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Quincy Jones is the Executive Producer of new Asian girl group "Blush"
Hollywood
May 22, 2013
Legendary music producer/composer Quincy Jones turned 80 this year and he's still going strong. His latest endeavors include representing young talent including K-Pop style Asian girl group Blush. Click here for the story by James McKinley, Jr. at the New York Times.
Girl group Blush includes talents from five Asian countries, Ji Hae Lee from South Korea, Alisha Budhrani from India, Natsuko Danjo from Japan, Victoria Chan from Hong Kong/China and Angeli Flores from the Philippines. Quincy executive produced Blush's new single "Warrior." Click here to view the music video.
On a separate note, Quincy Jones was interviewed for a documentary about Ben Fong-Torres, the legendary rock journalist and former senior editor of Rolling Stone magazine. The documentary is being directed by Suzanne Joe Kai. Thanks Quincy!
Live! Tune in tomorrow Sat. July 6, 2013 10am PST to hear Ben Fong-Torres sing Bob Dylan and Elvis songs!
Ben Fong-Torres sang a Bob Dylan song on network television some years ago. While he might not get into costume as Dylan this time, he is going to make a rare appearance tomorrow singing Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley songs. Don't miss! Log on live online at WCL.org at 10AM PST Saturday July 6, 2013!
Update July 7, 2013
Ben's performance can be heard online at West Coast Live's archives on KALW public radio 91.7 FM San Francisco for one week after the show.
Tune In Live at 10am PST Saturday July 6, 2013!
Tomorrow!! From the Rock 'n' Roll man himself! -
Don't miss Ben Fong-Torres as he sings Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley songs tomorrow morning!
Log On to WCL.org to hear Ben's special appearance tomorrow on Sedge Thomson's West Coast Live show at 10am Pacific Standard Time.
Rumor has it that Ben, and friends including musician/author Sam Barry are the opening act! So, tune it right at 10am tomorrow!
Two ways to see Ben sing:
1. Log on to WCL.org to hear Ben sing live online at WCL.org
or
2. Attend Sedge Thomson's West Coast Live Show In person at the Ferry Building in San Francisco! (tickets at WCL.org)
"Asians Eat Weird Things" by Fung Bros Comedy and Singer/Musician AJ Rafael
July 18, 2013
Credits: Scene from Fung Bros Comedy/AJ Rafael Youtube video "Asians Eat Weird Things"
We love food, great talent, cool music and videos at AsianConnections.com, so when we saw this video about Asian food on Youtube we had to share "Asians Eat Weird Things" with you. Its fun, and its already garnered 300,000 views since its launch July 5.
Congrats to the video's creators: Rapper/comedian brothers Andrew and David Fung producers of the Youtube Channel Fung Bros Comedy, singer/songwriter AJ Rafael, and director Jason Poon.
Andrew and David Fung have been producing videos about Asian American culture on topics from Boba Tea to NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin. The brothers are originally from the Seattle area, and are now located in Monterey Park in Southern California.
Check out Andrew and David's blog and other videos at Youtube.com and at www.fungbrothers.com
The video features vocals by AJ Rafael. Arthur Joseph "AJ" Rafael is a singer/songwriter from Moreno Valley, California with his own popular Youtube channel. AJ has just released a new single "Jetsetter" and music video which is available on iTunes. AJ's Facebook page announced that he is going on tour this August. Visit matchmakertour.com or his website http://www.ajrafael.net for his schedule.
Click here from the homepage to the full story and Youtube.com video.
Lia Chang Stars in "Power Play" by Lorey Hayes July 31-August 1, 2013
July
26,
2013
Actress Lia Chang stars in the award-winning play "Power Play" by playwright/actress Lorey Hayes in Winston-Salem, North Carolina July 31-August 1.
We are proud to take over Lia's "Backstage Pass" column this month to congratulate her on her upcoming performance in "Power Play."
Lia
stars
with
Pauletta
Pearson
Washington,
aka
Mrs.
Denzel
Washington
("The
Watsons
Go
to
Birningham"),
Lorey
Hayes
("Dreamgirls)",
Roscoe
Orman
("Sesame
Street"),
Marcus
Naylor
("Law
&
Order:
Special
Victims
Unit)",
and
Phynjuar
("Meet
the
Browns").
Photo
credit
courtesy
by
Wiliam
J.
Chang
(L
to
R)
Pauletta
Pearson
Washington,
Lia
Chang,
Roscoe
Orman,
Lorey
Hayes.
The actors will perform the play in a staged reading at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
“Power
Play”
by
Lorey
Hayes
8
p.m.
Tuesday
and
Wednesday,
3
p.m.
July
31
and
Aug.
1
Shirley
Recital
Hall,
Salem
College,
500
E.
Salem
Ave.,
Winston-Salem
Tickets:
$25
Information:
723-7907,
www.nbtf.org.
Tickets
also
are
available
from
9
a.m.-5
p.m.
weekdays
and
10
a.m.-2
p.m.
Saturday
at
the
N.C.
Black
Repertory
Company
office,
610
Coliseum
Drive,
Winston-Salem.
Starting
Tuesday,
tickets
may
be
purchased
from
9
a.m.-
4
p.m.
daily
at
Benton
Convention
Center,
301
W.
Fifth
St.,
Winston-Salem.
About
"Power
Play":
Racist Tweets after Miss America Nina Davuluri is crowned - first Indian-American to win title
September 15, 2013
Atlantic City, N.J.
Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri Photo credit: The Miss America Organization / ABC
CNN.com reported examples of racist tweets that were posted on Twitter by some users right after Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America tonight. The 24 year old Miss New York made history as the first Indian American to win the Miss America title. Miss Davuluri's talent routine was a Bollywood fusion dance.
In response to the racist tweets on Twitter, including some Twitter users accusing her of being Arab and a terrorist, Ms. Davuluri said at her first press conference after winning the crown in Atlantic City, "I have to rise above that." "I always viewed myself as first and foremost American."
Ms. Davuluri said "I'm thankful there are children watching at home who can finally relate to a new Miss America."
A native of Syracuse, New York, Davuluri is applying to medical school. As the 2014 Miss America, she will receive a $50,000 scholarship as part of her pageant title.
Ms. Davuluri's first runner-up is Miss California Crystal Lee. Lee performed a ballet dance, is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese, and obtained a B.A. and M.A. from Stanford in four years.
Davuluri is the second Asian American to win the title. The first Asian American to win the title of Miss America was Angela Perez-Baraquio who won in 2001 and is of Filipino descent.
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