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Category Archives: Southern California
East West Players Announces Snehal Desai As Its New Artistic Director
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 for the stage, announces Snehal Desai, as the organization’s fourth Artistic Director, following an extensive nationwide … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Entertainment, Nonprofit, Southern California, The Arts
Tagged asian american theater, eastwestplayers, Snehal Desai, theater, theaters, theatre
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Remembering Prolific and Pioneering Asian American Studies Scholar Don Nakanishi
By Dr. Dawn Lee Tu On Monday, March 21st, the field of Asian American Studies suffered a tremendous loss. Don Nakanishi, Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, passed away at the age of 66. Nakanishi was a … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Education, History, Southern California
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Hillary Clinton speaks at AAPI for Hillary Launch Event in San Gabriel
Hillary Clinton traveled to San Gabriel, California, on January 7, 2016, to launch Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) for Hillary. Clinton joined Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chairwoman Judy Chu and dozens of AAPI elected officials and community … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, Southern California
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Elisa Lam’s Death and Internet Afterlife
In early 2013, a young Asian Canadian woman named Elisa Lam was found dead in the water tank of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles’s Skid Row. After a cryptic video was released of her shortly before she died, the … Continue reading
Asian American Man as Series Love Interest in ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5fHfG_ptE When I first saw this clip featured on Angry Asian Man, the first thought I had was, “Wow! Woman fantasizing about an Asian American man – you don’t see that on TV every day!” Crazy Ex Girlfriend is musical … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Southern California, TV
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West Coast vs East Coast Asian Americans
A month after Number One Son left California to start college in Boston, I asked him if he found East Coast Asian Americans to be different from those from the West Coast. He definitely did, saying that most of them … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged East Coast, West Coast
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From the Margins to the Mainstream: A Panel on Race, Comedy and Prime Time TV
KPCC, Southern California’s public radio station, recently hosted this panel on Race, Comedy, and Prime Time TV. The guest panelists were: Melvin Mar (@ChineseGuy88), executive producer of “Fresh Off the Boat” Joz Wang (@JozJozJoz), editor of 8 Asians and founder of V3, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern California, TV
Tagged Angela Hutchinson, comedy, Fresh Off The Boat, KPCC, Melvin Mar, television
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Low Californian Asian American Voter Turnout in 2014 Election
As I’ve blogged before, Asian Americans vote at a lower rate than almost any other demographic group, and this especially is the case in California – the state with the largest Asian American population (though Hawaii has the highest overall … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
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The Fung Brothers: Din Tai Fung ft. Dannie Riel
As you know, I’m a big fan of the Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung, and most recently blogged about their new restaurant opening up later this year in San Gabriel Valley. Well, apparently the YouTube sensation The Fung Brothers … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, Southern California
Tagged chinese food, dannie riel, din tai fung, dumplings, fun brothers, San Gabriel Valley, taiwanese food
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Michelle K. Sugihara is New Executive Director of CAPE
After a thorough nationwide search, CAPE’s Board of Directors is excited to announce the appointment of Michelle K. Sugihara as its new Executive Director. CAPE is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to improving Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) images … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Entertainment, Nonprofit, Southern California
Tagged CAPE, executive
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Din Tai Fung Opening Inside Westfield Santa Anita Mall in California
So I was a bit pre-occupied at the time and did not blog when the news that Din Tai Fung was opening a new restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area at San Jose’s Westfield Valley Fair Mall – slated for opening … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, Southern California
Tagged din tai fung, dumplings, food, Taiwanese
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