It was a star-studded red carpet at the 20th Anniversary Gala of the Coalition for Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) this past weekend. The awe-inspiring performances by groups, like The Legions of Extraordinary Dancers (otherwise known as LXD and seen on Hulu) captivated the audience, brought light to the advent of the digital age, and were a testament to the talent and star power of top Asian American dance crews. The dance crew from Yesterday Today Forever (YTF) Global as well as other new media celebrities participated in the night’s …

November is possibly my favorite month, and now, there’s one more thing to make this month extra-special: With five Asian American theater productions opening this month in L.A., November has unofficially became “Asian American Theater Month.”

It was the Ventura County Fair and Natalie Tran found herself in the middle of the mosh pit. All American Rejects was performing and, mid-performance, she found that she had lost her sweater. After searching around her waist, she glanced back at the stage and saw that her sweater had been thrown there. All of the sudden, the sweater was picked up by the lead singer of the band and used to wipe his sweat off his face. He threw it back into the crowd and two large men wrestled to get possession of …

On Saturday, April 30, I had a chance to attend the C3, the Conference for Creative Content, which focused on participation in new media. The conference was held at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles and presented by Visual Communications in partnership with the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE). Featured speakers included Wong Fu Productions and Harry Shum Jr.; topics discussed were acting in new media, intellectual property regarding new media, and web appropriate content.