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New “Subtle Asian Traits” TV Show
Founded in September 2018 on Facebook by nine Chinese-Australian high school students, the group Subtle Asian Traits (SAT for short) has accumulated nearly 2 million members from all over the world. Their mission “is to connect Asian individuals globally to create a community that celebrates the similarities and differences within the subtle traits of Asian culture and sub-cultures.”
From memes about K-dramas and boba to bonding over shared childhood experiences, it’s a place where many people feel a sense of belonging. And for those who didn’t have such a community when they were younger, it’s a place where they can finally tell their stories.
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On June 24th, the Subtle Asian Traits Facebook group announced that they’ve been working the past few months contacting filmmakers, producers, and writers on bringing these stories to the screens. Jumpcut, a studio that had launched in early June, is now currently in the development stages of the TV show. The Facebook post stated that “We’re humbled in being part of their vision to focus on the diverse ‘subtle’ asian traits throughout the diasporic Asian community, and as part of this new wave of Asian representation in media dispelling stereotypes previously used to characterise us.”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it’ll be a college-set narrative produced by John Zhang, a former development associate at Justin Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment and an alumnus of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment’s Leaders Fellowship, alongside Jumpcut. Zhang had brought the concept to Ivan Tsang and Justin R. Ching to create the story, and then pitched it to Jumpcut’s head of development Winnie Kemp, a former development executive at CBS Films and Super Deluxe.
However, that’s not to say that there haven’t been criticisms. One of the most popular comments under their announcement retorts that “It’s not Subtle Asian Traits. It’s Subtle East Asian Traits. Where… are Central Asians and Siberian Asians? Where are Mongolians, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Turkmens, Tuvans, Afghans, Altais, and Yakuts?”
While shows like Kim’s Convenience and Fresh Off the Boat have seen success within the Asian community, only time will tell if this one will too.
Lunar New Year has officially been named a holiday for public schools in New York.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation this past Saturday making the designation official. A bill had been passed by New York lawmakers this past June.
Hochul said, “By designating Lunar New Year as an official school holiday, we are taking an important step in recognizing the importance of New York’s AAPI community and the rich diversity that makes New York so great.”
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Remembering 9/11 Hero Betty Ong, the Flight Attendant That Alerted the World to the Events on Flight 11
On September 11, 2001 at approximately 8:20 am, Betty Ann Ong spoke in a hushed voice on an Airfone from the back of American Airlines Flight 11. In a calm manner, she told employees on the ground, “The cockpit’s not answering. Somebody’s stabbed in business class — and I think there’s mace…I think we’re getting hijacked.”
Betty, 45, was working an extra shift on Flight 11 in order to join her sister on vacation. But 14 minutes after the plane took off, it made an abrupt U-turn and headed towards New York City. Together with fellow flight attendant Madeline Sweeney, Betty relayed the seat numbers of the five hijackers, allowing authorities to quickly identify them.
Because of their bravery, the world knows the events that took place on Flight 11, how the hijackers took over the plane, and the identity of the hijackers. Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower at 8:46 a.m. Betty’s last words: “Pray for us. Pray for us.”
Betty, whose mother emigrated from China, was born in San Francisco and was the youngest of four siblings. When her family heard the story about a brave flight attendant who had provided information from the plane, they knew that it had to be Betty.
They eventually spoke with Nydia Gonzalez, the American Airlines employee that Betty had spoken to on the ground and learned the details of her heroic actions. Cathie Ong-Herrera, one of Betty’s older sisters, told the New York Post that her sister “gave her life for her country.”
In 2004, the Ong family created a foundation in Betty’s honor. It funds summer camp for kids and social programs for seniors at the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco. “We continue to keep her legacy alive by the work we’re doing,” Cathie said. “We want to mirror who Betty was.”
Nescafé Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan is planning to offer unique sleeping pods that will allow you to nap while standing up.
The sleeping pods, named Giraffenap, will feature pads and platforms that support your head, butt, shins, and the soles of your feet while you sleep.
Images of the pods can be seen below.
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