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» At Opening Night of Korean Film Festival Los Angeles |
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Mar 05, 2010 - 5:32 AM - by KenChoy
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I feel less than a journalist—I never claimed to be a hard-nosed one anyway—because it’s the 2nd article I’ll be leading with Brook Lee. But as she was the first celebrity to arrive on the red carpet at Opening Night of the Korean Film Festival Los Angeles, it’s only fair. What can you say about one of the world’s most beautiful women? I am very impressed that she is consistently showing up at API events and that she uses her celebrity for causes such as when she appeared in the No on H8 campaign PSAs. If you viewed the year that she won the Miss Universe crown, you’ll know that she is part Korean as well as a bunch of other mixtures. And you know her famous answer “I would eat everything in the world. (You do not... [Read More]
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» Now Screening: "Yummy" by Hopie Spitshard |
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Mar 09, 2010 - 5:04 PM - by aarisings
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 Now in The Screening Room, the music video "Yummy" from Hopie Spitshard.
If you have a have an Asian Pacific American project that is housed on Google Video, You Tube, or some other video service and are looking for more exposure for yourself or your project let us know about it and we will review your video for possible future feature. We'll be changing the video every few weeks.
http://www.aarising.com/screening/
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» Props and Daggers #4: Quick Ruminations on TV |
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Feb 27, 2010 - 1:18 AM - by KenChoy
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I’ve been watching Grey’s Anatomy ever since it premiered as a mid-season replacement. But my fan excitement exponentially waned when McScreamy choked Christina and her decision to stay with him. Okay, PTSD and all that. Whatever. And while it gave Sandra Oh meatier scenes, it just seemed to continue the Madame Butterfly motif where the white man could degrade, demolish, and defile the Asian woman without jeopardizing her undying love for him. This season, Kim Raver has been added for a bizarre love triangle which is again similar to Puccini’s pukera. How would I feel if Teddy and not Christina committed suicide because of unrequited love? Not much better since it still will retain the sexist fantasy that a female’s existence revolves around a man. I... [Read More]
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» Author Lac Su A-Profiled |
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Feb 26, 2010 - 8:33 AM - by aarisings
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 This issue of the A-Profiler, Nelson Wong interviews Lac Su, author of I Love Yours Are for White People. Find out what inspired him to share his memoir, how he went about becoming published, and find out how he is adding his voice to advocating for the Asian American voice.
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 information.
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» Musician Dawen A-Profiled |
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Feb 08, 2010 - 9:44 AM - by aarisings
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 This issue of the A-Profiler, Ray Lam interviews musician and songwriter Dawen. Find out what he is most passionate about with respect to his music, who some of his influences have been, and what he thinks is the biggest misconception of being a music artist.
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 information.
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» Author Jon Yang A-Profiled |
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Jan 22, 2010 - 12:04 PM - by aarisings
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 This issue of the A-Profiler, Ray Lam interviews author Jon Yang. Yang is the author of the book Exclusively Chloe. Find out more about who some of his favorite Asian American authors are, what his ideas for a "BFF" shoe are, and why he is known for for being vehemently anti-dim sum.
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 information.
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» Actor Zero Kazama A-Profiled |
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Jan 04, 2010 - 12:10 PM - by aarisings
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 This issue of the A-Profiler, Nelson Wong interviews actor and host of MTV's Silent Library, Zero Kazama. Find out how he got started, what barriers he sees out there, and what advice he has for those interested in acting.
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 information.
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» In Relation to Banana |
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Jan 02, 2010 - 11:50 PM - by KenChoy
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In the midst of writing a romantic comedy screenplay while lying in bed, my mind caught onto a hook for the main love interest who’s suspicious of the other lead character’s ability to write his family story. Both of the characters are Asian, but the writer is called out for being white-washed that inhibits his relation to being Asian (yes, they are both male). He is accused for “doing it for the Man” and “seeking his approval.” It brought me (while I had a change of venue to the restroom [why is it that those are the best locales to write?] to think about some of the sentiments that were enunciated at Banana, a conference of API bloggers back in November.
Let me first state that any time APIs convene, any time APIs voice themselves, any time APIs rally together and attempt to... [Read More]
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