Dim Sum Funeral is a story about four siblings who reunite to grant their mother’s last wish before she passed away: to have a traditional Chinese funeral. Despite knowing very little about Chinese funerals and probably even less of their own mother, this story is about the siblings’ struggle to get along and solve their own personal issues. (If you are in LA, you can catch Dim Sum Funeral at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
We meet some of the cast from the film including Julia Nickson, Steph Song, and Russell Wong.
Meet the cast of Dim Sum Funeral
Apart from playing the stereotypical roles, or small roles usually given to Asian actors and actresses, as society evolves we see how some Asian actresses/actors snag roles written for white people. (Think Lucy Liu in Charlie’s Angels.) The cast of the Dim Sum Funeral discuss whether how difficult it is to break into the acting industry as an Asian artist.
Asian actors in a western world
The Dim Sum funeral cast talks about where they grew up
The Dim Sum Funeral cast talks about getting roles in movies
Los Angeles Philharmonic Cellist Ben Hong worked behind the scenes of the Dreamworks film, “The Soloist.” He was hired to serve multiple roles for the movie:
* Hired as cello instructor to Academy Award winning actor Jamie Foxx, Tom Hollander and Justin Martin
* Served as music technical advisor for the director, Joe Wright
* Recorded all of the solo cello music featured on the movie soundtrack as well as the playback tracks
The training started in late August of 2007 and lasted through mid-April of 2008. Learn more about Cellist Ben Hong from his site here. Also pickup The Soloist soundtrack on or Amazon.com.
Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen speaks with Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza about President Obama‘s first 100 days through photographs. See more slide shows here and here.
From the guys that brought you “Asian Boy Just Wanna Eat Rice“, here’s “Shoes In Asian Homes” (Kiss Me Through the Phone Parody). If you like the song, you can download it here.
Shoes In Asian Homes (Kiss Me Through the Phone Parody)
Shoes In Asian Homes Lyrics:
Asian boy tell’em!
(chorus A)
white friends, there’s an asian habit
all the asians have it
and i really don’t think all white people practice
sorry but the fact is
its awkward to ask it, but
could you please remember
shoes in asian homes
shoes in asian homes
leave them at the door (at the door)
shoes in asian homes
shoes in asian homes
make sure you take them off
(verse 1)
lately, i’ve been thinking maybe
shoes inside are easy
convenience isn’t bad!
save a couple seconds
i can use that time
i hear “are you blind?”
behind me, angry
it’s mother with a knife!
run away!
no escape! she’s angry!
and when she catches me
it’s a super-combo finish
im sorry, im sorry
and i will clean the carpet
with my hands
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(chorus B)
white friends, i will tell you the truth
i disregarded the rules
and it only made my parents really pissed, dude
didn’t let me eat food
carpet clean with tissues
so could you please remember
shoes in asian homes
shoes in asian homes
leave them at the door (at the door)
shoes in asian homes
shoes in asian homes
make sure you take them off
(verse 2)
trust me, this is not an insult
i know it’s not your fault
let me give you reasons
how we’re just not the same
A B? that’s a shame!
nascar? it’s lame!
elders by their first names and
you’d be feeling pain!
the things that give us luck
the way that we spell suck
the way that we cook duck
and trucks…
monster truck, monster truck, it really makes us scratch our heads and say
SERIOUSLY MAN, WHAT THE HECK?
(chorus A)
white friends, there’s an asian habit
all the asians have it
and i really don’t think all white people practice
sorry but the fact is
its awkward to ask it, but
could you please remember
shoes in asian homes
shoes in asian homes
leave them at the door (at the door)
shoes in asian homes
shoes in asian homes
make sure you take them off
(interlude)
this part is boring like
la la la la
watch me shoot these guns like
ra ta ra ta
watch me do this dance like
cha cha cha
son, i am disappoint like
pa pa pa
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(chorus A)
white friends, there’s an asian habit
all the asians have it
and i really don’t think all white people practice
Sweet collabo coming out of NYC for Kollaboration NY. A few local New York Asian American artists spent weeks to help put together this video in celebration of mission for Kollaboration. With the support of the New York music and entertainment community like Vudoo Soul, Taiyo Na, Magnetic North, Alfa Garcia, G*LEE, Marie Choi, SiC and Cinemascope Films, the group created an homage to New York City, its dreamers, the pursuit of dreams.
As Kollaboration New York gets closer to the show on June 27, 2009, one thing is certain. New York is the place for dreamers. Among its stoops, skyscrapers, and subway stations, there is an unmistakable undercurrent of dreams realized, not quite realized, taking shape. Getting closer.
More details coming soon to Kollaboration NY. If Kollaboration 9 in Los Angeles is any indicator, this event is gonna be huge.
