The Academy Award-nominated short film “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó" was born out of the emotional juxtaposition of joy and silliness amid the backdrop of anti-Asian hate crimes. First-generation Taiwanese American director Sean Wang, who had been living in New York City for over five years, decided it was time to return home in 2021 to the Bay Area where his grandmothers resided. At the time, his homecoming coincided with the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, especially in San Francisco, where 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee was shoved to the ground while he was out on a morning walk.
The Academy Award-nominated short film “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó" was born out of the emotional juxtaposition of joy and silliness amid the backdrop of anti-Asian hate crimes. First-generation Taiwanese American director Sean Wang, who had been living in New York City for over five years, decided it was time to return home in 2021 to the Bay Area where his grandmothers resided. At the time, his homecoming coincided with the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, especially in San Francisco, where 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee was shoved to the ground while he was out on a morning walk.
A UK videographer's claims of witnessing cat meat being sold in a hidden alleyway of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown have sparked outrage and demands for clarification among Malaysian netizens. About the claim: In a series of images purportedly taken in June 2018 and posted on his social media accounts this week, Ragib Choudhury claimed to have discovered a cat meat stall hidden away in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur. Choudhury said that while exploring the alley, he found himself inside an indoor market and encountered cats locked in cages.
Shane Gillis’ past use of racist, antisemitic and homophobic language has resurfaced on social media ahead of his return on “Saturday Night Live,” the same show that fired him for using an anti-Asian slur five years ago. Anti-Asian comments: The renewed attention to Gillis' controversial past comes after “SNL” announced that he will host the NBC comedy sketch show on Feb. 24. Gillis was fired by the same show in 2019 shortly after a 2018 video of him using an anti-Asian slur — "f cking ch nks" — surfaced following the announcement of his casting alongside Bowen Yang, among others.
Back in 2020, Korean American artist Ted Park decided to visit rapper Parlay Pass in Atlanta after he felt his depression fully set over him in Jersey City during the initial wave of COVID-19. What was initially meant to be a two-week trip ended up becoming four months, resulting in the creation of multiple songs with Pass, including their hit 2020 track “Dance Like Jay Park.” The idea for the upbeat banger came to the musicians while they were in the basement studio of a mansion as Ted was vibing to some beats.