Category: Arts and Culture

AMBUSH IN TOKYO: FASHION GETS CORNERED BY CULTURE … BUT BY HAPPY DESIGN

by Asia Media Staff | Dec 11, 2019 | article, Arts and Culture, Fashion, Japan | 0 |

NILE BROWN WRITES — Broad shoulders, billowy trousers and bold neon colors permeate AMBUSH’s...

ASIAN ARTS: HOW MARVELOUS THE WANING OF STEREOTYPES LIKE FU MANCHU

by Asia Media Staff | Dec 10, 2019 | article, Arts and Culture | 0 |

MATHEW ANDROVETT WRITES–Shang -Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, slated for release in...

MOVIE REVIEW: GEMINI MAN – WHEN TWO WILLS ARE BETTER THAN ONE

by Asia Media Staff | Nov 19, 2019 | article, Arts and Culture, Film, Uncategorized | 0 |

WEI WU WRITES — It has been three years since Ang Lee’s last movie “Billy Lynn’s Long...

Netflix: This ‘Down Under’ Town, With Its Racism, Corruption and Sex Trafficking, Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Them

by Asia Media Staff | Oct 12, 2019 | article, Arts and Culture, movie review | 0 |

NATHAN RIVAS WRITES – As we approach the release date for “Jojo Rabbit” by Taika Waititi, the...

ASIAN MOVIES: A MARVEL-OUS BREAKTHROUGH? OR YET ANOTHER SON OF FU MANCHU?

by Asia Media Staff | Aug 12, 2019 | Arts and Culture, China, Film | 0 |

IMMANUEL PORTUS WRITES — Following the slew of “Asian movies” that have been gaining traction this...

VIETNAM: Film ‘Song Lang’ has a refreshing take on ‘queer love’

by Albus Wang | Jun 5, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Film, LGBT, Vietnam | 0 |

Directed by Leon Le, the movie Song Lang, set in 90s Saigon, begins with Dung “Thunderbolt”, a...

Los Angeles: Things to Do To Celebrate Asian Cultures

by Yi Ning Wong | May 17, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Los Angeles | 0 |

YI NING WONG WRITES — This month marks Asian American Pacific Heritage Month. Though,...

INDIO: BLACKPINK Makes History – First Female K-Pop Act to Play at Coachella Music & Arts Festival

by Antonia Horlick | May 5, 2019 | Arts and Culture | 0 |

ANTONIA HORLICK WRITES – In the past decade, Korean Pop music has become a global phenomenon...

ASIA: MAKE A DATE WITH A ‘DATING APP’!

by Mohammad Al Shahri | Apr 29, 2019 | Arts and Culture | 0 |

MOHAMMED AL SHAHRI WRITES– The continuous incorporation of information technology in daily...

Los Angeles: ASIAN RESTAURANTS GET LITTLE HELP FROM YELP

by Alexandra Radilaleh | Apr 22, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Food | 0 |

ALEXANDRA RADILALEH WRITES– Since my return to Los Angeles from my study abroad in South...

Japan: Sekiro – a new endeavor for the Dark Soul Series

by Cameron Henderson | Apr 10, 2019 | Art, Arts and Culture, Japan | 1 |

CAMERON HENDERSON WRITES — The Japanese video game company “FromSoftware” released the much...

China: Modern Chinese Women Struggle in Problematic Family relationship Caused by Parents’ Gender Preference

by Yuxin Zhou | Apr 8, 2019 | Arts and Culture, China, East Asia, feminism, Film | 0 |

YUXIN ZHOU WRITES — On April 2, the Chinese TV drama series “All is Well” ended. The show...

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