angryasianman.com: This feed is not maintained by angryasianman. The official feed (summaries only) is at http://www.angryasianman.com/atom.xmlhttp://www.angryasianman.com/angry.htmltony@ponderer.org (Tony Chang)Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:03 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/teaser-poster-for-ninja-assasin.html<div class="blogPost"> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/angry/ninjaassassin02.jpg" width="450" height="670" border="0" vspace="6" /><br />It's apparently been floating around the internets for a few months, but I just happened to come across this <a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=55044" target="_blank"><b>teaser poster</b></a> for <i>Ninja Assassin</i>, starring Korean pop star Rain, and thought it was rather badass. <br /><br />Don't know if the movie's going to be any good, but the poster promises a lot of rain, blood, sharp objects, and presumably, a lot of asskicking. Hopefully, it'll be a bigger hit than Rain's first foray into Hollywood, last summer's disappointing live-action <i>Speed Racer</i>.<br /><br />The movie is scheduled to hit theaters on November 25 from Warner Brothers. It also stars Rick Yune, Sung Kang and Randall Duk Kim, among others. But probably no part for Rain's old friend/rival <a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2008/05/raincolbert-dance-off.html"><b>Stephen Colbert</b></a>.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/teaser-poster-for-ninja-assasin.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/teaser-poster-for-ninja-assasin.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/teaser-poster-for-ninja-assasin.htmlFri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/suspect-in-attacks-on-asian-women.html<div class="blogPost"> Thomas Parker, the suspect who was <a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/suspect-arrested-in-attacks-targeting.html"><b>arrested in San Diego this week</b></a> for a string of attacks targeting Asian women, has reportedly committed suicide. He was found dead in his jail cell this morning: <a href="http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/news/breaking/2009/07/man_accused_in_homeinvasion_se.html" target="_blank"><b>Man accused in home-invasion series commits suicide</b></a>.<br /><br />Parker was arrested after a woman -- who happened to be a marathon runner -- fought off an attack in her garage and chased him down the street. She flagged down others driving nearby and an off-duty Border Patrol agent stopped at a traffic light joined in the chase and arrested Parker.<br /><br />According to police, Parker was linked through DNA and other evidence to a series of similar home-invasion robberies and sexual assaults over the past year. He was expected to be arraigned Monday on charges in connection with seven assaults, six of which targeted Asian women, police said.<br /><br />Rather than face the lawful consequences of his alleged crimes, the guy apparently decided to take his own easier way out by hanging himself. More here: <a href="http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Thomas-Parker-commits-suicide-in-jail/gKoeo_NY1kG9ZJcvRSNTiw.cspx" target="_blank"><b>Serial Sex Assault Suspect Commits Suicide in Jail</b></a>.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/suspect-in-attacks-on-asian-women.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/suspect-in-attacks-on-asian-women.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/suspect-in-attacks-on-asian-women.htmlFri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/angry-reader-of-week-judy-lei.html<div class="blogPost"> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/angry/angryreader_judylei.jpg" width="450" height="300" border="0" vspace="6" /><br />What up, good people? It's time for another Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's reader is Judy Lei, a student at Smith College, who responds with great enthusiasm:<br /><br /><b>Who are you?</b><br />A 20-year-old, second generation Chinese American that is a rising junior at Smith College with a self-designed Asian American Studies major.<br /><br /><b>What are you?</b><br />A fighter. An activist. An aspiring playwright, poet, and writer. A wanna-be actress. A lover (of Pikachu). <br /><br /><b>Where are you?</b><br />At home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. <br /><br /><b>Where are you from?</b><br />I will always consider myself a Brooklyn kind-of girl, even though I am originally from Ozone Park, Queens in NYC. You can tell that I'm a Brooklyn girl when you hear me say words like "water," "York," or "Shawn."<br /><br /><b>What do you do?</b><br />Currently working for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (Yea AALDEF!) on their Language Access Community Health Care Project.<br /><br />Besides being a workaholic, doodling in my sketchbook (I'm a horrible artist), reading with Backstreet Boys music in the background, procrastinating instead of studying, I am a full-time student at Smith College, an all women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts (nowhere near Bawston). While in school, I tend to be a very Angry student (all my thanks goes to AAM!).<br /><br />In the future, I aspire to become a writer/community organizer in the NYC/SF/LA area (in one city or another), professor or lawyer (when I'm 40+). I want to do a lot, but time is running out! Where's the time machine?<br /><br /><b>What are you all about?</b><br />* Equality and Change. <br />.. "Power to the People!"<br /><br /><b>What makes you angry?</b><br />1) The NYC Public Education System (actually all big cities' Public Education Systems). <br />2) People who pick on others (especially because of someone's accent/social/economic status).<br />3) Police Brutality/Misconduct.<br />4) People who believe "Racism is dead!" <br />5) Gentrification.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/angry-reader-of-week-judy-lei.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/angry-reader-of-week-judy-lei.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/angry-reader-of-week-judy-lei.htmlFri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/margaret-chos-beautiful-on-showtime.html<div class="blogPost"> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/angry/margaretcho01.jpg" width="450" height="300" border="0" vspace="6" /><br />Get the latest funny dose of Cho. <a href="http://margaretcho.com/" target="_blank"><b>Margaret Cho's</b></a> new concert film, <a href="http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product.do?episodeid=135043&amp;seriesid=0&amp;seasonid=0" target="_blank"><b><i>Beautiful</i></b></a> premieres on Showtime this Friday, July 3 at 11:00pm ET/PT. <br /><br />It's been a few years since Margaret's last concert film. Prepare yourself for another hilarious asskicking standup performance, this time posing perhaps her most shocking theory yet: "nice is sexy." <br /><br />For more information about what's going on with Margaret, check out her website (and read her blog) <a href="http://margaretcho.com/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. To learn more about airings of <i>Beautiful</i>, go <a href="http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product.do?episodeid=135043&amp;seriesid=0&amp;seasonid=0" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. And watch the trailer for <i>Beautiful</i> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6MfI1EXNX8" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/margaret-chos-beautiful-on-showtime.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/margaret-chos-beautiful-on-showtime.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/margaret-chos-beautiful-on-showtime.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/suspect-arrested-in-attacks-targeting.html<div class="blogPost"> In San Diego, police have arrested 39-year-old Thomas Parker, a suspect in a string of home invasions and sexual assaults that targeted Asian women: <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/07/home-invasions.html" target="_blank"><b>San Diego man arrested in attacks targeting Asian women</b></a>.<br /><br />According to authorities, Parker was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assault with intent to commit rape, robbery, burglary and false imprisonment. The woman in this attack is white.<br /><br />The victim was apparently a <b>marathon runner</b> who chased Parker after fighting him off, and off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agents assisted in the arrest. Sounds like this guy really messed with the wrong woman. <br /><br />Parker will be charged in the attack and that of six Asian women stretching back to June 2008. DNA tests reportedly linked him to the other attacks.<br /><br />In most of the cases, the victims had only recently returned home and were confronted by a man who brandished a knife and demanded money. The attacker often sneaked into the women's homes through an open garage.<br /><br />Parker has been booked in county jail in downtown San Diego. More on his arrest here: <a href="http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/02/1m2assault09236-woman-runs-after-helps-nab-attacke/ " target="_blank"><b>Woman runs after, helps nab attacker</b></a>.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/suspect-arrested-in-attacks-targeting.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/suspect-arrested-in-attacks-targeting.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/suspect-arrested-in-attacks-targeting.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/terrible-t-shirt-donger-need-food.html<div class="blogPost"> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/angry/thedongerneedfood.jpg" width="450" height="300" border="border" /><br />Why would anyone want to make a t-shirt <a href="http://store.cottonfactory.com/cf-1105.html" target="_blank"><b>like this</b></a>? Why would anyone buy one and wear one? It says, "NO MORE YANKIE MY WANKIE THE DONGER NEED FOOD." If you're not familiar with the quote, they're the regrettably immortalized words of Long Duk Dong from <i>Sixteen Candles</i>. <br /><br />Over twenty-five years later, it's the character that refuses to die. For some reason, someone was compelled to create a shirt design out of this ridiculous quote from one of the worst Asian caricatures in the history of Hollywood. All for a cheap laugh. What's next - a t-shirt quote from Mr. Yunioshi?<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/terrible-t-shirt-donger-need-food.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/terrible-t-shirt-donger-need-food.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/terrible-t-shirt-donger-need-food.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/jim-yong-kim-takes-office-as-dartmouth.html<div class="blogPost"> Yesterday, Jim Yong Kim officially stepped in as the 17th president of Dartmouth College, becoming the first Asian American president of an Ivy League school: <a href="http://www.koreanbeacon.com/2009/07/02/historic-day-for-jim-yong-kim-and-asian-americans/" target="_blank"><b>Historic Day for Jim Yong Kim and Asian-Americans</b></a>. <br /><br />He publicly addressed students, alumni, faculty, staff and other members of the Dartmouth community who had gathered to welcome Kim for his first day on the job: <a href="http://thedartmouth.com/2009/07/01/news/Kim/" target="_blank"><b>Kim addresses Dartmouth community on Green</b></a>.<br /><br />If you recall, when it was <a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/03/dr-jim-yong-kim-is-ivy-leagues-first.html"><b>announced</b></a> earlier this year that Kim would be taking office as Dartmouth's president, it didn't take long for idiot folks to respond with <a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/03/kims-appointment-at-dartmouth-inspires.html" target="_blank"><b><i>racist</i> emails</b></a> and ignorant remarks. But now he's President. What now, fools? (Thanks, Khee.)<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/jim-yong-kim-takes-office-as-dartmouth.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/jim-yong-kim-takes-office-as-dartmouth.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/jim-yong-kim-takes-office-as-dartmouth.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/what-robogeisha-trailer.html<div class="blogPost"> <object id="obj_1f866af11db04864bca16236377b518f" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,115,0" width="450" height="392"> <param name="movie" value="http://applications.fliqz.com/1f866af11db04864bca16236377b518f.swf"> </param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> </param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> </param><param name="flashvars" value="file=fd0593c2a3bb4f399fc07aa00c42fda4&amp;permalink=&amp;"> <embed id="emb_1f866af11db04864bca16236377b518f" src="http://applications.fliqz.com/1f866af11db04864bca16236377b518f.swf" width="450" height="392" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="file=fd0593c2a3bb4f399fc07aa00c42fda4&amp;permalink=&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed> </param></object><br /><br />What the hell did I just watch? This is the bizarre, crazy-ass <a href="http://www.fliqz.com/aspx/permalink.aspx?vid=765ce58525ea4c07a85e8aa00e399563" target="_blank"><b>trailer</b></a> for <i>RoboGeisha</i>: <a href="http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/noboru-iguchi-says-geisha-is-beautiful-geisha-is-robot-its-the-robogeisha-t" target="_blank"><b>'Geisha Is Beautiful! Geisha is Robot!.'</b></a> It's the latest from writer/director Noboru Iguchi, the guy responsible for <i>The Machine Girl</i>, which I never saw, but had an <a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2007/12/whoa-machine-girl-trailer.html"><b>equally crazy bizarre trailer</b></a>.<br /><br /><i>The Machine Girl</i> was the story fetishized story of a high school girl whose arm is replaced by a giant machine gun. <i>RoboGeisha</i> appears to be a story about really, really deadly robotic geishas. You really just have to watch it to understand. But even then, you still won't understand.<br /><br />There are several moments in the trailer where I was like, "Wow, I've never seen that in a movie before." I mean, I've seen breast cannons (who hasn't?), but I've never seen someone stabbed in the eyes with fried shrimp. Nor have I seen armpit swords, or ass katanas for that matter.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/what-robogeisha-trailer.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/what-robogeisha-trailer.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/what-robogeisha-trailer.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/rip-andrew-wei-lin-new-twenty.html<div class="blogPost"> I recently heard about <a href="http://www.thenewtwentymovie.com/" target="_blank"><b><i>The New Twenty</i></b></a>, an indie relationship drama that's making some waves on the film festival circuit. The film's cast includes <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082169/" target="_blank"><b>Nicole Bilderback</b></a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1765814/" target="_blank"><b>Andrew Wei Lin</b></a>, playing twenty-something siblings. <br /><br />Here's the sad part... according to <i>The New Twenty</i> <a href="http://thenewtwenty.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/andrew-wei-lin-rest-in-peace/" target="_blank"><b>blog</b></a>, Andrew Wei Lin took his own life a couple of weeks ago, on June 12. He was described as "a brilliant, charismatic, intelligent, humorous and hugely talented young man." He was 28. (Thanks, Charles.)<br /><br />I wasn't familiar with his career, and according to IMDb, he didn't have a lot of credits to his name. It looks like his part as Tony Kim in <i>The New Twenty</i> was his most significant film role to date. Tragically, for most of us, it's what we're left with. Rest in peace, Andrew Wei Lin.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/rip-andrew-wei-lin-new-twenty.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/rip-andrew-wei-lin-new-twenty.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/rip-andrew-wei-lin-new-twenty.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/video-of-mike-kim-on-daily-show.html<div class="blogPost"> <table style="font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="360" height="353"><tbody><tr valign="middle"><td style="padding:0px;" colspan="2"><embed style="display:block" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:232235" width="360" height="301" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="autoPlay=false" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" bgcolor="#000000"></embed></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here's video of Mike Kim's appearance of <i>The Daily Show</i> the other night. Kim is author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FEscaping-North-Korea-Defiance-Repressive%2Fdp%2F0742556204%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1246390744%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=angryasianman-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank"><b><i>Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the World's Most Repressive Country</i></b></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=angryasianman-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and founder of <a href="http://www.crossingbordersnk.org/" target="_blank"><b>Crossing Borders</b></a>, an organization dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees. Pretty amazing guy. Much props to him for his tireless work, and for bringing this story to the <i>Daily Show</i> audience.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/video-of-mike-kim-on-daily-show.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/video-of-mike-kim-on-daily-show.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/video-of-mike-kim-on-daily-show.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/starcraft-lessons-from-authentic-korean.html<div class="blogPost"> Here's a freaking sweet-ass Craigslist posting offers you the key to ultimate awesomeness... Have you been spinning in video game limbo, unable to advance and reach higher levels of greatness because of your sorry-ass Starcraft skills? Well, there's a reason for that: <b>you're not Korean</b>. <br /><br />ByunTae, who is certifiably 100% full-blooded Korean, is offering his valuable expertise in Starcraft for the low basic training rate of $25/hour. He guarantees that you too can possess the skill of a Korean player: <a href="http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/lss/1246071348.html" target="_blank"><b>Starcraft lessons from authentic Korean (richmond / seacliff)</b></a>. Read on:<blockquote><font size="1"><b>Starcraft lessons from authentic Korean (richmond / seacliff)</b><br />Reply to: serv-62pzx-1246071348@craigslist.org<br />Date: 2009-06-29, 5:00PM PDT<br /><br />Hi, my name is ByunTae from South Korea. I have been playing Starcraft since 1998 and I was born and raised in Korea. I'm 100% full blooded Korean, meaning I have been gifted with unparallel talent to master any video game, particularly, Starcraft: Brood War. I'm also experienced in Counter-Strike, I am able to perform bunny hops, my best score on a public 32 player game was 171-2 with 170 kill streak. I'm offering my expertise in Starcraft to be taught to non-Koreans that wishes to have the skill of a Korean player. I have advised and coached many professional gamers such as Im Jae Dong, Park Myung Soo, Ma Jae Yoon, and more. Boxer and I were great friends until he started using my dropships to gain his fame. I started training other players to be on par with Boxer and eventually surpassing Boxer. He is no longer the best player thanks to my contribution to rest of the players. I did not compete in pro gaming because they KTF did not agree with my seven figure contract demand.<br /><br />Things I will be teaching in Starcraft:<br />1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8a9a0a<br />Micro management (unit management)<br />Macro management (unit production and economy)<br />Map specific strategies<br />Basic and Advanced strategies and build orders for all three races.<br />In-game bugs to be used to your advantage such as unit stack, stop lurkers, etc.<br />Counter strategies and perfect attack timings.<br />Learn Korean lango, like "chobo" "gosu" "ww" etc<br />Basic Korean to communicate with Koreans on battle.net<br />Unit details, their size and their pros/cons against other units<br />My signature cannon rush along with my signature cheese rush (boxer learned it from me) <br /><br />My lessons will result in:<br />Faster APM (actions per minute) - average professional gamers range from 250-550. Average player is about 100.<br />Better Win/Loss Ratio<br />Chance to become a professional gamer in Korea - Celebrity status, especially for foreigners, like Guillaume Patry (Grrr...) and Bertrand Grospellier (Elky)<br />Bragging rights, that you're as good as a Korean in Starcraft<br />You will be called a hacker because you're so good.<br />Korean girls will be intrigued that you're such a good Starcraft player.<br /><br />My lessons are offered to only non-Koreans or American born Koreans because they lack the blessing from the Gaming God, Norazi. Sun Tzu once said, "Defiler becomes useless at the presences of a vessel." You will be come the vessel against the defilers that treats you like a non-korean, laughing at your pitiful Starcraft skills...however, you will demolish them with the new profound skills. <br /><br />Pricing:<br />Basic training: $25/hr<br />Estimated course length: 6-8 hours<br />Basics of micro/macro management.<br />Learning the units and buildings<br />Basic strategies and build orders<br />Learn attack/production timing<br />Hotkeys<br />Worker stacking<br />Learn Korean words to understand Koreans talk in game<br /><br />Advanced training: $35/hr<br />Estimated course length: 8-10 hours<br />Muta stacking<br />Lurker stop and stacking<br />Cloacked zergling<br />Advanced strategies and build orders<br />Map specific strategies<br />Various secret tricks and tips<br />Bootleg copy of Boxer's DVD imported from Korea<br />Learning basic Korean to communicate with Korean on battle.net<br />Advanced micro/macro management (able to stand off 12 zerglings with just 3 zealots or fend off 18 zealots with just 4 cannons) <- EXTREME SKILL<br /><br />Race Specific Training:<br />I will teach you EVERYTHING i know about those races, making you an unstoppable force within the World of Starcraft.<br />Estimated course length: 4-6 hours<br />Protoss: $20/hr<br />Zerg: $25/hr<br />Terran: $30/hr<br /><br />For all students, i will also offer 2 hours of my time for the week of the lesson taken, to play together in 1vs1 Lost Temple/Python or other custom maps.<br /><br />Please contact me if you have any questions, I promise that I will make you into the best non-Korean Starcraft Player EVER, amongst those trained by me.</font></blockquote><p>Preach it, ByunTae. He's here to give you the hard truth. Your gamer ass sucks because you're not Korean, and you lack the blessing from the Gaming God, Norazi. The defilers laugh at your pitiful Starcraft skills -- as they should.<br /><br />Do you want faster APMs? Better win/loss ratio? Supreme bragging rights? It can all be yours! And best of all, Korean girls will be intrigued that you're such a good Starcraft player. Yes, my friends. ByunTae can make into the best non-Korean Starcraft Player EVER. Not as a good as a Korean, of course. But still pretty damn good. And that's a promise. (Thanks, Todd, via Oliver.)<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/starcraft-lessons-from-authentic-korean.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/starcraft-lessons-from-authentic-korean.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </p></div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/starcraft-lessons-from-authentic-korean.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/theatrical-trailer-for-fame.html<div class="blogPost"> <object width="450" height="368" id="uvp_fop"><param name="movie" value="http://l.yimg.com/cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/fop/embedflv/swf/fop.swf"></param><param name="flashVars" value="id=14007801&amp;rd=eyc-off&amp;ympsc=&amp;postpanelEnable=1&amp;prepanelEnable=1&amp;infopanelEnable=1&amp;carouselEnable=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed height="368" width="450" id="uvp_fop" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://l.yimg.com/cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/fop/embedflv/swf/fop.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="id=14007801&amp;rd=eyc-off&amp;ympsc=&amp;prepanelEnable=1&amp;infopanelEnable=1"></embed></object><br /><br />This <a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810033914/trailer#14007801" target="_blank"><b>new theatrical trailer</b></a> for the upcoming <i>Fame</i> remake hit the internet a couple of weeks back. The movie is the feature film directorial debut of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1160495/" target="_blank"><b>Kevin Tancharoen</b></a>. The cast also features <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2189680/" target="_blank"><b>Anna Maria Perez de Tagle</b></a> as Joy, who appears to have a fairly significant role in the movie. <br /><br />It looks good, though I'm a bit bummed that this trailer doesn't feature more of the title song -- you know what I'm talking about -- like in the <a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/04/fame-teaser-trailer.html"><b>teaser trailer</b></a>. But I'm sure we'll get to hear lots more of it in the movie. We better. <i>Fame</i> hits theaters on September 25.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/theatrical-trailer-for-fame.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/theatrical-trailer-for-fame.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/theatrical-trailer-for-fame.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/asian-kid-kept-out-of-public-school-for.html<div class="blogPost"> Just read this ridiculous story about 14-year-old Jeff Sukkasem, a U.S. citizen and legal resident of Montgomery County, Maryland, who has essentially been barred from enrolling in public school for the past two years: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/29/AR2009062903961.html" target="_blank"><b>Montgomery Schools Made Teen Wait and Wait and Wait</b></a>.<br /><br />Born and raised in California, Jeff moved to Thailand with his family when he was 9, but returned to the United States three years later after struggling in Thai school, unable to read or write in Thai. He took up residence in Montgomery with a family friend, who became his legal guardian.<br /><br />Basically, Jeff is a the victim of overzealous "gatekeepers" intended to prevent outsiders from taking advantage of the area's superior public schools. It's apparently a significant issue, enough that the school system has developed an elaborate process for catching cheats.<br /><br />Unfortunately, in this case, it locked out a kid with a legitimate claim to attend public school in Montgomery. School officials assumed that Jeff was just another Asian international student who had come to the U.S. for free schools. To them, it looked like his residency was set up "for the purpose of free school attendance."<br /><br />They declared him an international student and said he could attend only if he paid nonresident tuition. Jeff could neither afford the $14,000 tuition nor a plane ticket back to Thailand. Jeff has apparently spent the past two years teaching himself, at home and at the public library. <br /><br />Thankfully, this week, in the face of mounting publicity, the Montgomery school system granted Jeff admission to Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda as a regular student, free of charge. It's a about friggin' time.<br /><br />Come on, you're thinking what I'm thinking, right? You have to wonder if Jeff would have been stuck in limbo this long if he wasn't Asian. Would they have been so quick to conclude that he was just another Asian kid gaming the system? Two years is a long-ass time to figure that one out.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/asian-kid-kept-out-of-public-school-for.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/asian-kid-kept-out-of-public-school-for.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/asian-kid-kept-out-of-public-school-for.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/english-please.html<div class="blogPost"> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/angry/englishplease.jpg" width="450" height="300" border="0" vspace="6" /><br />This photo was recently snapped by an observant reader while waiting for the R train at Canal St. in Chinatown, NYC. Someone <i>racist</i> ass apparently felt compelled to modify this subway service announcement. At least they had a change of heart and crossed out "MOTHER FUCKER." Because "please" and smiley faces are how you ask nicely. (Thanks, Qbertplaya.)<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/english-please.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/english-please.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/english-please.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/research-study-on-career-choices-and.html<div class="blogPost"> I recently heard from Xuhua Qin, a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who his working on his dissertation examining how family impacts the career choices of Asian Americans. He's looking for Asian Americans who are willing to help him out and respond to an <a href="http://www.zipsurvey.com/LaunchSurvey.aspx?suid=37076&amp;key=A9712BC0" target="_blank"><b>internet questionnaire</b></a>. Here's the formal invitation letter:<blockquote><font size="1">You are invited to participate in a research project about family’s impact on Asian American students’ career decisions. The purpose of this project is to help career counselors better understand Asian American clients’ career behaviors and their struggles to make a career choice, so that career counselors can more effectively help Asian American clients. This project is under supervision of Prof. James Rounds (Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign).<br /> <br />Anyone over age 18 who identifies him/herself as Asian American is welcomed to participate.<br /> <br />In this project, participants will be asked to complete an online questionnaire about their attitude towards different activities and about their experience interacting with parents surrounding these career and academic choices. Participants can fill out the questionnaire in any places that is accessible to internet and at any time of their choice. The estimated completion of the survey is approximately 40 minutes.<br /> <br />Participant’s responses will be kept completely confidential. No identifying information will be collected. Participation in this research is completely voluntary.<br /> <br />Any interested individual can learn more about the research and participate online at: <a href="http://www.zipsurvey.com/LaunchSurvey.aspx?suid=37076&amp;key=A9712BC0" target="_blank">http://www.zipsurvey.com/LaunchSurvey.aspx?suid=37076&key;=A9712BC0</a><br /> <br />Please feel free to contact me at xuhua.qin09@gmail.com if you have any questions/concerns. Thank you so much for your interest! I really appreciate it.<br /> <br />Sincerely,<br />Xuhua Qin<br /> <br />Doctoral student of Counseling Psychology Division<br />Educational Psychology<br />University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign</font></blockquote>I regularly receive a lot of similar requests from graduate students needing help with getting participants their research. I'm happy to do it, with the hope that continued studies like this will give us a better understanding of our community and what makes us tick. If you're interested in helping Xuhua out, fill out the questionnaire <a href="http://www.zipsurvey.com/LaunchSurvey.aspx?suid=37076&amp;key=A9712BC0" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/research-study-on-career-choices-and.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/research-study-on-career-choices-and.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/research-study-on-career-choices-and.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/olivia-thai-covers-apologize.html<div class="blogPost"> <object width="450" height="277"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/La2QnzZTdu4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/La2QnzZTdu4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="450" height="277"></embed></object><br /><br />I'm really feeling Olivia Thai's studio-recorded <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La2QnzZTdu4" target="_blank"><b>cover</b></a> of OneRepublic's "Apologize." She sounds awesome. The track is currently available for download on <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=7abo9h3XtrM&amp;offerid=146261.766530727&amp;type=10&amp;subid="><b>iTunes</b></a><img alt="icon" width="1" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=7abo9h3XtrM&amp;bids=146261.766530727&amp;type=10&amp;subid=" /> from Spin Move Records. To learn more about Olivia Thai, visit her website <a href="http://www.oliviathai.com/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>, and her MySpace profile <a href="http://www.myspace.com/oliviathai" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.<br /><br /><font color="RED">UPDATE:</font> Please ignore the wack ads that pop up on the player for "Hookup with Sexy Asians" and "Taiwanese Egg Donors." Yes, I know they're absolutely ridiculous. Blame YouTube. Blame Google. Blame the weirdos who actually click on that garbage.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/olivia-thai-covers-apologize.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/olivia-thai-covers-apologize.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/olivia-thai-covers-apologize.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/new-aclu-report-on-racial-profiling.html<div class="blogPost"> According to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union, profiling is still alive and well in the United States. Authorities detain thousands of people each year solely on the basis of religion, race or nationality: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE55T4T720090630" target="_blank"><b>Racial profiling of minorities persists in U.S.</b></a><br /><br />Not surprisingly, the report said racial profiling was often applied to immigrants from South Asia and to North Africans suspected of being Islamic militants following the September 11, 2001 attacks carried out by al Qaeda militants.<br /><br />The report, submitted to the U.N. Committee to End Racial Discrimination, said profiling could involve harassment, detention, arrest or investigation.<br /><br />According to 2003 federal guidelines, it's illegal to detain or investigate someone solely on the basis of race, religion or ethnicity, but there are apparently gray areas in the context of national security and border control.<br /><br />While the government and senior law enforcement officials say they're aware of and against the problem of profiling, nobody seems to be taking any concrete steps to stop it. More here: <a href="http://sev.prnewswire.com/publishing-information-services/20090630/DC4012230062009-1.html" target="_blank"><b>New Report From ACLU and RWG Finds Racial Profiling Still Pervasive</b></a>.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/new-aclu-report-on-racial-profiling.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/new-aclu-report-on-racial-profiling.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/new-aclu-report-on-racial-profiling.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/new-promo-for-americas-best-dance-crew.html<div class="blogPost"> <div><object width="450" height="280" allowfullscreen="true"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/tv/player.swf"></param><param name="flashVars" value="vid=14245149&amp;repeat=0&amp;shareUrl=http%3A//tv.yahoo.com/randy-jackson-presents-america-39-s-best-dance-crew/show/41723/videos/14245149"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed width="450" height="280" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/tv/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="vid=14245149&amp;repeat=0&amp;shareUrl=http%3A//tv.yahoo.com/randy-jackson-presents-america-39-s-best-dance-crew/show/41723/videos/14245149"></embed></object></div><br />Awwwww yeah. Are you ready for the season four of MTV's <i>America's Best Dance Crew</i>? Here's the <a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/randy-jackson-presents-america-39-s-best-dance-crew/show/41723/videos/14245149" target="_blank"><b>promo</b></a> for the new season. With the west coast completely dominating these last three season, they're definitely playing up the regional thing. Whatever the case, I just hope we get to see more Asian faces among the crews again. <i>ABDC's</i> fourth season begins on its new night and time, Sunday, August 9.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/new-promo-for-americas-best-dance-crew.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/new-promo-for-americas-best-dance-crew.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/new-promo-for-americas-best-dance-crew.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/military-board-recommends-to-discharge.html<div class="blogPost"> On Tuesday, a military administrative board recommended that Lt. Dan Choi should be discharged from the National Guard for violating the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy: <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jomEuRPGyNC1XMVruk10r8htkGnwD995ATVO0" target="_blank"><b>Board: Discharge gay NY National Guard officer</b></a>.<br /><br />The recommendation was a setback for Choi, who came out earlier this year to challenge the policy. He would be the first New York National Guard member discharged for violating the policy against homosexual conduct. <br /><br />In essence, it amounts to a discharge. I don't think this is a surprise to anyone. While "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is plainly ridiculous and unjust, it's a rule, and Lt. Choi broke it. To the military, it's as simple as that.<br /><br />However, this isn't the end for Dan Choi. Make no mistake -- there will be an appeal. As he said last weekend in San Francisco, "A setback is an opportunity to keep fighting, and I'm going to do that through my actions." More here: <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/30/us.military.gays/" target="_blank"><b>Gay Iraq veteran must leave service</b></a>.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/military-board-recommends-to-discharge.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/military-board-recommends-to-discharge.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/military-board-recommends-to-discharge.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.angryasianman.com/2009/06/jaccc-tnkat-present-party.html<div class="blogPost"> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/angry/tnkat_theparty.jpg" width="450" height="393" border="0" vspace="6" /><br />Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 18... <a href="http://tnkat.org/" target="_blank"><b>Tuesday Night Cafe</b></a>, one of the longest running free public art space and revitalization project of Little Tokyo/Downtown Los Angeles, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a party. And not just any party -- <a href="http://www.tnkat.org/index.php?pageID=2" target="_blank"><b>The Party</b></a>. It's going to be a huge community event, and you're invited:<blockquote><font size="1"><b>What is THE PARTY ???</b><br /><br />THE PARTY is a...<br /><br /> * Music PARTY - Collaborative performances hourly!!! Find out who at tnkat.org!<br /> * Dance PARTY - Dance all night w/ DJs: +he op+imis+, Phatrick, ANT, Waxstyles, LinoType!<br /> * Community PARTY - check out & connect with awesome organizations and artists!<br /> * Family-Friendly PARTY - Kids 12 & under FREE admission! Art activity for the kids!<br /> * Yummy PARTY - The Park's Finest will be selling their L.A.-famous BBQ!!<br /> * Fundraising PARTY - When it comes down to it, we keep the TNC venue free to all, but your support keeps it going. We'll give you an amazing evening for an amazing price.<br /><br />THE PARTY - Currently in our 11th season, the "1st & 3rd Tuesday Night Cafe" series is now one of the longest-running FREE public art venues in Little Tokyo/Downtown L.A. And, after 10 years, wouldn’t YOU celebrate?<br /><br />Tuesday Night Project's 10th Anniversary Fundraising Celebration<br /><br />Pricing:<br />$15 presale/student/senior (60+)<br />$20 at the door<br />Free for kids 12 and under<br /><br />This event is co-presented by the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center.</font></blockquote>Tuesday Night Cafe has been going strong for ten years with free arts programming and no government funding. They're practically an L.A. institution. So help them celebrate! To learn more about The Party, go to the TN KAT website <a href="http://tnkat.org/index.php?pageID=2" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. And stay updated at the Facebook page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/TN-KAT-Tuesday-Night-Project/76796798801" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.<br /> <div class="byline"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/06/jaccc-tnkat-present-party.html" title="permanent link">angrylink</a> | <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()">share</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=angryasianman"></script><br /> <img src="http://www.angryasianman.com/images/dotline.gif" width="450" height="1" border="0" /> <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/angryasianman/hMam?i=http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/06/jaccc-tnkat-present-party.html" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> </font></div> </div>http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/06/jaccc-tnkat-present-party.htmlTue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT