8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Kaitlyn Chen Remains on the Valkyries (at least for now)
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Visitors in Yantai Park Must Pay to Relax on Park Benches
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Tag Archives: Lea Salonga
NYC Theater Review: Once On This Island
Once on This Island, now playing at the Circle in the Square Theatre (W. 50th), is an utter delight. Your heart will swell and weep and swell again before the night’s over. The musical, set on a Caribbean island, follows … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Events, Local, Music, New York, Reviews, The Arts
Tagged broadway, Lea Salonga
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8Questions: An Interview with Katie Rose Clarke of ‘Allegiance’
I had the opportunity to talk with Katie Rose Clarke before the Allegiance opening night. In the new musical about the experience of a family during the WWII Japanese American internment, Clarke plays Hannah, an Army nurse who falls for … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, The Arts
Tagged Allegiance, George Takei, internment, katie rose clarke, Lea Salonga
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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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VIRAL like SARS: George Takei’s Spider-Man Audition
I have always had a profound respect for George Takei but that man is just made of winning. From calling anti-gay Arkansas school board member Clint McCance a douchebag to this, an audition attempt to play Spider Man, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Viral Like SARS
Tagged broadway, George Takei, Lea Salonga, New York, spider man
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‘Glee’ is Looking for a Filipina Maid
(Clockwise from top left) Deedee Magno, Joyo Velarde, Jocelyn Enriquez, Pinay and Lea Salonga It’s just a couple of days before the season premiere of Glee (on April 13th to be exact) and I, like millions of others, am more … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, TV
Tagged Deedee Magno, Filipinos, Glee, Harry Shum Jr, Jenna Ushkowitz, Jocelyn Enriquez, Joyo Velarde, Lea Salonga, Pinay, tv
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