Welcome to Angry Asian America: One Blogger's Journey to Asian American Identity, Arts and Activism
Phil Yu
Wednesday, 05 Apr 2017 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Phil Yu is a writer, speaker and best known as the founder and editor of Angry Asian Man, one of the most widely read and longest-running independent websites covering news, culture and perspectives from the Asian American community. Mixing humor with criticism, Yu's commentary has been featured and quoted in the New York Times, National Public Radio, CNN, MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed and more. Yu worked previously at the Center for Asian American Media, as a content producer for Yahoo! Movies, and is executive producer of the feature film Awesome Asian Bad Guys. He graduated with a BS in Radio/TV/Film from Northwestern University and earned his MA in Critical Studies from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television.Phil Yu is a recipient of the 2016 Justice in Action Award from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the 2016 Voice Award from the V3 Digital Media Conference, the 2011 Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Award for Excellence in New Media from the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, the 2012 Salute to Champions Award from the Japanese American Citizens League, the 2011 Public Image Award from Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and the 2011 Excellence in Media Award from OCA-Greater Los Angeles.
Cosponsored By:
- Multicultural Student Affairs
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.