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Aly Morita calls for boycott of ‘Karate Kid’ remake

Posted by Harry in All posts, Hollywood, Hyphen, Media, Race on June 11, 2010

Jackie Chan trains Jaden Smith in the remake of "The Karate Kid."

Aly Morita contacted me the other day about publicizing her call for a boycott of the remake of the Karate Kid, saying it’s another example of Hollywood perpetuating stereotypes about Asian Americans. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hawaii Five-0 features Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park

Posted by Harry in All posts, Asian spotting, Hollywood, Hyphen, Media on May 22, 2010

Daniel Dae Kim moves from "Lost" to a role in the new "Hawaii Five-0."

The new “Hawaii Five-0,” with Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, will feature two of the most high-profile roles for Asian Americans on TV this fall. Read the rest of this entry »

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‘Flash Forward’ Canceled by ABC

Posted by Harry in All posts, Hollywood, Hyphen, Media, Star Trek on May 17, 2010

John Cho plays FBI agent Demetri Noh in "Flash Forward."

ABC has canceled “Flash Forward,” the sci-fi show that starred John Cho in one of the most visible televison roles for an Asian American actor in recent years. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hyphen Inside/Out Issue hits the streets

Posted by Harry in Hyphen, Media on April 19, 2010

Mr. Hyphen

Mr. Hyphen Pahole Sookkasikon wants you to take a sneak peek at The Inside/Out Issue of Hyphen, with him on the cover, which is now posted on the Hyphen site.

The print edition is on its way to subscribers and newsstands, and the Hyphen staff is gearing up for our next issue, due out in August. Read the rest of this entry »

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Food section debuts in Hyphen Inside/Out Issue

Posted by Harry in All posts, Hyphen, Media on April 11, 2010

Food and Asian Americans are irrevocably linked. Much of this is due to chop suey imagery forged by the likes of TV chef Martin Yan or the perceived exoticness of Asian food and the explosion of fusion cuisine.

Because of this, many of the stereotypes about Asian Americans come from food. It’s one of the reasons Founding Editor Melissa Hung proclaimed Hyphen would never publish a recipe or cover food in a way that doesn’t uphold Hyphen’s ideals.

Well, we broke her rule about recipes a few issues back with our story about sustainable seafood practices. And, we have another for Afro-Asian jung in the new Food section that debuts in The Inside/Out Issue of Hyphen, which will be out soon. Subscribe or look for it at a newsstand near you.

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Hyphen nominated for Utne Independent Press Award

Posted by Harry in All posts, Hyphen, Media on March 23, 2010

Great news: Hyphen is up for a 2010 Utne Independent Press Award in the social/cultural coverage category.

If you’ve not heard of it, the Utne Reader is a magazine that digests and reprints the best from alternative and independent media from around the country. Its Independent Press Awards recognize the excellence in alternative and independent publishing.

We were nominated for best new title in 2004 and best design in 2007. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jake Shimabukuro thanks YouTube

Posted by Harry in All posts, Asian spotting, Hyphen, Media on March 22, 2010

Jake Shimabukuro's career took off after a YouTube video of him went viral.

Shimabukuro been called the Hendrix of Ukulele (or for you 80s heavy metal fans, the Yngwie of Ukulele, as former Hyphen Music Editor Todd Inoue described him). I sawShimabukuro play at Yoshi’s San Francisco on Monday night, and along with his mad ukulele skills, he had an engaging stage presence when telling the little back-stories to each song before performing it. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hyphen release party video on Myx

Posted by Harry in All posts, Hyphen, Media on March 15, 2010

If you couldn’t make it to Hyphen’s Trailblazing Issue release party, here’s a video from Myx with some highlights. Read the rest of this entry »

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John Cho discusses ‘Harold and Kumar,’ ‘Star Trek’ sequels

Posted by Harry in All posts, Asian spotting, Hollywood, Hyphen, Star Trek on March 11, 2010

Flash Forward star John Cho says that a script for the third Harold and Kumar has been written and that it will be a holiday-themed movie that takes place a few years after the last film. The new Star Trek script is being written, Cho says, but he doesn’t know what the story is about. I can’t wait to see both of them.

This post is also on Hyphen magazine’s blog.

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Deborah Gibson in love scene with Asian guy

Posted by Harry in All posts, Asian spotting, Hollywood, Hyphen, Media, Race on January 25, 2010

Deborah Gibson and Vic Chao make out in 'Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus.'

“Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus“: the title alone should have kept me away, but flipping through the channels to SyFy, my curiosity was piqued when I saw that it starred 80s teen sensation Debbie Gibson (who’s all grown up and goes by Deborah now). I started watching and lo and behold, before I knew it, her character and a fellow scientist played by Vic Chao were making eyes for each other and heading to the closet for some, shall we say, intense research. Read the rest of this entry »

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