Grab your partner and visit the Asian Art Museum’s Terracotta Warrior exhibit from the Qin-era during the final week where you will enjoy wine and appetizers before a guided tour of the Warrior’s exhibit and then finish the evening with a customized pre-fixe dinner at Cafe Asia. 6:15 pm: Enjoy a glass of wine and some hot appetizers at the Museum’s Cafe Asia. 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm: Your tour guide will walk you through [...] Continue »
Yu-Ai Kai’s 8th Annual Sake San Jose event will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Join the hundreds of sake tasters as they embark upon the streets of historic Japantown San Jose (on Jackson Street, between 3rd and 7th Streets) for one of the most anticipated fundraisers of the year. This year’s opening ceremony will again feature a lively performance by the San Jose Taiko group followed by [...] Continue »
BRUCE HAMADA, AKIRA TANA, TONY SAUNDERS TO HEADLINE ENTERTAINMENT AT 64TH ANNUAL SATSUKI BAZAAR AND ARTS FESTIVAL BERKELEY – Renowned jazz drummer Akira Tana and acclaimed Hawaiian musician Bruce Hamada along with legendary bass guitarist Tony Saunders and vocalist Misa Malone will headline the entertainment at the 64th annual Satsuki Bazaar and Arts Festival on Sunday, May 19, at the Berkeley Buddhist Temple. The two-day bazaar and arts festival, which is the major fundraiser for [...] Continue »
May is one of the most exciting months to start summer, and enjoy a new season of outdoor activities. On Mother’s Day weekend, the Asian Cultural Festival of San Diego’s fourth annual celebration takes place on Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 10-5pm at the NTC Promenade-Liberty Station Park in Point Loma. This event is the county’s largest festivus during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The festival provides a great and fun way to [...] Continue »
The Bay Area’s Largest Taiwanese American Cultural Event Returns to Union Square! Enjoy vibrant music and dance performances, sample Taiwanese delicacies and partake in a variety of arts and crafts activities. Local Bay Area acts, including Johnny Hi-Fi and Cynthia Lin will also perform. Started in 1992, the festival has grown into a landmark event for the Bay Area Taiwanese American community, drawing thousands to San Francisco’s Union Square to celebrate the start of Asian [...] Continue »
WHITE FROG is going to be released theatrically in Los Angeles on the weekend of May 10th! The film is directed by Quentin Lee, written by Fabienne Wen and Ellie Wen, and produced by Chris Lee, Joel Soisson, and Ellie Wen. The cast includes Booboo Stewart, BD Wong, Harry Shum, Jr., Joan Chen, Tyler Posey, Gregg Sulkin, Amy Hill, and Kelly Hu. WHITE FROG follows high-school freshman, Nick (The Twilight Saga’s Booboo Stewart), who is [...] Continue »
In celebration of APA Leadership during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, CAPAL cordially invites you to the event of the year! Celebrate the achievements of Asian Pacific Americans at our 2nd Annual APA Heritage Ball 2013 May 9, 2013 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, DC Young Professionals / Student Rate: $49 Early Bird, $65 Regular Professional Rate: $65 Early Bird, $80 Regular In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, CAPAL [...] Continue »
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice, which temporarily halted the fighting, yet failed to officially end the Korean War. This conference will examine key issues surrounding the war and the ongoing division of Korea, such as separated families, Korea’s militarization, and the humanitarian crisis in North Korea. Ending the Korean War: A Conference Thursday, May 09, 2013 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM Main Conference Room, Charles E. Young [...] Continue »
In honor of Joseph Anton and the film adaptation of Midnight’s Children, The Asian American Writers’ Workshop is delighted to present Salman Rushdie with our Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday, May 6th. We’ll be celebrating with former Das Racist rapper Heems, who will DJ the pre-party in the Varick Room, the speakeasy bar at Tribeca Cinemas, home of the Tribeca Film Festival. Zadie Smith, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Téa Obreht will read from the work [...] Continue »
underCurrents & the Quest for Space is a multidisciplinary arts exhibition and discussion investigating the space occupied by Asian America, socially, artistically and physically. Asian American artists exhibit work that detonates a discourse on the under-discussed issues impacting Asian Americans, interrogates the myth of “model minority,” and acknowledges the multiple ways contemporary Asian American communities address and subvert stereotypes, discrimination and invisibility. This multi-media, multi-disciplinary arts exhibition aims to identify and contemplate the political implications of what lies below the surface, [...] Continue »
