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Coverage from the 2011 ViFF Kick-Off Party celebrating the festival's 5th year showcasing Vietnamese Cinema throughout the world.
As a cineaste, when I think "Asian Cinema" Japanese, Korean and Chinese race to mind. Such auteurs as Takeshi Kitano, Bong Joon-Ho, Chan-Wook Park, Wong Kar-Wai and Hsiao-Hsien Hou and the like are some of the greatest doing it today.
When I think "Asian-American Cinema" I draw a near blank. Crickets. Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow, Fast and the Furious franchise), a serviceable if unspectacular genre director, and, more recently, Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre) headline a forgettable list. Who else? Comments please.
Moving into Vietnamese Cinema, it's even slimmer pickings. But, researching for the upcoming Vietnamese International Film Festival, I found that despite not having the substantial cinematic history as the above countries, the English and overseas Vietnamese diaspora have a few hidden gems. And if you've slept on Vietnamese Cinema, you're about to wake up with visions.
Here are a few I find intriguing:
Tran Anh Hung - the director of films like CYCLO and the adaptation of Murakami's NORWEGIAN WOOD, he's the most acclaimed Vietnamese film director today. He's legit dope.
Chuyen Bui Thac (Adrift) and Phan Di Dang (Don't Be Afraid, Bi) - don't know much about these dudes, but they have worked together in the past and both inflect that same perverse undertow found in the most delicious Japanese and Korean cinema.
Minh Duc Nguyen - graduated from USC Film and his feature debut TOUCH looks like the dude has a little Almodovar in him.
Adele Pham - Brookyln-based documentarian. I think she's emblematic of young Vietnamese-American filmmakers -- finding ways to make ends meat working commercially while pursuing personal projects with an eye for identity in 21st-century multiculturalism.Coverage from the 2011 ViFF Kick-Off Party celebrating the festival's 5th year... more
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The Louisiana man who Saturday became the first Vietnamese-American elected to the House says he hopes his win will push more young people to become politically active.
"I am very honored and at this point, somewhat speechless to be the first Vietnamese-American congressman," Anh "Joseph" Cao told CNN on Sunday. "But I also hope that many of our young people will consider being more politically active and being move involved in the community. Because as you can see, really anything can happen."
The Republican defeated nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson in the mostly African-American and heavily Democratic New Orleans-area district. Jefferson had been expected to win a 10th term despite battling scandals and a federal indictment for the past three years.
The contest, which drew a light turnout, was delayed until Saturday after Hurricane Gustav swept through southern Louisiana in late August. Had the vote been held during the November 4 general election, Jefferson -- who is black -- may have benefited from the heavy African-American voter turnout for Barack Obama.
Cao conceded that low voter turnout aided his victory.
"We were hoping for a low turnout because it would provide us with the greater chance of winning," said Cao, a lawyer and community activist. "Based on the demographics of the district, a high voter turnout would have gone to our disadvantage."
Cao also may have been helped by the scandal that has plagued Jefferson. Jefferson, who pleaded not guilty to 16 criminal counts of racketeering, bribery, money laundering and obstruction of justice, denies any wrongdoing.
In 2005, Jefferson's private homes in Washington and New Orleans were raided, and FBI agents say they found $90,000 in cash stashed in one of his freezers.
Officials say the money was part of a payment in marked bills from an FBI informant in a transaction captured on videotape. Jefferson also is accused of soliciting and receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes for himself and his family in exchange for promoting their products and services to countries in Africa.
Cao said he came to the United States at the age of 8 after his family fled Vietnam as it fell to communists.
"When I [was] 9 years old, I received a letter from my father while he was in the re-education camp," Cao said. "He told me to study hard, to work hard and to give back to your country and to your community. So I hope to do that in Congress."The Louisiana man who Saturday became the first Vietnamese-American elected to the... more
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Here and Now is an ediitorial describing the experiences of growing up in an intolerant community. I discuss alienation, adolescent issues, and identity conflicts. I want to emphasize the importance of tolerance and humanism.Here and Now is an ediitorial describing the experiences of growing up in an... more
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