|
» Calista Wu A-Profiled |
|
Jun 30, 2009 - 11:46 AM - by aarisings
|
 This issue of the A-Profiler, Ray Lam interviews singer/songwriter Calista Wu whose debut EP, The Prologue released in May 2009 (available in iTunes and Amazon). Find out if Wu is additcted to Facebook or Myspace, what is her secret to songwriting, and what her guilty pleasure is that her friends tease her about.
A-Profiler is a regular series profiling up-and-coming and established artists in an informal questions-and-answers format. If you would like to find out about past profiles or would like to be profiled, visit http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/ for more... [Read More]
|
|
0 Replies | 53 Views
|
|
» Asian American Comic Con - July 11, 2009, NYC |
|
Jun 25, 2009 - 7:44 AM - by aarisings
|
As artists, editors, writers and fans, Asian Americans have been a key creative force behind the graphical storytelling movement.
That's why some of the industry's leading Asian American creators have collaborated to organize this celebration of the unique contemporary role and historical legacy of Asians in the world of comics and cartoon art.The event will bring together top creators, fans and readers of mainstream and alternative graphic fiction, and the larger Asian American community for a one-of-a-kind gathering, incorporating education, dialogue, spontaneous creativity, intergenerational outreach and the chance for established and emerging talent to show off their work.
Where:
* The Museum of Chinese in America
215 Centre Street, New York, NY
When:
... [Read More]
|
|
0 Replies | 101 Views
|
|
» Brian L. Tan of FPS Productions A-Profiled |
|
Jun 24, 2009 - 8:31 AM - by aarisings
|
 This issue of the A-Profiler, Ray Lam interviews Brian L. Tan from FPS Productions, a non-profit that brings together aspiring photographers and filmmakers from around the world. Tan talks about the upcoming film Slick and how it was made with a budget of $2,000. Find out what's next for FPS Productions.
A-Profiler is a regular series profiling up-and-coming and established artists in an informal questions-and-answers format. If you would like to find out about past profiles or would like to be profiled, visit http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/ for more... [Read More]
|
|
0 Replies | 75 Views
|
|
» The Adventures of Miss Bonnified: How My Mom Met My Friends |
|
Jun 17, 2009 - 10:45 AM - by aarisings
|
In this issue of the "The Adventures of Miss Bonnified," writer Bonnie N. Clyde talks about how her mother met her friends.
Quote:
It doesn't matter how old I am because my mom will still be my mom. I can be 35, 42, freaking 58 and she will still picture me in her head as the pig tailed 4 year old girl with the broken English coming home with new bruises and splinters embedded in my hands because I was climbing the tree at school or got into some kind of trouble. >.<
Asian moms are | ... [Read More]
|
|
0 Replies | 111 Views
|
|
» "I Love Yous are for White People: The Making of a Memoir" Now Screening |
|
Jun 16, 2009 - 7:59 AM - by aarisings
|
 Now in The Screening Room, I Love Yous are for White People: The Making of a Memoir, a short documentary based on the HarperCollins published memoir of Lac Su, a young Vietnamese refugee at the time who struggled to find himself on the mean streets of West Hollywood. Lac's search for love and acceptance amid poverty—not to mention the psychological turmoil created by a harsh and unrelenting father—turned his young life into a comedy of errors and led him to a dangerous gang experience that threatened to tear his life apart.
Directed by film producers Steve Nguyen and Brian L. Tan, the documentary takes you through a journey of Lac’s past revisited... [Read More]
|
|
0 Replies | 165 Views
|
|
» "Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia" Reviewed |
|
Jun 15, 2009 - 3:01 PM - by aarisings
|
 Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia, the debut novel by Cindy Pon, is a Young Adult fantasy set in China centered around a heroine, Ai Ling, who is born into a destiny she is unaware of but which is revealed as the story unfolds. Her father journeys away from home one day and unexpectedly, does not return. Ai Ling feels the need to search for him knowing only that her father was last headed to the Emperor's palace. Along the way she discovers an inner power which unleashes itself in mysterious ways and she meets Chen Yong, another young person who is also on a quest which leads to the palace. The journey takes them to places where they discover the answers to who and what they are.
... [Read More]
|
|
0 Replies | 132 Views
|
|
» "Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America" Reviewed |
|
Jun 15, 2009 - 8:58 AM - by aarisings
|
 Hmong food is not a common cuisine in America, or at least one that most Americans are quite unfamiliar. Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America is a unique cookbook which attempts to bring Hmong cuisine to us all. Authors Sami Scripter and Sheng Yang became unlikely friends who met 30 years ago. Scripter was a young mother and Yang a young Hmong teen. Despite a language barrier, they grew their friendship thanks largely to sharing their native foods and cooking together. What better way to learn about each others' cultures?
There are many challenges to creating a Hmong cookbook though. Firstly, Hmongs have... [Read More]
|
|
0 Replies | 116 Views
|
|
» Suite Surrender: Lake Tahoe |
|
May 23, 2009 - 6:17 AM - by aarisings
|
 Kevin Wing's column, showcasing America’s best hotels and resorts, is written exclusively for AArisings by Kevin Wing, a two-time Emmy Award-winning San Francisco Bay Area television journalist. Since early 2005, Kevin has authored another AArisings column, Beach Trip, which showcases America’s best-loved beaches. Kevin has worked for most of the Bay Area’s major network news affiliates, including KTVU, KGO-TV, KRON and KNTV. He is a network news field producer in the Bay Area and northern California for ABC News, and writes a monthly travel column for the Bay Area's ALIVE Magazine. Kevin is also a Bay Area voiceover talent, and is writing a children’s book, which he hopes to have published in late 2010. In this edition of Suite Surrender, Kevin returns to his favorite Sierra Nevada getaway, Lake Tahoe.
... [Read More]
|
|
1 Reply | 320 Views
|
|
|
