Credits to Dante Basco. A conversation with Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) about the massive protests around the country demanding racial justice, the homophobia he faced running for office as a gay Asian man in the 1990s, and the conversations he had with his parents before entering the political arena.

A conversation with actor Dante Basco about becoming a Filipino American icon in “Hook,” how Rufio's Lost Boys were like a gang, and helping the next generation of Asian Americans tell their stories. Coronavirus in California tackles tough questions: What’s actually going on in our hospitals and neighborhoods right now? Even though there’s standalone episodes, it’s a continuous storyline.”Meanwhile, for comic creator Faith Erin Hicks, it’s the characters that really made this story sing. Dante Basco, the actor who voiced Prince Zuko in Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, knows a thing or two about redemption arcs.After all, … Biography.

Bravo, Dante Basco—your success opens doors for Fil-Am artists. Dante Basco is known as the first Fil-Am to make it in Hollywood and a pioneer in Asian American cinema with a career that spans over two and a half decades. A conversation with director Jon M. Chu about seeing yourself as the center of a story, how the internet changed visibility for Asian Americans, and life after "Crazy Rich Asians.

But earlier in the 90s, in the aughts, it felt like that was incredibly rare to have this strong, tough, tomboy female character in an animated show. He co-starred in the film Hook alongside Robin Williams, playing the role of Rufio.He was part of a break dancing crew when he was young. If you like It's Been A Minute, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510317/its-been-a-minute-with-sam-sanders Every weekday, the podcast gives listeners dispatches from Californians who are in the thick of this pandemic. How is life changing because of COVID-19? Dark Horse just announced a new standalone comic about Toph, to be released on February 16, 2021:New Avatar: The Last Airbender comic, Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy, releasing in early 2021! [Advertisement] Asian Enough is presented by "Little America," now streaming exclusively on Apple TV+, in the TV app, on all iOS devices, and TV App supported devices.Get the whole world of podcasts with the free radio.net app.Subscribe to your favorite podcasts, listen to episodes offline and get thrilling recommendations. [Advertisement] Asian Enough is presented by "Little America," now streaming exclusively on Apple TV+, in the TV app, on all iOS devices, and TV App supported devices.

It evolved from all the worldbuilding that the show had.Mike DiMartino, who created the show with Bryan Konietzko, feels lucky that the show was even made, let alone still enjoyed today.

[Advertisement] Asian Enough is presented by "Little America," now streaming exclusively on Apple TV+, in the TV app, on all iOS devices, and TV App supported devices. It … Zuko didn’t kill Ozai, and Ozai is not Han Solo.”Basco makes a good point about how deeply over to the Dark Side Kylo went. “At the time doing a kind of continuous story in kids animation was not a thing that was happening,” he said.

“I was this huge tomboy as a kid, and now I feel like we’re having this huge surge of women in animation and female characters and animated shows with female leads that’s incredibly important.
The book Wendy reads to Peter’s children was actually Basco’s wrap present from Robin Williams.

And then there’s the live-action series coming to Netflix. A conversation with Democratic U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris about the recent rise in anti-Asian hate, how government leaders should address racism in America, and growing up with Indian and Jamaican roots in Northern California. Yep, Build your custom WiC Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Game of Thrones and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more.Your privacy is safe with us. Dante Basco was born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 29, 1975.Filipino actor and rapper best known for voicing Zuko in the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender. From the creators of Asian Enough, and the host of This is California: The Battle of 187, comes Coronavirus in California: Stories from the Front Lines, an essential new podcast from the Los Angeles Times. And that’s why I continued to return to that show and continue to be inspired by it, and wanting to put that heart and that empathy into my own work. On this episode, Sanders talks to former "The Daily Show" correspondent and comedian Hasan Minhaj about growing up as a second-generation Indian American Muslim in California, finding joy in family, and what faith means to him today. This week, as we take a break from Asian Enough, we want to share an episode of another podcast we’ve been listening to: It’s Been A Minute, which is hosted by Sam Sanders and made by our friends over at NPR. We hear from medical workers struggling to care for people who’ve fallen ill. We talk to renters and teachers, farmworkers and athletes, from Crescent City to Chula Vista. “It was common in Japan, but not in the US and certainly not on Nickelodeon, they were kind of confused by what we were making. That was something that really spoke to my heart as someone who worked in animation… and watching the characters grow and transition and change over the course of three seasons, it was so unusual. A conversation with CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang about what it's like in the White House briefing room, covering anti-Asian racism during the pandemic and how standing up to bullies as a child prepared her for a career in journalism. “He killed Han Solo.