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WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING RSVPs FOR THE AFTERPARTY

MANJA, hapihour.org, APA|FIVE, CAAM, Third Thursdays, Kearny Street Workshop, Asian American Theater Company, Locus Arts, Hyphen Magazine, Asian Business League, Korean American Coalition SF, Bay Area Korean Americans, KABA and NAAAP-SF invite you to join us for the opening weekend of Chris Chan Lee’s UNDOING, opening in the San Francisco Bay Area exclusively at the Sundance Kabuki in Japantown.

UNDOING stars Sung Kang, Kelly Hu and Russell Wong. See the movie on Friday, November 30, at Kabuki Theater and then join us in the new O Izakaya Lounge in the Hotel Kabuki, formerly the Dot Bar in Miyako Hotel. (MAP)

One year after the death of his best friend, Sam (Sung Kang) returns to Los Angeles determined to find redemption from the past. His mentor and only friend is a retired gangster with a parallel desire to leave the former world behind. Sam comes back not only to avenge the death of a friend, but also to win back his love (Kelly Hu). But as Sam tries to balance revenge with reconciliation, he is drawn into the shadowy world he had left behind. Can he undo his mistakes before losing what he came back to save?

“(Chris Chan Lee’s) new film is an energetic, visually stunning and absorbing neo noir about a Korean American gangster (the excellent Sung Kang) who returns to L.A. after a mysterious absence determined to rectify the past.” — G. Allen Johnson, SF Chronicle

Showings at the Kabuki will be 12:15, 2:30 (Sat and Sun only) and 5:15, 7:35, 9:50 (Fri, Mon-Thu).

Q+A SESSIONS WITH CAST AND CREW

Join us for Q+A sessions after the 7:35 and 9:50 shows (Friday only) with director Chris Chan Lee, actors Russell Wong, Julia Ling, Tom Bower and producers Phil Lam, Billfield Cheng, Arthur Chin. Session introduced by Center for Asian American Media.

ABOUT THE AFTERPARTY

Joining us at the Friday night afterparty: stars Russell Wong (ROMEO MUST DIE, JOY LUCK CLUB), Julia Ling (CHUCK, STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP) and Tom Bower (CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, DIE HARD II) and Phil Lam, Billfield Cheng and Arthur Chin from the producing team. THE GUESTLIST FOR THE PARY IS FULL. WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING RSVPS.

Soompi.com, a site dedicated to Korean popular culture, is expanding their site next year to include Chinese pop content.

They’re looking for writers on Chinese drama, pop music and movie reviews.  This is for your if you’re a passionate fan of Chinese movies and dramas, and have a flair for writing. A great stepping stone for someone wanting to enter the world of entertainment journalism.

Successful applicant should be able to write 10-20 blog posts per week (in English!); be original/smart/humorous/clean/simple/artistic/sincere (in other words, perfect); strong grammar and spelling skills.

Compensation is per post and the author gets writer credit. Each post will require writing a synopsis plus review of approximately 350 to 450 words – the data entry portion (such as filling in summary info (like title, writer, producer, etc.), and uploading an image of the movie poster or album cover) will be already completed.

You can live anywhere! Please send them your resume, two review writing samples (either drama or movie reviews) and two references with the subject line “I Write Therefore I Am” to info@soompi.com.

An Asian/Latino Issues Forum, VOICES TO VOTES, will feature representatives from the leading Democratic presidential campaigns on Tuesday, Dec. 4 from 6:15 p.m. at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, 111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles.

The free event includes two exciting programs in one night: an Asian/Latino Democratic Presidential Forum and – immediately following the forum – a very special networking party hosted by various community groups!

Doors open at 6:15 p.m., the panel runs from 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. with the Tuesday Tingler at the Far Bar starting immediately after the forum.

Assemblymember Kevin de Leon will represent Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Assemblymember Anthony Portantino will represent John Edwards’ campaign. A representative from Barack Obama’s campaign will be announced at a later time. Click here to read more.. »

I’m throwing a happy hour for 8asians.com. $10 donations requested at the door. This is not an “official” hapihour.org event, but the format is the same. RSVP on evite or facebook.

8Asians.com is a collaborative blog by authors of Asian decent with a decidedly Western point of view. They post about whatever Asian issues are currently relevant in their lives, whether it’s pop culture, current events or politics. Think “The View,” with Star Jones and Rosie O’Donnell and that chick from Survivor, and how they they can barely stay in a room without arguing about something — but replace them all with Asian Americans and Asian Canadians.

NOV. 10 UPDATE: Today’s conference was well-attended and a terrific success. Congratulations to the LEAP staff, especially organizers Farzana Nayani and Jade Agua! For those of you who attended the conference, join our Facebook group to connect with other participants, panelists and organizers — ask questions, post resources and continue the learning experience.

LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.) — collaborating with hapihour.org, APA|FIVE, Asian Business League of San Francisco, The Level Playing Field Institute, Organization of Chinese Americans and the North American Taiwanese Women’s Association II — is putting on its first San Francisco Bay Area conference focusing on empowering communities through supporting the development of leadership skills within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

The conference will take place on Saturday, November 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Downtown Campus of SFSU, 835 Market Street. It’s geared towards individuals and organizations interested in elevating and leveraging their leadership skills and serving AAAPI communities in the San Francsico Bay Area.

The conference is $10 for students, $25 for non-profit and $50 general and includes breakfast, lunch and materials.

Online registration will be available soon. For more information, contact Farzana Nayani at LEAP at 213.485.1422 x4101 or fnayani@leap.org. You can also download a PDF flyer.

San Francisco poets led by San Francisco Poet Laureate, Jack Hirshman will on Friday, November 9, stand up for Lt. Erhen Watada, the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to the Iraq War.

Mr. Hirshman — with poets Janice Mirikitani, past San Francisco Poet Laureate and Peter Yamamoto — will join Asian American community activists and other Watada supporters across the nation in support of Watada’s courageous action.

“My fellow soldiers are fighting and dying in Iraq and their families are suffering because of the lies and deceptions crafted by the Bush Administration.  The Iraq war is not only a crime against domestic and international law but [it] is a terrible moral injustice against the Iraqi people,” said Watada. Click here to read more.. »