Amy Tan, SF-based author of
“The Joy Luck Club” novel and movie, will soon see another of her stories jump off the page: “The Bonesetter’s Daughter” by Tan opens the San Francisco Opera’s new season Sept. 15.
(Tan is hugging beloved Bay Area neighbor Rita Moreno in photo.)
How exciting! When was the last time you attended an [...]

Filed under: Americas, East Asia, East Asian American, Music, Theater by Marc Breindel
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A groundbreaking documentary about lesbian & gay Muslims — “A Jihad for Love” — has understandably confounded film critics in their struggle to comprehend how Muslims reconcile culture, faith and sexuality. Why do gay Muslims even try, when they could just apply for asylum and go clubbing in London or New York? The documentary’s subjects [...]

Filed under: Arab/Persian American, Gay/Lesbian, Middle East, Movies, South Asia, South Asian American, World by Marc Breindel
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Iran denied a talented young actor the right to go to Hollywood this week because she made a film without government permission, The New York Times reported.
Iran — Persia — is destined for an exciting, culturally rich future, especially once its leadership relaxes control. I imagine the whole world someday cheering a Tehran Olympics; American [...]

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I love Spain.
So it broke my heart to see the Spanish Olympic basketball and tennis teams make such racially insensitive fools of themselves in Beijing this week. Here’s what I mean:

The men’s basketball team posed in the photo above for a delivery company ad that’s running in Spain now. The International Olympic Committee called the photo “clearly [...]

Filed under: East Asia, Europe, Sports by Marc Breindel
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