[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, E-Newsletter, 12/26

[Johnny Chio]

Greetings from Asian Media Access:

For information on community events, please also visit Asian Media Access¹
(AMA) Website at www.amamedia.org and click the link ³Community Events
Calendar² (http://www2.amamedia.org/calendar/month.php).


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Asian Media Access Events or Sponsored Events:

1. Watch North Minneapolis Residents Speak Up at TPT Ch. 17

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Local Community Events:

2. Minnesota Sinfonia's Great Winter Festival II
3. "Give Kids A Smile" - Free Dental Care for Low-Income children
4. 2008 Tet Festival (Hoi Cho Tet)
5. Minnesota Chinese Cultural Services Center ­ Chinese New Year Celebration

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1. Watch North Minneapolis Residents Speak Up at TPT Ch. 17

Watch North Minneapolis Residents Speak Up at TPT Ch. 17

Show Time: January 26th, 2008 at 9pm on TPT/17

Introduction: "Speak Your Mind" is a 30-min video, designed as a
non-traditional community engagement project, sponsored by Juxtaposition
Arts and Asian Media Access.  The project is led by youth and young adults
from both agencies, they went out on the streets of North Minneapolis to
capture the ideas and opinions of the people who live, work and frequent the
neighborhood.

This program is a collage of ideas, stories, and sound bites that paint a
multi-faceted, complex, and at times, conflicting portrait of the Northside.
Please tune in, at 1/26, and write to us about your opinions at
amamedia@amamedia.org, or call at 612-376-7715
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2. Minnesota Sinfonia's Great Winter Festival II

Enjoy the Minnesota Sinfonia's Great Winter Festival II
http://www.mnsinfonia.org/winter.html

Date & time: Friday, January 18, 2008, 7 pm
Location: Metropolitan State University, Saint Paul campus

Out of Endless Yearnings, a Klezmer Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra Symphony
No. 2 in D Major, opus 36 Ludwig Van Beethoven

Anticipate an alumni trip to Spain! April 26
http://www.gonext.com/metro/spain08.html
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3. "Give Kids A Smile" - Free Dental Care for Low-Income children

The Minnesota Dental Association is pleased to coordinate a special event
called "Give Kids a Smile."

Dates: Friday, Feb. 1 and Saturday, Feb. 2

More than 2,000 Minnesota dental professionals will provide free care to
low-income children in need.  The dental care will be available in
community-based clinics and private dental practices in more than 200
locations throughout the state.  They need your help in letting families
know about this free service.  Several types of promotional materials are
available online at:
http://www.mndental.org/public_home/about_us/give_kids_a_smile/ under the
section "Spread the Word."  You can select from colorful fliers in English
and Spanish, or simple black and white take-home sheets (easy to photocopy!)
that explain the program in six languages.  They also encourage you to
forward this information to others who may work with low-income families.

So many of the children who receive dental care through "Give Kids a Smile"
learn about the program from their teachers, school nurses, social workers
or other adult leaders in their lives.  They are thankful for your
partnership in serving the needs of children who do not have access to
dental care or who cannot afford needed dental care.
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4. 2008 Tet Festival (Hoi Cho Tet)

The Vietnamese Community of Minnesota sincerely invites you to visit their
website at http://www.vietnam-minnesota.org/ for information about the 2008
Tet Festival (Hoi Cho Tet) hosted on Saturday, February 2, 2008.   Check out
the entertainment program with special performances from Kevin Khoa from
Tinh Productions & Ngoc Huyen from Asia Entertainment and various contests
for people of all ages.  Nominate outstanding college & high school
students, participate in the essay & poetry writing contests & the sporting
competitions.
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5. Minnesota Chinese Cultural Services Center ­ Chinese New Year Celebration

Minnesota Chinese Cultural Services Center would like to invite you join
their celebration event for the 2008 Chinese New Year.  Their program
includes lion dance, Chinese music, Chinese dance, Chinese song, talent
show, lucky money for children, lots of door prizes, delicious food from
food bazaar, and more!

Date: Feb. 3, 2008 (Sunday)
Time: 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. (admission from 2:30 p.m., performance from 3:00
p.m.)
Location: North Star Ballroom, St. Paul Student Center, Univ. of MN (2017
Buford Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108)

Advanced Tickets:
Adult - $12 ($15 at door)
Senior/Student - $10 ($12 at door)
Child (5-12) - $8 ($10 at door)
Free admission for children under 5 years old.
All tickets include food coupons equivalent to $5 in value.

Tickets can be purchased through one of the following choices:
a. Purchase at the Twin Cities Chinese Language School on Saturdays (9:30 -
11:30 a.m.) starting from 1/5/2008.
b. Send email to ChineseCulture@netscape.net with your name, number/type of
tickets (adult, student/senior, child), and your phone number

Note: Please make the check payable to MCCSC.
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