AUGUST 15, 2003 ISSUE
 
Last Comic Standing is All Dat
Dat Phan weathers it all to remain the Last Comic Standing
Cung Le Kicks the "Kung" Out of Kung Fu
High on life and low on fear, nothing stands in the way of international K1 fighter, Cung Le
Hey Bro, What Do You Think You're Doing with that Shamisen?!
Japan's latest export, the Yoshida Brothers, shows Los Angeles just exactly how they shock and rock the shamisen

 
 

 

 


 

August 15, 2003

 
M U S I C
 
AGATSUMA, SHAMISEN, AND ALL THAT JAZZ!
Japanese shamisen prodigy, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, plucks his way through a jazzy set at L.A.'s Grand Performance Concert Series

see more
 
L.A. SWAYS WITH YO-YO MA'S SOUNDS OF BRAZIL
Yo-Yo Ma brings the sounds of Brazil from his latest album to the Hollywood Bowl and cools the hot summer night with the light, upbeat music

see more

T H E A T E R
 

TAKE YOUR GETA OFF, SIP SOME TEA, AND LET THE FUN BEGIN
Teahouse of the August Moon, a 50 year old Pulitzer Prize winning play hits a small theater in North Hollywood this month with some surprising results
see more


F I L M

FILM PREVIEW: THE MEDALLION
In the most expensive Hong Kong production ever, Jackie Chan finally has his long awaited love scene
see more


E V E N T S

PULP REPRESENTATION
Are independent Asian-Am artists themselves the new generation of super heroes? APA investigates the evolving comic book world at Comi-con
see more
EVENT PREVIEW: DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES' GRAND PERFORMANCES CONCERT SERIES, AUGUST 2003
Downtown Los Angeles' Grand Performances Concert Series enriches the community with the spirit of asian culture, and best of all, it's free!
see more
A COMMUNITY ON PARADE: A PHOTO ESSAY OF NISEI WEEK
The colorful Nisei Week Festival and Parade is one Los Angeles tradition that has persevered through a war, the flight of a community, and generation gaps to become a celebration of cultural identity and a rich American heritage
see more

C L I P S
CLIPS ENDING AUGUST 15, 2003
Visa regulations limit foreign talent, four fabulous females hit the Thai film industry, and AT LAST opens 100.3 The Beat's Summer Jam 2003
see more

F O R E I GN
C L I P S

 
NEW FROM ABROAD
Indian documentarians protest censorship; Bad boys dominate Hong Kong; Bollywood mourns the loss of actress Leela Chitnis, and more in the News From Abroad
see more



 

 

(c) APMN, Tom Plate.