Yesterday, the Asian American Cultural Center of Austin held its Harvest Moon Festival and 11th Anniversary Celebration. So I grabbed my Nikon and headed over to their Jollyville Road campus for some photos. I didn’t arrive until 11:00, so I missed the...
I just returned from downtown where Enzo Restaurant and Lounge was hosting Waterstone Aesthetics’ presentation of MODE-KEI, a Japan-inspired fashion show and a charity fundraiser for the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin’s Japan Earthquake and...
Below is the slideshow from the Oyama X Nitta Tsugaru Shamisen concert at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Monday, April 11, 2011. According to the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin, they were able to raise $3,200 for the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami...
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, head over to Gregory Gym Plaza on the UT campus for the University of Texas Japanese Association’s Annual Fall Festival (Aki Matsuri) on Friday, November 12th, at 7:00pm. There will be food, games and...
For my second guest post here at Austin Otaku I wanted to reflect on anime fandom and how it has changed over the years. My interest in anime and manga began in 1985, when I was in grade school in the San Francisco Bay Area. The past 25 years have brought many changes...