[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, e-newsletter, 2/4

[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. Please Join Asian Media Access to celebrate 2008 Lunar New Year Gala

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Local Community Events:

2. A Talk on Three Gorges at East Asian Library
3. Presentation Listing at U of M
4. Minnesota Sri Lanka Friendship Foundation Presents Dance and Rhythms of
Sri Lanka
5. The First Annual Kuk Sool Won of St. Paul Tournament

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1. Please Join Asian Media Access to celebrate 2008 Lunar New Year Gala

Asian Media Access will host its Third Asian Lunar New Year Celebration.

Date & Time: Sunday, March 2, 2008, 12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Varsity Theater (Dinkytown), 1308 - 4th Street, SE., Minneapolis.

This exciting New Year celebration is complete with entertainment, food and
a silent auction to help raising funds for the Asian Media Access Multi Arts
Complex.  Guests will enjoy a diverse buffet lunch with feature dishes from
Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian and other ethnic
restaurants, and back by high demand, a showing of the best of television
commercials from
Asia Pacific.

For information on attending or to volunteer, for group sales, sponsorships
and donations please contact Chanida at 612-376-7715 or email
chanida@amamedia.org.
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2. A Talk on Three Gorges at East Asian Library

You are cordially invited to a talk on the Three Gorges as a first event of
China Today in the East Asian Library.

Date & Time:  Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Location: East Asian Library, Wilson Library Subbasement, West Bank

The presentation is in conjunction with an award-winning film "Still Life"
showing at Oak Street Theater (7:15 pm &  9:15 pm on 2/9) and the exhibit
"The Three Gorges" at the Minnesota Center for Photography.  The
presentation will be a combined slide show and talk, through Chinese and
non-Chinese photographers' images, about the Three Gorges, the Dam project,
and the relocation of over 1,500,000 people.  A question and answer session
will follow at the end.

The Three Gorges, a series of canyons on the Yangzi River, are some of
China's most spectacular natural wonders.  It is also the site of China's
most ambitious construction project since the Great Wall; The Three Gorges
Dam, when completed, will span miles wide and stand more than 600 feet high.
It will create a reservoir hundreds of feet deep and nearly 400 miles long.
Like any large scale project, there are both positive and negative outcomes.

The East Asian Library will provide fresh tea and light Chinese treats in
the spirit of celebrating the coming Chinese New Year.
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3. Presentation Listing at U of M

Suzanne Cahill will be speaking "On the Dark Side of the Dao" on Tang
dynasty women Daoists on Tuesday Feb.5 at 4 p.m. in 125 Nolte Center.  For
more information: http://events.tc.umn.edu/event.xml?occurrence=405066

John Treat will be speaking on "The Moral Subject in Korea under Japanese
Colonialism" on Thursday Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. in 125 Nolte Center.  For more
information:
http://events.tc.umn.edu/event.xml?occurrence=405599
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4. Minnesota Sri Lanka Friendship Foundation Presents Dance and Rhythms of
Sri Lanka

Minnesota Sri Lanka Friendship Foundation Presents Dance and Rhythms of Sri
Lanka
World-Renowned State Dance Troupe in Concert
Artist Direction and Choreography: Ravibandu Vidyapathy

Ravibandhu Vidyapathy is a dancer, choreographer and master percussionist.
With a penchant for successfully combining the older rhythmic techniques
with modern methods, Ravibandhu has regularly integrated other styles, such
as jazz and western classical music into his performances. Since forming his
own school and dance company in 1984, Ravibandhu has established a renowned
reputation for his experimental choreography based on ancient Indian
epics(Ramayana), Greek Classics (Oedipus), time honored Japanese plays
(Dajaji) and Shakespearean dramas (Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet).

Date & Time: Saturday February 9th, 2008, 6.30 p.m.
Location: University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus, Student Center
Auditorium, 2017 Buford Ave St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-625-9794

For tickets please call:
Minnesota Sri Lanka Friendship Foundation: 651-578-1442
Priyangani Abeyrathne: 651-730-8372
Viranga Athukorala: 651-675 8424
Mithula Perera: 651-260-4670
Lyn Ramalingam: 952-831-0413
Indu Sonnadara: 651-482-7808

For more information visit: www.mnslff.org, Nimal Sundaram: 952-892-0927
Tickets: Regular $25.00 Students $15.00
Sponsored By: Sri Lanka Student Association University of Minnesota
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5. The First Annual Kuk Sool Won of St. Paul Tournament

The First Annual Kuk Sool Won of St. Paul Tournament!

Date & Time: Saturday, February 23, 10 am ­ 2 pm

Come one, come all! You and your friends and family are invited to come to
the first annual tournament.  Every student may compete in any of the 10
events they'll be offering -- from forms and techniques to jumprope and
handstands.  Pick up a registration form at the dojang and turn it back in
by Saturday, February 16.  They'll finalize the schedule of events and print
up schedules the week before the tournament.

This is a great time to ask grandma, grandpa, the next door neighbor, your
best friend, the guy you're eyeing, or anyone you know to come and see what
you do.  They'll do instructor-level demonstrations, hand out prizes, and
offer refreshments. Come to compete, stay and watch!

For more information, contact Nicki, DBN at njones@tcinternet.net or
651-699-6793.
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Johnny Chio
Asian Media Access
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Minneapolis, MN 55426
USA
Phone: 612-376-7715
Fax: 612-376-7730
johnnychio@amamedia.org
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