Showing 1 - 15 of 172 articles tagged "Asian Americans and TV"

• Posted Monday 11/15/21 at 12:41PM EST

  Sesame Street announces Ji-Young, the first Asian American muppet

  The 7-year-old Korean American muppet Ji-Young, voiced by Kathleen Kim, is making history as the first Asian American muppet in...

• Posted Friday 10/15/21 at 2:57AM EDT

  Daniel Dae Kim: I wouldn't have been cast as a lead on The Hot Zone: Anthrax 10 years ago

  "If this show were being made 10 years ago, I could guarantee you that a face like mine, wouldn't be...

• Posted Saturday 10/09/21 at 3:32AM EDT

  Greta Lee says the prospect of The Morning Show depicting anti-Asian hate during the pandemic was "incredibly terrifying"

  Lee, who plays the new president of the news division at fictional network UBA Stella Bak, got a special showcase...

• Posted Monday 8/30/21 at 1:19PM EDT

  John Cho reacts to complaints that, at age 49, he is too old to play the 27-year-old Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop

  In a wide-ranging interview with Vulture, Cho also discussed preparing for the physically demanding role, breaking his ACL and whether...

• Posted Wednesday 8/18/21 at 12:48AM EDT

  Angry Little Girls comic strip is getting a TV and holiday movies adaptation

  Lela Lee is partnering with Gamechanger Films for a TV and movie adaptation of her cult classic webcomic strip following a 6-year-old...

• Posted Friday 8/13/21 at 6:43PM EDT

  Original Gossip Girl alum Yin Chang says her character was rewritten to be an Asian stereotype

  Chang, who recently reprised her Nelly Yuki character on the HBO Max reboot, told Teen Vogue her character was originally...

• Posted Friday 7/09/21 at 12:32AM EDT

  Lou Diamond Phillips: Prodigal Son marked the first time I asked to have my character changed to Filipino American

  Phillips, whose mother is Filipino and father is Scots-Irish and Cherokee, is best known for playing Mexican American and Native...

• Posted Tuesday 6/29/21 at 8:16PM EDT

  An ethnic studies professor wonders why it took so long for James Corden's "Spill Your Guts" segment to be seen as racist

  The Late Late Show has been doing its “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts” segment since 2016.

• Posted Tuesday 6/29/21 at 10:03AM EDT

  Woman who started a petition for James Corden to end The Late Show's "Spill Your Guts" segment says she's been getting death threats

  Kim Saira, whose petition called out The Late Late Show segment's cultural insensitivity, tells TMZ that while she's received a...

• Posted Monday 6/28/21 at 6:27PM EDT

  Petition starter isn't satsfied with James Corden's response to "Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts" controversy

  Kim Saira, a Filipina Chinese social-media influencer whose Change.

• Posted Sunday 6/27/21 at 7:06PM EDT

  James Corden to change his "Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts" segment after accusations it mocked Asian dishes

  Corden has responded to the recent outcry that the comedy big that has been a Late Late Show staple since...

• Posted Sunday 6/27/21 at 7:06PM EDT

  Margaret Cho forgives Jay Leno after he apologized for his anti-Asian Tonight Show jokes

  Cho, who will soon be appearing on CNBC's Jay Leno's Garage, tells EW of Leno's apology in March amid the...

• Posted Thursday 6/10/21 at 1:10PM EDT

  Another Vincent Chin limited series is in the works -- this one will have his estate's support

  Last month, Amazon Studios revealed plans to turn the story of Chinese American Vincent Chin, who was brutally beaten to...

• Posted Monday 6/07/21 at 2:49PM EDT

  John Oliver devotes 27 minutes to the history of Asian Americans while debunking the "model minority" myth

  On Sunday, The Last Week Tonight host presented what he called a “long-overdue, better-informed conversation,” and a “smarter, more nuanced”...

• Posted Wednesday 6/02/21 at 7:42PM EDT

  Simu Liu expresses frustration with Kim's Convenience's "overwhelmingly white" producers after abrupt cancelation

  With Kim's Convenience's fifth and final season dropping on Netflix today, Liu wrote a lengthy Facebook post describing how the...