Elaine Miles Speaks Out and Copes with Humor Following Encounter with ICE

On November 3, actor Elaine Miles was waiting at a bus stop in Redmond, Washington, when four U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers approached her, demanding to see her ID. Miles, a registered member of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, stood her ground and in what – as she described – “felt like a lifetime, but it was only maybe 30 minutes, 45 minutes long,” they were arguing.

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We Have Friends Everywhere

Earlier this week, the Disney-owned broadcast network ABC abruptly pulled the late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live from the airwaves after being pressured by the U.S. government. A few days prior, Dan Gilroy1 and the show Andor, another Disney-owned entity, was being awarded an Emmy for outstanding writing for this powerful speech delivered by Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma — who was totally snubbed in the acting category, by the way — warning of “the monster who will come for us all soon enough.”

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‘The Enabler Monologues’ is a Two-Night Only Theatrical Protest Event

Echo Theater Company presents the The Enabler Monologues, a searing, darkly comedic, two-night-only theatrical protest event that exposes the enablers of fascism — the politicians, billionaires, media moguls and power players who paved the way for Trump’s return.

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Latino Theater Company Announces 40th Anniversary Season

L.A.’s Latino Theater Company will celebrate its 40th Anniversary in 2025 with an ambitious, culturally diverse season of plays, tours and other events. Founded in 1985, Latino Theater Company has operated the City of Los Angeles-owned Los Angeles Theatre Center, housed in a former bank building in Downtown’s historic core, since 2006.

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World Premiere of Palestinian American Play ‘The Cave’ at A Red Orchid Theatre

One of my biggest goals for the 2025 year is highlighting and amplifying more works of art by Palestinian artists around the world.

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Tariffs and Generative AI: Challenges Artists Face With the Incoming US Administration

I tried my best to stay relatively calm while filming this. But on the inside I am screaming so loudly. I wanted to try to look at 47’s second term from a working artist’s point of view. Things are going to be challenging and there are so many unknowns right now.

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Comic Creators Assemble to ‘Stop Project 2025’ Ahead of the Election

With only a week to go before another consequential presidential election, perhaps the most consequential, it’s more vital than ever that voters are informed of the stakes before pulling that lever. That’s why comics industry giants like Denys Cowan, Greg Pak, Matt Fraction, Greg Rucka, Jen Van Meter, Jim Ottaviani, and dozens more came together earlier this month to publish Stop Project 2025.

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Crooked Media Teams with ‘Star Trek’ to Boldly Go to the Polls and Elect Kamala Harris

On October 2, podcast host and Survivor outcast, Jon Lovett will be hosting a Star Trek-studded benefit for the Harris-Walz campaign. Proceeds from tickets for the live-stream and in-person event will go to Vote Save America in support of the highest-impact down-ballot races, as well as state-level grassroots organizations and voter protection efforts across the country. 

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Brooklyn Premiere of ‘My Name is Rachel Corrie’

This is a relatively unknown fact but beloved and renowned late actor Alan Rickman was a co-editor and director to My Name Is Rachel Corrie, a powerful play based on the diaries and emails of activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli soldier when she was aged 23.

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I’m Geeked To Vote For Kamala Harris For President, Here’s Why

Vice President Harris became the Democrats’ presumptive nominee yesterday when Joe Biden officially withdrew from the 2024 presidential race.

Opinions are @dommah’s and do not necessarily reflect all of the staff at The Nerds of Color. A version of this piece appeared originally on substack.

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Celebrating ’24 Hours for Palestine: A Moon Will Rise from Darkness’

On July 20 and 21, Golden Thread Productions will present an incredible 24-hour online event featuring 100+ global artists & activists with back-to-back presentations, performances, and discussions building solidarity in the global movement for a free Palestine.

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‘Blue Miburo’ Sneak Peak Preview at Anime Expo 2024

Yesterday, Anime Expo hosted the “Blue Miburo World Premiere presented by ytv Animation” panel where fans could enjoy the first-ever screening of Blue Miburo before it premieres worldwide in October 2024.

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Gold House & CAPE Launch 2024 Gold List to Celebrate Top Asian Pacific Film Achievements

Gold House and CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) have revealed their fourth annual Gold List which highlights outstanding work in film by Asian Pacific creatives in the past year.

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From the Outside Looking In: On Navigating Hollywood’s Double Strikes

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract. While it now needs to go to a ratification vote, the 148-day long WGA strike — the second longest in the union’s history — has come to an end.

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Visual Communications Celebrates 39th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

The 39th year of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is upon us! The annual showcase for Asian diaspora, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and international Asians in cinema returns just in time for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May.

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FDI Cast 165: How Many Classified Documents Do YOU Have?

We ask the age old question, “What classified documents would you take home with you if you had access to all of the documents?”

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First Look at Adele Lim’s R-Rated Comedy ‘Joy Ride’

It’s about damn time Asian women get their own raunchy comedy!

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Hunter Gorinson Named President and Publisher of Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group

Earlier this week we had a chance to talk to some of our friends at Lion Forge about their highly anticipated animated series adaptation of Iyanu: Child of Wonder. And today the company has made a whopper of an announcement as former Boom Studios-exec Hunter Gorinson has joined the team as President and Publisher of the Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group.

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James Gunn and Peter Safran to Lead Newly Formed DC Studios

Well, that settles it. Warner Bros. Discovery has found their own K.E.V.I.N robot to lead the DC Universe in film, television, and animation. Actually, make that robots, plural, as Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that James Gunn and producer Peter Safran will be co-CEOs of the newly created DC Studios.

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New Poster and Trailer for Jo Koy’s ‘Easter Sunday’

Easter is coming this August, folks! And by that I mean, Easter Sunday! For someone like me, who is Filipino American, this is a really, incredibly special moment. We now actually have a major studio financed and distributed wide release centering on a Filipino family.

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Gold House Has Shared the 2022 A100 List and will Launch the First-Ever Gold Gala

Gold House — the leading Asian and Pacific Islander changemaker community that unites, invests in, and promotes API creative and companies — has announced its annual A100 List. The list recognizes the 100 APIs that have impacted American culture and society during the last year. Gold House has also revealed that for the first time ever, these honorees will be honored and celebrated in person!

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CAPE’s Short Film Challenge for AAPI Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers

Today, our friends at CAPE have announced they are teaming up with Janet Yang Productions to launch the inaugural Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge. 

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The Middle Geeks Episode 31: ‘Dune’ Review

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation, based on a book that was explicitly and heavily influenced by Middle East and North African (MENA) and Islamic cultures, is out, and we are joined by our friends and fellow MENA critics Hanna Flint and Roxana Hadadi to review it.

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