Thursday, June 16, 2016

"Storytime: Japanese and English" at Carnegie Library in East Liberty, June 21.

The next installment of the monthly program "Storytime: Japanese and English" will take place on June 21 at the Carnegie Library in East Liberty.
Celebrate our city's diverse culture as we explore new words through songs, action rhymes and stories in both English and Japanese. For children ages 2-5 and their parents or caregivers.
It runs from 11:00 to 11:30 am. The library is located at 130 S. Whitfield St. (map).

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

AMPD Group hiring bilingual Japanese-English graphic designer for "Japanese inspired bar/restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh".



AMPD Group is hiring a bilingual Japanese-English graphic designer "to help create marketing materials for our Japanese inspired bar/restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh".
We are currently looking to hire a Japanese bilingual Graphic Designer to fill a project-based position with our company located in Pittsburgh, PA. The chosen candidate will be working to help create marketing materials for our Japanese inspired bar/restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh.

NAAAP Asian American Women in Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Jasmine Cho, June 28.



The Pittsburgh chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals will host the first of its Asian American Women in Entrepreneurship Speaker Series on June 28 with Jasmine Cho of Yummyholic.
Join us on Tuesday, June 28 at 6:30pm at the Allegheny HYP Club as we spend the evening with rockstar entrepreneur, and all around awesome person Jasmine Cho. Learn about how she got started in the local entrepreneur scene, her background and her vision for the future as she takes her start-up, Yummyholic to the next level. It's going to be a fun night that promises to reveal many insights to Pittsburgh's booming start-up scene. If you are an entrepreneur, if you are looking for inspiration, or if you want to learn what it's like to be an Asian American female entrepreneur here in Pittsburgh, you don't want to miss this series! More details will become available as the event date approaches.

This event is free for all to attend.
Cash bar and light hors d'oeuvres will be available.
Please bring a friend!!
The Allegheny HYP Club is located at 619 William Penn Pl. downtown (map).

Monday, June 13, 2016

In Discussion: Alison Klayman, Director and Producer of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry at Warhol Museum, June 17.



The Andy Warhol Museum will host Alison Klayman, director and producer of the 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry on June 17 at 7:00 pm.
In conjunction with Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, join us for a discussion with Alison Klayman, director and producer of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry; Jessica Beck, The Warhol’s associate curator of art; and Geralyn Huxley, The Warhol’s curator of film & video. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is the inside story of Ai Weiwei, a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures. Klayman was a Sundance Documentary Fellow and one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film."

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Banh Mi & Ti coming to Lawrenceville.



The Pittsburgh Asian Network Facebook group shares news of Banh Mi & Ti coming soon to 4502 Butler St. in Lawrenceville (map), in what was formerly Jack + Jules. The title tells us a little about the menu: Vietnamese sandwiches and bubble tea.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

University of the Philippines Concert Choir in Pittsburgh, June 11.



The Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh will host the University of the Philippines Concert Choir and comedian Nanette Inventor in Oakland on June 11.

Contemporary Chinese Art class at Carnegie Museum of Art in July.


Ding Yi, Appearance of Crosses, via Open Ground Blog (some images not safe for work)

The Carnegie Museum of Art will hold a two-session Contemporary Chinese Art class in July.

Monday, June 6, 2016

Hi Sound KTV now open in Squirrel Hill.



Hi Sound KTV opened at 6316 Forbes Ave. (map) Squirrel Hill on June 1. As part of its Grand Opening, guests will receive a discount from now through July 15.

Signage went up in November at Forbes-Shady Plaza, and construction started last summer. The owners are the proprietors of "Dragon Chinese Restaurant" in Verona.

The area's first Asian-style karaoke place, K-Box, opened on South Craig St. in Oakland in September 2012. A few Korean restaurants in the area have karaoke, but do not offer the small, private rooms ubiquitous throughout East Asia.

Yoga + Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads at Carnegie Museum of Art this summer.



The Carnegie Museum of Art will hold three yoga sessions in the Hall of Architecture, surrounded by Ai Weiwei's traveling exhibition Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads, on June 26, July 31, and August 28. Registration is required and can be done online. The cost is $18 for members and $20 for non-members. Both Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads and Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei at The Warhol Museum run through August 28.

Cafe 33 Taiwanese Bistro coming to Squirrel Hill.



Cafe plus number in the name? Check. Bistro? Check. Garage door patio? Check. Signage went recently up for Cafe 33 Taiwanese Bistro, a new Taiwanese place coming to an old laundromat in Squirrel Hill. The restaurant, to be run by a former chef at Rose Tea Cafe, will open at 1711 Shady Ave. (map), behind the Starbucks.

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