Funny Asian Women Kollective bring ‘The Trunk Show’ to St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Oct. 6, 2020) — Funny Asian Women Kollective, better known as F.A.W.K., will host “The Trunk Show” pop-up comedy from the back of a pickup truck in four[…]
Category: Arts
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Fiona Sze-Lorrain publishes fourth book of poetry
AAPRESS StaffPARIS (Oct. 4, 2020) — “Rain in Plural” (Princeton University Press 2016), the fourth collection of poetry from celebrated Fiona Sze-Lorrain, is the much-anticipated follow-up to “The Ruined Elegance,”[…]
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2020 Elgin Awards for Speculative Poetry Book of the Year Announced
By BRYAN THAO WORRAAAP Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 24, 2020) — The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association has announced the winners of the 2020 Elgin Awards for Book[…]
Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ won People’s Choice Award at TIFF20
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Chinese American director Chloé Zhao’s third feature ‘Nomadland’ won the Grolsch People’s Choice Award at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, a scaled[…]
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Kevin Kwan’s new book handles the race issue with bold, comedic strokes
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer After the movie adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy Rich Asians” came out in 2018, there was resounding applause from the Asian community. However,[…]
2020 Rhysling Award winners announced
By BRYAN THAO WORRAAAP contributing writer SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 11, 2020) — The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association recently announced its 2020 winners for the speculative poems of the year.Jessica[…]
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‘House of Hummingbird’ gives wings to a promising career for Bora Kim
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Tolstoy famously wrote: ‘All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way’. Maybe that’s why we have more stories[…]
2020 McKnight Media Artist Fellows announced
ST. PAUL, Minn. (June, 3, 2020) — FilmNorth on Tuesday announced the four Minnesota artists selected to receive the 2020 McKnight Fellowships for Media Artists. This year’s fellows are David J.[…]
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Black Lives Matter — A letter from the Asian Art Museum
SAN FRANCISCO (June 4, 2020) — The Asian Art Museum on Thursday sent out a letter of solidarity regarding the recent protests following the murder of George Floyd, a black[…]
Filipino/ American filmmaker on staying creative during lockdown
New York-based Filipino American filmmaker Michael Manese talks about his latest film “The Pleasure of Being Served” and staying creative during a pandemic with a Filipino TV Channel. GanapTV Online[…]
