Category Archives: TV

SNL’s The Masters: “If Asians and Indians Can Compete with Black People, it’s Not a Sport”

Posted on April 15, 2010 by John

After blogging about Seth Meyer’s comments on the Asian American version of The Jersey Shore and posting it on Facebook, a friend of mine pointed me to another “slight” to Asian Americans in a skit about The Masters on Saturday … Continue reading →

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‘Glee’ is Looking for a Filipina Maid

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Dino-Ray

(Clockwise from top left) Deedee Magno, Joyo Velarde, Jocelyn Enriquez, Pinay and Lea Salonga It’s just a couple of days before the season premiere of Glee (on April 13th to be exact) and I, like millions of others, am more … Continue reading →

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SNL Weekend Update’s Take on the Asian American Version of The Jersey Shore

Posted on April 11, 2010 by John

The last time I blogged about Saturday Night Live, I made a comment regarding their portrayal of Asian American men; this past weekend, SNL’s Weekend Update briefly mentioned that producers were in the process of casting for an Asian American … Continue reading →

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Poreotix Wins America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5

Posted on April 9, 2010 by phil

The six member crew of Can Nguyen (19), Lawrence “Law” Devera (21), Andrew “Chad” Mayate (20), Justin “Jet Li” Valles (20), Charles Nguyen (20), and Matt “Dumbo” Nguyen (20) were matched up against the remaining Canadian dance crew, BluePrint, which … Continue reading →

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Louise, The Fly Girl Who Could

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Sanjay

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 … Continue reading →

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Star in an Asian American Jersey Shore

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Linda

I am one of the millions of Americans who has seen each and every sorry episode of Jersey Shore. I was horrified at some of the antics of Snooki, The Situation and friends, yet I couldn’t tear my eyeballs away. … Continue reading →

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PBS: American Masters – I. M. Pei: Building China Modern

Posted on April 1, 2010 by John

Yesterday, I. M. Pei was profiled as he returned to China in order to design a modern museum to house the antiquities of Suzhou — where he grew up — in an episode of PBS’s series, American Masters. There are … Continue reading →

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ESPN: Dark History – Santa Anita Park’s Japanese Internment Days

Posted on March 30, 2010 by John

The other day, I was flipping the channels to watch some NCAA March Madness highlights when I caught the tail end of this story on ESPN about Santa Anita Park, a horse racetrack in Arcadia, California. For six months, Santa … Continue reading →

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George Takei’s New Sharp Commercial: Funny or Offensive?

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Linda

I normally ignore 99% of electronics ads on TV, not only because I have no use for most of its products, but I can’t afford them and most of the technology goes right over my head. It’s hard to ignore … Continue reading →

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Comedian Joe Wong at the Annual Radio & TV Correspondents’ Dinner

Posted on March 22, 2010 by John

This past week, Comedian Joe Wong, whom I’ve blogged about before and met, performed at the Annual Radio & TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Originally, President Obama was supposed to attend, but Vice-President Joe Biden was there instead. Joe had a lot … Continue reading →

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Joe & Heidi Wang Eliminated from The Amazing Race

Posted on March 19, 2010 by John

In the most recent episode of The Amazing Race, husband and wife team, Joe and Heidi Wang were eliminated after being “U-turned” by the police detective duo Louie and Michael, who felt that the couple were a strong team that … Continue reading →

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14 Years Ago Today: Bert is Evil

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Ernie

It’s pretty difficult to believe if you’re an Internet junkie veteran like I am, but fourteen years ago my friend Dino Ignatio created a little website called Bert is Evil. While the original website has long been taken down, internet … Continue reading →

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