In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) held a panel discussion moderated by actress Jodi Long (All American Girl) discussing what the new Asian America (and Canada) looks like. Chris Tashima, Ellen Ho, James Hong, Sandra Oh, Ken Mok and Julia Kim participated in the panel and took turns [...]

It was a Friday night. As usual, Little Tokyo in Los Angeles was full of night owls ready to socialize over good food and frothy drinks. The patrons at the Far Bar on East 1st Street were no exception. The bar was full of mostly young and mostly Asian guests, all of whom appeared to [...]

In my senior year of high school, I remember how my buddy hosted a viewing party for the finale of—actually I don’t recall which America’s Next Top Model season it was because there are so many! What I do remember is the diversity of the contestants from Indian American Anchal Joseph to Korean American Gina Choe. With the ANTM series still [...]

The just-released iPhone 4S looks crazy so it’s only fitting that you have an even crazier case to go with it. In comes the id America soft foam pads. The foam pads cover the back of the iPhone and there’s also a clear protector for the front. I like how the pads are light and [...]

Best Quotes of 2011. “Teehee” – Youtube star Ryan Higa. Yes, this has been around before this year. No, it has not gotten old. “I’m proud of my Asian American heritage and being able to blend the two cultures together and to learn from each is fulfilling. I feel the values and traits of my [...]