Surf’s up! Two KA hotties have have joined the cast of “Hawaii Five-O,” CBS’s remake of the series about the Hawaii police department. Grace Park will play Kona Kalakua, champion surfer and police academy member. Daniel Dae Kim will play her uncle, squad member Chin Ho Kelly. Park’s character is recruited to join the police unit run…

This is a guest post from Philip W. Chung, a writer and co-artistic director of Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. Lodestone’s final production, “Grace Kim & The Spiders From Mars,” runs from Nov. 14 to Dec. 20. Check out Chung’s blog, You Offend Me You Offend My Family.

When we decided that Lodestone Theatre Ensemble would shut down after ten years and that I would be writing what would be our last play, I knew…

At first glance, Grace Han’s paintings seem to be inspired by the 19th-century Impressionist art movement of Paris. Most works, however, are very modern in their color depiction and content representation. Her inspiration comes not only from nature, but also from her inner desire to express lines and colors in an abstract manner.

Using consciously planned brush techniques, the Southern California-based artist masterfully uses silhouettes to make her paintings pulsate with emotion. Blurred edges in many of…

By Oliver Saria
Photographs by Dean Foreman

Fans of the sci-fi cult hit Battlestar Galactica might recognize the above subtitle as a reference to the show’s opening sequence, when viewers are reminded that the Cylons—a race of cybernetic clones hell-bent on human genocide—have always had a plan. It’s ironic then that Grace Park—who will forever be remembered as Sharon/Athena/Boomer/Eight or, to the casual observer, “The Asian Cylon”—has never really had one.

When she booked her first series gig…

Name: Caroline Jasmine Park
Age: 24
City: Buena Park, Calif.
Occupation: A transitional explorer of career websites, as I like to call myself.

Where did you grow up?
I lived a vagabond lifestyle. I’ve lived everywhere from Seoul to NYC to Dallas to LA to the OC.

What websites do you check daily?
Lately, hopping on Craigslist has been part of my morning ritual.

What’s on your iPod?
A lot of nonsense with a whole lot of Britney. And I ain’t ashamed.

If you were on…