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Asian Pacific Heritage Month: 9066 to 9/11

Dear friends, May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month here in the United States. It’s a month dedicated to remembering the Asian Americans and Pacific Islander…

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Interview with the Filmmaker behind “Tag”

CHOPSO interviews Patrick Green, one of the filmmakers behind the new short film, Tag, which is currently streaming on CHOPSO. C: What was the inspiration behind…

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AfroLife.TV

The digital streaming world is like the Wild West—with new companies popping up every day. This is an exciting time because for the first time…

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Barbara Lee’s “Sing My Song” is Hatchfund and CHOPSO’s Partnership First Success

Canadian filmmaker Barbara Lee successfully raised funds for her documentary “Sing My Song,” marking the first success of the strategic partnership between Hatchfund and CHOPSO….

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CHOPSO: Call for Content from our CEO

Quentin Lee and I started CHOPSO in the hopes of creating a place where English language Asian content could not only live but thrive. Over…

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Is Snake Eyes (from G.I. Joe) Asian?

Growing up there just weren’t a lot of Asians—let alone Asian Americans—on television or in the movies. And when there were, they were very rarely…

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Hiep Thi Le as I Remember, a Star and Great Friend

This is the blog that I wouldn’t have wanted to write… but I must because I just need to get it out of my chest….

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Chatting with the Filmmaker behind the short film “Father”

CHOPSO interviews Paul Kim, the filmmaker behind the short film, Father, which is currently streaming on CHOPSO. C: What’s your movie about? My movie is about…

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The Hatchfund Experience

Filmmaker A.P. Gonzalez talks about his experience on working with Hatchfund to raise capital for his short film “The Wetback.” As you know, CHOPSO has…

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Wong Kar Wai Wants You in His Amazon Series

My casting director friend Poping Au Yeung is casting Wong Kar Wai’s upcoming Amazon TV series and they are having an open call! They are…

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