From stevelu@amamedia.org Tue Dec 17 18:53:40 2002 Received: from [192.168.0.198] (amamedia-host77.dsl.visi.com [209.98.55.77]) by amamedia-host76.209.98.55.76 (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id gBI0rd0t002074 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:53:40 -0600 (CST) User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.1.2418 Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:52:57 -0600 From: Stephen Lu To: Message-ID: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3122995978_7409683" Subject: [AMA-e-news] AMA E-Newsletter December 2002 Sender: ama-e-news-admin@news.amamedia.org Errors-To: ama-e-news-admin@news.amamedia.org X-BeenThere: ama-e-news@news.amamedia.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3122995978_7409683 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS E-NEWSLETTER 12/16/02 www.amamedia.org 612-376-7715 Seasons Greetings & Happy Holidays! Table of Contents 1.Film Exhibition 2.Media Production 3.Media Education 4.Community Events 1. FILM EXHIBITION Cinema With Passion Armitage Poly-Matrix Fri. December 20. midnight=8Aat the Riverview Theater Fri. December 27. 7:30pm...at the Metropolitan State University Auditorium, St. Paul Sat. December 28. 11am=8Aat Oak Street Cinema Director: Kiroyuki Ochi, 1997 Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Elizabeth Berkley This is our FINAL show at the Riverview Theater. We are commemorating this occasion with a FREE showing of Armitage Poly-Matrix! This is the full-feature version of the popular anime, voiced in English by Kiefer Sutherland and Elizabeth Berkley. The setting is Mars, sometime in the distant future. Technology has advanced so much that androids now serve human beings. Ross Sylibus is a detective from Earth. He is assigned to solve a series of brutal murders along with his headstrong partner, Martian police officer Naomi Armitage. A mad killer is dead set on destroying all the "Thirds". These are androids so lifelike and advanced that they can pass for human. They feel, think, and can even reproduce! Eventually, it is discovered that several prominent people in society are actually "Thirds= " and mass hysteria breaks out. But the biggest surprise yet awaits Ross. 8th Annual Chinese Film Showcase 2003 in conjunction with the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival April 3-April 13 Asian Media Access' annual Chinese Film Showcase (CFS) is a theme-oriented film festival that takes place in March - April of every year in Minneapolis/St. Paul, State of Minnesota, USA. The participating films are selected not only on the basis of innovative cinematography and artistry, but also on the basis of well-crafted dialogue, intriguing plot development= , engrossing character representations, emotional depth, and relevance to the theme of the showcase. This year's theme is The Art of Martial Chivalry, an examination of the history of wu xia pian, or the "kung fu movie," as it is known in the west, and its impact on Chinese and Western cinema. CFS is organized annually by Asian Media Access (AMA). AMA has been a leade= r in media arts since 1992 and has received numerous awards recognizing its accomplishments including the "Award for Innovations in the Arts" from 3M i= n 1998, 1999, and 2002. The mission of Asian Media Access is to use film as a means of education and entertainment and strive to promote cultural understanding through diverse film exhibition programming. With an audience of more than 30,000 a year, AMA is striving to be the best Asian American art venue in the Midwest region. 2. MEDIA PRODUCTION Congratulations to members of our Youth Media Force, Xai, Sia, Pamini and Sheng! Their film, Having a Mate Doesn't Mean Having Sex, has been accepte= d into the 2003 Girls in the Director's Chair film program. Their film will be shown in the Walker Auditorium on Saturday March 1, 2003 at 6:00 pm. This film focuses on the positive side of relationships, emphasizing that relationships can be more than physical. It also places importance on respecting other's decisions. 3. MEDIA EDUCATION Multi-cultural Youth Talent Show: Healthy Attitude toward Adolescence Date: 3/8/2003 (Sat), 1-4pm Place: Metropolitan State University, Auditorium Prize: Cash Arwards for the best three and best costume and most creative Registration: please e-mail your name/school/grade and contact information to Asian Media Access at amamedia@amamedia.org, or call 612-376-7715 Welcome all the talented youth to sign up for a fun afternoon, full of activities, information and networking opportunities. 4. COMMUNITY EVENTS Vietnamese Community Tet Celebration (New Year) Date: Saturday January 25, 2003 Time: 10 AM - 5 PM=20 Place: St Paul Armory - 600 Cedar Avenue Contact: Jasmine Dinh at 612-270-0320 It's a FREE event - with food booths, merchandises, Miss Ao Dai contest, music and performances, karaoke, chess and more. To Your Benefit: A FREE Training on Tax Credits for Service Providers Presented by the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis and Children's Defense Fund Minnesota Federal and state tax credits, deductions, and refunds are some of the most powerful tools available to lift people out of poverty. Each year, thousands fail to use all the credits they to which they are entitled. Immigrant families may be particularly likely to miss using their credits. Learn how the tax credits work and how to refer your clients to th= e right places for FREE tax assistance. Get valuable resources and information. Dates and Times Minneapolis Fairview Recreation Center January 9 1-4pm Minneapolis Urban League (Co-Sponsor) January 21 1-4pm St. Paul MLK Center (Co-Sponsor) January 13 9am -12pm Dakota County Building (West St. Paul) January 14 1-4pm Rochester Public Health Dept. January 30 8:30-11:30 am (Co-Sponsor - Olmsted County CAP) Mankato Bethlehem Lutheran Church January 23 1-4pm (Co-Sponsor - Lutheran Social Service) St. Cloud St. Cloud Federal Credit Union January 29 12:30 = - 3:30pm (Co-Sponsor - Tri-County Action Programs) Duluth Lutheran Social Service Ordean Building January 15 1-4pm (Co-Sponsor) For more information or to register, please send email to taxtraining@cdf-mn.org or call Sonja Larson at 651-855-1178. Directions will be provided upon registration. SPACE WILL BE LIMITED! REGISTER EARLY! > >**************************************************************************= ***** >Center for Hmong Arts & Talent E-Letter >Monday, December 9, 2002 >www.aboutchat.org >**************************************************************************= ***** >1. Hmong Tapestry Tour Auditions (Especially Women) >2. Display your art work at CHAT >3. Calling for submissions to be placed in CHAT's Arts Page >4. Youth Film Festival Calling for Submissions (Attachment) >5. Artists Survey > > 1. HMONG TAPESTRY TOUR AUDITIONS (ESPECIALLY WOMEN) >Are you looking for a fun and exciting experience in theatre arts? Have >you ever wanted to act and go on tour with a reputable arts >organization? Well, the Center for Hmong Arts & Talent (CHAT) will >satisfy that artistic hunger. Go on tour for a month in Milwaukee, WI >and live an experience of a lifetime. The play will consist of 5 actors >(3 males & 2 females) and each actor will get paid $350 and get his/her >own studio with a kitchen during their stay. If interested call Lee Vang >at 651.603.6971 or email her at: lee@aboutchat.org > > 2. DISPLAY YOUR ART >WORK AT CHAT If you are an artist and would like to hang up your pieces >in CHAT's lobby showcasing it off, then call Richon Xiong @ 651.603.6971, >ext 2 to set up arrangements. All artistic forms are welcome. > > 3. CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS TO BE PLACED IN CHAT'S ARTS PAGE CHAT is >looking for submissions >from artists of all different genres to be >placed in the CHAT's Arts Page. In past issues we have showcased work >from painters, writers, visualists and short story writers. Images can >be sent via email to info@aboutchat.org but must be scanned in at least >300 dpi. The CHAT's Arts Page is in every edition of the Hmong Times. >Be on the lookout for it because we will be featuring a variety of >artists every two weeks. Contact Richon Xiong for info at 651.603.6971, = ext 2. > > 4. YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS (ATTACHMENT) >Offered by Stages Theatre (Eligibility and Requirements are attaged) In >response to growing demand from young people for opportunities to develop >themselves artistically through film and video, Stages Theatre Company >announces its first annual Short Film Festival. Films submitted must be >on standard VHS videotape and can be no longer than seven minutes in >length. Three films in each age category will be selected for viewing >at a date and time to be determined during the summer of 2003. A winner >from each age category will be identified and receive a prize of a $150 >media gift certificate. > > 5. ARTISTS SURVEY >My name is Aleena Oberthur, I am a student at Macalester College in an >Introduction to Urban Studies class. I am in a group that is learning >about how art is a mobilizing agent in building communities. My project >is about Hmong art and artists in St Paul and the building of community >among the Hmong population, and with the wider community, through art. >If you had a moment to answer any or all of these questions it would be >very much appreciated.. Can you email me your responses to >aoberthur@macalester.edu. Thank you very much for your time! > > > Questions For Artists > 1. What type of art do you create? > > 2. How has the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent helped you and your art? > > 3. Do you see art as an important factor in building community? Why or w= hy not? > > 4. If so, do you feel that your art or the art of other Hmong artists h= as helped your community? How? > > 5. Do you have any other comments or is there anything you think I shou= ld know? > Ask me about CHAT's Outreach Programs! Asian Media Access www.amamedia.org amamedia@amamedia.org (612) 376-7715 You have received this email because you (or someone) signed up for the Asian Media Access e-newsletter. To unsubscribe, please reply to this address and put "unsubscribe" in the subject line. We will never sell or rent our mailing lists. =20 Copyright =A9 2002 Asian Media Access --B_3122995978_7409683 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable AMA E-Newsletter December 2002 ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS E-NEWSLETTER   &n= bsp;            =             &nbs= p;   12/16/02
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Table of Contents

1.Film Exhibition
2.Media Production
3.Media Education
4.Community Events

1. FILM EXHIBITION

Cinema With Passion

Armitage Poly-Matrix

Fri. December 20. midnight…at the Riverview Theater
Fri. December 27. 7:30pm...at the Metropolitan State University Auditorium,= St. Paul
Sat. December 28. 11am…at Oak Street Cinema

Director: Kiroyuki Ochi, 1997

Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Elizabeth Berkley

This is our FINAL show at the Riverview Theater.  We are commemorating= this occasion with a FREE showing of Armitage Poly-Matrix!  This is th= e full-feature version of the popular anime, voiced in English by Kiefer Sut= herland and Elizabeth Berkley. The setting is Mars, sometime in the distant = future.  Technology has advanced so much that androids now serve human = beings. Ross Sylibus is a detective from Earth.  He is assigned to solv= e a series of brutal murders along with his headstrong partner, Martian
police officer Naomi Armitage.  A mad killer is dead set on destroying= all the "Thirds".  These are androids so lifelike and advanc= ed that they can pass for human.  They feel, think, and can even reprod= uce!  Eventually, it is discovered that several prominent people in soc= iety are actually "Thirds" and mass hysteria breaks out.  But= the biggest surprise yet awaits Ross.


8th Annual Chinese Film Showcase 2003
in conjunction with the
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival
April 3-April 13

Asian Media Access' annual Chinese Film Showcase (CFS) is a theme-oriented = film festival that takes place in March - April of every year in Minneapolis= /St. Paul, State of Minnesota, USA. The participating films are selected not= only on the basis of innovative cinematography and artistry, but also on th= e basis of well-crafted dialogue, intriguing plot development, engrossing ch= aracter representations, emotional depth, and relevance to the theme of the = showcase.

This year's theme is The Art of Martial Chivalry, an examination of the his= tory of wu xia pian, or the "kung fu movie," as it is known in the= west, and its impact on Chinese and Western cinema.

CFS is organized annually by Asian Media Access (AMA). AMA has been a leade= r in media arts since 1992 and has received numerous awards recognizing its = accomplishments including the "Award for Innovations in the Arts" = from 3M in 1998, 1999, and 2002. The mission of Asian Media Access is to use= film as a means of education and entertainment and strive to promote cultur= al understanding through diverse film exhibition programming. With an audien= ce of more than 30,000 a year, AMA is striving to be the best Asian American= art venue in the Midwest region.



2. MEDIA PRODUCTION

Congratulations to members of our Youth Media Force, Xai, Sia, Pamini and S= heng!  Their film, Having a Mate Doesn't Mean Having Sex, has be= en accepted into the 2003 Girls in the Director's Chair film program.  = Their film will be shown in the Walker Auditorium on Saturday March 1, 2003 = at 6:00 pm.

This film focuses on the positive side of relationships, emphasizing that r= elationships can be more than physical.  It also places importance on r= especting other's decisions.



3. MEDIA EDUCATION

Multi-cultural Youth Talent Show: Healthy Attitude toward Adolescence

Date: 3/8/2003 (Sat), 1-4pm
Place: Metropolitan State University, Auditorium
Prize: Cash Arwards for the best three and best costume and most creative Registration: please e-mail your name/school/grade and contact information = to Asian Media Access at amamedia@amamedia.org, or call 612-376-7715<= BR>
Welcome all the talented youth to sign up for a fun afternoon, full of acti= vities, information and networking opportunities.



4. COMMUNITY EVENTS

Vietnamese Community Tet  Celebration (New Year)
Date: Saturday January 25, 2003
Time: 10 AM - 5 PM
Place: St Paul Armory - 600 Cedar Avenue
Contact: Jasmine Dinh at 612-270-0320
It's a FREE event - with food booths, merchandises, Miss Ao Dai contest, mu= sic and performances, karaoke, chess and more.



To Your Benefit:  A FREE Training on Tax Credits for Service Providers= Presented by the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis and Children's Defense Fu= nd Minnesota

Federal and state tax credits, deductions, and refunds are some of the most= powerful tools available to lift people out of poverty.
Each year, thousands fail to use all the credits they to which they are ent= itled. Immigrant families may be particularly likely to miss using their cre= dits. Learn how the tax credits work and how to refer your clients to the ri= ght places for FREE tax assistance.
Get valuable resources and information.

Dates and Times

Minneapolis
Fairview Recreation Center         =             &nbs= p;      January 9     &nbs= p; 1-4pm
Minneapolis Urban League (Co-Sponsor)       J= anuary 21      1-4pm

St. Paul
MLK Center (Co-Sponsor)         &nb= sp;            &= nbsp;       January 13    =   9am -12pm
Dakota County Building (West St. Paul)       =   January 14      1-4pm

Rochester
Public Health Dept.          &= nbsp;            = ;            &nb= sp;     January 30      8:= 30-11:30 am
(Co-Sponsor - Olmsted County CAP)

Mankato
Bethlehem Lutheran Church         &= nbsp;            = ;     January 23      1-4p= m
(Co-Sponsor - Lutheran Social Service)

St. Cloud
St. Cloud Federal Credit Union        &n= bsp;            =    January 29     12:30 - 3:30pm
(Co-Sponsor - Tri-County Action Programs)

Duluth
Lutheran Social Service Ordean Building       = ; January 15    1-4pm
(Co-Sponsor)

For more information or to register, please send email to taxtraining@cd= f-mn.org or call Sonja Larson at 651-855-1178. Directions
will be provided upon registration.

SPACE WILL BE LIMITED! REGISTER EARLY!


>
>***********************************************************************= ********
>Center for Hmong Arts & Talent E-Letter
>Monday, December  9, 2002
>www.aboutchat.org
>***********************************************************************= ********
>1. Hmong Tapestry Tour Auditions (Especially  Women)
>2. Display your art work at  CHAT
>3. Calling  for submissions to be placed in CHAT's Arts Page
>4. Youth Film Festival Calling for Submissions  (Attachment)
>5. Artists Survey
>
> 1. HMONG TAPESTRY TOUR  AUDITIONS (ESPECIALLY WOMEN)
>Are you looking for a fun and  exciting experience in theatre arts= ?  Have
>you ever wanted to act and go on  tour with a reputable arts
>organization?  Well, the Center for Hmong Arts  & Talent = (CHAT)  will
>satisfy that artistic hunger.  Go on tour  for a month in Mil= waukee, WI
>and  live an experience of a lifetime.  The play will consist= of 5 actors
>(3  males & 2 females) and each actor will get paid $350 and g= et his/her
>own studio with a kitchen during their  stay.  If interested = call Lee Vang
>at 651.603.6971 or email her at:  lee@aboutchat.org    >
> 2. DISPLAY YOUR ART
>WORK AT CHAT If you are an artist and would  like to hang up your = pieces
>in CHAT's lobby showcasing it off, then call Richon  Xiong @ 651.6= 03.6971,
>ext 2 to set up arrangements.  All artistic forms are  welcom= e.  
>
> 3. CALLING  FOR  SUBMISSIONS TO BE PLACED IN CHAT'S ARTS &nb= sp;PAGE CHAT is
>looking for submissions  >from artists of all different genres = to be
>placed in the CHAT's Arts Page.   In past issues we have show= cased work
>from painters, writers, visualists and  short story writers.  = ;Images can
>be sent via email to info@aboutchat.org but must be scanned in  at= least
>300 dpi.  The CHAT's Arts Page is in every edition of the Hmong &n= bsp;Times.
>Be on the lookout for it because we will be featuring a  variety o= f
>artists every two weeks.  Contact Richon Xiong for info at  6= 51.603.6971, ext 2.
>
> 4. YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL  CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS (ATTACHMENT)
>Offered by Stages Theatre  (Eligibility and Requirements are attag= ed) In
>response to growing demand from young people for opportunities to devel= op
>themselves artistically through film and video, Stages Theatre Company<= BR> >announces  its first annual Short Film Festival. Films submitted m= ust be
>on standard VHS  videotape and can be no longer than seven minutes= in
>length.   Three films in each age category  will be sele= cted for viewing
>at a date and time to be determined during the  summer of 2003. &n= bsp;A winner
>from each  age category will be identified and receive a prize of = a $150
>media gift  certificate.   
>
> 5. ARTISTS  SURVEY
>My name is Aleena Oberthur, I am a student at Macalester College in an<= BR> >Introduction to Urban  Studies class. I am in a group that is lear= ning
>about how art is a mobilizing agent in building communities. My project=
>is about Hmong art and  artists in St Paul and the building  = of community
>among the Hmong population, and with the wider community, through art.<= BR> >If you had a moment to answer any or all of these questions it would be=
>very much appreciated.. Can you email me your responses to
>aoberthur@macalester.edu.  Thank you very much for your time!
>
>
> Questions  For Artists
> 1.  What type of art do you create?
>
> 2.  How has the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent helped you and y= our art?
>
> 3.  Do you see art as an important factor in building community? = Why or why not?
>
> 4.  If so, do you feel that your art or the  art of other Hm= ong artists has helped your community?  How?
>
> 5.   Do you have any other comments or is there anything you= think I should know?
> Ask me about CHAT's Outreach Programs!

Asian Media Access
www.amamedia.org    amamedia@amamedia.org
(612) 376-7715


You have received this email because you (or someone) signed= up for the Asian Media Access e-newsletter. To unsubscribe, please reply to= this address and put "unsubscribe" in the subject line. We will n= ever sell or rent our mailing lists.

  
Copyright © 2002 Asian Media Access

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Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3122996218_7464758 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS E-NEWSLETTER 12/16/02 www.amamedia.org 612-376-7715 Seasons Greetings & Happy Holidays! Table of Contents 1.Film Exhibition 2.Media Production 3.Media Education 4.Community Events 1. FILM EXHIBITION Cinema With Passion Armitage Poly-Matrix Fri. December 20. midnight=8Aat the Riverview Theater Fri. December 27. 7:30pm...at the Metropolitan State University Auditorium, St. Paul Sat. December 28. 11am=8Aat Oak Street Cinema Director: Kiroyuki Ochi, 1997 Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Elizabeth Berkley This is our FINAL show at the Riverview Theater. We are commemorating this occasion with a FREE showing of Armitage Poly-Matrix! This is the full-feature version of the popular anime, voiced in English by Kiefer Sutherland and Elizabeth Berkley. The setting is Mars, sometime in the distant future. Technology has advanced so much that androids now serve human beings. Ross Sylibus is a detective from Earth. He is assigned to solve a series of brutal murders along with his headstrong partner, Martian police officer Naomi Armitage. A mad killer is dead set on destroying all the "Thirds". These are androids so lifelike and advanced that they can pass for human. They feel, think, and can even reproduce! Eventually, it is discovered that several prominent people in society are actually "Thirds= " and mass hysteria breaks out. But the biggest surprise yet awaits Ross. 8th Annual Chinese Film Showcase 2003 in conjunction with the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival April 3-April 13 Asian Media Access' annual Chinese Film Showcase (CFS) is a theme-oriented film festival that takes place in March - April of every year in Minneapolis/St. Paul, State of Minnesota, USA. The participating films are selected not only on the basis of innovative cinematography and artistry, but also on the basis of well-crafted dialogue, intriguing plot development= , engrossing character representations, emotional depth, and relevance to the theme of the showcase. This year's theme is The Art of Martial Chivalry, an examination of the history of wu xia pian, or the "kung fu movie," as it is known in the west, and its impact on Chinese and Western cinema. CFS is organized annually by Asian Media Access (AMA). AMA has been a leade= r in media arts since 1992 and has received numerous awards recognizing its accomplishments including the "Award for Innovations in the Arts" from 3M i= n 1998, 1999, and 2002. The mission of Asian Media Access is to use film as a means of education and entertainment and strive to promote cultural understanding through diverse film exhibition programming. With an audience of more than 30,000 a year, AMA is striving to be the best Asian American art venue in the Midwest region. 2. MEDIA PRODUCTION Congratulations to members of our Youth Media Force, Xai, Sia, Pamini and Sheng! Their film, Having a Mate Doesn't Mean Having Sex, has been accepte= d into the 2003 Girls in the Director's Chair film program. Their film will be shown in the Walker Auditorium on Saturday March 1, 2003 at 6:00 pm. This film focuses on the positive side of relationships, emphasizing that relationships can be more than physical. It also places importance on respecting other's decisions. 3. MEDIA EDUCATION Multi-cultural Youth Talent Show: Healthy Attitude toward Adolescence Date: 3/8/2003 (Sat), 1-4pm Place: Metropolitan State University, Auditorium Prize: Cash Arwards for the best three and best costume and most creative Registration: please e-mail your name/school/grade and contact information to Asian Media Access at amamedia@amamedia.org, or call 612-376-7715 Welcome all the talented youth to sign up for a fun afternoon, full of activities, information and networking opportunities. 4. COMMUNITY EVENTS Vietnamese Community Tet Celebration (New Year) Date: Saturday January 25, 2003 Time: 10 AM - 5 PM=20 Place: St Paul Armory - 600 Cedar Avenue Contact: Jasmine Dinh at 612-270-0320 It's a FREE event - with food booths, merchandises, Miss Ao Dai contest, music and performances, karaoke, chess and more. To Your Benefit: A FREE Training on Tax Credits for Service Providers Presented by the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis and Children's Defense Fund Minnesota Federal and state tax credits, deductions, and refunds are some of the most powerful tools available to lift people out of poverty. Each year, thousands fail to use all the credits they to which they are entitled. Immigrant families may be particularly likely to miss using their credits. Learn how the tax credits work and how to refer your clients to th= e right places for FREE tax assistance. Get valuable resources and information. Dates and Times Minneapolis Fairview Recreation Center January 9 1-4pm Minneapolis Urban League (Co-Sponsor) January 21 1-4pm St. Paul MLK Center (Co-Sponsor) January 13 9am -12pm Dakota County Building (West St. Paul) January 14 1-4pm Rochester Public Health Dept. January 30 8:30-11:30 am (Co-Sponsor - Olmsted County CAP) Mankato Bethlehem Lutheran Church January 23 1-4pm (Co-Sponsor - Lutheran Social Service) St. Cloud St. Cloud Federal Credit Union January 29 12:30 = - 3:30pm (Co-Sponsor - Tri-County Action Programs) Duluth Lutheran Social Service Ordean Building January 15 1-4pm (Co-Sponsor) For more information or to register, please send email to taxtraining@cdf-mn.org or call Sonja Larson at 651-855-1178. Directions will be provided upon registration. SPACE WILL BE LIMITED! REGISTER EARLY! > >**************************************************************************= ***** >Center for Hmong Arts & Talent E-Letter >Monday, December 9, 2002 >www.aboutchat.org >**************************************************************************= ***** >1. Hmong Tapestry Tour Auditions (Especially Women) >2. Display your art work at CHAT >3. Calling for submissions to be placed in CHAT's Arts Page >4. Youth Film Festival Calling for Submissions (Attachment) >5. Artists Survey > > 1. HMONG TAPESTRY TOUR AUDITIONS (ESPECIALLY WOMEN) >Are you looking for a fun and exciting experience in theatre arts? Have >you ever wanted to act and go on tour with a reputable arts >organization? Well, the Center for Hmong Arts & Talent (CHAT) will >satisfy that artistic hunger. Go on tour for a month in Milwaukee, WI >and live an experience of a lifetime. The play will consist of 5 actors >(3 males & 2 females) and each actor will get paid $350 and get his/her >own studio with a kitchen during their stay. If interested call Lee Vang >at 651.603.6971 or email her at: lee@aboutchat.org > > 2. DISPLAY YOUR ART >WORK AT CHAT If you are an artist and would like to hang up your pieces >in CHAT's lobby showcasing it off, then call Richon Xiong @ 651.603.6971, >ext 2 to set up arrangements. All artistic forms are welcome. > > 3. CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS TO BE PLACED IN CHAT'S ARTS PAGE CHAT is >looking for submissions >from artists of all different genres to be >placed in the CHAT's Arts Page. In past issues we have showcased work >from painters, writers, visualists and short story writers. Images can >be sent via email to info@aboutchat.org but must be scanned in at least >300 dpi. The CHAT's Arts Page is in every edition of the Hmong Times. >Be on the lookout for it because we will be featuring a variety of >artists every two weeks. Contact Richon Xiong for info at 651.603.6971, = ext 2. > > 4. YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS (ATTACHMENT) >Offered by Stages Theatre (Eligibility and Requirements are attaged) In >response to growing demand from young people for opportunities to develop >themselves artistically through film and video, Stages Theatre Company >announces its first annual Short Film Festival. Films submitted must be >on standard VHS videotape and can be no longer than seven minutes in >length. Three films in each age category will be selected for viewing >at a date and time to be determined during the summer of 2003. A winner >from each age category will be identified and receive a prize of a $150 >media gift certificate. > > 5. ARTISTS SURVEY >My name is Aleena Oberthur, I am a student at Macalester College in an >Introduction to Urban Studies class. I am in a group that is learning >about how art is a mobilizing agent in building communities. My project >is about Hmong art and artists in St Paul and the building of community >among the Hmong population, and with the wider community, through art. >If you had a moment to answer any or all of these questions it would be >very much appreciated.. Can you email me your responses to >aoberthur@macalester.edu. Thank you very much for your time! > > > Questions For Artists > 1. What type of art do you create? > > 2. How has the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent helped you and your art? > > 3. Do you see art as an important factor in building community? Why or w= hy not? > > 4. If so, do you feel that your art or the art of other Hmong artists h= as helped your community? How? > > 5. Do you have any other comments or is there anything you think I shou= ld know? > Ask me about CHAT's Outreach Programs! Asian Media Access www.amamedia.org amamedia@amamedia.org (612) 376-7715 You have received this email because you (or someone) signed up for the Asian Media Access e-newsletter. To unsubscribe, please reply to this address and put "unsubscribe" in the subject line. We will never sell or rent our mailing lists. =20 Copyright =A9 2002 Asian Media Access --B_3122996218_7464758 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable AMA E-Newsletter December 2002 ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS E-NEWSLETTER   &n= bsp;            =             &nbs= p;   12/16/02
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Seasons Greetings & Happy Holidays= !

Table of Contents

1.Film Exhibition
2.Media Production
3.Media Education
4.Community Events

1. FILM EXHIBITION

Cinema With Passion

Armitage Poly-Matrix

Fri. December 20. midnight…at the Riverview Theater
Fri. December 27. 7:30pm...at the Metropolitan State University Auditorium,= St. Paul
Sat. December 28. 11am…at Oak Street Cinema

Director: Kiroyuki Ochi, 1997

Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Elizabeth Berkley

This is our FINAL show at the Riverview Theater.  We are commemorating= this occasion with a FREE showing of Armitage Poly-Matrix!  This is th= e full-feature version of the popular anime, voiced in English by Kiefer Sut= herland and Elizabeth Berkley. The setting is Mars, sometime in the distant = future.  Technology has advanced so much that androids now serve human = beings. Ross Sylibus is a detective from Earth.  He is assigned to solv= e a series of brutal murders along with his headstrong partner, Martian
police officer Naomi Armitage.  A mad killer is dead set on destroying= all the "Thirds".  These are androids so lifelike and advanc= ed that they can pass for human.  They feel, think, and can even reprod= uce!  Eventually, it is discovered that several prominent people in soc= iety are actually "Thirds" and mass hysteria breaks out.  But= the biggest surprise yet awaits Ross.


8th Annual Chinese Film Showcase 2003
in conjunction with the
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival
April 3-April 13

Asian Media Access' annual Chinese Film Showcase (CFS) is a theme-oriented = film festival that takes place in March - April of every year in Minneapolis= /St. Paul, State of Minnesota, USA. The participating films are selected not= only on the basis of innovative cinematography and artistry, but also on th= e basis of well-crafted dialogue, intriguing plot development, engrossing ch= aracter representations, emotional depth, and relevance to the theme of the = showcase.

This year's theme is The Art of Martial Chivalry, an examination of the his= tory of wu xia pian, or the "kung fu movie," as it is known in the= west, and its impact on Chinese and Western cinema.

CFS is organized annually by Asian Media Access (AMA). AMA has been a leade= r in media arts since 1992 and has received numerous awards recognizing its = accomplishments including the "Award for Innovations in the Arts" = from 3M in 1998, 1999, and 2002. The mission of Asian Media Access is to use= film as a means of education and entertainment and strive to promote cultur= al understanding through diverse film exhibition programming. With an audien= ce of more than 30,000 a year, AMA is striving to be the best Asian American= art venue in the Midwest region.



2. MEDIA PRODUCTION

Congratulations to members of our Youth Media Force, Xai, Sia, Pamini and S= heng!  Their film, Having a Mate Doesn't Mean Having Sex, has be= en accepted into the 2003 Girls in the Director's Chair film program.  = Their film will be shown in the Walker Auditorium on Saturday March 1, 2003 = at 6:00 pm.

This film focuses on the positive side of relationships, emphasizing that r= elationships can be more than physical.  It also places importance on r= especting other's decisions.



3. MEDIA EDUCATION

Multi-cultural Youth Talent Show: Healthy Attitude toward Adolescence

Date: 3/8/2003 (Sat), 1-4pm
Place: Metropolitan State University, Auditorium
Prize: Cash Arwards for the best three and best costume and most creative Registration: please e-mail your name/school/grade and contact information = to Asian Media Access at amamedia@amamedia.org, or call 612-376-7715<= BR>
Welcome all the talented youth to sign up for a fun afternoon, full of acti= vities, information and networking opportunities.



4. COMMUNITY EVENTS

Vietnamese Community Tet  Celebration (New Year)
Date: Saturday January 25, 2003
Time: 10 AM - 5 PM
Place: St Paul Armory - 600 Cedar Avenue
Contact: Jasmine Dinh at 612-270-0320
It's a FREE event - with food booths, merchandises, Miss Ao Dai contest, mu= sic and performances, karaoke, chess and more.



To Your Benefit:  A FREE Training on Tax Credits for Service Providers= Presented by the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis and Children's Defense Fu= nd Minnesota

Federal and state tax credits, deductions, and refunds are some of the most= powerful tools available to lift people out of poverty.
Each year, thousands fail to use all the credits they to which they are ent= itled. Immigrant families may be particularly likely to miss using their cre= dits. Learn how the tax credits work and how to refer your clients to the ri= ght places for FREE tax assistance.
Get valuable resources and information.

Dates and Times

Minneapolis
Fairview Recreation Center         =             &nbs= p;      January 9     &nbs= p; 1-4pm
Minneapolis Urban League (Co-Sponsor)       J= anuary 21      1-4pm

St. Paul
MLK Center (Co-Sponsor)         &nb= sp;            &= nbsp;       January 13    =   9am -12pm
Dakota County Building (West St. Paul)       =   January 14      1-4pm

Rochester
Public Health Dept.          &= nbsp;            = ;            &nb= sp;     January 30      8:= 30-11:30 am
(Co-Sponsor - Olmsted County CAP)

Mankato
Bethlehem Lutheran Church         &= nbsp;            = ;     January 23      1-4p= m
(Co-Sponsor - Lutheran Social Service)

St. Cloud
St. Cloud Federal Credit Union        &n= bsp;            =    January 29     12:30 - 3:30pm
(Co-Sponsor - Tri-County Action Programs)

Duluth
Lutheran Social Service Ordean Building       = ; January 15    1-4pm
(Co-Sponsor)

For more information or to register, please send email to taxtraining@cd= f-mn.org or call Sonja Larson at 651-855-1178. Directions
will be provided upon registration.

SPACE WILL BE LIMITED! REGISTER EARLY!


>
>***********************************************************************= ********
>Center for Hmong Arts & Talent E-Letter
>Monday, December  9, 2002
>www.aboutchat.org
>***********************************************************************= ********
>1. Hmong Tapestry Tour Auditions (Especially  Women)
>2. Display your art work at  CHAT
>3. Calling  for submissions to be placed in CHAT's Arts Page
>4. Youth Film Festival Calling for Submissions  (Attachment)
>5. Artists Survey
>
> 1. HMONG TAPESTRY TOUR  AUDITIONS (ESPECIALLY WOMEN)
>Are you looking for a fun and  exciting experience in theatre arts= ?  Have
>you ever wanted to act and go on  tour with a reputable arts
>organization?  Well, the Center for Hmong Arts  & Talent = (CHAT)  will
>satisfy that artistic hunger.  Go on tour  for a month in Mil= waukee, WI
>and  live an experience of a lifetime.  The play will consist= of 5 actors
>(3  males & 2 females) and each actor will get paid $350 and g= et his/her
>own studio with a kitchen during their  stay.  If interested = call Lee Vang
>at 651.603.6971 or email her at:  lee@aboutchat.org    >
> 2. DISPLAY YOUR ART
>WORK AT CHAT If you are an artist and would  like to hang up your = pieces
>in CHAT's lobby showcasing it off, then call Richon  Xiong @ 651.6= 03.6971,
>ext 2 to set up arrangements.  All artistic forms are  welcom= e.  
>
> 3. CALLING  FOR  SUBMISSIONS TO BE PLACED IN CHAT'S ARTS &nb= sp;PAGE CHAT is
>looking for submissions  >from artists of all different genres = to be
>placed in the CHAT's Arts Page.   In past issues we have show= cased work
>from painters, writers, visualists and  short story writers.  = ;Images can
>be sent via email to info@aboutchat.org but must be scanned in  at= least
>300 dpi.  The CHAT's Arts Page is in every edition of the Hmong &n= bsp;Times.
>Be on the lookout for it because we will be featuring a  variety o= f
>artists every two weeks.  Contact Richon Xiong for info at  6= 51.603.6971, ext 2.
>
> 4. YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL  CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS (ATTACHMENT)
>Offered by Stages Theatre  (Eligibility and Requirements are attag= ed) In
>response to growing demand from young people for opportunities to devel= op
>themselves artistically through film and video, Stages Theatre Company<= BR> >announces  its first annual Short Film Festival. Films submitted m= ust be
>on standard VHS  videotape and can be no longer than seven minutes= in
>length.   Three films in each age category  will be sele= cted for viewing
>at a date and time to be determined during the  summer of 2003. &n= bsp;A winner
>from each  age category will be identified and receive a prize of = a $150
>media gift  certificate.   
>
> 5. ARTISTS  SURVEY
>My name is Aleena Oberthur, I am a student at Macalester College in an<= BR> >Introduction to Urban  Studies class. I am in a group that is lear= ning
>about how art is a mobilizing agent in building communities. My project=
>is about Hmong art and  artists in St Paul and the building  = of community
>among the Hmong population, and with the wider community, through art.<= BR> >If you had a moment to answer any or all of these questions it would be=
>very much appreciated.. Can you email me your responses to
>aoberthur@macalester.edu.  Thank you very much for your time!
>
>
> Questions  For Artists
> 1.  What type of art do you create?
>
> 2.  How has the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent helped you and y= our art?
>
> 3.  Do you see art as an important factor in building community? = Why or why not?
>
> 4.  If so, do you feel that your art or the  art of other Hm= ong artists has helped your community?  How?
>
> 5.   Do you have any other comments or is there anything you= think I should know?
> Ask me about CHAT's Outreach Programs!

Asian Media Access
www.amamedia.org    amamedia@amamedia.org
(612) 376-7715


You have received this email because you (or someone) signed= up for the Asian Media Access e-newsletter. To unsubscribe, please reply to= this address and put "unsubscribe" in the subject line. We will n= ever sell or rent our mailing lists.

  
Copyright © 2002 Asian Media Access

 --B_3122996218_7464758-- From jacksonforderer@amamedia.org Mon Jan 6 15:42:44 2003 Received: from conn.mc.mpls.visi.com (conn.mc.mpls.visi.com [208.42.156.2]) by amamedia-host76.lists.amamedia.org (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h06Lgh3s027792 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:42:43 -0600 (CST) Received: from [192.168.0.199] (amamedia-host77.dsl.visi.com [209.98.55.77]) by conn.mc.mpls.visi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87C4B88EA for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:41:14 -0600 (CST) User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.0.0.1309 Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 15:42:00 -0600 From: Jackson Forderer To: Message-ID: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by amamedia-host76.lists.amamedia.org id h06Lgh3s027792 Subject: [AMA-e-news] AMA E-newsletter Sender: ama-e-news-admin@lists.amamedia.org Errors-To: ama-e-news-admin@lists.amamedia.org X-BeenThere: ama-e-news@lists.amamedia.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Asian Media Access Electronic Newsletter & Updates 1/1/03 www.amamedia.org 612-376-7715 amamedia@amamedia.org DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR. Happy New Year (English) Kung Hey Fat Choi! (Chinese) Maligayang Pasko, Maligayang Pagungdaun! Omedeto gosaimasu! Sae Hae Bok Mani Ba Du Se Yo! Table of Contents 1.Film Exhibition 2.Media Production 3.Media Education 4.Community Events **************************************************************************** 1.Film Exhibition Join us for the last showing of Cinema With Passion 32! My Father is a Hero Fri. January 10. 7:30pm...at the Metropolitan State University Auditorium, St. Paul Sat. January 11. 11am...at Oak Street Cinema Director: Corey Yuen, 1995 Starring: Jet Li, Anita Mui, Tze Miu, Xie Miao, and Yu Rong-Guang Start off the new year with this Jet Li feature! China's special agent Kung Wei (Jet Li) goes undercover to infiltrate a notorious Triad gang based in Hong Kong. As part of the plan, Wei is deliberately arrested by the Chinese police in front of his home for all to see (including his sick wife and very confused son), then engineers a phony escape with an oblivious Triad thug. Of course, now a "brother", he is easily introduced into the underworld. Anita Mui plays the tough but sensitive policewomen, Fong. Her investigation and growing friendship with Wei's son (Xie Miao, a miniature maritial arts dynamo in his own right) leads her to believe that Wei is an undercover agent, but if only her boss (who also happens to be her ex-lover) would believe her story. This is a modern-day martial arts/action adventure not to be missed! Tickets are $6.50 each or $25 for a Cinema With Passion membership that includes 5 free tickets. For additional information call Asian Media Access at 612-376-7715 or visit their website at www.amamedia.org/movies 2. Media Production AMA is continuing its East Meets West cable series. 3. Media Education AMA is continuing its work with two different youth groups, Youth Media Force (YMF), and Stand Up Participate (SUP). The YMF group is addressing issues dealing with tobacco prevention and underage use. The SUP group is addressing issues surrounding sexuality, such as sexual violence, teenage pregnancy, among others. Both groups attended the Hmong New Years celebration, and were able to become more involved in their community. YMF and CLUES will meet on January 11th to learn about Tobacco Compliance Checks to be held later in the month. 4. Community Events Dear AMA supporter: Please help us promote a good cause. Please go to www.communitysharingfund.org and click on the thermometer. When you do, corporate sponsors will donate $1 in your name to the St. Paul Foundation's Community Sharing Fund. It's that simple! Sponsors will give $1, per person, per day. The sponsors have committed more than $35,000, but we have to earn that money by getting 35,000 clicks! The more people who participate, the more dollars raised. ************ Dear Friend of The Saint Paul Foundation: I'm writing to tell you about an innovative project to raise awareness and funds for Community Sharing Fund. Thanks for taking a minute from your busy schedule to participate. As you know, Community Sharing Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation is a critical resource in the community. Started in 1980, the Fund provides one-time, emergency assistance to individuals and families facing crises. This year the Community Sharing Fund will make 1,500 small grants of $70- $700 for needs such as rental assistance, car repairs, work uniforms. Community Sharing Fund grants are approved only when no other community resources are available, and funds can be made available within hours. Because the need for Community Sharing Fund continues to grow, we are launching "The Feel Good Click of the Year," an online campaign to raise awareness and additional money for the Fund. And we need your participation to make this a success! Here's how you can help. Please go to www.communitysharingfund.org and click on the thermometer. When you do, our corporate sponsors will donate $1 in your name to the Community Sharing Fund. It's that simple! Sponsors will give $1, per person, per day. The sponsors have committed more than $35,000, but we have to earn that money by getting 35,000 clicks! The more people who participate, the more dollars raised. Please go to www.communitysharingfund.org today! And tell your friends and colleagues. This is a simple, effective way to raise $35,000 for our neighbors in need. One dollar may not seem like a lot, but when we come together as a community, those dollars quickly add up for a family facing a crisis. **************************************************************************** You have received this email because you (or someone) signed up for the Asian Media Access e-newsletter. To unsubscribe, please reply to this address and put "unsubscribe" in the subject line. We will never sell or rent our mailing lists. Copyright © 2002 Asian Media Access From karlnilsson@amamedia.org Wed Jan 15 16:37:02 2003 Received: from corb.mc.mpls.visi.com (corb.mc.mpls.visi.com [208.42.156.1]) by amamedia-host76.lists.amamedia.org (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h0FMb0OJ023185 for ; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:37:01 -0600 (CST) Received: from [192.168.0.197] (amamedia-host77.dsl.visi.com [209.98.55.77]) by corb.mc.mpls.visi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90171833E for ; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:36:00 -0600 (CST) Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:44:08 -0500 To: ama-e-news@lists.amamedia.org From: Karl Nilsson Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1169455443==_ma============" Subject: [AMA-E-News] AMA eNewsletter Sender: ama-e-news-admin@lists.amamedia.org Errors-To: ama-e-news-admin@lists.amamedia.org X-BeenThere: ama-e-news@lists.amamedia.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: --============_-1169455443==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS eNEWSLETTER January 15, 2003. www.amamedia.org amamedia@amamedia.org 612-376-7715 In this issue...... 1.Film Exhibition 2. Virtual Media 3.Community Events 1.Film Exhibition Cinema With Passion Takes a Winter Break After an impressive eight-year run, Asian Media Access' Cinema With Passion film exhibition series must take a break as it looks for a new venue. Cinema With Passion consistently brought Asian films to the metro area, including the best in kung-fu, fantasy, animation, and new Hong Kong films. AMA also enhanced the "Asian experience" by selling Asian snacks at the theater and offering midnight-screening audiences a festive and imaginative atmosphere, as attendees would cheer during films and sometimes dress up in costume. An ongoing success for Asian Media Access, City Pages named Cinema With Passion the metro area's "Best Entertainment" in 1997, so we're not planning to make the break too long. As you read this, we're searching high and low for a new venue, so we hope to resume the Twin Cities' "Best Entertainment" by the time you need to turn on your air conditioners. But....... Meantime, we'll try a stop-gap measure to make sure you get your film fix. Starting January 18, you're welcome to head down to the lower level of the Metropolitan State University building in Minneapolis (730 Hennepin Avenue) at 11.00, Saturday mornings for an informal showing of......whichever film attendees decide on. Steve or Tanya from the AMA office will get the equipment and film together for you. Bring snacks if you'd like. See you there! Joe's Top Five AMA-Exhibited Films for 2002 Compiled by Joe Bunce, AMA's film reviewer and tea chat facilitator 5. "The Day the Earth Moved" Children's film festival and Cinema with Passion (CWP) 4. "From the Queen to the Chief Executive" Chinese Film Showcase 3. "The Legend of the Drunken Master" CWP 2. "My Life as McDull" Children's film festival 1. "Chung King Express" CWP 2. Virtual Media Asian Media Access to Launch New Website Because "media" is our middle name, we wouldn't be complete dabbling in just traditional types of media, such as video, film and print. We're Web savvy, too, and we want it to show. That's why we're sharpening our HTML skills by re-vamping the Asian Media Access Website. The new site, expected to launch mid-summer, will have a completely new look and will feature these updated and new functions: Online forum: Want to discuss something related to who we are and what we do? Here's your chance. Our moderated online forum will give you the venue to discuss interesting topics with like-minded AMA movie-goers, volunteers, staff members, or anyone else interested in Asian Media Access. Expanded Movie Review Section: Heard of a certain Asian film, but you want to know more about it? We're expanding our movie review database, which will give a short synopsis of each film and some movie trivia, too. New Event Calendar: Your schedule is hectic enough without having to search for your favorite upcoming events or film showings. AMA's new multi-organization event calendar will show not only our events, but related events that may catch your interest. Web Exhibition: AMA's Web exhibition section will give kids in our youth program a chance to show off their artistic talent. Exhibitions will include photography, videos and poetry. Active Updates: After our Website launch, we'll be making weekly updates, so you'll know you're getting the most updated information from AMA. 3. Community Events This week, we have five events to highlight, including a photo exhibition, a Chinese New Year Celebration and face-time with elected officials...... 1. Kakuma Turkana Exhibit The Minnesota Center for Photography (formerly the pARTS Gallery) in Minneapolis will open open a new exhibition on Thursday, January 23, from 6.00 to 9.00. The exposition will feature photos from the young and adventurous Daniel Cheng's latest book, Kakuma Turkana, Dueling Struggles: Africa's Forgotten People. For more information, visit the Minnesota Center for Photography at http://www.partsphoto.org or call them at 612-824-5500. 2. Meet Your Elected Officials to Discuss Issues Important to YOU! Come to the North State Office Building (100 Constitution Avenue, St. Paul) to meet with Senator Satveer Chaudhary, Senator Mee Moua, and Representative Cy Thao on Thursday, January 23 from Noon to 3.00 and discuss community issues that matter to you. This meeting is hosted by the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, and light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP on or before January 21 by calling 651.296.0538 or by sending an e-mail to jovita.bjoraker@state.mn.us. Parking is available behind the State Office Building and in the immediate area. 3. Chinese New Year Celebration 2003 is the year of the Ram. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, various metro area Chinese-American organizations have joined forces to bring you an all-afternoon event on Saturday, January 25 at the University of Minnesota's St. Paul Student Center North Star Ballroom (2017 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108). Tickets at the door cost $14 for adults, $10 for seniors and $7 for children ages 5 to 12. Tickets purchased in advance are discounted by $2 for all ages. 2.00: Doors open, reception and sign-in 2.30 to 4.30: Performances, including the Lion dance, various other Chinese dances, singing, door prizes, "lucky money," and more. 5.00 to 7.00 Dinner and bazaar To get advanced tickets, make your check payable to MCCSC and mail it to P.O. Box 14716, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Or, by phone or e-mail, contact: MCCSC's Biing-Huei Su, at 651-733-9827 or at ChineseCulture@netscape.net CAAM's Ms. Ha at 651-481-8789 or at tle_ha@hotmail.com MCSA's Stephen Chou at mcsa@umn.edu If you want to pay in person, come to the MCCSC Chinese Library at the Chinese Language School (1030 University Ave., St. Paul) Saturday mornings between 9.30 and 11.30 and see Biing-Huei Su. This event is brought to you by these organizations: Chinese American Academic & Professional Association in Minnesota (CAAPAM) Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) KMT, MN Chapter Minnesota Chinese Cultural Services Center (MCCSC) Minnesota Chinese Student Association (MCSA) Minnesota Chinese Veterans Association (MCVA) For detailed directions to the event, visit http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/StCen/. 4. Join Theater Mu in a unique opportunity to support the Asian American Renaissance Theater Mu is proud to present the world premiere of Falling Flowers, a play by Jeany Park based on experiences of Korean "comfort women" during the pre-WWII period. What: A benefit for Asian American Renaissance Where: Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis When: Friday February 7, 2003, 8:00 p.m. Wine Bar 6:30 and Appetizers 7:00 Cost: $25 per person (Includes pre-show private catered reception and cash wine bar for AAR patrons) To reserve your tickets in advance, send your name, address and number of tickets needed, along with a check made out to AAR, to P.O. Box 4154, St. Paul, MN 55105. To order by phone, call Chamindika Wanduragala, AAR Organizational Director, at 651-641-4040. Advanced tickets will be sent in the mail before the show. For more information, please contact Karen Lucas at 952-431-1740 or at LucasSKGL@aol.com. 5. City-wide Youth Event, Saturday, February 22, from 6 to 10 p.m. Join us for the special City-wide Youth Event at Hands On, 1010 Park Avenue So. in Minneapolis on Saturday, February 22 from 6.00 to 10.00 p.m. Doors open at 6.00, and activities/events include introductions, youth presentations, food, music, prize giveaways and much more. Tentative Schedule: 6.00 Reception and introductions 6.30 Youth presentations 7.15 Food served, and cabaret & music begins 7.45 Prize giveaway, followed by youth presentations 8.45 Evaluations, more prizes (including Target Market gear), youth presentations, first curfew announcements & bus tokes (for participants 14 and under) 9.45 Evaluations, final curfew announcements & bus tokens (all participants) and closing remarks. 10.00 Event finishes up This event is hosted by: Minnesota Department of Health -- Populations at Risk, Metropolitan Collaboration Minneapolis Urban League African American Family Services Communities Targeting Tobacco Target Market Youth and AIDS Projects/ Mpls. Out 4 Good (schools) Indigenous People Task Force Asian Media Access CLUES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- You have received this email because you (or someone) signed up for the Asian Media Access e-newsletter. 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In this issue......

1.Film Exhibition

2. Virtual Media

3.Community Events


1.Film Exhibition

Cinema With Passion Takes a Winter Break

After an impressive eight-year run, Asian Media Access' Cinema With Passion film exhibition series must take a break as it looks for a new venue. Cinema With Passion consistently brought Asian films to the metro area, including the best in kung-fu, fantasy, animation, and new Hong Kong films. AMA also enhanced the "Asian experience" by selling Asian snacks at the theater and offering midnight-screening audiences a festive and imaginative atmosphere, as attendees would cheer during films and sometimes dress up in costume.

An ongoing success for Asian Media Access, City Pages named Cinema With Passion the metro area's "Best Entertainment" in 1997, so we're not planning to make the break too long.

As you read this, we're searching high and low for a new venue, so we hope to resume the Twin Cities' "Best Entertainment" by the time you need to turn on your air conditioners.

But.......

Meantime, we'll try a stop-gap measure to make sure you get your film fix.  Starting January 18, you're welcome to head down to the lower level of the Metropolitan State University building in Minneapolis (730 Hennepin Avenue) at 11.00, Saturday mornings for an informal showing of......whichever film attendees decide on.

Steve or Tanya from the AMA office will get the equipment and film together for you.  Bring snacks if you'd like.

See you there!



Joe's Top Five AMA-Exhibited Films for 2002

Compiled by Joe Bunce, AMA's film reviewer and tea chat facilitator

5.  "The Day the Earth Moved"
        Children's film festival and Cinema with Passion (CWP)

4.  "From the Queen to the Chief Executive"
        Chinese Film Showcase

3.  "The Legend of the Drunken Master"
        CWP

2.  "My Life as McDull"
        Children's film festival

1.  "Chung King Express"
        CWP



2. Virtual Media

Asian Media Access to Launch New Website

Because "media" is our middle name, we wouldn't be complete dabbling in just traditional types of media, such as video, film and print.  We're Web savvy, too, and we want it to show.

That's why we're sharpening our HTML skills by re-vamping the Asian Media Access Website.  The new site, expected to launch mid-summer, will have a completely new look and will feature these updated and new functions:

Online forum:  Want to discuss something related to who we are and what we do?  Here's your chance.  Our moderated online forum will give you the venue to discuss interesting topics with like-minded AMA movie-goers, volunteers, staff members, or anyone else interested in Asian Media Access.

Expanded Movie Review Section:  Heard of a certain Asian film, but you want to know more about it?  We're expanding our movie review database, which will give a short synopsis of each film and some movie trivia, too.

New Event Calendar:  Your schedule is hectic enough without having to search for your favorite upcoming events or film showings.  AMA's new multi-organization event calendar will show not only our events, but related events that may catch your interest.

Web Exhibition:  AMA's Web exhibition section will give kids in our youth program a chance to show off their artistic talent.  Exhibitions will include photography, videos and poetry.

Active Updates:  After our Website launch, we'll be making weekly updates, so you'll know you're getting the most updated information from AMA.




3. Community Events

This week, we have five events to highlight, including a photo exhibition, a Chinese New Year Celebration and face-time with elected officials......


1. Kakuma Turkana Exhibit
The Minnesota Center for Photography (formerly the pARTS Gallery) in Minneapolis will open open a new exhibition on Thursday, January 23, from 6.00 to 9.00.  The exposition will feature photos from the young and adventurous Daniel Cheng's latest book, Kakuma Turkana, Dueling Struggles: Africa's Forgotten People.

For more information, visit the Minnesota Center for Photography at http://www.partsphoto.org or call them at  612-824-5500.


2. Meet Your Elected Officials to Discuss Issues Important to YOU!

Come to the North State Office Building (100 Constitution Avenue, St. Paul) to meet with Senator Satveer Chaudhary, Senator Mee Moua, and Representative Cy Thao on Thursday, January 23 from Noon to 3.00 and discuss community issues that matter to you.

This meeting is hosted by the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, and light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP on or before January 21 by calling 651.296.0538 or by sending an e-mail to jovita.bjoraker@state.mn.us.

Parking is available behind the State Office Building and in the immediate area.


3. Chinese New Year Celebration

2003 is the year of the Ram. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, various metro area Chinese-American organizations have joined forces to bring you an all-afternoon event on Saturday, January 25 at the University of Minnesota's St. Paul Student Center North Star Ballroom (2017 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108).

Tickets at the door cost $14 for adults, $10 for seniors and $7 for children ages 5 to 12.  Tickets purchased in advance are discounted by $2 for all ages.

2.00:           Doors open, reception and sign-in
2.30 to 4.30:   Performances, including the Lion dance, various other Chinese dances,
                singing, door prizes, "lucky money," and more.
5.00 to 7.00    Dinner and bazaar

To get advanced tickets, make your check payable to MCCSC and mail it to P.O. Box 14716, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

Or, by phone or e-mail, contact:

  • MCCSC's  Biing-Huei Su, at 651-733-9827 or at ChineseCulture@netscape.net
  • CAAM's  Ms. Ha at  651-481-8789 or at  tle_ha@hotmail.com             
  • MCSA's Stephen Chou at mcsa@umn.edu

If you want to pay in person, come to the MCCSC Chinese Library at the Chinese Language School (1030 University Ave., St. Paul) Saturday mornings between 9.30 and 11.30 and see Biing-Huei Su.

This event is brought to you by these organizations:

Chinese American Academic & Professional Association in Minnesota (CAAPAM)
Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) KMT, MN Chapter
Minnesota Chinese Cultural Services Center (MCCSC)
Minnesota Chinese Student Association (MCSA)
Minnesota Chinese Veterans Association (MCVA)

For detailed directions to the event, visit http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/StCen/.


4.  Join Theater Mu in a unique opportunity to support the Asian American Renaissance

Theater Mu is proud to present the world premiere of Falling Flowers, a play by Jeany Park based on experiences of Korean "comfort women" during the pre-WWII period.

What: A benefit for Asian American Renaissance
Where: Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis
When: Friday February 7, 2003, 8:00 p.m. Wine Bar 6:30 and Appetizers 7:00
Cost: $25 per person (Includes pre-show private catered reception and cash wine bar for AAR patrons)

To reserve your tickets in advance, send your name, address and number of tickets needed, along with a check made out to AAR, to P.O. Box 4154, St. Paul, MN 55105.

To order by phone, call Chamindika Wanduragala, AAR Organizational Director, at 651-641-4040.

Advanced tickets will be sent in the mail before the show.

For more information, please contact Karen Lucas at 952-431-1740 or at LucasSKGL@aol.com.


5. City-wide Youth Event, Saturday, February 22, from 6 to 10 p.m.

Join us for the special City-wide Youth Event at Hands On, 1010 Park Avenue So. in Minneapolis on Saturday, February 22 from 6.00 to 10.00 p.m.

Doors open at 6.00, and activities/events include introductions, youth presentations, food, music, prize giveaways and much more.

Tentative Schedule:

6.00    Reception and introductions
6.30    Youth presentations
7.15    Food served, and cabaret & music begins
7.45    Prize giveaway, followed by youth presentations
8.45    Evaluations, more prizes (including Target Market gear), youth presentations,
        first curfew announcements & bus tokes (for participants 14 and under)
9.45    Evaluations, final curfew announcements & bus tokens (all participants) and
        closing remarks.
10.00   Event finishes up


This event is hosted by:

  • Minnesota Department of Health -- Populations at Risk, Metropolitan Collaboration
  • Minneapolis Urban League
  • African American Family Services
  • Communities Targeting Tobacco
  • Target Market
  • Youth and AIDS Projects/ Mpls. Out 4 Good (schools)
  • Indigenous People Task Force
  • Asian Media Access
  • CLUES

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Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3126878299_140548 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS eNEWSLETTER January 31, 2003 www.amamedia.org amamedia@amamedia.org 612-376-7715 February 1 marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year Kung Hey Fat Choi! In this issue: 1. Saturday films 2. Events 3. General updates 1. Saturday Films It looks like our Saturday morning 11.00 film showings at the Metro State University Minneapolis building are going to be well attended. So....we=B9ll keep showing =8Cem, if you keep watching =8Cem. Steve or Tanya from the AMA office will get the equipment and film together for you. Short-term schedule: February 1=20 =B3On the Run=B2 (1988) , starring Yuen Biao and Pat Ha Man Jik. Directed by Alfred Cheunge Kin-Ting. Hong Kong cop Hsiang Ming meets with his soon-to-divorce wife (also a Hong Kong cop) to discuss issues related to that divorce and then leaves, not realizing it=B9s the last time he=B9ll see her alive: after he steps out, the lights mysteriously go dark and a strange figure walks from the kitchen an= d guns down Hsiang=B9s wife.... February 8 =B3Prison on Fire (1987), starring Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung Ka-Fai. Directed by Ringo Lam. Yiu has been sent to prison for accidentally being responsible for the deat= h of a young thug who was killed during a fight in which he tried to rob Yiu=B9= s family grocery store. He forms a friendship with fellow prisoner Ching (Chow Yun-Fat), jailed for killing his wife after he found her with another man. He=B9ll need an ally when the sparks of violence that we see throughout the film finally catch and the prison finally catches fire.... February 15 =B3Duel to the Death=B2 (1983), starring Norman Chu and Damian Lau. Directed by Ching Siu-Tung. This film features swordplay that leaves you constantly shaking your head i= n amazement. It=B9s the standard plot: Ching Wen (=B3Sword Saint=B2) enters an annual swordsmanship/martial arts contest against a Japanese opponent, Yashimoto, who is determined to prove that Japanese martial arts are superior... 2. Events Asian Media Access will hold its traditional Chinese New Year=B9s Party on Sunday, February 15 from 5.00 p.m. to midnight for its Youth Group. The party will include traditional foods, customs and movies. The Walker Art Center will hold a Chinese New Year celebration on Saturday, February 1 from 11.00 a.m. To 4.00 p.m. The celebration will include various Chinese groups presenting traditional dances and crafts. Free to the public. For more information, go to www.walkerart.org. The University of St. Thomas=B9s Master of International Management Program i= s offering Mexican Culture Night on February 20: Take a break south of the border. Each year, the Master of International Management program spotlights another culture. This year we head south of the border to Mexico. You are invited to come and have some fun with us celebrating Mexican Culture. It starts on February 20 at 5:30 at Solera (900 Hennepin Ave, Mpls) and will go until 10:30 PM. We'll have the Mariachi Los Soles banc playing, plus the Los Alegres Bailadores dancers to entertain and teach you to dance!! Plus, lots of authentic Mexican food an= d crafts. We'll top off the evening with a raffle for prizes that include a stay at the Depot. Don't miss it, a perfect break from a Minnesota Winter. Tickets $20 More info:=20 http://www.stthomas.edu/mim/Events/MexicanCultureNight/default.htm RSVP:=20 http://www.stthomas.edu/mim/Events/MexicanCultureNight/registrationForm.htm The University of St. Thomas is also holding free information meetings on short courses and master's degree offered by the Master of International Management program at the University of St Thomas. Find out how you can ad= d skills and value to your career. Click on http://www.stthomas.edu/mim/ for more information or http://www.stthomas.edu/mim/info/info.htm to RSVP for a session. February 19: 5:15 p.m., Minneapolis Campus TMH 450 Fireplace Room February 27: 5:15 p.m., St. Paul Campus Murray Herrick Center Room 160 The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Programs Office will hold it= s ninth annual Breaking the Silence Celebration on Thursday, February 6 from 4.00 to 6.00 p.m. At the Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washingto= n Ave. SE, East Bank Campus, Minneapolis. The event is also a time for the University GLBT community to gather and reflect on the collective progress that has been made to improve the campus climate for gay, lesbian, bisexual= , and transgender people. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, beverages, & desserts will be served. Disability accommodations available by calling 612/625-8519 or zemsk002@umn.edu by Mon., February 3, 2003 About the "Breaking the Silence" Awards The "Breaking the Silence" awards recognize efforts which confront discrimination based on gender identification or sexual orientation, thus improving campus climate for GLBT people at the University of Minnesota. In the history of any social movement or effort for social change, significant contributions come in diverse ways from many different kinds of people. Sometimes leadership is a very visible thing that is easy to identify. At other times, leadership is provided in more subtle ways through day-to-day acts of courage that make a difference in the life of our community and our campus. These awards are intended to recognize the diverse range of contributions and leadership that move us forward toward a more inclusive, respectful, and celebratory University of Minnesota campus climate. 3. General updates Several members of AMA=B9s Stand Up Participate (SUP) group presented their sexual violence prevention media messages to grantees at a recent Minnesota Department of Health conference. Upcoming evening SUP meetings will take place on February 7 and 21 from 6.3= 0 to 9.30 at the AMA offices. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----------------- You received this email because you (or someone) signed up for the Asian Media Access eNewsletter. To unsubscribe, please reply to this address and put "unsubscribe" in the subject line (please make sure your full e-mail address is somewhere on the reply). Be assured that your address will remain confidential; we will never sell our mailing lists. --B_3126878299_140548 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable AMA eNewsletter ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS eNEWSLETTER     = ;   January 31, 2003

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February 1 marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year

Kung Hey Fat Choi!


In this issue:

1.      Saturday films

2.      Events

3.      General updates



1. Saturday Films

It looks like our Saturday morning 11.00 film showings at the Me= tro State University Minneapolis building are going to be well attended. &nb= sp;So....we’ll keep showing ‘em, if you keep watching ‘em.=  

Steve or Tanya from the AMA office will get the equipment and film together= for you.

Short-term schedule:

February 1
“On the Run”  (1988) , starring Yuen Biao and Pat Ha Man J= ik.  Directed by Alfred Cheunge Kin-Ting.

Hong Kong cop Hsiang Ming meets with his soon-to-divorce wife (also a Hong = Kong cop) to discuss issues related to that divorce and then leaves, not rea= lizing it’s the last time he’ll see her alive: after he steps ou= t, the lights  mysteriously go dark and a strange figure walks from the= kitchen and guns down Hsiang’s wife....


February 8
“Prison on Fire (1987), starring Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung Ka-Fai. =  Directed by Ringo Lam.

Yiu has been sent to prison for accidentally being responsible for the deat= h of a young thug who was killed during a fight in which he tried to rob Yiu= ’s family grocery store.  He forms a friendship with fellow priso= ner Ching (Chow Yun-Fat), jailed for killing his wife after he found her wit= h another man. He’ll need an ally when the sparks of violence that we = see throughout the film finally catch and the prison finally catches fire...= .


February 15
“Duel to the Death” (1983), starring Norman Chu and Damian Lau.= Directed by Ching Siu-Tung.

This film features swordplay that leaves you constantly shaking your head i= n amazement. It’s the standard plot: Ching Wen (“Sword SaintR= 21;) enters an annual swordsmanship/martial arts contest against a Japanese = opponent, Yashimoto, who is determined to prove that Japanese martial arts a= re superior...


2. Events


Asian Media Access will hold its traditional Chinese New Year’= s Party on Sunday, February 15 from 5.00 p.m. to midnight for its Youth Grou= p. The party will include traditional foods, customs and movies.


The Walker Art Center will hold a Chinese New Year celebration on Sa= turday, February 1 from 11.00 a.m. To 4.00 p.m.  The celebration will i= nclude various Chinese groups presenting traditional dances and crafts. &nbs= p;Free to the public.  For more information, go to www.walkerart.org.

The University of St. Thomas’s Master of International Management = Program is offering Mexican Culture Night on February 20:

Take a break south of the border. Each year, the Master of International Ma= nagement program spotlights another culture.  This year we head south o= f the border to Mexico.  You are invited to come and have some fun with= us celebrating Mexican Culture.  It starts on February 20 at 5:30 at S= olera (900 Hennepin Ave, Mpls) and will go until 10:30 PM.   We'll= have the Mariachi Los Soles banc playing, plus the Los Alegres Bailadores d= ancers to entertain and teach you to dance!!  Plus, lots of authentic M= exican food and crafts.  We'll top off the evening with a raffle for pr= izes that include a stay at the Depot. Don't miss it, a perfect break from a= Minnesota Winter.  Tickets $20

More info: http://www.stthomas.edu/mim/Events/Mexi= canCultureNight/default.htm

RSVP: http://www.stthomas.edu/mim/Events/MexicanCu= ltureNight/registrationForm.htm


The University of St. Thomas is also holding free information meetin= gs on short courses and master's degree offered by the Master of Internation= al Management program at the University of St Thomas.  Find out how you= can add skills and value to your career.  Click on http://www.stthomas.edu/mim/ for more information or http://www.stthomas.edu/mim/info/info.htm to R= SVP for a session.

February 19:    5:15 p.m., Minneapolis Campus TMH 450 Firepl= ace Room
February 27:    5:15 p.m., St. Paul Campus Murray Herrick Ce= nter Room 160


The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Programs Office will = hold its ninth annual Breaking the Silence Celebration on Thursday, February= 6 from 4.00 to 6.00 p.m. At the Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Wa= shington Ave. SE, East Bank Campus, Minneapolis. The event is also a time fo= r the University GLBT community to gather and reflect on the collective prog= ress that has been made to improve the campus climate for gay, lesbian, bise= xual, and transgender people.

Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, beverages, & desserts will be served.

Disability accommodations available by calling 612/625-8519 or
zemsk002@umn.edu by Mon., February 3, 2= 003


About the "Breaking the Silence" Awards
The "Breaking the Silence" awards recognize efforts which confron= t discrimination based on gender identification or sexual orientation, thus = improving campus climate for GLBT people at the University of Minnesota. In = the history of any social movement or effort for social change, significant = contributions come in diverse ways from many different kinds of people. Some= times leadership is a very visible thing that is easy to identify. At other = times, leadership is provided in more subtle ways through day-to-day acts of= courage that make a difference in the life of our community and our campus.= These awards are intended to recognize the diverse range of contributions a= nd leadership that move us forward toward a more inclusive, respectful, and = celebratory University of Minnesota campus climate.


3.  General updates

Several members of AMA’s Stand Up Participate (SUP) group pres= ented their sexual violence prevention media messages to grantees at a recen= t Minnesota Department of Health conference.

Upcoming evening SUP meetings will take place on February 7 and 21 from 6.3= 0 to 9.30 at the AMA offices.


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 --B_3126878299_140548-- From karlnilsson@amamedia.org Fri Feb 14 16:32:26 2003 Received: from corb.mc.mpls.visi.com (corb.mc.mpls.visi.com [208.42.156.1]) by mail.amamedia.org (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h1EMWPRH005523 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:32:25 -0600 (CST) Received: from [192.168.0.197] (amamedia-host77.dsl.visi.com [209.98.55.77]) by corb.mc.mpls.visi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA86C84AB for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:32:09 -0600 (CST) User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.1.2418 Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:39:22 -0600 From: Karl Nilsson To: Message-ID: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3128085567_1799830" Subject: [AMA-E-News] Asian Media Access eNewsletter Sender: ama-e-news-admin@lists.amamedia.org Errors-To: ama-e-news-admin@lists.amamedia.org X-BeenThere: ama-e-news@lists.amamedia.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3128085567_1799830 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS eNEWSLETTER February 14, 2003 www.amamedia.org amamedia@amamedia.org 612-376-7715 In this issue: 1. Saturday Films 2. General Updates 3. Chinese Film Showcase 4. Events/Classes 1. Saturday Films The Saturday morning 11.00 film showings at the Metro State University Minneapolis building continue, so come on over tomorrow and watch =B3Duel to the Death.=B2=20 Steve from the AMA office will get the equipment and film together for you. Short-term schedule: February 15 =B3Duel to the Death=B2 (1983), starring Norman Chu and Damian Lau. Directed by Ching Siu-Tung. This film features swordplay that leaves you constantly shaking your head i= n amazement. It=B9s the standard plot: Ching Wen (=B3Sword Saint=B2) enters an annual swordsmanship/martial arts contest against a Japanese opponent, Yashimoto, who is determined to prove that Japanese martial arts are superior.... February 22 =B3Needing You=B2 (2000), starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng. Directed by Johnn= y To A nice example of the Hong Kong take on that old Hollywood standby, the wacky romantic comedy. Andy Lau plays Andy, a wealthy sales manager for a huge Hong Kong corporation and more than a bit of a womanizer. His life is hectic, but he=B9s content until Kinki (Sammy Chang) begins working at his company. Kinki is an emotional wreck. It might seem that she won't last lon= g at her new job, but when she turns out to have hidden talents, she becomes indispensable to Andy.... March 1 =B3Wonder Seven=B2 (1994). Staring Michelle Yeoh and Li Ning An arms dealer selling arms to terrorists and a drug lord preying on the addicts of Hong Kong think they=B9re going to have a free ride for their evi= l plans, but they haven=B9t counted on a very formidable enemy: the special forces unit of the Hong Kong police known as the Wonder Seven! These are th= e cops who will go where the others won=B9t and follow their foes wherever it takes.... 2. General Updates Members of Asian Media Access and its Youth Media Force recently attended an Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy briefing on Lora Jo Foo=B9s newly-published book, Asian American Women: Issues, Concerns and Responsive Human and Civil Rights Advocacy. Foo=B9s book reveals the struggles of Asian American women at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder, where hunger, illness, sweatshop labor, exposure to hazardous chemicals and even involuntary servitude are everyday realities. Many AAPI organizations spoke on a panel and addressed such important issue= s as gender equality, immigration laws and domestic abuse. Tanya Zhu, Pete Wong and Jackson Forderer represented AMA at the meeting, with Lee Khang and Mee Thao attending on behalf of the Youth Media Force. 3. Chinese Film Showcase We=B9re busy getting geared up for the Chinese Film Showcase, and we=B9ve narrowed down our film choices to about ten. Now comes the fun part: working with the distributors to get the films lined up, and solidifying th= e schedule. In case you haven=B9t heard yet, this year=B9s CFS theme is an examination of the progression of wu xia pian (kung fu film). Starting with the Shaw Brothers classics of the 60=B9s and 70=B9s, we will take a retrospective look a= t the different styles of kung-fu, from Jackie Chan=B9s playful and often humorous style, to Jet Li=B9s speed and elegance. This year=B9s Chinese Film Showcase will be held at the Metropolitan State University Auditorium, 700 E. 7th St., St. Paul from April 3-20. Stay tune= d for more details. 4. Events/Classes Updated! Asian Media Access will hold its traditional Chinese New Year=B9s Party on Sunday, February 16 from 6.00 p.m. to midnight for its Youth Group= . The party will include traditional foods, customs and movies. Partners in Healthy Youth Development: A Professional Summit Friday, February 21, 2003 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Summit Objectives: To promote awareness of key issues and challenges confronting our youth. To educate participants about best and promising strategies in promoting youth development and reducing high-risk behaviors. To increase awareness of community resources and programs working with youth. Keynote Speaker - William J. Doherty, Ph.D. "Putting Family First: Reclaiming Family Time, Family Rituals, and Parenta= l Leadership" Many of today's families suffer from time famine, schedule hyperactivity, and parental anxiety about how to combine love and limits. We have lost control of our time, and our family rituals such as dinners, weekend outings, and vacations have suffered. Many of us have also lost confidence in our own leadership with our children, treating them as entitled consumer= s of parental services who must be catered to. Let's talk together about wha= t is going on in this frenetic, anxious culture of parenting, and how we can reclaim family time, revive our rituals, regain leadership as parents, and take back our kids. For more information, please contact Lola Danielson Amendt 952-492-5410 or at danie043@umn.edu. Tobacco Conference, February 28 Join national experts in counter-marketing, cigarette taxes, secondhand smoke initiatives and cessation at the Reducing Tobacco Use in Minnesota: Research into Action Conference. This event promises to be a timely conference of policy-makers, community and state leaders, tobacco-use specialists, researchers and healthcare professionals from across the state and nation. What: Reducing Tobacco Use in Minnesota, Research into Action When: Friday, February 28, 2003. Where: Edinburgh USA Event and Conference Center. 8700 Edinbrook Crossin= g Brooklyn Park, MN(763)315-8503 Cost: No charge Registration information at: http://www.med.umn.edu/cme/brochures2003/tobacco2003/tobaccobro2003.html Dayton/McCollum Informational Session for Hmong Community Hosted by the office of U.S. Senator Mark Dayton and the office of Congresswoman Betty McCollum. When: Saturday, March 1st, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Neighborhood House, 179 Robie Street in St. Paul Conference Rooms A and B Please join representatives from these two offices to learn more about how they can help you in dealing with the federal government. You will learn about the services available through each office and how you can access them. This is also an opportunity to voice your concerns and issues. For more information, please contact Seng Vang, Senator Dayton=B9s office: (612) 727-5220 Chao Lee, Representative McCollum=B9s office: (651) 224-9191 You Are Invited to Spirit in Exile =ADThe Tibetan Nuns Project, a fund raisin= g event for Tibetan nuns with Rinchen Khando Choegyal and Dr. Elizabeth Napper. See slides and hear stories of Tibetan Nuns in exile from the two distinguished directors of the Tibetan Nuns Project on Monday evening, Apri= l 14, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. at O=B9Shaughnessy Auditorium on the campus of the College of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph, St. Paul. =20 Tickets are $12. Call O=B9Shaughnessy at 651-690-6700 or Ticketmaster at 612-989-5151 for tickets. Calling for submissions for the forthcoming anthology, "SmackDab!" We are looking for Asian American artists whose experiences are rooted in the Midwest, artists who understand the complexities of the Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) identity in the Midwest, and artists who understan= d the frustration that comes with being a conscious APIA in the Midwest. We invite you to submit your original, unpublished poems, short stories, plays= , creative non-fiction, and visual art. We're looking for work that critically explore the effects of race and environment and deal with how your experiences here have shaped you politically, socially, and culturally= . For additional information, contact: Fu-Chung Wong fulish9@yahoo.com Tel. (773) 209-4085 www.thecollectivechicago.org Submissions must be received by May 1, 2003. Loft API Writing Classes Poetry from the Margins: Writing as an Outsider, with Sun Yung Shin Saturday, February 15, 1:30-4:30 p.m., $31; $27 members Please call the Loft Education line (612-379-8999) or register online at www.loft.org If the United States of America is a nation of immigrants, exiles, and criminals (we have 5% of the world's population but 25% of the world's prison population), why is it that our official face is far more sanitized, safe, and homogenized? Do you ever find yourself censoring your own writing-either its themes or aesthetics? It's time to take a stand for art that resists censorship and homogenization, resists any official party line (even if it's only the surly editor-critic in you head). In this workshop we'll write many fast, hot, first drafts of poems. We'll use as our matchsticks published poems that address different forms of "outsiderness." We'll dig into our obsessions even if they're not always politically or socially correct. You'll leave the workshop energized to take risks in your poetry and to create work that moves beyond the secure into something more surprising. Introduction to the Poetry of Asia: Forms and Voices, with Sun Yung Shin Saturday, May 3, 12:30-4:30 p.m., $42; $39 members Please call the Loft Education line (612-379-8999) or register online at www.loft.org Is there more to Asian poetry than the haiku? A resounding Yes! In this workshop we'll take a mini-mini-tour of traditional poetry from a few Asian cultures and try some of the forms-including sijo from Korea, the kwvtxiaj from the Hmong culture, the ghazal from Persia, the pantoum from Malaysia, the shih and the tanka from Japan. We will learn about each form, including what purpose it served the writer and culture, read and discuss model poems= , and then try our hand at fitting our own material and concerns to these beautiful and interesting structures. Small copy fee. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----------------- You received this email because you (or someone) signed up for the Asian Media Access eNewsletter. To unsubscribe, please reply to this address and put "unsubscribe" in the subject line (please make sure your full e-mail address is somewhere on the reply). Be assured that your address will remain confidential; we will never sell our mailing lists. --B_3128085567_1799830 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Asian Media Access eNewsletter ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS eNEWSLETTER     = ;   February 14, 2003

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amamedia@amamedia.org
612-376-7715


In this issue:

1.  Saturday Films
2.  General Updates
3.  Chinese Film Showcase
4.  Events/Classes


1. Saturday Films

The Saturday morning 11.00 film showings at the Metro State University = Minneapolis building continue, so come on over tomorrow and watch “Due= l to the Death.”

Steve from the AMA office will get the equipment and film together for you.=

Short-term schedule:

February 15
“Duel to the Death” (1983), starring Norman Chu and Damian = Lau. Directed by Ching Siu-Tung.

This film features swordplay that leaves you constantly shaking your head i= n amazement. It’s the standard plot: Ching Wen (“Sword SaintR= 21;) enters an annual swordsmanship/martial arts contest against a Japanese = opponent, Yashimoto, who is determined to prove that Japanese martial arts a= re superior....

February 22
“Needing You” (2000), starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng. &n= bsp;Directed by Johnny To

A nice example of the Hong Kong take on that old Hollywood standby, the wac= ky romantic comedy. Andy Lau plays Andy, a wealthy sales manager for a huge = Hong Kong corporation and more than a bit of a womanizer. His life is hectic= , but he’s content until Kinki (Sammy Chang) begins working at his com= pany. Kinki is an emotional wreck. It might seem that she won't last long at= her new job, but when she turns out to have hidden talents, she becomes ind= ispensable to Andy....

March 1
“Wonder Seven”  (1994). Staring Michelle Yeoh and Li N= ing

An arms dealer selling arms to terrorists and a drug lord preying on the ad= dicts of Hong Kong  think they’re going to have a free ride for t= heir evil plans, but they haven’t counted on a very formidable enemy: = the special forces unit of the Hong Kong police known as the Wonder Seven! T= hese are the cops who will go where the others won’t and follow their = foes wherever it takes....


2.  General Updates

Members of Asian  Media Access and its Youth Media Force= recently attended an Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy brie= fing on Lora Jo Foo’s newly-published book, Asian American Women: I= ssues, Concerns and Responsive Human and Civil Rights Advocacy.  Fo= o’s book reveals the struggles of Asian American women at the bottom o= f the socio-economic ladder, where hunger, illness, sweatshop labor, exposur= e to hazardous chemicals and even involuntary servitude are everyday realiti= es.

Many AAPI organizations spoke on a panel and addressed such important issue= s as gender equality, immigration laws and domestic abuse.

Tanya Zhu, Pete Wong and Jackson Forderer represented AMA at the meeting, w= ith Lee Khang and Mee Thao attending on behalf of the Youth Media Force.



3.  Chinese Film Showcase

We’re busy getting geared up for the Chinese Film Showcase, and we= 217;ve narrowed down our film choices to about ten.  Now comes the fun = part: working with the distributors to get the films lined up, and solidifyi= ng the schedule.

In case you haven’t heard yet, this year’s CFS theme is an exam= ination of the progression of wu xia pian (kung fu film).  Starting wit= h the Shaw Brothers classics of the 60’s and 70’s, we will take = a retrospective look at the different styles of kung-fu, from Jackie Chan= 217;s playful and often humorous style, to Jet Li’s speed and elegance= .  

This year’s Chinese Film Showcase will be held at the Metropolitan St= ate University Auditorium, 700 E. 7th St., St. Paul from April 3-20.  S= tay tuned for more details.



4. Events/Classes

Updated! Asian Media Access will hold i= ts traditional Chinese New Year’s Party on Sunday, February 16 from 6.= 00 p.m. to midnight for its Youth Group. The party will include traditional = foods, customs and movies.


Partners in Healthy Youth Development: A Professional Summit

Friday, February 21, 2003 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Summit Objectives:

To promote awareness of key issues and challenges confronting our youth.
To educate participants about best and promising strategies in promoting yo= uth development and reducing high-risk behaviors.

To increase awareness of community resources and programs working with yout= h.

Keynote Speaker  -  William J. Doherty, Ph.D.

"Putting Family First:  Reclaiming Family Time, Family Rituals, a= nd Parental Leadership"
Many of today's families suffer from time famine, schedule hyperactivity, a= nd parental anxiety about how to combine love and limits.  We have lost= control of our time, and our family rituals such as dinners, weekend outing= s, and vacations have suffered.  Many of us have also lost confidence i= n our own leadership with our children, treating them as entitled consumers = of parental services who must be catered to.  Let's talk together about= what is going on in this frenetic, anxious culture of parenting, and how we= can reclaim family time, revive our rituals, regain leadership as parents, = and take back our kids.

For more information, please contact Lola Danielson Amendt 952-492-5410 or = at danie043@umn.edu.


Tobacco Conference, February 28
Join national experts in counter-marketing, cigarette taxes, secondhand= smoke initiatives and cessation at the Reducing Tobacco Use in Minnesota: R= esearch into Action Conference.  This event promises to be a timely
conference of policy-makers, community and state leaders, tobacco-use speci= alists, researchers and healthcare professionals from across the state and n= ation.

 What:    Reducing Tobacco Use in Minnesota, Research i= nto Action
 When:    Friday, February 28, 2003.
 Where:   Edinburgh USA Event and Conference Center. 8700 Ed= inbrook Crossing
            &nb= sp;  Brooklyn Park, MN(763)315-8503
 Cost:      No charge
 Registration information at: http://www.med.= umn.edu/cme/brochures2003/tobacco2003/tobaccobro2003.html


Dayton/McCollum Informational Session for Hmong Community

Hosted by the office of U.S. Senator Mark Dayton and the office of Congress= woman Betty McCollum.

When:   Saturday, March 1st, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where:  Neighborhood House, 179 Robie Street in St. Paul Conference Ro= oms A and B

Please join representatives from these two offices to learn more about how<= BR> they can help you in dealing with the federal government.  You will le= arn
about the services available through each office and how you can access
them.  This is also an opportunity to voice your concerns and issues.<= BR>
For more information, please contact

Seng Vang, Senator Dayton’s office: (612) 727-5220
Chao Lee, Representative McCollum’s office: (651) 224-9191


You Are Invited to Spirit in Exile R= 11;The Tibetan Nuns Project, a fund raising event for Tibetan nuns with = Rinchen Khando Choegyal and Dr. Elizabeth Napper.

See slides and hear stories of Tibetan Nuns in exile from the two distingui= shed directors of the Tibetan Nuns Project on Monday evening, April 14, 2003= at 7:00 p.m. at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium on the campus of the College= of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph, St. Paul.
 
Tickets are $12. Call O’Shaughnessy at 651-690-6700 or Ticketmaster a= t 612-989-5151 for tickets.


Calling for submissions for the forthcoming anthology, "SmackDab!" We are looking fo= r Asian American artists whose experiences= are rooted in the= Midwest, artists who understand the complexities of the Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA= ) identity in the Midwest, and artists who understand the frustration that comes with being a = conscious APIA in the Midwest.  We <= FONT FACE=3D"Geneva CE">invite you to submit your original, unpublished poems,= short stories, plays, creative non-fiction, and visual art.  We're looking for work that= critically explor= e the effects of race and environment and deal with how your experiences here have shaped you = politically, socially, and culturally.

For additional information, contact:
Fu-Chung Wong
fulish9@yahoo.com
Tel. (773) 209-4085
www.thecollectivechicago.org

Submissions must = be received by May 1, 2003.


Loft API Writing Classes

Poetry from the Margins: Writing as an Outsider, with Sun Yung Shin
Saturday, February 15, 1:30-4:30 p.m., $3= 1; $27 members
Please call the Loft Education line (612-379-8999) or register online at www.loft.org

If the United States of America is a nation of immigrants, exiles, and criminals (we have 5% = of the world's population but 25% of the world's= prison population), why is it that our offici= al face is far more sanitized, safe, and homogenized? Do you ever find yourself censoring your= own writing-eithe= r its themes or aesthetics? It's time to take a stand for art that resists censorship and homogenization, resist= s any official party line (even if it's only the surly editor-critic in you head). In this wor= kshop we'll write = many fast, hot, first drafts of poems. We'll use as our matchsticks published poems that addre= ss different forms of "outsiderness." = We'll dig into our obsessions even if they're = not always politically or socially correct. You'll leave the workshop energized to take risks = in your poetry and= to create work that moves beyond the secure into something more surprising.


Introduction to the Poetry of Asia: Forms and Voices, with Sun Yung Shin
Saturday, May 3, 12:30-4:30 p.m., $42; $3= 9 members
Please call the Loft Education line (612-379-8999) or register online at www.loft.org

Is there more to Asian poetry than the haiku? A resounding Yes! In this workshop we'll take a= mini-mini-tour of traditional poetry from a few Asian cultures and try some of the forms-incl= uding sijo from Korea, the kwvtxiaj from the Hmong culture, the ghazal from Persia, the pantoum from Malaysia, the shih and the ta= nka from Japan. We will learn about each form, including what purpose it served the writer and= culture, read and discuss model poems, and then try our hand at fitting our own material and = concerns to these = beautiful and interesting structures. Small copy fee.


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Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3129299789_1150818 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable ASIAN MEDIA ACCESS eNEWSLETTER February 28, 2003 www.amamedia.org amamedia@amamedia.org 612-376-7715 In this issue: 1. Saturday Films 2. Chinese Film Showcase 3. Events/Classes/Info 1. Saturday Films Our Saturday morning 11.00 film showings continue to draw thousands of viewers (well, some viewers anyway), so make sure to join us. If you need more info, just give us a call at 612.376.7715. Here=B9s what=B9s slated for the next few weeks.... March 1 Wonder Seven (1994). Starring Michelle Yeoh and Li Ning An arms dealer selling weapons to terrorists and a drug lord preying on Hon= g Kong addicts think they=B9ll have an easy time with their evil plans, but the= y haven=B9t counted on a very formidable enemy: the Hong Kong police=B9s Wonder Seven special forces! These cops will go where others won=B9t, and will do whatever it takes to take down a criminal..... March 8 The Beheaded 1000 (1994). Starring Joey Wong , Monica Chan and Chin Siu H= o Ren is just a few executions shy of his target of 1,000, after which, his sword will acquire invincible powers. But you just KNOW things won't go smoothly, for he's about to execute the second-to-last surviving member of the Blood Brothers gang, and the OTHER surviving member, Blood Lotus, is determined to kill Ren before that execution.... March 15 The King of Masks (1996). Starring Jue Yuk and Chow Yam Ying Old Master Wang has earned the title =B3King of Masks=B2 as a result of his almost magical street performances. But lacking a prot=E9g=E9 on which to pass his skills, he "buys" a grandchild to mentor. But what he initially thinks is a little boy, turns out to be an eight-year-old girl=8Bin an era when girl= s are considered of low worth. Only viewers with the hardest of hearts will be unmoved by the suffering of Wang and Doggie, his new =B3grandchild.=B2 Upcoming showings..... Man Wanted A Moment Of Romance The Tai Chi Master 2. Chinese Film Showcase Yup, we=B9re still busy lining up films for the Chinese Film Showcase, and no= w it=B9s just a matter of working with the film distributors=8Bno small task, we can assure you. In case you haven=B9t heard yet, this year=B9s CFS theme is a look at the progression of wu xia pian (kung fu film). Starting with the Shaw Brothers= =B9 classics of the 60s and 70s, we=B9ll take a retrospective look at the different styles of kung-fu, from Jackie Chan=B9s playful and often humorous style, to Jet Li=B9s speed and elegance. This year=B9s Chinese Film Showcase will be held at the Metropolitan State University Auditorium, 700 E. 7th St., St. Paul from April 3-20. We=B9ll be sure to update you with CFS information as soon as films and schedules are solidified. 3. Events/Classes/Info The Walker Art Center presents Women with Vision: On the Move March 1-22 Among works being screened from the festival=B9s =B3Girls in the Director=B9s Chair=B2 series is Having a Mate Doesn't Mean Having Sex, a public service announcement that youth from Asian Media Access=B9 annual media camp produced= . Rather than focus on the negative aspects of a relationship, the public service announcement focuses on positive relationships and emphasizes that male/female relationships can be more than just physical. It also places importance on respecting people=B9s personal decisions in a relationship. Come see these free screenings (programs III and IV) at 4.00 and 6.00 p.m., respectively, on Saturday, March 1. Please note that some material in thes= e programs is better suited for those age 13 and older, due to mature subject matter. For more information on Women with Vision: On the Move, please contact the Walker at 612.375.7622. AK Connection Party and Dance Saturday, March 1, from 8.00 p.m. to 1.00 a.m. at King's Restaurant and Night Club. The event features a Korean buffet dinner (8.00 to 10:30) and special guest performances. =20 Tickets are $20 with buffet; $10 without buffet. Must be 21 or older. King=B9s Restaurant and Night Club is at Central Ave. and Moore Lake Rd, abou= t one mile north of 694. Their phone number is 763-571-7256. RSVP online at http://www.akconnection.com/subscribe/rsvp.asp Get there early; don't miss the fun! Here are two great opportunities to work with Hong Kong director, Jingle Ma= , who is working on a film produced by Michelle Yeoh! Job 1: Personal assistant/translator for Jingle Ma. He needs someone to consult with, whenever he wants to communicate with actors or edit lines of this all-English film on which he=B9s working. The three-month position pays =B3a few thousand dollars per month,=B2 and will require being on-site in Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo. All airfare and accommodations will be provided. The position starts in late March. Job 2: Assisting shooting for =B3Gen-Y Cops.=B2 =B3We need a translator for a group of special-effects guys=B2 on location in Hong Kong. The position starts in late-March or or mid-April and lasts for three months. Those interested must speak fluent Cantonese and English, and must be able to serve as a real-time interpreter. If you=B9re interested, please contact Rosanna at roi@netvigator.com, and say that Camy Ting and Asian Media Access referred you. Good luck!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----------------- To unsubscribe to this newsletter, please reply to this address and put "unsubscribe" in the subject line (please make sure your full e-mail addres= s is somewhere on the reply). 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www.amamedia.org
amamedia@amamedia.org
612-376-7715


In this issue:

1.  Saturday Films
2.  Chinese Film Showcase
3.  Events/Classes/Info


1. Saturday Films

Our Saturday morning 11.00 film showings continue to draw thousands of = viewers (well, some viewers anyway),