When she traded in her Mousketeer ears for a surfboard and a modest one-piece bathing suit, Annette Funicello helped create a world as fanciful as Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
It was the land of perfect waves and sparkling sand, in a place where there was a beach party every night and summer never ended — at least not until the Frankie and Annette “Beach Party” movie did.
When Funicello, who died this week at age 70, climbed into a convertible with Frankie Avalon in the opening moments of 1963’s “Beach Party” and  … More
Community members and race fans alike can enjoy the ride of a lifetime and help save lives during the 13th annual High Speed Blood Drive at Sonoma Raceway on Monday, April 29.
The raceway will partner with the American Red Cross and the Blood Centers of the Pacific on this one-of-a-kind blood drive, which will be held from 1-6 p.m. at the raceway. Since 2001, the High-Speed Blood Drive has generated nearly 1,100 pints of blood, and each pint can be used to save up to three lives  … More
From the APA340 blog which explores issues related to diversity in the media, particularly in relation to representations of Asian Pacific Americans.
“Growing up as a kid, I was always an action sports enthusiast. In this time of adolescence I religiously watched motocross races, wakeboard competitions, snowboard competitions, and the X Games. . With the action sports market dominated by Caucasian athletes, I hadn’t realized the absence of minorities participating in these action sports exhibitions. I now know that Asian’s, as well as other minorities, were symbolically annihilated from any of these events mainly these athletes were Caucasian.
Until this year when watching the Winter X Games, (which was in Aspen, Colorado), is when I saw one of the first Asian action sports athletes to make a  …”  More