Minya "Miss Info" Oh of Hot 97 is hosting "Rebuilding the Bridge: New York to Sichuan", a benefit to raise awareness and dollars for disaster relief funds to help rebuild China's Sichuan region after one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent memory.
Minya "Miss Info" Oh of Hot 97 is hosting "Rebuilding the Bridge: New York to Sichuan", a benefit evening of performances featuring Ryan Leslie, J Lim, Beau Sia, Andrew Choi and others on Saturday, July 12, from 7:30pm - 10:30pm at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University in New York. The event was organized by a coalition of Asian American performers and not-for-profit organizations to raise awareness and dollars for disaster relief funds established by the charitable organization Mercy Corps, and to help rebuild China's Sichuan region after one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent memory.
Rebuilding the Bridge: New York to Sichuan
When: Saturday, July 12, 7:30 10:30pm
Where: Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University
3 Spruce Street
New York
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For more information, please contact: Nancy Bulalacao, Director of Public Programs, (212)619-4785 ext.106.
Ruby Chow, pioneer leader and matriarch to Seattle's Chinese community has died.
Mrs. Chow, 87, the eldest in a family of ten children, broke through many glass ceilings in politics, business, and community affairs.
Among her many achievements, Chow served three terms as the first Asian American King County councilwoman, and the first woman member of the Chinese immigrant advocacy organization, International Chong Wah Benevolent Association, and founder in 1952 of the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team.
Chow and her husband, Ping, 92, opened Ruby Chow's restaurant in 1948, the first Chinese restaurant outside of Seattle's Chinatown.
Bruce Lee, the late martial arts legend will forever be intertwined with the colorful life of Ruby Chow.
He was a family friend. Early in his career, Lee lived in Chow's restaurant's attic room while working as a waiter, and demonstrated martial arts in the parking lot.
Ruby Chow - Chow Mah Serng Gum died of congestive heart failure the morning of June 4th, 2008 surrounded by her husband Ping, of nearly 70 years, five children, two brothers, one sister, six grandsons, three granddaughters and three great grandsons.
Ruby Chow was a pioneer leader and matriarch to Seattle's Chinese community.
Mrs. Chow, 87, the eldest in a family of ten children, broke through many glass ceilings in politics, business, and community affairs.
Among her many achievements, Chow served three terms as the first Asian American King County councilwoman, and the...
Oscar-winning filmmaker discusses her creative process in an intimate "One On One" on Saturday, July 19 at 1:45PM at the Asia Society in New York.
Compiled by LIA CHANG from the AAIFF.ORG/2008 website.
Oscar-winner Jessica Yu entered filmmaking through the world of documentaries with award-winning projects such as BREATHING LESSONS , PROTAGONIST , and IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL . She has demonstrated wider talents, expanding her directorial repertoire to include television (Grey's Anatomy and The West Wing ) and commercial spots. This year marks her narrative feature debut with the AAIFF08 Closing Night Presentation, the hilarious comedy PING PONG PLAYA . The filmmaker discusses her creative process in an intimate "One On One with Jessica Yu," Saturday, July 19 at 1:45PM.
Moderator: Andrew Hsiao is the executive editor of the non-profit publishing house The New Press, where he has worked with authors like Bill Moyers, Jesse Jackson, Sen. John Edwards, Vijay Prashad, Frances Fox Piven, Juan Gonzalez, Peter Kwong, Sonia Shah, Ruben Martinez, J. Hoberman, Jeff Yang , and many others. He was an editor and staff writer for The Village Voice , and has written for The New York Times , The Washington Post , Spin , and other publications. He co-produces a weekly radio program, Asia Pacific Forum on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, and is the author of a deck of playing cards, Regime Change Begins at Home. He lives in Brooklyn.
Asian American International Film Festival
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Riverside Expansion of the 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival
Don't miss the Riverside Expansion of the 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, Oct 21-23, 2008 at the UltraStar Cinemas in University Village (right outside UCR). Highlights include:
Academy Award winning director Jessica Yu's first narrative feature, "Ping Pong Playa," a hilarious comedy about a young man defending his family's ping pong dynasty.
Benson Lee's "Planet B-Boy" about some of the world's top B-Boy group's as they make their way to the Battle of the Year.
Korean thriller hit "Public Enemy Returns," directed by Woo-Suk Kang.
Controversial documentary, "Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe," directed by Harry Kim. Along with films, meet filmmakers, artists and celebrities.
All scheduling, ticketing, and event information can be found at www.sdaff.org
Oct 21-23, 2008
UltaStar Cinemas (previously University Village Cinemas)
1201A University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507
(located right outside UCR)
The 31st AAIFF opens with director Wayne Wang' s THE PRINCESS OF NEBRASKA on Thursday, July 10 at 7:30pm, at the Asian Society in New York.
The 31st Asian American International Film Festival opens with director Wayne Wang's THE PRINCESS OF NEBRASKA on Thursday, July 10 at 7:30pm at the Asian Society in New York.
A complex drama about the conflicted emotional landscape of a young woman at a crossroads, THE PRINCESS OF NEBRASKA is based on a short story by award-winning writer Yiyun Li. The film stars newcomer Li Ling in a stunning debut as Sasha, a pregnant teen who travels alone from Omaha to San Francisco for an abortion.
When Sasha arrives in California, she struggles with her decision to end her pregnancy, the product of a one-night stand with close friend Yang. She clashes with her host, Boshen (Brian Danforth), an older man deported from China for his AIDS activist work. The source of this hostility lies in their overlapping history: he, too, had a tryst with Yang.
Unable to cope with the strain of the triangulated romance, Yang cuts off communication with both Boshen and Sasha. In a desperate effort to lure Yang back into their lives, Boshen tries to convince Sasha to keep her baby. But Sasha's resentment and anger quickly come to a head, and she storms out after an argument to wander the streets alone. In Chinatown, she meets a local karaoke bar hostess, X (Pamelyn Chee). Fascinated by her bravado and independence, Sasha spends an evening of debauchery with X and...