Coach Liang Chow helps Shawn Johnson get Olympic silver

Liang Chow had been a former co-captain of China's men's national gymnastics team for more than a decade. He represented China all over the world and won over 30 international gold medals and national championships. Chow was also the first gymnast in the world to perform the double front release with piked position on parallel bars.

In 1990, with his athletic career over, Liang Chow came to the United States, where he was offered a scholarship and a job coaching at the University of Iowa. He barely spoke any English when he arrived. To adapt to Western culture, he westernized his name from Qiao Liang, his given name, to Liang Chow. He also went back to Beijing to marry Liwen Zhuang, who Liang met when they were both at the national team training center in Beijing. She joined him in Iowa and built a new life together. Chow spent 7 1/2 years at Iowa, but he and his wife had dreams of starting their own gym. In 1998, they moved to West Des Moines and opened Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute with hand-me-down equipment.

Here's the mission statement for Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute

"We believe all children are precious gifts. Every child, regardless of ability, deserves the best instruction possible. It is our goal to provide a safe and loving atmosphere in which each child knows he or she is valued. We will strive to provide an environment that cultivates listening skills, confidence, self-esteem, self-discipline and responsiblity. Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute is a place where all children can feel great about their accomplishments."

Shawn Johnson signed up as a pupil of the gym at the age of 6. For the next ten years, Liang Chow trained Johnson using both American and Chinese methods. His star athlete has shown the world what she is capable of at the Olympics. Not only is Liang coaching Shawn Johnson, but he is also the USA Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team Head Coach. For the Olympics, he returned to his native city of Beijing for the first time since immigrating to the USA in 1991. So far, the USA Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team has won a team silver medal and Shawn Johnson has won two silver medals one for Women's Individual All-Around and another for Women's Floor Exercise. Shawn still has one more shot at a medal for Women's Beam.

Over a hundred volunteers helped prepare Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute for the flooding Raccoon River in West Des Moines in June 2008

Double Prosperity Set from the US Mint

As the world prepared for the opening of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China, on August 8, 2008, United States Mint Director Ed Moy invited reporters to the United States Mint at San Francisco, where he introduced the 8-8-08 Double Prosperity Set. This set of two gold coins is the second installment of the United States Mint Celebration Series, meant to provide special numismatic products for gift-giving occasions. The new set features one 24-karat American Buffalo One-Half Ounce Gold Uncirculated Coin and one 22-karat American Eagle One-Half Ounce Gold Uncirculated Coin. The coins will be packaged in an elegant hardwood box and accompanied by a custom-designed certificate of authenticity signed by the Director of the United States Mint.

Director Moy discussed the significance of this new set of gold coins, saying, “The 8-8-08 Double Prosperity Set presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for coin collectors and the general public. The date 8-8-08 (August 8, 2008) occurs only once every 100 years. To mark this occasion, this is also the first time the United States Mint has paired two gold coins in custom-designed packaging, making this set a unique product for the Asian-American community.”

Both coins in the 8-8-08 Double Prosperity Set are legal tender with a nominal face value designation of $25. But their gold metal content and artistry make them worth far more. Inscriptions on the coins include the “W” mint mark for the United States Mint at West Point, the date, the fineness and the weight. The coins are packaged in an attractive hardwood box with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Director Moy.

Here's more about how coins are made

Asian YouTubers Get That Look

JC Penney created a back to school marketing campaign entitled "Get That Look". With a theme of "The Breakfast Club" - one of pop culture's ultimate teen movies that is currently experiencing a resurgence among today's youth - the campaign highlights the array of lifestyle brands available at JC Penney. Created with Saatchi & Saatchi New York, the campaign features both traditional and non-traditional media components. The mainstream campaign can be found here.

What's interesting with this campaign is that the grassroots online version of "Get That Look" has college age Asian American Youtubers as spokespeople. Among the four Asian American used include Kina Grannis (HAPA - Japanese), David Choi (Korean), Natalie (Filipino), and Kevjumba (Chinese). JC Penney fused the popularity of these YouTubers with the fashion and style of each person. Kina Grannis and David Choi created a duet entitle “my time with you”. They also each created their own music video. Natalie and Kevjumba utilize their comedy as part of the campaign. Also of note is that the whole Asian American version is run on xanga.com, a site where many teens blog.

Check out the Get That Look - Asian American edition here. You can also vote on the best outfit and could win a $400 JCPenney gift card.

What do you think of the campaign?

Natalie in the Get That Look campaign

My Time With You by David Choi and Kina Grannis

My Time With You is sung and co-written by David Choi and Kina Grannis. The duet's song is being used as part of JC Penney's "Get That Look" marketing campaign. JC Penney provided the clothes used in the music video. Enjoy the music video.

Video edited in iMove by: David Choi

Video filmed by: Peter Yim

My Time With You video - David Choi version


My Time With You video - Kina Grannis version


My Time With You Lyrics

We're going to the beach today
We're gonna laugh and sing our cares away
The sun is shining on our face
We can take it in and let it out and say...

CHORUS:
La, la-la, la-la, la-la
La, la-la, la-la, la-la
La, la-la, la-la, la-la
La, la-la, la-la, la-la

I do enjoy my time with you
Making the best of everything we do
We're gonna try on something new
And we'll make it ours before the day is through

CHORUS

And now the sun has said goodnight
Just want to say I had a real good time
I think I really feel all right (all right)
I don't ever ever wanna say goodbye

CHORUS

La, la-la, la-la, la-la
La, la-la, la-la, la-la

Party with Dot Com Mogul John Chow in Vegas

Dot Com Mogul John Chow wants you to party with him in Vegas. You can win one of two full conference passes to Blog World Expo, the biggest blogging and new media expo in the world. Blog World takes place September 20-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The passes also include tickets to the opening night gala party. If you win, you’ll still need to arrange your own hotel and transportation to Las Vegas.

To enter this is what you need to do:

To enter for a chance to win a full conference pass to Blog World Expo, write a blog post on why you want to go, what you hope to get out of it and why you deserve the pass. Link to this post and send a trackback (or comment with the URL). The two best posts, as judged by me (John Chow) and a few other Blog World people, will received the passes.

This is our entry to John Chow's contest:
There is only one reason we have to go to this conference

We want to be a dot com mogul too.

We want to meet, greet, and network with Asian Canadian dot com mogul John Chow. He can teach us a thing or two about being a mogul. (He's one himself.) The guy's total blog income for June 2008: $40,125.99. That's bank, money!! He travels around the world and throws parties at CES. BlogWorld seems to be where fellow dot com moguls congregate. Last year Mark Cuban was there. Here's some Asian moguls this year: Shama Hyder, Pat Kitano, Amra Tareen, and Lynn Truong. So John Chow hook a fellow Asian up.

John Chow on Breakfast Television telling you how to be a dot com mogul

ibeatyou.com CEO Abdul Khan

The company that brought you the Kevjumba vs Baron Davis vs Jessica Alba stare down and NigaHiga vs Will Ferrell Straight-Faced Staredown is ibeatyou.com. This internet startup was founded by venture capitalist Abdul Khan, basketball star Baron Davis, and Hollywood producer Cash Warren. The company has raised under $1 million in seed funding from Prism VentureWorks, individuals at Crosslink, basketball star Baron Davis, and football legend Ronnie Lott. They've also got the Chairman of Seagate, Steve Luczo, to throw in some cash as well. CEO Abdul Khan, formerly a venture capitalist at Crosslink Capital, made investments in other web startups like Pandora, Omniture, and Ancestry.com, talks about ibeatyou.com.
ibeatyou.com CEO Abdul Khan talks about his business.


Hear all the founders of ibeatyou.com (Baron Davis, Abdul Khan, and Cash Warren)talk about their company

Disney/ABC Digital Chief Albert Cheng talks online videos

Albert Cheng, head of digital operations for Disney/ABC Television, talks about DRM (digital rights management), advertising in online videos, distributions of ABC videos, and more.

Disney/ABC Digital Chief Albert Cheng talks online videos

Serena Williams chilling with Zappos CEO

Tennis superstar Serena Williams was hanging out at the Zappos HQ with CEO Tony Hsieh. She answers some questions from Zappos Twitter readers. Serena talks Wii Sports Tennis, music, being a role model. and more.

Serena Williams chilling with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Fallout Central goes RIP

Another Asian American site is about to go RIP. Fallout Central is an online space designed to inform, spur dialogue and mobilize Asian Americans against the racism and prejudices facing us in the United States and beyond. Their goal is progressive social change through education, organized action and other non-violent means and methods. They accomplish this through their podcast, services, and blog. This note appeared on the Fallout Central site recently:

Dear Faithful Fallout Central Fans,

The last Fallout Central Podcast (for the foreseeable future) was held on Sunday, 7/20/08 at 2:00pm ET. The Fallout Central Podcast, formerly composed of announcers William Lee, Albert Lim, and John Kwak, will no longer be recorded until an Asian American person steps forward to lead Fallout Central. The historical podcast episodes and news archive will remain intact until I am no longer willing to pay for the retention of the Fallout Central web server which currently houses the podcasts that have been recorded, or until an Asian American person steps forward to pay for the maintenance of it.

If you would like to step up to the plate and take control of Fallout Central, please contact me, William Lee, at william@falloutcentral.com. I would be happy to assist you in either purchasing your own podcasting equipment (I have very detailed knowledge on every aspect of podcast broadcasting, and I can easily teach you how to do it) or give you FREE studio time at the Fallout Central studio in NYC. All of us (William, Albert, and John) would be happy to serve as announcers on the Fallout Central Podcast, but none of us want to invest the time to lead and produce it.

William Lee
Producer
Fallout Central

Here's Fallout Central @ the 2008Asian Excellence Awards

Benihana Founder Rocky Aoki passes away

Rocky Aoki, beloved husband, father, friend, well-known entrepreneur and founder of Benihana restaurants, passed away on Thursday, July 10. He was surrounded by his wife Keiko and his six children. The cause was complications from cancer. The family celebrated Mr. Aoki's life in a private ceremony.

Rocky Aoki opened the first Benihana restaurant in 1964 in Manhattan. Although the company has grown to encompass three brands (Benihana, Haru, and RA Sushi) with nearly 90 restaurants worldwide, Rocky’s legacy is much greater than the company. He was also a well-known sportsman, philanthropist, environmentalist and author.

Friends and members of the public who wish to pay their respects to Rocky Aoki are invited to a public visitation in Manhattan, New York on Wednesday, July 16. Visitors will be welcomed between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Frank E. Campbell The Funeral Chapel, 1076 Madison Avenue at 81st Street, New York, NY.

Here's and old commercial with Rocky Aoki


Here's an interview with Rocky Aoki on Forbes

Tony Hsieh CEO of Zappos.com

Zappos and its CEO Tony Hsieh were profiled on ABC. Zappos, if you don't know, is an online shoe store with over 1,000 brands and 4 million pairs of shoes. (If you were wondering, the name Zappos is an adaptation of the Spanish word for "shoe.") The nine year old company is on track to sell $1 billion in shoes. (That's a whole lotta shoes.) Headquartered in Las Vegas, the company prides itself on its company culture and customer service.

The company culture starts at the top with the CEO. Tony Hsieh makes about $36k a year. (Don't worry about his pay. He sold LinkExchange in the dot com days to Microsoft for about $250 Million.) Watching the video you will see that employees work hard and have fun at the same time. (It's like Tony transported some of the glory day of Internet startups to Vegas. There are free food and snacks. (Remember those days.) And 100% of medial and dental are paid for by the company.

This company culture is exemplified in Zappos customer service - Free shipping both ways with a 365-day return policy. (At our office, we see Zappos boxes all the time.) While 95% of the business is online, Zappos customer service is trained thoroughly to support any calls that come in. Here's the Zappos.com Core Values:

1. Deliver WOW Through Service
2. Embrace and Drive Change
3. Create Fun and A Little Weirdness
4. Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded
5. Pursue Growth and Learning
6. Build Open and Honest Relationships With Communication
7. Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit
8. Do More With Less
9. Be Passionate and Determined
10. Be Humble

These core values and customer service is part of the Zappos brand and that has driven customer loyalty. If you don't believe that, take a look at the revenue growth at Zappos:

1999: Almost nothing
2000: $ 1.6 mm
2001: $ 8.6 mm
2002: $ 32 mm
2003: $ 70 mm
2004: $184 mm
2005: $370 mm
2006: $597 mm
2007: $850 mm
2008: $1 billion+

While their foundation is shoes, Zappos has since branched off to handbags, clothing, eyewear, watches, accessories, and possibly even airlines. You can experience Zappos firsthand, shop at Zappos.com

Watch the Tony Hsieh and Zappos.com on ABC

Dennis Hwang the Google Doodler

Dennis Hwang, aka Hwang Jeong-mok, is probably the most famous unknown artist in the world. He started as an intern at Google in the summer of 2000. At the time, he was a Stanford undergrad majoring in art and computer science. When founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin found out he was an art major, they tapped him to do his first doodle. (Bastille Day, July 14, 2000 - see above). He's been making whimsical logos for Google's homepage ever since.

While the doodles are only a small part of his actual job, Hwang's favorite doodles are the birthday series honoring Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh and other famous artists. You can see list of past logos here. BTW, next time try clicking on the Google Doodle, the doodled logos link to Google search results about that topic.

Here's Dennis Hwang showing you how a Google Doodle is made


Here's some example of Google Doodles over the years


Earlier this year K-12 students were invited to Doodle 4 Google. The winner was Grace Moon with a doodle entitle "Up in the Clouds".

VC Tim Chang talks Internet & Hollywood

Tim Chang is a Principal Partner at NorWest Venture Partners. Tim holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and an MS in electrical engineering/system engineering as well as a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. He focuses on investments in wireless and digital media as well as business development initiatives in Asia-Pacific.

In this interview, he covers the changing shifts between Hollywood and Silicon Valley (can you say Hollywood 2.0?). With MySpace and Yahoo! in Los Angeles as well as the amount of money in Hollywood and number of celebrities, it only a matter of time when you see more entrepreneurs coming out of Hollywood. It's already starting with weplay.com and ibeatyou.com. He also covers why an ad-support model is a lazy entrepreneurs business model. (Read: you need to sell stuff). Video analytics may be the next hot thing.

Watch Tim Chang discuss Internet & Hollywood

Imaginasian 2.0

Earlier this month, we told you that Adam Ware, a former UPN and FOX Executive, joined Imaginasian. Changes are starting to take place over at there. Gone are the subtitled Asian dramas and Asian entertainment programming from the prime time block. A new television lineup will kickoff on June 30.

iaTV unveiled its new prime time line up for the 2008-2009 TV season, featuring programming that targets fans of the rapidly growing Asian pop culture craze. The lineup emerges from a counterprogramming strategy that targets primetime with unique shows on each night of the week. (Imaginasian is probably concerned with programming at ABC with "Wipeout" and "I Survived A Japanese Game Show" and Fox's "Human Tetris" aka "Hole in the Wall".) Mr. Ware has orchestrated agreements with SONY Pictures Television, MGM and Bandai Entertainment that will bring both TV series and movies to iaTV. “New Japanese-influenced game shows like Hole in the Wall on Fox and Wipe Out and I Survived a Japanese Game Show on ABC provide an affirmation of Asian pop culture as a mainstream success, at the core of which lies the fastest growing, most upscale and tech-savvy demographic: Asian Americans. Our new schedule is the first of many steps for iaTV as we build America’s preeminent Asian pop culture media destination,” stated Mr. Ware.

iaTV has also greenlit four new prime time originals: The Popper (iaTV's version of E!'s "The Soup" - a weekly look at the top Asian pop culture moments, game show highlights, online clips, etc.), Chix Kix Flix (featuring bikini-clad girls hosting vintage Kung Fu movies), music series iaRadio and daily lifestyle strip iaLink. Additionally, iATV is renewing original comedy series Uncle Morty’s Dub Shack and Comedy Zen, and original mixed martial arts showcase Pancrase: Legends of Mixed Martial Arts, hosted by top-ranked heavyweight fighter Josh Barnett.

Here's the new lineup schedule for primetime:

PT	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
7:00PM	IALINK starts June 30	IALINK	IALINK	IALINK	IALINK
7:30PM	PACIFIC FUSION starts June 30	PACIFIC FUSION	PACIFIC FUSION	PACIFIC FUSION	PACIFIC FUSION
8:00PM	GOOD MOVIE NIGHT starts June 30	CHIX KIX FLIX starts July 22	MAI HIME starts August 6	BANZAI starts July 31	THE MINISODE NETWORK
8:30PM			SCRAPPED PRINCESS starts August 6	THE POPPER starts August 14	UNCLE MORTY'S DUB SHACK: BIGGEST HITS
9:00PM			PLANETES starts August 6	UNCLE MORTY'S DUB SHACK: BIGGEST HITS starts July 3	RETROFADE FRIDAY starts August 8
9:30PM			GHOST SLAYERS AYASHI starts August 6	JOHNNY SOKKO starts August 7
10:00PM	BANZAI repeat	PANCRASE starts July 22	THE GREAT HORROR FAMILY starts August 6	THE MINISODE NETWORK starts July 3
10:30PM	THE POPPER repeat		BLOODHOUND starts August 6	COMEDY ZEN starts July 3

With the changes in TV programming, we wonder how this will affect investors Japanese-based Fujisankei Communications Inc (undisclosed investment in February 2008) and Korean-based Sidus Corp ($20 million investment in August 2007). Their programming may be relegated to the weekends.

Beyond television, Imaginasian is also parting with it theaters. Adlabs has acquired both ImaginAsian movie theaters in Los Angeles and New York. New York has already converted over to Adlabs and Los Angeles is in the process.

Banzai to be on Imaginasian TV

RockYou interview

RockYou is a leading provider of applications and widgets on the web. RockYou widgets include photo slideshows, glitter text, customized Facebook applications and voicemail accessories that are simple to use and enable people to frequently refresh their online style. Founded in 2006, RockYou has over 35 million users, serving over 180 million widget views per day in more than 200 countries. RockYou applications are customized for easy integration across all social networks including Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Friendster, Tagged and hi5. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, RockYou is funded by Sequoia Capital, Partech International and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

The company raised $35 million at a roughly $230 million valuation, plans to double its staff to 100 people by the end of this year, Jia Shen, RockYou's 28-year-old co-founder and CTO talks to Bambi Francisco in this interview. According to Jia, Super Wall is the No. 1 application on Facebook. The site is shooting to be a top five Web destination in the world.

Watch the RockYou interview with Jia Shen

Young & Restless in China

PBS' FRONTLINE presents Young & Restless in China. In Young & Restless in China, airing Tuesday, June 17, 2008, from 9 to 11 P.M. ET on PBS (check local listings), FRONTLINE presents intimate portraits of nine young Chinese over the course of four years, examining the reality of their lives as they navigate their way through a country that is changing daily. They are westernized, savvy about today’s interconnected world, ambitious – and often torn between their culture and their aspirations. Set to an original soundtrack of Chinese rock and hip-hop music, this provocative film presents an in-depth look at what it means to be young and Chinese today. FRONTLINE follows these Chinese lives as they struggle to find their paths in the nation's booming economy and confront the opportunities and challenges of modernity. As China prepares for its global "coming out" party at the Olympics, they highlight themes of capitalism, nationalism, identity and globalization that are creating the new China.

Watch at clip of Young & Restless in China

Cellphone Popcorn?

This video has several people putting cell phones near popcorn kernels. A few seconds later you can see the popcorn kernels popping into popcorn. Real or fake? We think this is a fake. Probably a viral video made by a company like Kobe Bryant jumping over an Ashton Martin pitching Nike Hyperdunk shoes. We don't know if this video is trying to sell popcorn, cellphones, or something else.

Watch the Cellphone Popcorn video


Update:
The video is a viral campaign for Cardo Bluetooth Headset.

Fro yo wars heating up in San Francisco

Over the weekend, about 8 Quickly cafes across the San Francisco Bay Area added frozen yogurt to the menu with more locations coming soon. Quickly is known for its tapioca milk tea and has over 2000 locations globally. Look for fro yo coming to a Quickly near you. Not a bad way for Quickly to capitalize on the fro yo trend and potentially increase business across all Quickly locations.

None of the Quickly locations are near Yul Kwon's Red Mango shop.

Here's a Quickly commercial

Carl Icahn trying to remove Jerry Yang at Yahoo

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, corporate raider Carl Icahn accused Yahoo's board of "sabotaging" a takeover bid by Microsoft and wants to oust the Yahoo board members including Jerry Yang. Recently, a lawsuit revealed that Yahoo turned down an offer as high as $40 from Microsoft back in January 2007. A Yahoo spokesman said the company is not aware of such an offer. There will be two camps when Yahoo's annual shareholder meeting takes place on August 1 - Jerry and Yahoo vs Carl Icahn and Microsoft.

Jerry Yang vs Carl Icahn - who will win?

Yul Kown opens Red Mango fro-yo shop

After failing to open a Red Mango fro-yo (frozen yogurt) shop in San Francisco, looks like Survivor winner Yul Kwon will have success further south in Palo Alto. Here's recently engaged Yul Kwon and Sophie Tan enjoying some Red Mango.

Red Mango's first Northern California store will be opening in Palo Alto on Sat May 17, 2008.

Red Mango Palo Alto
429 University Ave (at Kipling)
Palo Alto, CA

The company also is known for using natural ingredients in making "authentic frozen yogurt" that is both tart and creamy. Come by and taste what you have been missing out on for the longest time. It's simply irresistible. Red Mango is the most popular fro-yo chain in South Korea. Red Mango competes with Pinkberry, which was also started by Korean Americans.

Here's Red Mango CEO Dan Kim talking about his company's fro-yo:


Red Mango Kid

Add Red Mango as yout Myspace friend.

APA Month Day 1 - YouTube co-founder Steve Chen

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so every day this month we'll try to profile Asian Americans and Asian American videos on the 'Net.

The first person we are profiling is Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube. According to ComScore for Janaury 2008, 78.5 million viewers watched 3.25 billion videos on YouTube.com (41.4 videos per viewer). YouTube.com also accounted for one-third of the 9.8 billion videos viewed online in the U.S. during the month. You can also watch Steve Chen's channel.

Steve Chen is Chief Technology Officer of YouTube and co-founded the company in 2005 after he and Chad Hurley resolved to provide a more simple way to share videos online. Steve has been instrumental in building YouTube into a viral video phenomenon and helped lead YouTube through the Google acquisition for $1.65 billion less than a year after launching the site.

As the company's key technologist, Steve is credited with developing the company's massive data centers and helping build YouTube into a premier entertainment destination and one of the most popular Web sites on the Internet today. He oversees all areas of both engineering and product development, including managing site operations, and developing features and services that are compelling and easy to use for everyone.

Before YouTube, Steve was one of the first product engineers at PayPal. He led development efforts and served as an engineering manager on a variety of critical projects. Steve studied computer science at the University of Illinois.

Here's a video message from co-founders Steve Chen and Chan Hurley after Google 's acquisition of YouTube for $1.65 billion:

Learn more about Steve from the 2007 Committee of 100 Panel: Personal Journey with Steve Chen (Part 1 of 6):

Personal Journey with Steve Chen (Part 2 of 6):

Personal Journey with Steve Chen (Part 3 of 6):

Personal Journey with Steve Chen (Part 4 of 6):

Personal Journey with Steve Chen (Part 5 of 6):

Personal Journey with Steve Chen (Part 6 of 6):

channelAPA is launched

Comcast's AZN Television - The Network for Asian America sends its last broadcast signal at 12pm today. AZN R.I.P. (March 28, 2005 - April 9, 2008)

Although AZN is shutting down, channelAPA believes a market still exists to broadcast Asian American Entertainment. We are launching the same time the AZN is closing. This site is as an experiment building an Asian American "channel". While we don't have a huge war chest of funds (this site was started with less than $60), we can uncover new and exciting Asian American talent across the country with the help of the viewers of this site. In recent weeks, we have seen JabbaWockeeZ become America's Best Dance Crew and Cung Le become the Strikeforce middleweight champion. The time to build this "channel" is now. Strike while the iron is hot!

The concept is simple: every day we will try to post a video of interest to Asian Americans such as music, movies, and comedy. If you know of a video or have a video you want to promote, let us know. Email us at webmaster@channelapa.com

We got some motivation watching Guy Kawasaki's "Art of the Start" video

As we continue to grow, we hope to "make meaning" and "niche orselves."