The Trailblazer: David Choi
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Author: KoreAm
Posted: September 14th, 2010
Filed Under: BLOG , September 2010
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This is part of our cover series on Asian American YouTube stars. Check out our recent profiles on Wong Fu Productions, Dumbfoundead and Megan Lee.

Recording artist, producer
Don’t let his trademark lack of grin fool you. The great granddaddy of the Asian YouTube craze, David Choi, 24, actually has the brand of awkward humor that made Michael Cera so huge—plus a killer croon that had tweens crushing from the get-go. His “YouTube A Love Song” was featured on the YouTube homepage, went viral and presented him with legions of cyber fans and a new breed of celebrity. Even before hitting it big in front of the camera, Choi was already living his dream behind the scenes as a producer and songwriter for Warner/ Chappell Music, one of the world’s largest music-publishing companies. “I just wanted to put it up for fun,” he said, referring to the video he posted in 2006. “It was just for myself! I don’t think anyone expects to get tons of views… I was shy and nervous, but that’s why I’m doing this now. It definitely opened my eyes to the bigger picture, the whole recording process and the creative process.” Choi released his second solo album, By My Side, in May.

Story by Julie Ma
Photo courtesy of David Choi

Check out David’s music video after the jump. Continue Reading »

Cover Story: How YouTube Transformed the Asian American Arts Scene
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Author: KoreAm
Posted: August 31st, 2010
Filed Under: BLOG , September 2010
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The Brat Pack: (from left) Bart Kwon, Clara Chung, Ted Fu, Megan Lee, Ryan Higa and Joe Jo.

By Elizabeth Eun and Julie Ma
Photograph by Eric Sueyoshi

It all seemed self-indulgent and border-line narcissistic before 2005, uploading videos of yourself belting out pop songs or talking to an invisible audience. But YouTube made it not only acceptable, but also a cultural norm. And while videos of screaming babies and neurotic cats have flooded cyberspace, there’s been a not-so-quiet revolution stirring within the YouTube arena. Asian American artists are practically omnipresent on the video-sharing website, posting clips of themselves and each other singing, dancing, playing instruments and telling jokes. Which anyone can do these days, right? But these artists actually get views. Continue Reading »

“Silence the Violence” – VoteCPAF.org
Author: Peachies
Posted: January 19th, 2010
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A guest post by Peachies for VoteCPAF.org.

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Did you know that every 15 seconds a woman is beaten in the U.S.? That every two minutes someone in the U.S. is raped or sexually assaulted? And that 40 to 60 percent of Americans of Asian Pacific Islander descent fall into these statistics? It’s quite alarming, isn’t it? Continue Reading »

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