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SAN JOSE This Sunday, May 2, on “Asian Pacific America” with Robert Handa:
A South Bay firefighter is blazing a trail as one of the few women in Bay Area firefighting. We hear Di-an Duong’s story of determination and the unique skills women bring to firefighting.
Award-winning filmmaker Debbie Lum (pictured) joins us to talk about her new film following five Lowell High School seniors as they try to get into an elite university of their dreams while attending one of the Bay Area’s most competitive public high schools. The film premiered at Sundance earlier this year and will have its Bay Area premiere May 13 at CAAMFest 2021.
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NY Events for a Q&A with Japanese filmmaker Fumiko Irie about her documentary film
A Great Blessing. This emotional film is about artist Masanori Minami, who lost both arms as a boy and found happiness by living his life of “KAFUKU ICHINYO,” which means that your life can be full of happiness or unhappiness depending upon your own mental attitude.
From Bollywood to Hollywood is a long running show on MNN that invites Asian artists from all over the Pacific to discuss their contributions to arts and culture. On this episode host Rao Rampillla talks with Chinese director Zhang Wei about his award winning film
12noon - 5 pm)
Clarion Performing Arts Center is the only performing arts center in San Francisco Chinatown and its neighboring communities. Clarion celebrates its Grand Reopening and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on May 1 with five hours of indoor and outdoor activities. Midday Music featuring Ultra World X-Tet World Fusion Jazz, Poetry and Music Open Mics, Film Social featuring James Chan s Chinatown Shorts, Leland Wong s Art Exhibit and Book Signing with actress Irene Tsu. All events are FREE, first come first served due to limitation in seating. Observe proper social distancing and we ll have a good and safe time together!
East West Players To Kick Off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month With Junior Edition Of Crazy Talented Asians forbes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forbes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.