Ruinism by Gabriel Biderman; Night Photographer

Thank You so Much!

I won a raffle for a huge print by Gabriel Biderman. I first met Gabe at BH Event Space. I attended his class twice.  His night photography seminar was very interesting. There are so many definitions of time. Such as Civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight. In his presentation, Gabriel also went into details about camera setting and equipment to be used for night photography. He became one of my favorite instructors. What a coincidence it was to win raffle for his print.

2013 Japan Block Party

Master of Ceremonies

Great weather today but uneven lighting conditions at today's event. Clear sky creates areas that are both too dark and too light on subjects. Images can also suffer color cast if one side is lit by direct sunlight while other portions of image are in shade because color temperature of  shade about 40% higher than sunlight.

30th Anniversary OANNY Video

Produced, shot and edited video 30th Anniversary Okinawa American Association of New York (OAANY) celebration which featured special guest who flew in perform at the event.

Project involved renting camera equipment from Downtown Community Television (DCTV), working with performers and staff, shooting the live event, editing video, creating DVD labels, disc duplication, boxing of materials and final delivery to OAANY for sale to its members.

Guest dancers from Okinawa and others:

1. Head Master of Tamagusuku Ryu/Shosetsu Michiko no Kai from Okinawa.
2. Miyuki Oshiro、Master
3. Kazumi Matsubara, Master
4. Washington D.C. area Momoe Onna, Master
5. Special guest dancer: Ben Naoya Higa, Master from Tamagusuku Ryu Shosetsu kai from Los Angeles, CA
6. Mitsuko Nishi
7. Ai Nakasone

About OAANY 

To cultivate mutual friendship among the Okinawans and their families who live mainly in the five states in metropolitan area, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, and the American public who have an interest in Okinawan culture and heritage.

• Conducts classes, seminars and workshops to promote educational opportunities in Okinawan history, culture and performing arts.
• Provides scholarship to the young generation in order to promote higher education.

Walk to Feed Hungry NYC raises >$15K USD

Reverend TK Nakagai

2012 Walk to feed hungry Event raised over $15,000 USD.

Danny Chen Birthday Card Campaign

Private Danny Chen, a Chinese-American solider from Chinatown New York, recently died while stationed in Afghanistan. Danny would have turned 20 on May 26, 2012.

As part of a larger initiative to raise awareness regarding the circumstances of his death, the Organization of Chinese Americans-New York Chapter (OCA-NY)  is leading the Danny Chen Birthday Card Campaign.

2012 Trivia Bowl for AAJA-NY

Produced, shot and edited the Asian American Journalists Association of New York's (AAJA-NY) inaugural Trivia Bowl fundraiser kicked off at ABCTV 1 Studio Friday, May 18th. The event matched with dollar amounts raising money $16,000 for j-school student scholarships and internships, and professional journalist stipends and programs.


Sixteen teams competed — from the New York Times, CNN, Asian American Bar Association to the CUNY Association of Black Journalists — to win the coveted Tea Cup trophy and bragging rights. Real judges from the New York area including the Honorable Marilyn D. Go, and the Honorable John Lansden, scoring the answers and ABC News Correspondent Juju Chang and FOX 5 reporter Ti-Hua Chang hosting the evenings festivities. LA transplant, now New Yorker Leezel Tanglao of ABC News and Bao Ong, freelance food writer co-chaired the exciting event. Aside from the mind-grinding trivia, there were live auctions and raffle drawings. The most talked about prizes included a signed Jeremy Lin basketball, which went for $650, and raffle drawings for hotel stay for two at the Kitano ($1200 value) and two round trip tickets anywhere from Virgin Airlines ($2,918 value).

As for the trivia, the Asian American Bar Association seemed destined to win, as they were leading through through the first three rounds, but it was the New York Times who ended up slaying the lawyers. The New York Times won the Tea Cup trophy, the Asian American Bar Association came in 2nd, and ABC came in 3rd. Jamba Juice came in last winning ramen noodles, and Juju Chang joked that someone must have spiked their juice.

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is a AAJA is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization focused on diversity in the newsroom and in the news. The New York Chapter is the largest of AAJA's 21 chapters, with 250+ members. AAJA-NY's Trivia Bowl co-chairs and lead organizers are Leezel Tanglao of ABC News and Bao Ong, freelance food writer.

March 25 2012 Chess Tournament Video

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