Arts & Entertainment
We cover films and TV shows, theater projects, artists, museum exhibits and publish extensive book reviews in our New Year’s Edition and Summer Book Review.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda launches R.I.S.E. Network to improve diversity on Broadway
GLENN GAMBOA, AP Business Writer
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NEW YORK — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda hopes to increase diversity on Broadway and in theaters across the country with a new initiative announced June 8. The Representation, Inclusion and […] READ MORE
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Walk of Fame Star unveiled for actress Ming-Na Wen
City News Service
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HOLLYWOOD — Saying she was “overwhelmed by this extraordinary honor,” actress Ming-Na Wen saw a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame unveiled in her honor on May 30 for […] READ MORE
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Long awaited adaptation of ‘American Born Chinese’ book hits Disney+
TERRY TANG, Associated Press
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Gene Luen Yang remembers feeling pumped in 2007 when Hollywood came calling about his trailblazing graphic novel “American Born Chinese.” But that excitement turned into exasperation when it became clear […] READ MORE
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An immersive introduction to San Jose Japantown
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SAN JOSE — Visitors to San Jose’s Japantown on May 20 had an “Immersive” experience as San Jose Taiko took over the intersection at Fifth and Jackson streets. Drummers jumped around […] READ MORE
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CAAMFest serves up sweet memories with ‘Benkyodo’
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Though the line did not extend around the block like the final days of the iconic Japanese confectionery, a crowd of guests lined up May 12 for Benkyodo, San Francisco’s […] READ MORE
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Canadian filmmaker explores a gap in family history
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Filmmaker Natalie Murao contemplates the conversation she never got to have with her grandfather in “Blue Garden” (2022, 5 minutes). The hybrid-doc-animation tells the story of Murao’s grandfather, a Japanese […] READ MORE
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‘Oyakodon’ captures a Japanese restaurant heartbreakingly on the brink
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“Oyakodon” (2022, 17 min.), a short film directed by Roxy Shih, is a quiet and somber look at a Japanese restaurant in decline. Mama, the owner, opens up the dark […] READ MORE
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CAAMFest’s Rea Tajiri Retrospective screens three of this groundbreaking filmmaker’s art
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The films of Rea Tajiri, including her latest documentary, “Wisdom Gone Wild” and her first avant garde film, “History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige,” as well as her co-written […] READ MORE
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‘Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story’ does justice to the late photographer’s legacy
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Anyone who isn’t immersed in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community may not be familiar with the name Corky Lee. But to AAPI community organizers and Asian American journalists, […] READ MORE
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Kina Grannis has streamed her way to musical stardom, now has a health crusade
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Kina Grannis is a successful singer-songwriter who’s redefined the parameters of “fame.” Her songs are acoustic, gentle and dreamy. She’s not a rock and roller. She doesn’t play arenas with […] READ MORE
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