LA Weekly People Issue | Jose Tanaka: The Flamenco Guitarist

Jose Tanaka: The Flamenco Guitarist by Ada Tseng José Tanaka was born in Kyoto, Japan. But his parents were so dedicated to flamenco music that they named him José, to make sure he’d always be tied to the traditional Spanish Romani folk art of singing, dancing,...

LA Weekly People Issue | Jenna Chong: The Hand Model

Jenna Chong: America’s Next Top Hand Model by Ada Tseng One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly’s People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. When Jenna Chong books a hand-modeling gig, she often walks onto the set not...

Editor’s Diary: Cannes Film Festival blogs for Audrey Magazine

Day 1 Highlights: Arrival and Anticipation  May 16, 2013: It’s my first time at the Cannes Film Festival, attending as a writer/editor on behalf of Asia Pacific Arts and Audrey Magazine. I’ve been told to expect a crazy circus — as there are hundreds of screenings for...

Cannes 2013 Interview with Carina Lau, Chen Kun, and Flora Lau

Crossing Borders: Interview with Carina Lau, Chen Kun, and Flora Lau of Bends Flora Lau’s debut film Bends, which connects the stories of a recently-abandoned Hong Kong housewife and her mainland Chinese chauffeur, was screened as part of the Un Certain Regard sidebar...