$1 billion in Cali cuts

I've spent just as much time as you have reading and debating the numbers and future of CP3. Let's just make the same effort to be informed about the numbers and future of our own families.

$330 million will be cut from schools, $100 million from workers who care for the elderly and $100 mil from UC/Cal States, on top of the $650 million already cut this year!

Read the LA Times article here: $1 billion in California budget cuts to kick in soon

Pilgrimage screening at RightsFest on 10/27

Pilgrimage will be playing with the feature doc Freedom Riders at the RightsFest Film Festival taking place in San Francisco. The film festival is being sponsored by the Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education and will be part of the Advancing Justice conference taking place at the same time. I'll be there to talk about the film and maybe even jump in on a conference panel.

Save Sessions LA!

It's as simple as this. We all know how important youth programs are, especially in underfunded communities of color. We all know how important the arts can be in shaping the lives of young people, especially when nurtured in safe, positive spaces. So please pay back the people who are doing the work we all want to do but can't make the time for. Save Sessions LA!

Please watch the video and donate:

Moke Action by `Aina Paikai

While shooting in Hawai`i I've been able to work with a group of talented and visionary local filmmakers from `Oiwi TV and Paliku Documentary Films. One of the youngsters on the team is `Aina Paikai. Here is his hilarious short Moke Action:

Write-up on Chris Iijima on apimovement.com

A good write-up about Chris Iijima and A Song For Ourselves on apimovement.com. Read article HERE.

Please support The Park's Finest new restaurant!

This is huge for our community! I've been down with these folks since I was a teenager and their dedication to us can't be matched. Please, please put something down for The Park's Finest! Click here and donate as much as you can. Thanks!

Justin Lin on Wayne Wang

You know what Asian American cinema need? Beef! Let's make it interesting. Personal rivalries, West Coast/ East Coast, Northern Cali/ So Cal, old school/ new school. Speaking of which, Justin Lin just roasted Wayne Wang, but in a very respectful Asian way. Read the whole thing here.

"I’m ready to put my own dream aside to please you. My agent is already calling Amy Tan’s people...Thank you, Wayne. You complete me as an Asian American. I love you, my Tiger Mom!" - Justin Lin

A Song For Ourselves Mixtape is back up

DJ Phatrick's A Song For Ourselves Mixtape is back online to download: