Akira's Hip Hop is airing this Sunday Nov. 22nd at 12pm and Dec. 5th at 1am.

It'll be episode 109. Encourage everyone you know to watch and, just as important, leave a comment on the website: http://www.bet.com/video/shows/LensOnTalent

More people will see the film in one night than have ever seen it before! Thanks again to a remarkable cast and crew who made it all possible.

About the Movie: Akira’s Hip-Hop Shop (popcultureshock.com/akira) is a movie about a black woman who falls in love with a Japanese man. Released last year as an indie short, this BlAsian production has been making the rounds nationwide, including the recent Hollywood Black Film Festival and the San Diego Asian Film Festival.

Producer Joseph Doughrity, who got his first break as an assistant to Oscar-nominated director John Singleton (Boyz 2 Men), has drawn enough raves from industry insiders to obtain funding to make the film a feature-length production.

I was surfing around and saw someone posted about obamaboxes a etsy store with artworks that portray Pres Obama in some very interesting ways.

I'm not sure how I feel about some of the artwork but I'm loving the Obama Buddha. LOL. It seems to me that Pres. Obama is connected to Asia and the Asian community on so many levels. From his own personal family to his interest in helping to find solutions for civil conflicts.

More important, he's having an impact of their thinking and view points of what a Black American man is like. He's also showing the black community what a black family can look like. It's a wonder more people haven't talked about this side effect.

Maybe because I'm one of few that notice how he's able to walk between the lines of race and culture. Something to think about...oooommmmmm

The Loving Day Project and its founder Ken Tanabe will be honored at Multiracial Americans of Southern California's (MASC) 20th Anniversary Dinner event in Los Angeles on December 5th, 2009.

Come out and attend MASC's dinner and meet like-minded people in the multicultural community! Ken will be in attendance to accept the award in person so stop by and say hi! Buy your tickets and get more info here: http://www.mascsite.org/20th-anniversary/

Loving Day will be receiving MASC's award "National Awareness" for our work on bringing attention to the history of the Loving v. Virginia decision, and encouraging awareness about multicultural / interracial families.

MASC is celebrating its 20th ANNIVERSARY this year!

Please join us for a delicious dinner and a wonderful program, sharing the history of MASC, what we do, and the initiatives we have been a part of. We will be honoring CHANGE MAKERS in the multiracial community. We invite our friends and family in the community to come celebrate with us!

KEYNOTE speaker: Dr. Reginald Daniel, UCSB

Confirmed HONOREES will be in attendance:

Ken Tanabe, Founder of Loving Day
Dr. Akemi Yano, President and CEO, Japanese American National Museum,
Kim Wayans and Kevin Knotts, Authors of Amy Hodgepodge
The family of the late Ramona Douglass, Multiracial Advocate

This is a partial list - more will be there AND we'll have some surprises for our attendees !!

This is also a great chance to meet local COMMUNITY PARTNERS including the folks from Mixed Chicks Chat, Project ReMiX, and more.

Please come out and support MASC. We hope you can be there.

**RSVP by emailing reply@mascsite.org by NOV. 20TH, 2009 and receive a FREE MASC 2010 MEMBERSHIP. See Membership Benefits here: http://www.mascsite.org/join-us/

*MASC is a 501(c)3 organization. All donations are completely tax-deductible.

*Even if you cannot make the dinner, please think of contributing to MASC or sponsoring a student to attend. This is our major FUNDRAISER for the year (and decade!). We appreciate your support !!

- Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC)

Who's going to be in Korea for Thanksgiving?! If so, you should join -Mix- for Thanksgiving dinner!

The members of -MIX- would like to invite you out to our second '-MIX- Thanksgiving Dinner'.

Last year's event was a great success and we're looking forward to doing it again. We'll have all the same foods as last year - that delicious Cajun deep-fried turkey, regular roast turkey, ham, and all the fixins. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase at the bar, Monghwan, where the dinner will be hosted.

All are encouraged to attend, both mixed folks and non. The food must be ordered in advance however, and seating is limited, so please RSVP with the number of people in your party by November 15.

Date: Nov. 21, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 5 - 8 pm
Location: Monghwan in Sinchon (see attached map below)
Cost: 15,000 won (additional donations welcome ;)
(All monies in excess of dinner costs will go towards the -MIX- ACA scholarship)

Menu: Ham, turkey, cajun turkey, mashed potatoes w/ gravy, stuffing, green beans and cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and rolls

So bring all of your friends and dig in to some good eats. Happy Thanksgiving!

-MIX- is an official project of the Movement for Advancement of Cultural-Diversity in Korea (M.A.C.K.) Foundation, an NPO with locations in both Korea and the U.S.