Cancelled: Japanese film Hula Girls (フラガール) at Maridon Museum, April 24.

The 2006 Japanese movie Hula Girls (フラガール), scheduled to play at the Maridon Museum on April 24 as the third and final installment in this spring's Japanese Film Series, has been cancelled.

1985 North Korean monster film Pulgasari (불가사리) with Pitt's Online:Screenshot, April 10.

The University of Pittsburgh's Asian Studies Center and Screenshot: Asia festival will present an online screening of the North Korean monster film Pulgasari (불가사리) on April 10.

Pulgasari (1985) is a North Korean dark fantasy film about a selfish king’s attempt to foil the working class’ plan to overthrow him from power. Built by a blacksmith, the tiny Pulgasari only becomes alive and grows after eating the blacksmith daughter’s blood and an assortment of tools. The monster soon earns a vital role in the battle between the working class and the king and his royal army. For those looking for something to do during this time of social distancing, SCREENSHOT: ASIA will be offering a free online screening of Pulgasari with an introduction by Pitt professor Mark Best.

Please join us on Friday, April 10th at 3 PM on Zoom (online). To register, please visit https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LZ4s6anrSjW53dN3udXOLg.

Screenshot: Asia is a forthcoming Asian film festival scheduled in Pittsburgh for Fall 2020.

Tiny ceramic smiles.

The Pittsburgh City-Paper profiles ceramicist Reiko Yamamoto and her Tiny Smiles fundraising project.

Parkway Theater streaming 2019 Chinese film The Wild Goose Lake (南方车站的聚会).

The Parkway Theater in McKees Rocks is streaming the 2019 Chinese film The Wild Goose Lake (南方车站的聚会) online, with 50% of the proceeds going to the theater. The distributor summarizes:

A gang leader on the run seeking redemption . . .
A girl in trouble risking everything to gain her freedom . . .
Both hunted on the hidden shores of The Wild Goose Lake.
They set a deadly gamble for what may be their last day.

Tickets are available online.

Pitt's Asian Studies Center hiring student interns for 2020-2021.

The University of Pittsburgh's Asian Studies Center is now accepting applications for student interns for the 2020-2021 school year.

There are openings available for our Communications & Media position, our Chinese Language Social Media position, and our Global Ambassador position. All applicants must be pursuing an Asian Studies Certificate and have a 3.0 GPA or higher. Interns will receive $5,000 in tuition reimbursement for the Fall and Spring terms ($10,000 total). Applications are due by Friday, May 1st. Please visit here for more information and to apply.

Susan Choi, Ocean Vuong among those scheduled to speak in Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Series in 2020-2021.

The 2020-2021 Ten Evenings schedule was recently announced and it includes authors Susan Choi and Ocean Vuong.

Squirrel Hill's Chengdu Gourmet temporarily closes.

Chengdu Gourmet in Squirrel Hill has temporarily closed. "Take care and stay safe" says a sign on the window. For part of this public health crisis the restaurant was open for take-out orders. Located at 5840 Forward Ave. (map), Chengdu Gourmet is routinely named among the best Chinese restaurants in the city, and in February its chef, Wei Zhu, was again a semi-finalist for a James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic.

2018 Chinese-Japanese film Flavors of Youth (肆式青春, 詩季織々) with Pitt's Online: Screenshot Asia, April 7.

The University of Pittsburgh's Asian Studies Center's online iteration of its Screenshot: Asia programming festival is hosting a virtual viewing party of the 2018 animted Chinese-Japanese film Flavors of Youth (肆式青春, 詩季織々) on April 7:

Join us and the Asian Studies Center on Zoom to watch Flavors of Youth with the Google Chrome extension, Netflix Party!

To register for the event, please go to https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rEJR55KqTOyyDv57KChBNQ.

*Note: You must have a Netflix account and have downloaded the Netflix Party Chrome Extension. To download, go to this link (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/netflix-party/oocalimimngaihdkbihfgmpkcpnmlaoa?hl=en)

Shadyside's Tokyo Japanese Store changes hours, limits number of shoppers.

In response to the current public health crisis, Tokyo Japanese Store in Shadyside has limited its hours of operation and the number of shoppers permitted in the store at one time. In an email sent to a local Japanese mailing list, the owner says store hours are now, through April 30 at least, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm every day but Monday, with the number of shoppers permitted in the store now reduced to five. The owner also encourages people to visit the store's homepage for the latest information, as information on Google and Yelp has not been updated.

The Japanese grocery store is located at the corner of Ellsworth and College Avenues in Shadyside (map).

Remote Chinese Language & Culture Club Meeting at Pitt, April 6 and 15.

Chinese Dim Sum, by Lezlie (Creative Commons)

The weekly meetings of the Chinese Language & Culture Club Meeting at Pitt are now online and will meet remotely on April 6 and 15. They are open to the Pitt community and those interested should contact Jennifer Wallace (jlw200@pitt.edu) and Bei Cheng (beicheng@pitt.edu) with specific questions.