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	By Justin Lowe | Special to AsianWeek The 2003 international film festival season gets underway next week with the opening of the Sundance Film Festival (Jan. 16 to 26). Although last year’s Sundance Film Festival saw the premiere of both Bertha Bay-sa Pan’s evocative Chinese American feature Face and notable controversy over Justin Lin’s Better Luck Tomorrow (expected in theaters this spring), APA filmmakers are absent from this year’s festival, with the exception of several short film directors. Although Sundance usually proves a reliable bellwether for titles appearing throughout the remainder of the year, a look back at late-2002 festivals generally provides a better indicator of Asian Pacific American and Asian films to watch for this year. COMPLETE STORY...		Korean Centennial (Feature) Communities Brace for Second INS Registration Deadline (in National News) Wins Workers Get $337,000 in Back Wages From Lockbox (in Bay Area News) Matsui Heads for the Bronx: Frog, Prince or Toad? (in Sports) Look Out! Films to see in 2003 (in A&E) Emil Amok: In Defense of the Short and Fat (in Opinion)

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Hong Kong Artist Listens to the Earth By Brian Kluepfel | Special to AsianWeek Planet Earth is a living entity. Like all objects, it hums its own tune; that is, it vibrates. Artist and teacher Po Shu Wang makes public art to reflect what the immediate environment is telling him. Wang’s most recent piece, Earth Song, is dedicated to capturing the music of the earth through the artwork itself. Earth Song is a 42-foot-high metal tuning fork, constructed to take the vibrations of downtown Berkeley and convert them to the earth’s frequency. “The site is very unique because it’s on top of the BART tunnel,” said Wang. “The area, because of BART and street traffic, is full of mechanical vibrations.” The site is also where Shattuck Avenue is split by Shattuck Square, much like a tuning fork splits into two tines, said Wang.

A New Young Collection A book of collected works from Carolyn Young. A&E Calendar Arts, entertainment, and community events around the country, listed alphabetically by region and category.

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