[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, E-Newsletter, 3/3

[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:


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Local Community Events:

1. Philippine Day 2008
2. Come to St. Cloud and Enjoy a Super Series of China-Related Celebrations
of Life and Culture
3. MN150 Family Matinees "Speaking in Tongues"
4. Emerging Markets Home Ownership Initiative ­ Joint Community Council
Meeting

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National Events:

5. UNIT Student Projects

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1. Philippine Day 2008

Philippine Day 2008

Date & Time: Sunday, March 9, 2008, 12 noon - 4 PM

Location: Landmark Center, 75 W Fifth St., St. Paul, MN

Come, join them and have fun!  Experience the culture, the food, the art and
the people of the Philippine right here in the Twin Cities.  Admission is
free!  For details & vendor information, call Linda Davis at 651-770-2535 or
go to www.csfamn.org.

- Abangan ang mangyayari sa Philippine Day.
- Parking ramps near the Landmark Center are Lawson, Victory, & Macy's.
Meters around the area are free that day.  For more parking information, go
to www.saintpaulparking.com
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2. Come to St. Cloud and Enjoy a Super Series of China-Related Celebrations
of Life and Culture

Come to St. Cloud and enjoy a super series of China-related celebrations of
life and culture which will regale you, body-mind-and-spirit.  Please visit
www.uniite.org.  Free and open to all.  For free daycare and other
information, call 320-291-7124.

UNIITE has created and organized a "Chinese Wisdom Dialogues" series which
will continue next on 2/28 (at United Methodist Church), 3/13 (at Salem
Lutheran Church) [incorrectly noted as 3/10 in last update], and concludes
on 3/27 will be from 5.30 to 8.30 pm, at University Lutheran Church of the
Epiphany (4th St. and 4th Ave. South, St. Cloud).  It consists of the sixth
and final Chinese Wisdom Dialogue and will include a Chinese Dinner,
fundraiser for UNIITE, from 7.10 to 8.30 pm.  Tickets till 3/13 are
$20/adult, $10/child below age 10. At the door on 3/27: $30/adult, $15/child
below age 10. Students: $5 discount (pre-registration till 3/13, $15 and, at
the door, on 3/27, $25).  Call 320/291-7124.

Main presenter: Dr. Yiwei Zheng, Department of Philosophy, St. Cloud State
University.  Topics of presentations center on Confucianism, Daoism, Chan
Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism.

Area respondents at each session (Johanna Armstrong, Stephen Philiion,
Patrick Henry & Pat Welter, Jim McNelly, and others) will speak of their
personal China-connection.

Co-sponsors:  Creative Artistic Nuance, China Club, International Chinese
Student Association, Center for Interfaith Encounter, St. Cloud Hospital
Diversity Committee, AcuPolarity Wellness Center, Social Work Department
(SCSU), Sociology and Anthropology Department (SCSU), Multicultural Student
Services (SCSU), and others  All announcements will be current on UNIITE's
webpage  http://www.uniite.org/ChineseWisdomDialogue.html.  Don't miss the
experience of an interfaith/intercultural celebration of a lifetime.
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3. MN150 Family Matinees "Speaking in Tongues"

Speaking in Tongues features musicians from China, Africa, Mexico and
Minneapolis performing folk music from around the world; and Tou Ger Xiong,
the nation's first Hmong-American comedian, rap artist and storyteller.

MN150 Family Matinees "Speaking in Tongues"
Date & Time: Saturday, March 15, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Minnesota History Center, 3M Auditorium, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St.
Paul
Cost: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17.
Fee also includes museum admission.
For more information: 651-259-3000 or www.mnhs.org/historycenter
For reservations: call 651-259-3015

Cost for the programs is $15 or $12 for MHS members.  Children's admission
is $12 or $8 for MHS members, $6 for seniors and students.  Reservations can
be made online at www.mnhs.org/mn150matinees or by calling 651-259-3015.
The Minnesota History Center is located at 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. in St. Paul.
Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.  Auxiliary aids and services
are available with advance notice. For more information, call 651-296-6126,
1-800-657-3773 or TTY 651-282-6073.
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4. Emerging Markets Home Ownership Initiative ­ Joint Community Council
Meeting

Emerging Markets Home Ownership Initiative
Joint Community Council Meeting
Hosted by the Pan-Asian Community Council

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 18, 2008. 11:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community
Building/Neighborhood House, Ferber Community Dining Room, 179 E. Robie
Street, St. Paul, MN 55108

JOIN US FOR THIS EVENT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT  HOMEOWNERSHIP AND EMHI!

Presentation Topics include:
Asian Pacific Islander (API) Community Immigration Patterns in Minnesota
Economic and Demographic Profile on Pan-Asian Communities in the Minnesota

Panel Discussion Topics include:
Continued Homeownership Education Gaps in the API Community
Foreclosure and Its Impacts in the API Community
Continued Opportunities for Home Ownership

Free lunch will be provided.  RSVPs are required.  Please register for this
event at http://emhimn.org/calendar.cfm  Call Gigi Yau at 651-453-2188 for
questions. For more information about EMHI, check out http://www.emhimn.org
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5. UNIT Student Projects

The Asian American Journalists Association is now accepting student
applications for the UNITY Student Projects, which will take place in
Chicago, IL from July 23-27, 2008.  The Student Projects will provide
students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in news production
and reporting in a professionally guided atmosphere of convergence using the
latest communication technology.  Students will work in a multimedia
environment and have the opportunity to practice daily journalism, as well
as work with professionals from major news organizations and gain valuable
career-building experience.  For more information and to apply, please visit
www.aaja.org.
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Johnny Chio
Asian Media Access
3028 Oregon Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55426
USA
Phone: 612-376-7715
Fax: 612-376-7730
johnnychio@amamedia.org
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