tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40634024427059498982009-07-05T14:44:17.835-04:00Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-63511738910246990692009-07-05T13:48:00.008-04:002009-07-05T14:42:09.922-04:00

Parker Hu is a young designer who is creating cool work out of Connecticut. She’s currently searching for a manufacturer that can produce this eye-catching 2010 type calendar she designed for the Society of Typographical Arts.

Katie Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045721984930597007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-73866890431428771272009-07-03T11:10:00.013-04:002009-07-05T14:41:16.032-04:00

Joy Deangdeelert Cho is a Philadelphia-based graphic designer who runs Oh Joy! Studio and OhJoy.com. She transfers her love of color and pattern into products for the likes of Swell by Cynthia Rowley and Ilene Rosenzweig, Target, Mattel, QVC, Charlotte Ronson, Michele Varian Home, Otis & Claude, Pfiff Lingerie, Mari's New York, Joya Candle and Urban Outfitters. Current offerings include a

Katie Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045721984930597007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-18644422895941625032009-07-02T17:00:00.008-04:002009-07-05T14:44:06.358-04:00

Bang-Yao Liu created an amazing stop-motion video, “Deadline,” for his senior project at Savannah College of Art and Design. Don’t forget to check out a behind-the-scenes look at how it was done, too.

Katie Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045721984930597007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-36605869933324976672009-07-02T16:55:00.004-04:002009-07-02T17:30:45.350-04:00

Welcome to Creative Cat, where East West Magazine spotlights work by some of Asian America’s best and brightest in the fields of art, design and craft. Working on a project? Know of someone who deserves to be showcased? Hit us up at creativecat.eastwest at gmail dot com.

Katie Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045721984930597007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-91181231422122862062007-08-22T22:51:00.000-04:002007-08-22T22:59:32.787-04:00

I have just found a great new way of spending even more time on the Internet than I already do - www.biggestmenu.com. It’s like the YouTube / Flicker / Chowhound / Myspace / Facebook of foodies. Users post pictures of their favorite foods and restaurants, and the site organizes that info around locations, making it really easy to find a place to eat in your ‘hood. The top cities thus far with

Jennifer K.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-73064314665526358342007-08-20T17:08:00.000-04:002007-08-20T17:16:35.582-04:00

Within a culture and community that still encourages the covering up of mental illness, we all know it is critical that more attention be given to the mental health of the Asian American population. We've heard it time and time again, with the statistics about AAs and mental health plastering mainstream news sites and programs. But forget the shock and awe of the numbers, what I've been

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-44595325388045436052007-07-26T11:37:00.000-04:002007-07-26T11:39:44.206-04:00

I know everyone wants to know who is this year's Face of East West, but I can't say. Sorry! My hands are tied.I was thinking about at least dropping a hint, but that might give it away. You'll have to wait.Or we can play twenty questions? Anyone game? ask me something, I'll try to answer.

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-25021459953979058732007-07-20T12:55:00.000-04:002007-07-20T13:02:45.441-04:00

It's that time again. Time to take a moment to rest after pulling together another new issue. By rest, we mean check our emails, return phone calls and go out for lunch. See the outside world!But before I get to all that exciting stuff, I wanted to tease you a bit with an exclusive preview of the next issue's cover.I would love to hear your feedback.Oh and does anyone know of a good brand of

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-23742049753015302572007-07-05T17:38:00.000-04:002008-02-22T11:00:39.646-05:00

I recommend the boys at Pursue the Passion. They called me up recently at the start of their nationwide tour - a quest to talk to people who love their jobs and have passion about their careers. I sat down with them in their RV (such fun) and gave them any nuggets of wisdom I could (really, what do i know?). Their enthusiasm was contagious. It's a great idea and a great group. Check their

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-21251308432902173802007-06-20T11:24:00.000-04:002007-06-20T11:33:37.565-04:00

Well, the EW offices are semi-closed for a pseudo summer vacation. We never really have a real vacation around here, so we take what we can get.I am in L.A. this week, enjoying the cool ocean breeze, and as always, scoping out stories. Got any tips? Send them my way. And be sure to catch my story on Eastern head/scalp massage in the next issue...an L.A. inspiration.Other than that, enjoy the

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-4097705188376820842007-06-13T14:35:00.000-04:002007-06-13T14:51:22.943-04:00

The question: how do you depict horrific acts and a gut-wrenching story that occur in a far-away country without tarnishing the image of the people and the country as a whole in the eyes of unknowing Westerners?There is no clear answer.A Mighty Heart starring Angelina Jolie and the wonderfully talented Irfan Khan (The Namesake) and adapted from the book by Mariane Pearl about the her husband

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-10736283051799558952007-05-31T12:44:00.000-04:002007-05-31T12:54:00.352-04:00

Someone sent me a note yesterday alerting me that the NY Times did a piece over the weekend on the popularity of whitening products amongst Asians. While this trend in and of itself can be its own discussion. Today, I am not going to focus on the controversial nature of this movement toward our need to go white.Instead, I just have to say, "duh!"Time and time again recently, major media outlets

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-25144856428379482652007-05-23T02:07:00.000-04:002007-05-23T04:15:22.990-04:00

Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno with his partner Julianne Hough won "Dancing with the Stars" tonight. Oh they were ever so cute like two bunnies hopping all over the stage. It's amazing how Asian Americans have thrived on reality TV. I've never watched so much of the boob tube: Sanjaya (rumor is he's getting his own show: Sanjaya Show ? ), Yul, Becky and James Sun. I'm glad all the shows

Jennifer K.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-54135491528309596012007-05-22T02:34:00.000-04:002007-05-23T04:17:03.357-04:00

The Bachelor, Andy Baldwin, picked Tessa Horst tonight. Yay! It’s nice to see a reserved Hapa girl beat out the more outgoing competition. I think they look really good together.As corny as it may sound, the show gave me hope. There are goofy-cool people out there. The Bachelor Andy Baldwin Proposes To Tessa Horst

Jennifer K.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-52804293843532186862007-05-06T10:08:00.000-04:002007-05-06T10:23:25.110-04:00

With every issue of East West, the hardest decision is choosing a darn cover! And lately, it has come down to a decision of Celebrity versus Model? Does it matter? It seems too of late as many mainstream magazines have replaced the model covers of the past with those featuring actors, musicians and the likes.We've done both over the years, from Ming-Na to Carrie Ann Inaba and Lucy Liu covers to

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-31431540940842326662007-05-02T14:32:00.000-04:002007-05-02T14:48:47.799-04:00

So last night was the National Magazine Awards. Where all the biggies come out like Vanity, Esquire, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, etc. It was glitz and glamour and today everyone is talking about the major upsets, the shut outs and the win by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Really?My guess is that the Bulletin is at least original...I'm not saying the others aren't ...or maybe that is what

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-89731819616372429112007-04-30T12:16:00.000-04:002007-04-30T12:16:21.468-04:00

OK, so today is THE absolute final day to vote for your favorite Face. For you, that means you better get clicking. For me, it means it is time to prepare to delve into the database and total the votes. It is always an exciting task to find out who made the Top 5, but for some reason it also makes me nervous! I feel like we are annoucing the Oscar nominees or something. I know it's a bit cheesy,

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-30903335679138695852007-04-21T11:30:00.000-04:002007-04-21T21:26:22.314-04:00

In our offices, Spring signals the arrival of the annual Face of East West contest. In its 4th year now, this seemingly simple contest, granting the winner a cover of an upcoming issue, truly captivates you readers! We are continually amazed at the responses, the emails and the vote totals.Every year I get bombarded with the question, "Who is leading?" But guess what? I don't know! To stay

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-29125826018247325382007-04-07T13:59:00.000-04:002007-04-29T21:14:46.205-04:00

I feel with all the Sanjaya haters on the Internet and mass media, I should list a few positive links about the lad, though personally myself I think euthanasia should be applied. I think it's really cruel that people are letting him continue. This could scar him for life, or maybe not. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Fanjaya, but the other AI singers easily out-lung him. Granted, they're all boring to

Jennifer K.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-15566209312352016512007-03-31T16:21:00.000-04:002007-03-31T16:34:36.051-04:00

I got an exciting e-mail this morning -- it turns out one of the items from this issue's News Briefs page was mentioned in today's New York Times! It's about a recent study from Duke and Berkeley that shows just how important immigrant entrepreneurs are to the U.S. economy. It's nice to see one of our stories getting some attention from the mainstream media, especially in the high-profile Times!

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-51335284636791942007-03-15T20:19:00.000-04:002007-03-24T14:57:03.708-04:00

I am a Sanjaya fan. Are you? I never thought I would be. He won me over slowly. At first I thought he was awful as I thought of most of the male American Idol contestants. Sanjaya's performances were like those endured in high school talent shows and really bad karoake. But then last week, the chorus on his version of "Waiting on the World to Change" just stuck in my head, and now I

Jennifer K.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-38382990394617512412007-03-01T11:57:00.000-05:002007-03-01T18:59:25.452-05:00

It has been an interesting week out there. Sitting in what we call a happy go-lucky multicultural land where we paint pictures and tell stories where cultures don't collide but rather co-exist with beautiful results, i.e. our office, news of this week's AsianWeek fiasco brought us back to reality.No, not to a reality of hate, ignorance and intolerance, but one where the gatekeepers of news have

Anita, Editor-in-Chiefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-18771014425766881002007-02-26T13:55:00.000-05:002007-02-26T14:28:59.802-05:00

I'm still a little bleary-eyed from staying up late to watch the Academy Awards last night, but I wanted to write a quick post about how pleased I was to see so many diverse faces and films up for Oscars this year. There is clearly a growing appreciation and acceptance of films from and about other cultures. Babel, Water, Letters from Iwo Jima and The Blood of the Yingzhou District all told

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-86802251544067813512007-02-21T16:06:00.000-05:002007-02-21T16:30:50.951-05:00

Imagine my surprise this morning when I opened the New York Times and saw a story that we ran months ago on the front page of their Dining In section! It made me smile to see that we scooped the venerable NYT with our "The Yogurt Heard Round the World" story by Jennifer Kim.We also had a mention in the the New York Post today. Michael Starr quoted our interview with "America's Next Top Model"

Ellennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063402442705949898.post-33372218188439633512007-02-19T15:29:00.001-05:002007-02-19T15:45:23.115-05:00

I spoke to one of my best friend's yesterday and she told me how she went to Chinatown in San Francisco. She said the streets were filled with people gathering food, ingredients and last minute items to celebrate the New Year. I felt a little sad because this part of the country does not have a visible Asian community. It made me realize that even though I am physically "displaced" from a large

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