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Where in the world is Coach Ken Tanaka?

It appears that Fox hit series, Glee, will be saying goodbye to Coach Ken Tanaka, played by Patrick Gallagher.  News sources report today that Coach Ken Tanaka is missing from the episodes of the second season.  The series is introducing a new football coach, Shannon Bestie, who will be played by Dot Jones, to rival Jane Lynch’s Sue Sylvester.  More here and here. Thanks to Mary Ann...

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Hey Folks! I know I kinda been MIA - my apologies - been SO busy! I have you all in mind in the meanwhile - will be posting catch ups in a week or so - thanks for staying with! If you haven’t already heard, 18 year-old Filipino sensation, Charice Pempengco, will be guest starring in Fox’s hit show Glee in its second season.  Entertainment Weekly reported that Pempengco will play an...

Jun 29th

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A Mets Starter in Hisanori Takahashi after keeping...

Scattering five hits, allowing no runs in 6 innings, and lasting 101 pitches in last night’s game against the NY Yankees in Queens’ Citifield, Hisanori Takahashi earns himself a starter spot in the Met’s’ pitching rotation.  Born 4/2/75 in Tokyo, Japan, the 5’10 left hander reveals: “It’s kind of my goal to be here as a starting pitcher and stick with the major...

May 22nd

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Dancing with Asians: Carrie Ann, Cheryl, Nicole,...

Dancing With the Stars rocks the 10th season with 4 Asian females Carrie Ann Inaba - judge - of Japanese, Chinese, and Irish descent; grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii Cheryl Burke - dancer - Filipino, Irish, Russian Nicole Scherzinger - contestant - lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls - Filipino, Hawaiian/Russian Brooke Burke - DWTS 10th season co-host (suspected Asian on maternal side i.e. not...

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Female Director & Lead Actress win!

Announced Sunday, April 25th, 2010 - Writer, Director, Executive Producer, MTV and HBO veteran, Cynthia Hsiung, won the Boston International Film Festival’s Indie Spirit Best Director Award for her film Are You For Great Sex?  Lead actress of the film, Jessica Caban, won the Indie Spirit Best Actress Award.  ROCK ON GURRRLS!!! Are You For Great Sex lead actress Jessica Caban,...

Apr 30th

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Liu Wen, Estee Lauder's First Asian Face

[via Imaxtree] NEW YORK, Apr 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) —The Estée Lauder brand today announced that it has signed two of fashion’s brightest runway and editorial stars as new global faces of Estée Lauder. French model Constance Jablonski and Chinese model Liu Wen will join Estée Lauder’s roster of global beauties - Hilary Rhoda, Carolyn Murphy, Elizabeth Hurley and...

Apr 18th

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A standing ovation & a warm homecoming for Matsui...

Tuesday, April 13, 2010, about 1pm - In case you missed it - Here’s the link to a short video of Hideki Matsui receiving his 2009 World Series ring along with the rest of the Yankees about 2 hours ago. (Video, the write up, the build up, and Yankee & New York pride got me all choked up). After a few months’ slump and an injury in the 2009 season, Matsui’s top notch...

Apr 13th

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Asians at the Oscars

Up won Best Animated Feature! Awesome movie.  I’ve spoken to a few people who still haven’t seen it.  Q. It. Now.  (Link to clip.  Also shown below.) Lara Louie and husband, Best Supporting Actor Nominee for The Messenger Woody Harrelson George Takei, whose Sulu role in the original series was played by John Cho in the 2009 film.  Star Trek was nominated for Best Visual...

Mar 8th

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The NYC Soho International Film Festival starts...

Founded by Jorge Ballos, Noli Parumog and Luis Pedron on July 1, 2009, the Soho International Film Festival (SIFF) encourages new and seasoned filmmakers to create innovative and thought provoking pieces. SIFF host screenings and events in the renowned SOHO district of New York City to bring together filmmakers, critics, and cineastes from across the world.  Filmmaking seminars will be...

Feb 18th

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2010 - The Year of the Tiger

Feb 14, 2010 through Feb 2, 2011 CLSA via WSJ: “Tiger years are typically marked by dramatic changes and even upheaval and 2010, much like the tiger itself, sees an energetic and powerful, but impulsive and risky, year ahead.” NYPost: An Indian tiger swims at the Bangkok Zoo. Demand from a newly rich Asian population for goods such as tiger bone tonic wine and tigers’ skin, meat...

Feb 13th

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Jessica Gomes in Portugal for Sports Illustrated...

How is Jessica Gomes Asian? (Also includes, in my opinion, one of the foxiest photos I’ve seen of hers) Photographed by Stewart Shining in Lisbon, Portugal.  Swimsuit by Pistol Panties.  Photographed by Stewart Shining in Lisbon, Portugal.  Swimsuit by Cia Maritima.  Photographed by Stewart Shining in Lisbon, Portugal.  Swimsuit by Beach Bunny Swimwear.  Photographed by Stewart...

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Sonia Dara in Rajasthan for Sports Illustrated...

Sonia Daria is of Indian origin, focuses her undergraduate studies in Human Evolution Biology at Harvard University (Class of 2012), and plans to pursue a career in Medicine specializing in Orthodontistry.  Through her hard work and dedication to modeling while at AMTC in 2005, Dara impressed Elite modeling agency and was signed in Atlanta which then evolved into a contract with Elite in New...

Feb 10th

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Who's the Asian Temple boss on 'Lost: The Final...

Are we supposed to surmise he’s Japanese because he keeps a Bonsai Tree and won’t speak English because the language tastes bad in his mouth?  (Ok, fine.  He speaks Japanese too.)  (This is from tonight’s episode ‘What Kate Does”) So…he’s also barefoot.  Why is everyone barefoot? Is that supposed to add to the mystery?  Or make them more earthy and...

Feb 10th

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Christine Teigen in the Sports Illustrated 2010...

Thai Norwegian beauty (and guess whose singer-songwriter’s longtime love), Christine Teigen, graces the pages of the long awaited, annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2010.  (Brooklyn Decker, married to tennis star Andy Roddick and good gal pals with Teigen, is on the cover.) Photographed by Randall Grant in Dhigu, Maldives, Male.  Photographed by Walter Iooss, Jr in ...

Feb 9th

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Daniel Dae Kim stays on the island for Hawaii...

Congrats!!! to Korean talent (and hottie) Daniel Dae Kim, who plays Jin Kwon on ABC’s hit show Lost, for landing one of the leading roles in CBS’ remake of the groovy classic Hawaii Five-O.  Kim will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly while Moonlight star Alex O’Loughlin continues to be in talks for the part of Detective Steve McGarrett. Kim’s POV on Asians in acting per the...

Feb 9th

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Christine Teigen holds her own in the Sports...

The 24-year-old, Utah-born, Seattle-raised beauty of Thai and Norwegian descent has risen to the top modeling ranks by landing one of the most coveted jobs in the industry.  The Sports Illustrated 2010 Swimsuit Edition will be unveiled Tuesday, Feb 9th. Chrissy, as she calls herself on her twitter, has modeled for Victoria’s Secret Pink, has been on the cover of Maxim mag (2007), and has...

Feb 4th

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2010 Oscars - The (Asian) Nominees

82nd Annual Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010  Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California ABC 8pmET Hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin Full list of nominees Disney Pixar’s Up is nominated for 5 Academy Awards - How is Up Asian? Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Music (Original Score), Best Sound Editing.  Up is the second animated feature to be...

Feb 3rd

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Final Season of 'Lost' Premieres 2 hours tonight!

Recap starts at 8pm, 2 hour season premiere from 9-11pm on ABC Asian celebs starring in more than 45 episodes Clockwise from top left: Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah Daniel Dae Kim as Jin Kwon Ken Leung as Miles Straume Yun Jin Kim as Sun Kwon (10 other Asians have starred in 2-3 episodes.  IMDB)

Feb 2nd

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Black Eyed Peas win 3 at the Grammys

Sunday, January 31, 2010 52nd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in LA, California Black Eyed Peas wins and nominations: List of winners and nominees Record Of The Year - nomination I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan “3-D” Dresdow & Padraic “Padlock” Kerin, engineers/mixers [Interscope]...

Feb 2nd

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Glee wins a SAG! Outstanding Performance by an...

January 23, 2010, Saturday 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Full list of winners and nominees Congratulations GLEE ensemble!!!!! Outstanding performance indeed.  Fantastic season so far.  Thank you. Jane Lynch and cast accepting the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series DIANA AGRON / Quinn Fabray CHRIS COLFER /...

Jan 24th

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BREAKING NEWS: 6.1 aftershock tremblor hits Haiti...

Just eight days after the 7 Richter earthquake that killed approximately 200,000 people, injured 250,000 and left 1.5 million homeless, an aftershock tremblor at 6.1 on the Richter hits Haiti, Wednesday Jan 20, 2010. The extent of additional damage or injuries still forthcoming. More info. More ways you can help. or text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 via the Red Cross

Jan 20th

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Glee Goes Glam at the Golden Globes

Sunday, January 17, 2010 Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, Ca Glee WINS! Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical Lea Michelle, up for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical, wore a gorgeous Oscar de la Renta (info via fabsugar) Matthew Morrison, nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical, dons a Dolce & Gabbana tux (info via justjared) BRILLIANT in the...

Jan 19th

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Glee WINS a Globe! Best Television Series Comedy...

Sunday, January 17, 2010 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Ca Full list of Winners and Nominees Steve Granitz/Getty Images Producer Brian Murphy and the cast pose backstage in the press room at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA Sunday, January 17, 2010 CENTURY CITY, CA - JANUARY 17: (L-R) Actors Igbal Theba, Jenna...

Jan 18th

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Zoe Saldana in Jason Wu at the 15th Annual Critics...

Friday Jan 15, 2010 @ the Palladium in Hollywood, Ca Full list of winners and nominees Zoe Saldana, who played Neytiri in Avatar and Uhuru in Star Trek, dons a gorgeous ivory mini draped foil Jason Wu design. Who is Jason Wu? Hint: He designed the dress Michelle Obama wore to the Inaugural Ball, among many others.  See the stunning Michelle Obama in Jason Wu designs here. Star Trek &...

Jan 17th

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Michelle Obama in Jason Wu

Barbara Walters Special Barbara Walters Special, aired November 26, 2008 - Michelle Obama in a $3,510 raw silk dress with hand-embroidered rosettes (which were “florets with French knots” per Jason Wu).  Embroidery took 100 hours of labor.  Mrs. Obama paid for the dress.  [Photos and info via WSJ] Inaugural Ball Inaugural (Home State) Ball, January 20, 2009 - “The gown...

Jan 17th

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Patrick Gallagher of Glee Interview - Got...

Comment below or tweet (@maracelebrity). Please submit by midnight ET, Sunday, January 24, 2010. What’s up with Patrick Gallagher? Glee Goes Glam at the Golden Globes Glee is SAG nominated - Best Ensemble! Airs on TBS & TNT Saturday, January 23, 2010 @8pmET Other Fun Stuffs: Glee WINS Golden Globe! January 17, 2010  Jenna Ushkowitz Harry Shum Jr confirms his...

Jan 16th

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John Cho with Star Trek castmates at the Critics'...

How about winning Best Looking Ensemble at the Critics Choice Movie Awards held Friday, January 15 at the Palladium in Hollywood, Ca? This delicious (and also quite talented) group lost Best Acting Ensemble to Inglorious Basterds and Best Action Movie to Avatar.  See full list of winners & nominees here.  HELLO John Cho, Chris Pine, Anton Yelchin and Zachary Quinto!  Zoe Saldana in a...

Jan 16th

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People's Choice Awards 2010

Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, June 6, 2010  Glee was voted Favorite New Comedy UP was voted Favorite Family Movie True Blood was voted Favorite TV Obsession - know which current Glee star used to be on HBO’s hit show? the answer revealed See Full list of Winners and Nominees here.  See more red carpet pics from the Choice awards here.  Glee cast accept their award.  See...

Jan 8th

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BATTLE of CELEBRITY ALL-STARS on JAY LENO: JERSEY SHORE EDITION Haven’t posted this because it’s NOT Asian news…BUT, oh man, it’s too effin’ HILARIOUS not to share…Happy Friday Which made you laugh the most? (For me, “I don’t know any wizards” and “lionel richie”) Keywords: Snooki, Jay Leno, Q&A, Wizards, lionel richie,...

Jan 8th

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Winners! Iron Chef America Super Battle: Filipina...

Filipina White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford and renowned chef, restaurateur, and TV personality Bobby Flay defeated Mario Batali and Emeril Legasse by only 5 points in the Michelle Obama special-guest-hosted Iron Chef America Super Battle held at the White House Sunday, Jan 3rd, 2010.  The winners receive $25,000 to contribute to the charity of their choice.  (See why the White House...

Jan 6th

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THIS JUST IN: Glee (and former True Blood) star...

Patrick Gallagher sent me an email to confirm that he is indeed of Chinese and Irish-American descent.  Woot! Unique info to this site is Gallagher’s reveal that his mother is Chinese, but Jakarta-born (economic prosperity lured the Chinese to migrate to Indonesia); his father is Irish-American, hence his last name; he is of dual Canadian and U.S. Citizenship.  There it is people.  The...

Dec 30th

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Released, December 22nd - Official trailer for SONY Pictures’ the Karate Kid starring Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, and Taraji P. Henson; directed by Harald Zwart (The Pink Panther 2).  In theaters June 11, 2010.  The write up in FirstShowing.net: Smith plays Dre, a skateboarding video game buff who moves to China after his single mother is forced to go there for work. Unable to speak Chinese,...

Dec 23rd

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Nota wins NBC's Sing Off Monday night!

Nota, the 6-man group from Puerto Rico, beat out Tufts University’s Beelzebub to win NBC’s acapella competition Sign Off in last night’s finale.  Below are three performances from Dec 14-16 & 21 that I thought were Nota’s best.  Dig how they transitioned into and infused Latin style.  Some pretty dope samples.  The winner announcement clip is also below.  Enjoy!...

Dec 22nd

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Hapa-Palooza @ Bowery Poetry Club NYC

Tonight! December 20, 2009 Spoken word, DJ, hapa, lower east side … perfect for a snowy NYC eve Sponsored by an organization that fights racial prejudice through education and builds multicultural community … even better Start: 12/20/2009 - 8:00pm End: 12/20/2009 - 11:00pm Cover: $8 General Admission, $5 Students ABOUT THE SULU SERIES Hosted by Regie Cabico, curated by Artistic...

Dec 20th

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Maya Lin unveils “Unchopping A Tree” Tuesday, December 16, Copenhagen – Cop15, United Nations Climate Change Conference Maya Lin, world-renowned artist and architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, unveiled the latest piece in her inform-and-inspire conservation efforts.  In the video, Lin asks, “if deforestation were happening in your city? How quickly...

Dec 19th

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Isles beat Rangers 2-1 @ MSG last night, Rangers @...

Last night’s Isles win (recap) ties the NY competition at 1-1 with the first game won by the Rangers at Nassau back in October.  GOAL SCORERS NYI: J. Sim (14:25 - 1st) , B. Comeau (16:50 - 3rd) NYR: E. Lisin (19:05 - 3rd) GOALIES NYI: D. Roloson (W) NYR: H. Lundqvist...

Dec 17th

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Glee has 4 Golden Globe nominations!

Announced this morning, December 15, 2009 - (Full list of Nominations) Glee, Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Best Supporting Actress, Television Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical CONGRATS!!!! How is Glee Asian? Glee has 6 Asians in recurring roles…...

Dec 15th

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A foxy reason to watch NBCs acapella competition...

Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger is a panel judge on NBC’s acapella competition, Sing Off, along with musician Ben Folds and Boys II Men’s Shawn Stockman.  (Scroll for more pics of Nicole, updates, remaining contestants) Watching this last night, I looked forward not only to the talent of each acapella group, but also to each “cut to Nicole” scene.  Her...

Dec 15th

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Philippines' Mayon Volcano erupts, thousands...

(Charism Sayat/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images) Lava flowed from the crater of the Mayon volcano in Legazpi, Albay province, southeast of Manila on Tuesday. From the NYTimes, December 14, 2009, filed 10:22pmET MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Authorities moved thousands of villagers from harm’s way near the Philippines’ most active volcano Tuesday after it oozed lava and shot...

Dec 15th

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Fast Company Names Pharell Williams in Top 100...

(#36) Pharrell Williams’ recent achievement: Limelight, an updated version of Fame that he created with film director McG, was picked up by ABC (loosely based on Williams’ performing-arts experience in high school) Other Fast Company mag highlights: Co-owner of production company, Neptunes (Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Madonna are some clients) Fronts the funk-rock band...

Dec 9th

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Dec 7th