I think it’s still important for Asian Americans to put out their voices as bloggers, as creators of independent viewpoints – whatever that is for whoever is putting it out there.  As far as we’ve come there’s still not representation across the board. Stories aren’t being told. In mainstream media, there are still only so […]

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America. What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I hos an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus […]

These days, there are a lot more Asian Americans on TV commercials, so it takes  more than having Asians American on a commercial to get me to want to share it.  This Holiday commercial for Etsy, produced by ad agency 72andSunny, struck me because it shows the experience that many Asian Americans have with getting […]

While the upcoming A Sugar and Spice Holiday movie features Asian Americans, another Christmas movie from last year has two Asian American actors, Anna Akana and Jacob Batalon, as significant characters.  Let It Snow was released in 2019.  I finally got around to seeing this movie and thought I would share my impressions. photo credit: […]

A friend of mine had posted about this recent Pew Research report on ‘Intent to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Rises to 60% as Confidence in Research and Development Process Increases.‘  It surprised me that Asians are currently more likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine than any other demographic group, but I imagine this is the […]

CITY OF HOPE ORANGE COUNTY NAMES EDWARD S. KIM, M.D., M.B.A. ITS PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF, LEADING A NEW GENERATION OF CANCER CARE Nationally renowned cancer researcher and clinician joins a team of top-tier professionals speeding breakthrough treatments closer to home City of Hope Orange County, transforming the cancer care landscape, attracts nationally acclaimed clinician with vast history […]

The Podcast In Which We Interview All The Asians On Star Trek. All The Asians On Star Trek is the podcast in which we interview all the Asians on Star Trek. In Episode 11, we welcome Rosalind Chao. She is best known for her recurring role as Keiko O'Brien on multiple seasons of both Star […]

Chinatown Pretty by photographer Andria Lo and Valerie Luu is a beautiful tribute to our popos and gunggungs. The book celebrates the street styles of Chinatown’s elders in six major cities: San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Vancouver. Each city gets its own section with a brief introduction and then a series […]