Category Archives: The Arts

8Questions with Playwright Leah Nanako Winkler

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Lily

After seeing her play Kentucky Off-Broadway, I chatted with Leah Nanako Winkler about being biracial and young in the theater world, things on her reading list, and what’s next (heads up LA!)–and she was delightful even when I failed to properly articulate … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Art of Charile Chan Hock Chye” by Sonny Liew

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Lily

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye presented by Sonny Liew is an imaginative and brilliantly crafted narrative about the title man, one of Singapore’s premier comic artists. Chan, now an old man, narrates his life story and Sonny illustrates … Continue reading →

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NYC Theater Review: “Kentucky” by Leah Nanako Winkler

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Lily

Showing in New York until May 22, Kentucky by Leah Nanako Winkler is a tumultuous and energetic ride through the lives of a Kentucky family on the eve of a wedding. It’s a play about home–home and family, for better and … Continue reading →

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8Books: “Have They Run Out of White Poets Yet?” by Franny Choi

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Lily

I’m giving Franny Choi the post title because of her amazing poem responding to the latest in a long string of poems by white people that shouldn’t have been published. Calvin Trillin’s poem “Have They Run Out of Provinces Yet?” ran … Continue reading →

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Theater Review: “Smart People” Takes on Race at Second Stage

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Lily

Smart People, now at 2econd Stage Theatre in New York, takes an incisive look at the role race plays in our lives, from career to personal, and particularly when the two mesh. Written by Lydia Diamond and starring Mahershala Ali (House of … Continue reading →

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8Questions: An Interview with Katie Rose Clarke of ‘Allegiance’

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Guest Writer

I had the opportunity to talk with Katie Rose Clarke before the Allegiance opening night. In the new musical about the experience of a family during the WWII Japanese American internment, Clarke plays Hannah, an Army nurse who falls for … Continue reading →

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Review: “Allegiance” Brings Japanese American Internment to Broadway

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Lily

The story of Japanese American internment comes to Broadway in this new emotional musical about the Kimura family, starring Lea Salonga, George Takei, and Telly Leung. The tale unfolds at Heart Mountain in Wyoming, following a family ripped from their … Continue reading →

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8Questions: Interview with ‘Allegiance’ actor Michael K. Lee

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Guest Writer

As a reader of 8Asians, you’re probably aware of the Broadway musical Allegiance, currently running at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Featuring the talent of George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, Allegiance opened on November 8th to … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: Ultimate Origami for Beginners and Hokusai Origami Paper from Tuttle

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Lily

Origami, the art of paper folding, is a great arts and crafts project for young and old. Tuttle, a publishing company focusing on Asian language, history, and culture, with the tagline “Books to Span the East and West,” offers a wide … Continue reading →

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‘The Who’s TOMMY’ opens May 13, 2015 at East West Players featuring Deedee Magno Hall, Joseph Morales, Cliffton Hall, and Parvesh Cheena

Posted on March 28, 2015 by 8AsiansNews

East West Players (EWP), the nation’s longest-running professional theatre of color in the country and the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work, continues its 50th Anniversary Season, Golden, with “The Who’s TOMMY,” Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend, … Continue reading →

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8$: George Takei: Allegiance on Broadway and the Japanese American National Museum Legacy Project

Posted on March 22, 2015 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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Call for Entries: “Hungry Ghosts” Exhibition

Posted on February 10, 2015 by 8AsiansNews

HUNGRY GHOSTS • Call for Entries • Presented by the Asian American Women Artist Association (AAWAA), Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) and Manilatown Heritage Foundation SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 22ND, 2015 11:59PM PST ELIGIBILITY: Open to Asian American and Pacific … Continue reading →

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