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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, a Novel by Ocean Vuong: The Importance of People of Color Voice

Keana A. Labra

Jul 10, 2019

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, a Novel by Ocean Vuong: The Importance of People of Color Voice

Amongst the innumerable books to be read and enjoyed, there are a few that shake our core, that cause us to question and savor our own stances and the experiences that shaped these viewpoints. Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is an exploration of concepts such as masculinity, race, sexuality, refugeeism, and motherhood and how one’s perception of these concepts are affected growing up in the primarily white, American town of Hartford, Connecticut. On Tuesday, Jun

Chopsticks Alley

Jan 25, 2019

Chopsticks Alley Art to Feature Underserved Southeast Asian Artists at San Jose City Hall January 25

Chopsticks Alley Art, our non-profit organization to promote Southeast Asian art and artists, will be opening our Salt Stained: HOME Exhibit at San Jose City Hall tonight. The grand celebration will take place at the Rotunda from 5:30pm-7:30pm. See you then! To RSVP click HERE #artist #ChopsticksAlleyArt #exhibit

Max DeHart - A Filipino American Artist on Surviving Isolation With Nature

Keana A. Labra

Jan 20, 2019

Max DeHart - A Filipino American Artist on Surviving Isolation With Nature

There is a surge of artists of all backgrounds, specifically within marginalized populations, establishing themselves in the art community. It is an exciting sight seeing these artists collaborate and find confidence in their work. One in particular is local, half-Filipino artist, Max DeHart. He is a self-taught acrylic painter who focuses on natural settings and creatures utilizing realism techniques with an urban abstract texture. He began his art journey painting when he w

Artist Interview with Filipino, Vince Simbe: An Embrace of American Culture

Keana A. Labra

Nov 22, 2018

Artist Interview with Filipino, Vince Simbe: An Embrace of American Culture

The conversation between the Filipinos who left the island and those who stayed is ongoing and as passionate as ever. The subject of the Filipino identity is one way this heated dialogue continues: what is it that defines the essence of “Filipino-ness”? Having survived colonization and WWII, some argue that Filipinos don’t have an identity that is not influenced by colonizers. However, why is it that we are so quick to limit the definition of this identity to solely one? The

Coco, Filipino-American Artist, Reflects on a Growing Filipino Presence in the Art World

Kristalyne Rullamas

Nov 21, 2018

Coco, Filipino-American Artist, Reflects on a Growing Filipino Presence in the Art World

Coco is a recent art graduate from Laguna College of Art + Design and has a passion for telling stories through her colorfully, whimsical art style that may be viewed on her online portfolio. As a Filipino-American, she paved her way into the art scene and continues to grow every day through her wonderful style. Drawing since a young age, Coco took art more seriously around the 4th grade and pulls inspiration from her childhood, whether it's celebrating it or depicting growth

An Interview With Filipino Artist, Amanda Pascual, From Northern California

Keana A. Labra

Oct 17, 2018

An Interview With Filipino Artist, Amanda Pascual, From Northern California

Amanda Pascual is a recent graduate of Sacramento State University. Through her love of painting and printmaking, she wishes to represent her Filipino American culture through her idea of home. She wants the diverse Asian American population to be better represented in the art scene. She is also the current Art Editor for both Chopsticks Alley Pinoy and our sister organization, Chopsticks Alley Art. Like most Filipino Americans, her decision to become an artist was not immedi

Salt Stained - the First Southeast Asian Artists Exhibit in Japantown, San Jose, CA

Christina Ayson

Sep 25, 2018

Salt Stained - the First Southeast Asian Artists Exhibit in Japantown, San Jose, CA

Taiko drums reverberated through the neighborhood. The smell of fish sauce wafted through the streets of Japantown. The scent and sound greeted excited guests at the gates of Art Object Gallery to celebrate the exhibition opening of Salt Stained, Chopsticks Alley Art’s inaugural exhibition. It was the first time Filipino, Vietnamese, and Japanese artists collaborated in San Jose, CA. Salt Stained is a testament to the vibrancy of Vietnamese, Filipino, and Japanese culture tha

Kenneth Tan Ronquillo, an Award Winning Filipino Artist; Family and Love on Canvas

Rachel Egoian & Keana A. Labra

Aug 1, 2018

Kenneth Tan Ronquillo, an Award Winning Filipino Artist; Family and Love on Canvas

Kenneth Tan Ronquillo is a San Jose based Filipino artist whose beginnings started with an unconventional move: he left Southern California, homeward bound, to help care for Crescenciana Tan, his grandma, or “lola” in Tagalog, when she turned ninety-four. In our recent interview with Kenneth, he shares that he wanted to find a way to make the most of their time together, by coming up with the idea of collaborative art. His lola makes the paintings, and his promise is to finis

Chopsticks Alley

Jun 6, 2018

Chopsticks Alley Kickstarter Campaign to help Southeast Asian Artists

Click Here to go to the Kicksarter Campaign Page. About Chopsticks Alley Art promotes Southeast Asian cultural heritage through the creative shared expression of art by underserved Asian artists to foster greater understanding, acceptance and support among individuals with differing abilities, the LGBTQ community, and youth. But what does it mean? It means we can help aspiring Southeast Asian artists come out of their shells and share their creativity with the world. Why doe

Vietgone is Here! A Play by Vietnamese Playwright Qui Nguyen Will Be Featured at the San Francisco A

Keana A. Labra

Feb 13, 2018

Vietgone is Here! A Play by Vietnamese Playwright Qui Nguyen Will Be Featured at the San Francisco A

The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, or ACT, is featuring a play that is the first of its kind: it is a boy-meets-girl romantic comedy told through the lens of a Vietnamese immigrant. Qui Nguyen, playwright, based the script off his imaginings of his mother’s and father’s love story. Ken Savage, the associate producer for the ACT, invited a broad audience to the first read-through of the script on January 23, 2018. Among the invited were our founder, Trami Cron

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