Asian pop culture tally: the ‘New York, I Love You’ edition
I know I am two weeks behind with this, but it’s not like Asian Americans have been flooding entertainment and pop culture (I’m jus’ sayin…) However, I did finally watch New York, I Love You (a continuation of the much more robust and enjoyable Paris, je t’aime) and despite what some people are saying, there...
Asian pop culture tally for October 8, 2009
We got models, little computer savvy girls, awkward community college dudes and a few others this week… Danny Pudi plays the vacantly endearing Abed in NBC’s Community Danny Pudi as Abed in Community. He’s probably one of the few things that is funny on that show. The little Asian girl in those Windows commercials. Yeah,...
Asian pop culture tally for October 1, 2009
Didn’t have too many Asians show up on my radar this week… John Cho is lookin’ pretty intense on ‘FlashForward’ – Photo Credit: ABC/Bob D’amico John Cho on Flash Forward… Sandra Oh on Grey’s Anatomy… B.D. Wong on Law & Order: SVU… Margaret Cho on Drop Dead Diva… I think I saw about five Asian...
Asian pop culture tally as of September 24, 2009
The tally went off the charts this week… Anna Maria Perez de Tagle is the ‘joy’ of ‘Fame’ Anna Maria Perez de Tagle: The tween starlet plays Joy in Fame. Valerie Tian can be spotted in Jennifer’s Body (she was also the abortion protester in Juno, also a Diablo Cody scribed film) How did I...
Asian pop culture tally as of September 17, 2009
If you combine Fashion Week with some of the cast members from Glee, then there are TONS of Asian Americans to add to the tally: Jenna Ushkowitz: The stuttering singer from Glee who has an affinity for a Hot Topic-like clothing. Iqbal Theba: The blunt and funny principal in Glee Harry Shum Jr.: Based on...
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Asian pop culture tally as of August 30, 2009
My personal Asian Americans in pop culture tally was pretty sparse this week…. Top Chef: Of course, the sexiest foodie on the face of the Earth Padma Laksmi represents as the host. On Top Chef Masters Korean American Kelly Choi makes it hot as the host – yet another hottie – but I still think...
Asian pop culture tally as of August 17, 2009
When I did my interview with Margaret Cho for Hyphen Magazine (yes, this is a shameless name drop) I asked her about the state of Asian Americans in entertainment and she answered… There’s a great crop of (Asian American) talent. There are a couple of more Asian faces here and there – that is great....
