The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Japanese yakuza received liver transplants at UCLA. The most prominent transplant recipient was Tadamasa Goto, who has been barred from entering the U.S. because of his criminal history. The four surgeries were done between 2000 and 2004 at a time of pronounced organ scarcity. In each of those years, more than 100 patients died awaiting liver transplants in the Greater Los Angeles region.
Watch this news report about the liver transplants.
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Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, best-selling author, and popularizer of science. He’s the co-founder of string field theory (a branch of string theory), and continues Einstein’s search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory. Speaking about his new book “Physics of the Impossible,” Dr. Kaku explains with how physics can aid us in time travel, teleportation, and invisibility. Wow!!! Is this stuff really possible?
If you are in NYC, you can catch Dr. Michio Kaku at 7:30pm tonight at:
Hayden Planetarium
American Museum of Natural History
81st. and Central Park West
New York, N.Y. 10024
Michio Kaku on Time Travel
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Michio Kaku on Teleportation
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Michio Kaku on Invisibility
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Add Michio Kaku as your myspace friend.
The 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout which will take place this year from June 20-23, 2008. The Shootout is a nationwide competition where filmmaking teams are given a common theme at the start and have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and complete short films up to five minutes in length. Teams compete for cash and prizes and the chance to have their films screened at film festivals, both nationally and internationally.
The intention of this competition is to create opportunities for Asian Americans to demonstrate their talent, gain exposure in the entertainment industry, and impact the visibility of Asian American stories and characters in film and television. One of the Shootout requirements is that at least one key production member (e.g., director, producer, or writer) and a principal actor from each team must be of Asian descent.
The 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout begins on Friday, June 20, 2008, at 8pm. The competition theme will be announced at the New York City launch party to be held at White Rabbit Lounge (145 East Houston Street, New York, NY) and simultaneously posted online at 72hourfilmshootout.com at 8pm. The Top 10 Shootout films will screen at the New York Asian American International Film Festival organized by Asian Cinevision (July 10-19, 2008), the First Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (October 24-30 2008), and a special screening event organized by NYC-based Aspire Asian Film Circle.
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AAFilmLab together with the Museum of Chinese in America (MoCA) have added a special award category to this year’s Shootout: The Chinatown Award! Films that incorporate a Chinatown as a location or narrative device are entered into the “Chinatown Award” category. Selection of the winning film will be decided by both MoCA and AAFilmLab. The Chinatown Award will be comprised of in-kind services totaling $3000 from Deluxe New York. (The inclusion of the Chinatown element in a film has no bearing whatsoever on judging for other award categories.)
And what will this year’s Theme be? Find out June 20 at 8pm (EDT)…
Last year’s theme was “Elizabeth Ong is missing”. See some of the winners from last year. Here’s “You’ve Got Male” by Team 100% (Grand Prize Winner)
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Here’s “Secret Chinese Secret” by Team Foreign Image (2nd Runner Up and People’s Choice Winner)
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More hype and fuel added to The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History. More outtakes from the ACDC Crew was posted online. Jon Chu’s dog Monster is getting more involved in this video. Maybe we’ll even see Monster dance. The M&M Cru’s “GINMORMOUS” video is due out next week on June 10th. Stay tuned!!
Watch the outtakes from the ACDC Crew
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“Crash,” a new original drama series based on the Academy Award®-winning Best Picture will debut exclusively on Starz in 2008. The 13-episode, one-hour series, co-produced with Lionsgate, will be Starz’s first ever original drama. “Crash,” which was distributed by Lionsgate, marks only the fifth time a Best Picture Oscar®-winner has been turned into a series. Brian Tee will portray Eddie, a Korean-American immigrant who became an EMT. Brian Tee is best known for his role as D.K. aka the Drift King in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
Watch Brian Tee as the Drift King
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