We're Not All Ninjas

Asian Americans on Asian Representation in Hollywood. Hosted by Melissa Slaughter, Alex Chester, and Rachel Liu.

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This month, we have actor Lee Shorten on the pod! He's one of the stars of "The Terror: Infamy," AMC's supernatural series. This season takes place during the 1940s in America's Japanese Internment camps. Spoilers ahead!  https://t.co/QogY4Ftyqk

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Black Lives Matter https://t.co/XL7XnkkONz

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We will not be releasing an episode today. Instead we are giving space to folks who need to be heard. Scroll for more information on #blackouttuesday and for places to donate (more info @thenerdsofcolor). https://t.co/Aka4sUEHJA

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The sequel to "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" was released in February 2020. We just got the chance to watch this adorable romcom starring Lana Candor. How does this teen flick rate on the Abacus?  https://t.co/M8VVVdYl3D

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Birds of Prey is Asian AF! Cathy Yan, Christina Hodson, Ella Jay Basco! In the first episode of season 5, we jump straight to the Abacus. Check out Birds of Prey on streaming services like Amazon Prime. https://t.co/CK9sFHZey3

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We're back! And we've got TWO interviews for you. Melissa interviews actress Christine Ko and Emmy-award winning writer/director Alan Yang about the Netflix film Tigertail. https://t.co/BmMFNSIksk

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@nancywyuen Front Cover starring Jake Choi
The Lake House with Keanu Reeves
Tales of the City (May Hong has a romantic queer storyline)

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We saw Hustlers starring Constance Wu! We talk about her nan, the stereotypes of Asian sex workers, and the real life story of Roselyn Keo.  https://t.co/NYTjgcZDjd

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It's Melissa's birthday! So this week, we're doing a rundown of all the shows and films coming out that we think you should know about. Our feature episode, Hustlers, will be out soon!  https://t.co/XBqCwsp75u

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We have a special bonus episode featuring director Gurinder Chadha talking about her new film "Blinded By The Light," in theatres now.  https://t.co/LI6cj2bom6

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Melissa, Alex, and special guest Sandie Cheng (Now In Color podcast) talk about the indie summer hit, Lulu Wang's The Farewell. We discuss Asian grandmothers, Awkwafina's Mandarin, and all the news in Asian-American cinema.  https://t.co/Clw8uZkoX2

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What are your thoughts on #TheTerrorInfamy?

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2019 Emmy nominees! Congratulations to @IamSandraOh, @kumailn, @mayaerskine and @annakonk, @bigpunam, Jessica Yu, chaivasarhelyi and @jimkchin, melvintim2, @suresh_mukund,… https://t.co/gSTVFI82j3

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In our latest interview, Melissa spoke with writer/director @andreaannwalter and actor/producer @osricchau of the indie film @EmptybyDesign. We talk about travel, identity, and Ikea.  Empty By Design and… https://t.co/r9E7asqv0T

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In our latest interview, Melissa spoke with writer/director Andrea A. Walter and actor/producer Osric Chau of the indie film Empty By Design. We talk about travel, identity, and Ikea. See Empty By Design in NYC at #AAIFF on Sat July 27th. https://t.co/z2zMGEhDQS

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This month, we did a series of interviews for the indie film, In A New York Minute, which our very own Rachel Liu worked on. This episode features Melissa interviewing actors Celia Au, Yi Liu, and Amy Chang, and Rachel interviewing actor Ludi Lin.  https://t.co/wwc6nCgqak

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We discuss Detective Pikachu and John Wick 3 before diving into Always Be My Maybe, featuring Randall Park, Ali Wong, and our favorite Hapa, Keanu Reeves!  https://t.co/DAqlFYEKb9

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#AlwaysBeMyMaybe is out now on Netflix@ Melissa interviews writer/actor Randall Park, director Nahnatchka Khan, and musician Dan the Automator. Alex interviews writer Michael Golamco. Check out our episode and make sure to watch the movie!  https://t.co/eWLpwxJPBI

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We're in the Endgame now! Rachel and Melissa talk Endgame while Alex is on vacation. We have so many thoughts and questions. Namely, should we even be talking about this movie?  https://t.co/zBjTjbqbYQ

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Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! If you wanna get your month started supporting Asian-American theatre, come see The Brothers Paranormal at Pan-Asian Rep in New York City! 

Buy tickets here: https://t.co/G4U3CjZIPw https://t.co/VARCYD412Z