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).