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ARTICLES:
Arts & Culture
What
the F*** Do You Know About Being Asian?
Controversial Philadelphia-based spoken word duo Black Hair, Brown
Eyes, Yellow Rage sounds off about racism, sexual stereotypes, and
the need for a Pan-Asian activist movement.
Book
Review: Paper Bullets by Kip Fulbeck
Our review of Eurasian author Kip Fulbeck's acclaimed "fictional
autobiography."
Between
the Lines: An Interview With Kip Fulbeck
Eurasian performer, artist, professor and author Kip Fulbeck provokes
his audience by any means necessary into examining thorny social
issues. He talks to EurasianNation about his art and his life.
Book
Review: The Impressionist
Hari Kunzru's The Impressionist is about a biracial Indian-English
boy born in colonial India. Kicked out of his father's house when
his illegitimate heritage is discovered, he learns to survive by
constantly reinventing his identity.
Portrait
of a Killer: Andrew Cunanan
EurasianNation sat down with Hapa filmmaker Stuart Gaffney to discuss
his documentary, "Cunanan's Conundrum." It examines the
story of Andrew Cunanan, a Eurasian of Filipino and Italian descent,
who was suspected of fashion designer Gianni Versace's 1997 murder.
Film
Review: Daughter From Danang
This heartbreaking documentary follows the biracial daughter of
an American serviceman and a Vietnamese woman as she travels from
Tennessee back to the Vietnamese village she left 22 years ago.
EurasianNation
Interviews Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch took a break from her hectic touring schedule to
do a quick email interview with EurasianNation. She tells us how
her parents gave her a strong sense of identity when she was growing
up and how her personal experiences have shaped the sound of her
latest album, "Hotel Paper."
Pete
Miser: Bring It to the Masses
EurasianNation sits down with Brooklyn-based MC Pete Miser who explains
to us why hip hop has become a commodity, why graffiti isn't graffiti
unless it's illegal, how institutionalized racism may have given
birth to hip hop, what it was like growing up half Chinese in lily-white
Portland, Oregon, and exactly how many times you have to be called
a chink before you're considered a "real" Asian.
Interview
With "Charlotte Sometimes" Director Eric Byler
EurasianNation sits down with Hapa director Eric Byler to talk about
his award-winning film "Charlotte Sometimes," coming out
this month on DVD. He speaks candidly about the backlash the film
received from certain segments of the Asian American population
because of its explicit sex scenes between Chinese-American Eugenia
Yuan and Hapa actor Matt Westmore, who was perceived by some to
be "just a white guy."
Race,
Sex and "Charlotte Sometimes"
In this opinion piece, "Charlotte Sometimes" director
Eric Byler ruminates on the sometimes strained relationships between
Hapas and Asian Americans, and the sexual resentment and racial
prejudice that his film uncovered in the community.
High
Yellow "Chink"
Performance artist Kate Rigg first broke onto the scene with her
subversive and hilarious show “Chink-o-Rama.” Known
for her remarkable ability to morph into countless fictional characters,
she uses her performances to communicate a message of self-definition
and self-acceptance.
Film
Review: "Robot Stories"
"Charlotte Sometimes" director Eric Byler reviews Greg
Pak's "Robot Stories," which he calls "a discerning,
poignant, and insightful commentary on the encroachment of technology
on the human predicament."
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