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Is it funny or is it racist?

August 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly That’s the question being asked of Australian Comedian Chris Lilley’s new HBO mockumentary, “Jonah from Tonga.” While some critics say it’s a clever satire on youth, others say that the depiction of the Tongan people is offensive.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, African American, Angry Boys, Asian Pacific Media Coalition, Australian Comedian Chris Lilley, Australian-based New Daily, Daniel Mayeda, Giles Hardy, HBO, JACL, Jen Okazaki, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Priscilla Ouchida, Summer Heights High, Tongan Americans, United States, Vol 33 No 34 | August 16 - August 22

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