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 What is Asian American cultural criticism to do with Nick Jr.'s Ni Hao, Kai-Lan? Ask us again in 10 years. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=89184The Blood + series, now out on DVD, skips the extraneous and satisfies an audience thirsty for diverse characters and entertaining plot twists. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=89228On the occassion of Blood +'s American DVD release, APA speaks to the voice actors and behind-the-scenes talent about translating the action/horror anime series for English-speaking audiences. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=88427Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle deal with work, relationships, and fashion without typecasting their Asian American female leads. But perhaps exploring their Asian-ness could make them more interesting?http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=88431The latest MegaTen masterpiece is Persona 3, an innovative, interactive look at day-to-day dating and doom in contemporary Japan.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=86917In 2007, Asian Americans made the nation laugh, cry, and feel inspired. They also made fellow Asian Americans cringe. Here's why.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=84594All the rage in Korea this summer, The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince brings homosexuality into the spotlight in a tale of gender-bending mixups, but ultimately loses its intrigue when it reverts back to a traditional story of cutesy straight coupling.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=78211Yes, in 2006, Asian Americans demonstrated excellence in film and television. Yet the Asian Excellence Awards make achievement sound so cheesy. Luckily, Kenny G was there to save the day.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=70686This year's Asian Excellence Awards have reason to celebrate: the increase of recognizable stars as guests (from Chow Yun-fat, Margaret Cho, Kal Penn to Quentin Tarantino, Antoine Fuqua and Kenny G) as well as a likely rise of viewership (for the first time, an hour-long edited version was broadcast on E! Entertainment Television). But as we're shining our pretty actresses at the cameras and feeding our successes to the mainstream in cute bite-sized morsels, what are we losing?http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=70685We've heard that the MADtv Korean soap opera parodies are even funnier in Korean, because the subtitles don't match and Bobby Lee's Korean is terrible. Here's our attempt to translate some of the extra humor. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=67504