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Kip Fulbeck
Artist, Kip Fulbeck, traveled the country photographing
more than 1,000 Hapa of all ages and walks of life. His work seeks
to address
in words and images the one question that Hapa are frequently asked: "What
are you?" His new exhibit and companion book, part
asian, 100% hapa, is an artist's attempt to explore Hapa
- who now number in the millions - and it offers a complex perspective
on an increasing
reality
of contemporary America.
part asian: 100% hapa by Kip Fulbeck is available on our book
list, through Amazon .
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Eth-Noh-Tec
Eth-Noh-Tec is interdisciplinary theater that is at
once precision choreography, lyrical word-weaving, graceful, playful
and poetic. They layer Asian myth, folklore and urban legends with Asian
American sensibilities to create a new blend of storytelling and kinetic
theater. Imagine an artistic conversation among Robin Williams, Ginger
Rogers and a Chinese village teller, against a backdrop of Japanese martial
arts and music.
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Center for
Asian American Media
A nonprofit
organization based in San Franciso, CA, presents stories that convey the
richness and diversity of the Asian American experience
to the broadest audience possible. NAATA funds, produces, distributes
and exhibits Asian American films, videos and new media.
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
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Sophiline Cheam Shapiro
Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, dancer and choreographer,
has created a personal performance of music and dance. Her newest performance
piece, Seasons of Migration, explores the cross-cultural experience
of immigration and culture shock. Shapiro's best known work, Samritechak,
a retelling of Othello in classical Cambodian dance, has recieved
great critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times called it, "a
beautiful and illuminating bridge between the two cultures." Among other
awards, Ms. Shapiro has received a Durfee Foundation Master Musician Fellowship,
a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Irvine
Fellowship in Dance. She is the co-founder and artistic director
of the Khmer
Arts Academy, a performing arts organization dedicated to
fostering the vitality of Cambodian arts and culture.
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East West Players
Established in 1965, East West Players create award-winning
productions blending Eastern and Western movement, costumes, language,
and music. EWP has premiered plays, musicals, readings, and workshops.
EWP's emphasis is on building bridges between East and West. To see up
coming events, please log on to East West Player's Mainstage,
or East West Players. EWP’s
mainstage is the David Henry Hwang Theater, housed within the historic
Union Center for the Arts in downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo
district.
(213) 625-7000 telephone
(213) 625-7111 fax
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Blau
Jeans
Director and Producer: Meaghan Kimball
Blau Jeans explores the
impact of American popular culture on the capital city of Berlin
and, in turn, Germany's love-hate
relationship with all things American. This one-hour documentary
takes a rare look at the complex German attitude towards American
popular culture and, by extension, America in general. For more
information, please log on to www.blaujeans.com.
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Iona Rozeal Brown
With traditional forms and elements, Iona Rozeal Brown combines
African American and Asian cultures while exploring the social, cultural,
and political issues.
Her work depicts Japanese courtesans, geisha, and subjects in blackface, immersing
in African American culture. With her work, Brown comments on the global influence
of African-American culture.
Caren Golden Fine Art
539 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
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