I took the time to sit down and talk to Angry Asian Man Phil Yu about many things including his childhood memories, college experiences, and also decided to bring the element of surprise to him! Watch as I mind blow Phil!

Visit Phil's website at www.angryasianman.com

Snapshots of a movie I've been working on with FPS Productions. More to come from this later on.

The event will be at U.S.C. (University Park Campus - Taper Hall, Room 201) on November 21st in the afternoon. Folks from different culture, race, ethnicity, religion, educational background, social economic status, age, gender, profession...ANYONE & EVERYONE ARE ALL INVITED.

The agenda will be as followed:

1. Meet and greet
2. Round-table discussion among bloggers only (filmed)
3. Doors open to the public (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
4. Introduction to the public (filmed)
5. Discussions about specific AA/APA/API topics and issues--to be determined (filmed)
6. Q & A (filmed)
7. Meet and greet public/photos (filmed)

Infamous bloggers expected to attend:

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Angry Asian Man
www.angryasianman.com

"I'm not as angry as you think. Yes, racism angers me. But I'm not here sitting in front of the computer, hating "whitey" and plotting revolution. This is just a subject that has always interested me — pointing out racism and noting any and all appearances of Asians in mass media and popular culture (the good and the bad). It's something I care about. So I've created a little space on the web for it all... I suppose the angry part sometimes scares people, but rest assured, I'm a pretty civil, reasonable guy. Just don't cross me."

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8Asians
www.8asians.com

"8 Asians is a collaborative blog of Asian-Americans and Asian-Canadians. But once you look past the fact that we fill out the same bubble in a census survey, you’ll see that we don’t have much in common, and as you’ll soon see, that’s not such a bad thing. We’ll be posting about whatever Asian issues are currently relevant in our lives, whether it be pop culture or current events or politics."

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Hyphen Magazine
www.hyphenmagazine.com

"The Asian American landscape has changed since we published our first issue, and we are proud that Hyphen has been a part of the dialogue. When we started Hyphen, we didn't know that we would create such a far-reaching community. When we first gathered around that kitchen table, it was simply because we were driven by a hunger for a more complex representation of Asian America. And when none presented itself, we decided to do it ourselves."

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Mochi Magazine
www.mochimag.com

"Mochi Magazine is a new online magazine specifically for Asian American teen girls! You are probably wondering, “Who (whatwhenwherewhyhow) is Mochi?” Until a few months ago, we were, like you, looking for relevant hair and makeup tips, advice regarding cultural confusion and racial identity. Many of us were looking without even realizing it at the time. But we figured out eventually that we were seeking something that simply did not exist."

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VisualizAsian
www.visualizasian.com

"Our goal is simple: To connect you with Asian American Pacific Islander pioneers and leaders from fields as diverse as politics, business, sports and entertainment, and inspire and empower AAPIs to find their voice and stand with vigor in everything they do! We want to make the accomplishments of Asian Americans visible, because so often, we’re invisible."

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Minority Militant
www.minoritymilitant.blogspot.com

"I blog because I feel no one speaks on behalf of me. Therefore, I'm a militant in that regard. I'm a minority because the minority I'm lumped in with also doesn't speak up for me. I am by no means a "model minority" and take offense to that term. Hence, I am The Minority Militant. I care deeply about humanity. I am brutally candid. I am relentless about racism. I cuss like a foul-mouthed sailor. I only use words 95% of the English speaking world understands. I love sarcasm as an alternate medium of communication. And really, I could give a flying monkey-fuck what you think about my opinions. Surveys, standardized tests, and questionnaires make me gag. I firmly believe intellectualism cannot give you all the answers, just a few pieces of the puzzle. The rest is up for discussion. "

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Neaato (Network of Entertaining Asian American Talent)
www.neaat.wordpress.com

"I once searched Asian American Casting on google and didn’t find anything. NOTHING! With all the Asian Film Fests out there you think there would be a place for Asian Americans in the Entertainment field to find each other easy. But no! So I made this. ;) You can thank me later when you have a makeout scene with Kiera Knightly or Johnny Depp. (Or if you’re REALLY lucky, Geoffrey Rush)."

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Antisocial Ladder
www.antisocial-ladder.blogspot.com

"I whine like a minority about race, gender, and privilege in popular culture. And I'm damn good, too..."

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Bicoastal Bitchin'
www.bicoastalbitchin.wordpress.com

"We'll amuse, empower, and anger you with our take on politics, pop culture, and those racist WTF moments that occur far too often. From NYC to Oaktown to the Sucka Free, we'll keep you informed and mildly entertained."

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Soompi
www.soompi.com

"Soompi.com is a community fan site focused on Korean and Asian pop entertainment, dramas, music, celebrities and movies. We are the longest running site dedicated to bringing you the best in Korean music & entertainment, since March 27, 1998. Our members span the world, but since we are an English language site, many members are primarily concentrated in the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia."

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DVAN (Diasporic Vietnamese American Network)
www.dvanonline.org

"DVAN's aim is to promote artists from the Vietnamese Diaspora whose work in literature, visual art, film and performance art enriches our communities and strengthens ties between Vietnamese across the globe. We undertake to support this body of work through cultural events, exhibits and publications that explore connections between art and society."

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Channel APA
www.channelapa.com

"The concept is simple: every day we will try to post a video of interest to Asian Americans such as music, movies, and comedy."

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AZNRaps
www.aznraps.com

"AZNRaps.com is the leading Asian American Lifestyle Magazinne on the internet! Add us as a friend and get updated with all the latest news catered for all the Asian American's out there."

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AArising.com
www.aarising.com

" My philosophy on being Asian American is that you can't just pigeonhole a group of people. As a result, I will link to a variety of sites, even those that may not be politically correct or fit my own views, but I try to be as open minded about the sites that are added as possible as long as they aren't promoting anything illegal. My belief is that a stereotype is created because of a lack of images. So, my own solution is to show all possible images and let the viewers choose for themselves. The more diversity in images both positive and negative, the less stereotyping is possible."

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Nikkei View
www.nikkeiview.com/blog

"Although I was born in Japan, I’m a third generation Japanese American, or Sansei — my father was born in Hawaii and my mother is from Japan. I was born in Tokyo as a military brat, and our family moved to the U.S. when I was 8 years old. I have vivid memories of Japan from my childhood, but my consciousness is American. I love the fact that I’m a product of both cultures, and with these columns, I hope to serve as a bridge to make sense of Japanese for Americans, and vice versa for Japanese."


The bloggers below will be there in spirit and will help support and promote the event at their blogs:

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Alpha Asian
www.alpha-asian.blogspot.com

"As Asian Americans,we can't ask for respect and representation from traditional forms of mass media, like TV and movies. Asking for representation from Hollywood means someone else has the power to decide our image."

The Internet, however, is open to everybody, and Asians are using it to create more honest representations of their communities.The Alpha Asian Blog showcases anything on the Net that Asians and Asian Americans are creating and making headlines about."

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Disgrasian
www.disgrasian.com

"Two Asian American chicks' "slant" on pop culture, sports, indie rock, fashion, news of the weird, race, politics, and identity."

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Asian American Movement
www.apimovement.com

"We are building an Asian/API Movement that stands for full equality, social justice, and social change."

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BigWowo
www.bigwowo.com

"My name is Byron Wong, and I am an Asian American writer and activist in the Portland, OR area. I am a former blogger/admin on the Fighting 44s, a current blogger on Rice Daddies, the father of a 3 year old baby boy and 8 month old baby girl, and a future novelist. This site was started on September 23, 2008, and I’m using it to bring (hopefully) good content to people who take an intellectual approach to solving the problems of our day, especially with respect to Asian American cultural issues. I hope that activists of all stripes and persuasions will join me here–my only caveat is that I’m aiming to engage with live activists rather than armchair activists who hide behind the web. In other words, this blog is aimed mostly at people of action."

* PRESS are welcome to attend any part of the event.

You can check out the FlipHD Behind the Scenes interview that I did with Jen and Diana from Disgrasian.com.



Here's a little information tidbit:

Jen and Diana have been featured on NPR, Metro NY's "Best of the Blogs," Geekerati, and The Daily Beast, and they have spoken at NYU, Yale, Harvard, Loyola Marymount, and USC. Jen and Diana are also regular contributors to the Huffington Post and DAME Magazine and have created a web series for Adult Swim called Hollywood Slant. But their greatest achievement by far has been being named "Race Hustlers" and "Assorted Moonbats" by conservative pundit Michelle Malkin.

Diana received her B.A. from the University of California, Riverside, and Jen received her B.A. from Yale and M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Columbia University.

Read their blog at www.disgrasian.com.