{"id":2149,"date":"2009-12-01T07:27:05","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T13:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nikkeiview.com\/blog\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2009-12-01T07:55:52","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T13:55:52","slug":"next-up-on-visualizasian-com-slam-poet-beau-sia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikkeiview.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/next-up-on-visualizasian-com-slam-poet-beau-sia\/","title":{"rendered":"Next up on visualizAsian.com: Slam poet Beau Sia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slam poet Beau SiaErin and I are finishing off 2009 on visualizAsian.com’s AAPI Empowerment Series with slam poet Beau Sia, on Tuesday, December 8 at 6 pm PT (9 pm ET)<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t heard of him, Beau Sia<\/a> is a Chinese-American poet from Oklahoma City. He’s an artist who uses words as his paint and canvas, and his work has been widely showcased. <\/p>\n

We caught his performance, which is equal parts stand-up comedy, speechifying, testifying and socio-political commentary, earlier this year when he visited Denver University. He’s funny as hell, intense as hell, powerful, super perceptive and thought-provoking. One of his best pieces is an open letter to Rosie O’Donnell<\/a> that he wrote after she made “ching-chong” comments on national TV.<\/p>\n

He’s fearless, and gives an important voice to Asian American Pacific Islanders that’s too often missing. <\/p>\n

You may have seen him on the silver screen: Beau has been featured in the award-winning film “Slam” and the documentary “Slam Nation.” He’s also acted in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Hitch” and “Rachel Getting Married.”<\/p>\n

As an author, Beau wrote the book of poetry, “A Night Without Armor II: The Revenge.” Hi work also appears in several anthologies, including “Def Poetry Jam on Broadway,” “Why Freedom Matters” and “Spoken Word Revolution.” <\/p>\n

Beau has two spoken word CDs, “Attack! Attack! Go!” and “Dope and Wack.” He was a recipient of the California Arts Council Writer-in-Residence grant for Youth Speaks in 2001-2002, and was the lead artist for the Creative Work Fund.<\/p>\n

He’s appeared on all seasons of HBO’s “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry,” and has also performed on ESPN’s 2000 Winter X-Games, “Showtime! at The Apollo,” and the 2003 Tony Awards. <\/p>\n

He’s one of the original cast members of “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway,” which won a Special Event Tony Award in 2003, and toured with Norman Lear’s “Declare Yourself,” a project dedicated to increasing the number of young voters in 2004.<\/p>\n

His one man show, “Fish Out of Water” won the 2004 Jury Prize for Best Alternative Show at the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado.<\/p>\n

Recently, we hear he’s even been playing guitar and singing while on tour in Europe.<\/p>\n

Phew — Beau keeps himself busy!<\/p>\n

We’re looking forward to spending an hour with him. Meet him on visualizAsian.com, and you can submit questions to Beau on the webcast page, either before or during the interview. I bet he’ll be willing to perform a short piece for us during the call.<\/p>\n

Here’s a sample of Beau’s funny, insightful and powerful work:<\/p>\n

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Here’s an audio slide show of one of Beau’s pieces from Denver earlier this year:<\/p>\n

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SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE LIVE INTERVIEW WITH BEAU AT 6 PM PDT (9 PM EDT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8!<\/b> You can listen to the live interview over the phone (long distance charges may apply) or FREE via a webcast. You can also submit questions for Beau before and during the interview. If you miss the live event, you can listen to the interview for a limited time online.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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