Daily Archives: April 29, 2008

AsiaFest Austin 2008

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Come and join the celebration of National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at AsiaFest Austin 2008 on May 3, 2008 with fun, food and entertainment. AsiaFest Austin 2008, hosted by the Network of Asian American Organizations (NAAO) with the support of City of Austin, Austin Parks & Recreation Department, and Capital Metro, is part of the National Asian Pacific American Heritage month.

The event will be held from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm at the future home of Austin Asian American Resource Center at 8401, Cameron Road, Austin, TX 78754. Admission to Asia Fest Austin 2008 is FREE.

AsiaFest Austin 2008 will have a number of activities, including:

Cultural Activities – Live music, dance and cultural performances, and a mini Asian Film Festival showcasing a variety of Asian cultures.

Educational Activities – Workshops and instruction on Asian arts & crafts (face painting, henna, origami, etc.); and basic Asian language skills (learn 20 common words and phrases).

Children’s Activities – Sudoku contests; games; and Reading corner.

Food – Pan-Asian Cuisine featuring traditional Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian dishes.

Movies at the mini film-fest include Michael Kang’s wry teen comedy “The Motel,” the local premiere of Derek Shimoda’s “Killing of a Chinese Cookie” and Juli Kang’s musical “Damn the Past!” The film portion is sponsored by the Austin Asian American Film Foundation, which is hosting the Austin Asian America Film Festival in the fall.

Watch the trailer for “The Motel”

Protesters want CNN to fire Jack Cafferty

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Lots of protests the past few weekends at CNN locations all over the US. Thousands have protested Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta (CNN headquarters) over statements made by Jack Cafferty that were broadcast on “The Situation Room” back on April 9, 2008. Here’s the quote in question:

“We continue to import their junk with the lead paint on them and the poisoned pet food and export, you know, jobs to places where you can pay workers a dollar a month to turn out the stuff that we’re buying from Wal-Mart. So I think our relationship with China has certainly changed. I think they’re basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they’ve been for the last 50 years.”

Listen the the controversial statements by Jack Cafferty:

CNN Protest in Atlanta (CNN headquarters)

CNN Protest in San Francisco

CNN Protest in Los Angeles

CNN Protest in Chicago

Although CNN had offered an apology, the Chinese government rejected it as inadequate. CNN Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz was summoned to a meeting at the Chinese Foreign Ministry with with Liu Jianchao, director general of the Foreign Ministry information department. The situation looks bad for CNN and Jack Cafferty. Looks like a lot less coverage for the Beijing Olympics for CNN.

Also a Beijing-based primary school teacher Li Lilan and a New York-based beauty therapist Liang Shubing are filing in a law suit for $1.3 billion against CNN for slander. The $1.3 billion equates to $1 per person in China.

Jon and Kate plus 8 on Oprah

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“Jon and Kate plus 8” is an awesome show about the Gosselins, who have a set of twins and a set of sextuplets. That’s 8 kids total. Each kids has their own unique personality and they are all cute. On yesterday’s show, the whole family goes on “Oprah”. The footage was originally taped on February 22. 2008 for “Oprah”.

BTW – Your eyes are not deceiving you, Jon is Asian. Actually, Jon is half Korean, which makes all the kids a quarter Korean. It’s great to see an Asian male as a strong father figure in the family. If you have never seen it, new episodes of “Jon & Kate Plus 8” airs on TLC on Mondays at 9/8c. Check your local listings.

Here’s the promo for their Oprah episode:

Here’s the Oprah promo back in February:

Apparently, the couple will also has a book coming out toward the end of the year. The book is entitled “Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving With Twins and Sextuplets”.

You can buy a copy here.