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INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Dick Clark and Me

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Dick Clark and Me

By GUY AOKI In a previous column, I talked about working on the “American Top 40” radio show as a production assistant, then researcher and mixing producer. I was there between 1984 and 1988, but after... 

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

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

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... 

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

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

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”... 

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

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

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... 

DJs Solicit Racist Jokes; MANAA Praises DirecTV for Response

DJs Solicit Racist Jokes; MANAA Praises DirecTV for Response

Los Angeles-based Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) is praising DirecTV for disciplining two on-air staffers who, after discussing New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, asked their listeners... 

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

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

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... 

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: 20 Years On; Then and Now

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: 20 Years On; Then and Now

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Feb. 23, 2012.) === Hard to believe, but it was on Feb. 26, 1992 that “Into the Next Stage” first appeared in the pages of the Rafu Shimpo.  Back... 

MANAA Praises ESPN for Firing Over Headline, Pushes for Better Oversight

MANAA Praises ESPN for Firing Over Headline, Pushes for Better Oversight

Ted Chen of NBC4 interviews Guy Aoki of MANAA about the Jeremy Lin controversy. To see the video, click link at the end of this article. Los Angeles-based Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA)... 

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

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

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... 

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: A New Korean American Super Hero—The Ray

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: A New Korean American Super Hero—The Ray

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Jan. 26, 2012.) === Despite their popularity across all races, comic book superheroes have been 90 percent white dating back to their invention in the... 

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