Ashes to Ashes
Watch us on Comcast channels 29 & 76, Astound channels 29 & 30, and AT&T channel 99.
Mochitsuki! Mochi Pounding Ceremony with Kagami Kai (Excerpts)
Celebrate the Japanese New Year with Kagami Kai. Join this San Francisco institution as they present the colorful and exciting New Year tradition of mochi (delectably sweet rice cakes) pounding. For more information on Kagami Kai visit: http://www.kagamikai.org/
Jyotsna_Singh_interview.mov
Bay Area jewelry designer Jyotsna "Joey" Singh is the granddaughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. His extraordinary Cartier necklace is one of the stand-out pieces in our exhibition, Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts. Here, Joey talks about her special relationship with jewelry and the experience of seeing her grandfather's necklace for the first time.
Richard Serra on challenging artistic tradition
Richard Serra explores the ways an artist's perception of the world can be impacted by their creative process, and vice-versa.
Filipino Food - Chef Ed Grajo
Chef Ed Grajo discusses Filipino food (including sisig) at the 2011 Filipino American History Month Celebration at the Asian Art Museum. For more information: http://www.asianart.org/filamhistory.htm
Filipino American History Panel - Evangeline Buell
Join us as we honor Filipino and Filipino American authors and artists in this free Sunday at the museum featuring talks, food, artist demonstrations, and music.
Harsh Beauty
Existing as they have for centuries, the Eunuchs (or Hijra) are considered the third gender, neither men nor women.Harsh Beauty follows over a period of 3 years the lives of Jyothi, Usha and hira bai, three Eunuchs who live openly as women, and want to be accepted as their true selves.This one hour documentary uses a verite approach, creating intimate and personal accounts of their lives, without presenting an anthropological perspective. Set against the vibrant energy of the Indian metropolis, Harsh Beauty takes a glance into a society rarely seen and often misunderstood. Alessandra Zeka 2005 54 min. INDIA Hindi and Tamil w/English subtitles Founded in 1977, Frameline is the nation's only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to the funding, exhibition, distribution and promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender media arts. Frameline Voices is a new digital initiative that showcases diverse LGBT stories and expands access to films by and about people of color, transgender people, youth, and elders. More information: http://www.frameline.org.
David Onek, Restorative Justice
LCCR: San Francisco D.A. Debate David Onek discusses restorative justice. by Ann Bassette NewAmericaMedia.org LawyersCommittee.org 08/03/2011
