16-year old student Melody Ross and injured two others: Two Suspects Arrested In Melody Ross Murder Case.Police say the two suspects -- neither of them students at Wilson or Poly High -- are members of a street gang that began fighting

what the hell is kingory?

2009-11-06T05:00:00.000-08:00

A bunch of folks have written in to inform me about Kingory. I don't play a lot of video games, but this appears to be some kind of Chinese-themed war strategy game based on the famed Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel. Great. So why does it look like some kind of shady "Meet Asian Women!" dating site?The banner ads for Kingory, which have popping up all over the web, are even worse. Is it

tim lincecum arrested for marijuana possession

2009-11-06T02:00:00.000-08:00

Asians behaving badly... Professional athlete caught with pot edition! Tim Lincecum, star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, is facing charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana after being stopped for speeding in Washington last week: Lincecum cited for having pot in his car.Lincecum, the 2008 Cy Young Award winner, was stopped for speeding by a Washington State Patrol trooper on October

luminance at the loft, november 8

2009-11-05T23:00:00.000-08:00

If you're in or around San Diego this weekend, you definitely want to check out the latest edition of Luminance, an Asian American music showcase featuring AJ Rafael, Lydia Paek, Gabe Bondoc and JawKneeYeah. It's happening Sunday, November 8 at The Loft at UC San Diego. Some details:Luminance Nov 8th!feat. AJ Rafael, Lydia Paek, Gabe Bondoc, JawKneeYeahSunday, November 8, 20098:00pm - 11:

koream's drama fo' yo mama contest

2009-11-05T20:00:00.000-08:00

I know a lot of you out there are big fans of Korean dramas, so I thought I'd pass along this fun little video contest our friends at KoreAm Journal are putting on: The KoreAm Drama Fo' Yo Mama Contest. Your mission: To create your own K-drama scene. To celebrate the launch of iamKoreAm.com, Verizon Wireless and Asiana Airlines are sponsoring a video contest starring you! They want it all --

toronto reel asian film festival, november 11-15

2009-11-05T17:00:00.000-08:00

Another one for my friends up north... Next week, November 11-15, check out the 13th Annual Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora. Works include films and videos by East and Southeast Asian artist in Canada, the U.S., Asia and all over the world.The festival is Canada's premier pan-Asian international film festival,

65-year-old man punched in the face, stunned by cop

2009-11-05T14:00:00.000-08:00

Disturbing news out of Georgia... This week, 65-year-old Chong Uie Pyen filed a police brutality lawsuit alleging that he suffered a vicious beating at the hands of a Gwinnett County police officer earlier this year: Gwinnett Man, 65, Alleges Police Brutality.In the complaint, Pyen says he was shopping when he was attacked, unprovoked, by officer Joseph Kimsey, who punched him -- knocking out two

new far east movement "party animal" shirt/mixtape

2009-11-05T11:00:00.000-08:00

New, exclusive stuff from the Far East Movement! To commemorate the launch of the Party Rock Tour, FM is releasing a super limited edition t-shirt and mixtape, PARTY ANIMAL, produced specifically for this tour.This shirt will only be sold at the Party Rock Tour cities and available online for a limited time. With every purchase of the shirt you'll receive a free Party Animal Mix CD mixed by DJ

deadly viper update

2009-11-05T08:00:00.000-08:00

It looks like that ridiculous, obnoxious Deadly Viper Character Assassins controversy is showing progress. Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite, the guys behind Deadly Viper, a Christian leadership initiative -- brand, really -- have recently been in contact with some Asian American Christian leaders, and posted this "apology" on their blog the other day:An update to a ongoing discussion with our Asian

manny pacquiao sings

2009-11-05T05:00:00.000-08:00

Not only can he knock a dude out in the ring, boxer Manny Pacquiao ain't afraid to show his sensitive side. Here he is rocking a sweet, sweet rendition of Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" the other night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Yes, singing. Brought a tear to my eye. Sing it, Manny!

aaldef's new york city exit poll results

2009-11-05T02:00:00.000-08:00

Received the latest press release from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, which has a pretty good summary of all the historic wins that went down this week in New York's general elections:FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN WINS CITYWIDE OFFICE AND TWO ASIAN AMERICANS JOIN CITY COUNCIL IN HISTORIC NYC ELECTIONSIn New York City's historic Nov. 3 General Election, John Liu became the first Asian

mvp matsui leads yankees to world series victory

2009-11-04T23:00:00.000-08:00

And there you have it. The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 tonight to win the World Series. And baby, it was all about Hideki Matsui: Matsui guides Yankees to World Series victory.Matsui was named Most Valuable Player after batting .615 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the series, driving in six runs tonight to tie the World Series record for most RBIs in one game:

mark keam wins delegate seat in virginia

2009-11-04T20:00:00.000-08:00

Election news out of Virginia... After an extremely close election, it looks like Democrat Mark Keam is the first Asian American elected to Virginia's House of Delegates. Here's the news over at the AAA-Fund Blog: Mark Keam Wins!How close was it? As of today, 2:46pm EST, unofficial results say Keam beat Repbulican Jim Hyland by a mere 354 votes.Keam, a former chief counsel on the Senate

13th annual vancouver asian film festival

2009-11-04T17:00:00.000-08:00

This for my people in Vancouver... The 13th Annuval Vancouver Asian Film Festival runs this weekend, November 5-8 at the Cinemark Tinseltown Theatres. Four days showcasing some of the best in independent North American Asian cinema.The party gets started tomorrow night with the Opening Night presentation of Tze Chun's award-winning indie film Children of Invention, a film you all know that I

former refugee returns to vietnam as u.s. navy officer

2009-11-04T14:00:00.000-08:00

This is an interesting story on Hung Ba Le, a former Vietnamese refugee turned U.S. military officer who is returning to Vietnam for the first time since he was a child -- this time as the commander of a U.S. Navy vessel: Former refugee to return to Vietnam as US Navy officer.Born in the Vietnamese city of Hue, Commander Hung Ba Le and his family were picked up at sea in 1975 by a U.S. naval ship

ookisa: exotic asian hair secrets

2009-11-04T11:00:00.000-08:00

This weird ad for the hair product Ookisa has been around for a while, but has had a resurgence, with a bunch of folks writing in recently to remind me about it. The caricature is clearly supposed to be Asian, completely with small eyes and kimono. You, too, can have beautiful Asian hair! The product's "Exotic Hair Secret" is apparently a "volumizing Asian botanical blend" of Oriental stuff "

long beach teen fatally shot after homecoming game

2009-11-04T08:00:00.000-08:00

Last week in Long Beach, a 16-year-old girl was killed in a shooting after a high school football game. Melody Ross was attending the homecoming game at Wilson High School wearing in a 'Supergirl' Halloween costume when she was shot to death Friday night: Student at Long Beach's Wilson High fatally shot after homecoming game.Ross died at St. Mary's Hospital at 10:30 pm, half an hour after she

wesley du's if I was like you on youtube

2009-11-04T05:00:00.000-08:00

Wesley Du's controversial short film, If I Was Like You, is now available for viewing on YouTube. Watch part one and part two. I previously linked to Latoya's review of the film over Racialicious, which sparked a pretty heated discussion in the comments -- though most folks hadn't yet seen the short. Now it's up on the internet for everyone to watch.I actually viewed a rough cut of this film a

tuesday's general election results

2009-11-04T02:00:00.000-08:00

Tuesday's general election results are in. I've been regularly checking over at Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, which has a good roundup of key races, as well as marriage equality referendums in Maine and Washington. Here are some highlights:UPDATE at 10:05 pm EST - No surprise here. NYC Councilmember John Liu is now the city comptroller, the first Asian American elected to citywide

aoki: a documentary on the life of richard aoki

2009-11-03T23:00:00.000-08:00

Aoki, by Ben Wang and Mike Cheng, is a new feature documentary chronicling the life of the late Richard Aoki, a third generation Japanese American who became one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party in 1966. Here's the film's official description:Aoki is a documentary film chronicling the life of Richard Aoki (1938-2009), a third-generation Japanese American who became one of the