Daily Archives: February 23, 2010

Stairwells by Kina Grannis

Kina Grannis’ album Stairwells is now available after two years in the making. Lots of great songs on her album including Valentine. Upbeat love songs with Kina’s vocals. How can you go wrong? We could listen for hours. In fact, we’re listening to it as we write this post. You can listen to it too. She’s even giving all her fans a chance to hear Stairwells online for FREE until March 1st! Check it out while you can.

If you like what you hear, support her by buying her album on Kina Grannis - Stairwells. She can’t keep producing great music without the support of her fans. Listen to her top 10 reason on why you should buy her album

….Paper Cuts… by Bambu

Bambu‘s latest EP ….Paper Cuts… is out. We’ve gotten a few sneak peeks with behind the scenes footage including dumbfoundead interviewing Bambu and Slow Down. Cop that 8 track EP over on Bambu - ...Paper Cuts....

If you wanna hear a sample track, you can get “The Queen is Dead” FREE here.

….Paper Cuts… by Bambu

Check out some of his recent music videos including Crooks & Rooks and Quit.

Join the Wall with Wong Fu Productions

Wong Fu Productions wishes everyone a Happy Chinese New Year. They also tell Chinese Americans to “Join the Wall” at The World Expo (aka World’s Fair) in Shanghai. You have until February 29 to upload your photos. If you’re not Chinese, don’t worry, you can Join the Wong Fu Wall on Facebook. Their wall is already blowing up.

Also check out guest “Ted,” who speaks very good Mandarin.

Join the Wall with Wong Fu Productions

Breaking Asian American barriers with Sam Ock

Interesting commentary from Sam Ock (he’s the guy that did Different Galaxies with dumbfoundead.) about breaking Asian American barriers to go mainstream. We launched channelAPA.com as a way to showcase Asian American talent to the masses. Breaking down these barrier isn’t going to happen overnight, but we’re optimistic to see some changes happening. Far East Movement has done a great job reaching a mainstream audience along with getting great support from their Asian Americna fans. The group recently signed with Cherry Tree Records (Interscope), which is the same label as Lady Gaga and LMFAO. Last year, we also saw Jay Sean and Black Eyed Peas with Apl.de.Ap topping the Billboard charts. There’s some momentum, but we haven’t reached the tipping point yet. So continue to spread the word about Asian American artists to your friends and family.

Sam Ock isn’t the only one to comment on race and entertainment. Check out Asians Just Aren’t Cool Enough by Kevjumba, David Choi commentary on race, Apathy Killed the Asian American Star by GT, and Asian American Artists on Overcoming Racism & Stereotypes. We also chatted with The Asian Persuasion Show about this topic before.

Breaking Asian American barriers with Sam Ock

Mirai Nagasu x Kristi Yamaguchi on the Today Show

Watch Kristi Yamaguchi interview Mirai Nagasu at her family’s sushi restaurant Sushi Kiyosuzu in Arcadia, CA. Mirai talks about how she got to where she is today. She trained with gold medalist Evan Lysacek, so she in good company when she takes the ice with speed and grace.

Look for more Asian Americans competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Kristi Yamaguchi gives the lowdown on the Asian female figure skaters in the 2010 Winter Olympics

Apolo Ohno and his dad on the Today Show

Check out Apolo Ohno and his dad Yuki Ohno on the Today show talking about Apolo Ohno’s 7th Olympic medal. That’s one proud dad talking about his son.

Look for more Asian Americans competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Apolo Ohno and his dad on the Today Show

Apolo Ohno also talks to about breaking Bonnie Blair’s record to become the most decorated athlete of the Winter games. He covers a lot from the 1000m speedskating race to Michael Phelps and his dad watching from the stands. He comes full circle competing.