“I was thinking, it would have been nice, for twelve-year-old me, to have stumbled on this PBS Korean War documentary and hear a Korean American. That was something I would have loved.” – John Cho
“I think we should take solace in the fact that even though we’ve been underrepresented for some time, we’ve been around.”
“The two features I’ve starred in after #starringjohncho – Columbus, and now Searching – are both great stories directed by Asian Americans and supported by YOU – people who like that idea.”
Our favorite interviews from 2014 include John Cho, Grace Lee, Maggie Q and the young filmmakers from our Muslim Youth Voices Project.
“For the Asian American community, seeing John Cho in a role on TV or in a movie has always been a triumph.”
Cary Fukunaga, director of HBO’s “True Detective, gets an Emmy nom.
Check out the Asian faces in the Fall TV lineup, including John Cho, Mindy Kaling and more.
Many Asian American TV actors paved the way to the creation of the first Asian American family TV sitcom in 20 years.
By Misa Oyama
Last month an Asian American protest against Sacramento’s free public screening of Breakfast at Tiffany’s led to the film’s cancellation. Although the film is famous for Audrey Hepburn’s starring role, it also includes Mickey Rooney in a minor role as a buck-toothed Japanese landlord.
The San Francisco Int’l Asian American Film Festival (March 13 – 23, 2008) wrapped with an estimated attendance of 30,000, over 225 filmmakers, actors and industry guests, and 57 sold-out shows.
Dinner and a Movie is a regular series with SFIAAFF staff members. This edition features Taro, the Festival Assistant Director, and his picks for a good time out on the town.
If you’re an Asian American filmmaker and haven’t heard of the Pusan International Film Festival, you need to get in on the action and head over to South Korea.