WALKING TOUR Lunar New Year Walking Tour The Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) Saturdays and Sundays January 28th, February 4th and 5th 1:00 - 2:30pm Tours begin at the The Museum of Chinese in the Americas 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor New York City $15 adult, $10 student and senior, $8 MoCA member, children 5 and under free www.moca-nyc.org | 212) 619-4785 Lunar New Year is the liveliest and most important celebration in Chinese culture and Chinatown is the place to experience it. MoCA's walking tour takes guests through New York Chinatown to learn about holiday traditions and customs; discover the area's history; and sample a few New Year's treats. Tours are conducted in English and are led by MoCA docents with personal or family roots in the neighborhood. In case of inclement weather, tours will be held in the galleries. Advanced reservations required. For information and reservations please call 212) 619-4785.

FESTIVAL & PARADE Lunar New Year Celebrations in Flushing Saturday, January 28th, 11:00 - 5:00pm Sunday January 29th, 3:00pm Various places in Flushing Parade starts at Union Street at 36th Avenue More information | Korean American Association of Flushing (KAAF): 718) 961 - 2389 Lunar New Year celebrations in Flushing start January 28th, with the main event Flushing's 11th annual Lunar New Year Parade on January 28. Flushing, Queens, is home to one of the largest Chinese and East Asian populations in New York City, rivaling Manhattan's Chinatown. Also joining the parade are other East Asian groups in Queens, particularly the Korean community. Plus there are more New Year events in January and February. Lunar New Year Parade: 11:00 - 1:00pm The parade is the highlight of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Flushing. Look for dragon dancers, steel drummers, and fireworks. About 4,000 people march each year. Route: Begins at Union St at 36th Ave, south on Union, right on Sanford, right on Main, left on Roosevelt, left on Prince, right on 39th Ave, where the parade splits. Chinese performers head to the Flushing Mall, and the Korean contingent goes to Flushing High School. Chinese Food and Folk Performances at Flushing Mall: 1:00 - 5:00pm The Chinese performers in the parade end the procession with a celebration at the Flushing Mall, where VIPs give speeches and parade goers can check out the fab food court and the clothing and toy stores. Flushing Mall is located at 133-31 39th Ave, two blocks west of Main Street. Korean Lunar New Year Celebration at Flushing High School: 1:00 - 4:30pm Hosted by the Korean American Association of Flushing (KAAF), the Korean contingent of the parade end the parade with a celebration at Flushing High School, where there will be Korean food, games, dancing, and music. P.S. 20 John Bowne School is located at 142-30 Barclay Ave at Union Street. Lunar New Year Celebration at Flushing Town Hall: Sunday, January 29th, 3:00pm Following the parade, there's a special preview of the "Between Two Worlds: Reflections of Contemporary Chinese Art" Exhibition. On Sunday, the acclaimed Wind Dance Theater of Taiwan takes the stage with local performers at Flushing Town Hall, following a week of practice with local community members. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd at Linden.

PARADE, FIREWORKS / FESTIVAL 7th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade / Festival Fireworks Ceremony and Festival: Sunday, January 29th, 12:00pm Culture Festival: Sunday, January 29th, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Parade: Sunday, February 5th, 1:00pm, and Sunday, February 12th, 10:00am - 6:00pm Parade Starts at Canal and Mott Streets Firecracker Ceremony and Festival: Mott and Bayard Streets New York City www.explorechinatown.com Also known as the Spring Festival, Lunar New Year is a two week celebration that begins on the first day of the first month of the Lunar calendar (typically in late January / mid-February) and ends on the full moon 15 days later. It celebrates the family, the earth coming back to life and the start of a new beginning and possibilities. A major holday, Lunar New Year is celebrated in China, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and in Asian communities all around the world. Click here for pictures. Parade Route: The parade will kick off with a ceremony at Canal and Mott Streets, travel East to Bowery, South on Bowery, up East Broadway, then to Division and back to Bowery, up Bowery to Grand, then back down Mott. To mark the end of the Lunar New Year Celebrations, the Dragon Parade will return to Chinatown. On February 12th, there will be a Dragon Parade with aproximately 10 - 15 dragon troupes participating in these festivities and marking the end of Lunar New Year. Celebrations start at the corner of Bayard and Mulberry St and continue throughout Chinatown.

SCREENING Rewind Monday, January 30th, 7:30pm Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Avenue Huntington, NY www.cinemaartscentre.org | www.video-man.co.kr Rewind (Videoreul boneun namja) (2003) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 98min Directed by Kim Hak-sun Starring Jang Hyeong-seong, Bang Eun-jin, Oh Yun-hong, and Seo Hyeon-jin Unlike Edward Yang's clinical dissection or Michelangelo Antonioni's enigmatic detachment, first-time director Hak-soon Kim's beguiling take on alienation and loneliness in a rapidly modernizing Korean society is at heart a romantic urban tale. The unnamed and newly divorced protagonist (Hyun-sung Chang) gave up a lucrative job as a corporate lawyer to open a video store, where he's ready to settle into a life of solitude with the tape rewinding machine as his constant companion. But the cocooned monotony of his life is threatened one day when he receives an anonymous love letter in the video return box. Perplexed but intrigued, he begins looking for clues about the sender's identity. Is it the female customer who ruins tapes or another one who returns a risque homemade video by mistake? The Special Jury Award winner at the 2004 Worldfest-Houston Film Festival, Rewind suggests that, more often than not, the magic and possibility of love is found in the smallest details of life. Guest Speaker: Hyun-Ock Im, teacher, writer, Korean Cultural Service, as well as consultant and Chief Editor for the Pusan International Film Festival

RECEPTION Lunar New Year Celebration at City Hall Tuesday, January 31st, 5:30pm City Hall Steve Flanders Square Park Row and Centre Street New York City events@council.nyc.ny.us Happy Lunar New Year! Councilman John Liu invites you to join him with Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Members Alan J. Gerson, Robert Jackson, Sara M. Gonzalez, Vincent J. Gentile, and the New York City Council in welcoming the "Year of the Dog." Our celebration and reception will take place on Tuesday, January 31st at City Hall, Council Chambers starting at 5:30pm. Hope to see you then. Please RSVP at events@council.nyc.ny.us or 212) 788 - 5613.

RECEPTION Meet the Funder: New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Wednesday, February 1st, 3:30 - 5:00pm New York State Council on the Arts Offices Armstrong Room 175 Varick Street between Charlton & King Streets New York City Kkuwabara@aaartsalliance.org Last year, New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) gave over $37 million to artists and non-profit arts organizations. Did some of those funds support your work? Both financially and symbolically, NYSCA is one of the most important funders in the state, so we asked them to meet with our community. We are delighted that NYSCA staff - including several Program Directors and the Deputy Director - have agreed to talk about NYSCA's programs and answer your questions about creating the strongest possible application. Many groups who are eligible for NYSCA funding simply do not apply, and others could apply through additional program areas. This is a chance to de-mystify the process and promote our community at the same time. Representatives from Folk Arts, Dance, Special Arts Services, and Theater will be attending. Refreshments will be provided.

HAPPY HOUR Valentine's Dating Game & Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction young Korean American Network (yKAN) Thursday, February 9th, 7:00pm - 10:00pm Camel 28 West 33rd Street between 6th and 5th Avenue New York City $25 with RSVP by February 2nd $30 with RSVP by February 8th, $35 walk-in www.ykan.org Were you there last year? Do you remember the fun, the excitement, and the energy? You don't want it miss the new and improved game geared towards generating more connections for the evening!!! We also incorporated a Korean twist to our annual Valentine's event. To kick off the Korean Valentine's Series, yKAN will be hosting our annual Valentine's fundraiser to raise funds for the yKAN College Scholarship Fund and to sponsor yKAN programming. To volunteer to be a bachelor or bachelorette, please email social@ykan.org. For the evening, we will be featuring the following programming: The Perfect Score -- an original icebreak game Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction

DANCE PERFORMACE The 21st Annual Lunar New Year Festival New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) Saturday, February 11th, 2:00pm Colden Center Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY $15, $12 children 12 and under www.chinesedance.org The New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) (formerly Chinese Folk Dance Company) is celebrating its 21st Annual Lunar New Year Festival at Colden Center and you're invited! Be there when this acclaimed dance company turns the stage into a world where colorful myths, historical drama, and the timeless beauty of Chinese music and dance spring magically to life. A co-presentation of Colden Center and the New York Chinese Cultural Center.

FESTIVAL Asian American Festival at Flushing Town Hall Main Street's Next Generation: A Festival of Asian American Art and Culture Flushing Council On Culture And The Arts Friday, February 24th - Sunday, February 26th Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Boulevard Flushing, New York $15 / $12 members www.flushingtownhall.org/aaf.html Just weeks after the Lunar New Year, Flushing Town Hall sponsors an Asian-American Festival called Main Street's Next Generation. The three-day celebration features movies, traditional / hip-hop fusion dancing, puppetry / music, and Asian American standup comedians in Takeout To Go! New Asian American Danceworks: Friday, February 24th, 8:00pm BiTriP fuses hip hop, jazz and modern dance with traditional ethnic folk idioms, mime and the art of illusion. Slant in Performance: Saturday, February 25th, 8:00pm A confluence of puppetry, original music, guitars, drums, voice, and bamboo flutes. Takeout To Go! Saturday, February 25th, 8:00pm Jami Gong brings Asian America's kings of the mike to Queens for late night sidesplitting standup comedy. "The Color of Funny: Screen Comedy, Asian American Style" Sunday, February 26th, begins at 2:00pm Screenings: Call Center (Amy Kaderali); The Quest For Length (Gene Rhee); Saving Face (Alice Wu); and Flying Fists Of Funny" (Various Directors). Panel at 8:00 pm with Jeff Yang and directors.

PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY DPRK Exposure and Education Program 2006 (DEEP) Nodutdol for Korean Community Development (NDD) February 14th, 2006 (postmarked) www.nodutdol.org | jinusunumiu@yahoo.com This year marks the 5th year of DEEP, which is an exposure program to our northern motherland. The program was developed by Nodutdol for Korean Community Development (NDD), a New York-based organization, as part of our efforts toward peace and reunification. This program works in parallel to its counterpart, KEEP, which visits the southern part of our motherland. DEEP will be an opportunity for participants, generally English-speaking 1.5 and 2nd generation Koreans in the U.S. to 1) learn about north Korean society, 2) help build relationships with people in the DPRK and 3) upon return, to share with the American public what they have learned. Therefore, DEEP participants visit hospitals, farms, schools, the DMZ, court houses, temples, parks and libraries and meet with members of the Youth and Women's Leagues. In this way, participants learn the different ways people live and organize in this collective, socialist society. Tentative dates for the program are August 5 - August 20, 2006. Because of space limitations and the need to form a compatible and well rounded group, participation will be limited and all applications and referrals will be reviewed carefully. In addition, costs will be approximately $2800. Limited scholarships are available based on need. We will provide greater detail concerning expenses and itinerary to accepted participants.

INTERNSHIP The White House Internship Program Applications due March 7th for Summer 2006 term (May 23 to August 25, 2006) Applications due June 1st for Fall 2006 term (September 5 to December 15, 2006) Information | Karen Race: intern_application@whitehouse.gov The White House Internship Program offers an excellent opportunity to serve our President and explore public service. We are seeking exceptional candidates to apply for this highly competitive program. In addition to normal office duties, interns attend weekly lectures, tours, and complete an intern service project. Interns may serve a term in the Fall, Spring or Summer. All candidates must be at least 18 years of age, hold United States citizenship, and be enrolled in a college or university. We hope you will explore our White House Intern Website for additional information at . To apply, read and complete the White House Intern Application. A strong application includes the following: Sound academic credentials History of community involvement and leadership Solid verbal/written communication skills Demonstrated interest in public service Completed application materials must be submitted to Karen Race, Deputy Director and Intern Coordinator in the office of White House Personnel, at intern_application@whitehouse.gov.