Hello friend! Thanks for staying on this quarterly email list!  This time, I've got some news about CAAMFest 2015 in SF, Oakland and Berkeley from March 12-22.  I transform to SUPERFAN this week, taking most of the week off to watch and review films at this "Cannes of the Asian American film circuit"!  I've been writing the "Memoirs of a Superfan" blog for 10 years now, and have already written four installments this year. Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 10.1:  An Old Goat Chews ...Continue Reading

Hi friends, Thanks for staying with me on this list!  Some exciting announcements: 1.  Poetry and Brunch this Sunday - ticket sales end today at 11 am 2.  Asian American Anger ebook on sale! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.  Poetry and Brunch this Sunday, fundraiser for Kearny Street Workshop I'm paired with the appetizers - and have written some poems especially for this event - some spiritual, some humorous - and Sita Bhaumik has a great meal planned! Ticket sales end today at 11 a ...Continue Reading

Hello! Thanks for signing up for my occasional newsletter - please stay with me as I'll have exciting announcements in the coming months, including this one: 1.  eBook and bound book now available, with proceeds to benefit domestic violence nonprofits - please read and share! 2.  Hyphen LitCrawl performance now on YouTube! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.  eBook and bound book now available, with proceeds to benefit domestic violence nonprofits - please read and share! "Asian American ...Continue Reading

Apologies in advance - I'll be sending another email very soon with details of an e-book benefiting Domestic Violence charities.  It's called "Asian American Anger - It's a Thing!" and will be released shortly, during October - Domestic Violence Awareness month.  So stay tuned - it'll list for 99 cents at the Kindle store, and can be read on any device running the Kindle App. I will be performing at LitCrawl again this year!   Saturday October 18th at 7:15 pm! http://ravichandramd.wordpress.co ...Continue Reading

Sunday, April 13, 2014 1.     News about the book 2.     A last minute plea for support for a film supporting women and girls in India 3.     Summary of my writing over the last quarter or so 4.     Bonus poem FACEBUDDHA:  TRANSCENDENCE IN THE AGE OF FACEBOOK AND THE OTHER SOCIAL NETWORKS Happy Spring!  Thank you so much for subscribing to my occasional newsletter.  Last time, I mentioned I was looking for an agent f ...Continue Reading

Dear All, Happy Holidays!  As you're gathering around your fireplaces this winter, perhaps you'll have time to gather around the YouTube hearth   Here are three videos featuring my work.  I hope you enjoy them. 1.  Kearny Street Workshop Holiday Party - Four poems in 6 minutes, from a commemoration of Nelson Mandela to a response to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry 2.  Collecting and Recollecting:  9 minutes on the neuroscience, psychology and poetry of collecting, from an Asian Art Muse ...Continue Reading

For Asian Americans, the release of BETTER LUCK TOMORROW marked a milestone.  Actor Parry Shen wrote a widely distributed email plea that roused Asian Americans to support Asian American film by going out to see the groundbreaking movie.  I'm feeling Shen's urgency now as I move forward with my just completed manuscript, Facebuddha:  Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks. The book is narrative non-fiction, about the psychology of social networks and relationships - but being written by me, a lo ...Continue Reading

(Apologies to some of you, who received a blank message earlier today.  Here's the message, with a bonus feature as well, #3!) Happy Summer!  I've got a couple of events in the next week or so for everyone in the San Francisco area.  I've been told that one of them, at the Asian Art Museum, will be YouTubed.  I'll be sure to send a link when that's available.  Event details are below. 1.  "Collection Obsessions" Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Thursday, July 18, 2013, 6:30 ...Continue Reading

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Thanks for subscribing to my list - I promise not to spam you and provide information that will hopefully be helpful and thoughtful for you.  And please read to the end - I have a special request to help a friend and colleague, as well as a reminder to get on the Bone Marrow Donor registry. This quarter has been busy on the blogging front.  Identity, art, psychology and culture intersected on my Memoirs of a Superfan blog for the Center for Asian American Media.  This is my eighth year blogging/writing ...Continue Reading