The Smithsonian just got a little more glamorous. 

Because as part of tradition, First Lady Michelle Obama donated her stunning Jason Wu Swarovski crystal, chiffon Inaugural gown to the museum for their ongoing, A First Lady’s Debut exhibit. 

The show features 11 gowns worn by first ladies from Mamie Eisenhower, Jackie Kennedy Onassis to the present.  But, Mrs. O’s dress ...

If you did not know by now, but the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival is THE largest showcase of the BEST Asian and Asian American films from all over the world.
AND it begins today, March 11th in San Francisco and closes on March 21st in San Jose, where it will showcase in three places: ...

Soul/R&B singer-songwriter Dawen and Grammy winning artist Macy Gray could be one of the most random pairings ever, but who cares? Talent is talent and Dawen will be playing LIVE with Macy Gray via U-Stream on March 11 at 7pm/PST. Thank you technology for allowing viewers to be so close to these artists! Dawen will ...

Glee is coming to a theater near you folks! Glee Live! In Concert! will begin on Wednesday, May 18th at the Dodge Theatre in Pheonix, Arizona. The cast will perform their hit numbers including, “Don’t Stop Believing.”
Creator Ryan Murphy said,
“The response of the fans to our little show has been so immediate and so gratifying, ...

Ah, yes! A great event on the East Coast I can attend! Score! Talented artists Magnetic North, Taiyo Na, afterschoolspecial, and Cynthia Lin Band are all getting together to perform at the Parkside Lounge in the great city of New York next Saturday, March 6th. Doors will open at 8:30 and the cover charge is ...

Kollaboration is giving away free Kollaboration tickets to you wonderful readers!!!!!
We currently have 4 tickets to give away, but we’ll be giving them in pairs so only two people can win! Tell me in the comment section why you should win the tickets and what you think Kollaboration can do for Asian Americans and I’ll ...

Yes! Wong Fu Productions‘ Ted Fu is absent in the recent video but he sent his replacement who is named Phil. They are talking about the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai where there will be a special wall showing Chinese Americans in the US. There are also some other goodies in this ...

I can’t watch American Idol without screaming at the television at least once. I’m constantly on the edge of my seat and today’s episode gave me a hernia. Thankfully our Korean American contestant, John Park and Andrew Garcia, who is Hispanic, but whose son is half-Filipino, made it into the top 24 so we’ll be ...

With the 2010 Census in progress, rapper Jin decided to create one of his own regarding the state of hip hop.  Inspired by the tradition of giving during Chinese/Lunar New Year, Jin has taken it upon himself to give away a red envelope of cash to one lucky participant.  So what do you have to ...

The other day I was walking through one of San Francisco’s many MUNI train stations when I saw a new advertisement posted on the wall that literally made me convulse in excitement.
The ad on the wall is the image posted above and for all of you AAs who live close to the Bay Area and ...