[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, e-newsletter, 2/6

[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. Please Join Asian Media Access to celebrate 2007 Lunar New Year Gala

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Local Community Events:

2. US-China Business Connections Hosts American and Chinese People in
Business
3. Hopkins Public Schools to Offer Chinese Immersion Program at Eisenhower
Elementary School
4. South Asia Seminar
5. Vietnamese New Year Celebration
6. Chinese New Year Celebration Events
7. Your Invitation to: Critical Issues in Youth Mentoring
8. Cultural Storytelling Series at Camden Coffee House
9. Scholarship Opportunity for Southeast Asian High School Seniors

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1. Please Join Asian Media Access to celebrate 2007 Lunar New Year Gala

When: March 4th (Sunday) 2007, noon-3pm

Where: at the Varsity Theater
PHONE: 612-604-0222 | 1308 4TH STREET SE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414

What: This yearıs festival will highlight Asian Media through the best of
films, televisions and advertisements, showing the strong and vibrant
entertainment industry of Asia.  We will also highlight Asian New Year
traditions, feature varieties of Asian cuisine, and host a silent auction.

Why: AMA is hosting the 2nd Annual Lunar New Year Gala to raise fund for the
Multi Arts Complex to present Asian films and theater performances; to
encourage Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth's creations and
interactive activities and to provide training space for media/digital arts,
leadership and communication skills.  The newly remodeled Multi Arts Complex
will serve as a vibrant beacon of the arts/cultures, embodying AMAıs
organizational values of openness, energy, and respect for diversity.

How: $ 35/per ticket, please reserve your tickets by contacting Asian Media
Access, at 612-376-7715 or amamedia@amamedia.org

Seating is limited, order your ticket NOW!!!!
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2. US-China Business Connections Hosts American and Chinese People in
Business

US-China Business Connections (UCBC) will host the seminar American and
Chinese People in Business: How we differ and How we are alike at its
monthly breakfast meeting.

Date & Time: Feb. 7, 7:30-9 a.m.
Location: Minneapolis Community & Technical College (www.minneapolis.edu),
1501 Hennepin Avenue, Wheelock Whitney Hall Rm L3000 (3rd Floor)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403

The seminar will be presented by Chinese business students in the Twin
Cities. They will explain the ways in which Chinese business people differ
from Americans in expectations, negotiations, in business relations and at
work.

The meeting will include breakfast, presentation and Q & A session as well
as time for networking.  Reservations to attend the meeting can be made by
e-mail: ucbcevent@gmail.com or by calling Jim Smith at 612-865-6543.  The
fee is US$20 per person.  College students can attend for free.
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3. Hopkins Public Schools to Offer Chinese Immersion Program at Eisenhower
Elementary School

Hopkins Public Schools will open a language immersion magnet program,
offering Mandarin Chinese, at Eisenhower Elementary School in Hopkins,
beginning with the 2007-08 school year. The program will begin with two
sections of full-day kindergarten. Information meetings are planned for 6:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, and 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8,
at Eisenhower Elementary School, 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins.
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4. South Asia Seminar

South Asia Seminar!

Date & Time: Friday, Feb 9, 3:30 pm.
Location: Ford Room (710 Social Science Building)

Associate Professor: KAMALA VISWESWARAN

A THOUSAND GENOCIDES NOW: GUJARAT IN THE MODERN IMAGINARY OF VIOLENCE

What futures does the past make possible? Using the recent violence in
Gujarat as a paradigmatic example, this lecture explores how genocide comes
to be the paradox of modern consciousness.

Kamala Visweswaran is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University
of Texas. She is author of Fictions of Feminist Ethnography (Minnesota 2004)
and is completing a book on Gujarat called A Thousand Genocides Now; Gujarat
in the Modern Imaginary of Violence.
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5. Vietnamese New Year Celebration

VSAM (Vietnamese Student Assoc. of MN) presents Tet 2007's Year of the Pig!!
Tet 2007 Theme: Xuan Va Tuoi Tre ("Joys of Spring")

Date & Time: Feb. 10, 2007; doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts 6:30 p.m. ­
9:30 p.m.
Location: Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 4th St. S., Minneapolis, MN 55455
Admission: Free
What: Dragon dance, singing, traditional dances, skit, raffle prizes, modern
dance, fashion show, lucky red pocket money and much more.

For more information, please contact VSAM at vsa@umn.edu or www.vsamn.com.
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6. Chinese New Year Celebration Events

The lunar Chinese New Year will be Feb. 18, 2007 which is the lunar year
4705. This is the Year of Pig. Many different organizations will hold
celebrations. Here are a few for your reference. Please refer the Feb issue
of China Insight for more details on some of these events.

I. On the morning of Chinese New Years Day, Sunday, February 18th, the
Midwest Buddhist Association and the MBA Childrenıs Program will host a
Chinese New Year celebration. As most members of the Midwest Buddhist
Association are from China or Taiwan, this will be a fairly authentic
celebration. The event will take place at the Banquet Facility of the
Roseville Skating
Center. The event is free, including catering by the Evergreen Taiwanese
Restaurant. Please RSVP by Jenny Su <suxx0017@umn.edu>, by February 7th.  In
addition to the catered food, each family attending is being asked to bring
a potluck contribution of dessert, fruit, or beverages to share.  There will
be many special activities for children, including:
- A dragon parade for children to participate in (helping to carry a 23 foot
long dragon)
- Red balloon popping (to simulate firecrackers)
- Chinese New Years music, including sing-along
- Bilingual readings of legends associated with Chinese New Year
- Chinese New Years crafts for children
- Riddles (a Chinese New Years tradition) and a Chinese culture trivia
contest
- Tug of war for kids
- Red envelope giveaway to all the kids
- Prizes
- Catered vegetarian lunch with traditional Chinese New Years foods
(including kid-friendly selections)

II. 2007 Chinese New Year sponsored by MN Chinese Cultural Services Center,
Chinese American Academic & Professional Association in MN, MN Chinese
Student Association, MN Chinese Veterans Association
Date & Time: Saturday February 11, 2007, 2 p.m. ­ 7 p.m.
Location: North Star Ballroom, St. Paul Student Center, University of
Minnesota, 2017 Buford Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108
Ticket: $8-$12 (in advance, or $10-$15 at door)
Free admissions for children less than 5 years old
All tickets include food coupons equivalent to $5 in value.
For further ticket information, please e-mail ChineseCulture@netscape.net,
or call 651-733-9827 or 612-625-9820.

III. US-China Peoples Friendship Association Minnesota Chapter invites you
to celebrate the YEAR OF THE PIG
Date & Time: Sunday, February 11, 2007, 5 p.m.
Location: U Garden Chinese Restaurant, 2725 University Avenue S.E.
Minneapolis
Tickets: $22 members, $25 non-members, $12 children under 12
Add $5 for reservations received after February 2
Sponsor table of 10 for $300
RSVP: Send guest names and check payable to USCPFA-MN, C/o Wen Li, 10119
Portland Ave South, Bloomington 55420
For questions: wenli2@deloitte.com or 612-692-7068

IV. 2007 Chinese New Year Show by CAAM Chinese Dance Theater
Leap Into Spring
Location: O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul
Time: Sunday March 11, 2007, 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. (public performance);
Monday, March 12, 2007, School Performance, 9:15AM, 11:15AM, 1PM.
Contact: 651-774-0806 or www.caam.org/cdt
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7. Your Invitation to: Critical Issues in Youth Mentoring

Mentoring in Context: From Community to School and Beyond

Date & Time: February 22, 2007, 9 a.m. - noon
Location: Johnson Great Room, McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street SE,
Minneapolis
Speaker: Dr. Barton Hirsh
Register online at:www. inquirytoimpact.org/ mentoring.html

The second event in a three- part special learning series on mentoring, co-
sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Mentoring Partnership andBig
Brothers Big Sisters, is designed to share and apply the latest research on
youth mentoring and create dialogue among mentoring practitioners, policy
makers and leading researchers. The free series is part of an on going
effort by the University of Minnesota to make a difference for the youth and
future of Minnesota by moving research inquiry into practical impact.

Hosted by the Center for 4- H & Community Youth Development through its
Minnesota Youth Work Institute, this session will highlight contexts of
mentoring and features Dr. Barton Hirsch, Professor of Human Development and
Social Policy at Northwestern University, where he is also on the faculty of
the Institute of Policy Research. Professor Hirsch is widely published in
the area of adolescent development, focusing recently on after- school
programs for low- income, predominantly minority groups. His 2005 book, A
Place to Call Home: After- School Programs for
Urban Youth, received the Social Policy Award for Best Authored Book from
the Society for Research on Adolescent Development.  Hirsch received his
doctorate in psychology from the University of Oregon and was a postdoctoral
fellow at Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological
Association and the Society for Community Research and Action.
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8. Cultural Storytelling Series at Camden Coffee House

The Cultural Storytelling Series at Camden Coffee House: now celebrating its
second year

The fourth Saturday of every month (November through June)

 I. Stories in celebration of Black History Month.
Date & Time: Feb 24, 2007, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location: Camden Coffee House, 1500 44th Ave North, Minneapolis
Tellers to be confirmed.
Hosted by Local Storyteller David Zander

II. Hearing with the Eyes: Perspectives on Deaf Culture.
Date & Time: Saturday, March 24, 2007, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location: Camden Coffee House, 1500 44th Ave North, Minneapolis
Storyteller: Vicki Joan & Friends
Hosted by Local Storyteller David Zander

For further information contact: David 612-529-8964 or Philip 612-521-1161
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9. Scholarship Opportunity for Southeast Asian High School Seniors

Creating Hope for Future Generations: 30 Scholarships Totaling $40,000
Available to Southeast Asian High School Seniors

A number of people from the local community have come together to administer
a national scholarship fund that will award $40,000 to Minnesota Southeast
Asian high school seniors. The Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative (NSRC)
Fund is offering approximately 30 scholarships between $1,000 and $2,000
each to first- or second-generation Southeast Asian students from Cambodia,
Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, or Vietnam.  Candidates must live and attend high
school in Minnesota, plan to graduate from high school or receive their GED
during the 2006-07 academic year, and be accepted to an accredited program
in fall 2007. Accredited programs include vocational and cosmetology
schools, colleges and universities.

The NSRC Fund is a national non-profit organization founded in 1980 by
second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) to commemorate the work of the
National Japanese American Student Relocation Council, which assisted the
Nisei students when their college educations were interrupted due to forced
evacuation into U.S. internment camps during World War II.  Comprised of
religious, academic and civic leaders, this Council provided administrative
resources and financial support between 1942 and 1946 that enabled nearly
5,000 college-aged Nisei to leave the internment camps to continue their
studies elsewhere. 

The Southeast Asian refugee population was selected for assistance because
they shared the Niseiıs experience of war, displacement into camps, and
disruption of education.  Minnesota NSRC Fund co-chair Janet Maeda Carlson
explains that the Fund is the modern counterpart to the World War II era
Council whose efforts enabled Nisei to help their community recover from
potentially disastrous, racially motivated wartime injustices. It is not
surprising that the Nisei feel a connection to Southeast Asian students who
also hope and dream that they can improve their familiesı and communitiesı
futures.

Each year, NSRC Fundıs Board of Directors chooses a different U.S. region
with a significant Southeast Asian population and focuses its scholarship
awards in this area.  Since 1982, 457 scholarships totaling nearly $400,000
have been awarded to Southeast Asian graduates in 23 cities and regions in
the U.S.  In 1987, Minnesota awarded 12 scholarships, totaling $5,000.  In
2007, they will once again host the scholarship program, which will be
administered by the Minnesota Chapter of the NSRC Fund.  The Twin Cities
Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League is a local sponsoring
organization.  

To obtain a scholarship application or to make a tax-deductible donation to
the Minnesota Chapter of the NSRC Fund, visit www.NSRCFund.org or e-mail
MNScholarship2007@hotmail.com.

The scholarship application deadline is March 1, 2007, and an awards
ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2007.
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