The time to honor Asian contributions to film and television is upon us. This year’s Asian Excellence Awards takes place on April 23rd at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Reading over the list of nominees, I had two thoughts. Wow, there are only nine categories. This will be a short evening. And wow, they actually found enough …

By now, everyone’s heard that the Jabbawockeez are now America’s Best Dance Crew. Here’s one thing that might have slipped by. Did you know that one of their lead members, Ben Chung, actually moonlights as an mixed martial arts fighter? He goes by the stage name of Ryo Chonan. Catch one of his match highlights …