In a key scene from Netflix’s rom-com “Alway Be My Maybe,” celebrity chef Sasha Tran (Ali Wong) and her old childhood friend Marcus (Randall Park) attend a fundraising event that involves fancy passed apps and a red carpet. As they approach the door, Marcus can be seen wearing a white T-shirt with a snarling woman’s face on it. The shirt reads, “Stay Angry.”
The shirt and the catchphrase are from Angry Asian Man, whose alter ego is blogger Phil Yu. Since 2001, the Angry Asian Man blog has examined the Asian-American experience including news, media, representation, and politics. The site has been a galvanizing force for Asian pride and awareness in the community. Park is not only a fan of the site, but he’s also friends with Yu and has contributed to the cause; the annual subscriber fundraiser rewards donors with a custom-designed T-shirt that reads “Stay Angry...
The shirt and the catchphrase are from Angry Asian Man, whose alter ego is blogger Phil Yu. Since 2001, the Angry Asian Man blog has examined the Asian-American experience including news, media, representation, and politics. The site has been a galvanizing force for Asian pride and awareness in the community. Park is not only a fan of the site, but he’s also friends with Yu and has contributed to the cause; the annual subscriber fundraiser rewards donors with a custom-designed T-shirt that reads “Stay Angry...
- 6/1/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Apple’s Siri system can answer spoken restaurant requests.
If, as Laurie Anderson sang, language is a virus, then English is the common cold.
Already ubiquitous — English has an estimated 1.5 billion speakers — it’s only growing more so, given its status in fast-growing emerging markets. Especially the fastest-growing and emerging-est market of all, China, where it was estimated last year by the China Daily newspaper that up to 400 million people are currently actively learning English, or nearly a third of the population.
If, as Laurie Anderson sang, language is a virus, then English is the common cold.
Already ubiquitous — English has an estimated 1.5 billion speakers — it’s only growing more so, given its status in fast-growing emerging markets. Especially the fastest-growing and emerging-est market of all, China, where it was estimated last year by the China Daily newspaper that up to 400 million people are currently actively learning English, or nearly a third of the population.
- 10/29/2011
- by Jeff Yang
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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