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Go! Style 2010 concert

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If you’re in San Francisco, be sure to check out the first Go! Style Concert. Here’s more information about the event:

GO!STYLE concert promises to be an explosion of local talent that will showcase the true, cutting edge artistry of the Bay Area Asian American community.

The event takes place Friday, February 5th at 8:00pm at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and will be hosted by prominent local comedians Ali Wong and Sheng Wang.

Hip Hop duo Magnetic North headlines the show which will feature singer/songwriter Goh Nakamura and Michelle Martinez. Dance acts will include “The Odds”, an arm of the popular Funkbrella dance studio, and “Tattva”, a modern Indian dance troupe from
Milpitas. The Asian American variety concert will also feature Tongan poet sisters Loa and Fuifui Niumeitolu performing spoken word.

The concert is the first large-scale, Asian American concert that is truly pan-Asian featuring a lineup of performers all from the Bay Area. These artists will shock, awe, and inspire with their unique brands of music, dance, poetry, and comedy. It will be a night that will make history as Asian Americans in the Bay come together to celebrate their distinctive style. If you’re looking for the next big thing in arts and culture, this is where you will find it.

Get tickets for the event here.

Goh Nakamura for Go! Style 2010

Michelle Martinez for Go! Style 2010

Jeremy Lin home town game Harvard vs Santa Clara

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If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, Harvard Crimson basketball player Jeremy Lin will be back in West Coast playing near his home town of Palo Alto. On January 4, 2009, the Harvard Crimson take on the Santa Clara Broncos. Come support Jeremy Lin and cheer him on. It’s gonna be a Monday night game, but there’s discounted tickets available for only $8.88. Get more details here.



Thanks to D. Lui for the heads up.



Jeremy Lin swats UConn’s Jerome Dyson, a projected 2nd round NBA draft pick for 2010

Living in poverty in San Francisco Chinatown

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Yanfen Liu has lived in a Single Resident Occupancy (SRO) hotel room for the past 14 years. She raised her daughter in the 8 by 10 foot room. However, the Liu family is not alone. More than 400 San Francisco Chinatown residents have been documented to be living in SROs – some with four or more family members crowded into small spaces. Lisa Moy, a Project Coordinator for the SRO Families United Collaborative, explains how these San Francisco families end up living in such poor conditions and what she and other activists are doing to help.



This story reminds us of Asian Americans and Poverty in NYC.

Living in poverty in San Francisco Chinatown

Thirst directed by Park Chan-wook

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Thirst opens today in select cities in the US. Director Park Chan-wook continues his explorations of human existence in extreme circumstances. This time throw in the currently trendy vampire character. As usual with Park Chan-wook films, Thirst is rating R for graphic bloody violence, disturbing images, strong sexual content, nudity, and language. Here’s a synopsis:

A priest becomes a vampire…another man’’s wife is coveted…a deadly seduction triggers murder. Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). Already a box office smash in Korea, Thirst was honored with the Prix du Jury [Jury Prize] at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival.

Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star Song Kang-ho, of The Host) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes the priest, and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives – but now exists as a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun’s faith is further strained when a childhood friend’s wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin) comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins.

You can catch the film at one of these locations:

New York – Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema (143 East Houston Street, near 2nd Avenue)

Los Angeles – Laemmle’s Sunset 5 (8000 Sunset Boulevard, at Crescent Heights)

San Francisco – Landmark’s Bridge Theatre (3010 Geary Boulevard, near Blake Street)

Thirst (Red Band Trailer)

I´m Not Catholic – Thirst Clip

Slips Into Shoes – Thirst Clip

Vampires Are Cuter Than I Thought – Thirst Clip

2009 OCA National Convention – Save the Date

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The 2009 OCA National Convention is taking place at San Francisco’s Westin St. Francis Hotel from August 6 – 9, 2009. OCA is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States. This year’s theme is “A Call to Action: Empowering Asian Pacific American Voices.” Also being honored at the event include Congressman Mike Honda, the late historian Him Mark Lai, activist Phil Choy, designer Anna Sui, and YouTube co-founder Steve Chen.

To register for the 2009 OCA National Convention, go here.

Learn more about OCA

Euna Lee and Laura Ling Community Peaceful Gathering

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The Academy of Art University, a community of student and professional artists, designers and broadcasters, stands in unity with Euna Lee, 2001 BFA Motion Pictures & Television alumna, and Laura Ling in adding their voices to the international demands for their immediate release.

Both American journalists were sentenced to 12 years in labor prison after being convicted of illegally crossing the border into North Korea and “grave crimes” against North Korea. The two had been working on a story on human trafficking from the Chinese side of the border for Current TV, headquartered in San Francisco.

For the first time in Northern California, Michael Saldate, husband of Euna Lee, and Ian Clayton, husband of Laura Ling, will appear together and speak at Wednesday’s vigil. See the webcast for the Community Peaceful Gathering from 6pm to 8pm.

A few weeks back there were vigils across the country for Laura Ling and Euna Lee. And Lisa Ling hitting the TV airwaves on the Today Show, Larry King, Nightline, and Anderson Cooper.

Euna Lee and Laura Ling Community Peaceful Gathering (event is over, but will repost when available.)

See the webcast of the gathering here.