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10 Things You Need to Know About Koreatown
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Kollaboration New York's Fourth Speaker Series ft. KL & Alicia Yoon
On November 17th, 2015, Kollaboration's 4th Speaker Series, produced by sta..
Dr. Hong-Ling Wee gives New York 'Something to Write Home About'
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Kollaboration New York checks out KCON 2015 at the Prudential Center
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A Tradition of Timeless Flavors: Mokbar
South Korea's latest food fad involves fame-hungry Koreans live-strea..
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Dizzy Bats release EP "I Don't Live Here Anymore"
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Dizzy Bats release "Until We Die" music video
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Remembering Twinsters and how it brought two sisters together
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Moments when Ali Wong understood us Asian Americans
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Musical sketch comedy group AzN PoP explains Asian Culture
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Dizzy Bats emerge from the cave to launch new EP
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Top Asian American YouTubers and their annual incomes
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KNY's Guide to the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
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Dramaworld: Bring Korean Dramas to the World
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BATSU!, New York City's only Japanese game show
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The history of Holi and its colorful celebration comes to New York City
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Apex for Youth and Xi'an Famous Foods present: Lunar New Year Festival benefit concert
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DarkMatter takes on politics through their poetry
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Catching up with Ada Tseng: Haikus with Hotties
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Duo SJ & Ginny tackle feminism, diversity, and race through their comedy
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Review: 'Allegiance', remembering a story about resilience from our fellow Americans
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When worlds collide in Sanjay's Super Team
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The "Unstoppable" wave that is Angela Lee
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Columbia Blue Glaze Theater
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Rekstizzy Presents 'Kawaii For Men'
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'East of Main Street: Taking the Lead' inside HBO's VIP screening & panel
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ABC re-ups 'Fresh Off the Boat' for Season 2
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Wang Lee Hom and Avicii collaborate on "Lose Myself"
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Awkwafina tawks about the identity of a satirical rapper
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YG Cover Project: Tablo Takes Over
KNY's Summer Reading List
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How to be Constance Wu for Halloween
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Dancing with Daisukes
Every once in a blue moon, a dance group will come along and take the world..
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The Competition Breakdown with Katie Schreckengast
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Miss America Aftermath & The Importance of a Platform
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Celebrating Far From Home
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Sad Asian Girls Club strive to break stereotypes against women
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Nomz satisfies New Yorkers with homemade Asian soups
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How Valentine's Day is celebrated in the East
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Kevin Truong tells the story of gay men around the world
Truck-to-Table: Korilla BBQ
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Why Hollywood must remove its rose-colored glasses
Designer Kasuni Rathnasuriya fuses Sri Lankan lace into clothing label
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ROAR Story Slam: Call for Entries
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Eggloo, the newest viral treat you have to try in New York from the culture of Hong Kong
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Katie Shreckengast's platform is an incredibly meaningful part of her time ..
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Designer Lisa N. Hoang breaks into the fashion industry at a young age
New York Fashion Week is one of the biggest events in New York City for des..
Samantha Futerman and Jenna Ushkowitz host gala for adoptees and their families
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Cue the chocolates, flowers, and laments of perpetually single people aroun..
Ai WeiWei: The Fake Case premieres on PBS POV Oct 2nd
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Kollaboration is a performing arts organization with an annual showcase produced by a diverse group of students and working professionals. We are a nationwide movement which spans across fourteen major metropolitan cities across the US and Canada.
Our primary mission is "Empowerment through Entertainment," and we are dedicated to providing Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) with a creative outlet to showcase their talents on stage. By hosting shows across the nation, Kollaboration seeks to gather diverse Asian American talent and bring their presence into mainstream media and the entertainment industry.
Launched in 2000 by Executive Director Paul "PK" Kim, Kollaboration has since become incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (January 2006). Under the guidance of Executive Producer Roy Choi, the Kollaboration Showcase has grown from one annual show in Los Angeles to 15 sell-out concerts in 14 cities across North America, including Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Boston. Each show features performing artists of all types, with musicians, vocalists, dancers, lyricists competing for a chance to be part of the Kollaboration Star Show in LA. The organization is currently led by Global Director Minji Chang.
Since its inception, Kollaboration has had the honor of working with a dynamic network of esteemed individuals of the entertainment industry, such as John Legend (Singer, Grammy Award Winner), Teddy Zee (Producer, The Pursuit of Happiness, Hitch), John Cho (Actor, Star Trek, Harold & Kumar), Tom Anderson (Founder of MySpace), Ken Mok (Executive Producer, America's Next Top Model), Joseph Kahn (Music Video Director, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, U2, Backstreet Boys), Drunken Tiger (Rapper group, Korean Hip Hop) and more.
Kollaboration has headlined a number of celebrity performers including Far*East Movement (#1 Billboard Top 100 Singer, 'Like a G6'), BoA (Singer, Korean Pop Star), Ed Cho (Comedian), KABA Modern (MTV's America's Best Dance Crew), Quest Crew (MTV's America's Best Dance Crew), David Choi, Kina Grannis (MTV O Music Awards) and others.
Then what's Kollaboration New York?
Kollaboration New York is the second largest chapter of Kollaboration run purely by volunteers. Our chapter was founded in 2002 and is currently led by Executive Director Tanner Chung with 20 staff members. Since our early days as an annual showcase, we have expanded our activities to a wide variety of high production entertainment centric events including open mics, concerts, workshops, video and sound productions, and even speaking engagements. The organization has been featured in national publications like Huffington Post and NBC and even international publications like Sinovision.
We aim to develop and cultivate a community surrounding Asian American artists by giving them a platform through our events to hone their craft and collaborate with others. We believe that designing a creatively strong and supportive environment for these artists will ultimately give them the tools to further their own career. Kollaboration New York not only offers opportunities to be part of high quality and high visibility events but also provides connections in services in media and entertainment that would be otherwise hard to reach.
In 2014, the winner of our Showcase Sung Lee went on to the Kollaboration Star show to win a grand prize of $10,000 and has also won all rounds of the Amateur Night at the Apollo. On March 6, 2015, Sung will be represented the United States in the 2015 Bscene Grand Beatbox Battle in Switzerland.
Our newest project is to build a greater reach through digital media. If you're interested in hearing more about this initiative please apply to be part of our digital team. We're looking for writers, editors, graphic artists, videographers, and even web developers.
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