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Dim Sum Comedy Tour

Dim Sum Comedy Tour

The South boasts the second highest Asian Pacific American (APA) population in the country, but few APA entertainers dare to breach the intimidating Bible Belt. That changes this April. The “Dim Sum Funny Ass Ninjas” stand-up comedy tour, headlining three of California’s premier APA comedians, debuts April 2011 with four shows in the South.

“The show is a celebration of APA heritage,” says comedian Paul (PK) Kim. The show touches into the practical (e.g. How to successfully win an argument with a female), the profound (e.g. the true definition of ugly), and typical “APA issues” (e.g. the challenges APA school children face when trading food at lunch).

“You don’t have to be of APA heritage to enjoy the humor. The ‘white people’ and Latinos tend to laugh the loudest, but it could just be the reserved nature of Asians,” jokes PK.

The show features three comedy masters who have performed worldwide from Hong Kong to Hawaii, from Hollywood to London: Joey Guila, one of P. Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy, a Filipino King of Comedy and current host for MYX TV’s MYX-Rated; PK, the founder of Kollaboration, host every Friday at the World Famous Los Angeles Laugh Factory, and host of Mnet’s new show Beats Per M-net; and Mark Zhang (aka the Zhangster), headliner and founder of the emerging comedy powerhouse the Cocky Asians Comedy, featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and Comedy TV, and frequent headliner at the San Francisco Punchline.

In addition to providing spiritual healing for their audiences, the comedians are promoting philanthropy through their tour, donating proceeds and increasing awareness for various community and charity organizations at each show, including children’s charities Vogul Alcove, Linking the World : Japan Tsunami Disaster Relief, and the W.O. Smith Music School and non-profit, performing arts organizations Kollaboration Houston and Kollaboration Atlanta.

The Dim Sum Funny Ass Ninjas are spicing up the South this April. As Joey Guila puts it, “We’re bringing the soy sauce back.”

TOUR DATES:
Houston – Wed. April 20
Dallas – Thurs. April 21
Nashville – Fri. April 22
Atlanta – Sat. April 23

For More information and details, go here.

Dim Sum Comedy Tour

2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas

2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas

For our readers in the Dallas, TX area, drop by the 2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) from July 23-29, 2010 for the latest in Asian and Asian American films. The schedule is slated to have 33 feature films and 21 shorts for its 9th Annual Film Festival taking place at Landmark’s Magnolia Theatre and Angelika Film Center Dallas.

With films from 10 countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, the 2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas will include a variety of genres and film styles, from action epics and crime dramas to charming romantic comedies and eclectic ruminations on the meaning of life. This year’s festival contains something to please every interest: gangsters, ninja, geisha, aliens, monstrous wildlife, sexy ladies, math geniuses, taxi drivers, shipyard workers, farmers, sharks, young lovers, ghosts, pickpockets, zombies, ballet dancers, wolves…and a man stuck in a room with no doors. This year’s roster of films includes 6 North American Premieres, 3 U.S. Premieres and 16 Southwest Premieres. The festival offers a wide range of films from the family-friendly SUMMER WARS and A TALE OF ULULU’S WONDERFUL FOREST, to more mature titles like NIGHT & FOG and AT THE END OF DAYBREAK, and everything in between.

Here’s some of the festival highlights:
Opening Night Film: Au Revoir Taipei (FREE Pinkberry after the film)
Centerpiece Film: Ip Man 2
Closing Night Film: The People I’ve Slept With

Other films of note: 9500 Liberty, Empire of Silver, Clash, and Mao’s Last Dancer.

For the full schedule and ticket information, visit the 2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas website here.

2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas

Kollaboration Houston 2010

Kollaboration Houston 2010

Kollaboration Houston is bringing North America’s biggest Asian-American talent show to Houston for the first time EVER this year. And we’re gonna do it big. TEXAS big. Don’t miss these nine wonderful and talented performers compete for the $1000 grand prize!

Chinese Yo-Yo
Ira Perez
Jomel Sumira
JR Kim
JU (Just Underestimated)
Julia & Miles
Primus
Victory of the People
XwanSongs

During the show, they will also be giving away prizes for our freestyle dance and singing competition. Do you or anyone you know have skills? Come out and represent.

Guest Performers:
Home Grown
Wyld Styl
UH FSA Modern 2010
Sheng Wang
J Stunna

Guest Judges:
Gordon Quan (Former Houston City Councilman)
Dj Baby Jae (Krackernuttz / Award winning radio DJ)
Jackie Lautchang (So Real Cru / MTV America’s Best Dance Crew)
Johnny Chiang (Program Director, COX Radio Houston)

Texas has definitely got talent, y’all. Come out, enjoy the show, and support the movement. Empowerment through Entertainment, coming to the Stafford Centre on 7/24. Get your Kollaboration Houston 2010 tickets here.

Kollaboration Houston 2010 Promo video

2010 Houston APA Film Festival

The 2010 Houston APA Film Festival kicks off today and runs through June 19, 2010. Through ‘edu-tainment’ of film and cultural performances, this annual event seeks to educate on issues, tell the stories of our communities, and to support Asian Pacific American artists and filmmakers. The emotional and visual impact of film, dance, poetry and music as an expression of the creativity of individuals, is the perfect medium to show the diversity and richness of the APA experience. Films to be screened include Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story, A Village Called Versailles, 9500 Liberty, Vincent Who?, and Wo Ai Ni Mommy. Get details on the film festival here. Film Screenings are free for anyone interested, but registration is required.

Transcending: the Wat Misaka Story Trailer

Wong Fu Productions Spring Tour 2010

Hey, Wong Fu Productions fans. The Wong Fu Productions Spring Tour 2010 is just underway. They could be visiting your school this month. Check out the schedule to see it they hit your school. They’ve got a grueling schedule traveling all over the USA. If you’re near one of the event locations drop by and say hi to these guys. A tip for you. Get to the event early. Otherwise, you might not get in.

If you attended one of their tour dates last year during the 2009 Autumn Tour, you could be in the footage below.

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Boston (full footage Boston)

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Buffalo & Niagara Falls (full footage Buffalo & Niagara Falls)

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Washington DC (full footage DC)

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Philly to Virginia (full footage Philly to Virginia)

Wong Fu Productions Autumn Tour 2009 – Rutgers, Yale, Ball, UT Austin, UNT, DONE (full footage Ball State and UNT, UT Austin, Rutgers and Yale)

2009 Austin Asian American Film Festival

Austin, get ready for the 2009 Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF). The film festival is slated to run November 12th through November 15th at the Alamo, South Lamar. The 2009 movie line-up includes 40 outstanding feature films and shorts selections from over 300 submissions from around the world. In addition, we have a wide variety of special events and film-festival related parties to pick from. See our picks here. You can see the full lineup here.

Besides films, you can party with other film goers a these events:

Thursday, November 12 : Opening night party @ KTV Silhouette Lounge

Friday, November 13 : Bollywood Blowout party @ Malverde

Saturday November 14: JenRO Live (West Coast hip-hop rapper, featured on MTV and VH-1) @ The Music Gym 10pm

If your pocketbook took a hit during this economy, there’s a few ways to enjoy the 2009 Austin Asian American Film Festival for FREE including an outdoor screening of Persepolis (Cannes Festival winner and Academy Award nominee) and Taking the AAAFF Challenge.

Check out their sensual trailer

Another sensual trailer