Paula Zahn interviews Yo Yo Ma about The Silk Road Project, an internationally collaborative project he founded. Ma explains the educational mission of the organization, the multitude of cultural expressions that can be found in music, and the events at for its 10 year anniversary to be held at Alice Tully Hall, Dramrosch Park in New York and to air for PBS’ Live From Lincoln Center.
Previously, Yo Yo Ma performed at the Obama inauguration
Yo Yo Ma and The Silk Road Project
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We saw this over at Lynn Chen’s website. For all you Lynn Chen fans, watch her acting demo reel. She been in a lot of films like Lakeview Terrace, Saving Face, The Singles Table (TV), Why Am I Doing This?, and White on Rice. She even won at the Asian Excellence Awards. White on Rice and Why Am I Doing This? are currently on the film festival circuit. Look for them soon. (Don’t miss our interview with Lynn Chen about Secret Identities.)
Lynn Chen Demo Reel
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Intel’s rock stars aren’t your typical rock stars. One rock star is Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of the USB. The commercials rock. Also we found a Mandarin one, which will probably run in China. (BTW – if you want to rock with Asian rock stars in San Francisco, check out Asian Rock Fest.)
Intel rock star commercial with Ajay Bhatt
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Mandarin Intel rock star commercial
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Professor Emeritus of ethnic studies at the UC Berkeley, Ronald Takaki has passed away. His work helped dispel stereotypes of Asian Americans such as the model minority myth. You can watch a recent appearance on CSPAN here.
Maverick Speakers Series: Dr. Ronald Takaki
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Ronald Takaki Lecture
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We twittered about the passing of Him Mark Lai: Dean of Chinese American History. He worked closely with the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco Chinatown. The UCLA Asian American Studies Center did a great write up here. He will be missed.
Him Mark Lai — The Master Archivist
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Scene from Him Mark Lai: The People’s Historian
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We wrote about Hollywood Chinese about a year ago. The film went from coast to coast last year. Now, the 90 minute documentary gets its national premiere today as part of the American Masters series on PBS. Check your local listing for air times this week.
We can’t say enough about Hollywood Chinese. It covers everything from yellowface (like we have on the Last Airbender), stereotypes in movies, and the struggles of Chinese American breaking into Hollywood from both the actor and director point of views. The film includes interviews with Joan Chen, James Hong, David Henry Hwang, Nancy Kwan, Ang Lee, Christopher Lee, Justin Lin, Amy Tan, Wayne Wang, and BD Wong. This is a must see film.
If you like this film you will enjoy The Slanted Screen and Becoming American: The Chinese Experience.
Hollywood Chinese on PBS
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