Japanese Catholic novelist Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence (Chinmoku) is a profound yet controversial work published in1966. Japanese film director Masahiro Shinoda made it into a film in 1971 under the title 沈黙 (Chinmoku)–SILENCE in Japan. Endo collaborated with Shinoda for… Read More ›
Exhibition: “Christianity in Asia: Sacred Art and Visual Splendour” Place and date: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, May 27-Sep 11, 2016 The exhibition “Christianity in Asia: Sacred Art and Visual Splendour,” which opened at Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in Singapore in… Read More ›
Protection In this colored sketch, I portray the intimate embracing between mother/father and child. Two small figures surrounded by a giant shoulder receive loving care as they put trust fully in the power from above. This composition is inspired by… Read More ›
My Lord God, My eyes will be filled with tears facing an endless bliss. My heart still dwells in the deep sorrow As I have survived my harsh days. I take a close look to my past and… Read More ›
For its first season, ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat, which has an Asian American family at the center of the story, made a lot of buzzes around pop cultural critics, both from professional pundits (e.g., a New York Times critic) and… Read More ›
Wikipedia reported that on December 21, 2012, “Gangnam Style” became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views. 1 As of May 31, 2014, the music video has been viewed over two billion times on YouTube, and it is… Read More ›
After watching the movie The Mill and the Cross, to be frank, I felt numb and dumb; I had no words and my mouth was dry. I felt like I was one of the many characters in the film, standing… Read More ›
The Night I didn’t like the silence in his eyes. On the day of pain, when it went and came, He turned his face away from me. I did not speak to him, nor he to me. Cold… Read More ›
The Moment I Remember The moment I remember, In the days of being left alone, When I stayed in mute morning air, I saw you in warm grin. The moment I remember, In the days I couldn’t find… Read More ›
