Starbucks Coming to India
Seattle-based international coffee and coffeehouse chain will soon open its first stores in India by year’s end. Through a 50-50 joint venture with Tata Global Beverages, known as Tata Starbucks Ltd., Starbucks aims to open 50 branches in Mumbai and New Delhi by September with a speculation of 3,000 eventual locations. As stated by R.K. [...]
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Jason Wu, New York-based Taiwanese American fashion designer will soon see his own original fashion line with Target for the upcoming spring 2012 season. Wu launched his ready-to-wear line of clothes in 2006 at the age of 24 and hit it big in 2008 with First Lady Michelle Obama buying four dresses from Wu and [...]
Read More // Leave a CommentChinese Girl in the Ghetto
Chinese Girl in the Ghetto, a politically incorrect memoir by Ying Ma follows the incredible journey of a little girl from the southern city of Guangzhou, China as she immigrates to an American ghetto and prevails. Once immersed in a world of fantasy and foreign influences while grappling with the mundane vagaries of Communist rule, [...]
Read More // Leave a CommentHBO Developing China Doll Series
American cable television network, HBO has been said to be developing a new television series about a mixed-race family and their humanoid robot called China Doll. From the creators of HBO’s Big Love television drama, Mark V. Olsen and Will Schefer’s China Doll project is said to combine Scheffer’s passion for technology and Olsen’s interest [...]
Read More // Leave a CommentYi Zhou at the RH Gallery
Shanghai-born and raised in Rome, surreal video artist Yi Zhou will soon be on display at the RH Gallery in New York City. Running March 8th through April 27th, 2012, the gallery will feature Zhou’s first solo New York opening with “The Greatness” exhibition. Based on Zhou’s recent short film with the same name, a [...]
Read More // Leave a CommentConverse Jack Purcell “Year of the Dragon”
Continuing Converse’s celebration of the 2012 Chinese Lunar New Year, the American shoe company has released a limited edition customization of the iconic Jack Purcell sneaker. The Jack Purcell “Year of the Dragon” features a monochromatic black/white colorway with black dragon skin textured leather, classic white rubber sole and a touch of red on the [...]
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In anticipation of the Chinese rapidly growing market for luxury wines, retired Chinese NBA player, Yao Ming recently launched his own California winery brand. Called Yao Family Wines and distributed by French beverage giant Pernod Ricard SA, the bottles are made from cabernet sauvingnon grapes harvested in 2009 from California’s Napa Valley. With the small [...]
Read More // Leave a Comment2012 Hua Hin International Film Festival
Celebrating its inaugural year, the Hua Hin International Film Festival (HHIFF) is a celebration of the cinematic arts with more than 50 films from over 15 countries around the world. Running January 26-29th, 2012 in Thailand’s seaside resort of Hua Hin, HHIFF is a rare chance to see a wide range of new, exciting, and [...]
Read More // 2 CommentsBreaking Ground: Chinese American Architects in Los Angeles (1945-1980)
Breaking Ground: Chinese American Architects in Los Angeles (1945-1980) is a showcase of four pioneering Chinese American architects and their architectural achievements whose contributions were critical to the development of Los Angeles’ urban and visual landscape between 1945 and 1980. Presented at the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles, “the exhibition will examine a group [...]
Read More // 1 CommentI Am Bruce Lee
In commemoration of Bruce Lee born in the year of the dragon, I am Bruce Lee is a documentary film directed by Peter McCormack which follows his compelling and visually stunning life. Despite Bruce Lee’s sudden and tragic death at age 32, the film delves into Lee’s legacy in both the martial arts and entertainment [...]
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