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Category Archives: The Arts
San Jose Giveaway: 18MMW at the 9th Annual Asian Comedy Night
If you’re able to make it to San Jose on November 20 or 21st, you should make the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors performance one of your stops! The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors are BACK in the Bay Area with a … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Promotions, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts
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From the Tumblr: Animated Stereoviews of Old Japan
The 8Asians tumblr highlights Asians [& uber talented non-Asians] who draw, dance, build, film, sing, write, invent, paint, teleport, and of course, tumble. It’s curated by Jun, Moye and Ernie.
Posted in (simple), The Arts
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LA Art & Music Show for Urban Clothing Company “Teruo Artistry”
There’s a ton of stuff going on in L.A. all the time, but if you love music & art, check out this awesome event “BY ANY DREAMS NECESSARY” featuring work by artist and designer Timothy Teruo Watters, a hapa, who … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Lifestyles, Music, Southern California, The Arts
Tagged art, events, hapa, Jessie, Koji Steven Sakai, los angeles, Malay, music, Teruo Artistry
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Lodestone Theatre Ensemble’s Final Production: “Grace Kim & the Spiders from Mars”
Lodestone Theatre Ensemble will be putting on their farewell production with Grace Kim & the Spiders from Mars. Written by Philip W. Chung and directed by Jeff Liu, this show was specifically written to be the last show for Lodestone’s … Continue reading
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Tagged burbank, lodestone, Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, los angeles, theatre
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From the Tumblr: Yuta Onoda
The 8Asians tumblr highlights Asians [& uber talented non-Asians] who draw, dance, build, film, sing, write, invent, paint, teleport, and of course, tumble. It’s moderated by Jun, Moye and Ernie.
Original “Anime Hip-Hop Martial Arts Musical” to be Workshopped by East West Players Writers’ Gallery in L.A.
You read that right– anime hip-hop martial arts musical! It’s all that and a bag of chips!* East West Players has gathered a creative team to develop a new musical that utilizes all three art forms and a 25 minute … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Southern California, The Arts
Tagged anime, East West Players, eastwestplayers, hip-hop, martial arts, musical, performance
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Three Apples: Celebrating Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary
There’s no denying Hello Kitty’s global domination. Can you name any other icon character that has graced almost every single kind of product, from stationary sets and band-aids to Paris Hilton and hospitals around the world? (Okay, yes, maybe Mickey … Continue reading
South Pacific on Tour in San Francisco: Racism is Carefully Taught
The wonderful Broadway revival “South Pacific“, directed by the brilliant Bartlett Sher, is on tour right now in San Francisco. Written in 1949 by Rodgers and Hammerstein, most people remember this musical as a lovely romance during World War II … Continue reading
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APACUNT and National Asian American Theater Festival
Something to do in New York: the National Asian American Theater Festival. This year’s festival seems to have very little connection to the performances from the first NAATF in 2007, which offered twenty-five groups and a lot more variety. Here … Continue reading
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Giveaway: Autographed Copy of Mike Shinoda’s Glorious Excess Art Book; final weekend of JANM exhibition in L.A.
UPDATE: Early bird gets the worm autographed Mike Shinoda “Glorious Excess” art book! The first commenter is the winner! Congratulations to itzk2di2dm (Kimle)! Thanks to everyone who entered, and also to all the 8Asians contributors for not quitting because of … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Promotions, Southern California, The Arts
Tagged art, autographed, book, exhibition, fame, giveaway, Glorious Excess, Linkin Park, Little Tokyo, los angeles, Mike Shinoda
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Indian Music and Cha-cha-cha: More Latin-Indian Fusion from Giju John
Giju John, who has previously fused Indian music and Salsa dancing, was watching my salsa class just the other day. He was my salsa teacher’s teacher, and I hope my dancing didn’t embarrass them both. After the class, my teacher … Continue reading
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Tagged cha cha cha, Giju John, Latin Indian Fusion
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Fashion and Design Schools Seeing Influx of Asian Americans
This article on fashion schools receiving a influx of Asian American students is an interesting one – not so much because of the rise of Asian Americans and Canadians in fashion – I’ve always known that – but mainly because … Continue reading
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