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New York Fashion Week September 2011: Click photos to see larger versions.
Also, I realize this week is the big Spring 2012 reveal; autumn is upon us, however, so I'll be posting Fall 2011 collections as well
ENJOY! NYFW

Donate: March 2011 Tohoku or Great East Japan Earthquake
(9.0 magnitude, one of the 5 most powerful earthquakes in the world, triggered a tsunami of waves reaching up to 40 meters/133ft;
Japanese Police agency confirmed 16,000 deaths, 6,000 injured, and more than 4,100 missing)

Pakistan monsoons July 2010, China earthquake April 15, 2010, Haiti earthquake Jan 12, 2010

The buzz on
Famous Asians,
Famous Filipinos,
and exactly who is Asian
in the American spotlight
(some big surprises!)

News, Events
Music, Concerts
TV/Film Premieres,
Red Carpet,
short Bios

Special thanks to those who participated and gave input on the layout, design, and naming. Your ideas and feedback were a great help. Thank you.

Enjoy!

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News Proposed Legislation:
Lunar New Year
as school holiday!

NY Fashion Week:
Naomi Campbell
organizes star studded
benefit catwalk for Haiti
How is Naomi Asian?

Ninja Assassin hits theaters today!!! Nov 25

The Ninja is portrayed by Korean pop idol and Steven Colbert dance rival, Rain.

Official Trailer

Thursday, October 29, 2009

NINJA Assassin star RAIN on CNN Talk Asia last night - the Interview »

RAIN is the first Korean to grace a billboard for a movie in NY’s Times Square.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Ninja Assassin star RAIN is on CNN Talk Asia tonight @ 9:30pm »

Korean pop sensation and Stephen Colbert dance-off nemesis, RAIN, will star in the feature film Ninja Assassin, in theaters November 25. He will be on CNN Talk Asia tonight. More details here.

Note: Asiance will be asking RAIN a M.A.R.A. question on an upcoming interview with the rising star: “How will RAIN top Stephen Colbert in the next dance-off?” STAY TUNED for updates!

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Other Keywords:Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people
Thanks to Asiance Mag for the reference!
Photos via: 1, 2

Monday, September 21, 2009

famousfilipinos:

Rain
V. Stephen Colbert

Korean pop idol and star of the November 25, 2009-to-be-released movie Ninja Assassin [Directed by James McTegue of V for Vendetta and the upcoming X-Men Origins: Magneto, (2011)] has a dance-off with Stephen Colbert …

Ninja Assassin Movie poster and Rain’s profile: [photo source]

Jeong “Rain” Ji-hoon (Korean: 정지훈; born June 25, 1982), often known simply as Rain, is a South Korean pop singer, dancer, model, actor, CEO and designer.

In April 2006, he was mentioned in the Time magazine website article that named the “100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World.”^[5]^[6] In 2007, Rain topped Time Magazine’s online user poll although he was not in the magazine’s actual list. ^[7] He also made it into People’s 2007 list of the “Most Beautiful People” in the world.