Camille Mana: Asuncion+ Norman

From Camille Mana:

ASUNCION (World Premiere Play by Jesse Eisenberg)
Starring Academy Award Nominee Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, and myself.

In Previews Oct 12-26, Running Oct 27-Nov 27
Off-Broadway at the historic Cherry Lane Theatre
Produced by Rattlestick Playwrights Arena
www.rattlestick.org
Interview on Asuncion

and

NORMAN (Feature Film)
Starring Dan Byrd, Academy Award Nominee Richard Jenkins, Adam Goldberg, Emily VanCamp, and myself.
Original Score and Soundtrack by Andrew Bird.

Limited Theatrical Release - AMC Theaters - Oct 21 (for one or two weeks)
www.normanthemovie.com

“One of the most intelligent and deeply felt big-screen portrayals of a troubled teen in the last several years.” – The Hollywood Reporter.

Wiki Bio

Camille Mana (born September 1, 1983) is an American actress.

Born in Orange County, California, she is of Filipino/Chinese descent. Camille graduated from University of California, Berkeley in six semesters with a degree in Economics.

She got her big break as Lisa on UPN's long-running sitcom One on One opposite Kyla Pratt, Robert Ri'chard, and R&B star Ray J. Mana next appeared in the Miramax Films dramedy Smart People playing Missy Chin. She also co-starred in the MGM teen comedy film College. She will next be seen in four feature films including Norman, High School, Why Am I Doing This, and Speed-Dating.

She produced a short film, Equal Opportunity, which won NBC's First Annual Comedy Shortcuts Festival and earned Mana a development grant prize. An official selection in the HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and South by Southwest (SXSW). She also co-produced the dramatic feature film The Things We Carry.

Camille has been announced to play the title role in the playwrighting debut of Jesse Eisenberg Asuncion opposite Eisenberg and Justin Bartha at The Cherry Lane Theatre in New York.

Rozita Villanueva Lee + Re-Print: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Strengthening Our Economy and our Country

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/14/asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-strengthening-our-economy-and-our-countryAsian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Strengthening Our Economy and our CountryPosted by Rozita Villanueva Lee on October 14, 2011 at 11:25 AM EDT

I came to Las Vegas, Nevada 32 years ago from Hawaii, where I was born and raised. Like so many other diverse people in the state of Nevada, I have made this place my home and have been embraced by the community. I have seen my community change dramatically over the years.The 2010 Census indicates that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) make up over 10 percent of the population in Nevada, and that nationwide, AAPIs are the fastest growing ethnic group. I am proud to serve on President Obama’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs. In my role as a commissioner, I advise the White House Initiative on AAPIs about the issues facing my community.

Almost every day, I meet with stakeholders, organizations, and advocates—from youth to elders, from performing artists to business leaders in the local chambers of commerce, from labor union members to veterans groups and churches. What I hear is an overwhelming concern about the economy, and about housing stability and affordability, as illustrated by some startling statistics.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the country—at 13.4 percent. Nevada also posted the nation’s highest state foreclosure rate for the 56th straight month in August 2011, with one in every 118 housing units with a foreclosure filing during the month. It breaks my heart to have seen so many friends lose their jobs and lose their homes during these difficult economic times.

Their experiences are the reason we are convening a Town Hall on Jobs and Housing in Henderson, Nevada, in honor of the two year anniversary of the signing of the executive order that reauthorized the White House Initiative. The Town Hall is an opportunity for Administration officials to hear from the community about the issues most important to them, but also to raise awareness of the Administration efforts to create jobs, strengthen small businesses, preserve homeownership, and expand housing opportunities. The President’s advisers on jobs and the economy, and officials from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Small Business Administration will listen to and answer questions on federal resources for employment retraining for green jobs, starting and growing small businesses, housing counseling, and financial literacy services. Participants can walk away with hands-on, practical knowledge of how to get help during these difficult economic times.

President Obama believes that in this time of national crisis, inaction is not an option. That’s why he proposed The American Jobs Act, a bold set of initiatives to strengthen the recovery and create jobs for all Americans. These measures—which will expand opportunities for the long-term unemployed to reenter the workforce, provide incentives for businesses to hire, and make investments in revitalizing schools, infrastructure and neighborhoods—will help create new job opportunities in AAPI communities and across the country.

I listen to the real life experiences that people are going through every day, and I work with the White House Initiative to make sure that our government is responding to these needs.

Rozita Villanueva Lee serves on the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Black Heart, Noddy, And Murder! Dance! Kill!

Got this sent my way from bandmember Cynthia (who's also a blogger down at Hyphen).

Check it out.

Stats:

4th Album: Murder! Dance! Kill!
iTunes Link: Buy it.

About:

"Noddy was spawned as an 8-bit solo project from Seattle's eternally-tortured pop prince Jared Mills. Now fully-formed and ready-made for the dance party in a basement near you, with songs that only need to be heard once to get permanently lodged in the heart/brain. Noddy features Mills on vocals/production, Reese Umbaugh on synths, Cynthia Brothers on trumpet/vocals, Dylan Clayton on keys/vocals, and Michael Buchert on vocals/percussion. Giving you equal parts Legend of Zelda and George Michael (with a Voldemort side-eye), Noddy's live shows drop heavy beats, supple bass lines, and enough sexxx to bring even Republican congressmen to their knees."

Noddy live dates:

October 8th at The Sunset (Seattle Weekly's Reverb Music Festival)

October 11th at Neumos w/ Metronomy, New Villager // Murder! Dance! Kill! CD Release - Seattle

October 15th at the Crocodile with Moon Face (Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade) - Seattle
November 18th at Sole Repair -- Seattle

Noddy on Facebook:
http://facebook.com/noddy.music

Noddy on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/noddymusic

More Noddy info at:
http://getnoddy.com

2011 Drama bandcamp download at:
http://noddy.bandcamp.com/album/drama

Booking/Press:
Reese Umbaugh
noddybooking@gmail.com

CMJ, Whotune Showcase, Emiko, And Reality TV In London?

I know. I know. Who uses Myspace anymore?

That would be me.

From the Emiko MySpace:

After two long and exciting years writing, recording and performing in London (as well as adventures on the rest of Continental Europe), I am THRILLED to announce that I am finally back in New York City - taking the stage as part of CMJ in the Whotune Showcase.

If you are local to NYC, you can be one of the very first people to hear my brand new songs, which I will be premiering tomorrow night (never been recorded or even performed live) with some new band members! The show is also serving as a mini focus group to collect feedback from fans about the new material as it is all going to be featured in a reality show that is being made about my life in London - so come down and share your thoughts!

If you are not local, you can read the advance coverage of the show and new music courtesy of The Soho Journal.

The show details are as follows:

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
8:00pm
Fat Baby
112 Rivington Street
New York 10002

*Tickets are still available - they can be purchased for $10 at the door, or if you have a CMJ wristband, you can enter for free!

As this is part of CMJ there will be a myriad of talent on tomorrow night as well - the whole night's line up is going to be filled with so much versatile, fun music:

7:00pm - Jennifer Logue
8:00pm - Emiko
9:00pm - Michelle Lewis
10:00pm - TAB the Band
11:00pm - Army Navy
11:30pm - Shout Out Out Out Out

Please visit Whotune - our gracious hosts for the CMJ showcase - they are a wonderful new music platform for artists and industry pros alike. You can find Whotune here!

So come down to Rivington Street for a night of outstanding music and great stories!

Rock, roll, and respect,

--emiko

You've Turned A Decade: AK Connection 10 Year Anniversary Gala

In another un-related note. The theme goes on.

Kind of.

There's text too.

AK Connection 10 Year Anniversary Gala
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 5pm
Dinner, Entertainment, Dancing

Age: 18+
Tickets: $25
Holiday Inn St. Paul (2201 Burns Avenue, St. Paul MN 55119)

For tickets and more information

Asian Women Giving Circle: Sip, Shop, Swap

In an un-related note, there's a theme of images as posts here.

U.S. China Film Summit

I'll be honest. I really have no idea what this is truly about. I skimmed it. It sounds like it might be interesting. Therefore I'm posting it.

As an image. Because that's the way it came.

So it might be hard to read.

And search.

Not my fault.

TGIF

Yes...

A Quick Note To Erik Spoelstra

Hey Erik,

Since the NBA is in lockout mode (and congratulations to the World Champion Lynx) and no one else has anything to really say - they're talking about whether or not you're going to get your contract extension, and I just wanted to let you know that melding talent together isn't easy - I mean hey - look at me - I have tons of talent (not for anything useful but that's beside the point...) and it's hard enough just getting my one and only ass out the door on time and not getting lost on my way to work after I miss my exit because I spilled coffee on myself.

I can't even being to imagine the pressure on you and trying to coach a team to an NBA championship with so many different personalities.

But don't worry.

No te preocupes ban toi.

If you don't get that extension and you find yourself jobless - I know one career you can completely go into.

Porn.

Seriously - people would love to see you in your own personal sex tape shaking that Fil Am ass like you're going for the slam dunk ready to get hardcore on a bevy of beautiful porn vixens.

I even have a title if you're interested.

Erik Spoelstra: Hardwood.

Okay.

Hope to see you on Blu-ray soon.

Slanty

P.S.

Sorry - I just couldn't resist that title...

It's The 2011 CAAM Fellowship Program

From the good folks down at the Center for Asian American Media for all of you writers and artists out there.

Having gone through a successful first year of the Program, we are excited to launch the second year of the 2011 CAAM Fellowship Program. Furthering CAAM’s work to nurture Asian American media professionals and advance the field of Asian American media, the Program will connect talented and dedicated individuals with leading professionals in the field. The CAAM Fellowship Program seeks to develop the talents and skills of a range of media professions including filmmakers, actors, programmers, and executives.

Last year we launched the Program with an impressive slate of emerging Asian American talent as Fellows:

•Soman Chainani (Director),
•Scotty Iseri (Digital Media Producer),
•Cindy Fang (TV Writer),
•Angela Lee (Development Executive / Producer),
•and Canyon Sam (Screenwriter).
We connected the Fellows with accomplished media professionals as Mentors:

•Jessica Yu (Director),
•Nina Walia (New Media Executive),
•Angela Cheng Caplan (Talent Manager),
•Dan Lin (Producer)
•Iris Yamashita (Screenwriter).

The results could not have been more satisfying. The Fellows and Mentors worked together to take a Fellows’ project to the next level meanwhile developing relationships that were nurturing and positive.

Facilitating partnerships within the Asian American filmmaking community is one of the most important work that CAAM does. We continue to receive many comments from the community that speaks to the lack of connection with Asian American film community in any meaningful way.

Participating fellows will have access to the leading Asian American talent in film, television and digital media. Each fellowship will be individually tailored to best fit the needs of the fellows and advisers. Fellowships will range from fully integrated collaborations to regular feedback on current projects to an ongoing dialogue about professional development.

Furthermore, fellows will have the opportunity to connect with the larger community of Asian American media professionals through a Producers Workshop at CAAM’s festival and a CAAM Fellowship Program Retreat hosted by CAAM for all participating mentors and fellows.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested applicants please download the application and submit the form and any additional pages necessary as a word or pdf document by

•October 17, 2011 to fellowship2011 [at] caamedia [dot] org
•with the subject heading FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION 2011.
Download the CAAM Fellowship Application 2011

Please email any questions to sapana [at] caamedia [dot] org.

Karin Chien, Director of CAAM Fellowship Program

Karin Chien is an independent film producer based in New York City, and the 2010 recipient of the Independent Spirit Producers Award. Karin has produced ten feature-length films, including CIRCUMSTANCE (2011), THE EXPLODING GIRL (2009), THE MOTEL (2005) and ROBOT STORIES (2002), which have won over 100 festival awards, premiered at Sundance and Berlin, and received international distribution. Karin is the president and founder of dGenerate Films, the leading distributor of independent Chinese cinema.

The CAAM Fellowship Program is made possible with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)

Related links

Watch a live panel from the SFIAAFF ’11 where Fellows discuss their experiences in CAAM’s Fellowship Program.

http://caamedia.org/blog/caam-presents/2011/09/20/sfiaaff-11-replay-up-close-and-personal-with-the-asian-american-industry-panel/

Help The Korean Unwed Mothers Families’ Association (KUMFA) Raise $7,000

Good cause.

I think about my mother everyday. Her memory is always with me. In many ways, she and unwed women like her are the reason why Land of Gazillion Adoptees exists. Because of this, I fully support the Korean Unwed Mothers Families’ Association (KUMFA) efforts to raise $7,000 for its facility HEATER, which provides care for Korean mothers who keep their children. Please read on for additional details, “like” the “Fundraiser Page for the Korean Unwed Mothers Families’ Association (KUMFA)”, and consider making a financial contribution today.

Thank you in advance — KOV

Some Facts About Unwed Mothers in Korea [...]

Read it in full here.

Truong Do + Mouse Without Borders = Awesomeness From Hanoi

While some of you might have seen this already, others may not (it's about a month old), but if you haven't and want to get your productive geek on (in the coolest sense of the word) - check it out.

2 Broke Girls, Mathew Moy, And WTF Was I Watching?

I get that actors need to work and that sometimes they just can't win especially if they're a person of color and especially if they're from the APIA community - but that doesn't mean we can't ask questions - and there're a few large ones looming over CBS's "2 Broke Girls" that come to mind including the following:

• Why does Mathew Moy have to play the new immigrant learning the language, doing every stereotype in the book including getting bossed around by "hot" White Women? Haven't we seen that before and wouldn't his character be just as good being a 2nd or 3rd gen API?
  
  
  
• In an interview, co-creator Michael Patrick King "pointed out that the show, which takes place in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, is simply representative of the real-life neighborhood. 'It's a very mixed melting pot environment, Williamsburg, and we're interested in showing the difference between the cool hipsters [and the rest of the neighborhood].'
  
  First, let's just remember the differences between the melting pot and the salad bowl - the latter doesn't slowly morph away your racial and ethnic identity but instead allows you to co-exist intermingling tastes and textures while keeping your identity.
  
  Second - what - POC hipsters don't exist? Hipsters are only White Americans with English as their first language?
  
  And they're cool?
  
  So the show is about the differences between "cool" White People and how they interact with the "uncool, non-progressive, non-independent thinking, can't appreciate art, uneducated population"?
  
  Haven't we already seen that show and weren't some of those episodes titled "Watts Riots of 1965", "Anti-miscegenation laws", "Redlining", "The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882", "Japanese American Internment Camps", and "The Jan Brewer Show: How To Fuck An Immigrant And Keep Them In Jail For As Long As You Want"?
  
  
  
• How come no one outside of the two White Girls on the CBS page for the show has a character name? Is there an HTML shortage I'm unaware of? Is the recession that bad that someone couldn't even get an intern who works for free to type in those extra letters?

To me the show can be summed up in one of the scenes from last night's episode where Max (lord of the hipsters played by Kat Dennings who shot to fame in that White flick about a playlist) tries to school the character Caroline - which basically went like this:

Max: Sushi? That's lazy. I want my fish cooked.

Caroline: You think it'll be good? The lady said it would be good.

Max: Of course it'll be. Why would the immigrant lady who sold it to a White Girl lie to you?

Automatically labeled an immigrant because she sold the character some sushi?

Check.

Sneaky ass Asian lady who lied about how good the sushi was?

Check.

White hipsters creating a show about White hipsters that makes me go "How the hell did this show get picked up for another season"?

Yup.

Michelle Wie Finally Wins!

Just a joke...

Jackie Chan And The Crappy Scrabble Word Of The Day

From scrabble-word-finder.com

Verb to shanghai (third-person singular simple present shanghais, present participle shanghaiing, simple past and past participle shanghaied)

◦(transitive) To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew.
◦(transitive) To abduct or coerce.
◦(transitive) To commandeer; appropriate; hijack

Which kind of reminds me of this:



Which then reminds me of this:

Clara Chung, Ryan Higa + The White House

And you didn't think the White House could be this damn cool.

When: October 14, 2011
Time: 4pm PDT/7pm EST

Watch live stream here:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/whitehouseaapi

Submit questions and comments via twitter:
#AAPITownHall

The Initiative cordially invites students, youth, and community advocates across the country to attend its first ever Virtual Youth Town Hall. The online event will be available for viewing at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/whitehouseaapi.

During the Virtual Town Hall, the White House Initiative will explore increasingly important issues relevant to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth. YouTube personality Ryan Higa, singer and songwriter Clara Chung are among the prominent AAPI role models that will serve as Town Hall panelists and address issues such as bullying, access to education, and AAPI representation in the arts and media. The Town Hall will be moderated by Sefa Aina, Vice Chair of the President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs.

The Virtual Town Hall will be live-streamed, and will include a question and answer session in which the community can submit their questions online. Questions and comments can be submitted before and during the town hall event via Twitter using the hashtag #WHIAAPITownHall. The Virtual Town Hall will be hosted in front of a live audience of youth in Las Vegas, Nevada, where a limited number of participants can attend and share their own stories.

Where Did The Week Go?

I don't know...but I guess that's the reason why this year I'm 1/2 time.

Nice.

Hank Williams Jr. Is Having A Tea Party With Adolfo And Netanyahu

I didn't take offense to the actual quote that Hank had to say, but I did blink my eye to his follow up which went something like this:

Williams, however, said he has "always respected the office of the president."

Still, he noted, "Every time the media brings up the tea party, it's painted as racist and extremists -- but there's never a backlash, no outrage to those comparisons ... Working-class people are hurting -- and it doesn't seem like anybody cares.

There's no outrage and no backlash because everyone agrees, and just because you're a racist, or belong to a racist movement, it doesn't mean you can't be a hard working individual - in fact, I'd say that being a racist, or belonging to a racist group shows you work hard because being that much of an ass usually takes a lot of work (for at least most people).

Seattle SketchFest + Pork Filled Players

Who doesn't like bacon?

SketchFest Seattle, the first ever and longest running festival of its type, brings another hilarious conglomeration of sketch comedy from all over North America with SketchFest 2011! (October 6th-8th). This will be the lucky 13th festival, and we’re bringing acts from LA, Vancouver B.C., Chicago, and the exotic climes of Grand Rapids MI. Three days, five shows, fifteen groups, and one comedy film festival. It’s like comedy Christmas: you don’t know what you’re going to get… but you’re pretty darn sure it won’t be a sweater!

Thursday 10/6 - 7:00 p.m. – Opening night Smorgasbord/Comedy Video Contest

This is our opening night SketchFest Smorgasbord. From this buffet you will have the opportunity to sample more sketch comedy than you ever thought possible. Every single local group in the festival will be offering up a teaser taste to whet your comedy palate in this feast with a special, desert showcase from Seattle sketch legends, Disgruntled Bit Players. You will be drooling over the remaining four shows, planning the next courses of your comedy meal.

…But that's not all! We'll also be doing our annual comedy film festival, where you, the audience, get to choose what movie deserves our prize of 10,000 Cents! Also, this year we'll be giving out an additional 10,000 cents to the winner of our Celebrity Juried Award!

Saturday 10/8 -9:00 p.m.
Comedian Derek Sheen
Pork Filled Players
The Entertainment Show
Slow Children Crossing (LA)
Tickets: http://bit.ly/pcsoDO

Michael Kang, Sung Kang, And Knots

From the You Tube Video

Lily Kim returns to Hawaii in order to escape an engagement trigger-happy boyfriend in LA. Once home, she reluctantly joins her dysfunctional family's wedding planning business. Her mother and sisters have very different ideas about what marriage means and for Lily it means only one thing - divorce. Through this, Lily learns about love, life and floral arrangements.

KNOTS is an independent feature film (2011) written by Kimberly-Rose Wolter (Tre) and directed by Michael Kang (The Motel), and produced by Island FIlm Group (Princess Ka`iulani, Soul Surfer). The film stars Illeana Douglas (Stir of Echoes, Easy to Assemble), Sung Kang (Fast Furious 5), Kimberly-Rose Wolter, Mia Riverton (Red Doors, the Mentalist) and Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars).