A Kollaboration of Asian American Talent
Kollaboration, a 15-show, 14-city event, is in its 12th year and recently named the seven finalists for its Chicago offering this July.
Entertainment Archive
Friday Features, June 1, 2012
Snow White keeps eating apples, while children try to escape man-eating piranhas and dance-battle for survival in this week’s Feature Fridays.
CAF – A Festival in Review
Making its triumphant return to Cleveland, the third-annual Cleveland Asian Festival was arguably a great success.
Dumpling Soup, a Delicious Children’s Read
A children’s book on dumpling soup weaves cultural identity into a story of family, food and identity.
Metamorphose Stirs Up Japan’s Music Scene
From an outsider’s perspective, Japan has hit a rut with mainstream music, but the Metamorphose festival proves the scene isn’t yet barren.
Beat Culture Crosses Borderlines
“Pre-racism-dopewave” and “post-dub” musician Beat Culture chats about growing up, producing beats and planning for Yale.
Top Five Asian-American Video Game Characters
We’ve scoured through our gaming collections to find some of the best examples of Asian-American characters in video games thus far.
Asian Festival Returns to Cleveland
The Cleveland Asian Festival returns for another weekend of Asian-centered activities, performances and food.
“Daylight Savings:” Sex, Asians and Rock & Roll
The successor to “Surrogate Valentine,” “Daylight Savings” is the Asian-American road trip that is less Harold and Kumar than it is Thelma and Louise.
Forgotten Country Book Review
Catherine Chung’s debut novel, “Forgotten Country,” meticulously intertwines historical Korea with a fictional plot.
March 2012 Books in Review
A critical analysis of avant-garde contemporary poetry, an escape from a North Korean war camp, a pining gargoyle, a pho vendor and a missing sister, in March’s books.
Rachael Yamagata Keeps Breaking Through
Raspy, raw and full of emotion, Rachael Yamagata’s voice is a perfect blend of soul and punk, if this combination is musically possible.
One Man’s Fight to Remain In the Family
Wang’s film is all at once a contemporary look at American life and a starting block for future change.