Posted: February 1st, 2010
Filed Under: April 2010 , Back Issues , BLOG , FEATURED ARTICLE
Kollaboration staff with performers for the 2009 talent show, which was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Front row, from left) Kollaboration executive board members Christine Kim (associate producer), Roy Choi (executive producer), Rina Lee (programs director), and PK (executive director).
By Ellis Song
The brainchild of Paul “PK” Kim, the annual talent showcase Kollaboration has provided a Los Angeles stage (and large cash prizes) for Asian artists, dancers and musicians for the last 10 years. Now hosted in Seattle, San Francisco, Houston, Tulsa, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, D.C., and Toronto, the organization’s mantra to empower through entertainment is indeed becoming an international movement. This March marks the tenth year for Kollaboration’s flagship event in Los Angeles. It will also be Kim’s final year as executive director of the nonprofit organization. Kim, who is exiting his post to concentrate on his stand-up comedy career, believes it’s time for a new generation to take over. Executive producer Roy Choi says that Kim, who also hosts the show, is “Kollaboration personified,” but “we’re just going to continue the course. Keep expanding and moving into other cities.” KoreAm takes a look back at some of the more memorable moments of Kollaboration’s first decade. Continue Reading »
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One of the the biggest Asian cinema events to hit Southern California opens on May 10. The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, presented by Visual Communications, features the latest works by established and emerging filmmakers, along with seminars, panel discussions and symposiums on topics relevant to Asian Pacific cinema.
Opening Night features “Shanghai Calling,” directed by Daniel Hsia and starring Korean American Daniel Henney, who plays a Chinese American expat lawyer navigating his way through the mean streets of Shanghai (the picture above also indicates he is a raisin smuggler). But does he take off his shirt? Go watch the movie to find out! read more
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