New York's 48th Asian American International Film Festival July 31 - August 10, 2025

Was out on vacation but wanted to make sure and post up here because you still have time to see some great films!

https://www.aaiff.org/

Wait...So Woody Allen and Epstein Were Friends. Shocker.

That is all. 

What's Happening In Gaza Is Genocide. Jewish Americans Believe That Too. It's Not Antisemitic. Deport Us All.

I mean there's really no other way around it. 

And if the tables were turned, looking at it from an Asian specific point of view, we all know how this would be spun. 

"What? You're saying I can't call out China for.....that's being racist?"

The Trump Administration doesn't even care to be honest in ways. It's an excuse to push out brown people and anyone else who doesn't agree with MAGA time. 

And no--just because MAGA wants the Epstein files opened--it doesn't even close to absolve them.

Deport me for this?

Try your heart out.

Short Short: Behind the Artist in Kpop Demon Hunters

Because you can't go anywhere and not be hearing about Kpop Demon Hunters

Retro Club Club: Jay Sean, Nicki Minaj + Eurythmics

If the Supreme Court, in its "conservative wisdom", can give as many tools to the Grifter And Chief as possible, to help Break America, I can certainly bring back this remix forgeting about anything else having to do with the original video which creates debate.

 

Still Time To Go! 24th New York Asian Film Festival July 11-27, 2025

Still time to get on out and see some great film at NYAFF!

https://www.nyaff.org/nyaff25/films

A Little Joy Luck Club And Some Richard Lui

In case you missed it.

Ming-Na Wen, Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao and Lauren Tom, who play the daughters in the classic 1993 film “The Joy Luck Club,” sit down with NBC’s Richard Lui on TODAY to reflect on how the movie has bonded them over the years and encouraged more Asian stories and stars to shine in the spotlight.

Ronny Chieng to Voice Kahn From ‘King of the Hill’

Here's a snippet of the article on resonate:

Addressing Representation in Animated Roles

Chieng’s casting for Kahn aligns with ongoing industry conversations about ensuring animated characters are voiced by actors who share their characters’ ethnic backgrounds. Chieng himself reportedly alluded to this casting in December during a podcast recording, explaining that the recasting for Kahn was intended to ensure an Asian actor would voice the character.

Kahn Souphanousinphone is married to Minh and is the father of Connie (both of whom will continue to be voiced by Lauren Tom). The character is known for his complex relationship with Hank Hill, often asserting his “superiority complex” while navigating suburban life in Arlen, Texas.

Read more here: https://www.weareresonate.com/2025/07/ronny-chieng-to-voice-kahn-in-king-of-the-hill-revival-on-hulu

Dean Cain + Superman = Please Just Stop Talking

 

Calling someone an immigrant is political? While I typically like APIA commentary....please just stop talking at any moment Dean Cain.

https://www.screengeek.net/2025/07/11/superman-dean-cain-james-gunn-immigrant

P.S. On Lilo & Stitch And The 2025 World Box Office...And That BTS

According to those boxofficemojo numbers, the real life movie version--which was amazing to see (saw it the 2nd weekend it came out)--has these numbers (as of today):

Worldwide $978 million dollars with $412 million domestic in the US and $565 million in all other markets (foreign).

Not bad work if you can get it.

The 2nd top movie of the year so far behind

Here's a great video below from behind the scenes with everyone talking about being in the film, why they wanted to tell the story that they did--a lot of great APIA voices here.

Maia and Sydney seem like they could be real sisters!

So cute. 

More movies!

But even if there is not a live sequel soon--what's even better is that the in 10/15 years the young kids that watched this will remember these Asian faces, and want to see them again in something new.

Compound interest.

Meet Zohran Kwame Mamdani

     Photo credit: Madison Swart via https://www.zohranfornyc.com/

Here's a some info from the up and comer...is there a new acronym we should be using I wonder--brown dems upward political....

Meet Zohran

Zohran Kwame Mamdani is a New York State Assemblymember and democratic socialist running for Mayor. Born in Uganda and raised in New York City, he has fought for the working class in and outside the legislature: hunger striking alongside taxi drivers to achieve more than $450 million in transformative debt relief, winning over $100 million in the state budget for increased subway service and a successful fare-free bus pilot, and organizing New Yorkers to defeat a proposed dirty power plant. The cost of living is crushing working people but Zohran believes that government can lower costs and make life easier in our city — he’ll use every tool available to bring down the rent, create world class public transit, and make it easier to raise a family.

Get more at: https://www.zohranfornyc.com/#about

Random Jaylin Williams

I know I know but this popped up in my feed again and I thought, I was going to post something up before the finals, and then I was watching the finals, and then...well now we have this. If they make it back next year I'll do a much longer post and more in-depth...but you gotta get to another finals SGA!

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The Sprial: From "Em Đi" To "Long Lanh" To “XE ĐẠP” To Mika Nakashima To Utada?

Was on Instagram and this came up on my feed.

Which is incredible. So naturally it led me to this.

If that didn't take your breath away it begs the question of if you have a beating heart.

And then this...

But I didn't read the fine print and I distinctly knew the melody. 

Mika Nakashima remake with new lyrics?

Genius.

And since I then needed a Mika Nakashima fix,

the universe led me to this other song on The First Take.

How in the world did I miss that? 

Timeless. Her voice, the performance. 

Are you kidding me?

We should all just be thankful we can give witness.

And ss luck would have it there was video on the side from last month...

There's no one like Utada. 

She's everything. 

Literally just everything.

And this just keeps adding to her mythology.

Thank You Wong Kim Ark. What's Next? Just Naturalized Citizens Born In Brown Countries?

First, let's thank Wong Kim Ark. Without him, or trying to right the wrongs of slavery--which is kind of like the firework stores trying to sell you ear muffs for puppies and babies to protect their ears from the booms they sell you), the Fourteenth Amendment wouldn't be as solidified as it is.

Or mostly is...

Or I mean...is it?

This new executive order (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/) challenges the Fourteenth Amendment taking away citizenship to those born by parents who were undocumented immigrants, or to those who had temporary status like a student, work, or tourist visa.

It's trying to take away one of the fun magic tickets that make America Truly Great. Not Fake Great. But Truly Great.

Ask anyone anywhere and they will tell you that for the longest time, the slogan of America has been "In America you can achieve your dreams. You can be anything you want to be."

Come to America.

We value freedom. We're dreamers. We believe everyone has a say. 

At least overall...because we all know the fine print on the American Dream.

But it's like even that fine print is going away.

It's like you don't even get the contract. 

Or won't be able to if this order goes through.

Some people will say it's overreacting and that there's nothing wrong with not giving citizenship under the policies of that act, but consider this:

Two people are here on work visas (because they're smart and our companies want them here..) and they decide to date, go out to dinners, museum trips, a good movie. Maybe they take a trip down the coasts--they spend money, pay taxes, help out other people. 

And then, well, you know--a baby's born! 

Like...who's gonna claim the baby now? Don't we want that baby? 

Nobody is saying anything about the parent's countries. 

But don't we at least want to call dibs on that baby? 

Don't we want those baby resources? 

Stay in America. Study. Raise a family. Buy stuff. Pay taxes. Contribute to society. Do it again.

And without a lot of paperwork?

I say get those baby dibs.

Retro Summer Sofronio Vasquez Tunes

 

Just feels like some of you may need this retro clip during these hard times.

Shine on.