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Edward Hong is an actor and spoken poet. Passion to make a change in this world through the performing arts and activism defines his ongoing life and it is the struggle against all things unjust that gives him this passion to be one heck of a talkative, stubborn man. It, however, does not mean he strives to be a champion or role model of any community but to be the man who will be honest and say the things nobody will have the balls to say. He is the jester who is outspoken in what he believes in most passionately and therefore cannot be pinpointed that he will do what you expect him to do.
Uploaded: The Asian American Movement Review From 2012 LAAPFF
The buzz and excitement for Uploaded: The Asian American Movement was tremendous at the world premiere, even before the film began. But I was not among one of them and instead, I was quite the doubting Thomas. I was reluctant to watch this in the first place because I am extremely critical of many YouTube stars but I came down to support the crew team who put more than 8 months of work into this, [...] Continue »
Nice Girls Crew Review From 2012 LAAPFF
UPDATE: Rich didn’t actually know Lynn or Parry before shooting this movie, they were introduced to him by his friend Dave Boyle, after seeing his film and feeling like they’d be great in the roles. The film was actually more than that the originally reported $10,000…it was 30,000. The $10,000 came from the kickstarter campaign, and the rest Rich financed on his own. Finally, Lynn did introduce Rich to Sheetal, but Kerry is an old [...] Continue »
Yes, We’re Open Review & Interview From LAAPFF 2012
First brownie point that needs to be given out immediately with Yes, We’re Open: with a largely Asian American cast as the leads, the story has nothing to do with their ethnicity nor any cultural awkward elements that are found quite often in films like these.
2012 LAAPFF Opening & Shanghai Calling Review
Ah, the 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is here. It’s that one time of the year where a truck load of Asians and Asian Americans in the entertainment industry here in LA come to mingle amongst themselves for a showcase of films that they are either part of or come to watch in support of their fellow actors in the community. On opening nights especially, it would not be surprising to see well [...] Continue »
Dark Shadows Review: A Decent Bloody Time
Whether you like it or not, the vampire craze is still going strong and won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. While Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows (which comes out on May 11th) is yet another film in the vampire genre, it was extremely surprising for me to find out that the film itself is a good return to form for the director after checking out the packed press screening on Saturday night. Not only was the [...] Continue »
Where Are The Asians In The Bachelor/The Bachelorette?
Following the heels of Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson, two African American football players who filed an entertainment lawsuit against ABC, executive producer Mike Fleiss, and The Bachelor/The Bachelorette’s production companies, I demand there be some fine Asian brothers and sisters to be represented in the show. This comes at a hilarious time as the 8Asians team received an email from an affiliated show’s casting producer:
Reflections on the Virginia Tech Shooting 5 Years Later
April 16th, 2007 engraved a bloody mark as the worst school shooting in American history and gave a shocking jolt to the Korean American community, something that hasn’t been felt since the LA riots, which coincidentally marks the 20th anniversary this month. 5 years later, other Korean Americans reveal their thoughts on that dark time (made even more awkward considering that the South Korean government apologized to the U.S. for the actions of one man) and it has certainly gotten me [...] Continue »
Why are Asian American Films Bad?
Before I even wrote the April’s Fools article Joy Luck Ranked Greatest Asian American Film Of All Time, I have contemplated for the longest time creating a list for the Top 10 Worst Asian American films of all time. There’s always lists of the good Asian American films but no such thing as a bad one. The reasons for this is actually pretty obvious: One, the mainstream hardly knows any Asian American films. Two, most [...] Continue »
Marion Barry and His Issue Against “Dirty Asian Shops”
After celebrating his win today in the Democratic primary for the Ward 8 on the D.C. Council, Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry made this particular comment at his victory party: “We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops,” Barry said. “They ought to go. I’m going to say that right now. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too.”
Joy Luck Club Ranked Greatest Asian American Film Of All Time
On March 31st after a conference on ranking the top 15 Asian American films, entertainment industry folks have declared that Wayne Wang’s Joy Luck Club, based on Amy Tan’s masterpiece novel, is the greatest Asian American film of all time (Breakfast at Tiffany’s came in second place). Surprisingly, most of the positive votes came from Asian American industry folks themselves, unbeknownst to the enraged APA community as a whole. When asked why this controversial film [...] Continue »
An Asian American’s Thoughts On The Killing Of Trayvon Martin
As most of you may have heard by now, the media has been blowing up the past several weeks over the death of Trayvon Martin, a 17 year old African American kid who was shot and killed on February 26th by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman. To summarize, a black kid has been shot to death and a man is free according to Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which gives permission for the individual to [...] Continue »
L.A. Koreatown Faces New Resdistricting Maps
On March 8th, residents of L.A.’s Koreatown community showed up in droves to see through that their voice would become part of Council District 13 for increased self-determination and representation in city government. About 200 Korean Americans wore yellow t-shirts written “I (Heart) Koreatown” after responding to a last-minute call for action to attend the morning council session. The issue at hand is that Koreans say they aren’t being included in the city’s democratic process [...] Continue »
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