Asian-black romance in Akira’s Hip Hop Shop
by Carmen Van Kerckhove
After all the ugliness of last week’s AsianWeek flap, how about some positivity for a change?
This new indie film, Akira’s Hip Hop Shop, looks pretty interesting. It’s about the relationship between an Asian-American man (played by James Kyson Lee from NBC’s “Heroes” – whut whut!) and an African-American woman (played by Emayatzy Cornealdi). It’s directed by Joe Doughrity. Thanks very much to Kim for the tip!
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Andrew/Animelee wrote:
Wow, looks good!
Go Ando-kun! Continue being a positive Asian-American male in today’s media.
Posted 05 Mar 2007 at 12:40 pm ¶
berrybrowne wrote:
can’t wait to see it. i was so disappointed when the jet-li/aaliyah movie “romance” ended with a big hug instead of the kiss you’d expect…
Posted 05 Mar 2007 at 1:13 pm ¶
Adrianna wrote:
My only problem is the way it is filmed you can hardly see the face of the girl. more lighting please !
Posted 05 Mar 2007 at 2:51 pm ¶
Andrew/Animelee wrote:
Yeah, I think it’s the bad quality of YouTube, plus the source video file was probably too dark. I’m sure the actual movie will be of normal lighting.
Posted 05 Mar 2007 at 4:13 pm ¶
Jennifer wrote:
I absolutely love it! I can’t wait until it comes out.
Posted 06 Mar 2007 at 1:03 am ¶
mr guy wrote:
No tiger woods, heh clever.
Posted 06 Mar 2007 at 2:14 am ¶
Bohemian Writer wrote:
looks good! i like…=)
Posted 07 Mar 2007 at 3:32 pm ¶
FrancesM wrote:
Hey Bohemian Writer-
Are you actually decended from folks from Bohemia? Or are you using that term in the way others use it to idenity with certain aspects of American NY culture?
My family is from Bohemia and generally we find that those who do anti-racism/oppression work are interested in knowing using the word Bohemian as a term of coolness is rather offensive to many Bohemians. It generalizes our culture. A culture and people that has suffered greatly since WWII.
It’s kind of like a white person saying they’re Black/Asian/Latino/Native/Mixed and so on because those folks seems cool. Think the Atlanta Braves baseball team. Though Bohemia is no longer a country we Bohemians deserve respect by not having our culture mocked. Just thought I’d give you a heads up just incase. If you are a fellow Bohemian..then hey brother! Thanks!
~F
Posted 07 Mar 2007 at 4:58 pm ¶
kelle wrote:
can’t wait!
Posted 24 Mar 2007 at 1:04 pm ¶
Marcus wrote:
As an Chinese-British guy engaged to a black girl it’s nice to see a movie that represents us.
Posted 26 Mar 2007 at 5:47 pm ¶
GUERITA wrote:
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell me when this movie comes out!
Posted 18 Apr 2007 at 8:51 pm ¶
Felix wrote:
Yay! I’m so glad for this movie. I find there’s this huge barrier between blacks and asians when it comes to relationships, especially black females and asian males, who aren’t stereotypically seen as attractive (no, I don’t agree with this opinion). I especially found this out when me and this asian friend I had wanted to date, but after much negative comments, looks and much pressure from family and friends we broke up.
Posted 30 Apr 2007 at 3:52 pm ¶
Koko wrote:
When does it come out?
Posted 04 May 2007 at 9:53 pm ¶
Lia wrote:
I want to see that movie sooooooo badly! I wish an Asian guy liked me…
Posted 05 May 2007 at 9:27 pm ¶
Taneika wrote:
He is so adorable and she is gorgeous! I can’t wait until this hits the screen! They look great togther too. Here’s the link to the Akira page, definitely check out the photos…they look like they may actually be a couple, that would be awesome!
One of the videos is much longer and the quality is much better, enjoy!
http://www.popcultureshock.com/akiras/
Posted 25 May 2007 at 1:44 pm ¶
Miryam wrote:
Hey this movie looks tight! I wanna see it so bad, when does it come out?
Posted 27 May 2007 at 3:24 pm ¶
CanadianAsian wrote:
Please tell!! When does this film come out? It would be nice to show it in Canada.
Posted 03 Jun 2007 at 8:53 pm ¶
KayKay wrote:
I think it comes out in Oct.
Posted 06 Sep 2007 at 11:46 am ¶
Sheila wrote:
I can’t what to see the movie!
Posted 09 Sep 2007 at 2:30 pm ¶
Nisey wrote:
I can’t wait to see it. It looks like it is going to be romantic .
Posted 05 Oct 2007 at 2:09 pm ¶