2019 film KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Crimson Legend (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！紅伝説) in Pittsburgh, November 12 and 14.

The 2019 film KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Crimson Legend (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！紅伝説) will play in Pittsburgh on November 12 and 14. From the distributor:

A video game-loving shut-in, Satou Kazuma’s life should’ve ended when he was hit by a truck, but through a twist of fate, he ends up reincarnating in another world--and dragging the troublemaking goddess, Aqua, the wildly dorky mage, Megumin, and the unrelentingly delusional lady knight, Darkness, with him.

Now, the Crimson Demon village that Megumin and Yunyun are from is facing a threat that could mean its ending. Kazuma and his gang follow Yunyun, who returns to the Crimson Demon village intent on saving it... when they are faced with their greatest threat yet! What will become of the unremarkable adventurer Kazuma’s life in another world?!

This exclusive event will feature special video commentary from the main voice actors of Konosuba.

The subtitled version will play at the Southside Works Cinema and the Cinemark theaters in Monroeville and the North Hills on the 12th, and the dubbed version will play at the Southside Works Cinema and the Cinemark Theaters in Monroeville and Robinson on the 14th. Tickets are available online.

Pittsburgh-based WholeRen Education (美国厚仁教育集团) hiring bilingual history tutor.

Pittsburgh-based Chinese education consulting and placement firm WholeRen Education (美国厚仁教育集团) has announced an opening for history tutors (金融类辅导老师) to Chinese students in the US.

The academic support department of Wholeren Education is looking for talented, experienced tutors for college level Chinese international students in the US. We help both struggling and gifted students reach their full potential by supplementing the instruction they receive in class and guiding them toward study practices and aides that can help them excel. Tutors work with individual students one-on-one, though we occasionally organize group activities for students who are studying the same material. Our team offers compassionate, motivating assistance to students, and we expect our new hires to do the same. If you have experience tutoring students, please submit an application.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor degree required but master/PhD degree preferred.

2. Preferred experience in student support services

3. Ability to pass a background check and drug screening

4. Able to use MS offices software

5. Excellent communication skills

6. Bilingual-Chinese and English

2006 Japanese movie Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー) at CMU, November 7.

The 2006 Japanese movie Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー) will play at Carnegie Mellon University on November 7 as part of the Modern Language Resource Center Film Series.

This film is adapted from the anime series about five art school students who navigate the emotional peaks and valleys of university life. Three male students all live in the same apartment building, and, when two of them fall for the same girl, their friendship is tested. Both Takemoto (Shô Sakurai) and Morita (Yusuke Iseya) long for Hagu (Yû Aoi), a new student at the school. Takemoto attempts to play it cool, while Morita tries a bit too hard to get her attention.

It starts at 7:00 pm in 225C Porter Hall (map).

Koreatown at next cookbook club meeting in Squirrel Hill, November 13.

Koreatown by Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard will be featured at the November 13 meeting of the Dish! cookbook club at the Carnegie Library in Squirrel Hill. A summary, from the book's official site:

A trailblazing book featuring nearly 100 recipes, essays, profiles and documentary-style photography concentrating on many of the lesser-known aspects of Korean food, drink and culture. The book is co-written by Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard, two authorities in the exploding Korean food movement in the United States and abroad. Together Hong and Rodbard spent over two years traveling to the Koreatowns of the United States, researching the book and interviewing over 100 chefs and business owners. Once back in their New York City kitchens, they developed recipes that reflect traditional home and restaurant cooking — translated with historically rich (and entertaining!) notes and easy-to-follow directions.

The event is free but online registration is required.

2004 Zhang Yimou film House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏) at Maridon Museum, November 8.

The 2004 Zhang Yimou film House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏) will play at Butler's Maridon Museum on November 8 as part of its Chinese Film Series. An AV Club review provides a synopsis:

Zhang Ziyi stars as a blind dancer skilled in all manner of martial arts and connected to the House Of Flying Daggers, an underground resistance group determined to right the wrongs committed by government forces in the waning days of the Tang dynasty. Two military captains plan to use Zhang to infiltrate the group: One (Andy Lau) arrests her and holds her captive long enough for the other (Takeshi Kaneshiro) to rescue her and earn her trust as she leads him to the group's headquarters.

The movie starts at 6:00 pm and is paired by an introduction from Dr. Kenneth Harris of Slippery Rock University. The movie is free and open to the public, though reservations are required and can be made at 724-282-0123. The Maridon, an Asian art museum, is located at 322 North McKean St. in downtown Butler (map), roughly 40 miles north of Pittsburgh.

Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫) in Pittsburgh, November 17, 18, and 20.

The 1997 film Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫) will play in and around Pittsburgh on November 17, 18, and 20 as part of this year's GKIDS Studio Ghibli Fest.

From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking imagination, exhilarating battles, and deep humanity.

Inflicted with a deadly curse, the young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure. There, he stumbles into a bitter conflict between Lady Eboshi, the proud people of Iron Town, and the enigmatic Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the humans from destroying her home and the forest spirits and animal gods who live there.

It will play locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theaters in Monroeville, North Hills, Pittsburgh Mills, and Robinson. The shows on November 17 and 20 are in Japanese with English subtitles and the November 18 shows are dubbed in English. Tickets are available online.

2019 movie Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom (劇場版 うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVEキングダム) in Pittsburgh, November 6.

The 2019 musical animated movie Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom (劇場版 うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVEキングダム) will play in Pittsburgh on November 6.

"Storytime: Chinese and English" in Squirrel Hill, November 9.

via Ed Massery.

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh branch in Squirrel Hill will hold its next "Storytime: Chinese and English" on Saturday, November 9.

Celebrate our city’s diverse culture as we explore new words through songs, action rhymes and stories in both English and Chinese.

Storytime runs from 11:00 to 11:30 am and is free and open to the public. The Carnegie Library branch in Squirrel Hill is located at 5801 Forbes Ave. (map), accessible by buses 61A, 61B, 61C, 61D, and 74.

"People and Culture in Traditional Japanese Art," November 4 at Pitt.

The University of Pittsburgh's Global Hub will host "People and Culture in Traditional Japanese Art" on November 4.

Please join us to explore Ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock prints, in a variety of genres including Kabuki actors, beautiful women and landscape from the Rosensteel Collection in the Archives and Special Collections at the University Library System.

It runs from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the Global Hub, located on the first floor of Posvar Hall (map).

Erie Asian Pacific American Association presents Multicultural Asia Day 2019, November 16.

The Erie Asian Pacific American Association presents Multicultural Asia Day 2019 on November 16 at the expERIEnce Children's Museum.

American Association of International Education hiring Chinese-speaking part-time admissions assistant.

The American Association of International Education is hiring a Chinese-speaking part-time admissions assistant in its offices in Larimer / East Liberty.

American Association of International Education is a startup company. We hope to have someone help with our office admission works.

1. Format Documents in Microsoft Word.

2. Edit, organize documents, combine or split apart documents.

3. Confirming appointments with clients.

4. Use all email and calendar functions of Microsoft Outlook.

5. Helping with basic office duty.

2019 Takashi Miike film First Love (初恋) to continue in Pittsburgh through November 3.

It was announced today the 2019 Takashi Miike film First Love (初恋), which opened in Pittsburgh on October 18, will continue here through October 31. The distributor provides a brief summary:

The film is the prolific auteur, Takashi Miike, at his most fun and anarchic, a noir-tinged yakuza film blending genres in the story of a young boxer and a call girl, who fall passionately in love while getting innocently caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.

It will play at the Regent Square Theater at 1035 S. Braddock Ave. (map) and tickets are now available online.

Calligraphy with Shuho Kondo, November 10 at Phipps.

via @kondo.shuho

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will present Calligraphy with Shuho Kondo on November 10, part of its Fall Flower Show: Japanese Inspirations exhibition.

Shuho Kondo, acclaimed calligrapher, will present her work at Phipps on the final day of Fall Flower Show: Japanese Inspirations. Experience the beautiful brush strokes of Kondo's calligraphy accompanied by live music in a special one-time-only performance in Phipps' Special Events Hall.

Timeline of Events:

• Performance by AT Studio Senior Flute Ensemble | 3 p.m.
• Welcome | 3:10 p.m.
• Performance by musicians from Carnegie Mellon University | 3:15 p.m.
• Introduction to Shuho Kondo | 3:20 p.m.
• Shuho Kondo calligraphy presentation | 3:35 p.m.
• Meet and greet with Shuho Kondo | 3:45 p.m.

The event is free with Phipps admission, though RSVP is required and can be completed online. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is located at 1 Schenley Drive in Oakland (map).

"The Cloud of Doubt: Making Sense of the Sensible in Postwar Chinese Cinema," November 7 at Pitt.

The University of Pittsburgh's Film Studies program will present Dr. Weihong Bao and her talk "The Cloud of Doubt: Making Sense of the Sensible in Postwar Chinese Cinema" on November 7. It starts at 5:30 pm in 602 Cathedral of Learning (map) and is free and open to the public.

Know Your Rights Informational Session 了解你的權利 - 說明會, November 4 in Squirrel Hill.

The Pittsburgh chapter of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance will present "Know Your Rights Informational Session 了解你的權利 - 說明會" on November 4 in Squirrel Hill.

It is important for everyone to know what rights we have when encountering ICE or other law enforcement in the streets, at home, and in the workplace. This information session is geared toward immigrant communities and allies. Learn what your rights are and what you can do to protect yourself or your co-workers, neighbors and local immigrants.

This is a free public event. The session will be provided in English and Mandarin Chinese.

Together we can build a safer community!

Set the Scene: Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人), November 6 at Row House Cinema.

The Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville will host the University of Pittsburgh's Kirsten Strayer for Set the Scene, a closer look at the 1960 film Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人), on November 6. The movie plays as part of the theater's Samurai Films Series, which runs from November 1 through 7.

George Lucas’ inspiration for Star Wars, this action-packed film tells the story of two Japanese peasants who scheme to help a general and his princess smuggle gold across enemy lines. Undercover, the royals and peasants sneak across hostile territory, unsure if they can trust one another. From director Akira Kurosawa staring Toshiro Mifune.

The event starts at 8:45 pm and tickets are available online. The single-screen theater is located at 4115 Butler Street in Lawrenceville (map).

2019 Makoto Shinkai film Weathering With You (天気の子) in Pittsburgh, January 15.

The Southside Works Cinema has announced it will show the 2019 Japanese film Weathering With You (天気の子) next January. From the distributor:

GKIDS proudly presents the highly-anticipated new film from director Makoto Shinkai and producer Genki Kawamura, the creative team behind the critically-acclaimed, global smash hit Your Name. The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds work as a writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky…

Tickets and other theater information will not be available until November 15.

Free Chinese, Japanese, Korean classes in Pittsburgh in November.

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The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will continue to offer free Chinese, Japanese, and Korean classes at some of its branches this November. Check out the class information below in addition to its language resources on the shelves and online.

As the library notes: these classes are free; registration is not required; no materials are needed and nothing needs to be bought; new participants are welcome at any time; classes are for adults (unless otherwise noted) but well-behaved young people are welcome to join as well.

Magician David Feng at Pitt, November 2.

The University of Pittsburgh's Chinese American Student Association will host magician David Feng on November 2.

David Feng is a magician and mentalist based in New York City. He has performed for numerous artists and celebrities, including kpop star Jay Park, Actress Annie Leblanc, Singers Jacob Sartorius, Masego, Comedians Laura Clery, Fatboy SSE, Rapper Goldlink, DJ Krewella, Cash Cash, Alison Wonderland, and the list goes on. Because of David’s work and achievement in magic, he has been invited to speak at several TED talks. In early 2019, David performed at the international television show Asia’s Got Talents and over 3 million people on Youtube and Facebook have watched his video. David has started actively using Instagram early 2018 under his username mr.d.feng, and has garnered over 100k followers since then.

Come on out for an evening filled with magic, followed by a lecture about David's pursuit of a non-traditional career path, and meet and greet!

It runs from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Lower Lounge of the William Pitt Union (map).

"Dialect and the Making of Modern China," November 7 at Pitt.

The University of Pittsburgh's Department of History and the Asian Studies Center will present Dr. Gina Tam and her talk "Dialect and the Making of Modern China" on November 7.

Taking aim at the conventional narrative that standard, national languages transform 'peasants' into citizens, Gina Anne Tam centers the history of the Chinese nation and national identity on fangyan - languages like Shanghainese, Cantonese, and dozens of others that are categorically different from the Chinese national language, Mandarin. She traces how linguists, policy-makers, bureaucrats and workaday educators framed fangyan as non-standard 'variants' of the Chinese language, while simultaneously highlighting, on the other hand, the 1920s folksong collectors, communist-period playwrights, contemporary hip-hop artists and popular protestors who argued that fangyan were more authentic and representative of China's national culture and its history. These intertwined visions of the Chinese nation - one spoken in one voice, one spoken in many - interacted and shaped one another, and in the process, shaped the basis for national identity itself.

It runs from 4:00 to 5:30 pm in 3703 Posvar Hall (map) and is free and open to the public.

Leonard Suryajaya's Novi, Dear at Silver Eye Center for Photography, October 31 - January 11; opening reception on 31st features artist talk.

Leonard Suryajaya's exhibition Novi, Dear will be on display at the Silver Eye Center for Photography from October 31 through January 11.

Leonard Suryajaya uses photography to test the boundaries of intimacy, community, and family. In elaborately staged photographs bursting with patterns and colors, Suryajaya creates absurd and affectionate tableaux featuring his family, strangers, and friends. The results are photographs that are tender and critical, bound up as they are with the struggles of familial authority and self identity. Suryajaya’s work is rooted in this upbringing as an Indonesian citizen of Chinese descent, as a Buddhist educated in Christian schools in a Muslim-majority country, and as someone who departed from his family and his culture’s definitions of love and family. His dazzling photography explore the tensions of everyday interaction, culturally-coded objects, and in the disruptions stirred by queer relations.

The opening is at 7:00 pm on the 31st and features a talk with the artist; the reception is free and open to the public, though registration is required. Silver Eye Center for Photography is located at 4808 Penn Ave. in Bloomfield (map).