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· Ryan General
Hayley Kiyoko Slams Rita Ora’s New Song ‘Girls’ For Its Harmful Representation of The LGBTQ+
“Girls,” Rita Ora’s new song about girl-on-girl relationships, received criticisms online for its alleged harmful representation of the LGBTQ+ community. The track featuring Cardi B, Bebe Rexha, and Charli XCX was first called out by singer/songwriter Hayley Kiyoko via Instagram…
· Ryan General
White Actor From ‘Iron Fist’ Briefly Rage Quits Twitter After ‘Whitesplaining’ Asian Representation
A somewhat heated discussion between an Iron Fist fan and Finn Jones, the actor who plays the superhero character for Netflix’s upcoming series, erupted on Twitter last Sunday. “Iron Fist” has first stirred controversy for missing the opportunity to cast an Asian actor in the…
· Elliot Sang
‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ is Officially One of Netflix’s Biggest Hits
Netflix is normally opaque about its statistics, but on Tuesday, the streaming service revealed that over 80 million of its subscribers watched one or more of its new series of original rom-coms, which were branded under the name “Summer of Love.” Netflix singled out “To All the…
· Elliot Sang
Movie Script Gets Dragged For Saying an Asian Guy With a White Girl is ‘Highly Unrealistic’
Comedian Joel Kim Booster posted a screenshot on October 14 showing a movie script with a callous line about interracial relationships, prompting Booster to tweet “Hollywood is poison!!!!” in the caption.
· Jeremy Long
EXCLUSIVE: Porn Star Jeremy Long Pens Last Statement After Cutting Finger Off and Retiring ‘Forever’
Editor’s Note: On December 26, 2017, Jeremy Long (legal name: Masyoshi Mukai), 34, was involved in a crash that took the life of his friend Maya Isabelle Thone, 20. CHP investigators said “drugs appear to be a contributing factor in this collision” and Mukai was arrested on…
· Editorial Staff
Swedish Police Allegedly Beat and Threaten Chinese Man and His Family
The Chinese Embassy in Sweden has accused the Swedish police of violating the human rights of three Chinese tourists who were denied entry into a Stockholm hostel earlier this month. The saga allegedly began when the tourists — a man and his elderly parents — arrived a…
· Ryan General
‘Rick and Morty’ Writer Who Created ‘Pickle Rick’ Gets New Comedy ‘Lazy Rich Asians’ on ABC
Writer and producer Jessica Gao of the “Rick and Morty” fame is set to create the new Asian-centric series for ABC. Gao, who recently won the “Best Animated Program” Emmy for writing the “Pickle Rick” episode of the popular Adult Swim show, brilliantly pitched her new project as…
· Ryan General
First Filipina to Walk Victoria’s Secret’s Fashion Show Called Out For Looking Too ‘European’
Upon learning that she will be the first Filipina to ever walk Victoria’s Secret runway, model Kelsey Merritt immediately expressed that it was a proud moment for her to represent her kababayans (countrymen). A native of the Philippine province of Pampanga, Merritt began her…
· Carl Samson
Toddler Goes Viral on Instagram After Mom Dresses Her Up as Peik Lin From ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
A mother who enjoyed Awkwafina’s Peik Lin from “Crazy Rich Asians” dressed up her little girl as the character and received a thumbs-up from the star herself. In an Instagram post, Mary Grace Pingoy, a photographer from Indiana, declared that Peik Lin, the hilarious sidekick to…
· Ryan General
Hollywood is Scrambling For Asian Stories After ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Makes $140 Million
With the box office success of Jon M. Chu’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” it appears the door for more Asian American representation in Hollywood is indeed finally opening up. Effectively breaking the perception that Asians aren’t bankable enough to sell a movie or a TV series, the film…
· Khier Casino
John Cho Almost Declined To Star in ‘Searching’ Because He’s a Father
As we celebrate Asian-American representation in Hollywood with the success of “Crazy Rich Asians” and an announcement of a possible “The Joy Luck Club” sequel, #AsianAugust comes to a close with a nationwide release of “Searching” this Friday. Starring John Cho, who has…
· Frederick Kuo
How The Wealth in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is Really a Symbol of Western Dominance
I watched the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” in the afternoon of its opening day. As the first movie in a quarter century with an all Asian cast breaking through the bamboo ceiling of Hollywood representation, it lived up to the hype. It was a surreal and awesome experience to see…
· Ryan General
‘The Joy Luck Club’ Might Come Back for a Sequel or TV Series
“The Joy Luck Club” has the distinction of being the last major Hollywood feature film with a majority Asian cast telling a contemporary Asian-American story before “Crazy Rich Asians” arrived 25 years later. With the latter’s success at the box office, it appears the former is…
· Ryan General
Lana Condor Compares Her Struggle of Dating Non-Asians with Discrimination Against LGBTs
Netflix’s “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before,” which stars Vietnamese American actress Lana Condor, has earned some criticisms for not including any Asian boys. Based on author Jenny Han’s 2014 novel of the same name, the teen rom-com features three sisters being raised alone by…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Singer Who Auditioned on YouTube and Made It into ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
“Crazy Rich Asians” will not be the same without the soulful voice that owned its opening and closing credits. That voice belongs to 22-year-old Cheryl Koh, who snagged a role in the box office hit after a winning audition on YouTube.
· Carl Samson
Fox and Scooter Braun are Making a Movie About K-Pop
Fox 2000 Pictures has acquired the rights to a K-Pop-centered film based on a pitch from SB Projects and Epic Magazine. The untitled movie features an Asian-American college student who becomes a top contender in South Korea’s toughest K-Pop competition show.
· Ranier Maningding
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is Opening Doors, But I’m Not Sure If That’s A Good Thing
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy.” The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. If you told me 10 years ago that a movie called “Crazy Rich Asians” would star a handsome…
· Ryan General
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is the #1 Movie in America, Director Jon M. Chu Shares an Emotional Tweet
Filmmaker Jon M. Chu took to Twitter to celebrate the impressive box office showing his film “Crazy Rich Asians” displayed in the first five days. The film, which cost $30 million to make, has made an estimated $34 million since opening on August 15th to take the top spot at the…
· Bryan Ke
One Woman’s Twitter Story Brilliantly Captures the Massive Influence of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
“Crazy Rich Asians,” the adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s book of the same title, has made a huge impact on many Asian Americans including Huffington Post editor Kimberly Yam. In a series of Twitter posts, Yam begins sharing a story of her father delivering food to her class in 3rd…
· Nadya Okamoto
Watching ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ as an Asian American Hopeless Romantic is MAGICAL
I didn’t have many examples of happy marriages growing up, and my first few serious relationships with men were toxic. For me, romantic comedies were where I found hope and a sense of escapism from reality – that maybe, one-day, if I was lucky, I could find love like in those…