Category Archives: The Arts

SF Ballet’s Nutcracker on PBS: Yuan Yuan Tan as Snow Queen & Hosted by Kristi Yamaguchi

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Jen

Since this is Christmas, something that always puts me in the holiday mood is the Nutcracker ballet. This year there is a special treat, as the San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker will be re-broadcast on PBS this Sunday. (That’s on KQED … Continue reading →

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This Weekend in LA: Lodestone After Dark: The Beginning of the End

Posted on December 12, 2008 by jozjozjoz

In 1995, following the 1992 Los Angeles riots, veteran actor Soon-Tek Oh created the Society of Heritage Performers (SHP), a Korean American theatre ensemble. SHP evolved into Lodestone Theatre Ensemble in 1999, organized by original founders: actors Alexandra Bokyun Chun, … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Writers Asks: Read Any Good Books Lately?

Posted on December 5, 2008 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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David Henry Hwang Writers Institute New Works Festival: FALL 2008 Reading Series

Posted on December 2, 2008 by jozjozjoz

So a few of my friends having been working on plays for a workshop at EAST WEST PLAYERS for the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute. The Workshop Leader is Prince Gomolvilas, Thai American playwright and awesome blogger, to boot. So … Continue reading →

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POP 88 #24 – Reel Asian Film Festival

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Xxxtine

Brr, is it cold enough for you? (If you’re on the northeastern seaboard, that is.) Hopefully to warm you — or at least your ears — up, here is some new music from Anna Tsuchiya, Chemistry and Park Jung Ah. … Continue reading →

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The Joy Luck Club Continues in Los Angeles

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Moye

The East West Players have extended their stage version of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club for two weeks. Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang, says that though the play is about a Chinese family, “the mother-daughter relationship is universal, striking … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour: Christine Son’s “Off the Menu”

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Connie

I love “chick-lit,” also known as fiction written for and targeted to young, working women in their twenties and thirties.  I must say, it’s about time chick-lit is written by and for Asian American women, and Christine Son’s Off the … Continue reading →

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Junshien Shoots Ya Good

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Ben

Ever since my cousin in the Bay Area added this guy to her Facebook, I’ve been watching and paying attention. And if you happen to be close, wedding and portrait photographer Junshien has got to be worth every penny in … Continue reading →

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12th Annual Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival – Reviews in 88 words or less, Part 1

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Xxxtine

The 12th Annual Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival kicks off this coming Wednesday, November 12th at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto’s Annex Village and runs till Sunday, November 16th. Billed as one of the best little film festival the city … Continue reading →

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POP 88 #23 – Ballad Special

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Xxxtine

For regular listeners, and those who subscribe over at POPcast88.com would already know this has been out for about a week. (Sorry for the delay in posting this here.) In this episode, thanks to an overwhelming amount of response is … Continue reading →

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Filipino American Cinefest, 10/31 and 11/1 in San Francisco

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Jeff

The 15th Annual Filipino American Cinefest, a film festival of Filipino American movies, is Friday, October 31 ( 1-5 pm) and Saturday, November 1, 2008 (3-6 pm) at the San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium. (100 Larkin Street @ Grove … Continue reading →

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Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Ernie

My friend Ariel has this knack for recommending books I end up enjoying immensely, so when she recommended Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel American Born Chinese through e-mail, I bought it on Amazon blind. And when the book came in … Continue reading →

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