16 August, 2007

I wrote some haikus.

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Haikus, popular in the 60s, are experiencing a resurgence thanks to hip-hop culture, who call it "da 5 - 7 - 5." I am down with that.

These are about Asian character actors, who are often underappreciated.


Pat Morita played
"Ah Chew" on Sanford and Son
racism made us raff

Cobra Storm Shadow
spoke seldom but when he did
same guy from Deadwood

a real professor?
he's not even Japanese
but I believed it

a stunned James Hong falls
he didn't know what hit him
goddam replicants/Jack Burton

Ernie Reyes Jr.
was in Hollywood too long
scientologist

from Nancy Kwan on
you know I like the halfies
Shannon Sossamon/Devon Aoki
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