Roger Tang
@gwangung.bsky.social
Asian American theatre geek
Producer/playwright/designer/advocate
Head of Pork Filled Productions
Sec., Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists
Editor, Asian American Theatre Revue
Star Fleet Security, Posting: Betazed
Very quiet jackal.
Producer/playwright/designer/advocate
Head of Pork Filled Productions
Sec., Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists
Editor, Asian American Theatre Revue
Star Fleet Security, Posting: Betazed
Very quiet jackal.
Well, a bit late. Opened and closed Keiko Green’s EXOTIC DEADLY OR THR MDG PLAY. A sort of Asian American Identity 101 play for the 31st Century. We’ll receive by audience and critics alike. #asiansonstage #aspidtama #asianamericantheatre
September 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Well, a bit late. Opened and closed Keiko Green’s EXOTIC DEADLY OR THR MDG PLAY. A sort of Asian American Identity 101 play for the 31st Century. We’ll receive by audience and critics alike. #asiansonstage #aspidtama #asianamericantheatre
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Danced & spun fire at a brewery's take on the ren faire tonight. (Ren faire but make it fae! And burn a goat effigy. 😂)
(Yes that's beer being made behind me. 😄)
(Yes that's beer being made behind me. 😄)
July 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Danced & spun fire at a brewery's take on the ren faire tonight. (Ren faire but make it fae! And burn a goat effigy. 😂)
(Yes that's beer being made behind me. 😄)
(Yes that's beer being made behind me. 😄)
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Fun fact: nearly all the Chinese electric cars use LFP batteries, which are super cheap, long lasting, use no toxic cobalt, and have a bit reduced capacity
LFP batteries were developed in the US at UT Austin
But they are only made in China - every one in the US currently is imported
LFP batteries were developed in the US at UT Austin
But they are only made in China - every one in the US currently is imported
For literally decades climate hawks and progressives have warned that internal combustion will die off and the tech of the future is electric + battery power and that if we didn’t seize the initiative China would eat our lunch and…welp!
China is probably going to pass 50% EV new car sales this year. ICE technology is a dead man walking www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
July 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Fun fact: nearly all the Chinese electric cars use LFP batteries, which are super cheap, long lasting, use no toxic cobalt, and have a bit reduced capacity
LFP batteries were developed in the US at UT Austin
But they are only made in China - every one in the US currently is imported
LFP batteries were developed in the US at UT Austin
But they are only made in China - every one in the US currently is imported
Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions announce the cast for EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY by Keiko Green, a time traveling, space bending whimsical romp. Coming to Seattle in September. #AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericanDrama
July 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions announce the cast for EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY by Keiko Green, a time traveling, space bending whimsical romp. Coming to Seattle in September. #AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericanDrama
Opening in Seattle: Three days only, staged reading festival of new plays by Asian American writers: UNLEASHED by Pork Filled Productions
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
June 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Opening in Seattle: Three days only, staged reading festival of new plays by Asian American writers: UNLEASHED by Pork Filled Productions
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
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as ever, if you ask people if they think art should exist for their enjoyment they will say yes, and then if you ask them if the people making the art should get paid for it they'll tell you "no that's a fake job"
if you think every voice actor is a millionaire, you are not immune to propaganda and would not survive the winter, sorry.
June 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
as ever, if you ask people if they think art should exist for their enjoyment they will say yes, and then if you ask them if the people making the art should get paid for it they'll tell you "no that's a fake job"
Historic Tony Awards for Asian American theatre artists. Francis Jue wins Featured Actor in a Play, Darren Criss and Nicole Scherzinger win as Lead Actors in a musical and MAYBE HAPPY ENDING best musical!
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/202...
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/202...
Historic Tony Awards for Asian Americans - Asian American Theatre Revue
Historic Tony Awards for Asian Americans Historic Tony Awards
aatrevue.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Historic Tony Awards for Asian American theatre artists. Francis Jue wins Featured Actor in a Play, Darren Criss and Nicole Scherzinger win as Lead Actors in a musical and MAYBE HAPPY ENDING best musical!
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/202...
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/202...
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South Florida meteorologist @johnmoralestv.bsky.social told his viewers live on air that he can no longer accurately predict hurricane season, due to federal government cuts.
June 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
South Florida meteorologist @johnmoralestv.bsky.social told his viewers live on air that he can no longer accurately predict hurricane season, due to federal government cuts.
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The president of Hillsdale College had to resign in 1999 or so because he had been having an affair for 19 years with his daughter in law, who committed suicide and left a note exposing the affair.
If you are surprised why so many Evangelical Christians seem to support them...well that's because they are also all weird drug addled sex freaks.
June 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The president of Hillsdale College had to resign in 1999 or so because he had been having an affair for 19 years with his daughter in law, who committed suicide and left a note exposing the affair.
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“The prophet Isaiah warns us: ‘Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless’ (10:1-2).”
“One consistent theme throughout the Bible is God’s concern for those who are marginalized or vulnerable in their society. In the Bible, this was often the widow, the orphan, the stranger, and the poor. The Bible is replete w/rebukes of those who ignore their needs and the spiritual peril of greed…”
Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Inverts Biblical Values
The Bible says whoever is kind to the needy, honors God. This budget has other ideas.
sojo.net
June 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“The prophet Isaiah warns us: ‘Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless’ (10:1-2).”
Minnesota's Theater Mu names Fran De Leon new Artistic Director.
#AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericanTheatre
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/202...
#AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericanTheatre
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Fran De Leon New Artistic Director at Theater Mu - Asian American Theatre Revue
Fran De Leon New Artistic Director at Theater Mu Theater Mu has chosen Fran de Leon to be its next artistic director, effective as of June 2 with a full
aatrevue.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Minnesota's Theater Mu names Fran De Leon new Artistic Director.
#AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericanTheatre
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/202...
#AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericanTheatre
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/202...
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This is why people across the country need to remain engaged and not give up in the face of oppression
Police in Kent County town rescind ICE partnership following a backlash
Police in Camden, Delaware have become deputized to enforce immigration laws, after their department last week signed an agreement to work with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
spotlightdelaware.org
June 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is why people across the country need to remain engaged and not give up in the face of oppression
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Quite the headline. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Quite the headline. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Also, because the term has become toxic with the public, anti-LGBTIQ activists rarely use the term "conversion therapy." Today, anti-LGBTIQ activists use a variety of coded terms including:
-Reparative Therapy
-Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)
-Gender Identity Change Efforts (GICE)
-Reparative Therapy
-Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)
-Gender Identity Change Efforts (GICE)
May 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Also, because the term has become toxic with the public, anti-LGBTIQ activists rarely use the term "conversion therapy." Today, anti-LGBTIQ activists use a variety of coded terms including:
-Reparative Therapy
-Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)
-Gender Identity Change Efforts (GICE)
-Reparative Therapy
-Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)
-Gender Identity Change Efforts (GICE)
Kinda big. Oregon Shakespeare Festival, one of the biggest theatres out there, announced its 2026 season, including works by David Henry Hwang (YELLOWFACE) and Keiko Green. Two AAPI writers, three AAPI directors. #AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericantheatre www.osfashland.org/en/season/20...
2026 Season Announcement - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
www.osfashland.org
May 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Kinda big. Oregon Shakespeare Festival, one of the biggest theatres out there, announced its 2026 season, including works by David Henry Hwang (YELLOWFACE) and Keiko Green. Two AAPI writers, three AAPI directors. #AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericantheatre www.osfashland.org/en/season/20...
Minnesota's Jungle Theatre is opening SIXPACK by my friend Katie Ka Vang, a story about two Hmong volleyballers. #AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericanTheatre
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/eve...
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/eve...
Sixpack (Minneapolis, MN) - Asian American Theatre Revue
Sixpack (Minneapolis, MN) With a backdrop of the competitive world of Hmong volleyball, SIXPACK explores if a friendship can withstand the harms, betrayals,
aatrevue.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Minnesota's Jungle Theatre is opening SIXPACK by my friend Katie Ka Vang, a story about two Hmong volleyballers. #AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericanTheatre
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/eve...
aatrevue.com/Newsblog/eve...
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I spent ten years attacking universities as illiberal and overly woke. Now that the Trump administration is using my rhetoric to destroy American science and higher education, I am horrified but not horrified enough to apologize.
May 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I spent ten years attacking universities as illiberal and overly woke. Now that the Trump administration is using my rhetoric to destroy American science and higher education, I am horrified but not horrified enough to apologize.
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as a grantwriter working on digital equity since 2017 - access to technology and affordable internet is broadly considered part of core wraparound services now. you can’t apply for jobs, access gov’t benefits etc without it. ignore online hot takes. people actually doing the work know this
Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.
May 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
as a grantwriter working on digital equity since 2017 - access to technology and affordable internet is broadly considered part of core wraparound services now. you can’t apply for jobs, access gov’t benefits etc without it. ignore online hot takes. people actually doing the work know this
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A citizen in possession of a REAL ID driver’s license.
ICE is the fascist secret police. Nothing more. If there were such a thing in America as principled, honorable law enforcement, they would be lining up to condemn this lawless masked goon squad.
ICE is the fascist secret police. Nothing more. If there were such a thing in America as principled, honorable law enforcement, they would be lining up to condemn this lawless masked goon squad.
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
nbcnews.to
May 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A citizen in possession of a REAL ID driver’s license.
ICE is the fascist secret police. Nothing more. If there were such a thing in America as principled, honorable law enforcement, they would be lining up to condemn this lawless masked goon squad.
ICE is the fascist secret police. Nothing more. If there were such a thing in America as principled, honorable law enforcement, they would be lining up to condemn this lawless masked goon squad.
@pratidhwani presents Madhuri Shekhar’s HOUSE OF JOY, a sumptuous blend of political intrigue, forbidden love and intricate dance. #asiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
May 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
@pratidhwani presents Madhuri Shekhar’s HOUSE OF JOY, a sumptuous blend of political intrigue, forbidden love and intricate dance. #asiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
Final weekend of RETURN TO JOY MARKET. Asian American sketch and improv, this weekend in Seattle. #asiansonstage #AAPIDrame #asiansmericantheatre
May 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Final weekend of RETURN TO JOY MARKET. Asian American sketch and improv, this weekend in Seattle. #asiansonstage #AAPIDrame #asiansmericantheatre
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Musk's DOGE goons physically dragged a high-ranking Social Security executive from his desk for not going along with their plan to list more than 6,000 migrants as dead despite being alive.
www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-p...
www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-p...
DOGE Goons Physically Drag Social Security Worker from Desk
The high-ranking civil servant had opposed a plan to push out migrants by falsely listing them as dead.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Musk's DOGE goons physically dragged a high-ranking Social Security executive from his desk for not going along with their plan to list more than 6,000 migrants as dead despite being alive.
www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-p...
www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-p...
Congratulations to old dorm-mate (and occasional collaborator) David Henry Hwang, on this lifetime achievement award from the Dramatists Guild
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
playbill.com/article/davi...
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
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David Henry Hwang Named Recipient of Dramatists Guild's 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award
The award is presented in recognition of distinguished lifetime achievement in theatrical writing.
playbill.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Congratulations to old dorm-mate (and occasional collaborator) David Henry Hwang, on this lifetime achievement award from the Dramatists Guild
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
playbill.com/article/davi...
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
playbill.com/article/davi...