THEATER Walk the Mountain Now thru April 9th 59E59 Theaters 59 East 59th Street between Madison and Park Avenue New York City www.judenarita.com Internationally celebrated monologist Jude Narita comes to 59E59 THEATERS with the NYC premiere of her critically acclaimed solo show, "Walk the Mountain". "Walk the Mountain" powerfully affirms the humanity and spirit of the Vietnamese and Cambodian people while examining the lingering effects of the war in Vietnam. Through this poignant piece, we see how history is distorted by the media and re-written by Hollywood movies, leaving behind a legacy of misinformation. Inspired by Ms. Narita's conversations and interviews with Vietnamese and Cambodian women, "Walk the Mountain" celebrates their lives, joys and sorrows, their courage, and their dreams for the future. Jude Narita's powerful one-woman show "Walk the Mountain," at Highways Performance Space, is an antidote for the commercialism of "Miss Saigon" and a cautionary tale of warfare American-style. On Jerry Browning's stark set, wooden grates are suspended around a central screen on which slides of quotes and photos of real Vietnamese people are flashed. Narita opens with a creation legend, telling of how the mountain spirit and the dragon lord begat offspring that became the Vietnamese. Narita tells of warrior women who led armies against the Chinese and the French. Contemporary female heroes are also portrayed. A female doctor who performed operations without anesthesia ("no-pain medicine") during the "American War" witnesses what may be latent effects of Agent Orange in the grossly deformed babies she delivers. A mother prays for her dead sons. A rebel leader remembers her days in a tiger cage. A young woman recalls turning away from her family to survive. Director Darling Narita (Jude's daughter) gives the material the gravity it requires. Jude Narita's show points out how these people were oppressed by the Chinese, the French, the Japanese and the Americans. By putting faces on the enemy, Narita challenges concepts of Vietnam and the war Americans fought there. --Jana J. Monji, The Los Angeles Times

PANEL DISCUSSION Homeland (In)Security and the U.S. Military: Racism and the James Yee, Bruce Yamashita and Wen Ho Lee Cases Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University Friday, April 7th, 6:00 - 8:00pm Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place Between Bleecker and W 3rd Street New York City www.apa.nyu.edu With the eyes of the U.S. and the world on our troops and the recent renewal of the Patriot Act, A/P/A Institute invites you to explore the clash of patriotism, citizenship and race during times of war and heightened atmospheres of fear. Previously detained Muslim Chaplain, James Yee, U.S. Marine Corps Captain Bruce Yamashita and others come together to tell their stories of citizens' rights and abuses through racial profiling in the military. There will be a special screening of a segment of Christine Choy's film "Agent Yellow," which investigates the recent case of scientist Wen Ho Lee and the McCarthy Era case of scientist Tsien Hsueh-sun. Speakers include: Chaplain James Yee, Muslim chaplain who was detained at Guantanamo Bay with false allegations of disloyalty Professor Jeffrey Bussolini, City University of New York - Graduate Center Bruce Yamashita, U.S. Marine Corp Captain who faced racial discrimination during training Elizabeth Ouyang, Esq., Faculty Fellow at NYU Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program, and civil rights attorney Udi Ofer, Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union's (NYCLU) Bill of Rights Defense Campaign

RALLY A National Day of Action: Rally for Immigrant Rights New York Immigration Coalition Monday, April 10th, 3:00 - 7:00pm Converge at City Hall / Broadway Korean Americans will gather in Manhattan at 2:00pm at 250 Broadway, and in Flushing at 1:00pm at Lippman Plaza to join the main rally www.immigrantsolidarity.org | www.ykasec.org Avideh Moussavian: 212) 627 - 2227 x 244 Angela Lee 212) 627 - 2227 x 229 For information in Korean: YKASEC 718) 460 - 5600 On April 10th, immigrants and their allies are continuing historic mobilizations in Washington, DC and multiple cities to oppose the harsh and unworkable HR 4437 and demand real immigration reform that is comprehensive, respects civil rights, reunites families, protects workers, and offers a path to citizenship for the current undocumented and future immigrants to the US. Recognizing that the USA is a nation of immigrants, join the A-10 NYC Mobilization Network for Immigrant Rights, a group comprised of many community, religious and immigrant rights' groups and labor unions, in a massive rally to: Stop the anti-immigrant House resolution 4437 Stop all attacks against immigrants Stop criminalization of immigrant communities We demand comprehensive immigration reform, including: A path to citizenship, not a temporary guest worker program Family reunification measures Worker protections Full rights for all immigrants!

SCREENING The Beachhead: APA Shorts Make Their Landing Thursday April 13th, 7:30 pm The Imaginasian 239 East 59th Street New York City www.theimaginasian.com Who will be the next Ang Lee? It could be any one of the up and coming Asian American filmmakers featured in this short film series presented by the Asian American Film Lab and The ImaginAsian. See films directed by Sonya Rhee, Matte Chi, Brian Chang, Hyunsuk Kim, and Colin Justin Wan. Q&A will follow the screenings.

COMMUNITY SERVICE yKAN Easter Soup Kitchen Young Korean American Network (yKAN) Saturday, April 15th, 8:30am - 12:00pm Father's Heart Ministry 545 East 11th Street between Avenue A and B New York City www.ykan.org | community@ykan.org yKAN would like to extend an invitation to our members to volunteer at the Father's Heart Ministry in the East Village. They are looking for 20-25 people to volunteer Saturday morning April 15th to serve the community. They will be cooking eggs, serving food, cleaning tables, distributing grocery bags, traffic control both indoors and outdoors and much more. No special skills needed, just a desire to help The Father's Heart Ministries is a faith-based 501(c)3 not-for-profit ministry. This ministry was created to demonstrate God's love through practical expressions of compassion. They include feeding over 600 people weekly, providing them with literacy, job training, and life skills classes. We have developed various programs to enable them to become self-sufficient, to treat each other with love and respect and to begin serving their community. Through a unique blend of compassion ministries, practical training and classroom instruction we are addressing the special needs of immigrants, unskilled workers, unemployed, illiterate and those without social or family support. "Our goal is to empower individuals to support themselves and to get off the food line."

SCREENING Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) Sunday, April 16th, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00pm The Peter Jay Sharp Building BAM Rose Cinemas 30 Lafayette Avenue between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street Brooklyn www.bam.org | www.memoriesofmurder.co.kr Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) (2003) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 129 min Directed by Bong Joon-ho Starring Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, and Kim Roe-ha Kim A police procedural like no other, [the film] has the epic aura of a sociographic novel, but you won't see a less pretentious movie this year. Set in 1986 and loosely based on what's been called South Korea's first serial-killer case...It's an altogether remarkable piece of work, deepening the genre while whipping its skin off. --Michael Atkinson. Part of "Village Voice: Best Films of 2005": As a busy film-goer, how do you find time to see some of the best (and most overlooked) films of the year? The Village Voice's Best of 2005 series at BAM, that's how! The films in this series are selected from the annual Village Voice Take 7 poll, and feature a strong showing of Asian films (including work from favorites Tsai Ming-liang and Hou Hsiao-hsien) as well as a one-two punch from indie minimalist Andrew Bujalski.

GALA The Korean American Family Service Center 17th Anniversary Gala Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC) Saturday, April 22nd Cocktails at 6:30pm Dinner at 8:00pm Dancing 'til Midnight The Astoria World Manor Grand Ballroom 25-22 Astoria Boulevard Astoria, New York www.kafsc.org The Korean American Family Service Center cordially invites you to its 17th Anniversary Gala hosted by WNBC, News Channel 4 reporter Vivian Lee with guest speaker Jun Choi, mayor of Edison, New Jersey. RSVP by Friday, April 14th. Founded in 1989, the Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC) is nonprofit organization that provides bilingual counseling, advocacy and education to families, women, men, children and youth in the New York tri-state area. The Center works to help end domestic violence, resolve conflict, and develop healthy family and peer relationships. KAFSC empowers individuals affected by domestic violence, as well as raising awareness and educating the community at large about domestic violence specific to Korean Americans.

SPOKEN WORD NewSpeak Slam II Saturday, April 22nd, 6:00pm Aratani / Japan America Theatre 244 South San Pedro Street Los Angeles, California Pre-Sale: $15 (General Admission) $25 VIP At Door: $18 (General Admission) $30 VIP www.projektnewspeak.com | www.xanga.com/projektnewspeak projektnewspeak@gmail.com The NewSpeak SLAM! is an Asian American SLAM Poetry Showcase and competition that features up and coming Asian American spoken word, musical and theatrical talent. It is currently the main production of Projekt NewSpeak. Spoken word poetry is an art form in which poetry is performed to the masses, and SLAM is a competition of spoken word poets. Spoken word poetry is a theatrical performance in which stories of movement, struggle, love, pain, encouragement and inspiration is told through a medium that cannot be categorized. The NewSpeak SLAM! is the venue in which spoken word artists compete for the NewSpeak SLAM! champion title and prize. Our aim through the NewSpeak SLAM! is to showcase and support talented emerging artists in the Asian American community and beyond. The NewSpeak SLAM! has a specific goal of searching and exposing the best spoken word artists and talented performers. The Contestants: Edren Sumagaysay, Zero 3 Dumbfoundead, Jeet Kune Flow Liza Gesuden, 2006 FPAC Slam Champion Johneric Concordia, Host of Tuesday Night Cafe Justin Nakasone David Kim, Kaos/Project Blowed Poetry Team Damnyo, Da Poetry Lounge The Special Guests: Skim, 2005 NewSpeak SLAM! Champion PK, Host of Kollaboration and the Laugh Factory DJ K-Sly, 100.3 the Beat, Dance 360, and Steve Harvey's Big Time Shihan the Prototype, Resident Performer of Russell Simmon's & HBO's Def Poetry Jam Next Phaze, Acapella / R&B David Tran, Folk Singer / Tuesday Night Cafe

FORUM KACF Inter-Community Collaborative Forum I Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) Monday, May 1st, 12:30 - 5:30pm Baruch College, City University of New York One Bernard Baruch Way New York City www.kacfny.org | forum@kacfny.org KACF has recently received grant funding from the Ford Foundation to identify and support inter-ethnic community development initiatives within transitioning neighborhoods in New York City. Such transitions may include immigration, gentrification, business-resident relations and changes in land use policies and demographics that may fuel tensions between various ethnic stakeholders. An initial step in formulating a small grants program will be to host the first in a series of brainstorming sessions for our inter-ethnic partners. KACF cordially invites you to the kick-off forum for this exciting new opportunity to build practical relationships across ethnicities to address neighborhood change within New York City's dynamic communities. Speakers include: Mr. Bong Hwan Kim, Executive Director, Pasadena Neighborhood Housing Services Commissioner Guillermo Linares, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Panel Discussion: Mr. Miguel Garcia, Acting Deputy Director of Community & Resource Development Unit, Ford Foundation Mr. Darwin Davis, President & CEO, New York Urban League Ms. Lillian Rodriguez-Lopez, President, Hispanic Federation Mr. Cao O, Executive Director, Asian American Federation of NY Breakout Sessions: Relationship Between Inter-Community "Relations" & Community "Economic Development" (Facilitator: Mr. Ben Butler) Actual & Potential NGO/CBO Collaborations (Facilitator: Dr. Hector R. Cordero-Guzman) Examples of Models & Services (Best Practices) to Multi-cultural / Diverse Populations (Facilitator: Dr. Tarry Hum)

SCREENING The Promise (Wu Ji) See below Monday, May 1st, 9:30pm AMC Loews Lincoln Square 12 1998 Broadway at 68th Street New York City Wednesday, May 3rd, 6:00pm Regal Cinemas Battery Park 5 102 North End Avenue at Vesey Street New York City www.tribecafilmfestival.org | www.tfmdistribution.com/wuji/accueil.html The Promise (Wu Ji) (2005) (New York Premiere) China/Hong Kong/Japan/South Korea, Mandarin w/ English subtitles, color, 103 min Directed by Chen Kaige Starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Jang Dong-Gun, Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas Tse, Liu Ye, and Chen Hong In an ancient kingdom, a little girl stalks her war-ravaged land, wrestles a bun out of a dead soldier's hand, and thwarts a pint-sized soldier who tries to take it away from her. Impressed, the Goddess Manshen (Chen Hong) appears and offers the girl a Faustian bargain: she will never go hungry again, if she agrees to lose every man she ever loves. Twenty years later, Princess Qingcheng (Cecilia Cheung) is the toast of the kingdom and beloved by three men: General Guangming, Master of the Crimson Armor (Hiroyuki Sanada, star of The Twilight Samurai), his slave Kundun, a fleet-footed sprinter from the Land of the Snow (Jang Dong-Gun, star of Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War), and the evil conqueror Wuhuan (Chinese pop star Nicholas Tse), who has a fondness for bird cages and feathers. He has his own slave from the Land of the Snow, the mysterious assassin Snow Wolf (Liu Ye), who wears the only cloak that can break Manshen's spell. In his first foray into high-flying martial arts fantasy, Chen Kaige (Farewell, My Concubine) employs a stellar multi-national cast and the biggest budget in the history of Chinese film production. In addition to this, the film features cinematography by Peter Pau (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), stunts by Hong Kong action choreographer Dion Lam (The Matrix trilogy), delirious production design by Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and costumes by Yip and Kimiya Masago, and enough CG animation to command a herd of stampeding buffalo. Copresented with Asian CineVision. - Ann Lewinson

CAREER EXPO The 5th Annual Asian Diversity Career Expo Friday, May 5th, 10:00am - 4:00pm Madison Square Garden 32nd Street and 7th Avenue New York City Free online pre-registration: www.adiversity.com/events Attend the largest career event for Asian Americans, the Annual Asian Diversity Career Expo. Visit www.adiversity.com for current job listings on our candidate job board. Presenting sponsor is The New York Times. Be sure to pre-register on line for opportunities to have on site interviews. Free online pre-registration (must bring registration confirmation). On site registration is $10. On-site registration will be closed when venue capacity is reached. Event Highlights: Meet recruiters from prestigious companies Attend career related workshops Find companies looking for people to work in Asia Get a free personal resume critique from resume-writing experts Pre-register on-line to be contacted for on-site interviews Exhibitors: Partial list of confirmed exhibitors (visit www.adiversity.com for the latest list) Bear Stearns California Department of Corrections Choice Hotels International CIA Consolidated Edison Costco Wholesale DaimlerChrysler Empire BlueCross BlueShield Enterprise Rent-A-Car Johnson & Johnson KPMG Merrill Lynch Procter & Gamble Starbucks Time Warner Cable Verizon Information Services

GOLF OUTING The Inaugural APALA / KABA / SABA Golf Outing Korean-American Bar Association of New Jersey (KABA-NJ), The South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey (SABA-NJ), and The Asian Pacific American Lawyers of New Jersey (APALA-NJ) Monday, May 15th, 10:30am - 8:00pm Golf Schedule 10:30am Registration begins 12:15pm Shotgun Start Dinner Guests 4:30pm Swing clinic starts 6:00pm Dinner Architects Golf Club Lopatcong, New Jersey www.apalanj.com | www.kabanewjersey.org www.thearchitectsclub.org Korean-American Bar Association of New Jersey (KABA-NJ) along with the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey (SABA-NJ), and the Asian Pacific American Lawyers of New Jersey (APALA-NJ) are holding a golfing event on May 15th at the Architects Golf Club. This is an event that cannot be missed! Bring clients, co-workers, and friends to enjoy a wonderful day of golf and to show your support for the New Jersey Asian-American legal community. $175/golfer: Includes: Gift bag, box lunch, 18 holes of golf with cart, range balls, yardage book, casual dinner, raf! fle ticket, and the chance to win a Mercedes-Benz with a hole in one! $40/dinner guest: (For those who do not wish to play golf -- you may come for the dinner only). Includes: a pre-dinner swing clinic with a PGA professional, access to practice facilities and range balls, casual dinner, and raffle ticket.