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?ÄúChina Dolls?Äù by Michelle Yu & Blossom Kan The gal pal theme has long been a literary favorite with such classics as Amy Tan?Äôs ?ÄúJoy Luck Club?Äù (1989), Terry McMillan?Äôs ?ÄúWaiting to Exhale?Äù (1992), and of course, Candace Bushnell?Äôs ?ÄúSex and the City (1997).?Äù Written by cousins Michelle Yu and Blossom Kan, ?ÄúChina Dolls?Äù is [...]

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?ÄúGod of Luck?Äù by Ruthanne Lum McCunn It can be difficult sometimes to read a book so well-written that it quantum leaps its reader on board a packed 19th century slave ship amidst the muck of brutality on the high seas, the putrid smell of rotten meat, and the queasiness and suffocation of a tumultuous [...]

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The art of Hawaiian tattooing has not been addressed so comprehensively in modern literature as in [tag]Tricia Allen[/tag]?s [tag]Tattoo Traditions of Hawai?i[/tag] which can turn even a complete novice into a well-versed tattoo aficionado by the end of the book. Allen, a Hawai?i-based cultural anthropologist and long-time tattoo artist, has not only studied Polynesian tattoos [...]

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The smell of success is sweeter when it arrives unexpectedly as was the case for Ian Gamazon and Neill dela Llana when they became the recipients of a $25,000 grant for Cavite, winning the IFC/Acura Someone To Watch Award in the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards. The Independent Spirit Awards are presented by Film Independent, an [...]

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?CAVITE? OPENS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Written/Produced by Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana Lumiere, 1572 California Street at Polk, San Francisco, (415) 267-4893 Shattuck Cinemas, 2230 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, (510)464-5980 For more information visit www.landmarktheatres.com It was 3 in the morning when I arrived in the Philippines in 1999. It was my first trip [...]

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The alphabet soup that flows from a writer?s veins, through the pen and out on paper is as magical a process as the delivery of a really good joke. Prime Time Apparitions is really just that?a collection of journalistic prose and poetry with great delivery which offers readers a delightful joyride on the bouncy road [...]

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Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy San Francisco, Landmarks? Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, 415.267.4893 from April 7th Show times: Sat & Sun – 11:30, 2:15, 5: 00, 8:00* Fri, & Mon-Thu – 2:15, 5:00, 8:00* *Friday, April 7th: Q&A with the Writer / Director Graham Coleman following the 8.00 P.M. screening Berkeley, Shattuck, 2230 Shattuck, Berkeley, [...]

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With such rare screenings of Tibetan American film perspectives, the last showing of Dreaming Lhasa is sure to garner much attention. As part of the 24th International Asian American Film Festival, the screening takes place on Wednesday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive (2575 Bancroft Way) in Berkeley. Dreaming Lhasa, the [...]

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The 24th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival kicks off in San Francisco on March 16 and continues through March 26 with its last film screening in San Jose. The festival has a robust line-up of films and the following are two recommended picks from the festival?s international showcase that display sensitivity to the [...]

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The 24th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival kicks off this year in San Francisco on March 16 with a full line-up of films from home and abroad. Produced by the Center for Asian American Media (formerly the National Asian American Telecommunications Association), the 10-day festival will present a strong set of narrative [...]

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Legend has it that the discovery of tea some 3,000 to 5,000 years ago, happened when leaves inadvertently fell into water that was being boiled under a tree. The alchemy so magical and the taste as equally astounding, there is no surprise that tea remains one of the most favored drinks among poets. With The [...]

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