[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, E-Newsletter, 5/13

[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. Asian Media Access' Sponsored Event

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Local Community Events:

2. 2008 Heritage Month Annual Dinner
3. Vietnamese Community Health & Resource Fair
4. Annual Celebration of May Asian Pacific Heritage Month At the State
Capitol
5. Free Monthly Leadership Development Seminars/Workshops
6. Book Reading and Discussion with Hmong American Writer Kao Kalia Yang

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National Events:

7. YouthActionNet Global Fellows Program
8. Hmong Casting Call for Warner Bros Feature Film "Gran Torino"

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1. Asian Media Access' Sponsored Event

A. Spice and Slice of Asian Culture: Funny Bones
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 14, 7-8:30 p.m.
Location: Ridgedale Library    952.847.8800, 12601 Ridgedale Dr.,
Minnetonka, 55305
Explore Asian social trends and cultural values through entertaining Asian
Advertising Award-winning commercials. Discussion on parenting, family
expectations and the Asian concept of the "good life" follows.

B. Schedule your own Film Forum event with Asian Media Access, FREE!
Any Place, Any Time
Asian Media Access is happy to announce the 2007 and 2008 "The Best Asian
Television Commercials" are available for May Showings at your
organizations.  For schedule a showing, please contact
amamedia@amamedia.org.

The Best Asian Television Commercials (2007, 48 min)
The Best Asian Television Commercials (2008, 45 min)

Curated by Steve Lu, Asian Media Access, the " The Best Asian Television
Commercials" has a wealth of collection of the best and funniest Asian TV
ads from all over Asia, ranged from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India,
Japan, Korean, Thailand, and Turkey, and from different industries such as
insurance & banking institutions, beverages & drinks, cars, restaurants &
food items, beauty products, airlines, newspapers, clothing, etc.   Many
commercials use satire to make jokes about popular cultures, for example,
using Japanese scary movie technique to sell deeply discounted merchandise
that will "SHOCK" you.   With a "Appreciate Little Things Come in Life"
slogan, the beer commercial featured people rejoicing on the street just for
getting a parking spot, or getting the last crab leg, or even just because
it is a Friday.  The best one goes to Turkey's bank commercial that used
people to form various shapes and objects of expensive jewelry and gifts.
The creativity and the quality of the commercials will for sure to win many
"Ahhhhhhh" and "Haaaaaaa" from audience.

Format: DVD
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2. 2008 Heritage Month Annual Dinner

The 2008 Annual Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month Dinner
is this Friday.

Annual Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Dinner

We are filled with enthusiasm & pride, once more, to honor the richness,
character, & professionalism which Asian American & Pacific Islander
Minnesotans infuse within our state

Date & Time: Friday, May 16, 2008, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: RAMADA, MALL OF AMERICA, Bloomington, MN 55425 | 952-854-3411
Cost: $40.00 per person (Checks Payable to Council on Asian Pacific
Minnesotans)
RSVP to: kao.ly.her@state.mn.us
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3. Vietnamese Community Health & Resource Fair

Vietnamese Social Services (VSS), a community-based, not-for-profit
organization formed in 1987, has over 15 years of history in providing
health outreach and education services for Minnesota's Vietnamese community,
now numbering over 25,000.   VSS will hold its second Annual Vietnamese
Community Health and Resource Fair to promote awareness of wellness and
healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, health career opportunities, and
health resources.  The Fair will include presentations and workshops; health
resource booths featuring medical and dental clinics, health insurance
plans, post-secondary education programs, volunteer opportunities, no-cost
vision, blood pressure and blood sugar screening.

Date & Time: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Location: Snelling Office Park, 1645 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55108

The Health and Resource Fair will be open to the public.  A free Vietnamese
lunch will be provided!
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4. Annual Celebration of May Asian Pacific Heritage Month At the State
Capitol

Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans Hosts and Welcomes you to their annual
celebration of May Asian Pacific Heritage Month At the State Capitol.

In the year of the MN Sesquicentennial (MN150):
A pause to reflect on over 130 years of Asian Pacific History in Minnesota
from early accounts of Chinese entrepreneurs in 1875 to the latest refugee
newcomers from Tibet, Burma and Bhutan

Date & Time: May 19, 2008, 11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Location: State Capitol
Free and open to the public

Program, exhibits, performances, local authors, release of a new policy
report and an opportunity to meet with legislators

Schedule: 
- 11.30 a.m.: Registration opens
Tour exhibit and display of Asian History and Asian non profit Agencies in
the State Capitol Rotunda and North Corridor

- Noon: Formal Program begins
* Welcome: Jodi Tanaka, Chair of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans,
Council Board Members and appointed legislators Senator Ellen Anderson,
Representative John Berns, Representative Tina Liebling and Senator David
Senjem
* A walk through time: History of Asian Pacific Minnesotans: Moderator David
Zander
Featuring: Kao Kalia Yang & Bryan Thao Worra - local published authors
* The Burmese experience - Benjamin Aung - Personal Story of Escaping from
Burma
* A Tibetan in Exile - performance by TIPA performer Tenzin

Invited speakers include:
- Chinese Business Development in Minnesota ­ Fred Hsiao (Shaw Lundquist)
- The Korean experience in Minnesota - Yoonju Park (Korean Service Center)
- The Korean Adoptees in Minnesota - Ami Nafzger-Spiess (AdopSource)
- The Filipino experience in Minnesota - Jocelyn Ancheta
- Asian Indians in Minnesota - Mukhtar Thakur (Sangram Radio and Geetmala),
Dr. Bruce Corrie (Concordia University)
- The Sri Lankans - Sri Lal Ananda Liyanapathiranage
- The Karen - Wilfred Tun Baw, Eh Taw
- Bhutanese refugees & resettlement from Nepal- Mangala Sharma
- Resettlement and Cultural orientation - Tonya Cook, World Relief
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5. Free Monthly Leadership Development Seminars/Workshops

>From May 2008 through November 2008, Leadership Paradigms, Inc. will hold
free monthly leadership development seminars/workshops addressing a variety
of issues, concerns, and areas that affect people in organizations and the
leadership process.  Each workshop/seminar contains information on the
month's topic and allows participants the opportunity to practice what they
learn.  Class sizes are limited.  RSVP today to reserve your spot in the
class.

May 2008 - Women's Ways of Leading: Power, Gender, and Voice
Location: MN Women's Consortium, 550 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55103
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008; 4:00 to 5:15pm

June 2008 - Leaders as Systems Thinkers
Location: MN Women's Consortium, 550 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55103
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008; 4:00 to 5:15pm

July 2008 - Cultural Mindfulness
Location: MN Women's Consortium, 550 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55103
Date: July 23; 4:00 to 5:15pm

August 2008 - Strategic Planning, Thinking, and Action: Finding the Right
Strategic Tool for your Organizational Culture
Location: MN Women's Consortium, 550 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55103
Date: TBD; 4:00 to 5:15pm

Workshops from September through November 2008 will be available in July
2008

To register for any of the workshops above, please send an email indicating
your interest to mai@leadershipparadigms.com.

All workshops are presented by Mai Moua, Ph.D.  She is the founder and
president of Leadership Paradigms, Inc., a consulting firm which specializes
in leadership and organizational development, training, and research.  She
is Hmong-American and came to the United States in 1979 as a refugee from
Thailand.

For more information: info@leadershipparadigms.com
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6. Book Reading and Discussion with Hmong American Writer Kao Kalia Yang

Pan Asian American Voices for Equality invites you to a book reading and
discussion with author.  Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American writer from St.
Paul who holds a Masters in Fine Arts in creative nonfiction from Columbia
University.  She was born in Thailand's Ban Vinai Refugee Camp and her book,
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir has received widely positive
reviews. The Latehomecomer is available on amazon.com and stocked in stores
like Barnes and Noble bringing the Hmong story to a wide audience.

Date & Time: Wednesday June 18, 2008, 6:30 PM
Location: Home of Carolyn Nayematsu, 1446 Summit Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota
(It is a potluck dinner, bring food to share.)

RSVP: requested but not required, LucasSKGL@aol.com or Karen Lucas
952-270-3278
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7. YouthActionNet Global Fellows Program

Fellowship Opportunity for Young People Ages 18-29!

Young people working to bring about positive social change can apply for the
YouthActionNet Global Fellows Program.  This yearlong fellowship provides
opportunities in skill building, networking and advocacy, including a
seven-day, all-expenses paid, capacity-building retreat in Washington, DC.
Applicants should be founders or leaders of a project/organization in their
community.  Visit its website at www.YouthActionNet.org for complete program
information and application procedures.  Deadline is May 22, 2008.
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8. Hmong Casting Call for Warner Bros Feature Film "Gran Torino"

MOVIE CASTING NOTICE!

SEEKING: HMONG PEOPLE OF ALL AGES

FOR A NEW WARNER BROS FEATURE FILM ³GRAN TORINO² SHOOTING IN THE
MIDWEST SUMMER 2008.

Seeking the following roles:

- TAO-15-19. A slight but very good-looking kid, he is quiet and keeps to
himself.
- SUE-15-19. Smart and confident, she isn¹t afraid to speak her mind.
- VU-40¹s-50¹s-Tao and Sue¹s mother, she worries about her son. SPEAKS ONLY
HMONG.
- PHONG-60+ Tao and Sue¹s grandmother, she is a tough, forceful matriarch.
SPEAKS ONLY HMONG.
- SMOKIE-18-20. A local gangbanger, Smokie is a tough guy with a dirty mouth
and a violent streak.
- KOR SHUE-60¹s +. A wise older man, he is the respected local shaman.
SPEAKS ONLY HMONG.

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

IF INTERESTED IN BEING CONSIDERED FOR THIS FILM, please send current
snapshot and contact information ASAP to: torinocast@gmail.com OR The Post
Factory/ 161 6th Avenue 11th Floor / New York, NY 10013.

Please contact Amelia at 212-627-1662 x 263 (NY or Midwest) OR Geoff at
818-954-2247 (LA/West Coast) with any questions

Please note: if you have already auditioned or submitted yourself, there is
no need to do so again.
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