SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Christine Choy's De-Construction of a Korean Housewife (New York premiere) and Ho Sup Lee's And Thereafter Korean Culture Service Thursday, May 26th, 6:30 pm Korean Cultural Service 460 Park Ave 6th floor, at 57th Street New York City www.koreanculture.org Korean Film Screening & Discussion: Christine Choy's De-Construction of a Korean Housewife (New York premiere) Ho Sup Lee's And Thereafter Q&A with both directors after the screenings. Christine Choy and Ho Sup Lee each cover the experience of Koreans in America in these two documentaries. In Christine Choy's De-Construction of a Korean Housewife, a middle-aged Korean housewife comes to New York University looking for Christine Choy to make a movie about her dead uncle, but instead she finds herself as a writer. Christine Choy was nominated for an Oscar for her documentary Who Killed Vincent Chin?, is the winner of numerous awards and is currently a professor at New York University. Lee's And Thereafter tells of a now-elderly Korean woman who married an American G.I. after the Korean War. And Thereafter's awards include Best Documentary from the International Independent Film Festival of Mar del Plata, the Silver Dove from the International Leipzig Festival, and the Special Jury Award from the Hawaii International Film Festival.

THEATER Ivanov The National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) Now thru June 8th Mondays - Saturdays 7:00pm, Saturdays 2:00pm Baruch Performing Arts Center Bernie West Theatre 17 Lexington Avenue at 23rd Street New York City $19 www.naatco.org Daniel Dae Kim from ABC's Lost appears in this show alongside other prominent Asian-American casting including C.S. Lee (Stepford Wives), Stephen Park (In Living Color), Joel De La Fuente (Personal Velocity), Michi Barall (Personal Velocity) and others. The National Asian American Theatre Company now in its 15th season - presents an all Asian-American production of Anton Chekhov's classic Ivanov, directed by Jonathan Bank, from the translation by Paul Schmidt. Featuring Daniel Dae Kim series regular of current TV hit Lost. Ivanov shows the struggles of a man fighting with his own depression as he embarks on an affair with a much younger woman after his wife dies. Ivanov looks to the younger woman to cure him of his emotional crisis, only to find out too late that she cannot save him. The National Asian American Theatre Company, a tax-exempt (501(c)3) organization, was founded in 1989 by Richard Eng and Mia Katigbak to: promote and support Asian American actors, directors, designers, and technicians through the performance of European and American classical and contemporary works; actively develop an Asian American audience and encourage Asian Americans to become a significant part of a more diverse audience in American theatre; cultivate in non-Asian Americans an appreciation of Asian American contributions to the development of theatre arts in America today. NAATCO performs this chosen repertory as written, with no forced Asian cultural associations. The repertory's importance comes not only through the valuable training it provides for theatrical craft, but also from its ability to reach across ethnic boundaries to illuminate abiding characteristics of human nature.

MOVIE RELEASE Saving Face Opening Friday, May 27th Angelika Film Center 18 West Houston Street at Broadway New York City   AMC 25 234 West 42nd Street Between 7th and 8th Aves New York City www.savingfacemovie.com Message from the director: It is with great pleasure that I write to you about my film Saving Face soon to be released by Sony Classics in theaters in New York. We've been an audience favorite at festivals from Sundance to Toronto to San Francisco and on. Which is kind of funny and weird. When I wrote Saving Face years ago, it was just this story I wrote for myself; it's kind of shocking that something which seemed so specific and personal at the time has now connected with audiences of such wildly different demographics. The thing about independent films like mine -- even ones that manage to land a great distributor like Sony Classics -- is that we roll out with very little marketing budget. How well our film does on opening weekends helps determine how many more cities we open, and how long we stay in theaters. As is typical with smaller independent films, we rely almost exclusively on word-of-mouth. I am writing in the hopes that you'll be willing to join us. If you are game, show up on opening weekend (info below). I promise high entertainment and that warm fuzzy feeling that comes from being part of something new and grassroots, and hopefully the inspiration to chase after your own specific and personal dreams. You never know. - Alice Wu, Director, Saving Face Writer/director Alice Wu's romantic comedy stars Michelle Krusiec as Wil, an overworked medical resident living in Manhattan who meets Vivian (Lynn Chen) and begins an exciting new relationship. Trouble is, she's afraid of her widowed mother Ma (Joan Chen) finding out. All goes well until Wil discovers Ma on her doorstep--she has also been living a secret life and is pregnant and unmarried, which is not acceptable in their traditional Chinese-American community--and the worlds of family, love, lust and secrets come together.

FILM FESTIVAL 2005 CUNY Asian American Film / Media Festival Asian-American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) Friday, May 27th, 6:00 - 8:00pm CUNY Graduate Center Martin E. Segal Theatre 365 5th Avenue Corner of 34th Street New York City www.aaari.info To promote the artistic visual talents of CUNY students, and to provide a central location to display their creative works. The festival will encourage networking among students that are separated by the different CUNY campuses. One of the missions of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute is to become an intellectual and cultural center for New York's diverse Asian American community. All film or media submissions will be reviewed by our distinguished panel of judges, who will render a decision as to who will take home the top prizes for each category on the night of the festival. Prize Awards: First Prize ($200), Runner-Up ($100) Per Category: Fiction, Documentary & Experimental The Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI) was established on November 19, 2001, by The City University of New York Board of Trustees. The Institute is a university-wide scholarly research and resource center that focuses on policies and issues that affect Asians and Asian Americans. It covers four areas: Asian American Studies, East Asian Studies, South Asian Studies and Trade and Technology Studies. The City University of New York (CUNY) with twenty campuses city-wide, is rich in faculty who have expertise in Asian and Asian American studies. Each year CUNY enrolls over 24,000 Asian American students, who will soon emerge as a vital segment of New York City's workforce and leadership.

CONCERT Fundraising concert for building Ewha Campus Center Ewha Womans University Alumni Association of New York Sunday, May 29th, 6:00pm Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Boulevard Flushing, New York $50, $25 students Huh Gem Heng: 718) 744 - 5989, 718) 539 - 2384 | www.yonmee.com Ewha Womans University Alumni Association of New York earnestly requests you to support the special fundraising concert of Shin Yoonmee. This concert was organized in order to raise the fund allotted for building Ewha Campus Center(ECC). Ewha Womans University has undertaken the plan of constructing ECC as a major project of the 21th century. ECC is a great both in size and in significance. Designed by a world renowned architect Dominique Perrault, ECC will cover the ground area of the main plaza and the stadium, measuring up to seven hundred and twenty thousand square feet. Further, it will suggest a new paradigm of education, and be the symbol of the power of Ewha, EWUAANY is proud to see this vision of our alma mater, and eager to participate in the grand project. EWUAA also proudly presents a pop singer Shin Yoonmee¡¯s recital. As a Ewha graduate herself, she has gained recognition in New York area through her vigorous activities as a pop singer, a radio show host, and a music director. You will enjoy highly the vocal performance of this talented musician, featuring her hit songs and it would be a valuable moment to share not only for all Ewha graudates in New York City but also for the ones who are eager to see the educational enhancement of home country Once again, your support is crucial to this event. The ticket price is $50 and $25 for students.

FORUM The Korea Investment Forum The Korea Society Thursday, June 2nd - Friday, June 3rd The Waldorf=Astoria 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets New York City www.koreasociety.org Korea has shed its once-pervasive image as a difficult place for foreigners to do business, let alone invest. Now, foreign banks, car makers like General Motors, and technology companies like Hewlett-Packard are well-established in the country. Foreign direct investment, after declining from a high of $15.5 billion in 1999 to $6.4 billion in 2003, is again on the rise and reached $8.4 billion in the first nine months of this year. But Korea is also facing some obstacles, including the perception that its economic competitiveness is slipping-especially when measured against its Asian neighbors. Also, there are fears that the government may be re-erecting some protectionist barriers so as to give domestic companies greater protection in their own markets and against overseas capital. Institutional Investor¡¯s Korea Investment Forum will explore these and other critical issues in order to provide participants with the knowledge they require to assess the incredible opportunities and the realities of investing in Korea.

MOVIE RELEASE 2009: Lost Memories Now thru Thursday, June 2nd, 2:40pm, 7:30 pm The ImaginAsian 239 East 59th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Aves New York City www.theimaginasian.com 2009: Lost Memories (2005) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 136 min Directed by Kim Jong-hyeon Starring Ahn Kil-Kang and Jang Dong-Kun One of South Korea's top-grossing films, 2009: Lost Memories blends sci-fi, action, politics, and history into a time-bending thriller which explores issues of national and cultural identity. Set in the year 2009, the film operates in an alternate reality where Japan retained control of its Korean colonies after World War II and the independent nation of Korea has never existed. Part of the Hit Asian Film Series. Time Warner Cable customers bring your Time Warner coupon for $2 discount. In an alternate future, Japan has won World War II, and has chaged the future as we know it. The outcome has had a great impact on everything, and it's a completely different world in 2009: Lost Memories. It is a world in which Japan now has Korea under it's sphere of influence. An artifact exhibition hosted by the Inoue Foundation is layed seige to for an unknown purpose by an underground Korean anti-government group called the Hureisenjin. The two JBI (Japanese Bureau of Investigation) agents assigned to deal with the terrorist situation are special agents Sakamoto Masayuki (Jang Dong-Geun) and his close friend Saigo Shojiro (Toru Nakamura). After the raid, Sakamoto begins to investigate the case and begins to believe he's caught up in a conspiracy that leads him to believe that Seoul may not be a part of Japan and sets out on his own to find the truth. However what he finds may be beyond even he could imagine.

READING Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians New York Seoul, The Korea Society, Korean American League for Civic Action, Asian American Journalists Association, and Asian American Bar Association of New York Wednesday, June 8th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm The Korea Society 950 Third Avenue 8th Floor New York City rsvp@newyorkseoul.com Career coach Jane Hyun explains that Asians have not been able to break the bamboo ceiling because many are unsure how to effectively manage the cultural influences shaping their individual characteristics and workplace behavior, factors that are often at odds with the competencies needed to succeed at work. The subtle, unconscious behavioral differences exhibited by Asian employees are often misinterpreted by their nonAsian counterparts, resulting in lost career opportunities and untapped talent. In her upcoming book, Hyun uses case studies, interviews and anecdotes to identify the issues and provide strategies for Asian Americans to succeed in corporate America. Jane Hyun is a principal at Crossroads Career Advisors, where she works as an executive coach and diversity strategist to Fortune 500 companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations. In her current position, Hyun has also been a consultant with LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics), and is currently an advisor to monster.com and the Diversity and Inclusion Channel. Prior to becoming a principal at Crossroads Career Advisors, Hyun served as vice president of human resources at JP Morgan, and director of recruiting for Deloitte and Resources Connection. Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling addresses an issue that most of corporate America and diversity experts have been silent about. Why is it that despite being one of America's most well educated ethnic groups, Asian Americans are the most absent demographic in Fortune 500 boardrooms and executive suites? This important work should be read by all who are committed to creating inclusive and high performing organizations. - Professor David Thomas, Harvard Business School and Author of Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America

CASTING CALL Casting feature length DV motion picture Purity, Part One of The Kim/Lee/Park Trilogy May 31, 2005. Shooting on location in Delaware on July 30th - August 21st Where koreanfilm@gmail.com | Dragonlady Productions C/O Asian American Arts Alliance 74 Varick Street, Suite 302 NY, NY 10013 Synopsis: A Korean American Minister's daughter refuses to leave the house months after her mother's death. Her freakish behavior incites the Youth Minister, her best friend and her ex-boyfriend to do everything they can get her out of self-confinement. In a fight for the right to mourn in her own way, she ends up with a dirtied reputation, a distrustful father and no friends except for the boy she had left behind. Can she find her way back to life after losing her faith? Or will she have to die in order to prove her purity to everyone who judges her? Writer/Director/Producer: NaRhee Ahn. Principal Cast: GRACE KIM, to play 15-19. Korean American. Our heroine, a beautiful, pure and innocent girl fighting the passions blossoming within. Emotional, expressive and endearing. Torn between a crazy despair over her mother's death and the headstrong desire to love the boy she's denied. She's the inner child all women were born with, the feminine spirit that men dream of. Speaks some dialogue in Korean. ROMANTIC LEAD. 36 SCENES. REVEREND KIM, 40-50. Korean/Korean American. Patriarch of the family, yet surprisingly gentle and sensitive, a true believer and idealist. Transforms from a man in denial over his own suffering and too afraid of looking bad to admit it to a father that learns that love is patient and kind. His put-upon personality is the epitome of Tragicomedy. Bilingual a plus, as half dialogue is in Korean, but reasonable coaching acceptable. LEAD. 31 SCENES. MATT KIM, to play 15-19. Korean American. Our hero, a handsome, tortured and conflicted boy with a dark side threatening to overtake his good nature. In love with Grace since childhood, but unable to express it due to repressive Christian morals. (ex. and no, they're not related ?Kim is the most common last name among Koreans). Speaks some dialogue in Korean. ROMANTIC LEAD. 24 SCENES. Other roles casting as well. Email koreanfilm@gmail.com for a full list.

OPPORTUNITY CBS Writers Mentoring Program CBS Diversity Institute April 1, 2005 - June 1, 2005 www.cbsdiversity.com CBS Writers Mentoring Program is now accepting applications for the the 2006 session of the CBS Diversity Institute's Writers Mentoring Program. The submission period is from April 1, 2005 - June 1, 2005. All completed materials, which include two writing samples (one original piece and one "spec" episode of an hour or half hour scripted television series currently on the air) and signed and notarized release forms must be postmarked no later than June 1, 2005. There are many different paths writers can follow to get their first "break" in being hired in television. As part of its ongoing commitment to create additional access for writers of diverse backgrounds, CBS' Diversity Institute has launched a different kind of Writers program, which highlights one of those paths. The focus of this five month program is on opening doors: providing opportunities to build relationships with network executives and show runners; to support new and emerging writers in their efforts to improve their craft; and to develop the interpersonal skills necessary to break in and succeed.