CONCERT Seoul Meets Mannheim at Carnegie Hall Tuesday, April 19th, 8:00pm Isaac Stern Auditorium Carnegie Hall 57th Street and 7th Avenue New York City FREE Carnegie Hall | Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts | Seoul National University The orchestra is comprised of 60 students from Seoul National University, College of Music and 60 students from the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts. They will perform a program consisting of Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" and Richard Strauss's "Also sprach Zarathustra" under the direction of Maestro Klaus Arp, Mannheim, former chief conductor of the SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, one of Germany's leading orchestras and Maestro Hun Joung Lim, music director of the Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, one of Korea's finest orchestras. The Seoul-Mannheim Philharmonic Orchestra was formed by leading concert violinist Min Kim, who is Dean of the College of Music, Seoul National University and Music Director of the Korean Chamber Ensemble and Prof. Rudolf Meister, Rector of Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts, one of Germany's leading concert pianists and piano teachers. Kim developed strong ties to Germany where he received a degree from the Hochschule f? Musik in Hamburg. Each year the students of either Korea or Germany travel to the other's country to rehearse and perform in this joint orchestra. The bond of friendship between the two countries was formed over a century ago and has continued through their mutual love for music. To celebrate this friendship the orchestra is carrying their tradition to Carnegie Hall following their performances in Germany.

ANNOUNCEMENT Asian American Vote 2004 - New Exit Poll Report Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) Wednesday, April 20th, 11:00am 99 Hudson Street 14th floor at Franklin Street New York City www.aaldef.org On Wednesday, April 20th, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund will release new findings from its national multilingual exit poll of almost 11,000 Asian American voters in the November 2004 Presidential Election, the largest nonpartisan survey of its kind in the nation. AALDEF's new 24-page publication, "The Asian American Vote 2004: A Report on the Multilingual Exit Poll in the 2004 Presidential Election", provides a snapshot of the voter preferences of Asian Americans in 20 cities in 8 states: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Detailed information will be given on the following topics: Vote for president and most important issue influencing choice of candidates Party enrollment First-time voters Top immigrants' rights issues Foreign-born vs. native-born voters   Citizenship tenure (duration) Main source of news Ethnicity English proficiency Use of bilingual ballots Voting barriers AALDEF's multilingual exit polls reveal vital information about Asian American voting patterns that is often overlooked in mainstream voter surveys. AALDEF has conducted exit polls of Asian American voters in every major election since 1988. The 2004 multilingual exit poll was conducted in 23 Asian languages and dialects. AALDEF worked with several community groups to mobilize 1,200 attorneys, law students, and volunteers to conduct the multilingual exit poll and to monitor polling places for incidents of voter discrimination. The speakers will be Margaret Fung, Executive Director, Glenn D. Magpantay, Staff Attorney and Nancy W. Yu, Policy Analyst.

HAPPY HOUR KALCA Spring Happy Hour Korean American League for Civic Action (KALCA) Thursday, April 21st, 6:30 - 8:30pm PS 450 Lounge/Bar 450 Park Avenue South between East 30th and 31st Streets New York City www.kalca.org This is a great opportunity to meet members and other friends of our growing network of Asian Pacific Americans dedicated to promoting civic participation. The Korean American League for Civic Action is a non-partisan, non-profit community organization dedicated to promoting the civic participation of Korean Americans and Asian Pacific Americans. KALCA strives to accomplish its goals through leadership development, education and advocacy programs on behalf of the community. Kindly RSVP for this event at rsvp@kalca.org.

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Superstar Mr. Gam (Shupeoseuta Gam Sa-yong) Korean Culture Service Thursday, April 28, 6:30 pm Korean Cultural Service 460 Park Avenue 6th Floor at 57th Street New York City www.koreanculture.org Superstar Mr. Gam (Shupeoseuta Gam Sa-yong) (2004) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 113 min Directed by Jong-hyeon Kim Starring Seo Yun Jin, Su Lee Bom, Yu Gong In today's "win win win" mentality, this 2004 film about a continual "loser" touched the hearts of Korean audiences. Beom-soo Lee portrays a real-life Korean baseball player, Sa-yong Gam. Gam was the losing pitcher of the 1982 Sammi Superstars, the worst of Korea's original six professional baseball teams. The film was praised for faithfully recreating the culture of the 1980s, when professional baseball was first taking root in Korea. Superstar Mr. Gam (also called Mr. Gam's Victory) was described in the Korean press as "a film full of optimism and hope. The film presents the right combination of sentiment and humor to tell the story of Gam as he fights through the odds to keep his dream alive." (Korea Times) Beom-soo Lee was also praised for his bittersweet performance as Sa-yong Gam. Ms. Hyun-Ock Im will give a brief introduction before the film and lead a discussion session afterwards. Admission is free for this non-ticketed event. The film is in Korean with English subtitles.

CAREER FAIR 4th Annual Asian Diversity Career Expo Friday, May 6th, 10:00am - 4:00pm Madison Square Garden 7th Ave and 32nd Street New York City www.adiversity.com 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. Event Highlights: Utilize Dell's Free Cyber Cafe Attend career related workshops Companies looking for people to work in Asia Meet with recruiters from prestigious companies and get hired Get free personal resume critique session with resume writing experts Exhibitors: Partial list of confirmed exhibitors (visit www.adiversity.com for the latest list) Bank of America Dell Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Healthfirst Primerica Financial Services Bear Stearns & Co., Inc Pepsi Co. FDIC AT&T United States Secret Service Kiss Products, Inc Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC USAREC-MOPS Army Starcom Worldwide National Instruments Time Warner Cable The Procter & Gamble Company

EXHIBITIONS / PERFORMANCES Asians in America: Metaphors of Change Saturday and Sunday, May 7th and 8th, various times American Museum of Natural History 79th Street and Central Park West New York City www.amnh.org/programs/special/global As part of the American Museum of Natural of Natural History's Global Weekends series, on Saturday and Sunday May 7th and 8th they will present the special program "Asians in America: Metaphors of Change". Saturday will explore the experience of Cambodian refugees and the larger immigrant perspective through the "Refugee Experience" and Sunday will focus on the "Immigrant Experience". Highlights include: Growing Up Cambodian American, Saturday 2:15pm This panel considers the challenges of balancing Cambodian traditions with contemporary American life. Panelists include producer/director Julie Mallozzi, members of the Angkor Dance Troupe, and medical sociologist Leakhena Nou, Ph.D. Angkor Dance Troupe, Saturday 3:30 - 4:30pm With exquisite costumes and props, the Angkor Dance Troupe performs classical and folk dances of Cambodia including contemporary variations. Asian Immigration, Past and Present, Sunday 1:45 - 3:00pm This panel discussion explores the history of Asian immigration, including post-9/11 experiences. Panelists include Deepa Iyer, South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow; Stan Mark, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund; and Bryan Pu-Folkes, New Immigrant Community Empowerment. Moderated by Madhulika Khandelwal, Asian American Center, Queens College. ArchipelaGo! performance by SLANT, Sunday 3:00 - 4:00pm This theatrical romp is a fun musical tribute to Asian emigrants. The three members of SLANT share Filipino family cooking stories, songs of Japanese-American internment camps, and a Chinese great-grandfather's monologue on detainment on Angel Island.

FESTIVAL 26th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) Sunday, May 8th, 12:00 - 6:00pm Union Square Park Near 17th Street New York City www.capaonline.org Imagine yourself surrounded by over a hundred information tables of all kinds - advocacy groups, arts organizations, social clubs, professional associations, social service agencies, vendors, food stands, arts & crafts tables, even fortune tellers and Mhendi tatoo artists. A children's program is going on in one corner, and a mini-film fest is screening in a tent in another. At one end of the park is a demonstration area where martial artists are exhibiting their skills. On the other end is a performance stage where traditional and contemporary musicians and dancers are putting on a show. And all around you are thousands of people sharing and celebrating their culture and heritage. If you can picture this, then you are at the Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival. The Festival provides a stage for creative expression, a venue for community organizations to share their services, and exposure to thousands of individuals in one day. Festival Programs Throughout the day, various programs are presented to highlite Asian Pacific American Hedritage. These include Martial Arts demonstrations, Arts & Crafts tables, a Children's Program, a Theme Exhibit, a Performance Stage, a Mini-Film Festival and Information Booths from a over a hudred different organizations. History of the Heritage Festival Beginning in 1979 with only 25 organizations participating, the Festival has grown to over a hundred booths featuring Asian foods, exhibits and information. The more than 20 stage performances scheduled throughout the day have in the past included traditional Korean, Chinese, Indian, and Filipino dancing, taiko (Japanese drumming), Vietnamese and Polynesian music and dance, modern dance, and jazz, folk, classical and rock music. In recent years, the Festival has honored the achievements of Asian Pacific Americans in specific fields of endeavor, including music, literature, film and sports. The Coalition has successfully held Festivals both at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park and at Union Square Park.

SCREENING Wet Sand: Voices From LA Monday, May 9th, 10:00pm WNET / Thirteen www.twotigers.org Wet Sand: Voices From LA (2003) USA, 59 minutes, video, color, English, Spanish and Korean with English subtitles Directed by: Dai Sil Kim-Gibson Documentary Wet Sand, in exploring the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest, presents lives forever transformed by it and lays bare deeply rooted flaws of American society. The film captures the resiliency of the communities struggling to prevent "the fire next time" and fighting for the "unrealized hope, America." Mrs. Jung Hui Lee who lost her only son during the upheaval says, "Unity is like holding wet sand tightly in your hand. If you hold a fistful of wet sand, it becomes one big lump. But if the sand dries, it will slip out through your fingers until there is nothing left." Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, who made Sa-I-Gu (April 29), about the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest and one of few films about one of the largest urban upheavals in American history, kept in touch with her interviewees, learning that the voices of victims have been largely silenced and people moved on believing that things were getting better. Roughly a decade after that tragic event, she listens to the victims' voices again. "The best film by far I've ever seen about the 1992 riots. It was emotional, analytical, provocative, educational, and balanced. [Wet Sand] did what no one else has done, which is to see the tragedy of the riots from the different perspectives of the various communities in South Los Angeles. The images worked. Telling the stories in three languages worked. The sub-titles worked. Everything worked! Everyone should see it." - Lou Cannon, Author of Official Negligence (How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD), and former Los Angeles Bureau Chief for the Washington Post at the time of the Los Angeles upheaval

COMPETITION Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) Must be received by July 1st, winner will be announced by September 1st, 2005 www.aefdc.org The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) will announce the establishment of the AEF Robert T. Matsui Annual Writing Competition, in honor of Congressman Robert T. Matsui, who passed away on January 1, 2005. The legal writing competition will encourage the publication of law review articles on topics of relevance to racial and ethnic minorities and the law. The 2005 competition will be open to all law students nationwide and, in future years, may be expanded to include attorneys as well. The winner of the 2005 competition will receive a monetary award of $1,500, and the winning entry will be published by the Asian Pacific American Law Journal, at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Hastings College of the Law, Congressman Matsui was first elected to the United States Congress in 1978 from Sacramento, California. He won re-election to Congress 13 times. Congressman Matsui was a strong supporter of AEF, serving as the keynote speaker for the Annual Benefit Dinner in 1997 and again in 2003.

SURVEY Online Study on the Experiences of Asian Americans with Racism Department of Counseling at San Francisco State University Dr. Alvarez: aalvarez@sfsu.edu | 415) 338 - 1690 The professors in the Department of Counseling at San Francisco State University are doing an online study on the experiences of Asian Americans with racism and its psychological impact. Since this topic has not been studied very much in the field of psychology, they are hoping to document the types of racism that Asian Americans encounter, the psychological outcomes of these experiences as well as how they cope with racism. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate and identify yourself as Asian American. This study is completely confidential, anonymous and voluntary. You can discontinue your participation at any time without penalty. If you are interested, this is what is involved: Please click the link below to link to the study's website. At the website, you will be asked to read the consent page to indicate whether you are willing to participate in this study. If you agree to participate, you will be directed to complete the surveys involved in the current study. This study is made up of different surveys that begin with instructions on completing each of the surveys. Please complete the surveys as directed. The surveys take approximately 20 minutes to complete. After completing the survey, you will be provided with a detailed explanation of the study. Click to participate in the study: www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=66970820289