Posted in Culture Interview

Rika Ohara on Yoko Ono and The Heart of No Place

Rika Ohara’s The Heart of No Place has just premiered on CHOPSO whose senior writer Quentin Lee has seized the opportunity to interview her about…

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Posted in Culture Thailand

Travelers Beware: Grab Thailand Scam

Latest Update: Grab has reversed the credit card charge after the publication of this article. Still travelers should not use the cash option as it…

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Posted in Entertainment Interview

Evolution of Kenneth Bi

Hong Kong born Canadian citizen Kenneth Bi is a veteran film director currently based in Hong Kong. Here, he discusses his oeuvre in Chinese cinema…

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Posted in Culture India

Sacred Games and its Transgender Glamour

Netflix India’s first original hit series Sacred Games has a secret weapon. If you hate spoilers, please don’t read the article. You’re forewarned. What truly…

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Posted in Culture Interview

Koji Steven Sakai’s 422

Not only is Koji Steven Sakai the CEO of CHOPSO, he is an author of several novels and graphic novels. Based on one of World…

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Posted in Dirty Laundry

An Unlikely Ally: Greg Gibson and Wayne Lo

In 1992, the year that I graduated from Berkeley as an undergrad, Wayne Lo purchased a gun and went on a shooting spree in Bard…

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Posted in Culture

My CinemAsianAmerica

For a years, I’ve had the idea to publish a photo book with stills from my films. Finally, after making my 7th feature The Unbidden,…

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Posted in Culture

Cyborg / Metamorphosis / Skin aka Michael Jackson the Monster

In memory of Michael Jackson, who passed away on June 25, 2009 and the current controversy of HBO’s Leaving Neverland, I’m sharing an essay I…

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Posted in Culture

A Tribute to Jeff Adachi (1959 – 2019)

I first met Jeff Adachi when he was making his first documentary feature The Slanted Screen. Unfortunately because of my schedule at the time, I…

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Posted in Entertainment Interview

Sunsets of Michael Aki and Eric Nakamura

The ultimate indie Asian American filmmaker Michael Aki has restored his first feature, Sunsets, co-wrote, co-directed and photographed by his cousin Eric Nakamura, the founder…

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