[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, e-newsletter, 10/16

[Johnny Chio]

Hi Everyone:

For information on community events, please also visit Asian Media Accessı
(AMA) Website at www.amamedia.org and click the link ³Community Events
Calendar² (http://www2.amamedia.org/calendar/month.php).

In this edition of Asian Media Access (AMA) e-newsletter:

Asian Media Access (AMA) Events or Sponsored Event:

1. A Celebration Banquet with Asian Media Access and Our Youth

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Local Community Events:

2. Conference - Involving Immigrants in Minneapolis Neighborhood
Organizations
3. 5th Annual Hmong Resource Fair
4. CURA Housing Forum
5. The DocuLens Asia Film Series and Forum
6. University of Minnesota Duluth ­ 15th Annual Asian Culture Show
7. Call for Artists, Designers, Musicians, Models, and Volunteers for
Commingle 2007
8. Free Workshops for Cultural Community Partnership Grant Program

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1. A Celebration Banquet with Asian Media Access and Our Youth

Join us for a spectacular evening in celebrating and honoring the
achievements of our youth in community services; learn what our youth have
been doing for the community through media arts; learn about Asian Media
Access programs; dinner, youth testimonies, video presentations and much
more!

Date & Time: Thursday, October 19, 2006, 5 pm - 8 pm
Location: Jackson Room, St. Paul Travelers, 385 Washington Street, downtown
St. Paul
Dress Code: Semi-Formal
RSVP at amamedia@amamedia.org

For more information, please contact Asian Media Access at 612-376-7715, or
email amamedia@amamedia.org.
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2. Conference - Involving Immigrants in Minneapolis Neighborhood
Organizations

Involving Immigrants in Minneapolis Neighborhood Organizations!  This
conference is for Minneapolis neighborhood organizations and immigrant
organizations interested in increasing participation of new arrivals in
neighborhood organizations.

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 5:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Room 40 Law School - 229 19th Avenue S - Minneapolis, MN 55455,
West Bank Campus - University of Minnesota
(http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/MondaleH/index.html)

Submit registration by October 20th.  (note space is limited and preference
will be given to representatives of Minneapolis neighborhood organizations
and immigrant community leaders.)

Conference Program:
5:00-6:00: Welcome Conference Overview
- Who Are the New Immigrants in Minneapolis?  Barbara Ronningen,
Demographer, Minnesota State Demographic Center

- 6:00-6:15: Introductory remarks, Dr. William Greene, Superintendent
Minneapolis Public Schools

- 6:15-7:15: Dinner
Dialogues, small group discussions on cultural issues
- Who are you and what is your cultural identity?
- How does your cultural identity shape your neighborhood participation?
- What can neighborhood associations do to be more inclusive?
- What will you do to make your neighborhood group more inclusive?
- How have you been involved in your neighborhood?
- What do you see as the barriers and opportunities to neighborhood groups
being more inclusive of immigrants and refugees?

- 7:15-8:30: Panel Discussion, Successful neighborhood organizing with
immigrants

- 8:30-9:00: Mini-Grant Program, Financial support for City of Minneapolis
recognized citizen participation neighborhood organizations to increase
outreach and involvement of immigrant residents and businesses.

Dinner provided to registrants!  Registration required.
http://www.cura.umn.edu/News/Events/Immigrants.php

This conference is being organized by CURA, (Center for Urban & Regional
Affairs, University of Minnesota) and a neighborhood planning committee,
with funding provided by City of Minneapolis Office of Community Planning
and Economic Development.
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3. 5th Annual Hmong Resource Fair

You and your family are invited to the 5th Annual Hmong Resource Fair.

Date & Time: Saturday, October 21, 2006,10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: Arlington Senior High School, 1495 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN 55117

This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. Come and learn about health and
nutrition, education, housing, employment, legal, government services and
much more.

They will have: Bilingual staff to assist non or limited English speakers,
Door prizes, Refreshments, and Cultural performances.

Transportation Provided (only at various locations)

For more information, please contact or visit:
http://www.hmongresourcefair.bravehost.com

Kazoua Kong-Thao
Phone: 651-238-1869
Email:  kkongthao@yahoo.com

Kalue Her
Phone: 651-917-9937
Email: hmongfair@hotmail.com
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4. CURA Housing Forum

CURA Housing Forum!

Forty Years of Affordable Housing Programs and Policies:

Back to the Future: Whatıs Worked, What Hasnıt, and Where We Need to Go
A panel discussion on the history and future of affordable housing in the
Twin Cities.

Panelists:
Joe Errigo, CommonBond Communities
Bill Gabler, Wells Fargo, Minneapolis
Dick Brustad, Brighton Development, Minneapolis

Moderator:
Jim Gabler, Gabler Housing Solutions

Date & Time: Friday, October 27, 2006, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.*
Location: Blegen Hall, Room 5, University of Minnesota, West Bank

*Because great discussion & questions are anticipated, they invite you to
join them for an additional 1/2 hour if you are able.

RSVP is required by Wednesday, October 25, at 612-625-2086 or curahf@umn.edu

For more information, contact Adrienne Hannert at 612-625-2086.
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5. The DocuLens Asia Film Series and Forum

The DocuLens Asia film series and forum sponsored by the UM Consortium for
the Study of the Asias and the Institute for Advanced Studies will hold its
main event Nov. 2 - 4, 2006.  They will have filmmakers and scholars here
from around Asia to discuss films, filmmaking practices, and cultural topics
related to Asia.  Please see details at www.doculensasia.umn.edu.
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6. University of Minnesota Duluth ­ 15th Annual Asian Culture Show

University of Minnesota Duluth ­ 15th Annual Asian Culture Show
Journey to the Far East!

Date: Saturday, November 11, 2006
Time: 5 pm to 8 pm ­ Food and Craft Show, 6 pm to 8:30 pm ­ Performance
Location: UMD Kirby Ballroom
Admission: Free

For more information, contact Koua Vang at 218-726-6335, Thong Yang at
763-670-0370 or Chee Vang at 651-399-2778.
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7. Call for Artists, Designers, Musicians, Models, and Volunteers for
Commingle 2007

E-three is currently recruiting interested participant for the 2007
Commingle: Urban Fashion and Art Show.

Looking for:
- Fashion Designers or stylists
- Models
- Dancers
- Musicians
- Visual Artists
- Makeup/Hair Stylists
- Sponsors to help make the show possible.

All positions are on a volunteer base.

Who is E-three?
E-three is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate, enlighten,
and expose local artists and talent.  The organization has put on events
such as fashion shows for local designers, produced musical events, and held
inner city art expos.  Through their events they strive to become one of
Minneapolisıs top resources for independent and emerging artists.

For more information please contact contact@ethreemn.org or 612-360-0330.
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8. Free Workshops for Cultural Community Partnership Grant Program

If you are:
- An artist of color who creates or performs any of the following: music,
theater, storytelling, dancing, weaving, painting, drawing, photography, or
any other art form; or
- Involved in a nonprofit organization that would like to collaborate with
an artist of color on an arts project.

Then the Cultural Community Partnership grant program is for you!

To learn more about the program, please plan to attend one of the upcoming
FREE workshops: http://www.arts.state.mn.us/calendar/CCP%20workshops.htm
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