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The Daily Show: Andrew Yang – Bringing Bold and Unique Ideas to His 2020...
As many 8Asians readers may know, I’m a big fan of The Daily Show, so I was happy to see that Taiwanese American presidential candidate Andrew Yang interviewed on the show (rather than simply be in a...
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Paget Kagy – #YangGang YouTuber &‘Kat Loves LA’ (Season 2) Available
‘Kat Loves LA,’ Season 2. I first came across writer, producer, actor, creator Paget Kagy when I started seeing YouTube recommended videos about her vlogging about Andrew Yang (her first video...
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Bowen Yang’s Historic ‘Saturday Night Live’ Debut
On Saturday, September 28th, comedian Bowen Yang made history by becoming the first Asian American cast member of NBC’s iconic ‘Saturday Night Live’ in its 45-year history (see him in the opening...
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The End of an Era: ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Not Returning After Season 6
With great sadness that I read that ‘Fresh Off The Boat‘ is being canceled after its current sixth season: “When Fresh Off the Boat first premiered in 2015, it was the first time I saw a family...
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Meeting HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’& CRA’s Jimmy O. Yang – One Funny Guy
Season 6 Trailer (Final Season) for ‘Silicon Valley’ When I saw that actor, standup comedian, and writer Jimmy O. Yang was going to be performing Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco, I wanted to see...
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Netflix Sets Tuesday December 17, 2019 For Ronny Chieng Comedy Special
There’s no trailer for the Netflix special, but I think Ronny Chieng’s appearance on ‘The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon’ this past April is a kind of preview. Netflix recently announced a...
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Viral Ad: A Star Wars Experience for All
This ad from Globe Telecom, a telecom provider in the Philippines, cashes in the upcoming hype for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It has an unexpected ending that I hope people do not spoil when...
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Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: ‘Don’t Ignore The Asian Vote In 2020’
Recently, comedian Hasan Minhaj did a terrific piece on his HBO show, ‘Patriot Act,’ highlighting the issue of not ignoring the Asian American vote in 202o: The Asian American population has grown...
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“Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” Debuts January 22nd on Comedy Central
Actress, comedian, and recent Golden Globes winner Awkwafina will be debuting her new Comedy Central series on January 22nd: “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” makes its debut Jan. 22. The series,...
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Netflix “The Healing Powers of Dude” Actress Sophie Kim
Recently, the Netflix TV series ‘The Healing Powers of Dude” premiered: “Meet Noah, he’s an 11-year-old with social anxiety disorder starting middle school. School can be tough, but with the help of...
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Fresh Off the Boat Sails into the Sunset Tonight
After six seasons (that’s 116 episodes), Fresh Off the Boat calls it Friday evening with a two-part series finale. The season’s fourteenth episode, “Family Van,” airs at 8:00 on ABC. When the trusty...
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Family Van” and “Commencemenet”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 6, Episodes 14 and 15: “Family Van” and “Commencement” Original airdate February 21, 2020. Synopses: In episode 14, the family minivan acts up, inspiring a crisis for...
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Interview with Sophie Kim – Amara in Netflix’s ‘The Healing Powers of Dude’
Back in January, I wrote that Netflix had launched the TV show ‘The Healing Powers of Dude,” which co-starred Sophie Kim. I recently had the opportunity to drop by her house on a Saturday afternoon to...
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“Asian Americans” premieres on PBS on May 11, 2020
Asian Americans, a new PBS series, premieres on May 11 and 12. A quick synopsys: Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today,...
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Amazon Prime Video: Jimmy O Yang: ‘Good Deal’ Comedy Special Now Streaming
Now that Netflix has popularized streaming comedy specials, Amazon Prime Video is seems to be starting to make more of an effort in this area (or at least this is the first special I have noticed)....
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ESPN’s 30 for 30: “Be Water” Bruce Lee Documentary Airing Sun, June 7th
This coming Sunday, ESPN, in their ’30 for 30′ documentary series, will be exploring the life of Bruce Lee, in the documentary ‘Be Water’: “Take a first look at ‘Be Water’, a 30 for 30 film that...
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Grant Imahara, Engineer and Host of Mythbusters, Dead at 49
Grant Masaru Imahara, host of Mythbusters, died on July 13, 2020 of a brain aneurysm. One thing I loved about him was that not only was he a handsome and affable TV host, he was a working engineer...
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The First US Television series featuring an Asian American Actor is Lost and...
The blog title above might make you wonder if something happened to Fresh off the Boat. Perhaps if you were older or well versed in pop culture, you might wonder if something happened to copies of...
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“A Sugar and Spice Holiday”, An Asian American Christmas Movie, Premieres...
Lifetime channel is premiering “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” which is the channel’s first movie featuring Asian American leads, in December 2020. Tzi Ma (Mulan, The Farewell), Jacky Lai (V-Wars), and...
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Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation
October 23, 2020 would have been special effects engineer and TV host Grant Imahara‘s 50th birthday. His mother and others used that day to announce the Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation. The...
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