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Wong Fu Productions Spring Tour 2010

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Hey, Wong Fu Productions fans. The Wong Fu Productions Spring Tour 2010 is just underway. They could be visiting your school this month. Check out the schedule to see it they hit your school. They’ve got a grueling schedule traveling all over the USA. If you’re near one of the event locations drop by and say hi to these guys. A tip for you. Get to the event early. Otherwise, you might not get in.

If you attended one of their tour dates last year during the 2009 Autumn Tour, you could be in the footage below.

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Boston (full footage Boston)

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Buffalo & Niagara Falls (full footage Buffalo & Niagara Falls)

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Washington DC (full footage DC)

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Philly to Virginia (full footage Philly to Virginia)

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Rutgers, Yale, Ball, UT Austin, UNT, DONE (full footage Ball State and UNT, UT Austin, Rutgers and Yale)

2009 DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival lineup

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October is a busy month for Asian American film festivals coast to coast. We’ve already showed you the 2009 San Diego Asian Film Festival lineup (October 15-29, 2009) along with the 2009
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (October 9-11, 2009). Now DC APA Film Festival is announcing its line up. Here’s the highlights:

Opening night film – 9500 Liberty

Closing night film – Children of Invention

Other notable films in the lineup include White on Rice, Formosa Betrayed, Operation Babylift, Whatever It Takes, All About Dad, and You Don’t Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story.

There’s also an interesting workshop: “Don’t Quit Your Day Job”: A DIY Filmmaking Workshop with director J.P. Chan and DC APA Film. (Check out J.P. Chan’s short Dry Clean Only featuring Aaron Yoo.) Seating is limited. Get more information here.

See the entire 2009 DC APA Film Festival lineup here. The DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival runs October 1 -10, 2009.

Children of Invention Trailer

Vigils for Laura Ling and Euna Lee

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Today, nationwide vigils for Asian American journalists Laura
Ling and Euna Lee will be held. The two U.S. journalists, who work for San
Francisco-based Current TV – a media venture founded by former Vice
President Al Gore, were arrested March 17 near the North Korean border
while reporting on refugees living in China. Both women, accused by North
Korea of crossing into the country illegally from China and committing
“hostile acts,” will be tried on criminal charges on June 4th. Lisa Ling has hit the airwaves this week with appearances on the Today Show, Larry King, and Nightline in a plea for their safe return.

The organizers of the vigils hope to help influence a positive outcome for
Laura and Euna. Please show your support and join us in their fight for
freedom!

Please bring candles for the vigils. We hope you can make it. Here’s a list of locations:

Washington, D.C – Freedom Plaza, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 6:00 pm -8:00 pm

Organizers: Asia Liu, Max Neubauer, Wesley Della Volla, Daniel Beckmann, Joseph Hong

New York, NY – Washington Square Park (The Fountain), 6:00 pm -8:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Danielle Chang, Gwendolyn E. Lindsay-Jackson, Crystal Sun Kim

IF RAIN, VIGIL WILL BE HELD AT NYU JOURNALISM INSTITUTE, 20 COOPER SQ

Kollaboration New York competitors and supporters will be playing at the vigil

Update: Angie Wang, Ling’s cousin, speaks to reporters

Chicago, IL – Chinatown Square Plaza, Cermack and Wentworth Streets, 7:30 pm-8:30 pm
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VIGIL Organizers: Rose Tibayan, Nancy Loo

Update: Clips of Rose Tibayan and Ling’s college classmate

Birmingham, AL – Brother Bryan Park, Magnolia Avenue between 21st and 22nd Street South, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Lisa Anderson, Max Neubauer

Portland, OR – South Park Blocks, SW Park Avenue from Salmon Street to Jackson Street, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Meghan Miller Jedrzejczyk, Max Neubauer

San Francisco, CA – Front Steps of San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Lynn Perkins, Mike Shen, Gibson Pearl

Update: Current TV employees in front of SF City Hall

Los Angeles/Santa Monica, CA – Wokcano, 1413 5th Street, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Welly Yang, Kristiana Velasco, Joe Omar Gonzales, Joyce Mar

Co-Host – Kelly Hu

Guest Speakers – Lisa Ling, Congressional Candidate Judy Chu and Tia Carerre

Update: Laura Ling clips at Vigil

Sacramento, CA – L Wine Lounge & Urban Kitchen / California State Capitol Park, 1801 L Street, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

VIGIL Organizers: Beth Diebels

Update: Jerry Wang (Laura Ling’s uncle), Mei Fou (Ling’s Aunt), and mayor Kevin Johnson in Sacramento

Boston, MA – Boston Common fountain (or in case of rain, gazebo), Tremont St. side, 8:00pm – 9:30pm

VIGIL Organizers: Jeanne Chiang

Get the latest info about vigils here. If you can’t make it out to any of the locations, please sign the Petition to Free Euna Lee and Laura Ling here.

Vigils for Laura Ling and Euna Lee

2009 National Geographic Bee Champion Eric Yang

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Thirteen-year-old Eric Yang of Texas swept the toughest National Geographic Bee to date—with a perfect score. The Griffin Middle Schooler from The Colony, Texas won the annual competition during a tie-breaker round with this question: “Timis County shares its name with a tributary of the Danube and is located in the western part of which European country?” The answer is Romania. By winning the competition Eric Yang gets a U.S. $25,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society, and a trip to the Galápagos Islands with Jeopardy! host and GeoBee moderator Alex Trebek.

Yang was one of ten finalists whittled down from 55 fourth to eighth graders during the GeoBee. The 55 contestants had beat out nearly five million students in their state bees to earn spots in the national championships. Second place goes to 14 year old Arjun Kandaswamy from Oregon.



Watch the tense final moments of the 2009 National Geographic Bee as host Alex Trebek grills the finalists in Washington, D.C. and crowns 2009 Geography Bee Champion Eric Yang

Terra Cotta Warriors in Houston and Washington DC

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If you can’t get to China to see the Terra Cotta Warriors, you have a chance to see them in the US. (This isn’t The Mummy 3.) Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor was named one of the top five “must see” exhibitions by Time Magazine. This exhibit is making its way to the Houston Museum of Natural Science (May 22, 2009 – October 18, 2009) and the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC (November 19, 2009 to March 31, 2010). Check out the exhibit website here.

Learn more about Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor

2008 Taiwan Film Festival

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The 2008 Taiwan Film Festival opens Thursday and Friday, October 16-17, at Fromm Hall on the beautiful campus of University of San Francisco! Fromm Hall is located just off of Parker Avenue, between Golden Gate Avenue and Fulton Street. Film Festival will continue to Stanford University, University of Washington, University of Oregon and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Here’s the tour schedule for the 2008 Taiwan Film Festival:

University of San Francisco

10/16 – 10/17

The 2008 Taiwan Film Festival will run at the University of San Francisco’s Fromm Hall October 16-17, 2008. Cheng Wen-Tang’s SUMMER’S TAIL will screen at 5:45pm on Thursday, October 16, and will be followed by a Q&A with the director and a special live musical performance by lead actress Enno Cheng. On Friday, October 17, the documentary THE GANGSTER’S GOD will be featured, with the director in attendance. TFF will also be showing films at Stanford University on Oct 17-18.

Stanford University

10/17 – 10/18

The 2008 Taiwan Film Festival will run at Stanford University (Cubberley Aud.) on Oct 17 & 18. Jay Chou’s directorial debut SECRETS will screen at 8pm on October 17. October 18th will features three films, including two documentaries: ELEPHANT BOY AND ROBOGIRL and FOR MORE SUN, as well as Lin Jing-Jie’s award winner feature THE MOST DISTANT COURSE. Filmmakers will be on hand for Q&A during Saturday’s films.

University of Washington

10/19 – 10/22

The Taiwan Film Festival (TFF) will showcase the best of the Republic of China’s contemporary films. With a focus on “Youth and Redemption,” the festival will return to the University of Washington (Seattle) from October 20-22. The festival begins Monday, October 20 with an opening reception and live musical performance from Enno Cheng. Besides starring in the first feature SUMMER’S TAIL, she is also a celebrated pop singer in Taiwan.

University of Oregon in Eugene

10/23 – 10/25

THE GANGSTER’S GOD begins this year’s Taiwan Film Festival with a live performance from Enno Cheng at the opening reception that follows. A celebrated pop singer, she also stars in SUMMER’S TAIL, the second film in the festival. The carefully selected lineup includes FOR MORE SUN, THE MOST DISTANT COURSE, ELEPHANT BOY AND ROBOGIRL, SECRET, THE LOST KINGDOM and SPIDER LILIES. Filmmakers will be present for Q&A at 4 of the 8 films.

University of Nevada Las Vegas

10/24 – 10/26

This 3 day festival begins with SECRETS and ELEPHANT BOY AND ROBOGIRL. Highlights includes a live performance by Enno Cheng, star of Cheng Wen-Tang’s SUMMER’S TAIL. A celebrated pop singer, she also stars in SUMMER’S TAIL, which starts off the three-day festival. The carefully selected line-up includes THE WALL PASSER, FOR MORE SUN, THE LOST KINGDOM, THE GANGSTER’S GOD AND THE MOST DISTANT COURSE. Filmmakers will be present for 4 of the 8 films.

Summer’s Tail Trailer