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March 08th 2004: Issue 04
Living in a city like New York, your life can be busy. With all of the birthday/going away/friends in town/work appointments you need to attend, who has free time? Well it is once again election year, and I would strongly recommend that you take just a few minutes out of your busy life, you socialite you, and register to vote--especially those of you who still have your permanent residencies listed where your moms and pops live so you can save on taxes. How? I'm glad you asked. Online! It takes but only a few minutes at https://ssl.capwiz.com/congressorg/nvra/. And when it comes time to vote, you can even vote absentee and not even have to go to the polling site. How about that? Your vote counts! We need to show lawmakers that the Korean community can be critical voting bloc that they can't afford to brush aside anymore.
Also, need a professional 'do makeover, but your wallet has been taking a beating lately? For today and tommorrow only, Bumble and Bumble is offering Free Haircuts and Products Samples for new hair models.
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READING
Cupcake Reading Series featuring Suki Kim and her new novel The Interpreter
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Tuesday, March 9th, 7:30 pm
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266 Broome Street at Allen Street
New York City
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Free!
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www.sukikim.com
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The Cupcake Reading Series is a free monthly reading series featuring New York's best women writers. They generally taking place the 2nd Tuesday of every month. People arrive around 7:00pm to meet up and socialize and readings begin at 7:30pm.
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Kim earns the small, beautiful shiver of sadness...that speaks succinctly of memory, pain, isolation and regret.
— Katherine Dieckmann, The New York Times Book Review
Fascinating ...a seductive allegory spun out in appropriately broken prose, that figures translation as detective work..
— Mark Rozzo, Los Angeles Times
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Suki Kim, author of the critically acclaimed novel The Interpreter, was born and raised in South Korea and
came to New York at the age of thirteen. Her writing has appeared in The New York Review of Books, The New
York Times, The Boston Globe, and Newsweek. She is a graduate of Barnard College and lives in Manhattan.
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HAPPY HOUR
Talk Tuesday
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NAAAP-NY, OCA-NY, and CAPA and yKAN
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Tuesday March 9th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Zanza Bar and Restaurant
237 Sullivan
New York City
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See below.
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You are cordially invited to Talk Tuesday on March 9, 2004 with the New
York chapters of the National Association of Asian American Professionals
(NAAAP-NY), Organization of Chinese Americans-NY (OCA- NY), Coalition of
Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) and young Korean American Network (yKAN).
Talk Tuesdays connect numerous Asian American groups in the New York
metropolitan area. It's a great networking opportunity! Reservations are not
required.
For more information, contact:
NAAAP-NY: TalkTuesday@naaapny.org or www.naaapny.org
OCA-NY: Renee Tang at reneetang@yahoo.com or www.ocanatl.org
CAPA: Sharon Crame at scrame@capaonline.org or www.capaonline.org
yKAN: Jayne Jun at jayne@ykan.org or www.ykan.org
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HAPPY HOUR
Korean-American Jaycees Kor-ting event
What Is Kor-Ting? A dating event for Korean-American professionals between the ages of 25-35. Happy Hour + Speed Dating + Matching Hearts Game combined into one event. Run and organized by fellow Korean-American professionals. Any and all net income generated from Kor-Ting will be used towards supporting the Korean-American arts community.
Schedule of Events
| 6:30 - 7:30 |
Registration - Complimentary food and drinks |
| 7:30 - 8:30 |
Kor-Ting Speed Dating - Guaranteed to meet eight people for five-minute dates. |
| 8:30 - 11:00 |
Kor-Ting Party With Matching Hearts Game - It's a party! Play the Matching Hearts Game, the ultimate ice-breaker. Find the person with your matching number for valuable prizes including home decoration products by P&L valued at over $300 and our Grand Prize, a Romantic Getaway To The Caribbean! Still lost? Too shy to make the first move? Official Kor-Ting Cupids will make the introductions so that you can comfortably meet and converse with that someone special. |
Space is limited so sign-up early! Walk-ins are welcome for speed dating and are subject to space availability. Pre-registration is highly recommended. Receive a 50% discount by pre-registering. Register by February 28th to receive event discount. Visit www.kor-ting.com for registration. Questions? Email info@kor-ting.com. Join the premier organization for young Korean-Americans. Visit http://www.kajaycees.com.
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FORUM
Who Killed Lee Kyung-hae?
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The Korea Exposure & Education Program (KEEP)
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March 12, 7:00pm
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Hunter College
695 Park Avenue at 69th Street
West Building Rm 217
New York City
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John Choe, 718-578-8248
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www.keep.org
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The Korea Exposure & Education Program (KEEP) is presenting a community forum and interactive cultural performance commemorating the death of Lee Kyung-hae, the Korean farmer who became a martyr in the WTO Ministerial
Meeting at Cancun, Mexico last year. This event will connect issues of neo-liberal trade policy with the struggles of farmers around the world. The KEEP forum will feature an interactive drama, titled "Who Killed Lee Kyung-hae?" which will investigate the major and minor players who now determine the fate of farmers around the world. In addition, there will be spoken word artists and cultural performers.
Endorsed and cosponsored by United for Peace & Justice (UFPJ) NY, Food Not Bombs, Corean American Network for Democracy and Unification (CANDU), Center for Immigrant Families, CUNY Graduate Center Korean Student Coalition,
Free CUNY, Third World Newsreel, MINJOK.COM, Congress for Korean Reunification (CKR) NY, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development.
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PERFORMANCE
Global Beat of the Boroughs: Korea
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Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) with the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association
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Sunday, March 14th, 1:00pm and 5:00pm
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Symphony Space
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York City
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1st Program: $10, $5 Children
2nd Program: $26, $21 Members of CTMD, Symphony Space, World Music Institute and WNYC, Seniors, Children, Students
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www.ctmd.org/pages/gbbkorea.html
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Global Beat of the Boroughs, a Concert Series Celebrating the Music and Dance Traditions of New York City's Immigrant Cultural Communities is organized by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD), formerly the Ethnic Folk Arts Center. Their mission is to celebrate and strengthen the practice of traditional performing arts, affirming the value of diversity as an essential component of our national identity. CTMD develops performance and educational programs of music and dance indigenous to the ethnic communities of the New York region, including concerts, festivals, audio and video productions, concert tours, technical assistance, collaborative projects and consultations with artists, cultural activists and with educational and cultural institutions.
On Sunday, March 14th, starting at 1:00 PM CTMD will be hosting a series of shows showcasing tradition Korean performances:
- 1:00pm: Sounds of Korea Family Program - Sounds of Korea will present an interactive program introducing Korean folk music, changgo drumming and dance to family audiences.
- 5:00pm: Yi Mae Bang Master of the Salp'uri with Sounds of Korea - Master Yi Mae Bang was designated a "Living National Treasure" in Korea for his mastery of the "spirit cleansing" dance. New York based Sounds of Korea will perform changgo drumming, folk harvest dances and elegant Buddhist drum dances.
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PERFORMANCE
Seoul Pops Orchestra Tour America
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American Chamber of Commerce in Korea / Korea National Tourism Organization
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Monday, March 22nd, 7:30pm
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The Alice Tully Hall
Lincoln Center Plaza
Broadway and 65th Street
New York City
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www.lincolncenter.org
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The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea is pleased to invite you to the "Seoul Pops Orchestra Tour America" to be performed in 10 cities in the U.S. from March 5th to March 22nd. Sponsored by: POSCO / Samsung Electronics Ltd / Hyundai Motor Company / Hanwha Group
Purpose of Event
The Tour has been put together in an effort to showcase Korea's advanced culture and economy through the medium of music. This will be a valuable opportunity to brand Korea and highlight the long history of cooperation and partnership between the U.S. and Korea as close security allies and strong trade partners. A visual of Korea will be shown during the concert, recapturing the progression of Korean democracy and economy and America's participation in writing that history. Through this cultural outreach program, we would like to express Korea's appreciation for America's sacrifices in introducing democracy to Korea and for the economic cooperation over the past half century that have helped build Korea into the modern cosmopolitan country it is today.
Music Genre
The Seoul Pops Orchestra, featuring the musical talents of Chang Sa-ik and Park Eugene, will entertain the audience with music ranging from classical, jazz, and popular soundtracks to traditional and modern Korean genres, highlighted with visuals of Korea's advanced culture and economy.
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CONFERENCE
AAJA East Coast Journalism Mini-Conference
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Asian American Journalists Association New York
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Saturday, March 27, 2004, 10:00am - 5:00pm
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Hilton New York, Concourse A
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York City
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Before March 15:
AAJA 2004 Members - pre-registration without lunch: $35
AAJA 2004 Members - pre-registration with lunch: $50
Non-members - pre-registration without lunch: $50
Non-members - pre-registration with lunch: $65
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www.acteva.com/go/aaja-n
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This year's Asian American Journalists Association New York East Coast Journalism Mini-Conference wants to help journalists with three or more years of experience learn how to make the next career move. Trade in a reporter's notepad for an editor's chair; make the leap from a small market to the big times; or just get pointers on how to stay in the news game. Come and learn from the pros. The early registration is less than two weeks away. The event, to be held on March 27 in New York City, will feature some of the most respected journalists in the industry.
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SCREENING
Obaltan (The Stray Bullet)
Speaker: Kelly Jeong, Assistant Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, English
Obaltan, a classic of Korean cinema, depicts the life of a public accountant, who struggles with money and the social upheavals of a changing society. Burdened with the responsibility of supporting a mentally troubled mother, malnourished pregnant wife, troublesome younger brother and a sister who is prostituting herself to American soldiers, he cannot even afford to visit the dentist and find a cure for his constant toothache. (Korea, 1961, 105 minutes).
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COMEDY
The Tina Kim Show at the New York Comedy Club
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Thursday, April 8th, 9:00pm
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New York Comedy Club
Main Showroom
241 East 24th Street between 2nd and 3rd Ave
New York City
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$10 at the door with reservations - rsvp to tkrsvp@yahoo.com. $15 without reservations. Comedy club also has 2 drink minimum.
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www.tinakim.com
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Tina Kim, who recently has had a one hour documentary shot by KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) about her, will be doing jokes from her usual show, talking with the audience, and talking about her experience in Scotland last year at the New York Comedy Club. She says "It will be fun fun fun night!!" She will also have CD's with her that night to sell for only $10.00 and will sign them.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
27th Asian American International Film Festival Call For Entry Screenplay Competition
The 27th AAIFF is now accepting screenplay submissions for its 4th annual Screenplay Competition. Screenplays must not have been produced or optioned before and [one of the] writer[s] must be of Asian decent. Previous winners include Eric Lin for Kilgore, Grace Rowe for Seoul to America, and Mike Kang for The Motel, which participated in the 2003 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. A staged reading of the winning screenplay will be presented at the festival in addition to other prizes.
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PROGRAM
The Labor/Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles Accepting Applications
The Labor/Community Strategy Center is currently accepting applications for our National School for Strategic Organizing, which is a project of the Strategy Center, a multiracial, anticorporate think tank/act tank, based in Los Angeles. The School is rooted in the Strategy Center's long-term organizing campaigns that demand comprehensive, structural and increasingly international solutions to the problems of urban poverty, racism, environmental degradation, and the escalating attacks on workers, women, peoples of color and immigrants
They are strongly encouraging applicants with Korean language proficiency to help build their Koreatown Organizing work along with Grandma Kim, a leader/organizer in the Bus Riders Union. Tammy Bang Luu, of the Strategy Center, will be in NYC March 8th - 16th and could meet with folks who are interested in applying. Read the KoreAm article (April 2003) on Grandma Kim.
The program runs from July 1st through December 23, 2004. Participants will be involved in the following:
- Flagship organizing campaign, "Fight Transit Racism with the Bus Riders Union" to implement our civil rights legal victory
- Classes on political and organizing theory
Other work in which organizers-in-training may be involved include:
- Global Warming/Climate Justice and Public Health Campaign
- Community Graphics and Make History Media Project
- Organizing Through Political Theatre
- Community Rights Campaign
The National School accepts classes of up to 5 students. Applicants with Spanish and/or Korean language proficiency and prior organizing experience are strongly encouraged to apply. Assistance is provided in the form of:
- A weekly stipend
- A limited number of housing scholarships
- Passes for public transportation
- Healthcare for the duration of the program
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
Office / Account Manager
Responsibilities include overseeing all accounting functions , general office duties and trouble-shooting computer problems. Basic knowledge in Mac. Computers required. Accounting background is not necessary, but plus. Please e-mail your cover letter and a resume to job@kino.com.
Kino International was founded in 1977 as a theatrical distribution company specializing in classics and foreign language art films. The company began operation with a license to handle theatrical distribution of the Janus Collection, a library containing over 100 important European and Asian art films of the 40s, 50s and 60s, including La Strada, The Rules Of The Game and Rashomon. Although Kino has grown considerably since then, we still are pleased to represent 35mm theatrical distribution for this great collection, which in some ways set the standard for all that has followed.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
Membership and Recruitment Coordinator
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Nodutdol for Korean Community Development
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March 31th, 2004
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Nodutdol for Korean Community Development
37-48 61st Street, 2nd floor
Woodside, NY 11377
718) 335-0419
nodutdol@egroups.com
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Nodutdol for Korean Community Development is seeking an experienced and qualified consultant to coordinate the development and institutionalization systems of recruitment, development and accountability for our membership.
Nodutdol mission is to promote the unity and self-determination of the New York Korean community through grassroots organizing and the development of community-based institutions in New York. Nodutdol seeks to bridge divisions of war, nation, gender, class, language and generation amongst Koreans and empower our community to address the inequalities we and other people of color face here and abroad. To advance our mission, Nodutdol works in collaboration with other people of color and workers organizations as part of a larger movement for progressive social change. Through our three program areas - Community Education, Community Health and Korea Solidarity - we seek to meet the immediate needs of our community and, at the same time, address the root causes of these needs and develop long-term solutions. Timeframe: To begin as soon as possible and last for 6-12 months. Applications must be able to begin work before the summer 2004.
Consultant Responsibilities:
- Develop and institutionalize systems of recruitment, development and
accountability for Nodutdol's Organizing Committee (primary leadership
body.)
- Develop and institutionalize systems of recruitment, development and
accountability for Nodutdol's General Membership.
- Coordinate the evaluation of the above work and make recommendation
for the best method to assure its continuation(continued position, new
hire,
train volunteers).
- Train new membership recruitment and development coordinator(s)
(paid or volunteer).
Skills and Experience required:
- Has experience working in the Korean Community.
- Has experience working in progressive grassroots organizations,
particularly in membership/volunteer recruitment and development.
- Is committed to Nodutdol's mission.
- Has the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Has communication, conflict resolution and facilitation skills and a
sense of humor.
- Is preferably bilingual in Korean and English.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
Bi-lingual Network Administrator and Engineer
Samsung Networks America is looking to hire a bi-lingual network admininstrator and engineer, for immediate
staffing in New Jersey. 2-4 years experience is acceptable.
Job description
- Administration LAN/WAN environment including IPVPN, VoIP, DS1, DS3, OC3 composed of Cisco and others from
Canada to Brazil
- Fully communicate with our H.Q's engineers in Korea by written and spoken Korean
- Troubleshooting with Carriers in U.S.A and some
South America.
Skills required
- Configured VoIP using E&M, T1, FX, etc
- Configured Campus LAN using Cisco 6509, 6506, 5505, 7513, 3660, etc.
- Concept of DS3, OC3, DS1, T3, E1, E3, etc
- Understand the concept of IP network including IP address scheme
- Concept of IP routings including BGP, IGP, OSPF, EIGRP(Cisco), etc
- Understand network security and functions
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