The news is out: the script for the live-action adaptation of the manga classic Akira has been sent to a short list of actors that includes Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield, James MacAvoy, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake and Joaquin Phoenix. Take a moment to read that list. Then read it again. No,…
DetailsLeopard-print tights. Black lips. Thick, black eyeliner. A hairdo shaped like a flame. Hahn-Bin, 22-year-old Korean violinist, performed at the Hammer Museum on Thurs., March 17. I made a mistake arriving only 15 minutes early. There was a long line for the annex since the theater was already full. Although I didn’t experience the live…
DetailsYes, it is finals week (if you couldn’t tell from the reduced number of my posts), and I have an essay due tomorrow as well as a final that I have not yet started studying for. But I would be remiss in my ~*American manners*~ if I did not share this gem with you: Asians…
DetailsWhen a man looks upon his new bride under the moonlight, he is tempted to admit that her beautiful face is “like the lotus that is blooming in the lake” or “like an ode that has been plucked on the instrument of life.” Guru Dutt and Mohammed Sadiq’s classic Hindi film about the then-Muslim city of Lucknow, “Chaudhvin Ka Chand,” is full of poetic depictions of that ultimate love in a man’s life, but more poignantly, it teaches us how to give up that great love when following one’s own convictions.
DetailsAlexandra Wallace, 3rd-year political science undergraduate, posts video rant about Asians in the library during finals week. The video immediately went viral on Facebook. Asian Pacific Coalition posted a response to the issue: As evidenced by the responses of outrage and hurt from our community, it is clear that this student’s comments can be considered…
DetailsWritten by Deanna Hoang-Yen Tran The Asian-American and Pacific Islander community’s label as the model minority is detrimental to the well-being of the community. In response to the topic of the model minority myth, a female Asian UCLA pre-med student majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology stated, “I believe that a lot of Asians…
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