
JUL 2008
The strength of Asians in “A Beautiful Struggle”
In 1993 a group of dancers decided to create an organization in Los Angeles in which these dancers shared their passion for the then recently born urban dance movement. The group called Culture Shock Los Angeles has now grown into an international non-profit organizations with various chapters based in the United States,


JUL 2008
Jodi Long Story Short
Jodi Long is the actress you may recognize from Broadway, The Hot Chick, or Margaret Cho's mother in All American Girl, or currently as Eli Stone, a judge. Now she is a filmmaker herself and with the help of Christine Choy, the Chair of NYU’s Graduate Film and Television Department and Patricia Richardson (of Home


JUL 2008
Rainforest World Music Festival 2008
World musicians from around the globe and indigenous musicians from the interiors of the mythical island of Borneo gathered July 11-13, 2008 for the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in Sarawak, Malaysia.


JUL 2008
Julia Nickson: With Intention and Passion
Julia Nickson made her screen debut in Rambo: First Blood, Part II, opposite Sylvester Stallone back in 1985. She’s part of a generation, a small clique of Asian female working actors that included Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom, Tamlyn Tomita, Vivian Wu and John Chen. Her resume includes several films, including Life Tastes


JUL 2008
The Worst Kind of Wing
The wingman. She's always there if you're looking to have a good time when you want to go bar hopping. You can count on her to rescue you from a sticky situation that you can't get yourself out of. She's the best excuse to use when you're trying to ditch that sketchy guy who just won't leave


JUL 2008
Dance Asian American Style
Hollywood, CA - As reality dance shows continue to be a ratings winner for the various television networks, MTV has found its own dance show niche and hit with “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew.” With its second season debuting this past June 19, one can’t help noticing that many dance crewmember


JUL 2008
Investing: Wrestling with the Bear
So we’re officially in a bear market. For those of you who may not be familiar with it, the official definition is a 20% decline. For the Dow, the year high was 14,280, so anything below 11,424 would be a bear market. Given that the Dow today is at 11,384, that qualifies. As for the S&P, that’s teetering on the


JUL 2008
Manu Narayan in The Love Guru
If you have seen Mike Myers’s latest film, “The Love Guru” you might have been curious to know a little bit more about the South Asian face opposite Mike Meyers. Manu Narayan plays Rajneesh, the young apprentice to Guru Maurice Pitka (Mike Myers). Manu may look like he is a student straight from the land of India


JUL 2008
Angela In Japan: Please Show Your Passport
Angela Jung has written a few articles on her travels and adventures....Here she write about a recent trip to Japan where things didn't go as smoothly as planned.



