Monthly Archives: June 2013

LA Ticket Giveaway: 2013 V3 Digital Media Conference

Posted on June 9, 2013 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE: Congrats to the winners: Komo, Le Lisa, sharon yamato, Debra Dilger! V3 Digital Media Conference is coming up right around the corner. The event kicks off, on Friday June 14th, with an Opening Awards Reception at the Pacific Asia … Continue reading →

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Save Nina

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Koji Steven Sakai

Ever since I had a baby, I’m way more emotional than I have ever been. Put it this way, it’s not uncommon to find me tearing up during television sitcoms and romantic comedies. That’s why the first time I heard … Continue reading →

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Anime Review: A Certain Scientific Railgun

Posted on June 8, 2013 by tinabot

Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) stories are pretty common, but of course, not all of them are done well. A Certain Scientific Railgun is done pretty well. Masaka Mikoto is a young girl who goes to school in Academy City where … Continue reading →

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8Questions with 8Asians Writer Koji Steven Sakai

Posted on June 7, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Koji Steven Sakai is one of our 8Asians veteran writers. His posts not only get the most visits, it stays on the top of the list for a very, very, very long time. Here’s a chance to get to know … Continue reading →

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CAPE New Writers Fellowship – Submission Deadline July 5th

Posted on June 7, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Only one month left until the submission deadline! The CAPE New Writers Fellowship (CNWF), formerly known as CAPE New Writers Awards (CNWA) has been elevated to include several exciting changes for 2013. 2 submission categories: Film and Television Up to … Continue reading →

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Letters From Pyongyang: More Like A Home Video

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Shako Liu

To reunite with his family members in North Korea, Korean Canadian filmmaker Jason Lee and his father went to Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. His documentary Letters From Pyongyang featured his family’s efforts to enter the most isolated and … Continue reading →

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8Questions with Rock Taiko Drummer Yusuke

Posted on June 6, 2013 by tinabot

I grew up LOVING taiko drums. I remember trips with my family to festivals in LA’s Little Tokyo in the summers to watch taiko groups performing. My dad had taiko albums playing on our stereos at home all the time, … Continue reading →

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Asian American Dad: Is Your Daughter Adopted?

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Tim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kYofm5d5Xdw As a middle-aged gay Asian American, I tend to be rather circumspect when I get asked about my family life. I’m not the loud, out and proud gay activist that some of the younger gay Asian crowd tends to … Continue reading →

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Armed With a Camera Fellowship

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Koji Steven Sakai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdor7oHWEic&list=PLCF8CB711438E4CB9&index=1 As a filmmaker, I am a big believer in the importance of API film festivals. I believe they are the incubator of API talent and help get our stories on the big screen. One of the first people to … Continue reading →

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June 4th, a Sad Romantic Story: Remembering Tiananmen

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Guest Writer

By Jasmine Jia June 4, 2013: It is raining in Beijing. It never fails to rain on June 4th, almost every year since 1989. A Chinese idiom, 老天有眼 (lao3 tian1 you3 yan3) means that God has finally spoken out Himself. … Continue reading →

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Asian Pacific American Media Coalition Protests “CHINK”

Posted on June 4, 2013 by tinabot

So if you name your movie “CHINK“, someone’s bound to get upset right? And more likely than not, it’s going to be someone from the Asian American community. It wasn’t surprising, then for me to find out that Stanley Young, … Continue reading →

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Freedom from Assimilation: Be More Like Einstein

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Nithin

“The undignified mania of trying to adapt and assimilate, which happens among many of my social standing, has always been very repulsive to me.” Albert Einstein Einstein – a celebrity among Asians – is the most famous scientist in modern … Continue reading →

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