I know the crew has been working really hard on this project for the last several months to truly capture a movement that has been going on for quite some time. And so I’m very excited to see what they have to show the world and very proud to have had some involvement. This has definitely been a VERY ambitious project, so I’m looking forward to celebrating with everyone involved! Yay-yuh, *cheers* all!

More info: UPLOADED: THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT @ LAAPFF

On Friday night, my music video program, CINEMA MÚSICA!, will be screening at CGV Cinemas at 7:30p. If you can make it, I’ll be conducting a Q&A with filmmakers and artists in attendance after the screening. After that, I’m gonna head to the DGA to see THE CRUMBLES! And then if I’m in the partying mood, I’ll stop by Club Los Globos for some live music and schmoozing.

On Saturday, I’m gonna try to check out HANG LOOSE, SUNSET STORIES, and YES, WE’RE OPEN! On Sunday, I’m prob gonna have to take a break, but I wanna shout out Michael Kang’s latest film, KNOTS. I got to see it at SDAFF last year and it’s def a good film to watch with the fam on Mother’s Day ;]

More info: http://asianfilmfestla.org/2012/

Ross Ching’s latest short film but not-so-short-film premiered earlier today on Wired.com. The reason why it’s not exactly a short film is because it’s actually a clip of a feature film that has yet to be made. I had a chance to chop it up with the two producers of the film and it definitely sounds like some exciting things are cooking. Check it out~

More info: facebook.com/Alreadygonethemovie

Tim Kang’s ONE SHOOT FILMS seeking Korean American actors for “None of Them Will Collect My Soul”

Tim Kang launched his production company One Shoot Films (OSF) with the focus of getting back to the basics of good storytelling, and to produce relevant, engaging and entertaining films that accurately reflect the world we live in today.

OSF’s first project currently in pre-production is “None Of Them Will Collect My Soul”, a dramatic short film that focuses on the topic of human trafficking, addressing real life crimes of abduction and abuse, and encouraging awareness to the issues of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), an organization Tim is passionate about and has been involved with as the national celebrity spokesman since 2010.

OSF is immediately seeking Korean American actors for the female lead and several other supporting roles.

Shoot/Start Date: May 4, 5, and 6
Pay Rate: Deferred
Location: Los Angeles area

They are currently looking to cast the following roles:

[SU-JIN] Korean American girl, over 18 to play 15-16 years old, Vulnerable, expressive eyes. Knowledge of piano playing a plus, but not required. NEED TO SPEAK SOME KOREAN.

[MOTHER] Korean woman in her late 30′s to early 40′s,may be a bit over weight. NEED TO SPEAK FLUENT KOREAN.

Talent may submit directly to: shortfilmcompetition2012@oneshootfilms.com
Please address in Subject: CASTING and include headshot, resume and link to demo reel if available. There is no nudity in this project.

I was born on March 20, 1983 in Knoxville, TN. My parents came from Taiwan so that my father could acquire a Masters degree in Food Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. According to my dad, he fell in love with this country within the first week of being here after his housemates took him around for some sight seeing. He loved the wide open spaces and abundance of fishing.

Because of his new found love, he decided he wanted to stay in the States instead of returning to Taiwan to work. The people around him told him that Computer Science was the ticket to stay. He ended up visiting the Dean of Computer Science at his school which whom he struck a deal to audit classes. His acceptance into the program would depend on how he did on the exams. My dad aced them.

My parents were very hard working. While my father earned his degree in Computer Science, my mother took night classes to improve her English and develop job skills. They both worked at a Chinese restaurant to pay the bills. After my dad graduated, my family moved a lot due to my father’s career. We were on the east coast for a little bit, then my younger brother was born in Sacramento, CA in 1985. After that, we moved a few times within Silicon Valley where we eventually ended up in Cupertino, CA, home of Apple Computers.

Growing up in Cupertino, I always felt that I lived in a “Truman Show type bubble.” I always felt that there had to be more to life than what I knew in this little suburban city. My brother and I were latchkey kids. Although we played together as young children, by the time I was in junior high, we did our own things. Also, our parents were strict about us hanging out with friends, so we didn’t go out very much.

Therefore, I had a lot of time to myself. I pondered the existence of God, I thought a lot about life and its meaning, and I found ways to entertain myself (i.e. radio talk shows with my stuffed animals). During this time, I also discovered a hobby in making websites, chatting on AOL, and joining online social networks. I published my first website circa 1996 on GeoCities (prior to that, I had made a “website” on my dad’s company’s Intranet circa 1994). Since I was the only one amongst my peers doing this, everyone who knew about it thought it was cool. Shoot. I was a pioneer back then.

In high school, I continued to build websites. I would code everything in Notepad and create my own graphics. I learned how to do a lot of things by reading other people’s HTML source codes. On AOL, I went through different screen names, from cHiNkBeBe52 to Azn66girly to bamboo6irl. I eventually picked up the nickname “Peachies” because I would always buy a bag of Trolli gummy peach rings and share them with my friends. This name stuck and went on to become my online persona.

In college, my online persona took on a personality of its own after I started blogging about Asian American films, music, events, etc. This all started after I took an Intro to Asian American Studies class at UC Santa Cruz. This class changed my life. I started to become passionate about raising the Asian American voice in mainstream media. I wanted to make a difference, so I started joining grassroots movements within the Asian American community, blogging avidly on Xanga.com regarding Asian American moves in media, and connecting with like-minded individuals.

I credit Judy Yung, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, Evan Jackson Leong, L.S. Kim, and a band called Nemo for inspiring me to follow this path.

To be continued…

Started the day with some pre-game Tsujita LA tsukemen with Michelle Phan:

Then spent most of the day at the Super Seoul Sausage Fest Bowl eating sausage after sausage (trust me, this video could’ve been really dirty):

And of course, there’s always room for dessert! Snow Monkey‘s a new fave:

Good food. Good company. Good times.

I haven’t been able to watch any of the previous 5 games live, but through Facebook, Twitter, news articles, blogs, and highlights on YouTube, I very quickly and proudly jumped onto the Linsanity bandwagon. Heck yah. What he stands for is what I thrive for! Not only is he also a 2nd generation Taiwanese American who has quite possibly become the most widely recognized Asian American public figure within just the last week, he has brought such a positive light into the mainstream, giving all the glory to God, and that is freakin’ AWESOME.

In late 2010, I got to see Jeremy play while I was up in the Bay and I remember thinking how crappy it was how little playtime he got. I could barely see what kind of skills he had then. I mean, nobody was passing the ball to him :[ Here’s my footage from that night (totally stalkerish):

Mind you, I’m not one that follows the NBA or knows anything about stats, etc., but I’d definitely heard about Jeremy a few years ago (probably from Angry Asian Man). Then I started to see him around here and there. And BOOM, now he’s in the spotlight with all eyes on him. Exciting times to be Asian American. Year of the Dragon… coincidence? I think not. I’m definitely rooting and praying for Jeremy!

Finally, for someone who never really cared for sports paraphernalia, I’m about to stock up on Jeremy Lin gear. This is one of them (MY LINJA! by MY NINJA!):

#Linspired

P.S. – Jeremy, if you’re reading this~ don’t let all these blogs get to your head Haha. But you obviously don’t need me to tell you that!