Best of 2006: Female Performers
Female Entertainers. Always our most popular story of the year. This year's female performances ranged from quietly powerful to winningly sincere to unexpectedly controversial.
January 12, 2007 ISSUE
Best of 2006: Style Makers
APA looks back on some of the biggest Asian faces and fads to hit the fashion world this year.
Best of 2006: Television
2006 saw a jump from 17 to 24 Asian faces cast in regular roles on prime time television shows. With shows like Heroes, Lost, and Grey's Anatomy, is diversity becoming more mainstream?
Best of 2006: YouTube Clips
Time Magazine named "You" man of the year. For the Asian and Asian American communities though, YouTube put the emphasis on "Us." APA looks at the video clips that defined the year.
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January 12, 2007
B E S T O F 2006
Best of 2006: Male Performers
Male Entertainers. Usually trailing female entertainers for our the most popular story of the year. We wonder why. This year's male performances ranged from chillingly real to smoldering hot.
Best of 2006: 15 Creative Talents
Our list of artists include filmmakers and actors, professionals and amateurs, household names and up-and-comers. They made videos, graphic novels, songs, and costumes. They won awards, turned heads, and reflected the sophistication and diversity of Asian and Asian American creative talent.
O V E R V I E W
Overview: APA's 2006 Calendar
A year ago we were equally passionate about Memoirs of a Geisha and a potential Oscar for Ang Lee. Now we're raving about Yul Kwon and Masi Oka. APA highlights some of Asia and Asian America's steps and missteps along the way.
C L I P S
January 12, 2007: News Bites
Forgotten classics head for the vaults, Asian American DVDs hit the shelves, while the Polysics and Jackie Cheung go America. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
F O R E I G N
January 12, 2007: News From Abroad
Hotei Yamamoto gets intimate with MTV, Afghanistan slaps Bollywood in the face, Japan tells Hollywood it doesn't need them anymore, and Indonesian filmmakers give back their things. All this and more in the latest edition of News From Abroad.