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Update: 5:50pm EST
Law enforcement officials are reporting that Lee is dead. At least one explosive device went off, but no one besides Lee is believed to be injured. Chief Manger said that when Lee was shot, one of the metallic canisters strapped to his chest and back popped, and “the device may have gone off.” (MSNBC, ABC)
Update: 5:11pm EST
According to Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, police shot Lee at approximately 4:50pm. There are no reports on the gunman’s status, but the three hostages he was holding are reportedly out of the building and safe.
Update: 3:46pm EST
Montgomery County, Maryland, Fire Rescue Chief Richard Bowers says that negotiations have been going on for an hour. Police also told CNN that Lee entered the building ” wearing what appeared to be metallic canister devices on his front and back.”
Police have not confirmed whether anyone has been shot.
Photo from MyspaceA lone gunman who has been identified as James Jay/Jae Lee is currently holding at least one person hostage in the lobby of the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Springs, Maryland. The building has been evacuated, but police say there is at least one person being held hostage.
Lee has been protesting Discovery for some time on his website, www.savetheplanetprotest.com; he was apparently angry that the Discovery Channel did not cover overpopulation (the subject of his obsession) enough.
“I want Discovery Communications to broadcast on their channels to the world their new program lineup and I want proof they are doing so. I want the new shows started by asking the public for inventive solution ideas to save the planet and the remaining wildlife on it,” the alleged manifesto reads, adding:”Nothing is more important than saving … the Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels. The humans? The planet does not need humans.”
He’s also ironically against war and immigration.
His manifesto reads “WTF??? STUPIDITY! MORE HUMANS EQUALS MORE WAR!” and also says “Programs must be developed to find solutions to stopping ALL immigration pollution and the anchor baby filth that follows that. Find solutions to stopping it.”
Thankfully, all the children in the Discovery Channel Day Care Center as well as the majority of the employees have been evacuated.
via global regina, CNN, MSNBC
SA Studios recently commissioned world-renowned artist David Choe to create original poster art for the upcoming film, Machete. The above art was inspired by the face of Machete star, Danny Trejo.
SA Studios also released a video documenting the meeting of Choe and Trejo, and Choe’s creative process.
Check out Choe “painting the first Latino superhero” in his “Asian fortress of solitude!”
Machete is set for release on September 3rd.
Photo by CBS
Our favorite Youtube father-son duo is heading over to reality TV. CBS announced that Kevin Wu, the 20-year-old Youtube star also known as “kevjumba,” will be competing on the 17th season of “The Amazing Race,” with his hilarious father, Michael Wu, 58. The show airs on Sunday, September 26 8:30/7:30 central, so be sure to catch Team Wu from Sugar Land, Texas trekking across the globe. (more…)
This is part of our cover series on Asian American YouTube stars.
Writers, producers, actors
The trio behind Wong Fu Productions has come a long way since its first hit online video, Yellow Fever. Ted Fu, 28, Philip Wang, 26, and Wesley Chan, 26, can boast over 150 short films, including At Musing’s End and A Peace of Home, both of which were shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, and they show a level of professionalism that’s rare, especially compared to all the other hastily webcam-shot videos posted online. Their ability to produce high-quality shorts means that they’re at the heart of the scores of collaborations produced among Asian America’s creative pool. [Video after the jump] (more…)
From the personal archives of Korean America
Joseph Ileto used to carry around this bag while making his mail rounds in neighborhoods throughout the San Fernando Valley of Southern California. Today it sits in a room in his younger brother Ismael’s house in Chino Hills—and the only letters it carries are ones of sympathy that the Ileto family received after Joseph was killed in a hate crime attack 11 years ago. Although many may remember white supremacist Buford O. Furrow’s infamous shooting spree at the North Valley Jewish Community Center on August 10, 1999, when he wounded three children, a teenager and a grandmother, sadly, too many tend to forget that the only person he killed that day was Joseph Ileto. (more…)
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Featured Event
In honor of Chuseok, a widely celebrated harvest-oriented Korean holiday, the University of Southern California’s Korean Studies Institute will host a “Chuseok Festival” on Sept. 17. Following a drum performance, lunch will be served. Free and open to all. (college.usc.edu/ksi)
Projekt NewSpeak
Projekt NewSpeak presents the 4th annual NewSpeak SLAM! Confirmed artists/musical guests for the spoken word showcase include Beau Sia, Poetri, Ruby Ibarra, Connie Lim and Kristina Wong. Save the date: Sept. 25 at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles. (projektnewspeak.com) read more
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