2012 Asian Heritage Street Celebration
Celebrating its 8th year, the 2012 Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) is the largest gathering of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States. Running May 19, 2012, AHSC is organized by the AsianWeek Foundation in cooperation with over 250 organizations in the Asian American community. The festival is a celebration of all Asian and Pacific [...]
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Bolly 2B Fit
Bollywood hits the gym with an Indian inspired exercise from San Jose-based Bolly 2B Fit. Offering a fusion of Eastern and Western dance styles to high-energy songs from Indian movies, Bolly 2B Fit offers the perfect way to increase your energy levels and feel good! Dancing offers a mix of Bollywood, Indian folk, Bhangra, Hip-hop, [...]
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Infinity & Chashu Ramen
Written and directed by Kerwin Berk, Infinity & Chashu Ramen is a narrative film project about the life of Asian-Americans in San Francisco’s Japantown. Following a series of seven interwoven vignettes, the stories blend Japanese folklore with Japanese-American culture, all set against the backdrop of one of San Francisco’s most vibrant but hidden neighborhoods. “Our [...]
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Samsara
Written and directed by Ron Ficke, Samsara is a non-narrative film sequel to the highly acclaimed 1992 film Baraka. Filmed over a period of five years in twenty five countries on five continents, Samsara transports us to the “wonders of our world, from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man’s [...]
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Yun-jin Kim Stars in Mistresses
Korean American actress, Yun-jin Kim has recently announced her return to the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) for a new drama series called Mistresses. Former star of Lost tv series, Yun-jin Kim will play a leading role in Mistresses. The series is based on a hit BBC drama of the same name where friendship and romances [...]
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2012 Taiwanese American Cultural Festival
Celebrating its 20th year, the 2012 Taiwanese American Cultural Festival is a grand celebration of Taiwanese Americans and the Taiwanese culture within the Bay Area Taiwanese American community. With over 8,000 expected attendees, the one-day event showcases unique cultural performances such as demonstrations using Taiwanese glove puppets, traditional Taiwanese food and exhibits featuring products from [...]
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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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