Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
Written By: Nathan Liu For people like my father — that is, Asian Americans growing up in the 1960s — Bruce Lee was the closest thing to an Asian superhero. He was a martial arts master, a picture of physical fitness, and a man who always fought fo ...
Written By: Nathan Liu When discussing Asian media representation, the conversation tends to focus on American actors who feel they aren’t being treated fairly. But what about immigrant artists, hoping to make a splash in the land that prod ...
For this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we are looking back at Miyoshi Umeki’s legacy as the only Asian actress to win an Academy Award.
Written By: Nathan Liu Bruce Lee. What more do I need to say? You all know him, the actor and martial artist whose hit films helped bridge the gap between East and West. He’s the man who created Jeet Kune Do, the hybrid fighting style that paved t ...
Written By: Nathan Liu When Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” a Korean thriller about a poor family lying their way into a rich family’s employ, was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and Bong himself was nominated for Best Director, I had two ...
Written By: Nathan Liu In a 2015 interview with the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, actor Daniel Dae Kim described how he thought it was time for Asian performers to take leading roles. Specifically, he insisted that it was time for Asi ...
Written By: Nathan Liu Editor's Note: This piece may contain some spoilers. “Your people made this mess. Now you got to live with it.” This statement is made about halfway through the seventh episode of “The Terror: Infamy.” And while a ...
Written By: Nathan Liu On the surface, “Sunnyside” sounds like a sitcom you’ve seen before. And, in a sense, it is. You’ve got an arrogant, selfish lead, who used to have a good job but has since been disgraced, and is now using a study group to regai ...
Written By: Nathan Liu “Go back to your country!” It’s a slur that many people of color have heard for years. Its message is simple: you are not welcome here. You need to get out. It’s a horrible, toxic sentiment. No person should ever be made to feel ...