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By Yi Chen Washington, DC – Chinese American philosopher and social activist Grace Lee Boggs is the subject of Korean American filmmaker Grace Lee’s latest documentary “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs.” The documentary won the Audience Award at the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival and premiered at the AFI Docs in Silver Spring for its east coast …

By Yi Chen July 14, 2013 Update:   The Freer|Sackler Facebook fans chose  Days of Being Wild as the final film in tribute to Leslie Cheung. Set in Hong Kong in 1960, the film stars Cheung as Yuddy, an aimless young man who discovers that he was adopted and decides to search for his birthmother.  While on his quest he seduces and abandons a demure shop …

By Amanda L. Andrei Fact: New York City is a gastronomic paradise. Whatever your palate or budget, you can find something to eat. Even when narrowing it to only Asian cuisines, the choices are staggering to the point of bewilderment. But if I’m going to spend a weekend in the city, I’m visiting my roots and checking out Filipino food. …

By Daphne Domingo One wouldn’t think of eating Laotian food at a Thai restaurant, but that is exactly what diners in the know are ordering when they dine at Bangkok Golden in Falls Church, VA. Previously only known for its Thai buffet, Bangkok Golden served Laotian food upon request, and thanks to word of mouth and several favorable write-ups, the …

Washington, D.C. – On Saturday, May 18th, 2013, KOWIN DC hosted a benefit concert at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center of Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus. The evening’s program, Opera Gala: Aria and Love Duet, directed by Sung Hee Rhee, included emblematic pieces from Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette, Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Puccini’s Tosca, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, …

By Jennie L. Ilustre Fiesta Asia unfurled the welcome mat for the community and the general public on May 18. The annual Sunday extravaganza showcased an array of individual and group performers, and yes, cutting-edge bands, food and product vendors, and offered fun activities for the young and the old alike. But one uninvited guest turned up: Mother Nature. She …

By Suchi Rudra Singer Teresa Lee may not speak fluent Chinese, but that hasn’t made any difference to the hordes of her devoted fans in China. In fact, since Lee and her indie pop band PaperDoll were invited to play at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, the New York City-based group has been back to tour the country of …

By Mary Tablante Paul Liao spent hours circling around Reagan National Airport. Not because he was lost or waiting for a flight, but because he was playing the game Ingress. Ingress, an augmented reality game where the entire world is the playing field, is gaining a strong following of players, including players in the D.C. area. The game is available …

Now in it’s eighth year, Fiesta Asia, sponsored by the Asia Heritage Foundation, will be more colorful than ever. The street event will take place in downtown DC this weekend on May 18th from 10am – 7pm and feature over 100 performers and vendors. A new highlight of the festival this year is the Fiesta Asia Emerging Stars talent competition …

By Devika Koppikar Growing up in the Deep South in the aftermath of desegregation, my classmates often asked me why my mother wore a “red dot” on her forehead. Others asked me why, as an “Indian,” I didn’t wear feathers. It was my lifelong desire to dispel these misconceptions that led me to the screening of “Not a Feather, But …

The Fairfax County Asian American History Project (FCAAHP) will co-sponsor the 5th Naturalization Ceremony on May 24 for 100 New Americans at the Fairfax County Government Center in Virginia. “This event is in honor of the Asian American Heritage Month in Fairfax County,” said FCAAHP Founding Chairman Corazon Sandoval Foley. “It’s a key program of the county’s largest minority group …

Washington, DC – Today CAPAL threw it’s biggest bash of the night at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC with a twist – guests were encouraged to get a “personal ride” from the start up company Uber – which takes “taxi” to the new level with it’s iPhone and Android apps. In her remarks, Doua Thor, Executive Director of …

“Seeking Asian Female” is a documentary about the unlikely love story between Steven – a man with a thing for Asian women, and Sandy – a woman who has moved from China to marry a man she has met on the Internet. The documentary was directed and produced by Debbie Lum, a San Francisco-based filmmaker. Seeking Asian Female is her …

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By Devika Koppikar Bethesda, MD – Food writer Monica Bhide had cooking “cultural shock” when she saw a French chef in action earlier in her career.“While cooking, he took his finger, put it in the sauce and tasted it,” shared Bhide to a crowd of food connoisseurs at a recent presentation in Bethesda. “Growing up in a Hindu household, we …

By Daphne Domingo There’s more to Annapolis than the famous crab and oysters from the Chesapeake Bay. Joss Café & Sushi Bar on the historic Main St. has been a culinary destination as one of the top sushi restaurants in Maryland. An ideal culinary day trip to Annapolis would start with breakfast at Chick & Ruth’s for some of the …

By: Yi Chen Washington, DC – ParkChan Wook, an internationally acclaimed Korean filmmaker has won awards from Cannes, Berlin, and Vienna. One of his biggest fans in Quentin Tarantino. He recently made his Hollywood debut with a film called Stoker, a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Shadow of Doubt. In short, Wook’s films were a perfect way to open the …

15th Annual Cherry Blossom Freedom Walk on April 6 Walkers: are You ready to Pursue Justice? The 15th Annual Cherry Blossom Freedom Walk, an official event of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2013. The event will be held at the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II (Intersection of D …

By The Car Chick Less Money, Same Thrills: 2013 LEXUS GS350 SEDAN I liked the GS 450h Sedan from Lexus (see January, 2013 Asian Fortune). And I like its slightly downscale cousin even better. Maybe it’s all those asteroids buzzing by the earth that is turning things cosmically upside down, but when’s the last time a cheaper version of a …

  Hai Hua Community Center, Inc., staged its 10th Chinese New Year program at Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax, VA. The two-day celebration Feb. 9th and 10th was a multicultural affair, with Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, and Filipino groups presenting cultural performance, demonstrations, and arts & crafts activities. The Hai Hua Community Center, founded in 1989, is located in …

Anhui Huangmei Opera Troupe of Anhui, China visited the Washington area in the middle of the Chinese Lunar New Year. DC’s Anhui Friendship Association and Anhui Association jointly hosted a dinner to welcome the troupe and were treated with a very special Huangmei Opera show at the New Fortune restaurant on Feb. 12.

The Lunar New Year celebration at Lakeforest Mall was underway in a swirl of color and high energy, an annual tradition celebrating old world values in the new world. Organized by the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (CCACC), the 2013 festivities ushering in 4711, the Chinese “Year of the Snake,” attracted happy crowds. The celebration included crafts workshops, cultural …