The formidable actress talks about her recovery from an eating disorder and unrealistic expectations
In Hollywood and in the media, actresses cannot sidestep one characteristic by which they are so easily defined, praised and criticized: their weight. Asian American actresses in Hollywood today, though few, are no exception. Hollywood typically portrays Asian women as petite and submissive, encouraging Asian American women to stray from the powerful punch that their [...]
An Interview with AJ Rafael & the AJ Rafael Band
Before the introduction of YouTube into the mainstream consciousness, singer-songwriter AJ Rafael did things, well, what we now think of as “the old-fashioned way.” He and former American Idol contestant Andrew Garcia played local shows all over Riverside trying to spread their music and make a name for themselves. “Before YouTube, I was literally passing [...]
“Music bonds us together,” says Nicky Lee, member of Korean American R&B group Aziatix. “It doesn’t matter about where we go or the language barrier.” Lee, and his group members Eddie Shin and Flowsik have each worked independently in the music industry before being introduced to one another by mutual friend, Jae Chong. Chong, a [...]
Freddie W's Q&A with Droku
DROKU: Have you had any Guitar Hero injuries (or injuries from your video shoots)? FREDDIE W: I have learned to always do neck stretches, because constant head banging can cause neck soreness and stiffness the day after. That’s super important! DROKU: What’s the first film you ever made and your first use of special effects? [...]
It’s not often that you get to listen in on a conversation between two of your favorite hip-hop artists. But that’s exactly what we got to do as we crashed a studio session with MC Jin (otherwise known as Jin Au-Yeung) and Dumbfoundead (real name Jonathan Park) for the first of our Droku Exclusive Crosstalks. [...]
(CLICK HERE to view part 1) GOALS AND DREAMS Jin: One thing is just this year, 2011. I can’t help but feel like an old man. Dumb doesn’t even have to attack me about it any more. This year actually marks 10 years that I’ve been doing this as a profession – being an artist, [...]
When I arrived on the set of Style Network’s “How Do I Look?” in downtown Los Angeles, I didn’t know what to expect. Jed – personal assistant to TV host and celebrity stylist Jeannie Mai – retrieved me from the lobby and ushered me into what appeared to be an apartment loft cleared out and [...]
Michelle Phan talks about turning new media success into a career in the beauty industry “Makeup was forbidden to me in a way, because my mom didn’t want me to wear makeup. She wanted to preserve my innocence and everything,” says Michelle Phan. “It made me so fascinated with it because it was so forbidden. [...]
Her Journey to Thinking Outside the Box on Youtube
Have you ever posted a video on YouTube and wondered, “Who is watching this?” That’s what comedian, actress, and Internet sensation Christine Gambito – otherwise known as Happy Slip – thought when she first uploaded her one-woman show to YouTube in 2006. That was before her channel blossomed to over 600,000 subscribers.
“I always tell people that my parents were driving towards the hospital when my mom was in labor. They probably passed Van Ness street and just named me after that street,” says Van Ness Wu. “I’d always get called Vanessa,” he remembers, “and kids are brutal these days.” Nobody expected that, someday, Wu would turn [...]
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