Anyone watching So You Think You Can Dance? I don’t normally watch that show, but with all the noise Asian Americans have been making with their mad dance skills of late, one Asian American contestant on the reality TV show has caught my attention. Take note of what many are saying is the show’s front [...]

Issue: Fall 2010 Department: My Story The Giving Tree by Alex Woo Designer Alex Woo joined forces with actress Christina Applegate to turn personal tragedy into a cure for the second most common cause of cancer death among women. My mother is someone I always admired. She was the most intelligent person I knew and [...]

We’re famous! Ok, not really. But we know someone who is! As I’ve mentioned before, Wong Fu’s impromptu short at the ISA concert last weekend had me in pieces. And judging from the nonstop laughter in the house from the beginning of the short to the very end, it was obvious the video was a [...]

This year’s Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival was bigger and better than ever before. I know people use that phrase to advertise things all the time but in this circumstance, it was actually true! I’ve attended this film fest for a couple of years in a row. Supporting my fellow Asian American artists and [...]

You know a designer is established when you search for LA Fashion Week events and see that her name is singled out with her own private invite-only event and not jumbled into a series of other fashion shows. I’m talking about Sue Wong. Her work never ceases to amaze me – she really has an [...]