From hip-hop to contemporary art, film to theatre, dance to literature, Asian Americans are weaving cultural influences and new perspectives into the fabric of American art and entertainment, illuminating the human experience and creating opportunities for new generations. ASIAN AMERICANS IN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, the newest episode of Asian American Life, debuts Thursday, November 14 (2013) on CUNY TV (*see below) and is available for viewing 24/7 on www.cuny.tv

Hosted by Ernabel Demillo from the Triumph of Philippine Art exhibit at the George Segal Gallery at Montclair State University – with reports from correspondents Kyung Yoon and Paul Lin – the new program showcases influential faces in front of the public and behind the scenes. Interviews and stories include award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, author of M. Butterfly (1988 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics awards and Pulitzer Prize finalist); American hip-hop quartet Far East Movement, whose single “Like A G6” hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; disc jockey m-sParks (Grace Park); John Woo, Director of Asian CineVision and Jennifer Betit Yen, President, Asian American Film Lab; artist Chee Wang Ng and his 360 Labyrinth Walks of Life exhibit at the Ann Street Gallery in Newburgh, New York; author and Pulitzer finalist Susan Choi on her new book, My Education; Ken Chen, Executive Director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop; and Xiaochuan Xie, a soloist dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company.

*Broadcast and cablecast at 10:30am, 4:30pm and 10:30pm, and repeated Saturday 11/16 at 2pm on CUNY TV. CUNY TV is broadcast over-the-air in the tri-state area on Ch. 25.3, and cablecast in the five boroughs of New York City on Ch. 75 (Time Warner and Cablevision/Optimum), Ch. 77 (RCN) and Ch. 30 (Verizon FiOS). On and after Nov. 14 it can also be viewed on www.cuny.tv