Janice Min, editor in chief of “Us Weekly,” announced today that she will be stepping down after her contract ends next week on Aug.1. No, she wasn’t fired. And no, it’s not because the magazine’s tanking — because it isn’t. In this sad, ad-pages dropping magazine world, “Us Weekly” is actually doing quite well.
Min simply states, “After six years as the editor of Us Weekly, I am leaving. In short, I decided it was time to try something else in my life, do a little Gosselin detox and occasionally go …

I’m generally fine with snarky humor about Asians, but something about the “funny” hate crime scene in the trailer for the upcoming comedy, “The Goods,” makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
The movie stars Jeremy Piven as a used car salesman who is brought in to turn a lackluster auto dealership around. In the particular scene in question (at 1:07), Pivens pumps up his fellow salesmen by comparing the upcoming car sale to a war. “Don’t let me get started on Pearl Harbor. We are the Americans; they are the enemies,” Piven’s …

For those who missed out on the New York Asian Film Festival this June, don’t worry because the Asian American International Film Festival is right around the corner. Founded in 1978, the AAIFF is the first and longest festival dedicated to showing films by Asian media artists and about the Asian community.
Held this year from July 23–26, this event will feature screenings of over 80 Asian-centric films from around the world as well as sessions with film directors, discussions, workshops and awards. It’s a perfect opportunity for aspiring filmmakers, cinema …

I know, I know, it’s a small quibble considering all of the other characters and events that have been tossed to the wayside in the Harry Potter films. But, am I the only one who’s a little put out that Cho Chang was cut completely from the latest installment, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?”
As the only explicitly Asian character in the Harry Potter books, I immediately latched onto Cho as “my” character. Since she first appeared in the third book and right up until the sixth, I remember fervently …

“In an Asian world, only three white heroes can save the world.”
This past Saturday, I was able to attend the inaugural Asian American ComiCon event in New York City. Celebrating a long legacy of Asian Americans in the comic book industry, the day was packed with workshops and panels featuring many industry heavy hitters, including Larry Hama, the creator of “G.I. Joe.”
Throughout many of the sessions, a conversation thread kept cropping up: despite so many Asian Americans working behind the scenes, how come comics rarely feature any Asian American superheroes? …