John Cho starred as the new Sulu in Star Trek, and was the first Asian American to take the lead in a Hollywood thriller. Now busier than ever, he says the best way to tackle racial stereotypes is to laugh at them
A telling snapshot from the young life of John Cho. He is at college, majoring in English Literature when a drama company commandeers the campus theatre to mount a production of Woman Warrior, based on the best-selling memoir by Maxine Hong Kingston. There is, however, a caveat. In return for the use of the theatre the production company is required to cast a few college students. Enter Cho, who scores a small role. The die is cast.
“It was the first time I met professional Asian actors,” Cho recalls. “Frankly, I didn’t know they existed. I guess I’d seen some Asians on television, but, in my head,...
A telling snapshot from the young life of John Cho. He is at college, majoring in English Literature when a drama company commandeers the campus theatre to mount a production of Woman Warrior, based on the best-selling memoir by Maxine Hong Kingston. There is, however, a caveat. In return for the use of the theatre the production company is required to cast a few college students. Enter Cho, who scores a small role. The die is cast.
“It was the first time I met professional Asian actors,” Cho recalls. “Frankly, I didn’t know they existed. I guess I’d seen some Asians on television, but, in my head,...
- 7/17/2022
- by Aaron Hicklin
- The Guardian - Film News
The legend of Mulan is no obscure secret in Chinese folklore. It's also been popularized through many iterations, most famously in Disney's 1998 animated film and its widely anticipated live-action version. But were the fantastic accounts of this woman warrior actually grounded in reality? While it's unclear whether or not Mulan's tale is based on a true story, accounts of her bravery have been reiterated over and over again.
The Original Story of Mulan
The first record of Mulan emerges from "The Ballad of Mulan," which can be traced back to the Northern Dynasties of China (386 to 581 Ad). As the story goes, a girl dresses up as a man and joins the army so her frail father and younger brother don't have to. Following years of successful service in the military, she returns home to her family and shocks her fellow soldiers by dressing in feminine clothes and revealing her gender.
The Original Story of Mulan
The first record of Mulan emerges from "The Ballad of Mulan," which can be traced back to the Northern Dynasties of China (386 to 581 Ad). As the story goes, a girl dresses up as a man and joins the army so her frail father and younger brother don't have to. Following years of successful service in the military, she returns home to her family and shocks her fellow soldiers by dressing in feminine clothes and revealing her gender.
- 8/30/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
This post originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly.
Whether he’s reading to kids at the White House, hitting up local bookstores on Black Friday, or giving recommendations to his daughters, President Barack Obama may as well be known as the Commander in Books.
Potus is an avid reader and recently spoke to the New York Times about the significant, informative and inspirational role literature has played in his presidency, crediting books for allowing him to “slow down and get perspective.” With his presidency coming to an end this Friday, EW looked back at Obama’s lit picks over the years...
Whether he’s reading to kids at the White House, hitting up local bookstores on Black Friday, or giving recommendations to his daughters, President Barack Obama may as well be known as the Commander in Books.
Potus is an avid reader and recently spoke to the New York Times about the significant, informative and inspirational role literature has played in his presidency, crediting books for allowing him to “slow down and get perspective.” With his presidency coming to an end this Friday, EW looked back at Obama’s lit picks over the years...
- 1/19/2017
- by Mark Marino
- PEOPLE.com
Just yesterday, President Barack Obama presented the National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals in an East Room ceremony at the White House. Nea Chairman Jane Chu said, 'Whether its animation or architecture, writing or music, these artists' creativity and passion have made an enormous impact on our nation. I join the President in congratulating them and celebrating the arts in our country.'The official citations for the 2013 National Medal of Arts recipients are Julia Alvarez, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Joan Harris, Bill T. Jones, John Kander, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Maxine Hong Kingston, Albert Maysles, Linda Ronstadt, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, and James Turrell. Check out the ceremony below...
- 7/29/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
President Barack Obama told Linda Ronstadt he had “a little crush” on her in his younger days while awarding her with the National Medal of the Arts Monday afternoon.
Obama's Crush On Linda Rondstadt
Ronstadt was at the White House Monday to accept a National Medal of the Arts. After Obama placed the medal around Ronstadt’s neck, he admitted to the musician that he once harbored a crush for her. "I told Linda Ronstadt I had a little crush on her back in the day,” Obama told the crowd that had congregated in the East Room, reported CNN.
Ronstadt, according to a White House press release, was receiving the National Medal of the Arts for her “one-of-a-kind voice and her decades of remarkable music.”
“Drawing from a broad range of influences, Ms. Ronstadt defied expectations to conquer American radio waves and help pave the way for generations of women artists,...
Obama's Crush On Linda Rondstadt
Ronstadt was at the White House Monday to accept a National Medal of the Arts. After Obama placed the medal around Ronstadt’s neck, he admitted to the musician that he once harbored a crush for her. "I told Linda Ronstadt I had a little crush on her back in the day,” Obama told the crowd that had congregated in the East Room, reported CNN.
Ronstadt, according to a White House press release, was receiving the National Medal of the Arts for her “one-of-a-kind voice and her decades of remarkable music.”
“Drawing from a broad range of influences, Ms. Ronstadt defied expectations to conquer American radio waves and help pave the way for generations of women artists,...
- 7/29/2014
- Uinterview
It was the poet Shelley who wrote that "the poet is the unacknowledged legislator of the world." Not much has changed since he wrote those words nearly three hundred years ago. But, after watching these most captivating minutes of video, one may certainly walk away with the sense of how poets change the world not merely by their words, but by their example. Every War Has Two Losers is a documentary based on the journals of midwestern poet William Stafford who declared himself a conscientious objector to World War II and, from 1942 through 1946, was interned at the Civilian Public Service Camps as a pacifist. The film has already aired on selected PBS stations, and features some of this country's finest poets, W.S. Merwin, Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Maxine Hong Kingston, Alice Walker, reading from Stafford's work Stafford, who was born in...
- 8/24/2010
- by Jayne Lyn Stahl
- Huffington Post
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