Daily Archives: January 12, 2010

Faces of America on PBS with Yo-Yo Ma and Kristi Yamaguchi

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What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Building on the success of his series African American Lives (called by the New York Times “the most exciting and stirring documentary on any subject to appear on television in a long time,”) and African American Lives 2, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. again turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans. Each guest will undergo dense genotyping to trace their father’s line, mother’s line and their admixture (that is their percentages of European, Asian, Native American, and African ancestry). Among the people interviewed are cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Olymipic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi. Their segments offer fascinating and insightful looks at their background. Check out the clips.

Faces of America premieres nationally Wednesdays, February 10 – March 3, 2010 from 8-9 p.m. ET on PBS.

Faces of America trailer

Yo-Yo Ma on Faces of America

Kristi Yamaguchi on Faces of America

Quest Crew on MTV Iggy

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MTV Iggy did an interview with Quest Crew, the amazing breakdancing team that won America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3. Meet Steve, Ryan, Hok, Dom, Victor, Feng, Andy, and Aris (Hirano was absent). They are renowned for their onstage energy and charisma, and explosive group-dance routines. Find out why Quest Crew was formed and how they give back to the community.



The guys were also recently features on music videos from Snoop Dogg and Baby Bash: I Wanna Rock and Outta Control.

Quest Crew on MTV Iggy

Quest Crew showing their dancing skills

Parallel Adele

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If you missed the short documentary “Parallel Adele” during it’s film festival run, you can see it online now. Check out this 15 minute short. Here’s a synopsis:

Two half Vietnamese documentary filmmakers, both named Adele (Adele Pham and Adele Ray), weave a shared narrative of mixed Asian (HAPA) experiences through interviews with 7 other mixed race subjects. History, memory, and anecdotes on multiracial ethnicity are represented through archival images, super 8 film, verité, and interview.

Parallel Adele has screened at 13 festivals, including the SF Int’l Asian American Film Festival, Wesleyan, NYU, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. For a lighter side of being HAPA, check out On the Clock – Episode 2.

Parallel Adele

Kollaboration New York 5 Teaser

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Last year Kollaboration hit NYC with a great lineup. Here’s a quick teaser with footage from the previous event. They’ll be holding auditions soon, so get ready. The New York event takes place in May 2010.

This year Kollaboration is expanding to other cities like San Francisco and Houston. Be on the look out for Kollaboration coming to your city.

Kollaboration New York 5 Trailer