The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival continues with week - check out www.asianamericanfilmfestival.org for a full list of films and events in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. And visit Hyphen’s SFIAAFF page!
Friday, March 24 – SF/Bay Area
Discuss Memoirs of a Geisha with members of the APA community in “Film, Fact, or Hollywood Fantasy: Deconstructing the Asian Mystique.” Panelists include Judi Nihei, artistic director of Northwest Asian American Theatre, Pearl Wong of the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors and Jennifer Yamamoto, editor of www.rottentomatoes.com. (8pm, Dryden Hall, Saint Mary’s College. 1928 Saint Mary's Rd., Moraga, CA. 925.631.4239. Free).
Saturday, March 25 – Oakland
Making Connections features reflections of oral history participants and artists involved in Still Present Pasts, a multimedia exhibit by Korean American artists about the Korean War, including a dialogue about connections between exhibit themes and the experience and struggles of non-Korean communities in California and beyond such as the Philippines, Iraq, Afghanistan, Chile, El Salvador and the Muslim diaspora. (1-3pm, ProArts Gallery, 550 Second St., Oakland. www.stillpresentpasts.org, www.proartsgallery.org. 510.763.4361. Free).
email events to: momo@hyphenmagazine.com.
Visit www.manja.org for up-to-date API arts events and news in the SF/Bay Area.
Posted by momo at March 19, 2006 9:17 AM
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