ISSUE 5, WINTER 2005 JADED UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE GIANT ROBOT EVIL MONITO INVISIBLES SAM FLORES ABUSE JADED 1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE THE INVISIBLES 6 By QTT They are the people whom you brush past everyday. ROBOTO GIGANTE 10 By Diana Jou From small time zine to big time Asian pop culture, Giant Robot has been doing it for more than 10 years. THE JADED HOUSEHOLD By Jessica C. Lee 14 Abuse in the API community is more prevalent than you think. SUBVERTING THE ORANGE CURTAIN 16 By Maritess Santiago Dan Tsang is more than just your typical librarian. ONE BAD ASS MONITO 18 By Nicole Cruz An interview with the editor of the online zine, Evil Monito, who just also happens to be the inventor of “sunks”. INTERVIEW WITH SAM FLORES 20 By Grace Hsiang Bay Area artist Sam Flores talks about art...the good kind. RECLAIMING THE ASIAN AMERICAN PENIS By Eileen Rosete 22 Can Asian American porn save us? 4 HODGE PODGE 5 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 8 INTERVIEW WITH ENRIQUE DE LA CRUZ 23 IT ALL STARTED OUT AS A JOKE 24 OBSTACLES IN TSUNAMI RELIEF 25 DANCING UP A STORM 26 REVIEWS ON EVERYTHING Cover and inside cover photos by Chris Dea 28 SO HOT RIGHT NOW PLAYLIST Back cover by Jeff Tang 29 THE PUB’S LAST EPISODE WELCOME STAFF MISSION STATEMENT Action Figures Editor in Chief Writers Chris Appelhans Jaded magazine is a form of alternative media to encourage political, 30 DAY IN THE LIFE OF... Diana Jou Corina de la Cruz Diane Chang cultural, and personal discourse among UCI students. We celebrate We have all become stoic bodies that watch bad reality TV, Stephanie Ha Boris Chang and support the Asian Pacific Islander community through the retelling 31 CALENDAR eat bad fast food, and listen to bad one dimensional news Creative Director Grace Hsiang Davis Fetter of the past, engaging of the present, and sharing a vision for the future. reporting. The sense of urgency is completely gone. The only Chris Dea Fritz Javellana Keith Fujimoto We hope to build connections and bridge gaps between different people moving are the action figures in our community. In the Jessica C. Lee Will Park people. The goal of the publication is not only to provide a space issue of Jaded, we found some cool-hippy folks to inspire us, to Executive Editor Mitra Patel where students can voice different opinions and artistic expressions, get off our collective ass and do something awesome. Let it be Amardeep Gill Eileen Rosete Funding Coordinator but also as a form of community activism through education and art, making a zine, starting a strike, standing up for your body, Maritess Santiago Erica Shen awareness. Despite the fact that we are misrepresented, our images Visit our website for exclusive materials and updates. inventing sunks, or saying “No” to bad Asian porn, we should at News Feature Editor QTT misconstrued, and our cultures miunderstood we are not JADED in Jaded is a non-profit publication. We distribute 3,000 copies bi-quar- least waste our time on something interesting. Jessica Hong Webmasters spirit. This is what we are doing about it. terly. Free knowledge for everyone. We are dirt poor; support us by Layout and Design Chris Dea donating. More info at: As of this issue, we have used up all our printing funds. We need Student Life Editor Chris Dea Julie Trieu money to print the next issue. Please support alternative forms Frank Meksavan SPECIAL THANKS of publication by donating online at www.jadedmag.org/donate. Graphics & Illustration Interns Huge thanks go out to Ulysses Jenkins for helping to support the www.jadedmag.org growth of Jaded in so many. Entertainment Editor Jeff Tang Grace Hsiang Questions? Comments? Criticisms? Lonely? Viva Jaded. Nicole Cruz Albert Ok Ben Hyun Send them all to [email protected]. Diana Jou Julie Trieu Jessica C. Lee Copy Editors Eileen Rosete DISCLAIMER Angela Su Contributors Kayleigh Shaw The ideas and opinions of the articles do not necessarily reflect Felipe Alfonso Annie Su those of UCI, APSA or the entire Jaded staff. JADED 2 JADED 3 INSIDE THIS ISSUE THE INVISIBLES 6 By QTT They are the people whom you brush past everyday. ROBOTO GIGANTE 10 By Diana Jou From small time zine to big time Asian pop culture, Giant Robot has been doing it for more than 10 years. THE JADED HOUSEHOLD By Jessica C. Lee 14 Abuse in the API community is more prevalent than you think. SUBVERTING THE ORANGE CURTAIN 16 By Maritess Santiago Dan Tsang is more than just your typical librarian. ONE BAD ASS MONITO 18 By Nicole Cruz An interview with the editor of the online zine, Evil Monito, who just also happens to be the inventor of “sunks”. INTERVIEW WITH SAM FLORES 20 By Grace Hsiang Bay Area artist Sam Flores talks about art...the good kind. RECLAIMING THE ASIAN AMERICAN PENIS By Eileen Rosete 22 Can Asian American porn save us? 4 HODGE PODGE 5 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 8 INTERVIEW WITH ENRIQUE DE LA CRUZ 23 IT ALL STARTED OUT AS A JOKE 24 OBSTACLES IN TSUNAMI RELIEF 25 DANCING UP A STORM 26 REVIEWS ON EVERYTHING Cover and inside cover photos by Chris Dea 28 SO HOT RIGHT NOW PLAYLIST Back cover by Jeff Tang 29 THE PUB’S LAST EPISODE WELCOME STAFF MISSION STATEMENT Action Figures Editor in Chief Writers Chris Appelhans Jaded magazine is a form of alternative media to encourage political, 30 DAY IN THE LIFE OF... Diana Jou Corina de la Cruz Diane Chang cultural, and personal discourse among UCI students. We celebrate We have all become stoic bodies that watch bad reality TV, Stephanie Ha Boris Chang and support the Asian Pacific Islander community through the retelling 31 CALENDAR eat bad fast food, and listen to bad one dimensional news Creative Director Grace Hsiang Davis Fetter of the past, engaging of the present, and sharing a vision for the future. reporting. The sense of urgency is completely gone. The only Chris Dea Fritz Javellana Keith Fujimoto We hope to build connections and bridge gaps between different people moving are the action figures in our community. In the Jessica C. Lee Will Park people. The goal of the publication is not only to provide a space issue of Jaded, we found some cool-hippy folks to inspire us, to Executive Editor Mitra Patel where students can voice different opinions and artistic expressions, get off our collective ass and do something awesome. Let it be Amardeep Gill Eileen Rosete Funding Coordinator but also as a form of community activism through education and art, making a zine, starting a strike, standing up for your body, Maritess Santiago Erica Shen awareness. Despite the fact that we are misrepresented, our images Visit our website for exclusive materials and updates. inventing sunks, or saying “No” to bad Asian porn, we should at News Feature Editor QTT misconstrued, and our cultures miunderstood we are not JADED in Jaded is a non-profit publication. We distribute 3,000 copies bi-quar- least waste our time on something interesting. Jessica Hong Webmasters spirit. This is what we are doing about it. terly. Free knowledge for everyone. We are dirt poor; support us by Layout and Design Chris Dea donating. More info at: As of this issue, we have used up all our printing funds. We need Student Life Editor Chris Dea Julie Trieu money to print the next issue. Please support alternative forms Frank Meksavan SPECIAL THANKS of publication by donating online at www.jadedmag.org/donate. Graphics & Illustration Interns Huge thanks go out to Ulysses Jenkins for helping to support the www.jadedmag.org growth of Jaded in so many. Entertainment Editor Jeff Tang Grace Hsiang Questions? Comments? Criticisms? Lonely? Viva Jaded. Nicole Cruz Albert Ok Ben Hyun Send them all to [email protected]. Diana Jou Julie Trieu Jessica C. Lee Copy Editors Eileen Rosete DISCLAIMER Angela Su Contributors Kayleigh Shaw The ideas and opinions of the articles do not necessarily reflect Felipe Alfonso Annie Su those of UCI, APSA or the entire Jaded staff. JADED 2 JADED 3 frankandfrank by Chris Appelhans HODGE PODGE NEWS BRIEF by Diana Jou UCI Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows Series Viet D. Dinh, chief architect of the Patriot Act faced hard and heavy ques- tions from students, professors and local citizens, January 11th at the Beckman Center Auditorium. Dinh claimed that some faults found with his legislation should be blamed on those who administer and carry out the law. UCI Executive Director search The search for the Executive Director is crucial because he or she will serve as the main overseer and advisor for many of ASUCI decision, such as the distribution of the budget. The choices for fi nalists is narrowed down to four candidates: current ASUCI Associate Executive Director Lance Maclean, Fred Lipscomb, director of Campus Village Housing, Morolake Laosebikan- Buggs, associate director of student governance at Tulane University, and Hemlata Jhaveri, area coordinator of university housing services at Illinois State University. During Maclean’s interview, a few students questioned his role in a conservative student organization that disrupted a peace rally. When someone brought up that there is a video documenting the inci- dence, ASUCI authorities said the questioning of his character was un- necessary. Laosebikan-Buggs was described as articulate and keen to the different needs of a diverse student body. Martin Luther King Symposium The Cross Cultural Center presented the 21st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium January 18th through the 27th. The events began with a three-part documentary about race in society, science and history called Race – The Power of an Illusion.