Footage of Beau Sia speak at the APIA Vote Townhall Meeting:
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Beau Sia at APIA Vote Townhall Meeting
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Arrivals and Departures : LCC Spring Show
The LCC gang is back at it with a brand new FREE spring quarter variety show, “Arrivals and Departures.” Get ready for a night of drama, comedy, laughter, tears, arrivals and departures.
Arrivals and Departures
Date: May 19 & 20
Location:
UCLA
Northwest Auditorium (near Sproul Hall)
Doors opens at: 6:30pm
Show starts at: 7:00pm
Price: FREE! (Unlike plane tickets and gas)
FEATURING:
An Airport Story
written by Peter Ngaou and directed by Janice Jann
Feeders
written by Mylo Lam and directed by Vanessa Yeh
Peter Pandering
written by Catherine Manabat and directed by Simon Wiscombe and Clara Sao
SAT Day
written by Janice Jann and Mandel Lum and directed by Nicole Barbero
Here’s the Intro Video from LCC Winter 2008
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2nd Annual Nikkei Community Day
The Second Annual Nikkei Community Day will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008, in Little Tokyo’s JACCC Plaza, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Nikkei Community Day will bring together Japanese and Japanese American community groups and people scattered throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area for a one-day celebration of Japanese and Japanese American heritage, culture, and community.
This year, with the theme, “Changing Landscape: From Redress to Redevelopment to Redefinition,” Nikkei Community Day will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Japanese American redress bill and highlight the issues beyond redress that are now of concern to the community. In a symposium entitled “The State and Future of the Nikkie Community,” community leaders and interested individuals from both the English-speaking and Japanese-speaking sectors will address the significance of the bill and its impact on the community, as well as where the community is now–with the gentrification and changing land ownership in Little Tokyo and San Francisco’s Japantown–and where it is going–as Japanese American community centers consider the changes they need to make in order to survive and prosper in the future.
Community groups will share information, provide games, display crafts and sell food at booths throughout the day. Community people will display their unique cultural talents by performing on stage. Community advocates will speak at a health forum on topics to increase awareness of health issues of concern to the Nikkei community.
Here’s some footage of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles:
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National APIA Presidential Townhall
Over 2,500 AAPIs nationwide will attend the first ever APIAVote Presidential Town Hall. APIAVote has invited Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Barack Obama, and Senator John McCain to discuss issues and policies important to AAPI communities.
WHAT: First Asian American Pacific Islander Presidential Town Hall
Hosted by: Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), in conjunction with the 9th Annual Convention of the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD).
WHY: To provide an unprecedented opportunity for presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain to discuss their views, positions, and proposals on issues affecting AAPIs.
WHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Bren Events Center, University of California at Irvine
Mesa Road and West Peltason Drive, Irvine, CA 92617
*Simulcast in selected cities and venues.
Watch this Public Service Annnouncement on voting:
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9th Annual National CAPACD Convention
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development‘s (CAPACD’s) 9th Annual Convention brings together hundreds of community based practitioners, organizers and advocacy agencies in one of the largest gatherings nationwide. By bringing together actively engaged, ethnically and geographically diverse leaders in the community development field, the Convention is an opportunity to create and share a common vision and agenda, and take collective action to strengthen the APA community development movement.
This year’s theme is “Vision, Voices, Votes: Standing Together for Justice & Equity,” which emphasizes what is needed from our communities in this critical year — and the opportunities we have to lead the way as we address the foreclosure crisis facing the nation, promote long-term equitable development policies and influence a crucial residential election.
The event takes place at:
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort
1855 South Harbor Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92802
Part of this event will include the APIAVote Presidential Townhall at UC Irvine
Here’s U.S. Representative Mike Honda speaking at a regional CAPACD event in San Francisco:
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APA Month Day 10 – Jin
Jin (aka Jin tha MC aka The Emcee aka 100 Grand Jin aka Jin Au-Yeung) got his big break on BET’s 106 & Park, where he won seven consecutive weeks of freestyle rap battles and was inducted into the show’s Hall of Fame. Shortly after the win, Jin signed with Ruff Ryders and release his first single “Learn Chinese.” However, Jin was mismanaged by the Virgin/Ruff Ryder label with album delays and uncertainty with contracts.
His best move may have been leaving the Virgin/Ruff Ryder label to go independent. He has since released several albums, freestyle tracks, and music videos. Jin has used his skills to not only win Fight Klub battle championships, but also address racism including Hot 97’s tsumani song and Rosie O’Donnell’s ching chong incident. According to Jin’s Myspace page, he will be releasing another album in 2008 entitled “Birthdays, Funerals and Things In Between.” In the meantime, enjoy some of Jin’s previous work.
Q&A with Jin:
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Jin demonstrating his Cantonese skills in “ABC”:
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If you are in Los Angeles, Jin is hosting a party to tonite
