NOC Interview: Awkwafina on Lunar New Year and ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’

I got to talk with Awkwafina about her role as Zhen in Kung Fu Panda 4 from Dreamworks Animation, and her role as Grand Marshall of the San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade, which took place last Saturday to close out the Lunar New Year 2024 observance and celebration.

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FDI Cast 183: Eyes Up, Guardian

Our last cast of 2023! Brandon catches up with the goings ons in Destiny 2 after years of not shooting the mans. Plus, a holiday bonus at the end of the cast!

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FDI Cast 182: Hot Pot for Piggies

Jamie discovers the secret to moist pork at an all-you-can-eat restaurant, and could Brandon be dusting off his MIDA Multi-tool to rejoin his friends in the final days of Destiny 2?

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FDI Cast 171: The Secret to Eating the Most Korean BBQ

Today we reveal our patent pending, rigorously peer researched, highly effective method for stuffing the most meat into your face the next time you go out for Korean BBQ. Not sponsored by Iron Age, but we should be!

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Southern Fried Asian: Robin Ha

Southern Fried Asian with comic book illustrator and the creator of the bestselling graphic novel cookbook Cook Korean, Robin Ha.

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Southern Fried Asian: Joon Lee

After a brief hiatus, Southern Fried Asian is back! This time, Keith talks to YouTube and Instagram comedian — and recent co-host of Kollaboration’s EMPOWER Weekend 2017 — the ATL’s own Joon Lee.

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Southern Fried Asian: Jezzika Chung

This week on Southern Fried Asian, Keith talks to writer, creator, diversity advocate — and Ms. ADCOLOR at the recently held 2017 ADCOLOR AwardsJezzika Chung.

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Comics, Culture, and Cooking with Robin Ha at #CrossLines

On the second day of the Smithsonian’s CrossLines pop-up culture lab on intersectionality, artist Robin Ha stopped by the NOC Reading Lounge to talk about her new book Cook Korean, which takes Korean recipes and presents them in a comic book format.

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Robin Ha’s Banchan Comics Will Make You Hungry

Last weekend, at Baltimore Comic-Con, I had the opportunity to run in to several members of the SIUniverse fam in attendance. One of the alums I visited with was artist Robin Ha, who was exhibiting in Artist Alley for the first time. Not only was it great to catch up — however briefly — but it was also an opportunity to get a print copy of Banchan in Two Pages, a pretty cool recipe comic she’s been updating on the tumblr of the same name.

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