Pilipino-American actor, voice actor, poet, and dancer Dante Basco is more commonly known for his role as Zuko in the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender and Rufio in the live-action Peter Pan film- Hook. More recently, Basco has produced and starred in Hang Loose.  Directed by Ryan Kawamoto, Hang Loose includes a number of known [...]

Mothers — with all their earnest, loving intentions — can often be entertaining, and their advice can be an interesting mix of serious, silly, insightful and mind-boggling (sometimes all rolled up into one zinger you can’t wait to share with your friends). In honor of Mother’s Day, we’ve asked fellow Asian American writers and artists [...]

Actor, dancer and spoken word artist Dante Basco (Hook, Take the Lead, Love Don’t Cost a Thing) comes from an illustrious Filipino American entertainment family. His brothers Derek, Darion and Dion are all actors. His sister Arianna is a spoken word artist and actress. Together, they’re quite a force. Of course, being the Bascos, they [...]

Sometimes the littlest things can say a lot. Like Rocco e Dante’s “Joe” bracelet. It’s two delicate strands of textured Italian leather, accented with gold rivet studs and hardy buckles. From afar, you see shine and a bit of color. Simple, luxe. But up close, you see “don’t mess with me.” Tough. Luxe. Tough. It [...]

Among my group of friends, I’m known as the one to usually sport the purse with a crossbody strap. I just find these types of purses to be convenient, not irritating to carry, and uber cute. That’s why the Rocco e Dante “Hancock” handbag (in green) belongs in my possession and in yours! This gorgeous [...]