The San Fernando Valley Japanese American Citizens League (SFVJACL) will be hosting a panel discussion with a number of Asian Americans in the entertainment field. About SFVJACL Founded in 1929, the JACL is the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States. The JACL monitors and responds to issues that enhance or threaten the civil and human rights of all…
Pacific Arts Movement’s 7th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase kicked of yesterday with Tearepa Kahi’s Poi E: The Story Of Our Song. Last night marked the opening of Pacific Arts Movement’s (Pac Arts) week-long Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase in San Diego. Pac Arts is one of the largest media arts organisations in North America that focuses on Asian American and…
Writer Jerry Zhang is asking for your help to fund his children’s book that stars Asian children. As a father of two young daughters, Zhang struggled to find any children’s books that featured Asian children who were main characters or heroes. “Many of the books that did feature Asian children were centred around cultural themes like Chinatown or Chinese New Year,” said Zhang….
Pacific Arts Movement’s 7th Annual Spring Showcase begins tomorrow. The San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase will present 20 films from 10 countries around the world. The festival is one of many annual programs run by the non-profit media arts organisation Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts). The festival will be held at Ultrastar Mission Valley – 7510 Hazard Center Drive, San…
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]merican rock n rollers The Slants are perhaps the world’s most famous all-Asian rock band. Granted, there aren’t many Asian rockstars in the western music scene in the first place, but their popularity isn’t solely down to their ethnicity. The Slants unique blend of 80’s synth, pop rock and punk separate them from your usual American rockers. Echoing the likes Blink-182 whilst seeping in influences…
Kelly Marie Tran will play Rose, a character which has been described as the “biggest new part” in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Tran’s character was announced at a panel for the upcoming Star Wars film that follows The Force Awakens. Not much was revealed about her character other than she’s called Rose, she’s a Resistance maintenance worker and she’s the…
Growing up I felt like I got the best of both worlds. I’m Chinese and American — and this dual identity led to a third, one that was distinctly both and neither. I’m mixed race. Born in the state of Wyoming, which has a population that’s 90 percent white, my experience was a rare one. That’s changing as interracial marriage becomes more common….
17-year-old Malaysian born Cassandra Hsaio has received offers from all eight Ivy League colleges including Harvard, Princeton and Yale. As reported by the BBC, Hsiao has not decided which college she will attend but intends to visit the schools in the next few weeks. Born in Malaysia but now living in California, Hsiao wrote about her experiences learning English whilst growing up in…
Donnie Yen has condemned United Airlines following the incident involving a passenger being dragged off a plane. The United Airlines incident in which 69-year-old Dr David Dao was forcibly removed from an aircraft has sent shockwaves around the world. Despite CEO Oscar Munoz claiming Dr Dao was a “disruptive” and “belligerent” passenger, no one seems to be siding with the airline. Star…
The viral video of Dr David Dao being dragged off a United Airlines flight has caused quite a stir on Chinese social media, with many citing race as a cause. By now, the viral video has already racked up over 330 million views across Chinese social media including Weibo and WeChat, resulting in hundreds of thousands of comments. In the west,…
