[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, E-Newsletter, 2/26

[Johnny Chio]

Greetings from Asian Media Access:

Happy Chinese New Year (starting at 2/18/2007, for 15 days of Celebration)
to you and your family in 2007 - The year of the Boar!

"Xin Nian Kuai Le" (Happy New Year!)
(Mandarin)

"Gong Hay Fat Choy" (Wishing You the Best and Wealth!)
(Cantonese)

"Lei Si Dou Loy" (Giving Me the Red Money Pocket!)
(Cantonese)

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 Plus
30 Tickets Giveaway

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Local Community Events:

2. Minnesota RollerGirls
3. Working Women: Shaping the Standard for Success
4. International Award-Winning Vietnamese Film Comes Back to the Oak Street
Cinema
5. NAAAP-MN Lunar New Year Celebration

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1. Please Join Asian Media Access to celebrate 2007 Lunar New Year Gala Plus
30 Tickets Giveaway

There is still time to join us to celebrate 2007 Lunar New Year Gala this
coming Sunday.  For a limited quantity, AMA is giving away 30 tickets for
the Gala to thank our continuous supporters.

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 yearšs festival will highlight Asian Media through the best of
film trailers and television 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 AMAšs
organizational values of openness, energy, and respect for diversity.

How: Please reserve your tickets by contacting Asian Media Access, at
612-376-7715 or amamedia@amamedia.org.  Reservations are first-come
first-served.  If you missed the free ticket giveaway, you can still attend
and support the event by purchasing tickets at $35/ticket ($17 Tax
deductible).

Seating is limited, order your ticket NOW!!!!
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2. Minnesota RollerGirls

Minnesota RollerGirls!

Date & Time: Saturday March 3rd, 2007, 6 pm
Location: Roy Wilkins Auditorium in downtown St. Paul

If you haven't attended a Minnesota RollerGirls competition yet, NOW is your
chance to experience the hottest and fastest growing female Xtreme sport
hitting the country. Young and old will be entertained by the skilled
skating action and electric atmosphere of a Minnesota RollerGirl bout at the
legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in downtown St. Paul!

The best part of this event is that all ticket proceeds will support the
important programs and services of MOAPPP.

Ticket price at $35 ($15 is tax deductible) includes MOAPPP's pre-party and
admittance to the bout. There will be food and beverages, prizes and an
appearance by the Minnesota RollerGirls at the pre-party.  Don't be left out
in the cold! Buy a ticket today...

To order a ticket, go to charitybox.com/moappp or call Lisa at 651-644-1447
ext.16.
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3. Working Women: Shaping the Standard for Success

Working Women: Shaping the Standard for Success

Date & Time: Thursday, March 8, 2007, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, 2701 Wells Fargo Way, 2nd Floor,
Minneapolis
Admission: FREE for NAAAP-MN members, $8 general public

RSVPs required to Diane at dtran@naaap-mn.org by Friday, March 2.

International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups
around the world.  International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women
as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to
participate in society on equal footing with men.  Please join the National
Association of Asian American Professionals, Minnesota Chapter (NAAAP-MN) as
we present you a panel of dedicated Asian women leaders in the Twin Cities
Area as they share their individual stories of success.  Light refreshments
will be served.  

Speakers:  
- Honorable Susan Burke, Assistant US Attorney
- Kao Ly Ilean Her, MN State Council on Asian-Pacific Americans
- Echo Huang, The Advocate Group
- Caroline Marvets, Wells Fargo
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4. International Award-Winning Vietnamese Film Comes Back to the Oak Street
Cinema

For immediate release:
Feb. 22, 2007
Contact: Vince Muzik, Jim Brunzell, Al Milgrom

Hmong Feature Film Returns!

International Award-Winning Vietnamese Film Comes Back to the Oak Street
Cinema

The Story of Pao
Starts Fri., March 9

Minneapolis, Minn.: After a smashing two-day run last November, the Oak
Street Cinema will again host another run of the first international feature
film drawn from the lives of the Hmong people, The Story of Pao. The film
will screen at 7:15 p.m. nightly with a Sat. and Sun. matinee at 5:15.

Both a love story and the adventure of a young woman in search of her
biological mother, this beautifully shot feature was made on location among
the picturesque "needle-like" mountains of northern Vietnam and Laos.
Directed by Ngo Quang Hai and starring his wife, actress Do Thi Hai Yen, The
Story of Pao was filmed in the remote mountains among the ethnic Hmong. The
husband and wife team lived there for a year while making the film. Filled
with magnificent scenery and colorful costumes, the film won four Golden
Kite awards in 2006 from the Vietnam Cinematography Association and won
first place in the First World Films Competition at the Montreal World Film
Festival.

The Oak Street Cinema is located 309 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis, off the
corners of Oak St. SE & Washington Ave SE. Plenty of street/meter parking -
which expires after 8 p.m. - is available. Also, the Oak Street parking ramp
is available, located a half block south from the theater. Admission is as
follows: General $8, Seniors $6, Minnesota Film Arts Members and students
$5, children ages 5-12,  $4.

In the Hmong language with English subtitles. Color, 98 minutes.
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5. NAAAP-MN Lunar New Year Celebration

SATURDAY, Mar. 10: Lunar New Year Celebration (6:30 pm-Midnight)

LOCATION: Jun Bo Restaurant,7717 Nicollect Ave. S., Richfield, 612.866.6888

Celebrate the Lunar New Year (Year of the Golden Pig) with great friends,
9-Course Asian Cuisine, cultural performances, Date Auction and dancing!

Join NAAAP-MN for a cultural celebration and experience the modern
(Asian-American) festivities!

Evening Celebration:

6:30pm-7:00pm = Networking Social
7:00pm-8:00pm = 9-Course Asian Cuisine Dinner
8:00pm-8:45pm = Perfomances
8:45pm-9:30pm = Date Auction (5 Bachelors & 5 Bacheloretts)
9:30pm-Midnight= Dancing and Music celebration

VIP Pricing: $30 Members and $40 non-NAAAP members
At the Door: $40 Members and $50 non-NAAAP members

Please RSVP by March 1st to kjacobs@naaap-mn.org & receive the VIP Pricing.

If you have any questions about Lunar New Year Celebartion or would
like to volunteer for this event, please contact Kaitlin at
kjacobs@naaap-mn.org

If you and/or your company is interested in sponsoring this event,
please contact Yu Wen at ymui@naaap-mn.org

For more details, please visit our website at www.naaap-mn.org
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