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Re: DUDE WTF ASIA: Japanese People Laugh at Scaredy Bear

LindaChan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:54:44 -0000

I am so depressed right now. Poor bear!

Re: The 8Asians Talk About: The Last Airbender’s Financial Success

LindaChan — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:43:46 -0000

I like your Sh(ame)yamalan. =)

Re: Racebending Releases Report on the True Diversity in Paramount Pictures’ Films

LindaChan — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:14:28 -0000

Shyamalan himself is a pretty dark-skinned dude. And being in a position of power, he could've used this as an opportunity to cast more racially diverse actors. If we can't count on him, one of the few Asian directors working successfully in Hollywood, to cast people of color, who can we?

Re: Chinese More Likely to Be Nearsighted

LindaChan — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:03:56 -0000

Interesting article, Tim. I had no idea the estimates were that high. I also needed glasses at a very young age (4th grade), and there does seem to be a disproportionately high number of fellow APAs I know who got glasses at a young age. But more than the statistic (which is really just a statistic, and nothing more), I enjoyed reading about your personal experience with how you came to getting glasses. Legally-blind APAs unite!

Re: Mean Girls 2 Puts Out Casting Call for Asian Americans

LindaChan — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:47:31 -0000

What will she do? Like, be a normal person and everything?

Re: Mean Girls 2 Puts Out Casting Call for Asian Americans

LindaChan — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:19:43 -0000

I'm so thankful they would deign to let an Asian American be in the background! Whoo!

Re: My Thoughts On The Karate Kid Remake

LindaChan — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:26:49 -0000

I love your ideas about how you would recreate the movie. And it would have real marketability, not to mention address some issues that some Chinese Americans go through (being a jook-sing, shying away from stereotypical Chinese activities, etc.).

Re: The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Where Are You From?

LindaChan — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:13:39 -0000

Hi, theotheryoshi,

Those comments were meant as light-hearted/jokingly. My original response to this statement included a wink emoticon ;), but the editor(s) must've dropped that when compiling this post. I 100% agree with you that it's a dangerous blanket statement, if I were being serious. :)

Re: Nikita Star Maggie Q a Crowd-Pleaser at CW Upfront

LindaChan — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:12:03 -0000

Yep, she is one skinny Minnie. I think part of it though, is that she did all her own stunts on this show, which means she must've had some KILLER (no pun intended) training and workout regimens.

Re: CBS Releases Hawaii Five-O Preview with Grace Park, Daniel Dae Kim

LindaChan — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:09:37 -0000

Jack Lord's replacement is Alex O'Loughlin, who played a vampire on the canceled CBS show Moonlight. Then he played a doctor on the canceled CBS show Three Rivers (also blogged about on 8Asians, because Daniel Henney was in it). Now he's Det. Steve McGarrett.

And it looks like there are 4 main cast members, two of whom are Asian. I'm down with that!

Re: CBS Releases Hawaii Five-O Preview with Grace Park, Daniel Dae Kim

LindaChan — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:06:49 -0000

I like the way you think, Ernie! Between her and Maggie Q, there will be some serious butt-kicking by APA women on TV this season!

Re: CBS Releases Hawaii Five-O Preview with Grace Park, Daniel Dae Kim

LindaChan — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:21:40 -0000

If Alex O'Loughlin's track record is any indication, this one will go the way of Moonlight and Three Rivers. But I'm really hoping, for the sake of DDK's career, that this one makes it.

Re: The 8Asians Writers Talk About: My Comfort Food

LindaChan — Fri, 14 May 2010 09:57:56 -0000

My mom's oxtail soup. With a little rice mixed in. Mmmmmm.

Re: George Takei’s New Sharp Commercial: Funny or Offensive?

LindaChan — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:41:20 -0000

Future commenters: Please read my post carefully before jumping down my throat. I never said I was offended. In fact, I said the opposite: "I'm not sure I am." Thanks!

Re: Comedian Joe Wong at the Annual Radio & TV Correspondents’ Dinner

LindaChan — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:40:54 -0000

I just watched it. The man is brilliant. Brilliant! I hope to see more of him in the future.

Re: George Takei’s New Sharp Commercial: Funny or Offensive?

LindaChan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:58:17 -0000

About a month ago, as blogged about here on 8Asians, some Asians in Atlanta found it offensive that the subway line going through Chinatown was named the "yellow line." So while I enjoyed this Sharp commercial, and applaud the fact that it stars an Asian actor, I do wonder where the line is drawn between "yellow, Asian, coincidental" and "yellow, Asian, not-so-coincidental (and maybe offensive)." My intent was not to give my opinion (if you read my post again, you'll see that I don't give my opinion), but merely to raise the question for the readers of this blog.

Re: George Takei’s New Sharp Commercial: Funny or Offensive?

LindaChan — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:41:15 -0000

Honestly, I didn't know what to think. That's why I wrote this post--to see if anyone else had thoughts about this. Maybe I really am the only person who thought...Asian guy...yellow pixel...coincidence? :-/

Re: Wo Ai Ni [I love you] Mommy, An Adoptive Tale You’ll Never Forget

LindaChan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:48:32 -0000

Sounds like a great documentary--I'll look for it when it comes out! What struck me about this story is the adoption of an older child, whereas so many families try to adopt babies. Kudos to this family for wanting what was best for their other adopted child.

Re: How to Cook Korean Food: Maangchi’s Korean Cooking Blog

LindaChan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:46:15 -0000

Maangchi sounds like such a cool lady! And that story she told is so touching. My mom (I'm Chinese) used to say the same to me when I asked to learn how to cook: "Go study, that's more important."

Re: The Blatant Cultural Branding and the Sexualization of Speed Skaters

LindaChan — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:05:53 -0000

Honestly, I don't think this was intentional as a "crotch shot." Camera people like to shoot from different angles (from the ground up, etc.) to get interesting shots. They also like their shots to have meaning--in this case, one might consider Apolo being an Olympian god to look up to, so they shot it as though looking up at him on a pedestal. In this case, it was probably totally impromptu (maybe Apolo just sat down, or maybe the cameraman only had a few seconds to come up with something), and thus the whole thing came out looking really, really awkward. :)

Re: Searching for the Asian-American Actors On TV

LindaChan — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:38:52 -0000

Hi MadChinaman,

First, I'd like to thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful, well-researched comment. You provided a lot of information about the history of APAs in Hollywood that I was unaware of.

I wanted to address your point about listing qualified APA actors, actors who have training and a track record. As you mentioned, there are several high profile actors in ensemble casts. I'll use the examples you gave-- John Cho and Sandra Oh. What I want to know is, couldn't these APAs easily be cast in the lead roles of their respective shows? For example--couldn't "Demetri Noh" (John Cho's character) be the lead FBI agent, and couldn't "Mark Benford" (played by Joseph Fiennes, a capable but, in my honest opinion, forgettable actor) have been the secondary role? As for Sandra Oh, why couldn't "Dr. Cristina Yang" be the lead role, as opposed to "Dr. Meredith Grey"? It's not like having Ellen Pompeo, a relatively unknown actress before Grey's, would raise the profile of the show.

The point of my ranting (and yes, there is a point, buried as it may be) is that in plenty of instances, lesser known (or even unknown) Caucasian actors are cast in lead roles, while minority actors are placed in the secondary/supporting roles. This is why I am so floored and ecstatic that Maggie Q is in talks to play a high-profile role that traditionally went to white women. I really think more producers and writers need to examine how they've been casting for lead roles. I think if they're honest with themselves, they will find that "white" is the default race for a role that does not specify race. Could Lucy Liu, and not Calista Flockhart, have been the star lawyer in Ally McBeal? Sure. Then the show would be called Ling Woo...and...what's wrong with that?

Re: Searching for the Asian-American Actors On TV

LindaChan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:55:51 -0000

Mike--I've watched every season of 24, and yeah, they pick on people of Middle Eastern descent much more than any other people, it seems. The Rules of Engagement link didn't work on my computer, but from your description, I probably wouldn't want to read about it anyway. It sounds terrifying...terrifyingly bad.

John--I checked out the movie link, and it looks interesting. And from the cast, it looks like there are a few Korean/Korean Americans. Not just a single token Asian...I'm amazed.

Re: Daniel Dae Kim To Star In Hawaii Five-O Remake

LindaChan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:38:09 -0000

Ouch! I had almost forgotten about that. :)

But he is one lucky son of a gun to land TWO gigs that film in Hawaii.

Re: Extraordinary Measures: Another Case of Yellowface in Hollywood

LindaChan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:28:53 -0000

No, I have not seen it, but I read the book. And while the movie has gotten a lot of criticism from the black community, I also know it has received tremendous support (from the black community as well) for how it tells a terrible, terrible story most of us cannot begin to imagine, but one that exists in too many young girls' lives (even one is too many).

It saddens me that because you view the movie as portraying dark-skinned blacks in a negative light (would you consider Precious herself to be a "villain/evil/despicable"? Her skin is as dark as anyone's), you feel I should not highlight this movie as a reason for casting unknown actors/actresses of color. A film that tells the story of a young girl of color who overcomes unbearable circumstances and finds her voice? I couldn't ask for a better paradigm.

Re: Extraordinary Measures: Another Case of Yellowface in Hollywood

LindaChan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:25:07 -0000

Why not?