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[May 12] NORTHERN CA: Changing Reality: The Voices of Asian American TV Stars

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Guest Writer

Featured Guests:
Winner of Bravo’s Project Runway, Season 2: Fashion Designer, Chloe Dao
Winner of Bravo’s Top Chef, Season 3: Executive Chef, Hung Huynh
Winner of CBS’s Amazing Race, Season 14: Attorney, Victor Jih
Cast Member of MTV’s The Real World, San Francisco: Physician, Pamela Ling

Moderator:
Leland Y. Yee, PhD, Psychologist and California State Senator Continue reading →

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[Mar 11] NORTHERN CA: SFIAAFF 2010 Opening Night Film + Gala Reception

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Guest Writer

The 28th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival opens with TODAY’S SPECIAL, a sparkling romantic comedy that hits the heart as well as the funny bone, TODAY’S SPECIAL is a lovingly crafted ode to family, food and New york City. Steaming kitchens and Bollywood songs of yore fill this hilarious second feature from Kaplan (YEAR OF THE FISH, SFIAAFF ‘07), written by and Starring the great Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show). Screening will be held at the Castro Theatre, followed by a sty… Continue reading →

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[Mar 11] NORTHERN CA: 28th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF)

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Guest Writer

The Center for Asian America Media presents the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) every March. The SFIAAFF is the nation’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian films, annually presenting approximately 120 works in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. Continue reading →

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[Mar 9] NORTHERN CA: Lord It’s the Samurai: Socially Engaged Art and the Cultural Production of Orientalist Hysteria

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Guest Writer

Majime Sugiru serves as communications director for the Asians Art Museum, a guerrilla art collective that creates public and online ‘cultural interventions’ as a means of challenging dominant (mis)representations of Japanese visual culture in the Bay Area. Their latest project integrates Japanese Studies scholarship with art in a parody of last summer’s blockbuster “Lords of the Samurai” exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Generating joyful laughter and impassioned debate acros… Continue reading →

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[Mar 7] NORTHERN CA: Wooden Fish Ensemble Celebrates the Music of Hyo-shin Na

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Guest Writer

– Wooden Fish Ensemble Celebrates the Music of Hyo-shin Na –

March 7, 2010 @ Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento Street @ Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.474.1608
4PM
$14-17
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org/tickets
http://hyo-shinna.com

– program –
Koto Ninano (3 kotos)
Koto Music (3 kotos)
Night Procession of the Hundred Demons (3 kotos)
Walking, Walking (piano solo)
Ocean/Shore 2 (clarinet, violin, viola, and cello)

Shoko Hika… Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Giant Chinese Babies

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Guest Writer

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading →

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[Mar 6] SOUTHERN CA: The History of the Japanese American Military Intelligence Service

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Guest Writer

Because of the highly classified nature of their work, the Military Intelligence Service’s (MIS) full contribution to the war effort has sometimes been overshadowed. Hear the important stories from Japanese American MIS veterans who fought in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

Presented in collaboration with JA Living Legacy. Continue reading →

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[Mar 6] SOUTHERN CA: Kollaboration 10

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Guest Writer

Kollaboration is the largest Asian Pacific Islander (API) talent showcase in North America that has grown into a massive grassroots movement within the diverse API communities.

This year marks our 10th year anniversary and will include a lineup of today’s biggest API emerging artists to date.

Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time: 7PM (Doors open at 6PM)
Venue: Shrine Auditorium
665 W Jefferson Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007-3626

General Admission tickets: $15
VIP (+ free admiss… Continue reading →

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[Mar 4] SOUTHERN CA: Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Guest Writer

Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles Continue reading →

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[Mar 3] BOSTON: Sophia Moon Live showcase

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Guest Writer

Upcoming pop star Sophia Moon interview @ http://www.blogtalkradio.com/asianboston Live showcase 3/3/10 @ Limelight! www.limelightboston.com Continue reading →

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[Mar 2] NORTHERN CA: Understanding Bollywood Through Music

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Guest Writer

Join Robin Sukhadia in this 6 session exploration of the magical aesthetic of Bollywood film music. Through screenings, discussions, in-class performance demonstrations, field trips (SF International Asian American Film Festival), and guest lecturers, students will deconstruct the arrangements, themes and structure of Bollywood film songs from the 1930’s to present day.

Bollywood film songs will be used to examine the larger context of South Asian culture. Film-viewing, readings, lecture, and d… Continue reading →

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Learning the Thai Language: “Pasa Thai”

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Guest Writer

By Lani Valapone Cox Sometimes I say as few words as possible to try to get away with being Thai, whether it is ordering food or getting into a songtaew; other times the vendor or mae ka will answer me … Continue reading →

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