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February 23rd 2004: Issue 03
Thanks to everyone who showed up the weekend of the 13th to both the Robot Stories Premiere Party as well the movie screening itself. The opening weekend was a sucess! With sold out showings on opening night and strong showings through the weekend, Robot Stories got extended another week. Greg Pak sincerely thanks the entire KA community to come rally behind him.
There are a few interesting events happening this week—one in particular is Presidential Elections forum happening today. Sorry if you are getting this late. I spoke to the organizer of the event and he said that it will be an information session and public forum that will give people the opportunity to learn more about the Presidential election process from primaries to the general election. The second part of the forum will present the audience with a general strategy and practical action plan for the Korean American community that will enable the community to their voice concerns.
This may be old news to some of you, but in SoHo, there's this store called Saigoniste that sells house wares, and whose "clever" company mascot is a character named Ho Chi Mama. According to the store owner, Ho Chi Mama is "very empowered, [and] very cool", even though she spouts fortune-cookie-like broken English precepts like "Ho Chi Mama say 'Soft glow of tea light turns every dinner into hot date'." If you have a moment, read the NY Times article or sign the petition online and help get this misappropriation of culture changed.
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FORUM
The Presidential Elections and the Korean American Community
Moderated by Shin Sohn, Executive Director of the Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York
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Korean American Open Forum Network
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Monday, February 23, 7:00 PM
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Korean American Association of Greater New York
149 W. 24th St. 6th Fl
New York City
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Sung Ho Kim at 212) 463-9685 or Yu Soung Mun at 718) 460-5600
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The Presidential Election Process and Outlook
- Dong Suk Kim, Executive Director of Korean American Voter's Council Counter Measure and Action Plan
- Yu Soung Mun, Executive Director of YKASEC-Empowering the Korean American Community
The 10th Korean American Open Forum Network Presents "The Presidential Elections and the Korean American Community"
moderated by Shin Sohn, Executive Director of the Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York. The creation of the Korean American Open Forum Network was to address the following:
- To educate Korean-Americans so they may grasp understanding of the various issues that impact our community.
- To facilitate discussion among different opinions.
- To create an atmosphere for Korean Americans to join efforts to advance our community.
The following organizations have made the Korean American Open Forum Network possible. NY/NJ Korean American Social Workers Network, Korean American Family Service Center, NY/NJ Korean American Voters' Council, Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, New York Korean International Students Association, YWCA NYC - Flushing Branch, YKASEC-Empowering the Korean American Community.
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THEATER
Cookin' - The Seoul Sensation
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Previews February 20 - Officially Opens March 7
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The Minetta Lane Theatre
18 Minetta Lane
6th Avenue between Bleecker and W 3rd Street
New York City
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www.cookinnewyork.com
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"Cookin'" has reigned as one of Korea's most popular theatrical productions since it debuted in Seoul three years ago; combining the powerful, percussive beats of traditional Samulnori drumming with slapstick antics, juggling, mime, and whirring kitchen cutlery, "Cookin'" has gone from being a blockbuster hit in its native land to a comic wonder around the world--with six companies on tour around Europe, Asia, and Australia at any given time. The show, featuring four acrobatic chefs preparing a wedding banquet in an atmosphere charged with rivalry and a little romance, been called STOMP meets Jackie Chan on the set of the Iron Chef...and the New York Times called it "A Savory Stew of Skillful, High Energy, Good Fun," while Newsweek called it "Spectacular!"
Groups of 10 or more get preferred seating, and if you have a group of 10, you can even request that a man and a woman in your party be selected to be part of the show, as the "Bride and Groom" who are the lucky recipients of the day's big meal. Performances are Weds. Through Friday at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 2:00, 6:00, and 9:00 pm, and Sundays at 2:00 and 7:00 pm.
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WORKSHOP
Traditional Korean Drums "Poongmul" Workshop
Hosted by leading Poongmul instructor Kim Duk Soo, HanWoolim and KCON, this workshop will talk about Samulnori, fusion music, and Korean culture. The HanWoolim group consists of DukSoo Kim , HyunJin Jang, ChanSun Shin, HanBok Kim, AnJi Park, and DongJu Lee.
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Not a Korean-American event, but it features a Korean-American photographer and its something that may be of interest for those of you interested in Hip-Hop.
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GALLERY EXHIBITION
Work It! Images of Women in Hip-Hop
Curated by Isolde Brielmaier
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February 20th - March 27th
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The Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery
516 West 25th Street Suite 306
New York City
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www.eyejammie.com
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The Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery is pleased to announce Work It! Images of Women in Hip-Hop, a special photographic tribute to the ladies of hip-hop. It is the gallery's featured exhibit for Black History Month (February 2004). The show presents sparkling images of the most prominent women ever to rock a mike, many of these images created by women photographers. Work It! is curated by Isolde Brielmaier, a hip-hop head with a Ph.D. from Columbia University.
"This show is going to blow up the commonly-held misconception that women in hip-hop must be 'bitches' or 'ho's,’” says Ms. Brielmaier. "On the contrary, we'll see women performers in full control of their image and their careers." Work It! showcases photos of female hip-hoppers onstage, in the studio, on the set of music videos and movies, and chilling behind the scenes with their friends, colleagues, and families.
The ladies of Work It! include Sylvia Robinson, Sequence (featuring a young Angie Stone), Roxanne Shante, Sparky D, Salt-N-Pepa, MC Lyte, Jazzy Joyce, Ms. Melodie, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Yo Yo, Lil?Kim, Foxy Brown, Wendy Williams, Aaliyah, Eve, and Missy Elliot, and Lauryn Hill among others. Photographers in the show include Janette Beckman, Sue Kwon, Maggie Trakas, Julie Gueraseva, Diana McClure, Val Wilmer, Charlie Ahearn, Michael Benabib, David Corio, Al Pereira, and Ronnie Wright. "Hip-hop has always been a very male arena," notes Eyejammie's Bill Adler. "Every woman who's ever dared to call herself a rapper deserves some respect. Black History Month provides us with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate their achievements."
Eyejammie is the only fine arts gallery in New York dedicated to the art and photography of hip-hop and is owned and operated by hip-hop veteran Bill Adler.
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LIVE MUSIC
Angela Ai and Jared Rehberg Performing Live
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Asian Professional Extension (APEX)
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Wednesday, February 25th, 7:00 to 10:00 pm
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The Cutting Room
19 West 24th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
New York City
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$18 advance/ $20 at the door.
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apex@apex-ny.org | 212) 748-1225 x10
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www.angelaai.com
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Asian Professional Extension (APEX) is pleased to invite you to enjoy an evening of friends, festivities and live music on Wednesday, February 25, with performances by two amazing Asian-American singer/songwriters, Angela Ai and Jared Rehberg. Have a great time and support a good cause! Come early to take advantage of the open bar generously sponsored by Remy Martin.
Contributions: $18 advance/ $20 at the door. To purchase tickets in advance, go to www.paypal.com and enter apexevents@hotmail.com as the recipient. Your email address will serve as your confirmation of payment at the event. All proceeds will go to APEX, a non-profit organization that seeks to promote the personal and educational development of Asian American youth in New York by providing Asian American adult role models.
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GALLERY EXHIBITION
Crossing the BLVD
At a time when immigration patterns are re-shaping American culture Crossing the BLVD: strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America (Book/Audio CD/Exhibition) shares with its audience the stories, sounds, and images that reveal the human toll of a cold- and post-cold war-world, and pre-and post-9/11 world. Created by EarSay documentary artists and Queens residents, Warren Lehrer and Judith Sloan, Crossing the BLVD intimately portrays the lives of new immigrants and refugees living in Queens, New York < the most ethnically diverse locality in the United States today. Home to the New York airports, Queens, is no longer made up of neatly partitioned ethnic enclaves. Today the choreography of Queens, is a modern-day Ellis Island where residents speak 138 different languages, and where cultures overlap in a choreography of chaotic co-existence. Crossing the BLVD forms a portrait of a paradoxical and ever-shifting America.
Awards: Crossing the BLVD book and audio CD won the 2003 Innovative Use of an Archive Award from the Archivists Round Table of New York for "exploding the paradigms of oral history and reinterpreting them for our multimedia century"; picked for Best Illustrated books, Publisher's Weekly, 2003; Picked by Utne Reader for Best of Independent Culture for Unte Reader's INDIE CULTURE 2004.
Crossing the BLVD exhibition of photographs by Warren Lehrer and sound stations produced by Judith Sloan with compositions by Sloan/Lehrer and Scott Johnson is on view in the second floor Unisphere Gallery through March 28th, 2004. Joan Jonas exhibition; Five Works on view on the first floor.
Part of the Crossing the BLVD events series and exhibition (of photographs, sound stations and Mobile Story Booth) documenting the lives of new immigrants and refugees in Queens, N.Y., the most ethnically diverse locality in the United States.
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HAPPY HOUR
Asian American Professionals' Networking Event
You are cordially invited to another fabulous Asian American Professionals' Networking Event, sponsored by the Asian American Federation of NY and Mercedes-Benz USA. Photos from the previous event will be posted in the "events" gallery shortly at www.asianamericanphilanthropy.org. A $20 donation will be used to support AAFNY projects and services provided to community agencies. Kindly RSVP to by March 1, 2004.
Program includes: Open bar for 3 hours, passed hors d' oeurves, DJ, and raffle prizes. Featuring our member agencies that help serve domestic abuse victims, mainly battered women and children, and provide counseling, shelters, educational classes and advocacy; Korean American Family Service Center, NY Asian Woman's Center and Sakhi for South Asian Women.
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PERFORMANCE
International Sejong Soloists Performance
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Korean Cultural Service and The Korea Times
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Sunday, March 14th 5:30 PM
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Carnegie Hall
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www.carnegiehall.org
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Elissa Lee Koljonen will be performing at at Carnegie Hall with Robert Koenig on Sunday, March 14th. "Koljonen is one of the biggest talents I've heard in years," remarks Stephen Wigler of The Baltimore Sun. Elissa Lee Koljonen is recognized as one of the most celebrated violinists of her generation, having thrilled audiences and critics in more than 100 cities throughout the world. Ms. Koljonen first received international acclaim by becoming the first recipient of the prestigious Henryk Szeryng Founcation Award and silver medalist of the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition. Her playing has been described by the Helsingin Sanomat as "sparkling, sensual and personal." Dan Tucker of the Chicago Tribune writes, "She displayed boundless technique and musicianship," and The Detroit News reports, " ... Koljonen brings to her playing not just assured technique but unflinching purpose and confidence."
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INTERNSHIP
New York Union Semester Fall 2004 Program
The New York Union Semester program is now accepting applications for its fall 2004 program. The deadline to apply is April 15th, 2004. Please spread the word about this exciting opportunity! The New York Union Semester is offered through Queens College/CUNY and provides students with the opportunity to intern at a labor union or community organization in New York City while taking Labor Studies courses at Queens College for a semester. The program is open to all undergraduate majors and post-baccalaureate students. In addition to a $1700 scholarship and a weekly $210 stipend, all participants receive undergraduate or graduate credit for their work.
Internships include a wide range of activities--from organizing to research, to media and communications. A diverse group of unions and organizations have hosted interns, including UNITE!, SEIU, HERE, ACORN and Jobs with Justice. New York Union Semester is an excellent career opportunity for students interested in working for social and economic justice.
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INTERNSHIP
KEEP's 10th Anniversary Celebration
The Korea Exposure & Education Program is now accepting applications for their 2004 summer program to Korea. For the past ten years, KEEP has been building a network of activists committed to empowering the Korean community in the United States. As part of the larger movement for social and economic justice, our goal is to broaden our understanding of and participation in the liberation struggles and unification of the Korean
people. We hope to serve as a catalyst for a new generation of progressive activism and community leadership.
The Korea Exposure & Education Program (KEEP) is jointly administered by Mindullae in Los Angeles (www.mindullae.net) and Nodutdol in New York City (www.nodutdol.com). Participation in KEEP is part of membership development training for Mindullae and Nodutdol. You do not have to be a Mindullae or Nodutdol member to participate in KEEP.
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INTERNSHIP
AFL-CIO Media Outreach Internship
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AFL-CIO
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April 1, 2004
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Nicole Dietz
AFL-CIO
815 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006
ndietz@aflcio.org
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Start Date: June / July, 2004
Duration: Six months to one year (not a summer-long internship)
Salary: $600 per week plus benefits
The AFL-CIO media outreach internship has a dual purpose: (1) to help the AFL-CIO shape the public's opinion of today's unions through media outlets, including making workers' voices and issues heard in all available media forums; (2) to develop people with the skills needed to fill the labor movement's growing need for effective communicators. The intern position is a full-time, year-long opportunity to explore and be part of the dynamic new labor movement while developing specific media outreach skills. While the internship is based in Washington, D.C., it also includes a period of field work in organizing, political and / or legislative work.
Duties include:
- Writing press releases and media advisories;
- Developing new media contacts;
- Monitoring press coverage of unions;
- Helping to stage press conferences and events;
- Helping workers to refine their message and to make their voices heard in the media;
- Coordinating on various AFL-CIO projects including politics, trade, immigration, organizing and legislation.
- Producing background materials for internal and external use.
The media outreach intern should be an effective writer and communicator with a deep interest in addressing issues affecting working people. Previous experience with unions, student labor coalitions, community organizations allied with labor or other labor-related organizations is a plus, but not a requirement.
People of color, bilingual applicants, and women are encouraged to apply. Please send a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications for the position, a resume, and a writing sample (1000 words max) to Nicole Dietz, AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 or e-mail to ndietz@aflcio.org.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Ant Farm Films Call for Submissions
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Ant Farm Films
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February 24th, 2004
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Nodutdol
37-48 61 Street 2Fl, Woodside, Queens.
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Tuition: $200 per 8-week session ($160 for low income)
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submissions@antfarmfilms.net.
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Want to write Sketch Comedy? Ant Farm Films is seeking short comedic scripts to be produced on a low budget basis. If you're a writer and you have a finished comedic script that you would like to submit for consideration, please email it to submissions@antfarmfilms.net.
Please include a cover sheet with your name, phone number, and email address. Submissions should be between 3-8 pages in length, and in .doc, .pdf, .txt or Final Draft format.
While there are no strick guidelines for content, scripts in sketch form (like Saturday Night Live, In Living Color, or Mad TV) would be much appreciated. Deadline for submissions is February 24th, 2004. Note: submission is for consideration only, and does not guarentee your project will be produced by Ant Farm Films.
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