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Alright… it's not here yet, but now I'm ready for it!!
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Thursday night I was one of the lucky hundreds to get a sneak preview of Small Gift, a carnival extravaganza celebrating 50 years of Sanrio. 50 years of celebration can't be contained in any old building, so you'll be heading to Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. The party is in LA through the 21st and has a ton of activities planned throughout the week. Faves, besides the cotton candy and Kirin, were the displays of vintage Sanrio items that once lived in my elementary school back pack and was coveted by all the kids who made fun of my Asian kid lunches. Those kids all eat kimchee now when they go on foodie adventures. I'm not bitter…. Bring your wallet. They've got carnival games, Hello Kitty themed treats, and an art show that may still have available works by some GR friends, Buff Monster, Gary Taxali, Martin Hsu, Luke Chueh and many more.
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If you haven't picked up a copy of GR 67 from a newsstand or your mailbox, then you aren't a good friend at all, AND you're totally missing out. GR 67 has tons of great stuff in it, including my photo essay of highlights from my trip to Mongolia this past Spring. I have a few thousand pictures and some video from the trip, and I've FINALLY got it all up on my Flickr page. There are a LOT of photos, since I had a LOT of adventures in 20 days. Consider them a supplement to the mini-stories in the magazine.
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It’s that month again and it would be nice if it really felt like this special month. Yet on friday it was special, as I got invited to see Don Nakanishi, Lisa Ling, and Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong get honored by the mayor as a part of Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. An interesting setting, I donned a suit (sort of) and got there early. Parking was security enforced. It’s actually cool that they have a car blocker than goes down when they let you enter. The program is above. It’s filled with art! That’s them from Left to Right. The Dr is quite an impressive person that I’ve never heard of. I guess I need to pay attention to more doctors. Korean food, Japanese rice balls, islander fruit, Chinese bao. The Mayor gives a talk. He did hit that gong just a minute earlier. That’s Paul Song, Lisa Ling’s husband on left. That’s Laura Ling and Lisa and Laura’s mother on the right. Laura is pregnant, but how is she still stick skinny besides the baby? That’s the Nakanishi’s Mom and Thomas added with the Mayor. That’s the man getting down. Look at the leg pose in the red dress. Soba. In the big room. Chinese dragon dancing happened. This room is amazing. Imagine people come up and do talks. They get a few minutes, and see the huge area where people are sitting? Most of the time, they don’t even listen. They’re talking to other people. It’s a strange place. There’s an audience behind where I was sitting and there’s groups who are there for a particular reason – to listen to one of their crew do a talk. That’s Don Nakanishi The three were presented with an award. Yes, people did listen a little more since the Mayor presented it. It’s still an odd place filled with protocal.The press room. Lisa shared a moment with Paul. “Let’s get outta here!”
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