Zhang Yimou's 2018 film Shadow (影) to continue in Pittsburgh through June 6.

The 2018 Zhang Yimou film Shadow (影), which opened in Pittsburgh on May 24, will continue here through June 6. The distributor provides a summary:

With SHADOW, director Zhang Yimou (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) once again pushes the boundaries of wuxia action to create a film like no other, masterfully painting a canvas of inky blacks and greys punctuated with bursts of color from the blood of the defeated. In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a “shadow”, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.

Tickets and showtime information is now available online. The theater is located at 1035 S. Braddock Ave. in Regent Square (map).

MAMAMOO's "gogobebe" at this weekend's K-pop Class, June 1.

The weekly K-pop Dance Class at Yanlai Dance Academy will do MAMAMOO (마마무)'s "gogobebe" for its second meeting on June 1. The class is held each Saturday from 4:00 to 5:00 pm, and the cost is $18 for a drop-in session. Yanlai Dance Academy is located at 2260 Babcock Blvd. in the North Hills (map).

Host families needed for 45 visiting Japanese Pony-league baseball players in August.

The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania shares news of a group of visiting Pony-league baseball players from Japan and the need for host families in Pittsburgh during their August 5 - 10 stay. Those interested should contact the organizers at the bottom of the flyer.

Lgbtqia+ Advisory AAPI Town Hall, June 1 downtown.

The Lgbtqia+ Advisory Council of Pittsburgh will host an Lgbtqia+ Advisory AAPI Town Hall on June 1.

A discussion on LGBTQIA+ & Asian American Experiences

It runs from 2:30 to 4:30 pm at the Allegheny County Department of Human Services at 1 Smithfield St. (map).

Pagdiriwang and Dedication of the Philippine Nationality Room, June 9 at Pitt.

A pagdiriwang celebration and the dedication of the new Philippine Nationality Room in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning are scheduled for June 9. The dedication ceremony takes place from 2:00 to 3:00 pm at Heinz Chapel, with a reception scheduled for 3:00 to 5:00 pm on the first floor of the Cathedral of Learning.

The room is located on the third floor of the building, room 313, and opened to the public in December.

Pittsburgh Bonsai Society's 38th annual Bonsai Show, June 1 and 2.

The Pittsburgh Bonsai Society will present its 38th annual Bonsai Show on June 1 and 2. It will be held at the Phipps Garden Center---not Phipps Conservatory---in Shadyside (map) and admission is free.

Made In Abyss Movie 2: Wandering Twilight (メイドインアビス 放浪する黄昏) in Pittsburgh June 3 and 5.

The 2019 compilation film Made In Abyss Movie 2: Wandering Twilight (メイドインアビス 放浪する黄昏) will play in Pittsburgh on June 3 at Southside Works Cinema.

After departing from Ozen's camp, Riko and Reg continue their journey, encountering more dangers as they descend further into the Abyss.

Tickets are now available online; the June 3 show is in Japanese with English subtitles while the June 5 show is dubbed in English.

Chinese-language historical tour of Carnegie Library in Oakland / 将提供卡内基图书馆的中文导游, June 9.

via @CarnegieLibraryOfPittsburgh.


The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will host a Chinese-language historical tour of its Oakland (main) branch on June 9, part of this year's Summer Reading Extravaganza.

A special tour in Chinese will be offered at 2:15 PM. Visit the Welcome Station located outside the Library’s Front Entrance to sign up.
下午2点15分将提供卡内基图书馆的中文导游，请于图书馆正门外的欢迎站注册游览。

The tour starts at 2:15 pm. The library is located at 4400 Forbes Ave. in Oakland (map), accessible by buses 28X, 58, 61A, 61B, 61C, 61D, 67, 69, 71B, 71D, 75, and P3.

Monroeville-based Prop Ocean Logistics hiring Mandarin-speaking Market Development Specialist (市场拓展专员).

Monroeville-based Prop Ocean Logistics recently announced an opening for a Chinese-speaking position: Market Development Specialist (市场拓展专员).

Prop Ocean公司是上海知名大型物流公司在美设立的分公司,现需要拓展在北美市场的外贸业务,招聘一名市场拓展专员。

要求与职责:

• 公司业务策划案的实施及产品发展(有潜力在美销售或在中销售的中/美国产品)
• 分析,规整和设计现有商业逻辑并以理解性语言解释给国内的同事及高层
• 确定公司的定位,推行有竞争力的营销手段,运用各方资源推广公司形象,突出产品
• 与国内及北美团队携手合作,提出针对北美市场的建议性意见。适当合理安排其他事宜,如产品培训,举办活动,社交活动等
• 领导协调各方部门成员间的事项,产品调研至推广阶段全程与其他部门同事保持沟通交流,确保问题被解决

Rina Sawayama at Pride Rocks PGH, June 8.

Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama will perform in Pittsburgh on June 8 as part of Pride Rocks PGH. Dazed wrote, in 2017:

“Being east Asian and trying to be a pop singer in the UK where there is no precedent has sometimes been quite hard,” says London-based musician and model Rina Sawayama. “There aren’t many east Asian singers in the western pop world.”

Sawayama’s music, which she describes as “cute R&B with a subliminal pop sheen”, takes influence from her early childhood in Tokyo, where she weaned herself on J-pop (having “literally missed the boat” on the Spice Girls). Her glistening track “Cyber Stockholm Syndrome”, the first from her planned album, tingles with a Justin Timberlake-esque guitar hook and spotlights anxiety in the digital age.

She will open for Toni Braxon, the event's headliner. Tickets for the standing-room only show are available online.