VIETTE is the coming of age drama concerning a 1.5 generation Vietnamese American teenager who finds the support and affection she lacks at home in an older young man and a sexual relationship too mature for her age. Balancing the pleasures of their forbidden interracial relationship with maintaining her academic excellence, Viette’s journey into womanhood turns with unexpected devastation and betrayal.
Desperate to carve her own path in spite of her parents’ expectations, she possesses a profound longing for love, acceptance and exploration. Falling into a downward spiral as her double life is revealed, Viette is forced to choose her fate. Will she choose individual freedom, and at what cost?
Rapper Capili released a music video for his song “I’m On”. Mister Rodger’s Neighborhood gets a fresh new transformation. Capili delivers ballin’ bars that are out of control. In an era of rap music deprived of lyrical content, passion, and creativity, Capili is a refreshing spitter who combines witty wordplay and slick flows to bring the game what it’s been missing!
Miss Asia Sacramento is hosting a Media Launch Party at Oshima Sushi/Fugu Lounge located at 2071 Natomas Crossing Drive, Sacramento, CA 95834, on March 17, 2012. The party starts at 6 p.m. Admission is free to the public. Normally the media launch party is a chance to introduce the contestants to the media. However, this year they are hosting a fund raiser at their media launch party to raise funds for AADP (Asia American Donor Program). Janet Liang will be attending and speaking at the event. You can get FREE tickets here.
The crew at Miss Asia Sacramento has worked closely over the years with AADP. One of their 2010 Princesses, Katie Cramer, was informed by her doctors that her leukemia was back just a few days after she was crowned second princess. Katie fought her battle with leukemia to the very end. She passed away in January 2011. In honor of Katie, her family and friends continue to encourage people to register as potential marrow donors and help save lives.
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Janet Liang’s 10 Reasons to Join Bone Marrow Registry
Singer Mikey Bustos released a music video for his single “Everytime My Heart Beats” off his “Memoirs Of A Superhero” album. The song is about the common denominator of love and dedicated to his fans. His music career has really taken off with the support of his fans from Canadian Idol to his Filipino accent tutorials to Prison Dancer. The video features him walking through the streets of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines as he’s singing his song. A new chapter in his career is about to be opened in the Philippines. You can get the single on or amazon.
Last night, at the premiere of Prison Dancer at the 2012 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, channelAPA.com got to see him interacting with his fans firsthand. He’s very gracious with his fans with photos taking and interviews. No doubt he’s only going to get bigger. Not only can Mikey Bustos sing, but he’s also a pretty funny guy and an up and coming actor (watch Prison Dancer). Stay tuned for more Mikey Bustos coming your way.
Everytime My Heart Beats by Mikey Bustos
Lyrics to Everytime My Heart Beats by Mikey Bustos
In my heart Youre always in my heart.
This song is for those who believe in me.
The road was long. Some nights were cold but you were always there for me.
And so I wrote this song I have called Every Time My Heart Beats
Cause every joyous moment that goes by for me, I know that not far, in perfect time we share the exact same beating of our living hearts.
Chorus:
Every time my heart beats I,
Know deep inside
Were all exactly the same
Its love that runs within our blood
And always shows us the way
And I now am me now
Cause you could feel from the start
Every fearless purpose
I feel deep inside of my heart
Every time it beats
I have always said that the best F words in
My vocabulary have always been my friends, my fans, and my precious family
Because they all know as I have grown why Ive always played my part
We share the same love and the same dreams of
Making that difference with heart
(Chorus)
As long as hearts will beat lifelong
The passion wont ever subside
As long as you hear my song
And feel what Im feeling inside
Ill think of you, cause in you.
I too will feel what it means.
And I will continue still and awaken my heart through our dreams.
(Chorus)
Every time it beats I know I love you and you love me Mmm
The second episode of Prison Dancer is out. “Memehunter” pop journalist Matt Wells asks the inmates to recount their first days in prison. Learn more about the first day of Mikey Bustos’ character Christian in episode 2. How will he adapt in his first day in jail? Lots of singing from Lola and Christian. Hear their thoughts on entering the penitentiary. Look for hilarious extras on Lola, Shakespeare, and Hookaps at the end of the episode.
For sneak peeks of upcoming Prison Dancer episodes, see Step and Pak Yow.
Prison Dancer Episode 2
More about Prison Dancer
Prison Dancer is the story of 6 Filipino prisoners whose lives are forever changed by the dancing rehabilitation program that became a worldwide viral sensation on Youtube. Using surveillance footage, interviews with inmates inside the prison, and good old fashioned investigative journalism, pop culture journalist Matt Wells uncovers the personal, poignant, hilarious and universal stories of 6 prison dancers whose group dancing turned a maximum security jailhouse into a world stage.
Behind the prison walls, we meet inmates Ruperto Poblador aka LOLA (who along with his gay minions OO OO and NANA, choreographs the first prison dance routines), HOOKAPS, (the prison hustler), SHAKESPEARE (the prison’s resident poet) and CHRISTIAN, (the prison’s newest inmate) and discovers a tale of life, death, dreams, fears and ultimately, redemption.
