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The 48th Daytime Emmy Awards experienced a major embarrassment Friday when the broadcast confused two black actresses during the In Memoriam tribute. ....
At some top companies, Asian Americans are overrepresented in midlevel roles and underrepresented in leadership. The root of this workplace inequality could stem from the all-too-common experience of being confused for someone else. ....
Imagine Little Tokyo Awards Short Story Contest Winners Named Posted On By MIYA IWATAKI The eighth annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest will celebrate the winners in three categories on Sunday, May 23, at 1 p.m. through the Zoom platform in a free program hosted by the Japanese American National Museum. The contest is presented by the Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTSC) in partnership with the museum’s Discover Nikkei project. Comedian and ventriloquist Mike Palma will take the emcee reins in an exciting program featuring noted theatre actors Greg Watanabe, Jully Lee and Eiji Inoue providing dramatic readings of the winning stories in the categories of English language, Japanese language and youth (18 and younger). ....
Performance of ‘Question 27, Question 28’ Available Online Posted On Earlier this year, Artists at Play produced “Question 27, Question 28” by Chay Yew, directed by Jully Lee, in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum for their Oshogatsu Family Festival. Artists at Play is proud to re-release the video performance, available until May 21, in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Go to: http://bit.ly/Q27Q28 What were the experiences of Japanese American women in the World War II concentration camps? How did they keep hope alive for themselves, their families, and community? “Question 27, Question 28” uses actual interviews and testimonials to tell their stories of hardship, determination, and love. ....
Print The Skirball Cultural Center partially reopens this weekend with “Ai Weiwei: Trace,” the artist’s portraits of imprisoned dissidents and free-speech advocates, all crafted with Lego bricks. It’s a smaller version of Ai’s installation for his unprecedented 2014 exhibition on Alcatraz, which Times critic Christopher Knight called “an always-poignant, often-powerful meditation on soul-deadening repressions of human thought and feeling.” The Skirball show leads our weekend list of cultural offerings for your viewing consideration. All times are Pacific. SoCal in-person events “Ai Weiwei: Trace” The acclaimed artist and activist‘s Lego portraits go on view in an 8,000-square-foot gallery lined with a gold-colored wallpaper, a design by Ai’s studio that turns images of surveillance equipment into a decorative pattern. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. Saturday through Aug. 1. $7-$12; kids under 2 are free; advance timed-entry tickets requir ....