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An Open Letter from Wayne Lo

I became serendipitously connected with Wayne through his art at Hayena Gallery when I was producing the feature film #1 Serial Killer aka Chink. I…

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Exploring Being Asian and Queer with Filmmaker Nick Neon

Nick Neon is a half Korean American and half Spanish American filmmaker who identifies as Asian American. As a millennial filmmaker with a passion of horror, Nick has also directed and acted in two short films dubbing the “Jimmy Park” series. To celebrate Pride month, “Ultra Bleu” and “Zero One” are both streaming FREE on AAM.tv. CHOPSO takes the opportunity to interview this young upstart.

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Quentin Lee at the 2007 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
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In a Violent Country

As an immigrant in America, I was writing this article a few months earlier and I stopped writing because I felt like crying over spilled…

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HATE CRIME: FIRST PERSON

In light of the recent post-COVID hate crimes on Asians worldwide, I’m re-posting this original blog published on Xanga.com on January 29, 2004. I was…

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Comisery, the First Feature Film Made and Released During the 2020 COVID Pandemic

I finally caught Comisery from AsianAmericanMovies.com, and realize that it’s a truly a winning experimental feature. Yes, a few weeks before Comisery there was Host,…

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Eating It

CHOPSO interviews comedian lead actor and co-creator Brian Park on his webseries Eating It now streaming on CHOPSO. C: Tell us what Eating It is…

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Peeling the Purple Onion

CHOPSO interviews comedian Edwin Li and director Matt Szymanowski on their debut feature The Purple Onion now streaming on CHOPSO. C: How did you two…

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Interview with Stanley Tsang and Osric Chau

CHOPSO interviews director Stanley Tsang and actor Osric Chau, the people behind the Weapon 4Y7, a pilot for a new web series that is exclusively…

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Interview with the writer and star of Elevator, Anthony Ma

CHOPSO interviews Anthony Ma, the writer and star of Elevator which is currently streaming on CHOPSO. What’s the one line synopsis of Elevator? AM: A…

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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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