[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, E-Newsletter, 9/11

[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. Beyond Silence II: Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Recovery
Month Forum

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Local Community Events:

2. "Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change"
3. Second Annual Asian Business Forum
4. Mu Performing Arts Presents ³Bahala Na (Let It Go)²
5. Panel Discussion ­ A Mideast Summit
6. Film Screening - The South Asia Series 2007-08
7. "A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City," - A Free Exhibit
8. Human Trafficking in Minnesota Conference
9. Workshop Series - "Bridging The Gap"
10. Classical Music Concert by Priest Artist from India

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1. Beyond Silence II: Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Recovery
Month Forum

Beyond Silence II: Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Recovery Month
Forum

Date & Time: Saturday, September 15, 2007, 9:30 am ­ 2 pm
Location: Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association, 1130 North 7th
Street, Minneapolis, MN 55411

The Forum is free and open to the public - lunch will be provided.

- Who will benefit from attending?
AAPI Parents, Youth, Community-based Agencies, Social Services, Support
Groups, Health Clinics and Treatment Centers, Juvenile Departments, Local
Public Health Officials, as well as City, State and Federal Partners.

- Exhibits from local agencies with resources on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other
Drugs (ATOD) treatment, prevention and other community health initiatives
- Youth Track for 10-18 year olds: How to Say No to Drugs, peer pressure and
prevention education
- Keynote Address by Ford Kuramoto, Los Angeles/National Asian Pacific
American Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA)
- Remarks by Local and Federal officials
- Presentations and Forum for Discussion, including: Reflections on local
Substance Abuse Trends and Panel Discussion on Eliminating Access Barriers
for Substance Abuse Treatment

By honoring September as the "Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month",
this event is sponsored by:

National Sponsors:
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment with a grant through the National Asian Pacific American Families
Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA).

Local Supporters: 
- Asian Media Access (AMA), Center for Hmong Studies, Council on Asian
Pacific Minnesotans, Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association (HAMAA),
Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Human Services -
Chemical Health Division, Minnesota Prevention Resource Center (MPRC) and
Ramsey Tobacco Coalition.

For more information or if you would like to be an exhibitor, contact Asian
Media Access at 612-376-7715 or visit our website at www.amamedia.org.
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2. "Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change"

The Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota is exhibiting
"Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change" September 8
­ November 25.  As part of their teacher and community outreach the Weisman
and Institute for Global Studies are collaborating to offer a FREE
professional development session for K-12 teachers.  It should be a great
opportunity for all teachers interested in learning and or teaching about
China and a great way to inspire the use of photography in the classroom.

Link to information and registration:
http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/profdev.html

Art of Documenting: Photography and Modern China
Instructor: Leo Chen, Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature,
University of MN

For this three day workshop the Institute for Global Studies and Weisman Art
Museum have teamed up to offer teachers an interdisciplinary glimpse into
social change in China.  In September 2007 the Weisman is hosting an
exciting photography exhibit from the Smithsonian¹s traveling exhibits
collection, ³Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change.²
The workshop will include lectures on current issues in China, a visit with
the curator of the exhibit Gu Zhen, a day of hands-on work with a local
artist on using digital photography in the classroom, and a final evening of
teachers showing and sharing their work at the Weisman.

About Documenting China - Through the dramatic works of seven Chinese
photographers, we see the country from an insider¹s point of view.  With raw
black-and-white and color images, photographers Liu Xiaodi, Jiang Jian,
Zhang Xinmin, Luo Yongjin, Zhou Hai, Lu Yuanmin, and Zhou Min unveil the
truth about China¹s internal struggle - a battle between modern
industrialism and the traditional, agrarian past that has sustained the
country for thousands of years. - taken from the Smithsonian Institute
website.

WORKSHOP DATES:
Saturday, October 6 (9 - 4);
Saturday, October 13 (9 - 4); and
Thursday, November 1 (5 - 8pm).

**Teachers must commit to attending all three workshop dates.**

LOCATION: Weisman Art Museum, U of M campus.

COST: FREE - this program is funded by the Consortium for the Study of the
Asias’ Title VI grant and the Weisman Art Museum.

CREDIT: Teachers earn 15 CEUs and have the option to register for graduate
credit.  Students responsible for tuition expenses.
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3. Second Annual Asian Business Forum

Breakfast Conference by Wells Fargo¹s Asian Connection Minnesota

Date & Time: Friday, September 14, 2007, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: University of St. Thomas, Opus Hall, 1000 LaSalle Ave, Suite 201,
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Learn about Supplier Diversity from the start of certification to winning a
contract.

Guest speakers from Minnesota Minority Supplier Diversity Council¹s and
Women Business Development Center ­ Minnesota¹s will educate and walk you
thru the certification process and answer any questions you may have.  Wells
Fargo¹s Supplier Diversity will speak about exclusive contracts with Wells
Fargo and also be available for personal one on one consultation.  In
addition to getting the right contract, Wells Fargo¹s insurance team and
small business banking will introduce tools you¹ll need for managing and
protecting your business as it grows.

Please RSVP by September 7, 2007.  Call 612-316-3674 or email
lilong.m.vang@wellsfargo.com
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4. Mu Performing Arts Presents ³Bahala Na (Let It Go)²

BAHALA NA (Let it go); Written by Clarence Coo; Directed by Jennifer Weir

Spanning decades from the 1920's in China to the 1990's in America, BAHALA
NA tells the story of an aging Chinese woman who conjures up memories of her
life in China and the Philippines, in hopes of transforming her gay
grandson.  Her memories, steeped in conflicts about race, ethnicity, gender,
sexuality, and generational differences, open doors to the past, grip her
heart, and lead her to an unexpected ending.

Featuring:  Jeany Park, Mayano Ochi, Rose Le Tran, Katie Bradle, Eric Sharp
and Alex Galick.

Dates:
Opens Sept 14th and closes Oct 7th
Previews Sept 12 and 13 @ 8pm for $10

Times:
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm
Sundays @2pm

Location: Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S Fourth St. Minneapolis
Tickets:  $20 adults, $18 student/seniors; $16 groups 10+
Call 612-338-6131 or www.mixedblood.com

AD:  Saturday, Sept 29 @8pm
ASL:  Saturday, Oct 6 @ 8pm
Pay-what-you-can: Monday, October 1 @ 8pm
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5. Panel Discussion ­ A Mideast Summit

Two Mideast peace advocates, Palestinian Hanan Ashrawi and Israeli Yossi
Beilin, will discuss possible solutions to conflicts that divide the Middle
East in a panel discussion titled "A Mideast Summit: Challenges to Peace,"

Date: Mon., Sept. 17, 2007
Location: Macalester College

Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale will moderate.  Please contact
Barbara Laskin with any questions at 651-696-6451.
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6. Film Screening - The South Asia Series 2007-08

Midwest Premier Film Screening! Jashn-e-Azadi (How We Celebrate Freedom)

Date & Time: Thursday, September 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Bell Museum Auditorium

PRESENT: Sanjay Kak, Director/Producer

Synopsis: Jashn-e-Azadi
It's 15th August, India's Independence day, and the Indian flag ritually
goes up in the heart of Srinagar, Kashmir.  But the empty streets and the
sullen silence that greet India's claim on Kashmir spark off old questions
about freedom - azadi - and the denial of freedom.

In the aftermath of 18 years of an armed struggle, with 60,000 dead and
nearly 7,000 missing, death and loss is everywhere.  Sometimes it's marked
(as in the dozen's of 'martyr's graveyards' that dot the valley); sometimes
in the process of being uncovered (as we follow a group of men involved in a
'survey of death'); and sometimes expressed in the fractured minds of
ordinary Kashmiris (who we encounter in the Psychiatric Ward of a city
hospital).

As the Kashmiri people begin to look within their ledger of loss, we slowly
prise open the meanings of Kashmir's struggle for Azadi, freedom.  For this
has been a liberation movement whose only flag has been it's martyrs - it's
shahid - and whose only anthem are its slogans.

Using a beguiling mix of verite footage, rare archival material, poetry and
text, the film is a provocative look at Indian democracy in the 60th year of
India's independence, and a reflection on power, resistance and "freedom's
terrible thirst".

FOR A FULL LIST OF SOUTH ASIA SERIES EVENTS please visit:
www.asias.umn.edu/news
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7. "A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City," - A Free Exhibit

Imagine you have just minutes to flee your home. What few items can you
carry?  How will you find food, shelter, and water?  These are just a few of
the many thoughts that race through the minds
of an estimated 33 million people around the world who have been forced to
flee their homes and seek refuge because of war and conflict.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hopes to bring an
understanding of the refugee experience to the people of Minneapolis and
love for you to preview this event. "A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the
City," a free exhibit open to the general public.

Dates & Time:  September 27 ­ 30th, 2007, 9 am to 5:30 pm daily
Location: Loring Park

Doctors Without Borders aid workers guide visitors through the camp exhibit,
explaining the challenges of building shelter, finding food and clean water,
and handling waste disposal-all basic elements of survival for refugees and
internally displaced persons (IDPs).  In the nutrition tent, visitors learn
about the special therapeutic foods used to combat malnutrition.  Tours of
the health clinic, vaccination tent, and cholera treatment center
demonstrate how the organization provides basic health care and controls
epidemics in refugee settings.  The exhibit is made up of actual materials
used by Doctors Without Borders in its medical humanitarian work around the
world. The exhibit will highlight the plight of the millions of people
currently displaced by conflict in places like Sudan, Colombia, and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as Thailand (the Hmong refugees)
and Somalia-where the majority of Minnesota's refugees originate.

They can provide a Doctors Without Borders aid worker from the Minneapolis
area to speak about their experiences in the field and if you'd like to
download images from last year's exhibits you can go to
http://dwb.org/media/download/.  The link also includes a document that
lists suggested captions and mandatory photo credits:

You can also visit 
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/education/refugeecamp/ for more
information on the 2007 tour to Milwaukee, Chicago, Minneapolis, Houston,
and Dallas.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international
independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to
people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made
disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.
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8. Human Trafficking in Minnesota Conference

Hosted by Civil Society, Korean Service Center, SEWA, Somali Educational and
Social Advocacy Services, Vietnamese Minnesotans Association, Vietnamese
Social Services, and Waite House, and the Rescue and Restore Coalition -
Minnesota Human Trafficking Watch.

Date & Time: Friday, September 28, 2007, 8:15 am ­ 5 pm with reception 5 pm
­ 7 pm at room 272 & 273
Location: Neighborhood House, 179 Robie St. E., St. Paul, Minnesota
55107-3300

Free to all, donations of gift cards, gift baskets and cash for trafficking
victims are welcome.

Chaska Police Chief Knight will briefly address the new Civil Society
trafficking screening legal clinic in Chaska.  Neighborhood House is
handicapped accessible. Free Parking in ramp in building and across the
street.

Register online at www.civilsocietyhelps.org.
Questions: office@civilsocietyhelps.org or 651-291-0713
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9. Workshop Series - "Bridging The Gap"

Cultural Society of Filipino Americans presents a FREE community event:
Bridging the Cultural and Generational Gap II - "Why Don't You Speak My
Language?"

"Bridging The Gap" is a series of workshops designed to foster an open
dialogue between the Filipino youth and adults, to deal with cultural and
generational issues within the community.  Some of the discussion topics
include: Growing up in a bi-racial family, Cultural differences between the
American born Filipino-Americans and recent Filipino immigrants, Maintaining
your cultural identity, Breaking down the Filipino stereotypes, Living with
traditional Filipino parents, Differences between American and Filipino
culture.

Date: Saturday, Sept 29, 2007

7:30am Registration/Breakfast
9:30am Welcome/Guest Speaker
10:00am Session I
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Session II
3:30pm Closing and Ice Cream Social

Location: Parish Community of St. Joseph, 8701 36th Ave N., New Hope,
MN55427

Keynote Speaker: E.J.R David is primarily interested in the psychological
experiences of Filipino Americans and their mental health.  His recent
research include "The Colonial Mentality Project".  He recently received his
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana,
Champaign.

You must register by Sept 15.
To register by phone: Mar Alojado - 651.578.8431
To register online: Visit www.csfamn.org

Who Should Attend: Teenagers, Young Adults, Parents, Grandparents
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10. Classical Music Concert by Priest Artist from India

Dr. Fr. Paul Poovathingal CMITwin Cities will host a classical Indian music
concert by a renowned music artist from India.

Date & Time: September 29, 2007, 7:00 pm.
Location: Concordia University (Buetow Music Center Auditorium), 300 Hamline
Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104

One unique aspect of the concert is that the artist is a Catholic priest.
Fr. Paul Poovathingal CMI, popularly known as 'Paadum Paathiri' (The singing
priest) disciple of Dr. K. J. Yesudas, the famous play back music artist, is
the first Catholic Priest who has earned a Ph.D. in Karnatic music in India.
Besides being a pastor of souls, he undertook an earnest study of the
Karnatic branch of classical music and has excelled as a performer.
Karnatic music is one of the two styles of Indian Classical music, the other
being Hindustani music.  The Karnatic style is completely melodic with
improvised variations.  The main emphasis is on vocal music; most of the
compositions are written to be sung and even when played on instruments they
are meant to the performed in singing style.

Fr Paul also holds a diploma from National Center of Voice and Speech,
Denver, Colorado.  He has composed over 500 songs and released 20 albums.
He is a regular performer in All India Radio, and different TV channels in
India.  Fr Paul's concerts are well appreciated by music lovers not only in
India but all over the world.  He has traveled widely and performed for wide
range of audiences.  In 1998 he participated in the international music
festival organized by the University of Durban, South Africa. In 2003 August
he performed at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, New York and the University of
Princeton, New Jersey. He has 10 research papers to his credit.

Recognizing his musical talents, Dr. Abdul Kalam, the President of India,
invited Fr Paul to his house for a concert for specially invited guests.
Dr. Kalam's comment after the program was, "You have created a new tradition
in Indian classical music; you integrated world religions and spirituality
into classical music."

A priest of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate, an indigenous order in
India, Fr Paul is on a tour of the United States and his visit to the Twin
Cities is awaited with great anticipation.  At the moment he is the Director
of Chetana Sangeet Natya Academy, a center for training and research in
performing arts, in Kerala, India.  He is a visiting faculty member at Dept.
of Indian music, University of Madras, and National Institute for Social
Communication, Research and Training (NISCORT), New Delhi.  His repertoire
includes Hindu, Christian and Muslim themes.  Fr. Paul is a pioneer and
leading Vocologist (Study of Voice) in India.  He is the General Secretary
of the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Voice Foundation,
Thiruvananthapuram.

The concert in Twin Cities at Concordia University is organized the cultural
organization of people from India, called Minnesota Malayalee Association
(www.mnmalayalee.org) co-sponsored by the
Concordia University. For more information and tickets call Paul at
651-632-6123.
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