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
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
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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
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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
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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