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Sanjay is a proud ABCD (American Born Cultured Desi), born and raised in the SF Bay Area, now working in Television in LA; he spends his time enjoying the beach, cooking yummy vegan food, and just plain being awesome!
NBC’s Outsourced Canceled: Sad But Not Surprised
And so it is over. As NBC officially announced its Fall Prime Time schedule early Monday this week, fans were disappointed to see Outsourced axed, along with The Event with Ian Anthony Dale and Perfect Couples co-starring Olivia Munn. Fact: now there will be even less APIs on the Peacock network. Fact: the peacock is native to Asia. Lose. After reading the wires, my heart sank- yet I wasn’t as shocked as I could have [...] Continue »
Nicki Minaj AKA Onika Tanya Maraj is Indian
I always thought that Nicki Minaj looked quite Indian and thanks to an article found during some random Wikipedia stumbling, I can now confirm that she is. (I think I started looking at an article about honey and 45 minutes later I found my way to her page??) Well, Nicki was born on December 8th, 1984 on the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago (an area known for a predominant population of South Asian Indians) [...] Continue »
The Saga of Cigar Guy: What Does This Meme?
Cigar Guy’s 15 minutes of fame is just about expired, as London based analyst Rupesh Shingadia has turned himself into The Daily Mail after he had the intrawebs milling frantically asking, “Who is Cigar Guy!?!” It started early last week during the Ryder cup, where Tiger Woods fowled a shot and ended up sending the ball directly at Daily Mail photographer Mark Pain (that’s his real name). Pain may have suffered a nice shiner, but [...] Continue »
Bollywood You Should Be Watching: I Hate Luv Storys
We live in an era where Bollywood movies are all around us, and now they are more accessible than ever. I am going to try something new here: every month, I’ll pick one Bollywood movie available via Netflix that I think is worth watching– check out some of my suggestions for you to help buff up on your Bollywood. The first pick is a film by freshman director Punit Malhotra, July 2010′s I Hate Luv Storys. [...] Continue »
Sean Kingston Is Suicidal for Bollywood Girls
20 year old R&B singer, Sean Kingston, has re-released his 2007 hit single “Beautiful Girls” in India, re-working the lyrics to change the song to “Bollywood Girls.” The track names notable Bollywood beauties such as Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty, Preity Zinta, and more. When asked why the re-release of his chart topper, three years after the fact, he said: “I have a lot of Indian friends, Bollywood’s is a big deal, and people [...] Continue »
The Post Apu Era: The Aftermath of NBC’s Outsourced
We have come a long way- Asians in the media, especially from an era of “Fu Manchu,” Mickey Rooney’s “Mr. Yunioshi from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and of course Apu on The Simpsons. Yes, the first ever American sitcom to star a primarily South Asian cast has managed to slip under the radar, as it was expected to be so much more, in this ‘”post Apu era.” Last week’s premiere of Outsourced on NBC was an [...] Continue »
TIME Columnist Dislikes Indians; Indians Not a Fan of Joel Stein Either
I don’t easily get offended; sure, there’s a lot of stuff for APAs to get riled up for this summer, but I always pride my self for being a good sport, finding humor in poor stereotypes, and understanding how a Hollywood casting process works. So, I usually give columnists the benefit of the doubt when reading opinion pieces, until one of my fellow 8 Asians pointed out Joel Stein’s TIME column, My Own Private India. [...] Continue »
Louise, The Fly Girl Who Could
After stumbling through some Tivo suggestions, I found this new show on The CW called Fly Girls. Hot flight attendants living under one roof! Sweet! Asian chick in the picture — double sweet! It was an interesting show, with the vibe of The Hills on MTV, a very dramatic styled “reality” (questionable?). The show follows the life of 5 young women who leave behind their normal lives to pursue working for Virgin America Airlines as Flight [...] Continue »
Happy Friday: Battlestar Galactica Babe Grace Park on the Cover of Maxim
“I don’t know what planet you come from, but to me, you’re a perfect ten!” That would be my pathetic pick-up line if I were to stumble across Battlestar Galactica bombshell Grace Park. Gentlemen — and ladies — drop what you are doing, and run (don’t walk!) to your local news stand and pick up the November issue of Maxim! (Have you left yet?) Glorious, glorious ‘neathage graces this months cover of Maxim, as Battlestar [...] Continue »
Obama is the First President to Extend Holiday Wishes for Diwali
I cried. Like a little girl. It was like the moon landing for us — finally, a president is directly speaking out to me and my people — a president celebrates Diwali in The White House! This weekend I made the trek back to The Bay Area where I grew up, to celebrate the Hindu New Year, Diwali. Diwali is a celebration of lights, and marks the triumph of good over evil, and is celebrated [...] Continue »
Jay Sean the Highest Ranking Asian Recording Artist in Billboard History
All hail the king! It has been done — Jay Sean, an Asian- American British (is that what they are called?) has finally climbed the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has become the highest ranking Asian recording artist in [recorded] history. News has been confirmed by Billboard.com that Jay Sean’s hit single ‘Down’ will be replacing The Black Eyed Peas rein over the #1 spot, which has been held for 26 weeks consecutive weeks for [...] Continue »
Sick of Bollywood Fever
Remember when Chuck Taylors were fresh again, years ago? When you were the only person rocking it, and got lots of compliments on them because they were unique and different? And then, do you remember when everyone and their moms started wearing Chucks soon after, and suddenly, that rare kitschy feeling had suddenly become mainstream and cheesy and feeling like people were trying way too hard? Undoubtedly, fads come and go — I’m currently trying [...] Continue »
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