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What you need to know about Celebrate Asia! – A Q&A with Yoshi Minegishi

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Where can one enjoy a live performance by world-renowned Korean soprano Sumi Jo singing Korean songs in addition to a beloved aria by Verdi?

A year of possibilities? – A-pop! is a monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture

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Happy New Year to my fellow pop-culture junkies! December was a fairly slow month. Two films, “The Social Network” and “Rabbit Hole,”

The 10 best Asian films of the year

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2010 gave us great Asian and Asian-related films from, quite literally, all over the map. Look for the following at your local well-stocked video store:

Tattooed APIs torn between culture and individuality

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For Asian Americans, getting a tattoo has traditionally been considered taboo. In mainstream culture, tattoos often have negative connotations,

Why are Filipinos better represented in theater than other API groups?

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It was through singing the song “Alright, Okay, You Win” in high school that roused the performing bug in Filipino American actress Heather Apellanes.

NWAW’s December must-reads

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“Buddha’s Orphans” is a love story between Raja, an orphan boy whose mother drowned herself when he was a baby, and Nilu, a girl born into privilege.

One-on-one with Apolo

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He has spent the last decade basking in the glow of the international limelight, racing his way into the history books to become the most decorated Winter Olympian

For the love of art: Asian Americans go against the tide in unconventional field

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Artist Diem Chau noticed an untouched box of crayons from her school days sitting on a table. Chau was inspired by coin carvers and folk art sculptors