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Author Archives: jozjozjoz
Daito Manabe: Japanese Face Instrumentalist
Daito Manabe is an “Artist, Designer, Programmer, DJ, VJ, Composer” based in Tokyo, Japan. Evidently, he composed some electronic music but wasn’t content with his friends just listening or dancing to it. Instead, he convinces four of his friends to … Continue reading
Lodestone Theatre Ensemble Presents TEN TO LIFE in Los Angeles
This past December, Lodestone Theatre Ensemble kicked off its final season with Lodestone After Dark: The Beginning of the End. I’m totally excited that their season is starting up soon with the premiere or TEN TO LIFE, four one-acts developed … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Southern California, The Arts
Tagged alberto isaac, annette lee, burbank, judy soo hoo, lodestone, los angeles, nic cha kim, ten to life, theatre, tim lounibos
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TOKYO! comes out tonight in selected cities… winner of our SF giveaway announced!
Thanks to the people who entered the giveaway for the TOKYO! tickets. Sorry we didn’t have more tickets to giveaway, but if you’re in a city where it’s playing, you can probably still BUY tickets to see the movie when … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged movie, Movies, sf, ticket giveaway, Tokyo, tokyo sonata
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How to Meet Asian Women on Facebook
A friend of mine updated his status message on Facebook with the following: Hmm. On second thought, I guess that’s really “How to get targeted for ads on ‘How to Meet Asian Women’ on Facebook.” Either way, I filed this … Continue reading
Los Angeles: Giant Robot Silverlake Closing Sale, Now 30% off Storewide
Giant Robot Silverlake is closing March 28th so now is the time to check out their closing sale if you haven’t done so already. The sale began on March 10 — originally 20% off and an additional 5% on already … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Southern California
Tagged Closing, Giant Robot, los angeles, Sale, Silverlake
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“TOKYO!” (the movie) opens in selected cities 3/20/2009: Win tickets to opening night in SF!
A friend of mine was nice enough to invite me to a VIP screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood of “Tokyo!” (not to be confused for “Tokyo Sonata“) last week which was sponsored by (among other orgs) Sapporo beer. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged bong joon-ho, leos carax, michel gondry, movie, ticket giveaway, Tokyo
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Imagined Futures Conference in Los Angeles for up and coming APA artists
As a graduate of the UCLA Asian American Studies Department, I am usually pretty interested in events that are sponsored by my former department at my alma mater. The upcoming “Imagined Futures” conference definitely piques my interest not just because … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, The Arts
Tagged apa, artists, conference, JANM, Japanese American, Japanese American National Museum, la, los angeles, workshops
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Jason Wu, Designer of Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Ball Gown
I cried yesterday morning when I listened to President Obama’s inaugural address on the radio. Before you think I’m some uber-Obama nut like Ernie’s neighbor, I’ll tell you that I was crying because I was thinking of my Dad, who … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Fashion, Observations, Politics
Tagged designer, dress, Fashion, gown, inaugural ball, jason wu, michelle obama
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McDonald’s “Asian Weeks” Ad Baffles 8Asians
… at least two of them anyway. Moye shared this with me and neither of us can figure this out. Does the ad fold down? Huh? What?! You can count ME confused but somehow, oddly, I am craving a fried … Continue reading
Jo Koy: Quite the Joker
Who is Jo Koy? He’s a Filipino-American comic who started his career in 1994 as a stand up comedian in Las Vegas. Born Joseph Glenn Herbert in Tacoma, Washington he’s being lauded as a “rising star” and has been on … Continue reading
Chandni Chowk To China: Bollywood Meets Kung Fu!
A business acquaintance of mine was kind enough to extend an invitation to a special screening of Chandni Chowk to China on the WB lot tomorrow, to be released in select markets on January 16. I can’t wait to see … Continue reading
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Tagged akshay kumar, bollywood, deepika padukone, Gordon Liu, kung fu, martial arts
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