At the spa, you're not talking, and you're completely naked. I feel the most Korean that I ever feel, because it's my naked Korean body, in this Korean space.” —Andrew Ahn[1]Moving away from the whitewashed casting controversy of the Ghost in the Shell remake and its calls to replace Scarlett Johansson with an Asian actor, I’ve concluded that there is no need for an Asian-American cyborg, because we already have plenty. In interviews, Scarlett Johansson has described her character, The Major, as someone who is “removed from her sexuality,”[2] “not living a human [or] robotic existence,”[3] and “has no heart.” This list of traits also functions as a list of the three defining stereotypes of Asian-Americans in cinema. They kiss and undress, but never cross the lines or make a mess. They go through the motions of living but never experience joy, ecstasy, or devastation. Like cyborgs, they are human on the outside,...
- 12/31/2016
- MUBI
Getty Images Jeremy Lin #17 of the New York Knicks in action against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 14.
Let’s say you’re a budding superstar in the midst of the most important game-stretch of your life. Now let’s say that you suffer an injury that requires season-ending surgery, ending your golden run and threatening your luckless team’s slim chances at the playoffs. What do you do next?
Well, if you’re Jeremy Lin, you hold a public...
Let’s say you’re a budding superstar in the midst of the most important game-stretch of your life. Now let’s say that you suffer an injury that requires season-ending surgery, ending your golden run and threatening your luckless team’s slim chances at the playoffs. What do you do next?
Well, if you’re Jeremy Lin, you hold a public...
- 4/3/2012
- by Jeff Yang
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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