2012 Asian American Film Festival
Celebrating its 7th year, the 2012 Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival is a unique blend of Asian film, music, dance, and art held in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Silk Screen brings together the region’s diverse ethnic communities through the media of film, music, dance, and theater, where the communities are able to learn and experience each [...]
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Touch
Written and directed by Minh Duc Nguyen, Touch is a romantic comedy following an unexpected friendship between a Vietnamese-American manicurist and a mechanic deepens in Los Angeles. “Minh Duc Nguyen explores the sense of touch and its emotional impact – how with just a simple touch, we can reveal our deepest longings and even heal [...]
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2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Celebrating its 28th year, the 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented by the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, Visual Communications is the largest annual festival of its kind in Southern California promoting the best of Asian Pacific and Asian international cinema in the United States. Running May 10 – [...]
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May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
“May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian-Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru [...]
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Written by Ol Parker and directed by John Madden, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a British comedy-drama based on the 2004 novel, These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach. The film “follows a group of British retirees who decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the [...]
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Hapa Stories
Hapa Stories hosted by Gabrielle Nomura is an online film segment about growing up mixed-race in the Asian/Pacific Islander community. Commissioned by the city of Bellevue, WA, Hapa Stories follows the stories of seven “mixed heritage or multi-cultural individuals about how they relate or not to the term Hapa; and what it says about who [...]
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Aston Martin Dragon 88
Unveiling at this years Beijing Motor Show, British automaker Aston Martin will be launching a limited edition DBS Volante exclusive to the Chinese market. Called the DBS Volante Dragon 88 in celebration of the 2012 Lunar New Year, the Dragon 88 features three unique exterior colors, special interior trim, 24-carat gold badges, embroidered headrests and [...]
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2012 Nikkei Matsuri
Celebrating its 35th year, the 2012 Nikkei Matsuri (Japanese American Festival) is a vibrant and dynamic celebration of Japanese American culture and celebration in the community. Running April 29, 2012 in San Jose’s Japantown, the festival Originated as a way for Japanese Americans in the community to share their culture with the city of San [...]
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Saturdays NYC Opens in Tokyo
New York-based clothing retailer Saturdays NYC, named one of GQ’s best men’s stores in America recently opened its first branch store in Tokyo. Saturdays NYC was founded by three avid surfer friends who “saw a massive opportunity to bring the surf scene to the city,” says co-founder Josh Rosen. Located in central Tokyo’s upscale shopping [...]
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Viette
Written and directed by Mye Hoang, Viette is a coming of age love story following the life of a Vietnamese American teenager as she faces the challenge of living in two worlds. Vietnamese American teenager, Viette dreams of breaking free from her oppressive household to pursue her personal desires and forbidden love. “Balancing the pleasures [...]
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