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asians in hollywood at turner classic movies

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:27:55 -0700

oh my...it's been so long since i've written here! but i was VERY excited to learn that this month, they are featuring ASIAN IMAGES IN FILM! for anyone who might get the channel TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES, it features a few of the movies or acto...

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asian flavor....pt. 2....sukiyaki

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:20:27 -0700

i named this post SUKIYAKI...because it was another well known asian 'dish' ....comprised of a MIX of ingredients. i actually thought this was a WESTERNIZED version of JAPANESE cuisine...but was surprised to learn that sukiyaki goes WAY BACK in ...

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a hundred million miracles....

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:11:43 -0700

well, life truly IS filled with millions of miraculous 'coincidences'. after taking a month long (okay, month and 1/2) break from my blog, i began writing again today, working to finish pt. 2 of ASIAN FLAVOR. i'm almost done with it, (i bega...

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asian flavor..... pt. 1......chop suey

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:36:04 -0700

okay, i finally decided which post i needed to do next, as i weave my way thru this labyrinth i've managed to enter. altho it might not seem like it, my FOCUS (and there is one, believe it or not) is STILL on HIRO IN HOLLYWOOD, but i am really re...

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the "dragon lady"... anna may wong

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:51:17 -0700

born in los angeles on jan 3, 1905...anna was born in the year of the dragon. (altho 1905 is a snake year, it did not change until feb 4, 1905....so it was still the year of the dragon at her birth). her parents were in the laundry business ...

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gathering thoughts....

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:27:54 -0700

okay, my computer is going to blow up from all the youtube clips, and i DO need to try and bring this post towards a resolution to get to part 3 of HIRO IN HOLLYWOOD. still, i'm about to take yet another 'fork' in the road! but before i do, ...

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kung fu fighting....the evolution of the art form....

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:30:48 -0700

i put together a montage of clips illustrating the EVOLUTION of 'kung fu'/martial arts films in HOLLYWOOD over the last 30 years. like YELLOW FACE, you will see the transitions. it isn't necessary to watch the entire clip of each of these....

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enter the dragon....the "asian" icon...bruce lee

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:18:18 -0700

according to imdb info: Bruce Lee Jun Fan Yuen Kam (Bruce Lee's full birth name) was born in the year of the dragon (1940), at the hour of the dragon (7:12 am) in san francisco, ca. raised in hong kong, his father was a chinese opera singer, an...

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following the YELLOW brick road...

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:22:47 -0700

no, i'm not taking us on a journey to OZ....it's my little metaphor for the fork in the road i've taken in looking BACK at the way ASIANS in hollywood were portrayed, and the actors who were responsible for the very subtle changes that began to t...

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and slowly....the changing face....

nobody@vox.com(reiko) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:26:01 -0700

in 1946 REX HARRISON portrayed king mongkut in the movie ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM unfortunately there was no clip on you tube. however, in 1956 a lavish musical version was produced by the great RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN starring YUL BRYNNER a...

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