I recently watched an encore presentation of the 2007 Asian Excellence Awards on AZNTV. I thought it was a great venue to showcase both established as well as up and coming Asian American talents. I know that there are so many people that take part in such an awards ceremony, but one thing I wish they could have done is give a little more background on the individuals, even if only on the event's website. For example, Sharon Leal (who is half-Filipino...but who knew that?) was nominated for her role in Dreamgirls, which in my opinion is not really an Asian American film. Also, I'm really starting to think that all of these math jokes--both by whites and Asian Americans--are getting old. And Quentin Tarantino seriously just creeps me out with his constant exotification. On the other hand though, some of my favorite moments include Margaret Cho, Yul Kwon, Masi Oka, Russell Peters, and Rob Schneider. Overall, great show for our community. Check the AZNTV website to catch it in your local area. It's on five more times this weekend!!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
2007 Asian Excellence Awards
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I vote we create our own list of awards nominees. Anyone?
Here's my music list:
Dawn Xiana Moon, a folk/pop singer-songwriter from Chicago
Vienna Teng, similar style but from SF
Magdalen Hsu-Li, from somewhere in Cali
i definitely agree about quentin tarantino. i think margaret cho is getting kind of old too. on one hand, i love her (especially for calling gwen stefani out) but i don't know... i think the mom thing is getting kind of old... and seems sort of stereotypical. i think it's great for like an in-group thing but when i think of outsiders seeing her show and then thinking it's okay to mimic accents... that worries me...
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