Raul Rodriquez
New America Media
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Pulitzer Prize-winning Filipino journalist Jose Antonio Vargas has started a national discourse regarding immigration with his admission last Wednesday that he does not have papers allowing him to live in the United States.
Education, Film, Social Issues, Television
Prof. Andrew Weaver
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (May 12, 2011) – As Hollywood heads into its annual summer blockbuster season, few if any, major films will feature minority characters, due to studio executives’ fears that white audiences will stay away, which a new Indiana University study appears to confirm. In a new research paper, Andrew J. Weaver, an assistant professor of telecommunications in IU’s College of Arts and Sciences, conducted two studies to test whether the racial makeup of a film’s cast could influence the decisions of white audiences. His findings appear in the Journal of Communication.
Linda Wang
AAP staff report
Linda Wang will be playing a Korean American woman who pokes fun at stereotypes of Asian women in professional golf on the new television comedy show “Sports Show with Norm MacDonald” set to air May 24, 2011 at 9:30 (CST) on Comedy Central.
The premise of the episode is that MacDonald and his cohorts, who talk about sports – charged with humor about the absurdities they see mostly in the professional ranks – question why is it that Korean females are seemingly dominating women’s professional golf? The show then blends some sketch comedy in their pursuit of an answer – where the crew hits the streets to find Wang, a Chinese American portraying a Korean woman, who says that her character does a little reverse psychology and pokes fun by embracing the stereotypes.
Wang said that although she doesn’t play golf, ironically she filmed a golf-themed television pilot last year called Back Nine, starring John Schneider and Carmen Electra, which was directed for Spike TV by Jason Filardi and written by Mark Perez.
Then it was up to Wang to gain a perspective that would help with the comedy. She had heard of Korean American sensation Michelle Wie, but was pleasantly surprised to learn about so many other Korean champions such as Se Ri Pak, Ji-Yai Shin, Grace Park, Inbee Par and many others that qualified for the LPGA tour.
Alexandra Chun
LOS ANGELES (May 17, 2011) – Korean-American Actress, Writer, and Director, Alexandra Chun, got a taste in annihilating the human race as an alien mad scientist, Dr. Lu, in NBC’s Sci-Fi Drama, “The Event”.
Bob San
By BOB SAN
AAP Columnist
Thia Megia’s American Idol journey ended this week when she and fellow female finalist Naima Adedapo were eliminated during last Thursday night’s results show.
Arts, Column, Editorial, Music, Television
Bob San
By BOB SAN
AAP staff writer
A once die-hard American Idol fan, I quit following the show religiously last year because of the very bland contestants and the egotistical panel of judges – headed by the rude Englishman with the man-boobs – Simon Cowell.
Saint Paul, Minn. (January 19, 2011) – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety – Office of Traffic Safety is calling on teens to produce a “distracted driving” television public service announcement. The winning entry will received $1,000. The 2011 Don’t Drive Distracted, Teens! TV Commercial Challenge, in conjunction with AAA Minnesota/Iowa, is designed to have Minnesota teenagers shine their lights and aim cameras on the issue of distraction behind the wheel.
Hawaiian-Pacific Islander, National, Television, Theater
Honolulu (January 13, 2011) – The memory of James G. MacArthur, the late film and television star who was best know in his starring role as Danny “Danno” Williams in the original “Hawaii Five-O” television series of the 1970s and early 1980s is being honored with a Celebration of Life at the historic Hawaii Theatre on January 30, 2011 in a public event.
Awards/Recognition, Television
The Asian Television Awards is the Asian television industry’s most significant and celebrated event, recognizing excellence in programming, production and performance. Now into its 15th successful year, ATA remains the only pan-Asian media event of such prestige and standing. It recognizes talent, spurs industry progress, and enhances the glamour of regional media.
PHILADELPHIA (December 1, 2010) BUSINESS WIRE – Comcast Corporation, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information, and communication products and services, announced the launch of Cinema Asian America, a new On Demand destination featuring Asian American content that reflects the diversity and depth of Asian American culture and its cinema.
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