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Vigils for Laura Ling and Euna Lee

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Today, nationwide vigils for Asian American journalists Laura
Ling and Euna Lee will be held. The two U.S. journalists, who work for San
Francisco-based Current TV – a media venture founded by former Vice
President Al Gore, were arrested March 17 near the North Korean border
while reporting on refugees living in China. Both women, accused by North
Korea of crossing into the country illegally from China and committing
“hostile acts,” will be tried on criminal charges on June 4th. Lisa Ling has hit the airwaves this week with appearances on the Today Show, Larry King, and Nightline in a plea for their safe return.

The organizers of the vigils hope to help influence a positive outcome for
Laura and Euna. Please show your support and join us in their fight for
freedom!

Please bring candles for the vigils. We hope you can make it. Here’s a list of locations:

Washington, D.C – Freedom Plaza, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 6:00 pm -8:00 pm

Organizers: Asia Liu, Max Neubauer, Wesley Della Volla, Daniel Beckmann, Joseph Hong

New York, NY – Washington Square Park (The Fountain), 6:00 pm -8:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Danielle Chang, Gwendolyn E. Lindsay-Jackson, Crystal Sun Kim

IF RAIN, VIGIL WILL BE HELD AT NYU JOURNALISM INSTITUTE, 20 COOPER SQ

Kollaboration New York competitors and supporters will be playing at the vigil

Update: Angie Wang, Ling’s cousin, speaks to reporters

Chicago, IL – Chinatown Square Plaza, Cermack and Wentworth Streets, 7:30 pm-8:30 pm
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VIGIL Organizers: Rose Tibayan, Nancy Loo

Update: Clips of Rose Tibayan and Ling’s college classmate

Birmingham, AL – Brother Bryan Park, Magnolia Avenue between 21st and 22nd Street South, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Lisa Anderson, Max Neubauer

Portland, OR – South Park Blocks, SW Park Avenue from Salmon Street to Jackson Street, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Meghan Miller Jedrzejczyk, Max Neubauer

San Francisco, CA – Front Steps of San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Lynn Perkins, Mike Shen, Gibson Pearl

Update: Current TV employees in front of SF City Hall

Los Angeles/Santa Monica, CA – Wokcano, 1413 5th Street, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm

VIGIL Organizers: Welly Yang, Kristiana Velasco, Joe Omar Gonzales, Joyce Mar

Co-Host – Kelly Hu

Guest Speakers – Lisa Ling, Congressional Candidate Judy Chu and Tia Carerre

Update: Laura Ling clips at Vigil

Sacramento, CA – L Wine Lounge & Urban Kitchen / California State Capitol Park, 1801 L Street, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

VIGIL Organizers: Beth Diebels

Update: Jerry Wang (Laura Ling’s uncle), Mei Fou (Ling’s Aunt), and mayor Kevin Johnson in Sacramento

Boston, MA – Boston Common fountain (or in case of rain, gazebo), Tremont St. side, 8:00pm – 9:30pm

VIGIL Organizers: Jeanne Chiang

Get the latest info about vigils here. If you can’t make it out to any of the locations, please sign the Petition to Free Euna Lee and Laura Ling here.

Vigils for Laura Ling and Euna Lee

2009 Chicago Asian American Showcase

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Hey Chicago readers. The 2009 Asian American Showcase is coming your way April 3 – 16 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. The film festival spotlights film and videos, along with music and visual art, produced by Asian American artists from across the United States and Canada, in a varied range of format and genre. Highlights include:

Opening Night Film – Dirty Hands: The Arts and Crimes of David Choe

Dim Sum Funeral

Karma Calling

Half-life

Yours Truly, Miss Chinatown

You Don’t Know Jack:The Jack Soo Story

Closing Night – Treeless Mountain

Have fun out in Chicago!!

Dim Sum Funeral Trailer

Asian American Network News in Chicago

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While poking around the Slant TV site, we stumbled on the Asian American Network News aka AAN News. The crew for AAN is almost the same as the Slant TV crew. Here’s more about AAN News:

AAN News is Chicago’s only source for Asian American News and entertainment. It is produced and broadcast locally on WOCH, the only 24 hour station catering to the Korean and greater Asian American community. They broadcast Monday nights at 7:30pm and Tuesday mornings at 8:00am on broadcast channel 41.

They also have a section called “Music Scene Asia”. This part of the show highlights the latest music videos coming out of Asia.

AAN News – 02/02/09 Part 1

AAN News – 02/02/09 Part 2

Slant TV in Chicago

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“The Slant” is a new magazine-style, entertainment & pop cultural show that features various in-depth profiles on the Asian-American experience in Chicago. Segment reports show cutting-edge hot spots for restaurants, bars, & clubs; organizations for young professionals; prominent Asian/Asian-American role models; and cool high-tech/video gaming info.

“The Slant” is part of the KBC-TV Asian American Network located in Chicago, IL. This show broadcasts every Thursday night at 6:30 pm and repeats at midnight on Channel 41, WOCH-CA. You can also see the show online too.

After watching the first episode, it kinds reminds us of StirTV. Anyone remember that show?



The Slant – 02/05/09 Part 1

The Slant – 02/05/09 Part 2

The Slant – 02/05/09 Part 3

Kollaboration 5 in Chicago

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Kollaboration 5 going down in Chicago. Music, dance, comedy, and more. Expected attendees include Far East Movement, Movie Director Michael Kang, Comedians Danny Cho & Sheng Wang, dance crews redefinition and nonstop, and more.

Kollaboration 5 is happening at:

Saturday, May 24, 2008

6:30pm – 9:30pm

Northshore Center for Performing Arts Theatre

9501 Skokie Blvd.

Skokie, IL

PERFORMERS

HOST: PK

BAND: Pas | Parts per Million.

DANCE: Redefinition | Nonstop.

VOCAL: Stacey | Jenna.

SINGER/SONGWRITER: Enoke | 4fret.

RAP: Cypha MC | Million Dollar Babies.

BATTLE

Freestyle Dance Battle (Open to anyone in the audience)

Freestyle Rap Battle (Open to anyone in the audience)

Acapella Singing Battle (Open to anyone in the audience)

Dance crew Redefinition at last year’s Kollaboration

Jenna Lee at Kollaboration IV

Dale Talde ousted from Top Chef Chicago

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Dale Talde, a sous chef at Buddakan, one of New York’s hottest restaurants, was born and raised in Chicago, where he helped open the renowned restaurant Jean Georges Vong. With his Filipino background, Dale focuses on Asian flavors. One of Dale’s kitchen favorites is a dry aged kobe rib eye. Dale says cooking meats is one of his favorite things to do in the kitchen and the technique that goes into properly searing and basting a rack of lamb or steak shows a lot of love. A motto that drives Dale is “expect perfection , because if you fall short your left with greatness.”

Unfortunately, he was ousted from Top Chef Chicago. He’s been a very outspoken chef on the show. Butterscotch scallops did him in. Watch a clip from the Restraurant episode.

Watch Dale Talde’s exit interview: