Stop Asian hate. That's the episode. We welcome back Mitchy who is Filipinx American and grew up in Atlanta to discuss what it was like growing up there. We reflect on the recent shooting in Atlanta and rise in anti-Asian attacks. Thanks for staying with us...Oleh The Yellow Peril

Oki reports in from week one in quarantine upon arrival in Taipei, Taiwan and discusses with Vu Bang about Kamala Harris' nomination, Collin Morikawa's PGA win, and WEAR A DAMN MASK!Oleh The Yellow Peril

Los Angeles nurse and friend of the pod Mitchy Behn joins us this week to talk about her experience in an LA hospital as cases rise. We also discuss why the coronavirus is killing Filipino Americans at a higher rate. And what happened on BBC and their disastrous recipe on fried rice?!?! Plus new shows featuring Asian talent you should keep an eye o…

We've got resources to hire black talent. We've got a Vietnamese American being boycotted for supporting BLM. We've got baseball players choosing to wear masks. We've got a "scientist" claiming kimchi protects against COVID-19. We've got films, tv, books and more created by Asian Americans. Boom.Oleh The Yellow Peril

White British tech bro tells Asian Americans to go back to THEIR country, Steven Yeun voices a new superhero animated series, Jin Ha "goes down" in history in Love Life with Anna Kendrick, James Sweeney directs, writes and stars in Straight Up and more...Oleh The Yellow Peril

Durian drives German mail workers to the hospital, SF needs a Bruce Lee statue, white chef of Vietnamese restaurant lashes out after being told to spell banh mi right, changing Columbus, Ohio to Flavortown, Ohio and Jenny Yang starts a stand-up show inside Animal Crossing!Oleh The Yellow Peril

Yellow Peril does a very special crossover episode with Opening Set as we discuss San Francisco gentrification through the eyes of two Bay Area DJs who lived and DJ’d through tech bros, black and brown displacement, and Yay Area hyphy. Don’t listen if you love Steve Aoki and beat drops.Oleh The Yellow Peril

K-Pop fans and Tiktokers flood the reservations of Trump's rally, 75 ways AAPI are supporting Black Lives Matter, Michelle Khare and other YouTubers star in the #1 film in the US, TV/film projects with Asian American talent and more...Oleh The Yellow Peril

Vu and Oki share more ways we can all support Black Lives Matter, our review of Da 5 Bloods and more great content to keep an eye out that features Asian and Asian American talent.Oleh The Yellow Peril

This week, director Bao Nguyen joins us for an interview about his new documentary "Be Water" which chronicles Bruce Lee's life and impact. We'll also dive in to why this film is relevant during Black Lives Matter protests and Bao's career and life between the US and Vietnam.Oleh The Yellow Peril

During this time of unrest, we wanted to bring you an episode simply to make sure that we're all doing something to support the protests and to help join the outcry of our fellow people, our humankind family. Please act, donate, teach, speak, learn, and protest safely. Help make a necessary and positive difference.…

Why were Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo targeted by another lifestyle businesswoman for their success? Why is George Takei knocking a Wisconsin judge? Why should you watch a slew of great content created by Asian Americans waiting right now at your virtual fingertips? Answers inside...Oleh The Yellow Peril

We discuss how Taiwan is keeping things safe even though they still have baseball and clubbing. And we share more shows and films we think you should keep your eyes peeled for while we're all stuck at home including a new Gremlins show coming to HBO Max, a PBS docu-series on Asian Americans aptly called "Asian Americans" and more!…

We're back with part two of the pre-recorded episode where we see if Oki and Vu can guess the celebrity based on hearing their Chinese name. Our guest Billie helps us read off several celebrities Mandarin Chinese names have been phonetically derived from their English names. Play along and see how many you get right!…

Too many Asian Americans too awesome things to count them all. Michelle Khare takes on police, FBI and fire fighter training; Green Beret Tu Lam becomes inspiration for a Call of Duty character; Vietnam giving out free rice from ATM; and director Deborah Chow is our Worst Asian Ever of The Week!Oleh The Yellow Peril

Earlier this year, we recorded an episode over some drinks and came upon a fun guessing game: Can Oki and Vu guess the celebrity based on hearing their Chinese name? Our guest Billie helps us read off several celebrities Mandarin Chinese names have been phonetically derived from their English names. Play along and see how many you get right!…

This one is all over the map. We say hello to new shows and films we recommend, goodbye to Hawaii 5-0 and say hello to saying hello and goodbye in new ways with COVID-19 in our midsts.Oleh The Yellow Peril

This week we interview Nguyen Tran, chef and partner of Button Mash, a restaurant and bar-cade in LA. We talk with Tran about how the restaurant got it’s start, how the food industry is coping with the pandemic and the constant barrage of variables thwarting Button Mash and other locally-owned restaurants.…

We're still in lockdown but we're here for you. Racism against Asians and Asian Americans is at an all time high unfortunately but hopefully you're able to stay home to avoid it for now. While you're staying home, why not curl up with a few of our suggested shows and games we're enjoying right now?Oleh The Yellow Peril

It's been awhile (again) but we're back (again)! We wanted to come back to you from lockdown during these scary times, both because of the virus outbreak and the outbreak of racism. But also to highlight some of the good things still happening out there. Despite the troubling state of the world, we're excited to be back to bring you a look in to As…

James Y. Shih is the filmmaker behind the short film "Ahma and Alan" starring Gregory Yuan and they both join us on this episode for a look at the production, the stories that connected them, Asian male masculinity and more.Oleh The Yellow Peril

So Yun Um filmed a short documentary called Liquor Store Babies and is currently producing the feature length version of that film called Liquor Store Dreams. We interview her about her life working with her family in their liquor store in Los Angeles, her career, her love of K Pop and more.Oleh The Yellow Peril

Writers Koji Steven Sakai, Phinny Kiyomura and artist Rob Sato join Oki for a look at their new graphic novel 442 that tells a historic story of the 442nd Regiment that was comprised of Japanese American soldiers fighting for the US in Germany.Oleh The Yellow Peril

Stand-up comic, actress and oft-time diversity consultant Atsuko Okatsuka joins us for a hilarious interview on her life growing up in LA, how her Japanese American teacher changed her name to Stacey and more. Be sure to check her out at the Comedy Comedy Festival on October 13 and her hour special on Hulu! Our apologies for the poor audio, we ran …

This week, we have actor and filmmaker Patrick Epino fresh off H.P. Mendoza's new film Bitter Melon. Patrick graced our studio with his presence to talk about his role in the film, how he got in to filmmaking and his past and future projects including National Film Society, Mr. Sadman and Awesome Asian Bad Guys.…

Director Arvin Chen sits down with Oki to chat about his roots in California and Taiwan, his past work, and moving from the US to Taiwan where he brought his projects to life.Oleh The Yellow Peril

Artist, writer, musician and sometimes actor Jeremy Arambulo joins us for a special interview over some fine Montana whiskey. We discuss his upcoming graphic novel A Challenge which tells a fictionalized version of the true urban legend of Bruce Lee battling Wong Jack Man in 1964 San Francisco. Join us as we delve in the history of the story, Aramb…