Anna
Anna M. Park spent six years as a corporate bankruptcy attorney before realizing that she’d rather swim with sharks in Moorea, trek through remote mountain villages in the northern Philippines, and, most frighteningly, brave a commuter bus in Seoul during rush hour, than spend another day writing legal briefs. Today, she is an award-winning writer and editor-in-chief of Audrey Magazine. The best part of her second career? She gets to wear whatever she wants.
Sip Champagne with Audrey This Sunday!
Post by Anna • July 28, 2011 • Post a comment

 

 

There’s no better way to spend your Sunday morning than sipping on champagne, getting an autographed copy of first-time author Kimberly Lin‘s book Recession Proof, checking out the latest in skincare at January Labs Skin Essentials, enjoying an art show by Vans, and scoping out the latest apparel at PURRE. Fashion blogger Rachel Nguyen from ThatsChic.net will be there to co-host the event with the Newport Fun Book Club for Ladies. And make sure you find Shirley from Audrey Magazine and tell her hi! Take a photo with her and you may see yourself in Audrey!

DETAILS

When: Sunday, July 31, 11:30 am

Where: Purre, 2937 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

How: Free!

 

Go Wendi, Go!
Post by Anna • July 20, 2011 • Post a comment

Wendi Deng Murdoch is burning up the web after her chivalrous bitch slap of the would-be pie thrower, in defense of her man, Rupert Murdoch. Tweets and Facebook groups are cropping up applauding the cat-like reflexes of the Chinese American producer and mother of two. We interviewed Deng Murdoch in our Summer issue, as a part of our cover story on Li Bing Bing and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. She’s the powerhouse behind the film, and apparently behind her man as well. Check out the video (courtesy of Metro) and just remember — never mess with an Asian woman!

TGIFree Friday Giveaway: AOC Aire Black LED Monitor
Post by Anna • June 17, 2011 • Post a comment

We’ve got a pretty cool giveaway this week! In this high tech age, it’s something we can all use — an AOC Aire Black LED Monitor.

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Summer Issue Extra: Dr. Jessica Wu’s Feed Your Face
Post by Anna • June 13, 2011 • Post a comment

In our Summer 2011 issue, we introduced you to celebrity dermatologist Dr. Jessica Wu’s new book Feed Your Face: Younger, Smother Skin and a Beautiful Body in 28 Delicious Days. Here, some more beautifying tips from the skin guru.

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Summer Issue Extra: Desi Hits!’s Anjula Acharia-Bath
Post by Anna • June 12, 2011 • Post a comment

Here, more of our conversation with Desi Hits! CEO Anjula Acharia-Bath featured in our Summer issue.

Audrey Magazine: Given England’s long association with India, I was a bit surprised to read that you experienced so much racism growing up — a very similar experience for many Asian Americans growing up in the ’70s. Can you tell us a bit more about your experience and how you came to embrace your Indian heritage?

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The Good Wife, South Asian Style?
Post by Anna • June 08, 2011 • Post a comment

Huma Abedin in a 2007 issue of Vogue.

The Huffington Post, among other news outlets, is reporting that the Indian-Pakistani American wife of less than one year of Congressman Anthony Weiner (he of Twitter-gate), Huma Abedin, is pregnant.

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TGIFree Friday Giveaway: Ferrum Professional Styler
Post by Anna • June 03, 2011 • Post a comment

Want hair as gorgeous as Shay Mitchell's? Read on.

 

I’m a super lazy hair person. I mean, I can spend hours on skin care and makeup, but hair? I wanna just wash and go. It helps that my hair is generally healthy and frizz-free, and that a ponytail or high bun is my look du jour.

But I will say, my perspective has changed a bit after I got a blow-out at Nelson Chan’s salon a couple months back. My hair looked like it belonged in a Pantene commercial and I’m seriously reconsidering the whole wash and go look.

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Finally! Lisa See’s New Book Is Out
Post by Anna • May 30, 2011 • Post a comment

I’m ashamed to say it, but it took me a while to read The New York Times bestseller Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. In fact, I read it after I saw a preview screening of the upcoming Wayne Wang film of the same name, due out July 15. (On a side note, check out our summer cover with the star of the film, Li Bing Bing, on the cover here!)

Well, I made up for lost time because I immediately gobbled up author Lisa See‘s 2010 follow-up, Shanghai Girls, which gives us a fascinating look not just into the glory days of 1940s Shanghai, but also mid-century L.A. Chinatown (yes, the one on Broadway!) and what life was like for the earliest Asian American immigrants. And thanks to the belated reading, I didn’t have to wait long to find out what happened to the beautiful Shanghai sisters Pearl and May — a few weeks after I finished Shanghai Girls, I received word that the sequel to Shanghai Girls, Dreams of Joy, was coming out at the end of May.

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TGIFree Friday Giveaway: Nivea Hydra IQ
Post by Anna • May 27, 2011 • Post a comment

I’m heading out to the Caribbean in a few weeks and, other than the  much-needed break, I’m looking forward to the humidity. Not that my hair needs the unruliness that comes with damp atmospheric conditions, but my skin thrives on the extra boost of moisture. Sure, I look like a sweaty, oily mess, but my skin positively glows in moist, humid air.

It’s a lifelong quest — capturing that glow that comes with the sweltering, dripping heat of a more humid clime here in the arid environment I call home (L.A.). I’m hoping that Nivea‘s newest technology — Hydra IQ – will be the answer.

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Be A Star “One Day” Courtesy of Charice
Post by Anna • May 12, 2011 • Post a comment

Filipina superstar Charice recently made her second appearance as Sunshine Corazon on Glee, and we’re sure her fans were ecstatic. What if you got a chance to make an appearance on Charice’s new music video? Ecstatic? We think so.

 

Now through May 23, 2011, you can enter the ACUVUE® 1•DAY Contest for a chance to win a featured role in Charice’s new video for “One Day” (yes, the song co-written and co-produced by Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers) and a trip to L.A. Read on for more details.

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