2012 San Francisco International Film Festival
Celebrating its 55th year, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) continues to be the longest-running film festivals in the United States. Running April 19 through May 3, 2012, SFIFF showcases 160 works and host more than 200 films from over 50 countries with a mixture of feature films, live action and animated shorts, television [...]
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2012 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Celebrating its 45th year, the 2012 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival is the second largest outside of Washington, D.C. and one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions. Running April 14,15 and April 21,22, 2012, the festival is a dazzling display of Japanese culture and diversity in the Japanese American community. Hosting over 200,000 people [...]
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Apple Coming to Dalian
California-based, Apple Inc. is set to open its latest flagship retail store in Dalian, China. Located in Dalian’s affluent Century City shopping district, the retail space will span 23,000 square feet in the Parkland Mall and according to a recent banner ad, it is claimed to be “Apple’s World’s Biggest Flagship Store”. However even before [...]
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2012 SWAYA Conference
Celebrating its 4th year, the 2012 So….What Are You, Anyway? (SWAYA) Conference, hosted by the Harvard Half-Asian People’s Association (HAPA) is an in-depth discussion on what it means to be mixed race. Running April 6th and 7th, 2012 on the Harvard University campus, the event is open to the public and will feature an engaging [...]
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Liu Bolin at the Eli Klein Gallery
Chinese portrait artist Liu Bolin is currently on display at the Eli Klein Gallery in New York City. Running March 20th through May 11, 2012, the gallery will feature Liu Bolin’s first solo show and showcase new pieces from the artist’s ongoing “Hiding in the City” series called “Lost in Art.” Known as ‘the invisible [...]
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2012 Asian American Showcase
Celebrating its 17th year, the 2012 Asian American Showcase is the Midwest’s premier celebration of Asian American culture and the nation’s only film festival dedicated exclusively to Asian American Film. Presented by The Foundation for Asian American Independent Media (FAAIM) and The Gene Siskel Film Center, the Asian American Showcase in Chicago features comedies, dramas, documentaries, [...]
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A’s/ Mariners Head to Japan for Season Opener
The 2012 Major League Baseball season is only a few days away, where the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics will play a battle of Japanese baseball legends in Japan. Arriving in Japan last Friday, the two teams will mark the fourth MLB season opener in Japan and the first since the Boston Red Sox and [...]
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2012 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia
Commemorating its 9 year anniversary, the 2012 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia celebrates a centuries-old Japanese tradition that honors the beauty of the cherry blossom. Running March 23rd – April 21st, 2012, the festival is a symbol of continued close relations between Japan and the United States with 1,600 cherry trees planted given [...]
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2012 National Cherry Blossom Festival
Commemorating its 100 year anniversary, the 2012 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. marks the arrival of spring with the nation’s largest and oldest Cherry Blossom Festival. A symbol of continued close relations between Japan and the United States, the Cherry Blossom Festival showcases a tradition of receiving 3,000 cherry trees from Tokyo in [...]
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MUJI: Product Fitness 80 Exhibition
MUJI, Japanese retail company has partnered with Design Museum London for a new exhibition entitled “Product Fitness 80.” Running March 9 through March 18th, 2012, the exhibition focuses on the relationship between energy consumption and design and suggests new ways consumers can reuse and recycle products. Following one year after the anniversary of the Japanese [...]
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