Feb. 5: GO!STYLE Brings to Stage Next-Gen Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists

Posted on 3rd February 2010 in entertainment, events

GO!STYLE (http://www.gostyle.org) sets the stage for the next generation of pan-Asian American performance. This show, the first large-scale variety concert this kind, will take place at 8pm on Friday, February 5, 2010, at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon St, San Francisco. Brought to you by RAMA (http://gostudiorama.com) and viveSF (http://viveSF.com).

Enter here for a chance to win free tickets by 4pm Thursday:

http://foundasian.org/promotions/gostyle2010/

RAMA and viveSF are devoted to creating an Asian American Arts movement by bring a complete spectrum of the local, community-centric talent on stage at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. GO!STYLE is hosted by comedians Ali Wong and Sheng Wang, headlined by Hip Hop duo Magnetic North, and features singer/songwriter Goh Nakamura. Audiences will also be awed by a special performance by Michelle Martinez. Other artists include Tongan poet sisters Loa and Fuifui Niumeitolu and dance performances by Tattva and The Odds Dance Crew from The Funkbrella Dance Company.

GO!STYLE promises to inspire the audience as these performers celebrate their unique styles of music, dance, poetry, and comedy.

Tickets are now on sale at http://gostyle.eventbee.com, $30 general admission.

Here’s the event on Facebook and follow GO!STYLE on Twitter.

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Feb 6. Taiwanese American Lunar New Year Event Featuring FORMOSA BETRAYED Cast/Crew

Posted on 3rd February 2010 in entertainment, events

TaiwaneseAmerican.org and the 2nd generation Taiwanese American organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area proudly present the 2010 Annual Lunar New Year celebration of the Taiwanese American community highlighting the theme “Projecting Our Presence” as it applies to media, representation, and our own personal paths.

This special event features the production team and actors behind the upcoming Hollywood motion picture FORMOSA BETRAYED! A political action thriller set in 1980′s Taiwan, it follows a web of intrigue and surprise through the eyes of an FBI detective (played by James Van Der Beek of Dawson’s Creek) assigned to investigate the murder of a Taiwanese American professor and gives a glimpse of a democracy movement that shaped this island nation.

Starting the weekend of Feb 26-28, FORMOSA BETRAYED will begin opening in theaters nationwide! We are proud to present producer/actor Will Tiao, director/producer Adam Kane (Heroes), associate producer Jon Lee, actor Tzi Ma (Rush Hour), actor Adam Wang, and actor Henry Chu at our gathering. The event will be preceded by brief presentations on the history of Taiwan upon which the movie is set and an introduction by author Shawna Yang Ryan discussing Asian Americans and our emergence in the media.

Saturday, February 6, 2010
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
Convention Center Ballrooms E & F
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054

Admission Fee: $10 adults / $5 college students / pay at the door / media passes available
If possible, please RSVP on our Facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=284637400733

11:00 am – Arrival & check-in / pizza & refreshments (for limited time)
11:45 am – Program opening
12:00 pm – The Taiwan story behind FORMOSA BETRAYED
12:30 pm – Movie trailer & clips
1:00 pm – FORMOSA BETRAYED panel with intro by author Shawna Yang Ryan

For additional inquiries, contact organizer Ho Chie Tsai: hochie@hochie.net

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March 15: Center for Asian American Media’s 30th Anniversary Gala

Posted on 1st February 2010 in entertainment, events, film, fundraiser

Put this on your calendars! Join us for the Center for Asian American Media’s 30th Anniversary Gala (http://www.asianamericanmedia.org) and celebrate the organization’s 30 years of presenting the richness and diversity of Asian American stories.

Held during the heart of the SF International Asian American Film Festival, CAAM has partnered with the Asian Chefs Association to present signature dishes from some of the Bay Area’s finest chefs: Khai Duong (Ana Mandara), Lawrence Chu (Chef Chu’s), Dennis Wong (Le Soleil), Jackson Yu (Live Sushi Bar), Jeff Hubbard (Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion), Peter Chan (South Sea Seafood Village) and Hung Le (Three Seasons).

Guests will partake in a unique pan-Asian tasting event with Asian American film luminaries and community leaders.

Center for Asian American Media CAAM
30th Anniversary Gala
Monday, March 15, 2010
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Ana Mandara Restaurant
891 Beach Street (at Polk Street, Ghirardelli Square)
San Francisco, CA

Join this save-the-date FB event

Funds will go towards supporting CAAM’s ongoing vision of bringing the best new films and filmmakers to our annual film festival, serving schools and libraries with high quality documentaries, and innovating in digital media.

For more information:
Debbie Ng
CAAM Development and Communications Director
415-863-0814 x104
dng@asianamericanmedia.org

Host Committee Members (list in progress):
Dipti Ghosh & Meggy Gotuaco
Ken Ikeda & Catherine Huang
Bill Imada
David Lei & Linda Lei
Konrad Ng & Maya Soetoro-Ng
Susie Pak & Greg Pak
Ann Sung-Ruckstuhl & John Ruckstahl
Eddie Wong & Anna Whittington
Mona Lisa Yuchengco
Dien Yuen

Honorary Committee Members (list in progress):
Jeff Adachi
Mary Bitterman
Supervisor David Chiu
Representative Mike Honda
Mike Hsieh & Tom Hsieh
Keith Kamisugi
Michael Kang
Sung Kang
Spencer Nakasako & Laureen Chew
Amy Tan
Jay Xu & Jennifer Chen
Helen Zia & Lia Shigemura

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Call for Skills & Strategy Workshops: California Asian Pacific Islander Policy Summit

Posted on 16th January 2010 in events, politics, service

The California Asian Pacific Islander Policy Summit is searching for a variety of groundbreaking skills building workshops and trainings that will provide community members the tools to address the broad range of issues impacting Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities.

The goal for these workshop sessions is to advance our community’s political, social, and economic well-being by providing participants with an expanded skill-set and knowledge for effective advocacy and organizing. We are looking for workshops that, as a whole, will:

  • Equip participants with concrete and tangible skills that can be applied to their respective fields, such as making linkages between program implementation and policy advocacy.
  • Reflect the diversity of the API community, including race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, language and geography.
  • Highlight issues impacting the API community, including representation from a wide array of disciplines, fields, populations, and sectors.
  • Facilitate linkages among diverse areas to strengthen common goals in public policy advocacy.
  • Utilize innovative training methods, including audio-visual presentations, small group discussions, mock trainings, “hands-on” project formats.

If your organization would like to facilitate a workshop at the May 3 – 4, 2010, California Asian Pacific Islander Policy Summit, please complete the attached form. Workshop sessions should last for two hours.

Workshop proposals are due by February 8, 2010. You will be notified via email on whether your workshop has been selected by March 8, 2010. All selected workshop facilitators will receive complimentary conference registration.

Please email or fax completed applications and materials to Andrew T. Medina via fax at (916) 319-3628 or at Andrew.Medina@asm.ca.gov.

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Commemorate 100th Anniversary of the US Immigration Station, Angel Island on Jan. 21

Posted on 12th January 2010 in events, history

The United States Immigration Station on Angel Island opened its doors January 21, 1910. It replaced an overcrowded two-story shed at the Pacific Mail Steamship Company wharf in San Francisco.

The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, in conjunction with the California State Parks and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will commemorate the opening of the immigration station with a program on January 21, 2010, from 10 a.m. to Noon at Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco.

The program will feature:

  • A naturalization ceremony for 100 new U.S. citizens, with the Oath of Allegiance to be administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas, himself an immigrant from Cuba
  • Congratulatory messages from federal, state and local officials
  • California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman
  • San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar
  • Past and present San Francisco poet laureates Diane DiPrima and Janice Mirikitani
  • Buck Gee, President of the Angel Island Immigration Station Board of Directors
  • Eddie Wong, Executive Director of the Angel Island Immigration Station

If you plan to attend, RSVP to AIISF at 415-262-4433 or email info@aiisf.org.

This was originally posted at aiisf.org. Special thanks to Grant Din for bringing to my attention.

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