Daily Archives: June 9, 2011

Snapple Lunch Break-Beats with Aaron Takahashi

Snapple Lunch Break-Beats with Aaron Takahashi

You may have seen comedian/actor Aaron Takahashi is some Snapple commercials airing on TV. He plays one of the Snapple employees having fun with his Snapple. As part of the ad campaign, a music video “Snapple Lunch Break-Beats” was created. See what happens when Snapple employees have some downtime. And this is no ordinary rap video — it’s an extraordinary treasure trove of interactive goodness. They’ve hidden lots of Snapply stuff for you to find. Over 100 links, in fact! Roll over the video and look for Snapple caps to guide you to the first few. After that it’s up to you, so keep your mouse busy. Think you can you find them all?

One of the links has Aaron as a Snapple warrior drinking the fire of the gods.

Also see Aaron Takahashi in REPRESENT.

Snapple Lunch Break-Beats with Aaron Takahashi

Win tickets to the KPOP Takeover

Win tickets to the KPOP Takeover

K-Pop Takeover is the first ever K-Pop dance convention in the United States. Meet the choreographers of Movement Lifestyle and America’s Best Dance Crew’s POREOTICS. Dance alongside Shaun Evaristo, Mari Martin, Lyle Beniga, as they teach actual dance routines from videos of artists like Big Bang, 2ne1, and Se7en. Also learn the signature popping and robotic dance styles of POREOTICS by the guys themselves. End the night with a showcase featuring all the dancers and choreographers.

Learn the latest K-Pop dance moves with the Movement Lifestyle choreographers and the best of popping and their signature robotic style with MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5 winners, Poreotics.

Win tickets to the KPOP Takeover

channelAPA.com is giving away tickets to individual classes, so you can be on your way to become the next dance superstar. To enter the contest, post a comment below and tell us which class you want to take at the KPOP Takeover. All entries must be in by June 12, 2011 11:59 pm PST. Winners will be selected from all qualified entries. Some restrictions apply. Transportation and hotel accommodations not provided.

KPOP Takeover with Poreotics and Movement Lifestyle trailer


Ticket information:
$30 Individual class
$75 Regular classes with three (3) classes and one (1) showcase ticket
$99 Weekend observer and one (1) showcase ticket
$149 All access pass with six (6) classes, one (1) showcase ticket and a swag bag

Get your tickets here

WHEN: June 18-19, 2011

WHERE: Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn
4222 Vineland Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91602

History of China in 3 1/2 Minutes with 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors

History of China in 3 1/2 Minutes with 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors

Comedy troupe 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors managed to compress the thousands of years of Chinese history into a 3 1/2 minute video. Michael Chih Ming Hornbuckle, Greg Watanabe, and Peter J. Wong do their first music rap video covering the history of China from prehistoric times to present day! Follow the timeline from Peking Man to the various Chinese philosophies to modern times. The trio has more wardrobe changes than a Chinese wedding. You might learn a thing or two in the video.

History of China in 3 1/2 Minutes with 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors

Left By The Ship documentary

Left By The Ship documentary

A few weeks ago, channelAPA.com wrote about the documentary film Within Every Women about comfort women during WWII. Here’s another documentary “Left By The Ship” about a similar topic, but from the children’s perspective:

In the 1970s and 80s, the world was touched by the stories of the abandoned Amerasians children, the offspring of the US military stationed in the East, and Asian women, often impoverished prostitutes. In 1982, the US Congress voted to grant US Citizenship to Amerasians from Vietnam, Korea, Thailand and other Asian countries, in what is known as the Amerasians Act. Though the Philippines has been a United States ally for more than a century, Filipino Amerasians were not included in the Act: they alone must be claimed by their American fathers.

Robert, Jr, Charlene and Margarita are Amerasians: the sons and daughters of Filipina sex workers and American servicemen stationed at the Subic Bay US Naval Base, once the largest outside mainland USA. When the Base closed about 20 years ago, thousands of Amerasian children were left behind. Unlike Amerasian children from other countries, Filipino Amerasians were never recognized by the US government. Now those children have grown up. Over the course of two years, they followed the lives of four Amerasian (age 13 to 30), as they struggle with discrimination, family problems and identity related issues, trying to overcome a past they are in no way responsible for.

It is estimated that there are at least 50,000 Amerasians are living in the Philippines today. As in other Asian countries, Amerasians here suffer a great amount of discrimination. Abandoned in early life, living with the stigma of being illegitimate children, unable to escape prejudice due to their physical features, they are teased with the names of “Iniwan ng Barko” (left by the ship). The children of African American soldiers are particularly victims of racism and prejudice.

What is it like to be an Amerasian in the Philippines today, 18 years after the pull out of the Bases? When your basic birthrights have been denied, what kind of future can you build for yourself? How do perceive yourself when everyone can see, by just looking at you, that your mother was a prostitute and your father has abandoned you?

Look for the documentary playing at a film festival near you.

Left By The Ship documentary trailer

Chi power with Steven Ho x Conan O’Brien

Chi power with Steven Ho x Conan O'Brien

Stuntman Steven Ho returned to Conan last night to teach Conan how to withstand pain. Well, kind of. After Conan learns how to channel his chi, Steven Ho proceeds to test Conan’s abilities by breaking poles on him and smashing his leg with a 2×4, which almost breaks Conan’s leg. Steven Ho then demonstrates Conan’s chi by allowing him to break boards and cinder blocks. Surprisingly, Conan’s got some good chi.

See some of Steve’s previous appearances on Conan: Steven Ho returns on Conan, Stuntman Steven Ho vs Conan O’Brien, Stuntman Steven Ho on Conan – Weapons & Props, and Stuntman Steven Ho on Conan Round 3

Chi power with Steven Ho x Conan O’Brien

Conan on Lopez Tonight talking about Steven Ho smashing a 2×4 on his leg.

GO! OHANA : June 2011

GO! OHANA : June 2011

If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, join GO! OHANA this Friday as they present their latest event. School is out and summer is in session! Come and join them in the sun and fun at the historic La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley. They’re on a mission to create a new Pan Asian Arts Movement by supporting artists and connecting them with the community. Welcome back Cynthia Lin and see the DEBUT OF HER ALL NEW BAND, the Blue Moon All-Stars!!

FEATURING:

Cynthia Lin and the Blue Moon All-Stars

Drawing comparisons to Edith Piaf and Joni Mitchell, San Francisco-based singer/songwriter Cynthia Lin captivates audiences with a rich, outsized voice and witty, honest storytelling. Cynthia has performed as a solo artist at Go!Ohana numerous times to great review, but this month is the premier of Cynthia and her FULL BAND, the Blue Moon All-Stars!! It’s Cynthia Lin as you’ve never heard her before…

The Soonest (unplugged)

Andrew plays some drums. Greg plays guitar. Young tries to sing and play guitar at the same time but has trouble doing it well sometimes. Alex is good at the bass. Young and Andrew like music and burritos so they formed a band. Greg likes music too so he came along for the ride. We found Alex on craigslist. We thought he was going to be crazy but he turned out alright. Young saw a picture of a lion riding a horse and he chose that for our name. When the lion refused to continue riding the horses, they agreed to change the name to The Soonest.

The League of Pogi Gentlemen

The League of Pogi Gentlemen, not to be confused with the League of Pangit Gentlemen, is a group of three baby turtles who met at Berkeley and decided to write songs about Love, Chocolate, and Money. Mostly all of their songs are about girls, save the one about chocolate, and the one about Filipino Time, which actually both turn out being about girls. Drawn by a team of fairies, Lou (Guitar and Vocals), Lenny (Everything and Vocals), and Eric (Keyboard, Auxillary Percussion, Vocals) melted many hearts with song back in the heyday of 2004-2008. Wow. They’ll take your musical experience to the eXtreme.

Wendy and Brian

We are a passionate, jazzy, soul-driven duo born out of serendipity in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Here’s the event info:
Go!Ohana
Friday, June 10, 2011
7:30pm
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA
$10 At the Door