Young Jean Lee’s celebrated ‘Straight White Men’ has 10 week run
New York (June 19, 2018) — Obie Award-winning playwright Young Jean Lee takes her play, “Straight White Men” to Broadway with a 10-week run at The Hayes Theater in New[…]
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Flordelino Lagundino named Park Square Theater artistic director
St. Paul, Minn. (June 12, 2018) — Park Square Theatre announced this week the hire of Flordelino Lagundino as its third artistic director after a five-month national search and 113 applications from across[…]
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Kore-eda films provide realistic father characters
By Diana Cheng AAP Arts & Entertainment Hirokazu Kore-eda has often been compared to the venerable Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu. The obvious parallel is that they both focus on the[…]
Refugee poets reading in St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn. (June 15, 2018) — “Claiming Home: Refugee Poets for World Refugee Day” is a new event hosted by Os Ly and Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay. Special remarks will[…]
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‘Stargazers’ theme with Cracked Walnut poetry reading in St. Paul
Cracked Walnut continues its regular reading series with the the theme of Stargazers this month. This time, the reading will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 22, at the East[…]
Mixed Blood announces a six show 2018-19 season
Minneapolis/St. Paul (June 15, 2018) — Mixed Blood Theatre announced its six-show lineup Friday for it 43rd season in 2018-19. Transforming the Impossible to the Probable. Speaking truth to power[…]
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UCLA host book release on Japanese American redress and reparations struggle
Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) invite the community to celebrate the publication of “NCRR: The Grassroots Struggle for Japanese American Redress and[…]
“The Registry” screening and discussion on WWII military language schools
St. Paul, Minn. (June 6, 2018) — Historic Fort Snelling will host a screening of Steve Ozone’s documentary film on the lesser known history of the Military Intelligence Service Language School,[…]
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Playwrights’ Center announces 2018-19 McKnight Theater Artist Fellows
MINNEAPOLIS (June 6, 2018) — The McKnight Theater Artist Fellowships at the Playwrights’ Center recognize Minnesota theater artists other than playwrights whose work demonstrates exceptional artistic merit. The fellowship provides[…]
Donor of internment photos honored by Washington State University
PULLMAN, Wash. (June 8, 2018) — Ever since Patti Hirahara donated to Washington State University over 2,000 photos taken by her father and grandfather while in a Japanese American incarceration[…]
