The Media Action Network for Asian Americans would like to respond to Frank Marshall’s comments that “Paramount has since been in regular dialogue with Asian American advocacy groups including the Japanese American Citizens League and the Media Action Network for Asian Americans to ensure that such a mistake does not happen in the future.” Although…
Two articles about Lost and all of our favorite Asian American actors on the show: Melinda Hsu Taylor In Part 1 of our Lost interviews, writer/producer Melinda Hsu Taylor talks about her favorite characters to write for and her affinity for the sci-fi genre. Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse Executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton…
For those of us waiting for M. Night Shyamalan to address our concerns about the discriminatory casting in The Last Airbender, this latest article on ugo.com reveals some of his thinking on the matter. Unfortunately, it seems he really doesn’t understand why everyone’s so upset. One good thing is that he admits that…
The monthly general meeting is on the second floor meeting room of the Chinatown Public Safety Association. It’s your chance to share your input and thoughts on pressing issues regarding the portrayal of Asian Americans in print, radio, television and movies. Discussion about Academy Awards Discussion about new programs after the Winter Olympics
The monthly general meeting is on the second floor meeting room of the Chinatown Public Safety Association. It’s your chance to share your input and thoughts on pressing issues regarding the portrayal of Asian Americans in print, radio, television and movies. This month, we will be discussing a joint event with OCA of Orange County…
It’s the first general meeting of 2010 and there’s much in store for the new year. Join us THIS Thursday, Jan. 21st at 7:30pm for MANAA’s monthly meeting. Agenda items include: -Update on Airbender protest -Discussion of “Remo Williams” second installment -Reports from television monitors, including shows like American Idol, Glee, The Mentalist, Law and…
MANAA’s Student Scholarship Committee recently selected Jin Yoo-Kim to receive the 2009 scholarship of $1000. The committee was impressed with the professional quality of her numerous films, as well as the high praise given to her by her mentors. “I was jumping for joy when I heard the news,” said Yoo-Kim. “The first thing…
MANAA’s General Meeting is Thursday, November 19th. The monthly general meeting starts at 7:30 PM, in the upstairs meeting room of the Chinatown Public Safety Association. We welcome your input and thoughts on pressing issues regarding the portrayal of Asian Americans in print, radio, television and movies.