MOVIE RELEASE Lady Vengeance (Chinjeolhan geumjassi) (2005) Now Playing City Cinemas Village East 181 2nd Avenue between 11th and 12th Street New York City www.lady-vengeance.com Lady Vengeance (Chinjeolhan geumjassi) (2005) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 112 min Directed by Park Chan-wook Starring Lee Yeong-ae, Choi Min-Sik, Nam Il-woo, Kim Byeong-ok, Kim Bu-seon, and Ra Mi-ran A woman looks for both revenge and redemption after spending 13 years in prison in this offbeat thriller from South Korea. Lee Geum-ja (Lee Yeong-ae) was in her early twenties when she was found guilty of kidnapping and killing a young boy, and though she confessed to the crime under duress, while behind bars she dreamed of one day being able to clear her name -- and even the score with the people who railroaded her, including the police officer who brought her in (Nam Il-woo) and Mr. Baek (Choi Min-Sik), a teacher who wronged her in a number of ways. Lee Geun-ja teams up with a number of friends she made during her time in lock-up, including Woo So-yeong (Kim Bu-seon), a thief with a gunsmith for a husband; Oh Su-heui (Ra Mi-ran), who was saved from assault at the hands fellow inmates by Lee; and Preacher Jeon (Kim Byeong-ok), an eccentric man of the cloth who was struck by her gentle nature in jail. As Preacher Jeon helps Lee seek salvation for all she had to do while in prison, her other friends stand by her side as she gets even with her rivals and searches for the daughter she was forced to leave behind when she was convicted. Lady Vengeance was the third film in a series, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, and Old Boy. - Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

EXHIBITION Siamese Cinema Sunday, May 28th, 7:30pm and 10:00pm Monkey Town 58 North 3rd Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn www.monkeytownhq.com/asiaartweek.html In honor of Asian Contemporary Art Week, Monkey Town hosts Siamese Cinema, a night of experimental film by Lili Chin, Angie Eng, Koosil-ja Hwang, and Masako Miyazaki. The commonality of approach lies primarily in their interest in collage and curation, as each artist presenting collects and samples film. A live performance in the main lounge finds Eng responding to Hwang's vocal abstractions with Burmese and Thai calligraphy. Chin, a Voom/LAB coordinator, presents HD shorts from the streets of China, while Miyazaki provides dactylic montages of avant-garde filmmaking. All four artists however, attest to the vibrancy of the voices of Asian women artists. Reservations are recommended. --PJ, Flavorpill

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Madame Freedom (Ja-yu Bu-in) (1956) Korean Culture Service Thursday, May 25, 6:30pm Korean Cultural Service 460 Park Ave at 57th Street New York City www.koreanculture.org Madame Freedom (Ja-yu Bu-in) (1956) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, black and white, 124 min Directed by Han Hyung-mo Starring Park Am and Joo Sun-Tae Based on the same titled novel written by Bee-suk Jung, Madame Freedom is the first successful modern drama film in Korea, and one of the most controversial films at that time--in the 1950s--due to its intimate scenes. A professor's wife, Madame Oh, falls into a craze for dancing and breaks up her family, while her husband, professor Jang, falls for his student. This film focuses on the ethics of healthy monogamy and family relationship. Technical achievements of Madame Freedom were extraordinary for a black and white film. Director Hyung-mo Han was well known for his interest in film technology and his pursuit of perfection on the set. Director Han, whose visions were ahead of his time, understood the potential of Korean films to break grounds on social issues. Guest Speaker Ms. Hyun-Ock Im will briefly introduce the film and lead a discussion after the end of the movie

RECEPTION AND PANEL DISCUSSION Shattering the Model-Minority Myth: The New Voice of Asian-Americans in Law, Politics and Business Tuesday, May 30th 6:00 - 6:45pm Art Exhibit, Cocktails and Asian hors d'ouevres 6:45 - 7:45pm Panel Discussion Clifford Chance US LLP 31 West 52nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues New York City www.cliffordchance.com | ccevents@cliffordchance.com In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, the law firm Clifford Chance invites you to an art reception and panel discussion featuring three top Asian-American leaders in law, politics and business. This panel discussion provides a forum for participants to hear professional experiences and insights, and engage in interactive discussion with three inspirational leaders in their field. In addition, two exclusive art collections from Gallery Arts India and Museum of Chinese in the Americas will be on display. A wide array of hors d'ouevres and cocktails from various Asian countries will be available. To RSVP, please email ccevents@cliffordchance.com. Denny Chin, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York Jun Choi, Mayor of Edison, New Jersey Su Sun Bai, Executive Director and Counsel, Morgan Stanley Clifford Chance is a fully integrated global law firm which operates as one organization throughout the world. With 28 offices in 19 countries, we are committed to providing the highest quality professional advice, combining technical expertise with a deep understanding of the commercial environment in which our clients operate.

PANEL DISCUSSION Meet the Funder: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Asian American Arts Alliance (AAAA) Wednesday May 30th, 5:30pm Lower Manhattan Cultural Council 125 Maiden Street between Water & Pearl Streets New York City www.aaartsalliance.org Asian American Arts Alliance announces a Meet the Funder session with Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), for our constituents to learn about a special initiative offering major funding for Marketing and Promotion. Attendees will learn about Collaborative Marketing Grants for groups of three or more cultural organizations working together on new marketing campaigns; and Promotion Grants supporting efforts by small cultural organizations to increase their visibility and expand audiences. Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) will also present information about their successfully funded project from last year's round of the Collaborative Marketing Grants. Meet the Funder is a bi-monthly series sponsored by Asian American Arts Alliance, designed to bring interested funders together with the Asian American arts community and provide opportunities for constituents to ask detailed questions about how to access funding.

MOVIE RELEASE Typhoon (Taepung) (2005) Friday, June 2nd, Various times AMC Empire Theater 42nd Street and 8th Avenue New York City www.typhoonthemovie.com Typhoon (Taepung) (2005) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 124 min Directed by Kwak Kyung Taek Starring Jang Dong Gun, Lee Jung Jae & Lee Mi Yeon Dubbed as the Mission Impossible of Korean cinema because of its all-star cast, Typhoon became one of the biggest productions ever made in Korea. Director Kwak Kyung Taek will premiere his brand new "director's cut" of the film in the U.S. on June 2 in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, San Diego, Seattle, D.C. and Chicago. In Typhoon South Korea's tragic story is mirrored in the conflict between Sin (Jang Dong Gun) a pirate and Kang Se-jong (Lee Jung Jae), an elite naval officer. Sin harbors a seething sense of resentment and anger against the Korean peninsula, while Kang Se-jong is conflicted by a sense of empathy and pity for his enemy. Neither friends nor foes, the two men are victims of the tragic history of Korea. Kang Se-jong is tasked with the duty of defending his country against Sin. But his determination is tested when he learns of Sin's sad past from Sin's elder sister Choi Myung-ju (Lee Mi Yeon). Sin has never forgiven the role that North and South Korea played in the death of his family and his tragic separation from his beloved sister. Fueled by this unrelenting rage, Sin has put into motion a plan to destroy the Korean Penninsula.

CONCERT Soprano Sumi Jo concert Friday, June 2nd, 8:00pm Carnegie Hall Isaac Stern Auditorium 881 7th Avenue at 57th Street New York City www.geocities.com/Vienna/4780/sumijo.html | www.carnegiehall.org World renowned soprano Sumi Jo comes back to the stage of Carnegie Hall. This concert is part of Sumi Jo's North America Tour to celebrate 20th anniversary of her opera debut. The program includes arias from Romeo & Juliet, Rigoletto, Tales of Hoffman, and Korean lyric songs. Orchestra of St. Luke's and pianist Vincenzo Scarcella will be featured as well.

CONCERT Korea Music Foundation (KMF) Virtuoso Concert Korea Music Foundation Saturday, June 3rd, 8:00pm Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center 1941 Broadway at 65th Street New York City www.koreamusicfoundation.org Violinist Judy Kang and violist Richard Yongjae O'Neill will be performing with many outstanding musicians, including Patrick Jee (cello), Yunah Lee (soprano), Warren Jones (piano) and more. In the 1984 the Korea Music Foundation (KMF) was chartered in the state of New York as a nonprofit organization to support superb young Korean musicians. Since its inception the Foundation has presented more than 51 Solo New York debut recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and at Merkin Concert Hall, seven Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble's debut concerts at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center and has presented established artists in concert for fundraising events at Alice Tully Hall. This June will be KMF's 5th season at the Lincoln Center with our KMF Virtuoso Concert Series.

FILM FESTIVAL The New York Asian Film Festival Subway Cinema Friday, June 16th - Saturday, July 1st June 16th - June 25th Anthology Film Archives 32 Second Avenue at 2nd Street June 23rd - July 1st The ImaginAsian 239 East 59th Street at 2nd Avenue New York City www.subwaycinema.com The New York Asian Film Festival is five years old! Come celebrate by watching the latest and greatest movies from Asia. Movies where people talk about their feelings? No! Movies where people rub the magic nose-hairs of a space amoeba. Movies where all girl punk bands shred the school talent show with power chords. Movies where wall-to-wall mind-blowing action destroys the fabric of space and time right before your very eyes! Korean Movie Line-Up A Bittersweet Life (Dalkomhan insaeng) (2005) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 118 min Starring Kim Yeong-cheol, Shin Min-ah, Lee Byeong-heon, Hwang Jeong-min, Kim Rwe-ha Directed by Kim Jee-Woon New York Premiere A movie as nattily stylish and as brutally violent as its main character, A Bittersweet Life is a neo-noir Zen parable disguised as a revenge flick and it may just be the best action movie of 2005. Blood Rain (Hyeol-ui nu) (2005) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 115 min Starring Park Yong-woo, Cha Seung-weon, Seong Ji-ru, Cheon Ho-jin, Choi Jong-weon Directed by Kim Dae-seung US Premiere The sophomore film from Kim Dae-Sung, whose Bungee Jumping Of Their Own was a critical and film festival favorite, this flick is a murder mystery set in Korea's past with a lone scholar holding the line against the forces of superstition and bloodshed. Duelist (Hyeongsa) (2005) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 108 min Starring Ahn Sung-ki, Yun Ju-sang, Ha Ji-weon, Gang Dong-weon, Song Yeong-chang Directed by Lee Myung-se New York Premiere Director Lee Myung-Se's return to filmmaking after 6 years is a whirlwind of movement, a ballet of bloodshed and a candy-colored carnival of clashing characters but it is most definitely not an action film: it's a romance, set in the Joseon Dynasty. Feather In The Wind (Git) (2004) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 90 min Starring Jang Hyeong-seong and Lee So-yeon Directed by Song Il-Gong New York Premiere Loved by Korean critics (some of whom have proclaimed it the best Korean romance ever made) and originally commissioned as a 70 minute short for Korea's Green Film Festival, Feather, shot in only 10 days for around US$60,000, is like a terrarium for some kind of rare orchid: the slightest change in its surroundings and the whole thing will fall apart. Magicians (Mabeopsadul) (2005) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 80 min Starring Jang Hyeong-seong, Jeong Woong-in, Kang Kyeong-heon, Lee Seung-bi Directed by Song Il-Gon North American Premiere Song Il-Gong is a rarity in Korean cinema: a truly independent director. Only Kim Ki-Duk (3-Iron) is working as hard to create an individual body of work completely outside the commercial film industry, but whereas Kim traffics in extremity and violence Song uses his freedom to capture the most fleeting and delicate of feelings. Welcome To Dongmakol (2005) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 133 min Starring Jon Emm, Shin Ha-kyun, Jeong Jae-yeong, and Kang Hye-jeong Directed by Park Kwang-Hyun New York Premiere An massive blockbuster that sold twice as many tickets as King Kong, Welcome To Dongmakol is a fantasy set during the Korean War. Dongmakol is the name of an isolated village so far in the country that its inhabitants have no idea that their country is being torn apart by war just a few miles from their front doors.

CALL FOR STUDY SUBJECTS Paid Asian Language Speakers for Telephone Survey by the University of Pennsylvania mixer.ldc.upenn.edu | jovogel@ldc.upenn.edu The Linguistic Data Consortium of the University of Pennsylvania is conducting a study in which we are trying to collect phone calls in languages other than English. Some of the languages that we are focusing on are Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Bengali, Hindi and Urdu. Since you are a group dedicated to providing cultural interaction for the Asian American community, it seemed that this would be something of interest to you. The Mixer Study collects phone calls conducted between a group of participants, all of which speak at least one of our target languages and English. Each participant is requested to make 15 calls of 10 minutes into our platform, via a toll free number, which will connect them to another participant in the US or Canada. The two participants are asked to introduce themselves and find out each others' native language. If the native language is the same, the rest of the call should be conducted in that language. If not, the call will resume in English. The base payment for Mixer is $6 per call, but there are also many bonuses. The 3 main ones being the completion bonus, the language bonus and the unique phone bonus. With bonuses, participants can earn over $250.

CALL FOR ENTRIES The 2006 Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival (LAKIFF) Deadline: June 30, 2006 www.lakiff.org The 2006 Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival (LAKIFF), now in its third year, is dedicated to cinema made by or about people of Korean heritage. Its purpose is to bring about a greater knowledge and appreciation of the cultural richness, diversity, and artistic talent of Koreans worldwide. By presenting films, videos, and new media which educate and entertain media arts lovers, LAKIFF strives to encourage individual creativity, cultural exchange, and global communication. The film festival will take place from September 22rd - 28th, at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theatre in West Hollywood. With a large and diverse selection of films and thousands in attendance each year, LAKIFF is the prime festival for watching new and cutting edge films by and about Koreans. It's also the ideal festival to showcase your film!

JOB OPENING Coordinator or Manager, International Programming, National Basketball Association lcoscia@nba.com Position Summary: Manage NBA/WNBA programming production, client servicing and distribution. Responsibilities: Maintain client servicing efforts as it pertains to communication of information Assist in video servicing and production support of NBA media partners Oversee monitoring efforts and the department's tape library Supervise departmental administration and interdepartmental communication Support partners on-site television coverage efforts Database management - updates production and programming contacts Maintain departmental finance accounts - tracks and maintains all departmental account codes Intranet maintenance - production of website dedicated to servicing international users Global TV Content Report - monitor a variety of international broadcasts for trends and content New Programming initiatives - ITV seminar, new programming (animation, NBA TV) Contribute in the development of wireless and television Play a key role in servicing our partners in major markets in LA, Asia and Europe Required Skills/Knowledge: Language skills preferred (Mandarin, Spanish and/or other) Organized and detailed oriented Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously Knowledge of the NBA and its players Experience Needed: Previous television production experience, preferably in departmental administration Interest in international business Educational Background Required: Bachelor's degree

JOB OPPORTUNITY Executive Director Position Korean American Coalition National Los Angeles, California www.kacdc.org | giekim@kacdc.org KAC was first established in Los Angeles in 1983 to facilitate the Korean American community's participation in civic, legislative, and political affairs. Since then, it has become a national organization with 13 chapters and 3 affiliates throughout the United States. A non-profit, non-partisan membership organization, KAC-National is located in Koreatown, Los Angeles. It has 2 staff members and an operating budget of $250,000. Staff and volunteers conduct programs and activities to educate, organize and empower the community. Job Description: As the CEO, the Executive Director is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of all programs and activities of KAC. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and implements Board policies and strategies to achieve the organization’s goals and objectives. Primary Responsibilities: Operations Management; Fiscal Management; Staff Supervision; Fundraising & Fund Development; Board & Membership Development; Chapter Development, Community, Media, and Government Relations; Volunteer Coordination. Qualifications: Ability to interact effectively with diverse constituent groups, staff, community organizations, government agencies, businesses, media, and the community. Candidate should be a strong leader, effectively managing staff and articulating a vision for KAC’s mission. A combination of three years experience in non-profit management, staff supervision, program management, community & media relations, and fund development Undergraduate degree from an accredited university. Demonstrated leadership ability in previous positions. Experience with legislative, public policy, and community issues. Strong written and oral communication skills in English. Highly desirable qualifications: fluency in the Korean language; knowledge of Korean American community issues; familiarity with Korean culture and customs. Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Competitive benefits package includes: salary; health insurance; paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.

JOB OPPORTUNITY Asia Pacific Forum Radio (WBAI/APF) Co-Producer Asia Pacific Forum Collective, WBAI 99.5 FM-Pacifica Network www.asiapacificforum.org | info@asiapacificforum.org Asia Pacific Forum (APF) is the progressive pan-Asian radio show broadcast every Tuesday night from 8:00 - 9:00pm on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City. Our guests have included Gary Locke, Yuri Kochiyama, David Henry Hwang, Hyun Lee, Joo-Hyun Kang, John Liu, DJ Rekha, Asian Dub Foundation, and more. The APF Collective is seeking another member-producer with journalism and/or activism experience to research and produce our weekly live radio program covering underreported stories from Asia, as well as Asian American politics and culture. At least once a month, each producer hosts leading activists, scholars, artists, playwrights, musicians, and other thinkers driving social and economic justice movements. Skills in audio/digital recording and editing a plus but not required. Co-Producer Requirements: Being an APF producer is a volunteer position that requires a minimum of 10 hours a month on average (attendance of monthly Collective meetings included). APF co-producers collectively coordinate monthly program line-ups, program publicity, and quarterly WBAI station fundraisers. APF/WBAI also contributes to occasional national Pacifica broadcasts of national protests or other major events.

LANGUAGE COURSES Korean Language Classes Nodutdol for Korean Community Development Tuition: $200 per 8-week session ($160 for low income) nodutdolkclass@yahoogroups.com Nodutdol for Korean Community Development is offering two Korean language classes: Beginner I, Intermediate, and High Intermediate. This class will be customized to the needs of students enrolled. Classes are held in midtown Manhattan. Each class will be small (a maximum of 10 students) and focus on developing conversational Korean language skills in an informal atmosphere. Beginner I: Mondays, June 5th - July 24th 6:30 - 8:30pm (8 weeks) Starting from Hangul alphabet To build vocabulary, grammar, structures for basic readings and communication Intermediate: Mondays, June 12th - July 31st 7:00 - 9:00pm (8 weeks) Approximately 4-5 sessions of Korean lesson This class will be held in a Nodutdol Office in Queens High Intermediate: Wednesdays, May 31st - July 19th 6:30 - 8:30pm (8 weeks) Approximately 8-9 sessions of Korean lesson or someone who have taken an intermediate class before To build vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing skill