TRAKTIVIST dj set at 626 Night Market

1st September 2015
 
 

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Don't miss the final 626 Night Market of the year Labor Day weekend 4pm-1am nightly! Catch a dj set by Richie Menchavez of TRAKTIVIST at 11pm on Saturday night!

In it's 4th season, the 626 Night Market is the original and largest Asian-themed night market in the United States. 626 Night Market features over 200 food, merchandise, crafts, arts, games, music, and entertainment attractions in one jam-packed weekend of festivities that appeals to all ages.

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#LISTEN: 28 New Songs by #AsianAmericans + Mix of the Week 08.31.15

31st August 2015
 
 

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Music Monday! We reach the end of August strong with 28 new releases this week from our Asian American music community! Also, we feature our pick for our Mix of the Week!

SOUL / R&B

August Rigo - Versions (The Selfie Stick Video)

NxWorries (Anderson.Paak & Knxwledge) - Suede

VER5E - I Just Called to Say I Love You (Cover of Stevie Wonder)

POP

Arden Cho - Baby It's You (HiSessions.com Acoustic Live!)

Jason Chen x Marié Digby - Marvin Gaye - cover of (Charlie Puth &

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Playlist: JANM Summer Night Concerts 8/27/15

28th August 2015
 
 

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Last night, we were fortunate to dj once again for the Japanese American National Museum's (JANM) Summer Night Concert - Electronic Edition. The night was EPIC,  featuring mind-blowing performances from PAUL DATEH, GO YAMA, and MIKE GAO.

Nothing is more rewarding than being to play an entire set of electronic and EDM music made by Asian Americans.

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CAAMFest San Jose - September 17-20, 2015

26th August 2015
 
 

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The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is excited to announce the return of CAAMFest San Jose. CAAMFest San Jose brings the innovative spirit and forward thinking of CAAM's annual CAAMFest to the South Bay for four days of exclusive sneak peeks and film premieres, conversations with celebrated media makers and lively parties. Celebrating its 13th year in San Jose, CAAMFest San Jose presents films and events reflecting the impact and influence of Asian Americans in Silicon Valley and their continuous innovation in technology,

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The Future of Asians in Hip Hop

24th August 2015
 
 

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Via MassAppeal

The folks at Mass Appeal sat down with Korean-American rapper Dumbfoundead to talk about his recent collaboration with international rap sensation Keith Ape and provides much insight into the state of rap in relation to Asians.

"Being Asian hasn’t been cool for a long time, and that cool factor is so important in rap. You gotta be the coolest motherfucker in the room.

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Hmong Minnesota Day 2015

24th August 2015
 
 

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If you happen to be near Minnesota on Monday September 7th, stop by the Minnesota State Fair and enjoy a day of celebration dedicated to the Hmong community. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Hmong Americans living in Minnesota.

"Featuring will be an opening ceremony to honor the veterans of the Secret War, both traditional and modern day Hmong music, a fashion show, enterntainment, acitivities,

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#LISTEN: 26 New Songs by #AsianAmericans + Mix of the Week 08.24.15

24th August 2015
 
 

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It's Music Monday again! We've got 26 new releases from our Asian American music community this week. Also, we feature our pick for our Mix of the Week.

JAZZ

Emi Meyer - Fly Me To The Moon (cover of Kaye Ballard)

COUNTRY

Milla Hniang - Until You (cover of Shayne Ward)

SOUL / R&B

Jeff Bernat - Deep Inside You (prod.

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COMPLEX's 20 New Rappers to Watch For

20th August 2015
 
 

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COMPLEX has just released their 2015 list of 20 new rappers to be on the watch for. Let's celebrate Asian America cause we made the list! If you aren't already familiar, get to know Towkio, the part-Japanese rapper hailing from Chicago. His recent project .WAV Theory continues to be included in discussions of must listen hip hop albums of 2015. Take a listen below.

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SHOW #14 - #KollabEMPOWER Conference

20th August 2015
 
 

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TRAKTIVIST RADIO
Show #14 - KOLLABORATION
August 20, 2015
Empower Leadership Conference - kollabempower2015.strikingly.com

On Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, our community partners at Kollaboration will be launching an inaugural leadership conference called EMPOWER. This significant event will be held at the Japanese American National Museum.

Also, Richie, our very own founder of TRAKTIVIST, has the honor to moderate the music panel!

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Creating an American K-POP group #nosleeptilkorea

19th August 2015
 
 

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via PRI

Meet EXP, aka "experiment," a six member K-Pop group composed of all Americans that don't speak Korean or know much about K-Pop. This is the brainchild of Asian American artists Bora Kim, Samantha Shao, and Karin Kuroda who are all hoping to revolutionize the way K-Pop groups become successful. Before you pass this off as a gimmick, realize that they have already raised on Kickstarter over $30,000 for the groups first mini-album!

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