THEATER Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Spring Festival of New Works Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Now thru Sunday, May 28th Opening Night Wednesday May 10th Wednesday - Saturday, 7:30pm Saturday and Sunday, 3:00pm School matinees Tuesdays, 11:00am West End Theatre 263 West 86th Street New York City www.panasianrep.org The Pan Asian Repertory Theatre celebrates the 17th Asian / Pacific Heritage Month with a Spring Festival of New Works, featuring four very talented young artists presenting New York premiere performances. Pan Asian has been committed since its inception to promote and further the next generations of Asian American art and artists. The Emerging Artists Program grew out of our year-round acting and writing workshops and was launched to provide access to those creators who are experimenting with new forms and media that were unknown when Pan Asian was founded 29 years ago. The company is proud to host the city premieres of these fine pieces during a month in which we all celebrate Asian heritage. Festival Pricing 1 show $20 2 shows $35 3 shows $45 Whole program $50 Opening Night $100 - Includes Lan Tran's Elevator Sex, Cast Party Drinks & Light Supper at local nightspot, and Admission to each of the other artists' works - any performance

TELEVISION BROADCASTS WNET Thirteen Presents Due East Now thru Tuesday, May 30th WNET Channel 13 www.thirteen.org As the public television station for the New York metropolitan area, Thirteen serves one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse regions in the nation. This month, Due East, the station's annual celebration of Asian Pacific American heritage, presents a range of programming that focuses on everything from history and activism to music and dance. Due East runs from Friday, May 5th through Tuesday, May 30th, on Thirteen. One highlight of the festival, presented by public television's award-winning Independent Lens series on Tuesday, May 9th at 10:00pm, is a pair of narrative films about being outside the mainstream of the dominant American culture. Fishbowl follows an 11-year-old Hawaiian girl as she tries to be anything but herself. American Made confronts issues of tradition, faith, conformity and sacrifice when a Sikh-American family is stranded in the desert on their way to the Grand Canyon. Another premiere is Spotlighting: The Sun Spots, Wednesday, May 10th at 10:30pm, a documentary on The Sun Spots, a veteran music and comedy lounge act, from their beginnings as teens in the Philippines in the 1960s to their most recent gig as the house band at Las Vegas' Plaza Hotel. On Tuesday, May 9th at 12:30 - 2:30am Thirteen will show an encore of Arirang: The Korean-American Journey/the Korean-American Dream - This two part documentary begins in the early 1900s when more than 7,000 Koreans left their strife-torn homeland for new lives on the sugar plantations of Hawaii. As American settlers, the Korean sojourners organized around the cause of independence for Korea while simultaneously sinking roots deep into their new home. As they achieved astonishing success in American terms, they kept the idea of an independent Korea alive throughout Japan's half-century occupation of the Korean peninsula. The story continues with the dramatic renewal of migration as a result of the Korean War, and subsequent changes in U.S. immigration law. After 1970, the Korean-American population expanded rapidly to over one million today. This is a story about distances: from Seoul to New Jersey, from storekeeper to Harvard graduate, from the devastating Los Angeles riots of 1992 to a heightened involvement in the American scene.

COURSES Free Intermediate ESOL English Conversation and Civic Education Course Young Korean American Service and Education Center (YKASEC) May 1st - June 28th Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00pm Every other Sunday, 10:30am - 3:30pm YKASEC Conference Room 136-19 41st Avenue 3rd Floor Flushing, New York www.ykasec.org | advocacy@ykasec.org Young Korean American Service and Education Center (YKASEC) is offering Intermediate ESOL Course for Community in the Flushing Area! Learn English conversation and civic education and history. YKASEC is offering an intermediate-level course for English language learners. Requirements for course participants include an intermediate English language skill level (test will be administered prior to registration), income requirements, and committment to attend class. The course will focus on: General and workplace conversational skills Civic education and history

RADIO SERIES BROADCAST Crossing East Radio Series Sundays, May 7th - 28th, 9:00pm WNYC 820AM www.crossingeast.org We are excited to announce that this May New York Public Radio (WNYC), will be airing parts of Crossing East, the first comprehensive public radio series on Asian American history with a focus on Asian American immigration and its impact on American history. Margaret Cho will host four episodes on WNYC AM 820, Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. In addition to the radio broadcasts, the Public Radio Exchange has made audio archives available, at not charge, for the entire series http://www.prx.org/series/9816/pieces. May 7th - Brides and Children explores the little told accounts of military brides and Asian American adoptees. May 14th - The Post '65 Generation shows how each Asian group found a special field of work and offered their expertise and skills to a burgeoning economy. May 21st - Refuge From War highlights a tumultuous time of war and resettlement, as well it examines differences in culture, education, and socio-economic backgrounds of Southeast Asian refugees. May 28th - New Waves and New Storms sheds light on current discriminatory treatment against Asian Americans from the last two decades and what we can learn from past mistakes.

THEATER American Hwangap May 11th - 13th, 8:00pm Lark Studio 939 Eighth Avenue between 55th and 56th Streets New York City $15 www.larktheatre.org The Lark Play Development Center, in association with Second Generation and in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, presents American Hwangap by Lloyd Suh, directed by John Clinton Eisner, with Michi Barall, Joel DelaFuente, Mia Katigbak, Peter Kim & Hoon Lee. On Chun Min Suk's 60th birthday (hwangap), he returns to America in search of rebirth and determined to reclaim the wife and children he abandoned in the U.S. fifteen years earlier. As his divided family gathers to pay tribute to his life, he is forced to take stock of his choices, his dreams, and what he left behind.

CONCERT Korean American Community Foundation Inaugural Gala Kick-Off Concert Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) Thursday, May 11th Concert: 7:30pm Reception: 8:30 - 9:15pm Samsung Experience Time Warner Center 10 Columbus Circle, 3rd Floor New York City www.kacfny.org | events@kacfny.org The Korean American Community Foundation cordially invites you to its inaugural Gala Kick-Off Concert featuring Ji-in Yang, Violin and Pianist of the Soundbytes of Sejong musical series. Join us for a complimentary evening of music sponsored by the International Sejong Soloists and the Samsung Experience at the Time Warner Center on Thursday, May 11th. A post-concert reception will follow the performance, where complimentary cocktails and hours d'oeuvres will be served. This is a kick-off event for KACF's upcoming first annual gala being planned for October 20006 in New York City. The goal of the elegant sit-down dinner gala will be to celebrate, to raise funds, and to inspire even greater participation in the mission of KACF of working together to build a stronger Korean American community in the United States. We invite you to participate in the planning of this landmark event for KACF. More information about the gala will be provided following the performance. Please RSVP as space is liminted: 212) 300 - 2145 or events@kacfny.org by May 8th.

FORUM APA Heritage Month Forum: Strengthening Our Communities Asian Americans for Equality Saturday, May 13th, 1:00 - 5:00pm Public School 124 40 Division Street corner of Market Street and Division Street New York City www.aafe.org | frances_yen@aafe.org Keynote Speaker: Eliot Spitzer (invited), New York State Attorney General Panel Discussions: "Pushing for Change in Washington: Housing, Immigration and Voter Rights" - U.S. Congressional Representatives Moderator: Sree Sreenivasan of WABC "Are We Getting Our Fair Share in Education, Healthcare and Senior Services?" - New York State Representatives Moderator: TBA "Building Bridges and Reaching Out to Securing our Future" - Asian Americans in Public Service Moderator: Sandra Endo of NY1

RECEPTION Celebration of Asian Pacific Island Heritage Asian American Federation, Asian Americans for Equality, Chinese-American Planning Council, and Korean American League for Civic Action (KALCA) Tuesday, May 16th, 5:30 - 7:30pm The Surrogate's Court House Lobby 31 Chambers Street corner of Chambers and Centre Streets New York City eventsrsvp@comptroller.nyc.gov | 212) 669 - 4466 William C. Thompson, Jr., Comptroller of the City of New York, Asian American Federation, Asian Americans for Equality, Chinese-American Planning Council, and Korean American League for Civic Action (KALCA) cordially invite you to join them in celebration of Asian Pacific Island Heritage on Tuesday, May 16th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM at The Surrogate's Court House Lobby. There will be a special performance by The New York Chinese School. Please reply to the Office of Special Events at 212) 669 - 4466 or eventsrsvp@comptroller.nyc.gov. You must reply to be admitted. To reach the Comptroller¡¯s TTY, call 212) 669 - 3450. Distinguished honorees include: York K. Chan, Former President, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New York, President, Chinese-American Voters Federation Cambao De Duong, President, Eastern Vietnam Cambodia Laos Chinese Descent Association, Inc. William Su, President, Myanmar / Chinese Association of New York (formerly Burmese / Chinese Association of New York) Kyung B. Yoon, Chair, New York Asian Women's Center, Co-founder, Korean American Community Foundation Kyong Ro Lee, President, Korean American Association of Greater New York Doris Ling-Cohan, Supreme Court Justice, New York County Ruben S. Seguritan, Esq., Immigration Activist, Best-Selling Author

PANEL AND DISCUSSION Asian American Writers Congress Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) Saturday, May 13th, 10:00am - 3:00pm James West Alumni Center University California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, California www.apalc.org/bookfestival.htm Noted Asian and Pacific American (APA) authors, publishers and community leaders will gather to commence the first ever Asian American Writers Congress. The purpose of the Congress is to promote networks among APA writers, both emerging and published, and to set the groundwork for the 2007 Asian Pacific American Book Festival in Los Angeles. The dialogue is open to the public and is a project of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) and is co-sponsored by UCLA's Asian American Studies Center. The Asian American Writers Congress will serve to gather these creative artists and also emerging writers who may not know how to effectively reach their readers. This free event will include speakers, a publishing panel, and a discussion with all attendees about their writing journeys. Input will also be solicited on how the 2007 festival can best promote literature either written by or about Asian Pacific Americans. Door prizes include books produced by the festival's advisory council members. Various writing organizations, publishers, and booksellers will have resource materials on display.

FESTIVAL Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW) Asian Contemporary Art Consortium Monday, May 22nd - Saturday, May 27th Various www.acaw.net Asian Contemporary Art Week is an annual, city-wide event focusing attention on the richness and diversity of Asian and Asian American contemporary art in New York through programs such as exhibitions, gallery receptions, lectures, performances and studio visits. Asian contemporary art was once the domain of a small group of curators and collectors who would frequent exhibitions at venues mostly dedicated to Asian art, convinced that the best of contemporary Asian art was as innovative, dynamic, and powerful as work being produced anywhere in the world. From a desire to increase the visibility of these artists and works, and to invite broader comparisons and dialogue, Asian Contemporary Art Week was established by the Asian Contemporary Art Consortium, a broad alliance of curators, gallerists, and collectors who hoped to share their enthusiasm with a wider circle of friends. There are a total of twenty-eight participants this year. Through this collaborative effort, we are able to show Asian art in New York at its best. This year¡¯s event focuses on video art. This focus recognizes that Asian artists are at the forefront of new media art. Asian Contemporary Art Week is part of a wider phenomenon, one that presents, appreciates, and assesses the work of contemporary Asian and Asian-American artists within the context of the international contemporary art scene. Given how much the contemporary Asian art world has changed in four years, we expect Asian Contemporary Art Week will continue to evolve and grow.

FORUM Asian American Leadership Forum: Breaking the Asian American Glass Ceiling young Korean-American Network (yKAN) Thursday, May 18th, 6:30 - 9:30pm 6:30pm Registration and reception (refreshments will be served) 7:00pm Introductory remarks 7:15pm Roundtable discussions 8:45pm Networking session PricewaterhouseCoopers 300 Madison Avenue at 42nd Street New York City www.ykan.org | membership@ykan.org It's time to celebrate once again Asian Pacific American Heritage Month has arrived! Now is the ideal time to bond and empower each other in the competitive world that we find ourselves. Although we are a group of culturally disparate people tied together by geographic location, we all face the same major challenge in corporate America. The prevailing question is "What does it take for Asian Americans to get to the next level?" It is a question best answered by the individuals who have taken many steps forward in their careers for their betterment and for ours. In commemoration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, yKAN and PricewaterhouseCoopers would like to invite you to our Asian American Leadership Forum - Breaking the Asian American Glass Ceiling. Following the reception and introduction, forum participants will break out into three roundtable groups to discuss Asian American-specific strategies for climbing the corporate ladder and other current issues relevant to Asian American professionals. Roundtable discussion leaders: Stephen M. Pae, Principal, Head of Electronic Trading Services Technology, Asian American Leadership Network Chair, Bank of America Hae Young Kim, Partner, Tax, PricewaterhouseCoopers Kyung B. Yoon, Former correspondent for WNYW Fox Channel 5 News, First Korean-American broadcast reporter in NYC history

SPORTING EVENT Korea Friendlies Soccer Matches Various fifaworldcup.yahoo.com With the World Cup coming this summer in June, the South Korean team will continue to play 4 more exhibition matches ("friendlies") after clinching their spot in this year's tournament last summer. Earlier this year in international soccer exhibitions, Team South Korea beat Finland, Croatia, Mexico, and Angola, and lost against Denmark and Costa Rica. The next two exhibition matches come on May 23rd vs. Senegal and May 26th vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (both at Seoul World Cup Stadium). The last two vs. Norway and Ghana will be played on June 1st and 4th before South Korea rests up for their first World Cup match vs. Togo on June 13th (which I hope to see in person!). Be the Reds!

CONFERENCE Teach Korea Conference: Exploring Korean Culture and History Through Film, Literature and the Arts East Rock Institute at Yale University and Yale University Korean Graduate Student Association June 29th - July 1st Yale University New Haven, Connecticut www.eastrockinstitute.org | pnhteach@sbcglobal.net Attention Social Studies and English Teachers, K-12. East Rock Institute invites you to the conference: "Bridging Cultures: Trailblazers and Visionaries". We invite you to share the pride and joy of over a half century of commitment in bridging cultural understanding between east and west with particular emphasis on the US and Korea. Teacher-Participants will: Meet Korean scholars, Korean-American young professionals & resource specialists on Korea and Korean-American studies Receive free curriculum materials Discuss classroom issues with colleagues Receive an Honorarium and possible Continuing Education Units (CEU) Conference Goals include: Provide Seminar atmosphere to discuss some key aspects of Korean history and culture in comparative perspective Explore topographical and geographical factors that make North & South Korea distinct Become better informed about the North Korean nuclear threat View and discuss thought-provoking ?lms that are classroom appropriate Have an opportunity to interact with Korean specialists, scholars & teachers

CALL FOR STUDY PARTICIPANTS Korean American Smoking Cessation Program The School of Public Health at UC Berkeley www.kccb.org | www.beatsmoking.net | leehj@berkeley.edu The School of Public Health at UC Berkeley is conducting a study of Korean American smoking cessation program in U.S. If you would like to receive free help for quit smoking or to participate in the study, please go to www.kccb.orgor www.beatsmoking.net. The Center for Family and Community Health is one of 33 Prevention Research Centers funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Center is part of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. The KCAB serves as an advisory body on all projects addressing the Korean American community." Dr. Joel Moskowitz at the Center for Family and Community Health at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health is currently in the process of trying to promote and recruit participants for the Korean American Smoking Cessation study. Please read about the study in the following articles: The Korean Daily and The Korea Times and the Korean Community Center of the East Bay (KCCEB).

CALL FOR INTERNS The White House Internship Program June 16th for Fall 2006 term (September 5 to December 15, 2006) October 13th for Spring 2007 term (January 9 to May 11, 2007) www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html 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. 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

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Korean American Filmmakers Wanted for 2006 New York Korean Short Film Festival Friday, June 30th, 2006 www.koreanfilmfestival.org | sssok97@hotmail.com Calling all Korean and Korean American filmmakers! Be part of the 2006 New York Korean Short Film Festival. Get the chance to screen your short film at The ImaginAsian Theater, with an audience of critics, journalists, directors and movie fans. Your film will be listed in the programming book, you will be given the opportunity to personally introduce your film, and you will also be entitled to free tickets. No submission or screening fee required. Films can be of any genre and must be no longer than 15 minutes in length. Please use English subtitles if your movie is in Korean. All entries must be submitted in DVD format with relevant contact information. Send submissions to Short Film Festival, The Korea Society, 950 Third Ave 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Slide Slam (Photography) Asian American Arts Centre (AAAC) asamartsct@aol.com For the past three years, the Asian American Arts Centre has held a series of slide slams, allowing emerging artists the opportunity to present and talk about their work, meet and network with each other as well as with more established artists and critics/curators. Last year, the Centre hosted three slide slams, showcasing the work of fifteen artists working in various media. This year, the Arts Centre will be holding slide slams on two nights in June. We are inviting all artists of Asian and Asian-American descent as well as those who have been influenced by Asia to submit their work for participation. Please e-mail me at asamartsct@aol.com or Asian American Arts Centre, 26 Bowery, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013 ATTN: Vikki/Slide Slams.If you are interested in participating, please send us: 4-6 images of your work (digital images or photographs are fine) Your artist statement An abbreviated artist statement (2-3 lines) for the program Evenings in June which are good for you (we are looking at Wednesday the 21st/thursday the 22nd and Wednesday the 28th and Thursday the 29th)

CASTING CALL 21-30 y/o New York Professionals for an ABC Reality Television Show hyun@shortlabs.com Summertime is just around the corner. Recruiting has begun for a new reality show for ABC for dynamic, attractive young New York professionals, 21 - 30 yrs old who work and play hard. Sexy people with sexy jobs (models, media/publishing, advertising executives, etc.) who work their asses off all week and want to unwind on the weekends. Looking for singles, divorcees and unmarried couples. Engaged is cool too! The creators/producers of The Real World and The Simple Life, bring you Summer Share, to be filmed on the weekends on Fire Island. Eight lucky people will get the opportunity of a lifetime to vacation in a magnificent beach house free of charge. If you or someone you know is fun loving, ambitious and ready for an unforgettable experience this summer, please email a photo, contact info, a brief description about yourself and complete the application (you can fill it out later, the pic and bio are more important right now) today to hyun@shortlabs.com.

CASTING CALL Asian American Actors Needed for Independent Film casting@omericeworks.com Casting call for a new, low-budget feature film by independent filmmakers Francis Hsueh & Steven Hahn (directors of Party). Will be shot on super 16mm film on location in New York City, mid-to-late May 2006 (one or two weekends). Food and necessary expenses covered. No pay, but copy of film to be provided of course. Sorry, non-SAG only. Please e-mail the filmmakers at casting@omericeworks.com with your information and a link to your picture. For attachments, please do not send files larger than 2MB. If you are under 18, your parent(s) or guardian(s) must approve. The filmmakers seek Asian actors to play the following roles which all appear in the first 10 minutes of the feature (flashback): Hanna, 13, from Chinatown, Manhattan (speaks English) Alex, 15, from Chinatown (speaks English) Ricky, 15, Alex's buddy, from Chinatown (speaks English) Father of Ricky and Hanna, 40's, Chinese man from Chinatown, operates a store in Chinatown Father of Alex, 40's, Chinese man from Chinatown, rough, gambler, drinker Mother of Alex, 40's, Chinese woman from Chinatown, abused and worn out

CASTING CALL Actors and Actresses wanted for 72-Hour Asian-American Short Film Competition zooeypark@yahoo.com Korean-American filmmaker in New York City seeking actors / actresses for 72-hour Asian-American Short Film Competition. Shooting date is June 10th - 12th. Pay, meals, and DVD copy of project provided. No acting experience necessary. Audition times to be announced in May. Please email inquiires and headshots (if available) to zooeypark@yahoo.com.