Brian Kung

@briankung

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Chicago, IL
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    Aug 22

    And just like that, sequel is a go ❤️

    Exclusive: sequel moves ahead with director , writers returning
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    Aug 22

    In a fair and just world, Russell Wong, supersexy actor from The Joy Luck Club, New Jack City, and other films, would have been and would be a superstar. That's what narrative plenitude would have given him and us.

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  3. Aug 23

    I bought "Everyday Rails Testing with RSpec" years ago and the regular free updates have been paying dividends since then. Check it out if you're a Rails dev:

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  4. Aug 21

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    Asian-Americans and Asians based in Asia are going to see differently. Some AA are happy to see representation in Hollywood; others, more versed in social justice see colonialism of East Asians in East Asia. Asians (in SEAsia think: I don't recognize myself).
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  5. Aug 21

    Why is it so unpopular to be disgusted by the display of wealth in ? The 1% is disgusting unless it's us!

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    Aug 21

    “I am the first woman of color to have a leading role in a “Star Wars” movie. I am the first Asian woman to appear on the cover of Vanity Fair. My real name is Loan. And I am just getting started.” Kelly Marie Tran is my hero.

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    Aug 19

    Keep the Asian American momentum going by letting Hollywood know we want to see a variety of Asian American films--from romcoms to thrillers. opens in select theaters this coming week (8/24) and wide release 8/31, directed by & stars .

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    Aug 16

    ""It's just narrative plenitude," said , citing Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. Here's my short primer on narrative plenitude vs. narrative scarcity, and what that means for minorities, Asian Americans, and

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    Aug 19
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    Even if you're amazing you still get passed over in favor of what's "comfortable". I've seem many Writers and Comedians of Color on social media that blow away people who are already in the industry. WP hire WP. Until this changes movies will always reflect that. 🤷‍♀️🤷🏼‍♂️

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  10. Aug 19

    It's not a matter of logic or money, because we would already have had more diverse movies if that were the case. It's a matter of facing down entrenched racism in one of the most explicitly racist industries around.

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  11. Aug 19

    That's why the box office numbers worry me, no matter how well it seems to do for its category. At the end of the day white Hollywood execs will wave it off as an average, forgettable rom-com with the additional overhead of having to find and cast Asian people and not name actors

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  12. Aug 19

    Joy Luck Club made its budget back 3 times over ($11M to $32M box office) in 1993. It still took us 25 years to get another all-Asian headlining movie. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon grossed $128M in the USA on a budget of $17M. That was 17 years ago. Hollywood. Does. Not. Care.

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  13. Aug 19

    It's the same problem Asians and POC face in the workplace - you have to be amazing to be seen at all.

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  14. Aug 19

    Many people have made comparisons to Black Panther, which definitely made Hollywood sit up. Marvel, at least, changed its marketing materials to heavily feature Black Panther. CRA is doing "well for its category of movie," but it feels like it's not going to be enough.

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  15. Aug 19

    I think I realized why I (and possibly others) am anxious about box office take. It's because, as an Asian American, I don't think the rest of America will sit up and notice unless the results are beyond phenomenal.

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    Aug 14

    Privilege is when 300 Priests rape 1000 boys & girls and no one asks: •Where are the moderate Christians? •Where were they radicalized? •How can we stop Christians from destroying our society? Now imagine if it was 300 Imams? Saying it again: Terrorism Has No Religion

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    Aug 3

    Jokes about white people offend folks invested in a colorblind neoliberal narrative that lets them live comfortably with the advantages of white supremacy without acknowledging its existence. Be anti-racist: make fun of white people every day. I'll start:

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  18. Jul 30

    Twitter added a "feature" where I now get updates on what my friends liked and now my notifications are garbage and I'm thinking about deleting my account. \o/

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    Jul 26

    If you put chalk under a powerful microscope—white cliffs of Dover type chalk, not the modern blackboard variety—you will see something like this Because it's not just a rock. It's an accumulation of ancient skeletons: the armored husks of single-celled, ocean-dwelling plankton

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    Jul 26

    I saw this article yesterday and said “Wow that’s crazy.” Then I discovered that I (a regular voter and trained poll worker) am no longer registered to vote 🤔🤔Take this seriously, fam

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