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Saturday 19th August 2017,
The role of Queen Liliuokalani in the upcoming movie The Islands will likely be filled by a Native Hawaiian.
KHON reports the producers have embarked on a nationwide search for a Native Hawaiian woman between the ages of 40-60 to play the role.
National and local casting agencies will begin the search June … Read more
Will Choi
“First you make them laugh, then you make them listen.”
That’s what actress Keiko Agena says about Asian AF,an Asian American variety show in Los Angeles to combat the underrepresentation of Asians in Hollywood, reports ABC News
The actress from Gilmore Girls and 13 Reasons Why was one of the featured performers … Read more
From Paramount Pictures
By Takuma Okada
AsAmNews Intern
Weekend box office sales are in through Saturday, and the whitewashing adaptation of the multi-media Japanese phenomenon Ghost in the Shell struggled against Beauty and the Beast and Boss Baby. Ghost took the number three spot, taking in only $20 million compared to $48 million for … Read more
More than 11,000 people have signed a petition protesting yet another example of whitewashing in the works.
The controversy erupted shortly after Netflix released its trailer last week for its adaptation of the popular Japanese manga Death Note.
Nat Wolff has been cast in the main role of Light Turner. The name of the … Read more
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
Much has been written about the whitewashing of The Great Wall, the movie starring Matt Damon who heroically saves the iconic structure from destruction (seriously, did you think the movie would end any other way?) and directed by China’s Yimou Zhang.
There’s a serious trust issue between the … Read more
Tilda Swinton
A series of emails between comedian Margaret Cho and actress Tilda Swinton over the recent whitewashing controversy of Dr. Strange has been made public.
It all started when Cho went on Bobby Lee’s podcast Tiger Belly and described their conversation that took place prior to the release of the movie as tense. Swinton … Read more
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
A popular new video out less than a week freezes in time moments in 2016 that highlight the racism and the persistent whitewashing the Asian American community faced throughout the year.
The short A-woke is from multiracial filmmaker Teja Arboleda who grew up in Japan and co-producer Michael Tow, … Read more
The fire has been put out by Disney, at least for now.
Social media was set ablaze after an open letter published in Angry Asian Man claimed that a spec script purchased by Disney for the live action Mulan movie featured a White love interest who comes in to save the day.
It … Read more
Birth of the Dragon
By DTM Universal
Cross-post from Dynasty Clothing MMA
Bruce Lee (played by rising Hong Kong Kung Fu star Philip Ng), the legendary martial arts icon who changed the world, is depicted as a one-dimensional, asexual, awkward loser who is jealous of the White guy in his own biographical film. A … Read more
The anime characters in Full Metal Alchemist and their human actors.
By Ed Diokno
Director’s decision counters Hollywood’s ‘whitewashing’ practice
When the live-action adaptation of the wildly-popular manga-turned-anime Fullmetal Alchemist hits theaters next year, its entire cast of lead characters will be Japanese.
“I want to depict something that follows the original work as
… Read more
The White Supremacists who Refused to Be Treated by An Asian American Doctor 
Asian Man Seen in Video with White Supremacists 
Filipino Americans Removed from Resolution about Seattle’s International District 
Asian American Little Mermaid Finds Racism Under the Sea 
Chao criticized after Trump’s Charlottesville remarks 
Ally said:
RE: Discussion on Being Hslf-Hapa in Japsn: Great article. Thanks ...
jennifer said:
RE: Discussion of Being Half-Black in Japan: That's fantastic you support her BUT she a product of black man and
Japanese w ...
Romeo Valerio said:
RE: The White Supremacists who Refused to be Treated by an Asian American Doctor: if he's happens to also be in the Philippin ...
Garrett Kam said:
RE: Asian man seen in video with White Supremacists: He is a banana. Yellow on the outside but white on the inside. ...
Sharon said:
RE: Asian man seen in video marching with White Supremacists: Will someone please find this Asian guy and ask him why he was ...
Michael S. Teruya said:
RE: American teen moves from China to launch U.S. Music Career: Asian Americans need to get it together like this guy. ...
Julie said:
RE: Teen Wolf Actress Arden Cho Addresses Racism in Video: Unfortunately, It's a nasty symptom of being Asian in America. ...
Michael S. Teruya said:
RE: Bon Jovi Concert Hits sour Note for Asian American who was told "You Don't Belong":The larger question is should we be tr ...