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Film Review: ‘Blinded by the Light’

Posted on August 18, 2019 by John

I’m not big Bruce Springsteen fan, but am a big fan of the film ‘Bend It Like Beckham,’ which Gurinder Chadha directed so I was definitely going to see ‘Blinded by the Light’ where Chadha is credited directing and being … Continue reading →

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60 Minutes: Little Jazz Man – Joey Alexander 12 years old

Posted on January 15, 2016 by John

In early January, I caught this 60 Minutes segment titled “Little Jazz Man,” about 12-year-old Indonesian American Joey Alexander: “We’ve never seen anyone like the young boy we’re going to introduce you to tonight. His name is Joey Alexander, he’s … Continue reading →

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Traveling Japan: Tokyo Sky Tree 634 Musashi Restaurant

Posted on May 11, 2015 by tinabot

So after eating mostly train bentos and convenient store food for the majority of the trip, my friends and I did give ourselves a little break from the cheap eats and forked over some dough for a fancy feast up … Continue reading →

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Traveling Japan: Tokyo Sky Tree

Posted on May 4, 2015 by tinabot

Previously, the tall building to visit in Tokyo was the Tokyo Tower, which I have been before, and although it’s kinda nice and affords a decent view of the city, it wasn’t so breathtaking that I wanted to visit it … Continue reading →

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Southeast Asian Rock: Your Imaginary Friends

Posted on April 26, 2013 by JohnnyC

Growing up in Manila in the late 90s and going to international school (long before MP3 file-sharing became the norm), I had an opportunity to hear a wide variety of music most people stateside had never heard of from around … Continue reading →

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Douglas Kim’s “I’m Asian American” Music Video

Posted on March 7, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Duke University graduate Douglas Kim recently launched a parody of the song “Rockin the Suburbs” by Ben Folds. As someone who was a management consultant, made the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event, but is now … Continue reading →

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Hey Sandy! A Very Special Holiday Effort for Hurricane Sandy Victims

Posted on December 26, 2012 by JohnnyC

Hey Sandy, you’re looking happily deranged (have you picked your target yet?) Watch out, because we’ve got an ensemble of artists, including Jason Chen, Clara C, David Choi, Inch Chua, Abraham Lim, Heart Hays, Haviland Stillwell, and Deborah S. Craig, … Continue reading →

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Hawaiian Singer’s “Occupy” Song At Obama Summit

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Lily

With the refrain, “We’ll occupy the streets, we’ll occupy the courts, we’ll occupy the offices of you, till you do the bidding of the many, not the few,” Hawaiian singer Makana’s song, “We Are The Many,” “turned a top-security dinner of … Continue reading →

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8Questions with Electro Pop Group IAMMEDIC Leader Enik Lin

Posted on October 3, 2011 by jozjozjoz

About a month ago, I kept getting pinged by people sending me links to the video of California-based electronic pop band IAMMEDIC jumping around in Star Trek uniforms. I’m a sucker for a Starfleet uniform, so I got in touch … Continue reading →

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Get your Cho on: Margaret Cho’s campaign

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Mike Saechao

She’s at it again. No, not Britney. Margaret Cho! The Drop Dead Diva star is launching a campaign promoting her album, Cho Dependent and donating 20% of the proceeds to Immediate Justice, a human rights charity. However, this campaign focuses … Continue reading →

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Daniel Park Interview: A One Man Band

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Mike Saechao

There aren’t that many Asian American singers and songwriters in the media these days. Actually, I don’t think Asian Americans get all the much recognition because they’re considered the underdogs of music. As I was sitting at The Coffee Garden … Continue reading →

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Dawen Wins Kollaboration Acoustic 4

Posted on August 30, 2010 by jozjozjoz

If I hadn’t been hosting the Q&A for the L.A. theatrical opening of The People I’ve Slept With on Friday night, then I definitely would have been at Kollaboration Acoustic 4. Luckily, there’s YouTube and fan-uploaded videos of the show, … Continue reading →

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