The creative force behind Secret Identities–the comic book anthology of Asian American superheroes–have started SIUniverse for Japan, an online auction to raise money for the ongoing relief efforts in Japan. Items up for bid include comics, books, action figures, CDs, DVDs, etc.–all donated by the creative talent behind Secret Identities. These people include: * Keiko…
DetailsThere is much to be admired about Amy Chua, a Chinese-American woman who successfully became an accomplished economic theorist, Yale professor of law, and author of several New York Times bestsellers. However, these accomplishments are not the reason she has become a recent household name. Her recently released book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”,…
DetailsThe news is out: the script for the live-action adaptation of the manga classic Akira has been sent to a short list of actors that includes Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield, James MacAvoy, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake and Joaquin Phoenix. Take a moment to read that list. Then read it again. No,…
DetailsLeopard-print tights. Black lips. Thick, black eyeliner. A hairdo shaped like a flame. Hahn-Bin, 22-year-old Korean violinist, performed at the Hammer Museum on Thurs., March 17. I made a mistake arriving only 15 minutes early. There was a long line for the annex since the theater was already full. Although I didn’t experience the live…
DetailsYes, it is finals week (if you couldn’t tell from the reduced number of my posts), and I have an essay due tomorrow as well as a final that I have not yet started studying for. But I would be remiss in my ~*American manners*~ if I did not share this gem with you: Asians…
DetailsWhen a man looks upon his new bride under the moonlight, he is tempted to admit that her beautiful face is “like the lotus that is blooming in the lake” or “like an ode that has been plucked on the instrument of life.” Guru Dutt and Mohammed Sadiq’s classic Hindi film about the then-Muslim city of Lucknow, “Chaudhvin Ka Chand,” is full of poetic depictions of that ultimate love in a man’s life, but more poignantly, it teaches us how to give up that great love when following one’s own convictions.
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