Altered Egos: Gospel, Pop Culture + Asian American Identity

Saturday, May 21 at Fuller Theological Seminary



If you're in Southern California, the Asian American Initiative at Fuller Theological Seminary invites you to Altered Egos, a conference exploring the intersections between gospel, pop culture and Asian American identity with award-winning graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang. The event will also feature pop/soul band Tim Be Told and funk/pop band Ruth + The Library, as well as Jenny Yang, Margaret Yu, Jerome Mammen and myself.

It's happening Saturday, May 21 at Fuller Seminary's Pasadena Campus. Here are some more details:

Sorry we called you "chink." Sincerely, City of Pasadena.

City apologizes to resident after using racial slur on parking ticket paperwork.



The city of Pasadena, California is issuing a formal apology to one of its residents after he received documentation for a parking ticket that changed his last name to a racial slur: chink.

Pasadena Apologizes To Resident After Parking Ticket Paperwork Uses Racial Slur

Pasadena resident Sean Ching, who grew up in the area, received paperwork regarding a parking ticket that he was trying to fight in December 2013. The letter upheld the citation, but what upset Mr. Ching even more was that his name on the documentation had been changed to "SEAN CHINKS."

'A Picture of You' opens in Pasadena, September 12

Indie family dramedy also playing in Honolulu this Friday



For all you film fans in Southern California... Writer/director JP Chan's award-winning indie family drama A Picture of You will be opening this Friday, September 12 at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Pasadena. Starring Jo Mei, Andrew Pang and Jodi Long, it's a great story about family, loss, secrets, letting go, and starting anew.

Here's the trailer again:

Identity and Place: The Changs Next Door to the Diazes

Thursday, January 30 at The Crawford Family Forum



For those of you in Southern California, KPCC invites you to a discussion on diversity and demographics in the suburbs of San Gabriel Valley. Immigration and Emerging Communities reporter Leslie Berestein Roja talks to author Wendy Cheng about her latest book The Changs Next Door to the Díazes: Remapping Race in Suburban California. It's happening Thursday, January 30 at The Crawford Family Forum in Pasadena.

Here are some more details about the event: