C.B. Lee's Blog, page 51
August 15, 2016
August 14, 2016
amysdubanowski:Asian-American Ladies ❥ Constance Wu
“It’s not a...
Asian-American Ladies Constance Wu
“It’s not a Chinese arc, it’s not an Asian arc; it is an Asian-American arc, and I’ll probably get shit for saying this, but in terms of the Hollywood or media perception of nonwhite cultures, one thing I have noticed is they’re more comfortable hiring the Chinese-Chinese actress who is a star in China and who has bankability there and who they understand as a thing to celebrate if not exoticize. The Asian-American experience [is some...
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“Certainly, Possibly, You”
by Lissa Reed
“This is so embarrassing. I’m so sorry… ” Sarita hands over a mug of spice tea, her face steaming nearly as hot as the drink. “I can’t believe I forgot you were here.”
The woman tosses back her mane of hair—a gold streaked tumble of waves nearly as black as Sarita’s own hair—and beams up from her perch on Sarita’s sofa, a gorgeous smile that lights up the living room and somehow is confident enough to make her improvised flowery bedsheet toga look like a reasonable thing to wea...
diversityinfilmtv:Asian-American Actors Can No Longer Be...
Asian-American Actors Can No Longer Be Ignored.According to a recent New York Times article, more Asian-American actors and activists have spoken out with raw, unapologetic anger.
When Constance Wu landed the part of Jessica Huang, the Chinese-American matriarch on the ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat,” she didn’t realize just how significant the role would turn out to be. As she developed her part, Ms. Wu heard the same dismal fact repeated over and over again: It had been 2...
August 13, 2016
"And you write until the rust comes out of the faucet, and it’s clear water, and then you write down..."
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@linmanuel) talking about writing on Charlie Rose (x)
August 12, 2016
americasgreatoutdoors:Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in...
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona protects spectacular wilderness in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. The park is the only place in the United States where visitors can see large stands of organ pipe cacti, which can live to be more than 150 years old. Explore this Southwest gem with activities like hiking, camping, wildflower walks, scenic drives and night sky gazing. Sunset photo by Jim Dunham (www.sharetheexperience.org).
dailydot:Rihanna, Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina to join all-female...
Rihanna, Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina to join all-female ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Seven out of the needed-eight women are reportedly signed up to join the all-female cast of Ocean’s Ocho, the spinoff of Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean movies. According to Deadline, Rihanna, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, and rapper/YouTube star Awkwafina are set to join the stars of the film, Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett.
The movie will be directed by Gary Ross, known for The Hunger Games,...
