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VIRAL LIKE SARS: Manikako’s Robot Love Story Will Make You Weep
I’m not quite sure what this short film is for, except that it’s the result of a sponsorship between Energizer batteries and Manikako, a Filipino non-profit organization that provides self-expression and an emotional outlet for underprivileged children through doll crafting. In this video, a robot finds love in a beautiful doll but learns what the ultimate sacrifice can be. Oh, and here’s a box of tissues.
Internment Camp Musical “Allegiance” To Premiere Next Fall
Next September, San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre will host Allegiance, a New American Musical with Asian American all-stars Lea Salonga and George Takei. “Allegiance” is about a Japanese American family forced into internment during World War II. The writers, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Throne were inspired to write the musical by Takei himself, who related his own family’s experiences with internment.
Jake Shimabukuro at TEDxHonolulu: Peace Love Ukulele
“If everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place.” – Jake Shimabukuro TED conferences are known for hosting some of the deepest thinkers in world who talk about profound and world changing ideas. So why was ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro invited to speak at TED conferences, such as this local conference hosted in Honolulu?
Art Dealers Cracking Down On Deadbeat Billionaires: $83 Million Chinese Vase Goes Unpaid
From 8Asians Reader Min: “Art Dealers Get Tough as $83 Million Chinese Vase Goes Unpaid. [I guess there are] First World Problems… and then there [are] 1% Problems.” I work part-time at an Asian art house and this isn’t necessarily a 1% problem. According the the article, the vase was found in a “routine house cleaning.” Speaking from personal experience, you never know who the owner of the item is, especially since it doesn’t seem [...] Continue »
One Of Japan’s Last Traditional Sword Makers
Etsy put together this awesome short video about Korehira Watanabe, one of only about thirty remaining swordsmiths in Japan. I know next to nothing about swords, but even so, his swords look incredible, as in I watched this video with my mouth gaping open in awe. He’s been trying to recreate the Koto sword for the past 40 years for which there are no written instructions. But besides garnering massive respect for that, a lot about [...] Continue »
Asian Americans on Reality Television: Work of Art – Next Generation
Bravo TV’s reality show Work of Art – Next Generation (Wednesdays at 6pm), now in its second season, is the art version of Project Runway. Every week a group of emerging artists living together in a Manhattan apartment are given limited time to produce “works of art” based on prompts and materials delivered by actress/model host China Chow and guided by art auction house owner Simon de Pury, the Tim Gunn of the series. The [...] Continue »
Prelude Norcal Hip Hop Dance Competition: A Personal Recount [PARTNER POST]
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By Denise My decision to take on the role of Company Manager for Prelude Norcal Hip Hop Dance Competition, hosted by Main Stacks dance team in Berkeley, CA, came at a time of great confusion. While all of my peers around me were focusing all their energy on locking in jobs in huge business firms, I was faced the difficult task of convincing my mother to sponsor my 3-month stay in Berkeley while I planned [...] Continue »
Inside Out Project: Calling Artists in NYC
So what’s this Inside Out Project? Well, it was founded by JR, winner of a TED prize. As a part of this project, Stefanie emailed us saying that she’s working on a project specifically to talk about the under-representation of Asian Americans in media today. Here’s what she has to say: How many Asian Americans do you see during prime time TV? I’m looking for Asian American aspiring artist, musicians, singers, writers, actors, etc. in the [...] Continue »
Asian (Un)Motivational Posters
You’ve probably seen them. A “cute” picture with a “clever” quote about life. They are posters that are meant to be motivational but they just make you feel sad because they are either cliche or lame. Most likely both. I prefer the (un)motivational posters. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, they are the evil step brother of the “normal” motivational variety. They have the picture and the quote but they [...] Continue »
Theater Review: East West Players Present Julia Cho’s “The Language Archive”
This review was originally posted on Blogging Los Angeles and has been republished here with permission. By Chris I should begin with the caveat that I have never reviewed a play before. And while I enjoy going to the theater from time to time, I would hardly consider myself an informed critic. And now that I’ve gotten my excuses out of the way, I’m happy to say that I really enjoyed the opening night performance of [...] Continue »
Asians and Asian Americans Named 2012 TED Fellows
From Yahoo News: “TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, announces 25 new members of 2012′s TED Fellows class. Founded in 2009, the TED Fellows program handpicks world-changing innovators from around the globe and brings them to the TED stage — literally and figuratively — to raise international awareness of their remarkable work…” Among the notables are the following Jimmy Lin (US) — Computational geneticist and founder of the Rare Genomics Institute, E Roon Kang (Korea | [...] Continue »
Hong Kong Teen’s Graphic Tribute to Steve Jobs Goes Viral
Apple’s former CEO, Steve Jobs passed away a couple of days ago and it caught many of us by surprise. On the day of October 5, 2011, we saw many people tweeting about it, updating their Facebook statuses, posting pictures and quotations of Steve Jobs on tumblr, and even cracking jokes about it. Jonathan Mak, a college student from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, designed this logo, which became a worldwide Internet sensation. Mak came up [...] Continue »
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