For those of you who are in the Los Angeles area on President’s weekend (February 20, 2011), be sure to check out Legacy, the annual production that is put on by USC’s CASA (Chinese American Student Association). This culture show will bring the audience back to ancient China, and tie all the values that were once important to the Chinese ancestors to the modern world. This is the basic plot of the play:

“LEGACY follows the journey of a contemporary young man from Los Angeles who is reluctant to embrace his heritage and unable to find his cultural identity. Upon desecrating a centuries-old ceremony, he discovers himself in imperial China, where he must navigate his way through unfamiliar territory in search of a way back home. As the entire kingdom prepares for the grand engagement ceremony between Princess Jia Rong and the legendary General Chen Hsu, a deadly plot to overthrow the dynasty looms over the horizon. It is here, amidst the fervor and excitement , that he comes face-to-face with his ancestor. “

The show will be the result of months of hard work from over 50 cast and crew members. Legacy will be shown in Bovard Auditorium (on USC’s campus) on Sunday, February 20, 2011. It’s definitely a show that you would not want to miss, filled with action, drama, and laughs. There is even a special guest performance by Joseph Vincent!

For more information, check out their website here.

2011 USC CASA Culture Show : Legacy

If you’re out in Los Angeles, the East West Players are doing a new play called Wrinkles featuring Sab Shimono, Amy Hill, Elizabeth Ho, Ki Hong Lee, Scott Keiji Takeda, and Lisa Dring. (Just in time for the lunar new year.) Here’s a synopsis:

Grandpa Harry’s got a big secret! Unbeknownst to his daughter and grandson, 73 year-old Nisei Harry Fukutani is an internet sensation. But to view his work, you’d have to turn off the parental filter and have a valid credit card. A sticky comedy about sex, lies, and Tiger Balm. This play was developed in East West Players’ David Henry Hwang Writers Institute.

Wrinkles runs from February 10 – March 13, 2011. Wednesdays – Saturdays @ 8:00 p.m. and Sundays @ 2:00 p.m. All performances held at:

East West Players
The David Henry Hwang Theater
120 Judge John Aiso Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

For more details and ticket, go here.

Wrinkles Promo

Grandpa Hideo: Sexy Time Previews

A most wanted list of Asian Pacific American (APA) bloggers from across the country will participate in BANANA 2 on February 26, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the back lot of CBS Studios in Studio City, CA. BANANA 2 is a follow-up to the inaugural convening in Nov. 2009 co-hosted by Lac Su, author of I Love Yous Are For White People (HarperCollins, 2009) and Steve Nguyen, a television/film producer and head of the ChannelAPA.com’s Los Angeles division, who enlisted the help of a small group of bloggers and community activists to produce an event highlighting and amplifying the online voices of Asian Americans.

“We are excited to have a talented group of established and up-and-coming bloggers from the APA community at this second annual gathering to share their voices, knowledge, endeavors and visions with others – bloggers and non-bloggers, APAs and non-APAs,” said Su. “All of the bloggers expected to attend have unique views of their own community, and will share their progression as an APA blogger.”

The conference will provide an opportunity for bloggers and their readers to build a stronger community by beginning conversations and building relationships beyond the conference. Conference panels will include topics on using blogs and social media to create meaningful social change, working with businesses and corporations and defining the role of Asian American bloggers.

The first gathering featured bloggers from Angry Asian Man, Minority Militant, 8Asians, Neaato (Network of Entertaining Asian American Talent), Hyphen Magazine, Mochi Magazine, Channel APA, Bicoastal Bitchin’, AArising, Antisocial Ladder, Nikkei View, VisualizAsian, Kimchi Mamas, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, DVAN (Diasporic Vietnamese American Network), bigWOWO, and Sepia Mutiny.

Conference admission is $20 per person. Participants will be able to register online here now until Feb. 25, 2011. A complete schedule of panels and presenters will be announced in late Jan. 2011.

Banana 2 Promo