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NY Asian Film Fest Kicks Off

by Soterios Johnson and Jeff Yang

NEW YORK, NY June 19, 2009 —Blood, gore, guts, and fancy martial arts moves: just a typical night at the New York Asian Film Festival, which kicks off later this week. It’s the biggest festival to date: 51 films, plus a host of special guests. But parts of the Asian film bubble are actually bursting. Culture writer Jeff Yang has been following the asian film scene and checked out the best of the fest, he joined us to discuss it.


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