The "Asian Power" headline from the San Francisco Examiner encapsulates what's happening in politics, especially in San Francisco, where Ed Lee is about to become the first Asian American mayor.
Even now, as we move into our third generation of immigrants, church remains ascendant as Korean America’s cultural center. The time has come for a reorientation.
The phone is in as visible an area as there is, and I am petrified that crying will make me seem unstable, prove that I am only faking, and they will keep me now even longer, but even as patients and nurses walk right by me, careful not to look, I cannot stop.
Dear Bruno Mars, aka Peter Hernandez,
Congratulations on your stellar 2010 and what will likely be an auspicious beginning to 2011 as you anticipate a Grammy or two come February 13. The day before Valentine's Day. How like you.
Los Angeles-based soul/R&B musician Dawen takes us on a walk through the year that was in Asian American music, with his personal picks from each month of 2010. But these artists aren't going anywhere, and many will be touring and/or putting out new material in 2011 -- so be sure to check out their site links below. Take it away, Dawen!
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Saturday January 8th and Wednesday January 12th -- NYC & DC
Cynthia Lin Performances
Singer-songwriter Cynthia Lin, on the heels of her new release Microscope, will be performing two solo acoustic shows on the East coast.
1/8: 3 pm
The Coffee Foundry
186 W 4th St, New York
FREE
1/12: 7:30 pm (fundraiser for Kollaboration DC)
Chinatown Cultural Center
616 H St NW Suite 201, Washington DC
FREE
We’re excited to try something new: using community-funded journalism to support our feature stories. We have two story pitches right now on Spot.us.
Taking inspiration from the January 4th release of My Mom is a Fob, the book based on the popular blog from creators Serena Wu and Teresa Wu, the Asian American Writers' Workshop is throwing a mother-loving book bash that same day
