TOM PLATE WRITES – With friends like China and the United States, it might seem that North and South Korea would have no need for enemies; but then again, of course, they also have each other, and then again it might be said that each is its own worst enemy.…
The HollyShorts film festival, held in Los Angeles, draws thousands of short-film submissions from across the globe. The organization hosted its 14th annual festival August 9 at the universally renowned Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opening night kicked off with shorts directed and produced by names such as Lisa Edelstein (Unzipping),…
AASHNA MALPANI WRITES — What started out as a sibling duo making music in their parents’ home has spiraled into a national music phenomenon. Cameron and Jon Kuwada, both of whom just graduated college, are the musical geniuses behind the hit single Cherry Cola. The song has generated a massive…
ASIA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL WRITES – What is the splendid method by which we recruit students for our staff writing and staff video departments? One of our best methods is a secret weapon: the video-wizardry of our very own Marial Sosa LMU’17. Here is one typical sample of her work: headlined…
ASIA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL WRITES — All the major Asian newspapers, from Bangkok to Tokyo, had nothing for praise — and a great deal of coverage – for America’s blues diva Aretha Franklin on the occasion of her death at 76. Above is a front page of the ordinarily straight-laced Straits…
ASIA MEDIA WRITES – John McCain: “Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone.” All of us – but especially college students contemplating career options – might wish to consider the…
ALEXIS CRUZ WRITES — Over the past year there has been an influx of films featuring minority actors and themes. Black Panther continues to rake in money, and Pixar’s Coco (2017) won Best Animated Feature at the 2018 Oscars. This month, we have Crazy Rich Asians, based on Kevin Kwan’s…
As part of the Asia Media regular curriculum, this Fall the ‘Introduction to the Media and Politics of Asia’ course for undergraduates features two provocative, required books. One is Kishore Mahbubani’s latest provocation – ‘Has the West Lost It?’; the other is ‘Conversations with Mohamad Mahathir: Operation Malaysia’, relevant anew…
YI NING WONG WRITES — Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP-LA) presented the 2nd Annual Taiwanese American Film Festival (TAFF) on August 3rd and 4th. TAFF screened 2 feature films, Take Me To The Moon by Hsieh Chun-yi and For Izzy by Alex Chu, twelve shorts, and hosted a diverse group of industry panelists. The event…
YI NING WONG WRITES — I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Lu Han, director of the short film, The Shuttle (2017), which has been the official selection for renowned festivals such as the Palm Springs International ShortFest, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, New Orleans Film…
ASIA MEDIA WRITES – We found this advertisement, for some reason, intriguing. But we’re not exactly sure why. It has just appeared appeared in The Jakarta Post, that wonderful English language newspaper of Indonesia. We leave it to you to figure us out. You may know us better than we…
SPENCER KIM WRITES (courtesy of the Korea Times) — Change is a constant of the human experience. It is coming to the Korean peninsula, brought by three political change agents, Kim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in, and Donald Trump. The status quo ― frozen in time since 1953 ― is melting. It will…
TOM PLATE WRITES – “This award is totally deserved,” states a high-ranking editor at Asia Media International, who prefers to remain anonymous in the chance he might have to fly a different carrier some day. “The service, cleanliness, overall joy of transport — how many airlines are even close?” For…
BRODIE PAUL AND WILLIAM MELLOR WRITE (from the Foreign Correspondence Club of Hong Kong) – One of Asia Pacific’s most distinguished foreign correspondents, two-time FCC President and life member Anthony Paul, passed away in Brisbane on July 14, aged 81. Partially obscured, Tony Paul in the shadow of Ambassador Graham…
ASIA MEDIA STAFF WRITES — The latest Lowy Institute 2018 poll of attitudes of Australians is not good for Americans who care about the perception of their country with one of our closest allies. The ‘confidence level’ for the U.S., according to the highly respected poll release 30 June, is…
ELIZABETH SOELISTIO WRITES FROM INDONESIA – Prof Tom Plate, author of the Asia bestseller “Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew,” visited Singapore in May with a new book that delves into U.S.-China diplomacy. The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) invited Plate, from the faculty of Loyola Marymount University…
