http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/ Asia Pacific Arts, published by the UCLA Asia Institute, covers the dynamic worlds of Asian and Asian American arts and entertainment. en-us The Thumping Claw One Act Series comes back for its second year, showcasing original stories from four notable Asian American playwrights: Julia Cho, Michael Golamco, Lloyd Suh, and Carla Ching.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92164Under the leadership of Charles Kim and Ewan Chung, OPM (Opening People's Minds) comedy troupe comes to this year's Los Angeles Comedy Festival with their latest show "America's Top Model Minority." http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=91655Familiar faces of LA's Asian American theatre community work together to present The Emily Project, the end result of a series of improv workshops done Oymun-style. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=87745Neil LaBute's Some Girl(s) gives writer Ana La O' a good laugh and a bad sense of deja vu. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=87746After a trip to his parents' hometown, writer Jon Shirota was inspired to write a play about the relationship between Okinawans and the American GIs that are stationed there. APA speaks with Shirota and Amy Hill, one of the play's stars.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=86959Neil LaBute's latest play, Some Girl(s), comes to Los Angeles and shines a spotlight on one of Asian America's most reliable veterans, Rosalind Chao.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=86962Tai Lihua, president and art director of China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe, discusses the documentary My Dream and the group's international travels.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=81980In their latest performance Odalan Bali, the percussion ensemble Gamelan Cudamani fuses actual components of a Balinese temple festival with artistic interpretations.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=82001Based on Pina Bausch's travels to contemporary Japan, Ten Chi is an energetic, breathtaking display of Bausch's signature "dance theater," which only falters when it resorts to tired Japanese caricatures for comic relief. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=81981China Disabled People's Performing Arts Troupe travels to Los Angeles to present their internationally-minded documentary My Dream, and the Chinese government conveniently benefits from some positive PR.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=80982