My review of “The Green Hornet” is coming out in today’s issue of the Nichi Bei Weekly. I largely liked the film a whole lot more than most critics. From an API representation perspective, it was somewhat groundbreaking, though it stops short of doing something revolutionary. From the review: “The film even seems like it’s […]
Michael Jackson and the invisible line
December 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
It’s been about a year and a half since Michael Jackson’s death and a little longer since I wrote a column about it for the Nichi Bei Times. (I’m putting it at the end of this post for anyone interested). In a matter of hours, MJ went from being one of the media’s favorite punching […]
Nearly deported nursing student gets tearful welcome
November 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Friends and loved ones of a City College of San Francisco nursing student celebrated his return from an Arizona detention facility Nov. 23. Shing Ma “Steve†Li, 20, was arrested at his San Francisco home on Sept. 15 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after authorities discovered he was in the country illegally. The […]
ENTERTAINMENT RE-ORIENTED Oscar Wrap: API Winners
March 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
While there was nothing approaching last year’s “Slumdog†mania, the 2010 Academy Awards did have some wins of interest for APIs. The award for best-animated picture went to the CGI animated feature “Up,†starring Jordan Nagai. Since its release in the summer of ’09, the Pixar film has been a shoe-in for the award, so […]
Video of Police Using Taser and Baton on Asian Exchange Student Prompts Investigation
October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SAN JOSE (Bay City News) — A criminal investigation has begun into the actions of four San Jose police officers, two of whom were captured on a cell phone camera using a baton and a Taser stun gun last month on a 20-year-old Vietnamese exchange student at San Jose State University. Police Sgt. Ronnie Lopez […]
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