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Kollaboration SF 4: Post-Event Wrap Up (8/3/2013)

Posted on August 8, 2013 by John

I had heard of Kollaboration SF before (“an annual event and movement produced by young Asian and Pacific Islander (API) professionals and students to promote a strong API presence in entertainment and media.”), but had never attended a show. I … Continue reading →

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Using “Chink” in an Asian American Old West Tale

Posted on July 2, 2013 by tinabot

I started a dime novel series called Cowboy Ninja about a Chinese American growing up in the Old American West. Naturally, in a story like this, I inevitably came to the use of unpalatable words like “celestials”, “Chinaboy”, and, of … Continue reading →

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Macy’s San Francisco Union Square: Far East Movement – Interview & Concert

Posted on May 14, 2013 by John

00:00 – 03:00 – Welcome & Intro by Nicki Sun 03:00 – 17:45 – Interview with Far East Movement (FM) 17:45 – 19:50 – FM’s opening remarks 19:50 – 22:55 – Beastie Boys tribute 22:55 – 24:50 – Additional remarks … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Jeremy Lin’s Dad: Lin’s Return to the Oracle Arena

Posted on April 15, 2013 by John

Houston Rockets’ Jeremy Lin’s post-game locker room interview after the Rockets defeated the Warriors. Funny moment at 0:58. Jeremy Lin returned to the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday, March 8th when the Houston Rockets returned to the Oracle Arena … Continue reading →

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Slam Poetry from Sam Louie: Why Lin? (Jeremy)

Posted on April 11, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Why Jeremy Lin is important to America regarding race relations? Here is psychotherapist & diversity trainer Sam Louie‘s response to Charlie Rose’s interview of Jeremy Lin on 60 Minutes this past weekend.

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CAAMFest 2013: Go Grandriders & the Final Thoughts on CAAMFest

Posted on April 8, 2013 by John

CAAMFest long conclude over a week ago, but I finally got around to seeing my last DVD screener for the Taiwanese documentary Go Grandriders:

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CAAMFest 2013: Dead Dad

Posted on April 4, 2013 by John

Dead Dad (“The pefect goodbye doesn’t exist.”), directed by (as well as co-written by)  Ken Adachi, was another film that I saw a DVD screener for after CAAMFest was over – one of many films I would have liked to … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2013: Seeking Asian Female documentary

Posted on March 27, 2013 by John

I finally got to see Seeking Asian Female, the documentary film by San Francisco Bay Area-based director Debbie Lum. The film had debuted at South by South West (SXSW) last year and review by a fellow 8asians blogger Dino and … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2013: High Tech, Low Life

Posted on March 22, 2013 by John

After catching the fantastic LINSANITY documentary film during the kickoff of CAAMFest 2013, I caught the two films Comrade Kim Goes Flying and High Tech, Low Life on Saturday night.

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Asian America in 2013: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Part 4: Cosmos, Chronos, and Telos

Posted on March 21, 2013 by JohnnyC

[pullquote]I know people, I know towns, farms, hills and rivers and rocks, I know how the sun at sunset in autumn falls on the side of a certain plowland in the hills; but what is the sense of giving a … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2013: Comrade Kim Goes Flying

Posted on March 21, 2013 by John

After catching the fantastic LINSANITY documentary film during the kickoff of CAAMFest 2013, I caught the two films Comrade Kim Goes Flying on Saturday night.

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San Francisco: CAAMFest 2013 – Less Than a Week Away! (3/14 – 3/24)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/48XWfR8MTuA With less than a week away, I am looking forward to attending the Center for Asian American Media’s Film Festival, better known as CAAMFest. As a Jeremy Lin fan, I’m of course looking forward to seeing LINSANITY, the documentary, … Continue reading →

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