AASHNA MALPANI WRITES– Kollaboration, a non-profit, hosted the EMPOWER conference last week. The organization held its fifth annual event on March 23 and 24 at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. The two-day symposium aims at bringing people across all communities together to learn more about filmmaking, music…
ASIA MEDIA WRITES — Hua Hsu, one of the hottest writers on the U.S. East Coast, is to discuss the issues and opportunities of writing about race and culture this Wednesday at 1pm on campus. The event is sponsored by LMU’s Journalism Dept. and the Asia Media Center (asiamedia.lmu.edu). The…
JENICA ROSE GARCIA WRITES — Every December, the internet excitedly awaits the acclaimed “Moving Pictures” mashup, which strings multiple pieces of footage from disparate movie trailers into a whole new trailer. The creative genius behind “Moving Pictures” is Clark Zhu, who has accumulated millions of fans and has been featured…
HALEY HARBUCK WRITES — “We are running out of time,” said Dr. Andrew Rohm, LMU’s Professor of Marketing. Rohm was explaining what happens when we get carried away with our dependence on technology. As a professor, he has noticed America’s millennials’ growing use of technology that, in their minds, seems…
ANDREA PLATE WRITES – The early reviews are in: Amazon Prime’s “Homecoming” series is a hit. The story-line, about a counselor helping veterans returning home transition to civilian life, is suspenseful. It’s gritty and “noir.” It’s a psychological thriller. And it features a cinematic superstar, Julia Roberts, who proves that, rather…
IMMANUEL PORTUS WRITES- Purple and scarlet lights illuminated Stage 4’s facade at Sunset Las Palmas Studios during the event of New Filmmakers Los Angeles on October 6th, a film festival that aims to celebrate LA’s heritage and identity. Emerging creative voices such as LA filmmakers Rona Par and Mengfang Yang drew…
ASIA MEDIA WRITES – Two recent graduates of Loyola Marymount University’s Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts have been designated as assistant managing editors of Asia Media International, and assume their new positions immediately, announced founder and editor in chief Tom Plate, LMU’s Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies and…
TOM PLATE WRITES – Thanks to an inspiring visit by the National Committee on North Korea, a handful of staffers – not to mention their prof – may have learned more about the intricacies of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea and its regional relationships in two hours than in…
ANDREA PLATE WRITES – What’s the big deal about Dr Ronny L. Jackson, President Trump’s embattled nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs? It’s obvious, if the allegations are true. They include: creating a hostile work environment. Drinking excessively on the job. Prescribing and dispensing medications inappropriately, to his own staff,…
ASIA MEDIA WRITES – Two of America’s most gifted diplomats were honored here on the evening of 22 February at the 2018 Annual Award Dinner at the splashy InterContinental Hotel in Century City. In front of an animated and enthusiastic audience of more than 200 friends, supporters and members of…
ASIA MEDIA WRITES — For all you hard-core hard-court fans out there, get hold of a vid of Loyola Marymount University’s clutch James Bateman knocking down 7 of his 23 points in the final minute and a half to beat a tough Pacific University this weekend. The Lions’ mens’ basketball…
ADRIAN NARAYAN WRITES –In November, Asia Media International staff attended the third annual Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) in Culver City, California a.k.a. “the heart of screenland.” After watching films and panels throughout the seven-day festival, it’s safe to say that the AWFF left no doors unopened when it came…
YI NING WONG WRITES — Local communities across Los Angeles are celebrating Lunar New Year. The year of the dog begins on February 16th, 2018. Last weekend, our Asia Media staff visited festivities at the city of Monterey Park. The festival offered over 50 vendors to join this event, along…
WRITES JAY SEO – The UN Rapporteur for the Right to Food, Dr. Hilal Elver, will speak to students and faculty next Wednesday, 31 Jan., at Loyola Marymount University. This special event, co-sponsored by LMU’s Asia Media Center and the International Relations Program of LMU’s Political Science Dept., will take…
FASSA SAR WRITES – This is a story of how the mighty have fallen. It has been about a month since a myriad of actresses confronted Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein on how he raped, sexually assaulted, and harassed them for decades. Over 78 courageous women, including Angelina Jolie, Rose Mcgowan,…
YI NING WONG writes — South Korea is largely known as one of the Asian countries that have managed to successfully advance their economy into the developed world, in addition to evolving a stable democracy. However, with this advancement, much of modern society has forgotten the struggles that South Koreans…
