Strength in NUMBERS teaser music video for “Turn it Up”
Over the weekend, the Strength in NUMBERS project hit its Kickstarter goal. A few days ago, they also unveiled a…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
Just 24 hours to go to fund Strength In NUMBERS: APIA urban music project
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm-nY92H1Io There are just 24 hours left to support Strength in NUMBERS, an Asian American urban music project helmed by CHOPS,…
Quentin Tarentino and the RZA: The Men with the Orientalist Fetishes
Last night, I did a really dumb thing. I watched The Man With the Iron Fists, directed by and starring…
Mental Health Awareness Week: Top 10 Myths about Asian Americans and Mental Health
In 1990, Congress declared the first week of October to be Mental Health Awareness Week; today marks the final day…
My Night at Fenway Park, and Asian American Fatherhood
I’m not a huge fan of Major League Baseball, but one of my earliest childhood memories is when my dad…
The problem with Seth MacFarlane is that we’re still paying attention
The Asian American blogosphere has been up in arms for the last month over Seth MacFarlane’s latest endeavour, a sitcom…
First Indian-American Miss America Crowned, Minds of Racists Explodes
Last night, Miss America happened. I was watching Breaking Bad. I think pageants are regressive and boring, and when they’re…
NOC: “Whore of the Orient” Video Game Slammed for Anti-Asian Racism
Originally posted on The Nerds of Color (H/T Asian American News) Team Bondi, the Australian-based maker of the popular 3rd…
NOC: Hard NOC Life Video Podcast Ep. 001, featuring yours truly
Check out the pilot episode of Hard NOC Life, a weekly video podcast by The Nerds of Colour. This episode features…
Will there be a Pacquiao comeback?
Last year, Manny Pacquiao — the one-time fighter heralded as boxing’s pound-for-pound greatest — suffered one of the most bruising…
3 videos of BD Wong singing that are just kind of awesome
Here are 3 videos of Tony Award-winning actor BD Wong (@BD_Wong) that you need to see. 1. As Father Ray…
NOC: The Wolverine – Memories of “Miss Saigon”
Originally posted on The Nerds of Color My boyfriend and I rarely go to the movies these days: tickets are…