by Leslie Li | Mar 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Music lovers and fans of the Kim Loo Sisters, good news! The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will present a program about two girl groups—the Kim Loo Sisters and the Kim Sisters—as part of their AMS/Rock Hall Lecture Series. You’ll be able to watch the free event...
by Leslie Li | Mar 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
My mother [doing the split] and three maternal aunts—the Kim Loo Sisters—were a jazz vocal quartet popular in the 1930s and ’40s and the first Asian American act to star in Broadway musical revues. They were also biracial. Their father Louie Shear Gim was born...
by Leslie Li | Mar 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
While the Year of the Rat (2020) was all about survival (indeed!), and the Year of the Ox (2021) was all about anchoring ourselves in a new reality (and what a reality!). the Year of the Tiger is a year of POWER, PASSION and DARING. It’s about making big...
by Leslie Li | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear All — Many apologies for the long silence. I’ve been to Hong Kong and Bali and back — physically, that is. Mentally and emotionally, I am half still there and half in New York, where I’m working on completing The Kim Loo...
by Leslie Li | Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hello, Everyone — First of all, I want to thank all of you who have been following the progress of The Kim Loo Sisters documentary and supporting my efforts to complete the film. It has been ten (!) years since I first picked up a camcorder and began videotaping and...
by Leslie Li | Oct 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
To all Kimmies fans, jazz fans, and especially those of you who live in or around Boston, MA and Washington, DC: We’re back on the road again and pleased to announce that The Kim Loo Sisters documentary is coming to Beantown on Friday, October 27th for a free...