SD Asian American Community Updates 1/14/07

SD Asian Film Festival News and Events

· Free screening of NI HAO, KAI-LAN (Asian American version of “Dora the Explorer”) Saturday, Feb 9 at 10AM and then again at 11:30AM
The children's cable network, NICK JR. has asked us to help host a free screening of their new animated series, NI HAO, KAI-LAN, which is like the Asian American version of "Dora the Explorer." The target age range is 2-5. Each show is only 22 minutes long, and in between shows, we would like to offer crafts, etc. And there will be snacks and lots of freebies for the kids! This will take place on February 9 at the UltraStar Cinemas, Hazard Center in Mission Valley.

I'm contacting you to get help in getting the word out to different groups, churches, and Chinese language schools. Of course, this event will be free and open to ANYONE, but we know we'd likely get support from you first.


· NTDTV's Chinese New Year Spectacular, World-Class Music and Dance Show
Begin your new year with a dazzling and inspiring show at California Center for the Arts, Escondido. "Chinese New Year Spectacular" is an authentic showcase of classical Chinese performing arts with a cast of nearly 100 dancers, vocalists, and musicians accompanied by high-tech backdrop. Come catch a glimpse of the majestic dance, fashion, and sounds of 5,000 years of civilization and experience a Chinese New Year celebration like none other! Members of the SDAFF enjoy a 15% off discount. (January 08, 2008)
· San Diego Teen Documentaries on Manhattan Neighborhood Network TV
Asian CineVision is producing a show for broadcast on New York’s public access channel, Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) featuring the best works of Asian American filmmaking from the last 30 years. The series, Moving Imaginations curated by Daryl Chin and William Phuan, will air the SDAFF's youth-produced work from the Reel Voices Project on Sunday, January 13, 2008. (January 04, 2008)
· Free Screening for Preschoolers on Feb 9: NI HAO, KAI-LAN
Just in time for Chinese New Year, the San Diego Asian Film Foundation is inviting preschoolers and parents to a FREE screening of the new animated series on Nick Jr., NI HAO, KAI-LAN. Praised by The New York Times as "a cartoon with heart," the show features a bilingual preschooler, Kai-lan, who is always thoughtful and caring. (January 01, 2008)
· Media Arts Center San Diego Seeks Media Arts Assistant Instructor (Part-Time)
The Media Arts Assistant is primarily responsible for assisting the class instructor at all workshops in teaching youth video production, digital video editing, camera techniques, media literacy and aid in developing education/leadership skills of students.

The ideal candidate is an outgoing, multi-lingual individual who enjoys community-based work with multi-cultural teens, has previous experience working in a classroom setting, understands the elements of a good documentary along with the working knowledge to bringing those elements to life on film, and can prioritize a fast paced schedule. (December 28, 2007)

· SF International Asian American Film Festival & Southwest Airlines Contest

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival presents the Southwest Airlines I LUV FILM Contest

Calling all film lovers! Do you have what it takes to be a Festival Blogger? Experience the excitement of the largest Festival of its kind with an All-Access Pass - over 120 Asian and Asian American Films, Live Music, Performances, Parties, and Celebrities.

Tell us why you should be the next Festival Blogger! Submit a 26-second video online and enter a chance to win a trip to the 26th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival in March 2008!

Grand Prize includes:
· Roundtrip tickets for two (2) on Southwest Airlines
· Four-nights stay at J-pop themed Best Western Hotel Tomo
· $500 Shopping Spree at Macy's
· All-Access passes for two (2) to the 26th SFIAAFF


Hurry!!! Submission deadline is January 25, 2008! Visit www.asianamericanmedia.org for more details and to submit your video online.



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Other Events
VAYA 3rd Annual Lunar New Year Tet Festival 2008 @ Balboa Park (previously at Qualcomm Stadium)
February 8th-10th 2008
Balboa Park: Corner of Park Blvd & Presidents Way
info@sdtet.com - www.sdtet.com
BUY TICKETS ONLINE!!! $1 OFF adult tickets online
http://www.sdtet.com
General Admission:
Adult Tickets: $5
Children Tickets: $4
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Currently Playing in Theaters
THE KITE RUNNER
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban's iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right. A profoundly emotional tale of friendship, family, devastating mistakes and redeeming love, based on the acclaimed novel by Khaled Hosseini. Directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball).
Playing at UltraStar Cinemas, Landmark Theatres, and AMC Theatres

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Updates from the San Diego Alliance for Asian & Pacific Islander Americans

Dear Friends,

Warmest New Year greetings to everyone – a bit late!

1)
JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN’s
Koi Lecture & Demonstration at the Koi Pond
Docents Kay & Clark Corbin, Carol & Charles Forman
Fee included with Garden admission
Tuesday, January 15, Saturday, Jan 19, 10am-3:30pm
Miho Ishida 619.232.2721, mihoi@niwa.org, www.niwa.org

2)
NEW TANG DYNASTY (NTDTV) presents
CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECTACULAR
California Center for the Arts, Escondido
340 N. Escondido Blvd. Escondido 92025

Tuesday Jan 15, 8pm; Wednesday Jan 16, 2pm, 8 pm;
Thursday Jan 17, 8 pm
Tickets $38, $48, $68, $78, $88, $108
Order tickets online www.sdspectacular.com
or toll-free at 1-888-9SD-SHOW (973-7469)
www.BestChineseShows.com

120 shows in 50 cities: experience 5000 years of
Chinese traditional dances, songs, music

3)
SD ALLIANCE for ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS
Empowering San Diego's Asian Pacific Islander Communities II:
"To Serve, To Inspire: Meeting California's Asian Americans in Elected Office"
Saturday, January 19, 10am-12pm at UC San Diego
Details to follow

4)
SD CHINESE ART SOCIETY &
SD CHINESE HISTORICAL MUSEUM co-sponsor
12th annual SD MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL
Saturday, January 19, 6:15 pm art exhibit, 7 pm show
Poway Center for the Performing Arts
15498 Espola Rd, Poway

Choral, piano, harp music, opera,
2-stringed erhu by Karen Hua-Qi Han
Dizi (horizontal bamboo flute) by Yi Cheng Zhang
Moon Dance (from SW China’s Dai tribe) by Qi Chang
Martial arts by Golden Dragon Martial Arts Institute

To exhibit paintings, call Lance Chuang 858.509.1514
Or Lian-Pin Lee 858.759.9581

Tickets $15 or $25 (VIP)
Email ftzung@cox.net or any SDCAS director
Call 760.744.0186, or Shao-Wu Chuang 858.509.1514

5)
BUDDHIST TEMPLE of SAN DIEGO’s
2008 NEW YEAR PARTY
2929 Market St, SD 92102
Sunday, January 20, 12 noon

Japanese obento $15, vegetarian obento $15.
KFC 3-pc chicken lunch $6, personal pan pizza $6
RSVP with payment by Sunday, January 13
Make check payable to BTSD, mail to
Buddhist Temple of SD, 2929 Market St, SD 92102

6)
UCSD’s INTERNATIONAL CENTER,
FRIENDS of INT’L CENTER, and ARTPOWER! UCSD co-sponsor
VIETNAMESE SUPPER at the International Center,
UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, #0018, La Jolla 92093
Wednesday, January 23, 6pm
$10 per person, seating limited to 130

Buy tickets at International Center, UCSD,
Online at www.artpower.ucsd.edu
Or by phone at 858.534.TIXS

7)
ARTPOWER! UCSD presents
COMPAGNIE EA SOLA and 12 dancers from
The Vietnamese National Opera Ballet performing
“Drought and Rain, Vol. 2”: how the next generation
thinks & feels about a war it does not know
Wednesday, January 23, 8pm
UCSD Mandeville Auditorium

ArtTalks! Join choreographer Ea Sola & artists
For post-performance Q&A

Tickets $36/$32
Online www.artpower.ucsd.edu, 858.534.TIXS

8)
UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO presents
KOREA, NORTH & SOUTH: A CINEMATIC PERSPECTIVE
Dedicated to contemporary films from both
Republic of Korea (ROK) & Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),
Showcasing UCSD’s unique & growing East Asian film collection
Plus lectures & panel discussions by film directors,
Producers, scholars, including UCSD’s Korean studies faculty

UC San Diego, Atkinson Hall
http://atkinsonhall.calit2.net/directions/

In attendance:
Minister Kim Myong Gil, DPRK Mission to the United Nations
& Ambassador Byung-hyo Choi, ROK Consul General in Los Angeles

Co-sponsored by UCSD Libraries, UCSD School of International Relations & Pacific Studies (IR/PS), UCSD IR/PS Korea-Pacific Program (KPP), UCSD Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation (IGCC), UCSD Center for the Humanities, California Institute for Telecommunications & Information Technology (Calit2) at UCSD, Korea Foundation, Korea Times Los Angeles, Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, Hyundai, and Lowell & April Blankfort

Friday January 25, 9am - 9:40pm
Saturday January 26, 9am – 10:38pm
Sunday January 27, 9am – 9:46pm

For full program, see http://kns.ucsd.edu/
Parking permits required weekdays before 4:30 pm
Parking free after 4:30 pm & weekends in non-restricted spaces

9)
PAN ASIAN LAWYERS of SAN DIEGO &
FILIPINO AMERICAN LAWYERS of SAN DIEGO
Celebrate 30 years of Asian Pacific Americans’
Advancement in the legal profession at
30th ANNIVERSARY JOINT ANNUAL DINNER
& INSTALLATION of OFFICERS

Friday, January 25, 5:30 pm reception
7 pm dinner & program
Keynote speaker: the Honorable Marvin R. Baxter
Associate Justice of the CA Supreme Court

Dinner $75, VIP reception & dinner $100,
Student $60; sponsorship opportunities available
RSVP with payment by Jan 9 to
PALSD, PO Box 82784, SD 92138

For info, contact Valerie Garcia Hong
vhong@pettitkohn.com, 619.252.3671

10)
JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN makes mochi
Make fruits daifuku with instructor Miho Ishida in Activity House
All materials provided
$20 members, $25 non-members
Saturday, January 26, 10am-12pm
Miho Ishida 619.232.2721, mihoi@niwa.org
www.niwa.org

11)
US-CHINA PEOPLE’S FRIENDSHIP ASS’N
CHINESE SERVICE CENTER, HOUSE of CHINA,
CHINESE CONSOLIDATED BENEVOLENT ASS’N
& CHINESE SCHOOL of SAN DIEGO
Co-sponsor YEAR of the RAT 4706 BANQUET
Banquet, lion dance, entertainment
Saturday, January 26, 5:30 pm

Ly's Garden Chinese Restaurant
4350 54th St # B, San Diego 92115
619.265.1885

$40 adults, $25 children (12 & under)
RSVP Chinese Service Center 858.505.9906
Mail checks payable to Chinese Service Center to
8775 Aero Drive, Suite 138, SD 92123

Sponsors:
US-China Peoples Friendship Ass’n, Alice Hu 858.243.1738
Chinese Service Center, Natasha Wong 858.505.9906
House of China, David Seid 858.578.1282
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Ass’n (CCBA)
Albert Wong 619/276.6555
Chinese School of San Diego, Sally Wong-Avery 858.565.8008

12)
JAPAN SOCIETY of SAN DIEGO & TIJUANA’s
14th annual LEADERSHIP AWARDS GALA
Tuesday, January 29, 6-8pm
Nautilus Pavilion, SeaWorld Adventure Park
500 SeaWorld Drive, SD 92109
Complimentary parking, business attire

Japan Society members $110, non-members $125
Title sponsor ($15,000) sold out,
3 award sponsors ($6,000 ea) sold out
Leadership sponsors, co-sponsors, underwriters available
RSVP by Fri Jan 18: 858.467.1727
Email info@japan-society.org

13)
KPBS, SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY & WARWICK’S
Present David Relin, co-author of One Book One San Diego’s
THREE CUPS of TEA, by Greg Mortensen & David Relin
At Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla 92037

Reading book discussion 6-7pm
Author discussion & signing 7pm for books bought at Warwick’s
www.warwicks.com, 858.454.0347

“One man’s mission to promote peace…one school at a time”
Building nation and schools in Pakistan & Afghanistan
Time Magazine’s Asia book of the year

Also don’t miss:

GRACE CHOW’s Tahiti Series & Peony Pavilion Series
At the La Jolla/ Riford Library, 7555 Draper St, La Jolla 92037
through January 31

KATHERINE SHYU KEELING’S
“Rhapsody and the Sea” through January 31
At Pannikin La Jolla, 7467 Girard Ave, La Jolla 92037

If you’re in New York, Scott White Contemporary artist
TAKASHI HARADA through January 15
at Cheryl Hazan Gallery, 35 N. Moore St, NY 10013
http://www.cherylhazan.com/index_gallery.html

and TAKASHI HARADA Solo "retrospective"
through February 22 at Basta Pasta
37 W. 17th St, NY, NY 10011
http://www.bastapastanyc.com/

NOTES from the COMMUNITY:

1)
From DANIEL MATTHEWS:

SD ASIAN FILM FOUNDATION is looking for
Street Team Leaders for 2008
Promote film festival, quarterly screenings, other SDAFF events
Network, meet people, build resume, other perks & incentives
Contact Daniel Matthews at sdsudanielmatthews@gmail.com
For more info, www.sdaff.org

2)
From discussion initiated by RAY HARTMAN
With PAN ASIAN LAWYERS of SAN DIEGO,
www.panasianlawyers.org :

Escondido Cycle Center, an authorized dealer of
Honda, Kawasaki, and Suzuki motorcycles,
is airing a series of commercials spoofing Asians.

Here is link to PALSD webpage on ECC commercials,
including link to sample commercial:
http://home.earthlink.net/~palsd2/index.htm

TAKE ACTION NOW!
Organizations willing to boycott should let
Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego know via e-mail,
palsd@hotmail.com.


Thank you, as always, for your warm support of
Our Asian Pacific Islander communities!

Sincerely,
Linda

Linda Tu, President
San Diego Alliance for Asian Pacific Islander Americans
7750 Dagget Street, #212
San Diego, CA 92111
linda_alliance@yahoo.com
www.sdalliance.org