Starbucks Promoting Japanese Tea Ceremony Culture
Japan's Starbucks crossover the old-fashioned "Maruha Tea Garden" to promote the Japanese tea ceremony culture with the Kaga Bar White Chocolate Slush. Which was limited during the launching promotion. In addition, 8 small and...
Manish’s Zodiac Signs Predictions – May 2017
Aries (21 March – 19 April) - You will be energized in this month. New projects, people and insights will be buzzing in your life. You may have more work than you know what to...
Meet the Global Peace Film Festival’s Executive Director
First established in 2003, Nina Streich was hired to create the Global Peace Film Festival (GPFF) here in Orlando.
“The festival started in 2003 - the year the Iraq War began and the motivation for it...
Community Festivities at Holiday Matsuri 2018
This past weekend, Holiday Matsuri (also known as Holmat) hosted their third weekend at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Holiday Matsuri (Matsuri (祭) is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday) is a...
Chinese School of CAACF Celebrating 40th Anniversary
On May 15th, 2021, Chinese School of CAACF held a virtual annual closing ceremony that reflected upon this past school year, including highlighting the achievements of the teachers and students. The school board and...
Getting the Most from Your High School Summers
It may be difficult for high school students to recognize while studying for standardized tests and cramming to manage course loads, but summer is coming. Before you start making mental plans for your Netflix...
Ending noodle harassment. Not “Otohime”, but “Otohiko”
●Otohiko mechanism
The moment that the high powered directional mic equipped on the fork detects the sound of noodles slurping, it transmits that signal to a dedicated app installed on a smartphone, using short wave radio...
Manish’s Zodiac Signs Predictions – Oct 2017
Aries (21 March – 19 April) - It’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work this month. You’ll find that life is busy and perhaps hectic at times, but the work you...
PASACAT’S “HIRAYA” MESMERIZED ME WITH THEIR SHOW
San Diego, CA - December 10th
I was invited by a former Bayanihan colleague of mine “JOJI RAMIREZ-CASTRO, who is now the choreographer of “PASACAT,” a Philippine dance company based in San Diego, California, to...
Asian films in Global Peace Film Festival
This year, there are three programs in the upcoming Global Peace Film Festival that have Asian or AAPI content. Two of the programs include two films. Descriptions are pasted below. We have recorded an interview...