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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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Category Archives: Music
8Questions with Actor Scott Watanabe
Currently starring in Broadway Bounty Hunter at Barrington Stage Company in the Berkshires, Scott Watanabe has had a long career as an actor, including roles in Allegiance and The Phantom of the Opera. In the tradition of 8Asians, we asked him eight questions … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, Music, The Arts
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Ukulele Wipe Out by Honoka & Azita
Of a number of musical instruments/styles in the United States one can say that are truly Asian American – instruments and/or genres whose structure and playing style are heavily influenced by Americans of Asian descent – probably the most well-known … Continue reading
8Books Review: “The Queen of the Night” by Alexander Chee
Alexander Chee’s long-awaited second novel, The Queen of the Night, is luscious and captivating and please read it. Perhaps I am biased, and I will tell you why in a minute, but this is the rare book I considered not finishing before … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Google’s Android: Monotune
https://youtu.be/xLhJIFC8xkY During this year’s Grammys, Google debuted a new Android commercial called “Monotune”: “A piano has 88 keys. Each one is different. But what if they were all the same? To find out, we took apart a piano and reengineered … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Entertainment, Music, Tech
Tagged Android, Google, piano
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CAAMFest 2016: March 10 – 20, 2016 | San Francisco & Oakland
One of the things I’ve enjoyed over the years while living in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999 is the the annual Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Film Festival, better known as CAAMFest, “Celebrating Asian American Film, Music … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Current Events, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Local, Movies, Music, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged asian american films, CAAMFest, film, Film Festival
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60 Minutes: Little Jazz Man – Joey Alexander 12 years old
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
Posted in Entertainment, Music, TV
Tagged 60 minutes, Asian-American, indonesian american, jazz, music, prodigy
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Review: “Allegiance” Brings Japanese American Internment to Broadway
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
Posted in Entertainment, History, Music, New York, Reviews, The Arts
Tagged broadway, George Takei, Lea Salonga
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8Questions: Interview with ‘Allegiance’ actor Michael K. Lee
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
Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, Music, New York, The Arts, The Working APA Actor
Tagged Allegiance, broadway, Lea Salonga, musical
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Best Anime MMA Walk Out Songs
My Naruto poster came that I got on eBay!!! ナルトのポスターが来た！ #Naruto #anime A photo posted by @roxyfighter on Jan 31, 2015 at 6:58am PST Last fall, two Invicta FC fighters, Roxanne Modafferi and Jenny Liou (who will both fight in … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Entertainment, Music, Sports, TV
Tagged anime, Bruce Lee, ghost in a shell, invicta fc, Japan, japanese, jenny liou, martial arts, mixed martial arts, MMA, ninja, samurai, Spike Lee, wmma, womens mixed martial arts
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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
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
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Southern California, The Arts
Tagged East West Players, musical, Parvesh Cheena
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8$: George Takei: Allegiance on Broadway and the Japanese American National Museum Legacy Project
8$ 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
NYTimes Travel video: 36 hours in Koreatown, Los Angeles
The New York Times does a nice 6 minute video overview of Koreatown in Los Angeles, even highlighting the Wi Spa that Conan O’Brien and Steve Yeun recently visited. BY Fritzie Andrade, Max Cantor, Jessey Dearing, Louie Alfaro and Will … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, Health, Local, Music, Southern California, TV
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