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Check out my article about why Quentin Lee and I started CHOPSO.

Over the last year director/writer/producer Quentin Lee and I have been working hard on a new company, CHOPSO, the first video streaming platform featuring English-language Asian content in the world. As a filmmaker/writer and as a former Vice President at the Japanese American National Museum, I had the unique perspective of being on both sides of the art world. Looking back now, I can see that together they led me toward the path of creating CHOPSO. […] Continue »

Today, my newest venture CHOPSO, is launching. I’m super proud of the team behind it. Please consider supporting this project.

CHOPSO (www.chopso.com) is the first all Asian-English streaming service. We have feature and short movies, documentaries, web series, music, and podcasts.

We (and I include myself in this) always complain that there’s no place for Asian American stories, well we’ve created one. Help us make sure it can be a success,

Great article about CHOPSO over on Silicon Prairie News

Omaha-based AIM Hatchfund, a public charity and grant-making organization for artists, has partnered with video streaming service CHOPSO to promote the creation and distribution of English-language Asian video content.

Here’s my quote… I think I sound better in quotes than in real life. 🙂

“One of the biggest challenges for Asian-English content around the world is that traditional distribution has not really covered that market,” said CHOPSO’s CEO, Koji Sakai. “CHOPSO is hoping to create a marketplace for that content and to be able to show it around the world.”

Read the rest of the article HERE.

Check out my article on Japanese American parenting over on the Kizuna blog.

The incarnation of Japanese Americans during World War II has impacted the community in a variety of ways—some that are obvious and some that are not. Whenever I go to a Japanese American event, I am still surprised by how many times “camp” comes up. As descendant of someone who spent a good portion of their childhood in one, it is never far from my mind. And in the current political and cultural climate we find ourselves in today, it seems to come up even more.

Read the rest of the article HERE.

Dying to Kill is now on Amazon Prime. Watch it now! Be sure to tell a friend or two about it. Also, be sure to leave a kind review!

Watch it on Amazon Prime now.

Academy Award Winning CHOPSO Ambassador Chris Tashima talks about how he won an Oscar for his 1997 film “Visas and Virtue” to be released on Nov 15 on CHOPSO.

https://vimeo.com/239923116/b4f35af64b

Watch the full interview for free now on CHOPSO: https://chopso.vhx.tv/how-i-won-an-oscar

Just in time for Halloween, check out my newest article over on 8Asians.com

With Halloween less than a month away, I knew what I wanted to write about this month: Racist Halloween costumes. Even though I don’t dress up and haven’t since I was a kid, I understand that Halloween is really important to a lot of people. There have been a lot of articles about racist Asian costumes already, including this evergreen one by my esteemed 8Asians editor Moye, Top 8 most offensive Asian Halloween costumes. Of […] Continue »

I’m executive producing this new project that deserves your attention and support.

Where are all the Asian Rockstars in North America?  In an era of Trump and his daily challenges to diversity, can an Asian music superstar emerge from all this chaos?

Barbara Lee – Writer/Director/Producer

Barbara K. Lee is an independent filmmaker in Vancouver, Canada.  She was an award winning broadcast journalist and reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). and she is also the winner of the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada’s Diversity award Pacific/Yukon and her NFB produced documentary BETWEEN THE LAUGHTER aired on CBC and PBS Northwest.  As a songwriter she uses her Chinese name Kayee Lee. After completing this film, Barbara will focus on her horror script.

Please consider supporting it over at Hatchfund:

https://www.hatchfund.org/project/sing_my_song/

All donations are tax deductible!

CHOPSO, the first Asian English video streaming service, is looking for more great content. We are open to features and shorts, narratives and documentaries, all genres, podcasts, web series, and music featuring Asians (in English).

If you think you have something we should consider or if you have any questions, please contact us Apopolis Media <apopolismedia@gmail.com>. Feel free to pass this on to anyone you think might be interested.

http://www.CHOPSO.com