Goh Nakamura and Jane Lui Show
Bay Area singer/songwriters Goh Nakamura and Jane Lui will be teaming up for a special performance with plenty of banter, crooning and...duets!7 to 11 pm
Cafe du Nord
2174 Market Street, San Francisco
$ 10 at the door or tickets here
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If you're in San Francisco tonight, come out to a vigil in support of journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling hosted by Academy of Art University. The Current TV reporters are being held by North Korea on charges they entered the country illegally.Continue reading "Vigil for Euna Lee, Laura Ling on Wednesday in San Francisco"
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Writing and Tactics From Bangladesh to Burma
Taslima Nasrin and Ma Thida, two medical doctors and activists involved in social movements in Asia, will speak about their writing and the tactics that have enabled them to do so despite death threats, imprisonment, and exile. 7 pm
The Workshop
16 West 32nd St, 10th floor, New York
$ 5 suggested donation
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Novels of Heartbreak and Folly
Booker prize finalist Romesh Gunesekera will read from his most recent novel The Match, about a Hamlet-esque Sri Lankan cricket player on a mission to find love. Debut novelist Tania James will read from Atlas of Unknowns, following two sisters' disparate romantic journeys in Kerala and New York.
7 pm
Asian American Writers' Workshop
16 West 32nd St, 10th floor, New York
$ 5 suggested donation
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LOLcats with Ben Huh
Kum lizzens tooz Ben Huh, the mastermind behind LOLcats. The Pet Holdings CEO's book A LOLcat Colleckshun, based on his website I Can Has Cheezburger? (don't pretend like you haven't read it at work) spent thirteen weeks on the New York Times paperback best-seller list. Huh will give a talk on memes and books with David Lat, founder of the legal blog Above the Law. Pet Holdings also includes the popular Failblog, Pundit Kitchen, and Engrish Funny.
7 pm
Asian American Writers' Workshop
16 West 32nd St, 10th floor, New York
$ 15 admission
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Hump Day comes and Hump Day goes, but the bridge into the weekend can feel seamless this time around with the help of the IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival.
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Vigils for Laura Ling and Euna Lee
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Laura Ling and Euna Lee, American journalists who work for San Francisco-based Current TV, were arrested March 17 near the North Korean border while reporting on refugees living in China. Both are accused by North Korea of crossing into the country illegally and committing "hostile acts," and will be tried on criminal charges on Thursday. Organizers of vigils planned for Thursday hope to influence a positive outcome for Ling and Lee. Join one of the many nationwide vigils, and don't forget your candles.
More info on the Laura Ling and Euna Lee Facebook group.
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Sometimes, living on a student's shoestring budget can reap big benefits, by teaching you how to think big by using less.I had my Hyphen Takeout editor's cap firmly on while trolling New York's swank International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) last week for a good story. Specifically, I was looking for the kind of creative work we like to show off in our magazine -- the innovative, socially-conscious and often collaborative projects that can spark a conversation and add more value to a room than just sheer aesthetic wow.
I found it.
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Literary Night with Asian American Women Writers
Contemporary
Bay Area women writers showcase the diversity of cultural heritages and
the range of literary genres used for their expression. Produced by the
Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) and guest curated by editors of the South Asian American poetry anthology Writing the Lines of Our Hands.
Featured writers include Diana Ip, Summi Kaipa, Neela Banerjee
(Managing Editor of Hyphen), Maya Khosla, Aimee Suzara, Mimi Lok,
Pireeni Sundaralingam and more.7:30 to 9:30 pm
OACC
388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland
$ 3-5 suggested donation
The Heart's Traffic Book Release Party -- San Francisco
Join author Ching-In Chen (frequent contributor to Hyphen) and special guests Kenji Liu, Alicia Kester, Elmaz Abinader, and Zuleikha Mahmood to celebrate the release of The Heart's Traffic.
This novel-in-poems chronicles the life of an immigrant girl haunted by
the death of her best friend and dealing with her complicated history
and sexuality.7:30 pm
Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia St, San Francisco
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Thursday May 21st to May 23rd -- NYC
New Staged Readings from Second Generation
Second Generation, a nonprofit Asian American theater company, presents two new staged readings by emerging writers. Tapefaces, directed by Qui Nguyen (of Soul Samurai), is an epic kung-fu comedy. Thunder Above, Deeps Below, by A. Rey Pamatmat, is about three homeless young friends hustling to make it to San Francisco. All readings are free, more info and reservations here.Tapefaces
Thursday May 21, 7 pm
Saturday May 23, 3 pm
Thunder Above, Deeps Below
Friday May 22, 7 pm
Saturday May 23, 7 pm
Walkerspace
46 Walker St, NYC
FREE
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Hyphen and Maker Faire, the world's largest DIY festival celebrating creative innovation, invite you Hyphenites to share your answers to "What would you do to reMAKE America?" 10 lucky readers with the most intriguing and thoughtful answers will receive one free weekend pass (worth $50) to this two-day extravaganza where entrepreneurs, risk-takers and artists collide amidst flamethrowers, indie fashion, rock bands, and rockets on May 30 and 31.
Email your groundbreaking answer to han(at)hyphenmagazine(dot)com by: Friday, May 22, 2009.
Please also include your name, age and mailing address in case you win the prize.
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Please save this Sunday, April 17, from 12 tp 5 pm in San Francisco, for the memorial for Manong Al Robles.
This is more than a community event. Even if you didn't know poet and lifelong community activist Al Robles, his passing is the end of an era.
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Love Letters to Mumbai
7 pm
The Workshop
16 West 32nd St, 10th floor, New York
$ 5 suggested donation
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Fred Ho Reading and Jazz Show
The Asian American Writers' Workshop presents activist, writer, and musician Fred Ho, who will read from his latest Wicked Theory, Naked Practice: A Fred Ho Reader. Followed by a (hopefully naked and green) live jazz performance.
7 pm
The Workshop
16 West 32nd St, 10th Floor, New York
$ 5 suggested donation
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Paper Angels Performance with Peter Kwong
Set in 1915, Jenny Lim's Paper Angels explores America's historic ambivalence over immigration through a group of Chinese detainees on Angel Island. The show critiques racism, Confucianism, and class discrimination, and incorporates archival footage of Angel Island, a two-piece traditional Chinese music ensemble, and Chinese Opera. The April 30th show includes a special post-show discussion with Peter Kwong, author of Chinese America: The Untold Story of America's Oldest New Community. More info hereFour Performances:
April 19th, 20th and 21st
8 pm
Saturday May 2
3 pm
Speyer Hall at University Settlement
184 Eldridge St (b/w Rivington and Delancey)
$18 / $15 students and seniors
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A Celebration of the Chapbook
Join The Asian American Writers' Workshop for a chapbook festival that highlights its essential place in poetry publishing, and will include printing workshops and discussions. Saturday's program will feature the "secret history of Asian Americans in chapbooks." Complete program with locations here.Continue reading "The Hyphenite's Social Calendar: Asian American Idol, Celebrating Our Pacific"
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Breaking the Surface Performance
The Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU presents a one night only performance of Breaking the Surface by Artist-in-Residence and Fulbright New Zealand Senior Scholar Susana Lei'ataua. The show "weaves ancient rhythms and modern mythology...a ceremonial call to alms destroying the exotic to celebrate the every day."7:30 pm
Jack. H Skirball Center
566 LaGuardia Place, New York
FREE, RSVP here
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Timothy Liu Book Party
Join the Asian American Writers' Workshop to celebrate Timothy Liu's newest poetry collection, Bending the Mind Around the Dream's Blown Fuse. Poetry + champagne + cake = good times!6 pm
The Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, 10th floor (b/w Broadway & 5th Ave), New York
FREE
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Desi Teens and Muslim Migration
Join the Asian American Writers' Workshop for an evening of debut non-fiction. Kavitha Rajagopalan will read from Muslims of Metropolis: The Stories of Three Immigrant Families in the West, a personal account of Muslim families in Berlin, London, and New York. Shalini Shankar will read her Desi Land: Teen Culture, Class and Success in Silicon Valley. The Northwestern professor spent nearly three years hanging out with Desi teens, who are first- to fourth-generation immigrants and children of assembly-line workers to CEOs.
7 pm
The Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, 10th floor (b/w Broadway & 5th Ave)
$ 5 suggested donation.
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A big thanks to everyone who came out to Hyphen's sixth anniversary party on Friday night at Club Six. We had a great crowd, great music, great fashion show and great cake.Continue reading "Checkout Hyphen's Six in the City Party Photos"
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Oh nothing much, you know, ran to the grocery store, read a little, GOT DESTROYED BY JIN THE MC. You know, nothing to write a blog about.
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Miriam Yeung and Bao Phi at Columbia University
Join National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) Executive Director Miriam Yeung and performance poet Bao Phi for Columbia University's APA Awareness Month Opening Ceremony, "Beyond Face Value". Dinner is included. More info here.7 to 9 pm
Lerner Hall, C555
Columbia University, New York
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Excuse my Gangsta Ways and Perceptions: A Question of Justice Screenings and Community Discussion
I won't say too much on the documentary Excuse My Gangsta Ways, as it's been already been reviewed by Hyphen for SFIAAFF. LOCUS @ Kearny Street Workshop presents a community screening of two films, followed by a discussion on gang violence in the API community. Participants will include filmmaker Corinne Manabat, Chol Soo Lee (who was wrongly convicted in 1973 for the murder of a Chinatown gang advisor and later sentenced to the death penalty for killing a white supremacist in self-defense), Asian Law Caucus Attorney Angela Chan, and leaders from the youth development nonprofit United Playaz.
7 pm
The I-Hotel
868 Kearney Street (at Jackson St), San Francisco
$ 5
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Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co in Hyphen and Mixed Repertoire
A/P/A Institute and Asian American Arts Alliance present the New York premiere of this work exploring "hyphenated America". Members of the DC-based dance company held discussions about what a hyphenated identity means in their lives, which will be included as part of the sound design. The show will also feature rarely shown films by the founder of video art and avant-garde Fluxus movement of the '50s and '60s, Korean American Nam June Paik. Q&A after the performance with Dana Tai Soon and A/P/A Institute Founding Director John Kuo Wei Tchen.
8 to 10 pm
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
566 LaGuardia Place, New York
FREE
RSVP to apa(dot)rsvp(at)nyu(dot)edu
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The Asian American Film Fest in San Francisco is doing a big hapa thing this year, including launching a website they co-did with hapa hogfather Kip Fulbeck. (The site is at www.hapas.us; don't bother clicking over until after March 14, which is when it goes live.)
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Friday to Saturday March 6-7th -- NYC
South Asian Women's Creative Collective Sixth Annual Literary Festival
This year's theme is "Stranger Love", exploring love between strangers and love that is strange. Join this two-day series of readings, panel discussions, and writing workshops featuring South Asian literature. Themes will span race, sexuality, journey, and memory, reaching from the suburbs of Jersey to guerilla movements in Sri Lanka. Featured authors include Jhumpa Lahiri, S. Mitra Kalita, and Purvia Shah, and works include the genres of poetry, memoir and fiction. More info and complete schedule here.Posted by Cynthia at 10:00 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
San Francisco folks, the Cut & Paste global live design tournament comes to San Francisco this Saturday, February 28th. We might be a little biased because Hyphen's former creative director, Stefanie Liang, helped put it together, but it does sound like a great event.Finger-biting time limits? Check. Razzle dazzle design in 2D, 3D, and motion graphics? Check. Over-the-shoulder voyeurism? Check. Brother-to-brother rivalry? Check. It's a design duel to the death! OK, not to the death. Just to the finish line.
Competitors include New Leaf Clothing co-designers Deny Khoung and Erik Otto (featured in our recent Road Trip issue). Here's a quick look at the artists who will be throwing down for your viewing pleasure:
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It being my first Kollaboration, I wasn't sure how big the show was supposed to be, but I was definitely impressed by the range of talent on display (America's Best Dance Crew contestants and crowd favorites Fanny Pak and Kaba Modern were guest performers) and the fact that the 501(c)3 managed to reel in Korean pop star BoA to finish off the show.
At any rate, below are a few photos from the show, for those of you who missed out.
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Friday February 27th -- San Francisco
Laugh for Lives -- A Comedy Benefit
The Asian American Donor Program is holding their 2nd annual comedy show fundraiser Laugh for Lives. It's aim is to increase awareness and registration of stem cell and marrow donors, in order to find matches for those with Leukemia and other blood diseases. APIs and multiracial individuals, at seven percent and two percent respectively, are extremely underrepresented in the National Marrow Donor Program Registry, meaning it's especially difficult for our community members to find a life-saving match. Come laugh your ass off for a great cause with comedians Rex Navarrete (headlining), Ali Wong, Dan Gabriel, Joey Guila, Kevin Shea, and host Air Tabigue. Donor registration will also be available at the event.8 to 11 pm (doors at 6:30 pm, open seating)
Palace of Fine Arts
3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco
$20 door/ $15 pre-sale here. $20 pre-sale tickets that include free entry to a variety of clubs through March 29 are also available.
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Letters to a Student Revolutionary, by Elizabeth Wong, traces the decades-long correspondence between two pen pals -- one Chinese, the other Chinese American -- which ended abruptly with the 1989 Tienamen Square Massacre. Directed by Peter Kuo from East West Players, the show is one weekend only and commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Massacre. A panel discussion with human rights activists will follow the Sunday matinee performance. A portion of proceeds will benefit Amnesty International.February 28 at 8 pm
March 1 at 3 pm and 7:30 pm
National Center for the Preservation of Democracy
111 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles
$20 general, discounts for students, seniors, groups of 10+, Japanese American National Museum members.
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Thursday February 12th -- NYC
Feb' Fling Happy Hour and Fundraiser
Flirt shamelessly with that cute piece across the bar, with the help of the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) staff and friends as your "Wingpeople" for the night (I will be one such wingperson, so come benefit from my impeccable game). This promises to be a fun night of drinks, games, and love connections, with all proceeds donated to CACF, the nation's only pan-Asian children's rights organization. Everyone welcome -- you don't have to be single to come!6:30 to 8:30 pm
Sunita Bar
106 Norfolk Street New York b/w Delancey and Rivington
$10 minimum suggested donation
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Saturday February 7th -- NYC
Asian American Super Heroes at New York Comic Con
If you geek out over comix like I do, then you'll heart New York Comic Con, especially the upcoming panel "Asian Americans and Super Heros: Secret Identities." Speakers will include Editor in Chief Jeff Yang and other artists behind Secret Identities, the first comic anthology of Asian American super heroes. Storylines in Secret Identities include a son of an unjustly accused Chinese American scientist who uses his father's inventions to clear his name, and a Nisei superhero facing internment during WWII. The creators of the anthology aim to not only produce cool comics, but "give kids a way to talk about history, community issues, and current events," and are also developing a teacher's guide and curriculum. Contributors include Greg Pak (Hulk, Robot Stories) and J. Torres (Batman Strikes), and will be released in spring 2009. Sneak preview here.
Saturday February 7, 1:30 pm
Jacob Javits Center, Room 1A18
655 West 35th St New York
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- First, happy birthday to our musician friend Goh Nakamura. And what is Goh doing for his birthday? Why, playing a show for you in San Francisco. Goh is playing not one, but two sets at Cafe Du Nord tonight, along with many of his musician friends from other local San Francisco bands. Plus, he's convinced Big Phony (Bobby Choy) to come up from Los Angeles and play in what will be his first Bay Area show. Should be a fun show. And if you haven't picked up Goh's latest album, Ulysses, you really should. For some insane reason, he's giving it away for free as a download on his site. (But you should support the guy and buy his music if you like it. Personally, I prefer having the actual CD with the pretty artwork.) Details about the show here.
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For Hyphen readers undergoing post-inaugural comedowns and political hangovers, here're two right coast events to keep your activist momentum going strong: In DC, there's a panel discussion tomorrow on the power of art and performance to heal collective suffering: "War, Memory and Representation in Art: Burma, Korea, Laos and Vietnam." The panel is organized by the Institute for Policy Studies, and will feature several well-known artists and activists, including filmmaker Annabel Park and Peace Mural creator Huong. As many of us share experiences as refugees and immigrants, this can help create linkages between our varied histories and homelands, and explore innovative ways to move forward together.
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An exciting Inauguration fete for readers in Seattle. On Inauguration morning, over 200 community members are expected to gather at the Wing Luke Asian Museum to celebrate and watch a live broadcast of the swearing-in ceremony. The Inauguration Mixer (pun intended) is organized by Mavin, the nation's leading nonprofit that seeks to raise awareness about mixed-heritage people and families. In 2005, as part of the Generation Mix National Awareness cross-country tour, Mavin youth interviewed the then-Illinois Senator (the interview is captured in the documentary Chasing Daybreak). Obama urged them to stay connected to their communities of color, which Mavin has consistently supported. Four years later, Mavin is commemorating the election of a president that has already begun to challenge and transform America's traditional constructs about race.
Sure it's early in the morning, but this is a history-making milestone. Call in sick and go mix it up with Mavin and friends.
Tuesday January 20
8:10 to 11:00am
Free!
Wing Luke Asian Museum
719 South King Street (Chinatown-International District)
Seattle, WA
For you New Yorkers who've decided not to join the four million strong party in the streets in D.C., there'll be plenty of carousing right here in town. One such event is being thrown by the Media Coalition for Artists of Color at the beautiful Tribeca Cinemas. If you're an actor, director, writer, producer or technician in the fields of film, TV or the internets, this bash will be right up your alley. And bonus! The $20 admission includes two drinks. Buy tix here, they're likely to sell out fast.The Media Coalition promotes collaborative efforts between media organizations of color to create opportunities in film, TV, and other media, and includes organizations like Asian Cinevision, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, and African American Women in Cinema.
Media Coalition Dance Party and Networking SalonTuesday January 20
7:00-11:00pm
Tribeca Cinemas Main Lounge
54 Varick Street NY, NY
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Grace Cho, author of Haunting the Korean Diaspora: Shame, Secrecy and the Forgotten War, will be presenting her book, followed by a community discussion, this Saturday at the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle. Her book is an analysis of US neocolonialism, militarized prostitution, and transgenerational trauma, examining the history between Korean women and American servicemen through sex work and marriage. Since the Korean War, over a million women have acted as sex workers for US soldiers, and over 100,000 married GIs and emigrated to America. Haunting the Korean Diaspora also explores the repressed history of violence and consequences of such sexual relationships for Koreans and Korean Americans in both the private realm and public discourse. The discussion will also include topics of adoption, memory, and occupation.
Grace Cho is also a contributing performance artist to the Wing Luke Museum's current exhibit "Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the Forgotten War." I recently saw the exhibit and it's definitely worth checking out, as a powerful collection of oral and visual accounts from survivors and their families. Both the book discussion and exhibition are included as part of Wing Luke's free third Saturdays programming.
Saturday January 17th
5:30 to 7:30pm
Free!
Wing Luke Asian Museum
719 South King Street (Chinatown-International District)
Seattle, WA
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Here's your chance to join New York-based artists Magnetic North and Taiyo Na for the making of their "I Got My" music video! The emcees want to involve the community for the shooting of this new song as part of Sunday's Sulu Series, a monthly showcase of emerging and established Asian American artists. A counter-statement to these current gloom and doom times of economic crisis, "I Got My" focuses on the value of non-monetary things we do "got," like fam and friends.You can participate and be recorded in several ways: lip-syncing your favorite lyric from "I Got My," spitting your own line, or just hanging out at the show.
Ishle Yi Park, the former poet laureate of Queens, New York will also be making a live performance.
Come feel the love and celebrate the priceless things in life.
8:00 to 11:00pm
FREE!
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (between Houston and Bleecker) New York, NY
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When Thursday dreams, it dreams of reindeer sweaters and eggnog.
Come celebrate the holidays early with Hyphen, as our newest issue comes out, hot off the press and straight to your hands. We mean it! The early birds get their worms, as the first 50 guests will receive a free copy of our Issue #16, the Consumption issue. Latecomers, worry not -- subscribe that night and get four issues for $15 or eight issues for $25. That's a $10 savings for eight issues! You can't say we don't have your back.
So come and hang out with your favorite Hyphen peeps at our happy hour event. There will be eggnog specials at the bar, and copies of the Consumption issue handy as you read about respecting rice, chinky fonts, conscious hip-hop duo Blue Scholars, and much much more. Have I mentioned we are also giving away rice? Rejoice, consume and celebrate!
Thursday, December 18th
Sugar Cafe, San Francisco
679 Sutter Street
6 to 10 pm
$5 to 10 Sliding Scale Donation
Visit our events page for more info.
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Another New York event for those of you spending the holidaze in the city.Sulu Series, the monthly showcase of Asian American performance artists, is holding another event this coming Sunday. December's featured artists are: global roots band Brown Rice Family, NuYorican Poets Cafe slam finalist Kilusan1898, and emcee Heesun Lee, who incorporates personal experiences as an adoptee into her music.
The show will also include films by Corinne Manabat, Adele Pham's multiracial narrative Parallel Adele, and Hip Hop Mestizaje by Mark Villegas. It's going down at the infamous Bowery Poetry Club, and they always have drink specials. A Sunday well spent.
Sunday, December 21
9:00pm to midnight
$8 general public / $5 students
Bowery Poetry Club -- 308 Bowery (between Houston and Bleecker)
New York, NY 10012
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Hyphen's next issue is almost back from the printer and should be on newsstands and in subscribers' hands in the next week or so.Continue reading "Hyphen Consumption Issue in Stores, Mailboxes Soon"
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Heads up for Back to the Homeland, an engaging (and free!) community event in Seattle next Tuesday. Special guests Refugee Nation will preview a theater project based on the oral histories of Laotian refugees and their descendants. Student performances, spoken word, and a film screening will also be featured.
Legacies of War, one of the sponsoring organizations, does incredible work using art, community organizing and dialogue to raise awareness about the history of bombings in Laos. They provide a space to heal the wounds of war and advocate for the removal of unexploded bombs. From 1964 to 1973, Laos was the most heavily bombed country in the world, with the United States dropping over two million tons. Check out Legacies' online journal for a compelling account of their recent trip to meet with Laotian villagers affected by cluster bombs and build partnerships with NGOs and government.
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Live recording of shows from digital cameras are nice, but after a certain point enough is enough. Locus Arts will pair up musicians with directors to collaborate on music videos. The process will involve minimal, if any, budget. The result, however, will be as real as they get. The videos will premiere at a Locus event in February 2009, with the possibility of entry into a competitive event in March. The winner of last year's competition, a video featuring the Autonomous Region and directed by Jason Nou, screened at the 2008 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.
Visit Locus Arts or Kearny Street Workshop for more information about submissions. Got questions? Ask Brandon. You can also watch videos from last year's DIY event here. Just look under the "Locus Arts Do It Yourself Music Video Contest" tab.
Deadline to let them know you are interested is coming up on December 14, so make your move quickly!
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My buddy Danny Katz informed me about this upcoming show in NYC. Danny and his fellow Sensitive Guys with Guitars -- Jay Legaspi, WonderMarq, John Violago and John-Flor Sisante -- will be presenting a night of "pure sensitivity and magic," with all proceeds benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students. The latter provides Internet connectivity to public schools in the Philippines.Continue reading "Sensitive Guys With Guitars Will Rock Your Wool"
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Theatre Rice, a modern Asian American theatre company on the campus of Berkeley, has chosen Hyphen as the recipient of its charity fund! We attended the showcase last night to say a few words of thanks, and if you are in for a great laugh (and occasional warm and fuzzy feelings), you can still see the show tonight! The last performance this semester will be in 155 Dwinelle. Doors open at 7 pm and whatever you can give, $3 or more, Hyphen will be getting part of the proceeds to help us with 2009's printing and distribution costs. Go to their Facebook event for more information.
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For our New York readers: on December 8th, playwright David Henry Hwang will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award, as part of the 11th Annual Asian American Literary Awards. Hwang will be reunited with actor B.D. Wong ("Law and Order") for a special reading and conversation. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hwang's influential and Tony Award-winning "M.Butterfly", in which B.D. Wong made his Broadway debut and also won a Tony."M.Butterfly" seems to be required reading in every college AsianAm and ethnic lit course. Here's your chance to witness two groundbreakers come together again, rub elbows and carouse at the VIP reception, and then brag to all your poorly-read, uncouth friends.
Continue reading "Asian American Literary Awards: David Henry Hwang and B.D. Wong"
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I got to screen two of the films early: horror road trip flick "Hell's Ground" from Pakistani director Omar Ali Khan and self-reflexive documentary "The Glow of White Women" by South African filmmaker Yunus Vally.
Continue reading "Zombies, Slashers, and White Gals at Third-i"
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There's a chill in the air, the holidays are around the corner: yup, it's time for the sixth annual Third-i International South Asian Film FestivalContinue reading "Third-i South Asian Film Fest This Coming Weekend"
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Another MATCHA season came and is going, going, going to be gone!
Come to the Asian Art Museum tonight from 5 to 9pm and partake in 2008's last MATCHA. The theme's Afghanistan and the event schedule goes a little like this:
5-9 pm: Afghan food tastings
5-9 pm: Make your own jewelry
6:30-7:30 pm: The Afghan Heritage of Peace and Religious Tolerance: Celebrating one thousand years of Sufi literature. Scholar Robert Abdul Hayy Darr presents readings from the poetry of Hakim Sana'i, Abdullah Ansari, Jalaluddin Rumi, Rabia Balkhi, Khalilullah Khalili, and other great Sufis of Afghanistan. This is part of the Society for Asian Art First Thursday Lecture Series.
7:30 pm: Performance by Ballet Afsaneh
Time TBD: Docent conversations in the special exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul
Ongoing: Free raffle drawing
MATCHA is FREE with museum admission and otherwise it's only $5 after 5pm!
*The peeps of Hyphen will also be tabling at the event so don't be a stranger! Stop by, loiter around and check out our latest issue and merchandise.
Follow this link to get more information on tonight's MATCHA.
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Tabla solos and duets by four of the bay area's emerging tabla talents. www.sangaticenter.org 3049 22nd Street SF CA 94110
Continue reading "T A B L A C E N T R I C @ Sangati Center SF - November 2nd, 2008"
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Gardeners to the lyrical fruits of letters unite, as iLL-Literacy's Natural Electricity Tour hits Milk Bar in San Francisco this Sunday for a night of spoken words, hip hop and music. It will feature iLL-Literacy with its full band, Hi-Lifes, and a live performance from Bay Area hip hop band, The Getback. Ruby Veridiano-Ching, the sole female member of iLL-Literacy, will also celebrate the debut of her poetry and short writing book, titled Miss Universe. More, more, more! MADE Jewelry will be showcasing the exclusive "Miss Universe Earrings" at the event as well.
iLL-Literacy is an internationally
This event is 21+ only, since Milk Bar serves more than just milk.
Tickets are $8 each for pre-sale and $12 at the door.
The excitement starts at 8pm, 10/26.
Please visit iLL-Literacy's website and Brown Paper Tickets for more information and tickets.
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The Korean American Film Festival New York which is going to be held in February of next year is taking submissions through November 30th, so if you or anyone you know is a budding filmmaker -- now's your chance to get on the big screen.
Continue reading "Korean American Film Festival New York: Calling All Filmmakers"
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All bets are off this Halloween as the personalities of the sea meet the acrobatic magicians for one night of Pirates vs Ninjas... dance off!!
Rum will be flowing at the G3 Lounge and the backdrop will include one of the best musical lineups booties can buy, with a one-two punch of live hip hop performances and smooth DJs.
Come dressed up in costumes and you will get in with a discount. Come dressed up in really good costumes and you might leave with a $100 cash prize. Enjoy the party, stay for the Pirate vs Ninjas dance battle between Hella Hung and MrTikTak. The night will take no prisoners and neither should you.
Live Ninjutsu by:
Shing02
The Bash Brothers
Orukusaki
Estairy
MC Translation
Pirate DJs:
BIGJOHNSTUD
Oaty Love
Hosted by:
Hella Hung
Lisa Oh!
Party will be happening at G3 Lounge
3910 Geary @ 3rd Ave
San Francisco, CA
9pm - 2am, 21+
$15 admission, $10 with costumes
* The first person to email our Lanlian with "Ahoy Ninjas" in the headline will get a pair of free tickets to the party.
For more information on this event, please visit 4D Com at www.4dcom.net/
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Roadtripped over the weekend to the annual San Diego Asian Film
Festival, a jampacked event that boasts a slate of both Asian
and Asian American features, animated shorts, documentaries and short
films. I managed to catch a few words with Jimmy Tsai, co-writer, co-producer
and star of this year's highlighted feature, "Ping Pong Playa," a comedy about a glib b-ball-playing slacker who suddenly has to defend his brother's (Roger Fan) table tennis championship after a wrist-breaking car crash. When asked how similar his views are to his character's, the often aggressive advocate of Asian American identity Christopher "C-Dub" Wang, Jimmy replies laughingly, "C-Dub's definitely a little more militant than I am, but you know, he's just informed on his issues, and he uses his ethnicity as both a shield and a bludgeon." The character, a hypercompetitive could've-been-but-never-was basketball star who peaked in grade school, laments the lack of Asian Americans in the NBA and is quick to give his opinion on Asian American women who date white men.
Continue reading "Jimmy Tsai at the San Diego Asian Film Festival"
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Hey San Francisco Bay Area foodies, this Friday marks the start of the Asian Culinary Forum, taking place at the Ferry Building. This is the forum's first year. There are a few events you might expect at such a forum, such as these tasting classes: The Six Asian Flavors" and "Master Wine and Food Pairing." But there are also some sessions with titles like this: "The Politics and Practicalities of Rice" and "Meals, Meaning and Memory in Asian Diasporas," offerings that go deeper than just learning what tastes good together.
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ARISTOTLE GARCIA
Continue reading "Aristotle Garcia Crowned Mr. Hyphen 2008"
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One Asian American stereotype is that we are stingy but, seriously, what's wrong with trying to save some dough? This is especially true when it comes to tomorrow's Mr. Hyphen show: you have just ONE MORE DAY to buy your pre-sale tickets online for $15, a whopping $5 discount from the $20 at the door! And this is not your store-brand knock-off - you'll get all the same quality for less the price. Guaranteed.
You can buy these exciting tickets here. Go on. Click on it. Let your inner stereotype rejoice.
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The Sikh International Film Festival will feature Ocean of Pearls, a story directed by Sarab S. Neelam about a young Sikh doctor struggling with the inequalities of the American Health System and ultimately his own identity. The festival will also include four documentaries and 10 short/children's films, with an after party at Asia Socity's Leo Bar where you could mingle with all the festival guests.
This is an all-day festival and will be held on Saturday, October 4th at the Asia Society & Museum in New York. For tickets and information, please visit the Sikh Art & Film Foundation website.
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Mr. Hyphen 2008 contestant Aristotle Garcia will represent the Filipino American Arts and Exposition, a grassroots, non-profit organization that contributes to the artistic and cultural pride of the Filipino American community. It is a vital part of the rich tapestry of cultures and ethnic communities of the San Francisco Bay Area through its promotion of Filipino American art, music, film and dance.
About Aristotle:
I love being on stage and I can't say this enough but I always show PINOY pride in anything that I do.Long ago, Filipino men wrote music with the sole purpose of singing them under the windows of the ones they wish to woo. Now, Aristotle does that and more as he makes a name for the Filipino community both on and off the stage. A singer himself, Aristotle also works behind the set as an active representative of the FAAE. Being the associate producer and talent coordinator for the Pistahan Parade and Festival, he is recently responsible for putting forth the largest Filipino festival outside of the Philippines.
I am Mr. Hyphen because of my energetic being and thirst for more. I hope to represent not only the Filipino American community but also the Asian American community... as I have found that each community within the Asian American community needs to bridge the gap that separates us.--
Mr. Hyphen 2008 will take place on Saturday, October 4
at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
Buy tickets here!
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What is irritating is an added component of borderline xenophobia that permeates this article and other recent Western media, whether it be over Chinese toys, Olympics, Tibet, or Darfur, etc, which was recently hinted about in a Jeff Yang column published in the Washington Post. I believe articles like Hitchens' are as propagandist as any recently biased Western media that have tried to demonize Jews, Arabs, or Persians to the rest of the Anglo world. It has become very easy to write Western articles about Asians or China as a less human 'other', with the attitude that certain evils or guilts are true before investigation.
Biased media can be damaging when uninformed, easily-influenced Americans mentally associate anti-China propaganda with negative attitudes toward Asians and/or Asian Americans. Current comments below American news sites reveal the blanket stereotypes, racism, and/or bigotry that can manifest itself within everyday Americans who read biased news. If you remain skeptical about the damage, look up the 'Committee of 100's disturbing study on American people's negative views toward Asian Americans, or for a related example read explanations from scholars about why certain criticisms about Israel within America can be anti-semitic and/or alarming for Jewish Americans.
I did not want to link the article until after the above introduction. The piece, published today, and written by Peter Hitchens in a UK paper, is titled 'How China Has Created a New Slave Empire in Africa'. I have included excerpts and my thoughts in an extended post entry below.
Continue reading "Peter Hitchens' Ridiculous British Article Over Africa"
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Mr. Hyphen 2008 contestant Rockson Yan will represent Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, a community based, social justice organization focusing on domestic violence, immigration rights, elder abuse and human trafficking. It also has a youth program called the Youth Advisory Council that advocates anti-domestic/dating violence to middle and high school students.
About Rockson:
Whether it's in a shower or on a stage, Rockson can probably sing better than you. Beating out 100 other contestants to win the 2007 Sing Tao singing competition, he proves the musical connotation of his name is no fluke. As a drummer, pianist and guitarist, he plucks the fruits of musical delight and delivers them fresh to your table. For seven years now, Rockson has been active in the Youth Advisory Council, working with youth and dedicating himself to becoming a difference maker, helping to guide and lead the youth by training them to be anti-violence advocates themselves. Rockson was also a core assisting personnel for the Asian Student Union of San Francisco State University.
I plan to further contribute to the community by promoting a positive image amongst Asian Americans... especially because the mainstream media lacks Asian representation. I am proud of my own identity as Asian American, and have been promoting the same awareness not only in but outside of the Youth Advisory Council... I would like to be an inspiration to individuals who are also pursuing their dreams.--
Mr. Hyphen 2008 will take place on Saturday, October 4
at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
Buy tickets here!
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Mr. Hyphen 2008 contestant Eric Tam will represent the Asian American Donor Program, a community non-profit organization geared towards saving lives. AADP is an official recruitment group of the National Marrow Donor Program, specializing in conducting outreach and donor drives in the Asian Pacific Islander and Multi-racial communities.About Eric:
Self-proclaimed man of courage, with a head of "fabulous hair and a charming smile," Eric is humble as well and admits he has "very little talent," especially when it comes to Jay-Z impersonations. Still, at 5'8" and 160lbs, Eric is the model of responsibility. Being the oldest son in his family, Eric has held jobs since he was 14 so he could help provide for his siblings and, eventually, put his brother through college. Working with AADP and ProjectMichelle, Eric is now on a mission to save the life of his friend and other leukemia patients.
If I am selected as Mr. Hyphen my goal is to rejuvenate the importance of compassion among our community. It is important for our community to genuinely care about the well being of one another or else the organizations that are trying to help the community will not be successful.--
Mr. Hyphen 2008 will take place on Saturday, October 4
at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
Buy tickets here!
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Mr. Hyphen 2008 contestant Maurice Seaty will represent the Southeast Asian Student Coalition, a progressive organization run by the students at UC Berkeley. The mission is to "unite Southeast Asian communities, particularly those bounded by the historical context of the Viet Nam War, and to address the social injustices, the economic inequalities, and the political under representation that they face."About Maurice:
"where are my peoples at and do YOU know what's up with us?"Mentor, teacher, practitioner of lyrical arts; Maurice is the son of Cambodian refugees and an avid spokesperson for his community. With a metaphorical license in carpentry, he attempts to build a bridge between Southeast Asian communities and the larger Asian American communities, as he senses a troubling disconnection between the two that's causing some Southeast Asians to not want to identify as Asian Americans.
As Mr. Hyphen, I don't want to be labeled as a role model, but I want to reshape the way Asian American media views the Southeast Asian community, in a way that every person in the community can serve as their own role model.--
Mr. Hyphen 2008 will take place on Saturday, October 4
at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
Buy tickets here!
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Mr. Hyphen 2008 contestant Mike Liu will represent Spring Bud, a program that partners with schools in less industrialized parts of China to aid girls who are deprived of education due to poverty, and the California Dragon Boat Association, an organization that develops team skills and leadership in youth through training and competing in dragon boat racing. About Mike:
Dr. Frankenstein's creation pales in comparison to Mike, the well-blended embodiment of brains and brawn. As a man who once answered all the try-out questions correctly for Jeopardy! College Edition, he is also the legend behind the crew that qualified for the dragon boat Club Crew World Championship of 2006. At the time an officer for Stanford's Undergraduate Chinese American Association, Mike has now coached dragon boat teams for the past five years.
I hope it shows through that I'm multi-dimensional... with some persistent desires in life, among them to enjoy the company of other good people, value family, live well and make at least an incremental difference to the world.... I started paying attention to Hyphen magazine since last year's Mr. Hyphen event and wish to see it voice continue to be included.--
Mr. Hyphen 2008 will take place on Saturday, October 4
at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
Buy tickets here!
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Mr. Hyphen 2008 contestant Scott Chan will
represent Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, a nonprofit
organization that works to achieve its mission by developing leaders
within Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the
country. LEAP believes leaders know the issues and are capable of
informing and empowering communities. About Scott:
Mr. Hyphen should be a man who is in a committed relationship. I have been dating the API community of Los Angeles for a few years now. It has been great so far, because we're in a relationship where we each help one another grow. There are times where it is tough but it is by enduring these struggles that our relationship reaches another level."Growing up practically white," Scott connected with his Chinese roots during college and credited his parents and their stories of coming to America as keys that helped him better define his own identity. Now, as a non-profit guru, blogger and a big brother, Scott is a superhero who watches over his community without the spandex and cape. And with a fan-base like his, it seems action figures are just a matter of time.
--
Mr. Hyphen 2008 will take place on Saturday, October 4
at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
Buy tickets here!
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Maybe not the couples making out, but I hear there will be hot chocolate! Early arrival highly suggested. Seating is first-come, first-served. Also, it will be a typical San Francisco evening with temperatures in the high 50s. Please dress accordingly and bring those colorful blankets.
WHEN: 8PM - 10PM | Friday, September 19
WHERE: Peace Plaza in Japantown
Post Street at Buchanan Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
WHAT: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director: Mamoru Hosada
98 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles
When 17-year-old Makoto gains the ability to leap backwards through time, she sets about preventing personal mishaps. Yet she soon realizes that changing the past isn't so simple! Can she use her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends? From production company Madhouse, THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME is an absorbing, beautifully crafted anime. Featuring a talented crew who worked on such classics as Princess Mononoke and The Grave of the Fireflies, this film is destined for modern classic status.
Preceded by Toyota's Free Your Contest winner, 'Still Shot' by Kelly Li!
CAAM Members, email membership@asianamericanmedia.org and let them know you're coming! They'll save your seats and have your Scharffen Berger hot chocolate ready for you!
* CAAM members at the Student/Senior level and above.
This blog entry is graciously sponsored by Toyota Matrix. Check out their website dedicated to the best in Asian American film.
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The 10th person to email me at lisalee(at)hyphenmagazine.com with the correct answer to "when was KSW founded" will win big. In your email, please also let me know what performance you'd like to attend.
Continue reading "Kearny Street Workshop Presents APAture 2008 & Win Free Tickets"
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Join all your favorite Hyphen peeps at Sports Basement on Wednesday, September 17, from 6 pm - 8pm! Not only are the food and drinks FREE, you get 15% off all sports gear that night! 5% of your purchase will go to Hyphen so we will appreciate you, large biceps or not.
If you haven't heard of Sports Basement before, it is a close-out sporting goods store that offers gear and apparel for snowboarding, hiking, biking, swimming, yoga, running, team sports and tri gear at 30%-60% below retail. They also have a full service bike shop, Art Gallery and much much more. Brands include The North Face, Burton, Salomon, Asics, Adidas, Hind and many more.
Join us!
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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Blog Link
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The first known Chinese American film, "The Curse of Quon Gwon," (c. 1916) will be showing in Oakland this Saturday. The film was rediscovered by documentary filmmaker Arthur Dong while doing research for his film, "Hollywood Chinese," which includes a snippet of the original film.
The film was made around 1916 by Marion Wong, a Chinese American woman who lived in Oakland. It features her family members, with sister-in-law Violet Wong as the lead. I interviewed Violet Wong's daughter earlier this year for an article, and she told me that her mother hardly mentioned this historic project to her children when they were growing up. Violet Wong later started a popular restaurant in El Cerrito, CA and became known more for that than her foray into silent film.
Continue reading "First Chinese American Film"
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MATCHA: Tea & Spice
Asian Art Museum
Thursday, September 4
5 to 9 pm
FREE with museum admission ($5 after 5 pm)
Continue reading "MATCHA : Tea & Spice : Thursday, September 4th"
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It is that time of year again... selecting the Most Visionary Asian American Male Activist Alive and crowning him Mr. Hyphen 2008. Click here for official contest rules. This is the third year of this illustrious contest, and I am writing to clarify that behind the campiness is a thought provoking, highly relevant, and substantive opportunity to highlight positive community activism by some of our most inspiring Asian American men.
Continue reading "Attention Asian American Male Activists: MR HYPHEN 2008"
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Singer-songwriter Goh Nakamura, who performed at the Hyphen Hybrid Issue party, releases his second album with a show at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco on Wednesday. From the preview I've heard, the tracks sound great.Continue reading "Goh Nakamura Releases 'Ulysses' on Wednesday"
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Gallery1988 is presenting Paper Pushers, a show featuring the work of a multitude of artists and local Bay Area talent. The opening reception and show will start on August 15th and run until September 6th.
Some of the artists include: Lawrence Yang, whose work is described as "graffiti art and traditional Chinese painting," Juri Ueda, who received a BFA in Traditional Illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and Lani Imre, a Canadian artist who is currently located in the Bay Area.
Opening Reception:
Friday, August 15th 7-10 PM
Gallery1988 SF
1173 Sutter St. (at Polk)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Check out the flyer here: http://www.suckatlife.com/images/paperPushersFlyer.jpg
Lawrence Yang: http://www.suckatlife.com
Juri Ueda: http://www.juriueda.com/
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AAIFF '08 Coverage Part 1
by Cynthia Brothers
I'm very excited to have the opportunity to guest blog for Hyphen, and attend so many great films at the New York Asian American International Film Festival. I'll be seeing a couple films a day starting Wednesday the 16th until closing night on Saturday the 19th. Again, I'm pretty stoked about the festival, and will attempt to write more interesting observations than "I was hungry" or "Adrian Pang wins my Hella Fine Actor Award." Especially for those who saw the same films, I welcome your comments and thoughts! And many thanks to Lisa Lee and Melanie Colburn!
Work in Progress: "Give Up Tomorrow"
The first event I attended, located at Tribeca Cinemas, was called Work in Progress, organized as part of the Media Coalition for Artists of Color Networking Salon. Award-winning filmmaker Greg Pak ("Robot Stories") moderated this annual program that provides a rare opportunity for filmmakers to receive peer and audience feedback on -- well, a work in progress -- before the final cut. Likewise, attendees and budding filmmakers can gain insight into the creative process of other artists. Greg Pak described the workshop's philosophy, which he experienced in his past work with the Asian American Film Lab (formerly the Asian American Film Collaborative), which is to offer statements that are "supportive but rigorous."
Continue reading "Work in Progress: 'Give Up Tomorrow' and 'Gone Shopping'"
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Apologies for the late notice, but if you're wondering what to do with yourself the evening of Thursday, August 7th, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., go to APAture Runway II!
APAture Runway II is Kearny Street Workshop's second annual fashion show of emerging Asian Pacific American designers. New collections from designers like Isabelle Le, Lucio Montana, Yola Ng, Feral Childe and other local fresh talent will be showcased, followed by a live auction hosted by Joshua Lim.
Jewelry provided by Khazana Gifts.
All proceeds will help fund Kearny Street Workshop's 10th annual APAture festival. Tickets are $10 at the door or in advance at www.kearnystreet.org.
Asian Art Museum MATCHA ticket holders receive a 50% discount at the door.
For more information contact Lucy Lin at kalyanilin@gmail.com.
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Continue reading "Calling all Funny Asian Americans"
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Want to share your ideas, opinions and opportunities with other professionals?
Want to make a valuable difference in the Filipino professional community?
If the answer to any of these questions is YES, join us at the August 6th Young Filipino Professionals Association (YFPA) "First Wednesdays" Networking Mixer, from 6 pm - 9 pm, where you can connect, educate and serve with other professionals like yourself in a social and casual atmosphere.
WHEN: Wednesday | August 6, 2008 | 6 pm - 9 pm
WHERE: Bistro 412
412 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
COST: FREE for all currently registered YFPA members, $5 for all others
RSVP here.
About the Young Filipino Professionals Association
We are a network of young Filipino professionals ranging from all business backgrounds in the arenas of the arts, education, finance, health, law, media and technology--coming together to connect, educate and serve with fellow professionals.
About the Filipino Google Network
The Filipino Google Network is an emerging network of cutting edge technologists and community activists. We connect employees at Google internally, as well as externally with a variety of social and professional activities.
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Continue reading "Nihonmachi Street Fair August 9th and 10th"
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So I got word of this from musician Dawen Wang via Chicago about a new play being put on by A-Squared Theatre Workshop called "The Wind Cries Mary" -- and it sounds like it's going to be pretty interesting. The show will be running next month August 1-24 down at City Lit Theatre.
Continue reading "Get your play on: A-Squared Theatre Workshop and The Wind Cries Mary"
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Opening Night Presentation: Princess of Nebraska, directed by Wayne Wang
Always Be Boyz, directed by John Kwon
Heart Squared, directed by Mizuho Endo
The Killing of a Chinese Cookie, directed by Derek Shimoda
Long Story Short, directed by Christine Choy
Wings of Defeat, directed by Risa Morimoto
Manoj, directed by Zia Mohajerjasbi
Kissing Cousins, directed by Amyn Kaderali
Continue reading "And It's a Wrap!"
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Bay Area Now 5, a triennial exhibition of Bay Area art (and possibly the most important art show in San Francisco this year), is up now at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. One of the featured artists is Ala Ebtekar, whose work we showcased in issue 11. Ebtekar paints on top of found prayer manuscripts in the style of Iranian miniatures, to explore the crossings of spirituality and war.
Continue reading "Bay Area Now & Goh Nakamura in NY"
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Millions have either died or are left homeless in Burma and Sichuan as the result of natural disasters. You can now "help." Presented by AsianWeek and proudly sponsored by Hyphen & other organizations, "help" is a benefit concert organized by Bay Area artists to provide aid to the devastated regions in Burma and China's Sichuan province. Bring yourself. Bring your friends. Not only do you get to rock out to American Idol semifinalist Paul Kim, Burmese-American songstress Natalise and a Hyphen favorite, Mud, but rest assured that when you leave, you're also leaving with more than just a memory for yourself.
WHAT: "help" - A Benefit Concert for Burma and Sichuan Province
WHO: Natalise, Mud, and Paul Kim
WHEN: 7 pm (Doors open at 6 pm) | Saturday | August 2, 2008
WHERE: Glas Kat Nightclub
COST: Buy tickets at www.asianweek.com/concert, $25 - $125
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Saturday, July 12, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
21+ w/ID
$10 cover ($20 with subscription @ 50% off price list!)
Featured LIVE set by
Budabelly (SF's ultimate 80's cover band)
Eclectic beats by
Nako (popscene)
DJ Rav-E (nonstop bhangra)
DJ Esquire (rebel click)
DJ Mel (segue)
***Raffle and win a Nintendo Wii***
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Just a reminder that Hyphen is sponsoring South Bay First Thursdays' event today on how the South Bay labor movement is helping working families in the service sector fight for economic justice: how you and your job in Corporate Cubicle Company can affect the implementation of progressive labor policies.
We've all experienced the severe pressures of work: the looming, high-pressure deadlines, the lack of respect for work by our managers, being expected to work late or through the weekend just to "get the job done," the bitter taste of getting paid too little for what it takes to survive in the Valley. Unless you're a highly educated, highly skilled, upper income worker, there is little upside to being a rat in the rat race. Yet what's it like being a rat in the race when you do mostly invisible and unrespected work? Or when labor is back-breaking instead of paper pushing?
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Like Melissa's Slant post, I have embarked on a journey to the Big Apple to experience a film festival myself.The only difference is I wish I were curating it!
I've been in New York since July 4th and let me tell you, watching the fireworks from hundreds of miles up is definitely not as fun. Regardless of the painful, painful trip I took to get here (4 a.m. what?), I am more than excited about the 31st Annual Asian American International Film Festival presented by Asian CineVision, Asia Society, and Toyota Matrix.
Have you secured your passes yet? Hurry, the festival starts on July 10th and runs until the 19th!
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The Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) will be holding it's second Volume Control, which is a fundraiser for APIA's Spoken Word & Poetry Summit. Volume Control 2 features performances galore by artists such as Proletariat Bronze, Aimee Suzara and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. The show will be held at Oakland's Eastside Cultural Center and it's co-sponsored by Youth Speaks, Apex Express and 94.1FM KPFA. After launching in Seattle in 2001, the APIA summit has grown into a three-day event that gives emerging writers and performers a platform while strengthening the APIA community.
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Catch a screening of "Freedom Fighters" at the Manilatown Heritage Foundation in San Francisco tonight (located on the first floor of the new I-Hotel).
The film is made by a friend of mine, Wayie Ly, and it's a work in progress. Here's a description of the film:
"'Freedom Fighters' is a documentary that focuses on the influences and inspirations of two courageous women, 87 year-old Yuri Kochiyama and 68 year-old Kiilu Nyasha, as well as the intersections of both their lives with such notables as Malcolm X and Mumia Abu Jamal. The images and audio weave together a story that tells of the issues that both Yuri and Kiilu feel are most relevant today, such as the case of Mumia Abu Jamal and the war at home and abroad. The story highlights these two courageous women who have tirelessly given of themselves to the struggle for true democracy, and human rights for all."
It also sounds like Yuri Kochiyama, who recently turned 87, will be in attendance. A great chance to check out the Manilatown Heritage Foundation and new I-Hotel if you haven't been there already, a new documentary, and to meet Yuri Kochiyama.
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Thursday, June 5 (San Francisco)
MATCHA: Healing Arts
Thursday, June 5, 5:00-9:00 pm
$5 Admission
Asian Art Museum
MATCHA will kick off this Thursday with multi-sensorial offerings of Asian Healing arts. Detoxify with shiatsu, acupuncture, cupping, Thai foot massage, and other mini-treatments, sip tea, channel your "vital energy" in a qi gong session, have your pulse checked, drop in on a gallery tour, and unwind with live Chinese music. Be there for the first MATCHA of the year.
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I've got my boarding pass printed out. I'm about to go back to my apartment and pack. Yes, it's time.Once a year I go to Houston for the Slant Film Festival, hosted by the Aurora Picture Show. The festival starts on Friday night with a program of narrative and experimental short films. Saturday evening there's a special performance by Toronto-based filmmaker and TV personality Nobu Adilman. I can't tell you what he's going to do exactly (it's a surprise), but as he's one of the hosts of the Food Network's Food Jammers, you can bet it's going to be fun and yummy. And Sunday afternoon, we close with a program of documentaries.
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The Tule Lake Pilgrimage 2008 is now taking applications, due May 31. This year, the pilgrimage takes place July 3-6.
Tule Lake was one of 10 internment camps during WWII that held a total of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, the majority of whom were United States citizens (the first generation, Issei, were not allowed to become citizens at the time).
Tule Lake is in far Northern California near Oregon and held many of the "no, no" boys -- those who answered "no" to two confusing questions and then deemed potential enemies of the U.S.
The theme this year is to learn more about the largely unknown Segregation Center at Tule Lake, which held 12,000 of those deemed disloyal by the U.S. government. During the war, Japanese Americans were also asked to renounce their U.S. citizenship; the vast majority of those who did were incarcerated at Tule Lake.
I am always amazed when I meet people who say they had never heard of Japanese American internment during WWII until recently. Many of these folks are either white and/or grew up outside of California. And even if we think we've read/learned a lot about the topic, there're still more untold stories that need to be heard.
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If you can't tell already, Hyphen loooves Asian American films. What that means for you, is free tickets!
Get a quick Silk Screen tutorial with the Comcast Newsmakers Interview with Festival Director, Harish Saluja.
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UPDATE: The pass has been given to B. Lam with the correct answer. The Los Angeles Pacific Film Festival was formerly known as the VC Film Fest. Congratulations and enjoy!
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To kick things off, what's better than the 24th Annual Los Angeles Pacific Film Festival (formerly known as the VC FilmFest) for all you hip Los Angelenos?
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Email me at hyphen[at]hyphenmagazine.com with the two names of the writers and performers of this project and the pair of tickets are yours. First come first served!
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Last week, I serendipitously ended up at the opening of Sorry at the (totally hot) Frey Norris Gallery in San Francisco and was happily surprised to find the works of my old friend Christine Wong-Yap (who is also in a show at Kearny Street Workshop) and Jennifer Wofford (whom Claire Light profiles in our upcoming Spaces Issue, which will hit the stands next month!).
Mailinvoice...& So If I Was You By Christine Wong-Yap
"Point of Departure" and "Nurse" by Wofford and text-based works and "Inventions" by Wong Yap will line the gallery's walls and Wong Yap's "Presents" will populate the center of the gallery. Both series of Wofford's work explore and re-interpret an imaginative comic-like narrative centered on Filipina nurses and immigration histories. Wong Yap takes wry aim at blind spots in printed language, conveying optimism and pessimism, using distorted typography and the failures and half truths of illegible words, as well as sculptural stacks of "empty" gifts.
Otherwise, the gallery has a great collection of artists in their stable and focus especially on contemporary art from the San Francisco Bay Area and classic surrealism, especially women artists. Check out their artists here. And, get off your couch, go see the show!
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Ever wondered about the history of chop suey, General Tso's chicken, fortune cookies? Let me give you a clue, the answer does not include China. This is for all you curious foodies out there, including people like me, someone who's way into food but cannot cook to save her life.
New York Times reporter and author Jennifer 8. Lee will be in San Francisco tonight to celebrate the launch of her first book, "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food." I heard that Jennifer will be giving a multimedia presentation and sharing some stories from her travels to 42 states and countless countries to uncover the mysteries of Chinese food.
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