Miss Chinatown USA: An exhibit on the history and culture of the pageant on view at the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) in San Francisco through June, 30, 2007.
The Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) ushers in the Lunar New Year with - Miss Chinatown USA: An exhibit on the history and culture of the pageant on view through June 30, 2007.
For nearly a century, the Miss Chinatown pageant has been the crowning beauty achievement for many young Chinese American women. From its inception during the 1915 Panama-Pacific World Exposition's Chinatown Carnival festival to a 1940s "bathing beauty contest" fundraiser to its establishment by San Francisco's Chinese Chamber of Commerce as part of their Chinese New Year Festival in the 1950s, Miss Chinatown has been a steadfast tradition of glamour and grace.
When it officially went national in 1958, women from throughout the United States came to San Francisco to compete for prizes and scholarships in the annual contest. Featuring a combined beauty-talent-fashion and question-and-answer session, the pageant saw contestants performing Chinese folk-dances, ballet, painting, singing, or playing musical instruments. Throughout the 1960s, Miss Chinatown USA was the social event of the year for many Chinese Americans in San Francisco as they packed the sold-out event at the Masonic Auditorium, attended simulcasts in Chinatown, or eagerly listened on the radio.
Archival photos, gowns, shoes, tiaras, and other rarely...
Sign up for the Asian American Writers' Workshop new creative writing project for youth.
Do you have a blog? A MySpace page? What do you write on it? What don't you write on it? The Asian American Writers' Workshop is offering a new creative writing project that focuses on what's most important to you. Over the
course of two weeks, you will explore issues of community and identity through new forms of communication such as YouTube, text messages, podcasts, and blogs. You will work together to each produce and present a final digital multimedia project.
Txt Me is a FREE workshop open to youth, ages 13-19, from all racial backgrounds. All participants are expected to commit to the duration of the workshop and complete all assignments. Space will fill up quickly, so applicants are advised to return their complete applications as soon as possible; early applicants will be given first consideration.
Workshop Information and Application
Applications are due Thursday June 28th, 2007. Applications must be received by this date. We will notify all applicants by early July.
Wednesday, July 11 - Friday, July 20, 2007
The Asian American Writers' Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A
New York NY 10001-3814
212-494-0061 tel
212-494-0062 fax
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Director Justin Lin's FINISHING THE GAME opens the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (VC FILM FEST 2007) this Thursday May 3.
THU, MAY 03 - 07:00 PM | Directors Guild of America, Theater 1, Los Angeles
Egos fly and collide as hard and high as the karate kicks in this scathingly smart swipe at racial stereotypes and movie-biz hypocrisy. This new feature film by Justin Lin (BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, Festival 2002; THE FAST & THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT) is a wickedly conceived comedy spoof about the search for the "new Bruce Lee."
JUSTIN LIN's solo directorial debut, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, premiered at Sundance in 2002. He was named one of Variety's "10 to watch" and was honored with a John Cassavetes Award nomination at the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards. In 2003, Lin established his production company, Trailing Johnson Productions, and produced and co-directed the documentary SPOTLIGHTING. His other directing credits include ANNAPOLIS and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT. Lin holds an MFA in film directing from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television and serves on the board of directors of Visual Communications.
Southern California's largest Asian American film festival launches the celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles.
From comedy and drama to documentaries and shorts,
VC FILM FEST shares the stories of Asian Pacifics in America and abroad.
Justin Lin's FINISHING THE GAME opened the VC FILM FEST tonight at...
New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest is accepting scripts postmarked through July 15, 2007.
New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest - an international contest whose mission is to seek out extraordinary, socially conscious scripts from around the world - is accepting scripts postmarked through July 15, 2007.
First Prize: $300 and a reading in an established New York City theatre.
Second Prize: a reading in an established New York City theatre.
Third Prize: a reading in an established New York City theatre.
As a direct result of prior New Works of Merit Playwriting Contests:
2006: 2004 winning script Conversation with a Kleagle by Rudy Gray was produced in NYC February 16, 2006 - April 7, 2006
2006: 2003 third place script Interview by Valerie Killigrew, was produced in NYC November 2 - December 2, 2006.
2004: 2003 co-winning script Ruby's Story by Ron Osborne was produced in
NYC May 13 - July 3, 2004.
2004: 2003 honorable mention script Cry Wolf by Deborah Mulhall was produced in NYC October 7 - November 27, 2004.
2004: 2003 honorable mention script Shades by Paula J. Caplan received a free development workshop June 28-July 2, 2004 and a reading on July 11,2004.
2006: 2004 contest winner, Rudy Gray: in 2006, Mr. Gray became Resident Playwright of 13th Street Repertory Company-NYC
Six scripts that were not finalists received a free reading.
Since January 2002, Sandra Nordgren, the founder of the contest, has been responsible for the offering of over 150 readings, 35...
"Eve and the Fire Horse" director Julia Kwan conducts workshop at MoMA in New York.
Asian CineVision, Inc. (ACV) and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) present the award-winning EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE (2005) to conclude the winter/spring program of Asian Cinevisions, the monthly series of contemporary Asian and Asian American cinema. Writer/Director Julia Kwan will be in New York to present the screenings and also conduct a workshop with Women Make Movies (WMM). The workshop will be on May 17, while the exhibition will be on view at The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2 May 18-19, 2007.
EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE follows nine year-old Eve, who was born in the year of the Fire Horse, notorious among Chinese families for producing the most troublesome children. Growing up in the suburbs of 1970s Vancouver, Eve and her sister Karena, the children of immigrants, turn to religion and magic as they try to improve their family's situation. When Karena becomes fascinated with Christianity, crucifixes pop up next to the Buddha in the familys house. Caught between her sisters quest for premature sainthood and her own sense of right and wrong, Eve faces the challenges of childhood with fanciful humor and wide-eyed wonder.
EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE marks Ms Kwans feature film debut. It was nominated for five awards at the 2007 Genie Awards (Canadas equivalent of the Academy Awards), and Ms Kwan won the prestigious Claude Jutra Award for Best First Feature only the second woman and the first woman...