Asian Americans Archives

My love/hate relationship with ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

August 17, 2018 / 0 comments

I hated Crazy Rich Asians as much as I loved it. Let me explain. Admittedly, I am not a rom com guy. On the list of movie genres that I would choose my favorite movies from, rom coms would be at the end of that list somewhere above Will Ferrell movies, musicals and spaghetti westerns.

Why Cameron Crowe’s ‘Aloha’ apology matters (and it’s not because he’s sorry)

June 4, 2015 / 0 comments

Another month, another Hollywood whitewashing of an Asian character. This month’s episode: Cameron Crowe’s ‘Aloha’.

Lakers wear “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts: Why it’s important we see Jeremy Lin wearing the shirt

December 10, 2014 / 0 comments

As everyone knows by now, Eric Garner, a 43-year old African-American male, died after New York police put him in an illegal chokehold.

Edward Blum: Don’t use Asians for your racist agenda (we won’t stand for it)

November 23, 2014 / 0 comments

(Reposted from 18 Million Rising) Edward Blum is really invested in Asian Americans getting into college. Sounds like a good thing, right? Think again.