Victor Cook
We are pleased to present this new HalfKorean.com interview with veteran animation producer and director Victor Cook.
Victor is currently the Supervising Director of Scooby Doo, Mystery Incorporated which can be seen on Cartoon Network. He also just released his new comic book mini-series, Mecha-Nation, available from APE Entertainment.
Please check out the interview and let us know what you think.
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Not exactly “new” news, but the K-Town reality show (aka “The Asian Jersey Shore”) has created a steady buzz online for the past few months and with good measure. The Tyrese-produced project is the first reality show concept to feature an all Asian-American cast. I had been meaning to post a blog about the show for some time and, in particular, because it so happens that one of the cast members is a fellow mixed Korean (Jennifer Field). Back in mid-July when the cast was leaked, HalfKorean.com experienced a surge of traffic from searches for actress/model Jennifer Field. It seems that the world wanted to know more about the former Miss Asian America 2006. Although the K-Town show has not been picked up by a network yet, I’m sure it will at some point soon. I won’t debate if the show’s concept is good or bad (there has been plenty of debate online), but I do want to spotlight the fact that Jennifer landed a spot on the show and to congratulate her. I’m not the biggest “reality TV” fan but I do look forward to seeing Jennifer’s role along with what the show will be all about. Here is Jennifer’s promo reel that features her work prior to K-Town (including her Miss Asian America victory): |
 Jennifer Field – Miss Asian America 2006 Image courtesy Jennifer Field |
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New HalfKorean.com Spotlight on the Korean War Baby blog and its founder Don Gordon Bell. Korean War Baby is a personal blog by Don Gordon Bell that discusses various topics and issues related to Korean adoptees as well as his own personal life journey as an adopted Korean War Baby. Two central themes that the Korean War Baby focuses on are the discussion of “This Thing Of Ours-Adoption” and “Adoption Identity is a Lifetime Journey.” Here is the link: HalfKorean.com Spotlight: Korean War Baby / Don Gordon Bell |
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The 2010 Olympia weekend has begun in Las Vegas and features Natalie Pennington, Tanji Johnson and Steve Kim competing in their respective events. The entire Olympia weekend runs from September 23 – 26 with actual competitions beginning today. Natalie Pennington is competing in the inaugural Bikini Olympia event. The IFBB professional is one of 24 competitors who are vying to become the first-ever Bikini Olympia winner. You can check out more about Natalie in our feature interview from this past July. Tanji Johnson is competing in the Fitness Olympia. She placed second at the the 2009 Fitness Olympia and is a veteran fitness competitor. You can learn more about her at her official website TanjiJohnson.com. Steve Kim is competing in the 2010 Muscle & Fitness Male Model Search. The winner of the model search will receive an exclusive photo shoot with Muscle & Fitness Magazine. For more on Steve, check out our feature interview with Steve from earlier this month. Here is the schedule of events that the three of them will be competing in: Friday 9/24 1 PM 7 PM Saturday 9/25 Wishing them all much success at Olympia this weekend! |
 Natalie Pennington Image courtesy Natalie Pennington  Tanji Johnson Image courtesy Tanji Johnson  Steve Kim Image courtesy Steve Kim |
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Hines Ward was one of 16 people appointed as members of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. He was appointed by President Obama on September 16th and was officially sworn-in at a press conference on September 21st. Here is a quote from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette of his reaction to being appointed to the commission by President Obama: “Imagine the president picking me to be a face of Asian Americans all over the world. Me? Me?” Ward said. “I thought it was a huge honor when they told me I was going to be one of the candidates. But I never thought I’d actually be picked.” Obviously this another step for Hines Ward in giving back to the community and specifically the Asian American/Pacific Islander community. He definitely deserves to be commended for all he is doing with his prominent status to advocate on various mixed race and AAPI issues. He also has his Hines Ward Helping Hands Foundation, which he started shortly after he won the Super Bowl XL MVP award in 2006 to help mixed-race children suffering from discrimination in Korea. His MVP performance and Korea’s reaction were a catalyst to renew discussions involving issues related to Korea’s treatment of mixed-race Koreans.
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 Newly sworn-in Commissioner Hines Ward Image courtesy of White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Facebook page |