What were you doing around lunch time last Friday? Anyone hear an underground pop band or see them rocking it out on the Bruin Plaza stage? WonFu (not Wong Fu Productions), a Taiwanese music band of two girls and two guys performed at UCLA while some students were in class, at the gym, or having…
So I got to see Miyazaki do a rare in-person interview with Roland Kelts last month in Berkeley. I didn’t have the best of seats, but it was still a memorable experience nonetheless. I gotta say, I don’t know of any Japanese animator (or animator, period, other than maybe John Lasseter) who is as revered…
Last month, Pacific Ties had the opportunity to attend the 2009 Campus Progress National Conference in Washington D.C. In addition to listening to awesome speakers like Bill Clinton, Van Jones and Nancy Pelosi, we also got to experience an amazing performance given by Chinese-Taiwanese spoken-word artist, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai. Who is Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai? She’s…
Pacific Ties now has t-shirts! Our “Asian Heroes” t-shirt features eight men and women who are our great inspirations and who are some of the most influential figures of our time….for more information on each individual, click on the links below! The Dalai Lama, Aung Suu Kyi, Amy Tan, Bruce Lee, Hayao Miyazaki, Yuri Kochiyama,…
It’s that special time of the year again. Pacific Ties, your favorite LA based, 31 year-old AAPI news-mag is back again with another issue. Titled “Grassroots,” this issue explores your roots, my roots, and how are roots all came to this moment in time. Not really, but you have to read it to find out!…
Words by Malina Tran // Photos by Claudia Li After 19 years under Don Nakanishi’s leadership, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center bids farewell to its longest-term Director and Professor, who will receive Emeriti recognition. On Saturday, May 16 the 40th anniversary celebration of “the Center” was a tribute to Don Nakanishi. Nakanishi plans to…