Continued from our previous list, this latest batch of art exhibitions combines both ancient and modern perspectives, from a celebration of the 100th anniversary of artist Xie Zhiliu’s birthday to the stunning ballpoint creations of Il Lee.
Title: “Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective”
Location: Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, WA)
Description: This latest exhibit from the Seattle Art Museum is a survey of ancient Chinese artwork with three areas of focus: jades and celadons (a form of pottery famous for its luminous green glaze), painting and calligraphy, and the architecture of Chinese tiles. The …

Taiwanese American Jeremy Lin, age 23, has something many basketball players don’t have: a Harvard education. And to top it all off, his skills on the court are impressive enough that he is considered one of the top prospects this season in anticipation of the 2010 NBA draft, which will take place tonight at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Lin, who fell in love with soccer and basketball before the tender age of five, would be an anomaly in a sport that is overwhelmingly represented by Caucasian and African American …

Interracial marriages used to be a taboo subject, but the changing cultural and ethnic landscape of the U.S. has enabled the rate of “mixed” marriages to rise in recent years.
According to a study released by the Pew Research Center, the number of interracial marriages has doubled since 1980 and now constitutes 14.6 percent of all U.S. marriages recorded in 2008. Despite these statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau has revealed data, which shows that interracial marriages are slowing down among two ethnic groups: Asian and Hispanic.
American-born Asians are one of the two …

In “Mission Impossible III,” Asian American actress Maggie Q played top agent Zhen Lei, a member of Ethan Hunt’s elite team. In “Live Free or Die Hard,” she played Mai Linh, a villain who creates a temporary power outage at the FBI Cyber-Security Division after gleaning coded computer programs from a group of hackers.
As successful as her career has been in recent years, Maggie Q has yet to play a leading role in any of the film or television projects she has taken on. All of this is likely to …

Feeling a little artsy this summer? From a colorful celebration of Shanghai to a commemoration of our ancestors’ brave and intrepid journey to the U.S., these art exhibits are guaranteed to entertain and inspire a healthy dose of cultural pride.

Title: “Shanghai”
Location: Asian Art Museum (San Francisco, CA)
Closing Date: September 5, 2010
Description: Known to many as the Paris of the East, Shanghai is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful and lively cities in the entire world.