Column: Pop Culture

A-pop! Hall of Fame/Shame: Who made it big in 2019, and who fell flat on their faces!

December 27, 2019 By Stacy Nguyen

2019 saw Asians get more visibility in popular culture than ever before — some of it good, some of it not so good.

A-POP! IS JOHN CHO OKAY?! Plus, a CEO strikes back at his haters

November 8, 2019 By Stacy Nguyen

This column, I feel like, is largely about how Asian people fall prey to things out of their control.

Man, it’s hard being a man. I get it now, Quentin Tarantino, Dalai Lama, South Korean government, and dude who will play Shang-Chi.

August 16, 2019 By Stacy Nguyen

This month, we learn that it’s pretty difficult being a really smart man who has a lot of answers—but no one will listen to all the smart things you are saying! WTF!

A-pop! Constance Wu seems humble

June 7, 2019 By Stacy Nguyen

While the “Crazy Rich Asians” fever pitch was happening last summer, I was very withholding in my appreciation, very careful and moderated. I like to think it was because a part of me intuited that nearly a year later, we would be watching Constance Wu try to torch the show that first gave her a shot at mainstream success. Ha!

A-pop! Man tries to sell daughter, does not go well. Also, Miyazaki hates America and I love it!

March 29, 2019 By Stacy Nguyen

Happy March! This month, we learn about the lengths an Asian parent will go to, to ensure that their beloved child gets the bestest leg up in the world. There’s just nothing that compares to an Asian parent’s love, you know?

OMG, maybe I was wrong, and it’s our South Korean overlords we should worry about?

February 22, 2019 By Stacy Nguyen

Sometimes I like to be my own worst critic and read my column through the lens of a conservative white YouTube video commenter.

Happy Holidays! We should all be afraid of China – A-pop! All things Asian-y in popular culture!

December 22, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy NguyenNorthwest Asian Weekly I think because we Americans are all a little self-centered, we don’t realize that if we got caught in a knife fight with China, we would lose so hard and bleed all over the ground as we die slowly, because for every one American with a knife, there are 4.3 […]

A-pop! God, I hate Tom Cruise — Plus! Actual Asian-y goodness: Constance Wu, Alexander Hodge, Claudia Kim, Manny Jacinto

November 2, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In this month’s column, I pretty much rip into stuff that many people really, really love. I’m pre-emptively sorry for trying to taint your childhood memories. Dear Abby thinks kids should have white people names Some white guy recently wrote to Abigail Van Buren, better known as the author […]

Y ’all need to stop calling Dwayne Johnson the Rock. He is a thespian! — A-pop! All things API (heavy on the PI!) in popular culture!

September 14, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Hey, guys! Here’s a really manly edition of A-pop! Because it just happened like that! Dave Bautista threatens to bow out of future “Guardian” installments because he is over Disney Dave Bautista is half Filipino and plays Drax in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise. The Marvel Cinematic Universe […]

A-pop! Oh-MG, Sandra better win an Emmy or else I will slash tires!

July 27, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly It’s been real hot! Right? I love it. In honor the beautiful weather, here’s some fire with your pop culture. Sandra Oh first Asian woman to be nominated for lead actress Emmy I don’t want to creep you out or waste your time with all of my Sandra Oh-specific […]