The HanSarang Activist
The HanSarang Activist | 2010-05-23 | Projekt NewSpeak
The Taqwacores
Yusef (Bobby Naderi) with Jehangir (Dominic Rains) One of my most anticipated films for the 2010 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, The Taqwacores (directed by Eyad Zahra) is a bold work of cinema that demands to be watched. What is the Taqwacore? It is a punk Islam movement which has spread throughout the West ...
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The HanSarang Activist
The HanSarang Activist | 2010-05-12 | Projekt NewSpeak
My Experience at the 2010 LAAPFF
I came to Los Angeles to pursue my passion of being an actor with a social justice activist core. For the past three months, I worked hard to accomplish this goal within the Asian Pacific American community and have met some truly wonderful people along the way. Throughout my time here, I encountered Visual Communications ...
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The HanSarang Activist
The HanSarang Activist | 2010-04-25 | Projekt NewSpeak
My First Encounter with Hollywood (and Stereotypes)
Ever since I moved to Los Angeles from Williamsburg, VA over two months ago, I’ve been living my dream of becoming a social justice activist and actor. During my time here so far, I’ve been able to accomplish my goal of being an activist and within the APA community in this city, I’ve been able ...
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The HanSarang Activist
The HanSarang Activist | 2010-04-11 | Projekt NewSpeak
What is Asia America, really?
I recently attended a meeting for the city of LA’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Committee. I was very excited to get involved and see what great things were being planned. A heard that a group of dedicated community reps and city employees came together to organize a month-long celebration of Asian Americans. About 20 ...
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