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Topic “Issue 20: Inside/Out”

The Content of One’s Characters

The Content of One’s Characters

FIRST-TIME NOVELIST Sang Pak says much of the inspiration for his Southern Gothic-esque Wait Until Twilight came to him in his sleep.

Some three decades since Asian American writing first gained wide...

Neela Banerjee | Tue, Aug 24th- 9:14am | Books Section, Books, Fiction, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Race

Review: Aoki

First-time filmmakers Mike Cheng and Ben Wang, University of California, Davis, undergraduates at the time, met political activist Richard Aoki in 2002.

Neela Banerjee | Mon, Aug 23rd- 7:54pm | DVD, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Film

Review: The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

This epic Oscar-nominated documentary, filmed over the course of 23 years, chronicles a family’s post-Vietnam War escape from Laos and its subsequent resettlement in Brooklyn, NY. 

Sylvie Kim | Mon, Aug 23rd- 7:54pm | DVD, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Film

Review: The Real Shaolin

This debut documentary, which artfully removes the Hollywood veneer from the ancient art of kung fu, highlights the lives of four students.

Sylvie Kim | Mon, Aug 23rd- 7:56pm | DVD, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Film, TV

Review: A Village Called Versailles

Director S. Leo Chiang documents the struggle of Vietnamese Americans living in Versailles, a small village in eastern New Orleans, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Viet-Ly Nguyen | Mon, Aug 23rd- 7:55pm | DVD, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Film
Papa-San: Pat Morita’s Daughter on the Waxing and Waning of Her Father’s Life

Papa-San: Pat Morita’s Daughter on the Waxing and Waning of Her Father’s Life

A little after his 50th birthday, Karate Kid happened. The role of Mr. Miyagi was both his most rewarding and most damning experience in show business.

 

Aly Morita | Tue, Aug 17th- 9:50pm | Essay, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Film, First Person, Media, Performing Arts, Race, TV
Cut In/Cut Out: The Work of Gina Osterloh

Cut In/Cut Out: The Work of Gina Osterloh

What are the boundaries of the body? Look closely at Gina Osterloh’s images for the telltale signs of a body in search of connection. Legs sink into the floor and bodies emerge out of the wall. Combining sculpture and performance, Osterloh...

Sita Kuratomi B... | Thu, Jul 22nd- 10:43pm | Art & Design, Artwell, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Performing Arts, Photography
Game On

Game On

In 2009, three creative entrepreneurs — Derek Yu, Hellen Jo and Calvin Wong — unleashed upon the San Francisco store-cum-art gallery Giant Robot a new breed of game that isn’t really a game.

Han Pham | Tue, Aug 17th- 9:51pm | Takeout, Art & Design, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Media
Faux Show

Faux Show

What you need: Cash — preferably a couple $20s wrapped in one-dollar bills. Really, all you need is cash.

Annette Lee | Thu, Sep 2nd- 3:10pm | Recipe, Issue 20: Inside/Out
One for the Kids

One for the Kids

Kathryn Otoshi's world is one of complete imagination. She has crafted numerous pieces of Star Wars paraphernalia for George Lucas. Last winter, she had a hand in designing storefronts seen in Disney’s A Christmas Carol. And at her day job, she...

Angela Pang | Fri, Sep 3rd- 10:38am | Art & Design, Front of the Book, Books Section, Issue 20: Inside/Out
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