Even as American audiences gush over “Slumdog Millionaire,” some Indians are groaning over what they see as yet another stereotypical foreign depiction of their nation, accentuating squalor, corruption and impoverished-if-resilient natives. READ MORE
Pacific Ties is all about the diversity, not Bennetton colors style but more like “hey look at all these cool people you did not know about”. Let’s start with the first family: New York Times: In First Family, a Nation’s Many Faces
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DetailsWe featured Don Nakanisi, director of the Asian American Studies Center last quarter in our feature story: Activism Through Education. Nakanishi has a great interview in an AP story on Salon.com titled: Asian-American Political Profile Rising in the U.S. “Many people of Asian descent have stepped beyond their national identities to develop a pan-Asian perspective,…
Details“On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” – Barack Obama, 2009 Presidential Inauguration. January 20, 2009. Photo from nytimes.com.
DetailsSlumdog Millionaire won big last night at the Golden Globes, winning Best Director – Motion Picture (Danny Boyle), Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Original Score – Motion Picture (A.R. Rahman), and Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (Simon Beaufoy).