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Thu, Apr 19 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Korean Americans 20 Years After the Riots

Also tagged: guy aoki, Hawaii Five-O, JESSICA SANCHEZ, KOREAN AMERICANS, MANAA, media, news, nightline, race relations, ted koppel, the la riots, Vincent Chin

By GUY AOKI With the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots almost upon us, I’ve done several interviews with various outlets interested in hearing my recollections of the time and perspective on...

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Thu, Apr 5 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Agent Cho’s Girlfriend: A Prostitute

Also tagged: Alcatraz, guy aoki, Heejun Han, Jeremy Lin, JESSICA SANCHEZ, jj abrams, Maggie Q, MANAA, New York Knicks, NIKITA, parminger nagra, RACISM, STAR TREK, television, the cw, the mentalist, tim kang

By GUY AOKI It’s still one of the things you look for when watching an Asian male regular on TV: Does he get a love interest? In the past, it was more a surprise when one did actually “get lucky”...

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Thu, Mar 22 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: You’ve Got to Be Kidding

Also tagged: Aubrey O'Day, Celebrity Apprentice, Columnists, DONALD TRUMP, entertainment, george takei, guy aoki, Heejun Han, into the next stage, itns, JESSICA SANCHEZ, JOHN RUBY, Mina Shum, MINH DUC NGUYEN, PORTER LYNN, sandra oh, Tia Carrere, Trojans, USC, USC FILM SCHOOL, Vietnamese

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Mar. 22, 2012.) === This column’s title applies to at least three different situations. In 1994, Chinese Canadian Mina Shum wrote and directed a film...

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Thu, Mar 8 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: George Takei Out on “Celebrity Apprentice”

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, Arsenio Hall, B.D. Wong, BETH BEHRS, Celebrity Apprentice, Cherry Jones, Cheryl Tiegs, Clay Aiken, David Cassidy, DONALD TRUMP, george takei, guy aoki, Heejun Han, Ivanka Trump, janm, Jason Isaacs, Jason O'Meara, Jimmy Iovine, KAT DENNINGS, Kevin Spicer, Lisa Lampanelli, Lou Ferrigno, MATTHEW MOY, NBC Awake, Philip Phillips, Richie Cowboy Law, Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler, Terra Nova, THE APPRENTICE, Tia Carrere, Tim Chiou, Victoria Goti

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Mar. 8, 2012.) === Sometimes, I don‘t know why I bother: The last three seasons, I watched Donald Trump’s reality show for someone in particular...

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Thu, Feb 9 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: More Asian Freaks on ‘American Idol’

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, Alcatraz, Charlyne Yi, Daniel Dae Kim, grace park, guy aoki, Hawaii Five-0, Heejun Han, House, Jennifer Lopez, Kahterine McPhee, Ken Leung, masi oka, MATTHEW MOY, Parminder Nagra, Phong Vu, randy jackson, Raza Jaffrey, SARAH SILVERMAN, Smash, Steven Tyler, Super Bowl, William Hung

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Feb. 9, 2012.) === “She bangs! She bangs! Ooh baby, she moves! She moves!” It’s been eight years since William Hung auditioned for television’s...

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Thu, Jan 5 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The 20th Annual Wise Guy Awards

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, Akira, alexandra wallace, AMY CHUA, APA Media Coalition, Aziz Ansari, Bob Oschack, Brett Ratner, Brian Matayoshi, Captain America: The First Avenger, Carrie Ann Inaba, Cashmere Mafia, Chick-fil-A, Ching Chong Ling Long Ting Tong, Christopher Markus, Combat Hospital, Dance War, David Kim, david ono, Farewell to Manzanar, Fast and Furious, Fast Five, Frances Kakugawa, Gal Gadot, george takei, GLEE, Greg Grunberg, Gren Hornet, guy aoki, Harold and Kumar, Harry Shum Jr., Hawaii Five-0, J.D. Sun, Jackie Chan, Jackson Rathbone, Jamie Chung, janm, Jason Momoa, JAY CHOU, Jay Leno, Jen Bresnan, Jennifer Lopez, jimmy wong, John Wallace, Justin Lin, Kapono, Kelvin Lee, ken jeong, Kenneth Choi, Keong Sim, Larisa Oleynik, last airbender, Lauren German, long duk dong, Lucy Liu, M. Night Shyamalan, MANAA, Maria Kwong, Marylyn Matayoshi, MATTHEW MOY, Olivia Munn, Phil Shigekuni, randy jackson, Razzies, Ryan Potter, Scotty McCreery, SETH ROGEN, Shelly Conn, Stephen McFeely, Sung Kang, Supah Ninjas, Tadanobu Sano, tamlyn tomita, Terra Nova, Terry Chen, Terry O'Quinn, The College Experiment, THIA MEGIA, TIGER MOM, Tom Sizemore, Undercover Boss, Vanessa Hudgens, wimpy hiroto, Witness American Heroes: Nisei Soldiers, yellowstone national park

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Dec. 29, 2011.) === In 2011, the biggest news on the television front was Fox’s “Terra Nova’ with multiple Asian regulars — Shelly Conn (Sri...

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Thu, May 5 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Chin Ho Takes the Fall

Also tagged: ALEX O'LOUGHLIN, APA Media Coalition, Archie Panjabi, Brian Yang, Chin Ho, Daniel Dae Kim, east west players, Elizabeth Sung, FOX, GLEE, grace park, guy aoki, Harry Shum Jr., Hawaii Five-0, JENNA USHKOWITZ, Julianna Margulies, Kono Kalakaua, Kyle Harimoto, Lex Brodie, MIKE CHANG, Reiko Aylesworth, Sab Shimono, SCOTT CAAN, Steve McGarrett, Taylor Wiley, The Good Wife

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 5, 2011.) === Since the first episode of “Hawaii Five-0” last September, we were told that Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim) had been falsely accused...

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Thu, Feb 3 2011

APAs on Prime-Time TV: Progress Has Been Made, But More Needs to Be Done

Also tagged: ABC, actors, ADA WONG, ALL AMERICAN GIRL, ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER, Carrie Ann Inaba, cbs, celebrities, Dancing with the Stars, DIVERSITY, EMMYS, entertainment, FOX, GLEE, Grey's Anatomy, Hawaii Five-O, Heroes, KAREN NARASAKI, LOST, MARGARET CHO, nbc, OUTSOURCED, REALITY TV, television, YUL KWON

By Karen K. Narasaki === The Asian Pacific American Media Coalition last week released its 2010 Report Card on Television Diversity. The following statement was issued in Los Angeles by Karen Narasaki,...

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Thu, Mar 11 2010

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Cho Gets a Girlfriend, Goes on the War Path

Also tagged: battlestar galactica, cbs, chuck, ferris bueller, grace park, guy aoki, hapa, into the next stage, itns, john hughes, john park, jordan nagai, kristin kreuk, long duk dong, nbc, Oscars, Pixar, the mentalist, tim kang

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on March 11, 2010) === For most of his tenure on CBS’s “The Mentalist,” Tim Kang played a mild-mannered but tough police detective with a dry sense...

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INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Korean Americans 20 Years After the Riots

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Agent Cho’s Girlfriend: A Prostitute

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: You’ve Got to Be Kidding

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: George Takei Out on “Celebrity Apprentice”

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: More Asian Freaks on ‘American Idol’

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The 20th Annual Wise Guy Awards

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Chin Ho Takes the Fall

APAs on Prime-Time TV: Progress Has Been Made, But More Needs to Be Done

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Cho Gets a Girlfriend, Goes on the War Path

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