CONCERT AAC Chamber Music Concert Asian Artists & Concerts, Inc. (AAC) and the Korean Cultural Service Friday, June 8th, 7:00pm Korean Cultural Service New York 460 Park Avenue, 6th Floor New York City www.aacinc.org Asian Artists & Concerts, Inc. (AAC) presents a night of chamber music concert consist of talented young Asian musicians. AAC is a performing arts organization that serves as a bridge for young Asian nationals and Asian-American musicians as they make the transition from musical training to professional careers in performances. AAC's mission is to help the artists gain invaluable professional experience by providing performance opportunities. The program includes the works of Dvorak, Schubert, and Mendelssohn.

SCREENING Suicide Club (Jisatsu saakuru) (2002) Monday, June 11th and Tuesday, June 19th 7:30 and 10:00pm Monkey Town 58 North 3rd Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn $5, $10 food or drink minimum www.monkeytownhq.com/suicide.html Suicide Club (Jisatsu saakuru) (2002) japan, Japanese with English subtitles, color, 95 min Directed by Shion Sono Starring Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Tamao Sato, Mai Housyou, and Takashi Nomura Suicide Club is not the kind of sadistic, exploitative, J-horror bloodbath it's often shelved next to at video stores. Though there are gleeful shots of girls throwing themselves in front of trains and showering bystanders in blood and gore, the film's ultimate message is that of sympathy and concern for an alienated generation growing up with only vapid pop culture and indifferent, condescending adults to guide them. An ostensible noirish mystery movie, Suicide Club has a Lynchian surrealism about it, in addition to the cutesy pop feel often associated with contemporary Japanese cinema. A recent trend of real-life suicide pacts among South Korean youths, recently written in an article in the New York Times (article here), inspired these screenings. --Flavorpill Suicide Club is grisly and funny and it predates this 'trend' in South Korea. Monkey Town will project the article and then begin the film.

FESTIVAL The First National Asian American Theater Festival 2nd Generation (2G) Monday, June 11th - Sunday, June 24th Various www.naatf.org The First National Asian American Theater Festival is coming to New York City! From June 11th - 24th, over 25 of the hottest, cutting-edge Asian American theater companies and performing artists will converge upon several venues in the Big Apple. Spearheaded by Ma-Yi Theater Company, NAATCO (National Asian American Theatre Company), and Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, the festival celebrates the vitally important contributions Asian American artists make to the cultural landscape of the nation. The festival will foster greater understanding of the growing influence Asian Americans have on the social and cultural identity of America. The works presented will inspire appreciation for the unique, yet universal stories of our communities. Don't miss out on this historic event-in-the-making!

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Who Killed Vincent Chin: 25 Years Later Asian Pacific Americans for Progress and Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) Tuesday, June 19th, 6:00pm H.T. Dance Company Mulberry St Theater 70 Mulberry Street 2nd floor, at Bayard Street New York City $3 members, $5 non-members www.apaforprogress.org | www.moca-nyc.org Join us for a screening of the Academy Award nominated Who Killed Vincent Chin by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima followed by discussion. In June 1982, Chinese American Vincent Chin was killed in Detroit by two unemployed white autoworkers who had recently been laid off. This hate crime, motivated by anti-Japanese sentiments, served as a rallying cry for the Asian American community and is often considered the beginning of a pan-Asian American movement. Twenty five years later, MoCA joins Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, and local partners around the country to look back in time and assess how far we've come. Reception sponsored by ImaginAsian TV. Online forum sponsored by Grooted.org. Panelists include: Hon. John C. Liu, NYC Council Member, Mr. Darwin Davis, CEO and President, New York Urban League, Ms. Elizabeth Ouyang, Executive Vice President, Organization of Chinese Americans. This program is part of a National Town Hall on Hate Crimes. From June 19th - 24th, 2007, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress is co-sponsoring screenings and panel around the country with many local organizations. Events are currently scheduled for Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Detroit, Grand Rapids and Chicago.

SCREENING A Road to Return (Gweeroh) (1967) The Korea Society Thursday, June 21st, 6:30pm The Korea Society 950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor at 57th Street New York City $5 members, $10 non-members www.koreasociety.org A Road to Return (Gweeroh) (1967) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, B&W, 90 min Directed by Lee Man-Hee Starring Kim Jin-Gyu, Mun Jeong-Suk, and Jeon Gye-Hyeon Alfred Hitchcock¡¯s Rear Window, with all its raw tension, pluck out the violence and replace it with a complex web of emotional betrayal and voila, you have A Road to Return. With it, Lee tells the story of a disabled writer and his wife who are, to all outward appearances, icons of respectable stability. But when she becomes entangled with a young lover, the writer is suddenly torn between the care she provides and pain she causes. When the lover invites the wife to run away with him, the situation comes to a crisis.

GALA 2007 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award Dinner Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) Friday, June 22nd, 2007 Waldorf=Astoria Hotel 301 Park Avenue at 49th Street New York City www.aabdc.com | www.outstanding50.com Join us in celebrating Asian American entrepreneurship at its best. Attend the 2007 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award Dinner, the largest and most prestigious Asian-American entrepreneurial honoring event in the US, with over 800 people in attendance. Prominent members and leaders from a broad range of businesses and industries, along with award recipients, will continue the evening's tradition of being one of the most sought-after networking events in the nation. A table of ten costs $3500 and 1 ticket is $350.

CONCERT Rain Saturday, June 23rd, 8:00pm The Theater at Madison Square Garden 8th Avenue and 32nd Street New York City $79 - $300 TicketMaster Rain is back! Hot off making #1 on Time magazines Most Influential People list!

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION A Petal (Ggotip) (1996) The Korea Society Thursday, July 12th, 6:30pm The Korea Society 950 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, at 57th Street New York City www.koreasociety.org A Petal (Ggotip) (1996) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 101 min Directed by Jang Sun-Woo Starring Lee Jung-hyun, Mun Seong-kun, Lee Yeong-ran, Chu Sang Mi, and Myeong Gye-nam Join the Korea Society for a film Screening of A Petal and Q&A Session with Actress Young-Lan Lee, Associate Professor of drama at Kyung Hee University. May 1980 is a month that still lives in infamy in South Korea. That month, residents of Gwangju demonstrated for an end to decades of military rule. But newly installed President Chun Doo-Hwan would broach no dissent. He ordered elite Korean paratroopers to storm the city and crush the protests. Untold numbers of protesting civilians were massacred in the assault. It took director Jang Sun-Woo 15 years to find a producer brave enough to tackle the topic, but when he did, he filmed his masterpiece A Petal fierce and uncompromising look at the Gwangju uprising and its political and personal aftermath. A Petal female lead was played by Lee Young-Lan, who won a Best Supporting Actress Award in 1996 at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival for her stirring performance. Following the screening, Lee will talk with the audience about the making of the film, its impact its release had throughout Asia and the painful, lingering legacy of the Gwangju uprising. Lee Young-Lan is an associate professor of drama at Kyung Hee University. Lee is one of Korea's leading academic experts in synthesizing Eastern and Western theories of acting. Lee is also one of Korea's leading actresses of stage and screen. Her theatrical career favors one-person shows, avant-garde theatrical happenings and feminist performances such as the annual Anti-Miss Korea Festival. Lee appeared in Kang Je-Gyu's Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War and in 2005, she received a critic's special mention at the Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Sara Jeanne.

JOB OPPORTUNITY Embassy Research Assistant Embassy of the Republic of Korea hr.koreaemb@gmail.com The Embassy of the Republic of Korea (Washington DC) announces one vacancy for the position of Research Assistant in the Economic Section and one vacancy in the Political Section. Specify which position you are applying for in your e-mail. Please send resume and one brief writing sample to the email address above. Qualifications: Undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year institution, with focus on economics, international relations or political science. Some work experience on the Hill, in government, or in a Washington-based organization is highly desired. Must be fluent in English; fluency in Korean a plus. Experience in economic and political research, including familiarity with U.S. government reports, public databases, and Congressional offices and federal agencies. Excellent written and verbal skills, professionalism, and flexibility. Familiarity with Microsoft Office, including Excel and Powerpoint, and on-line trade statistics programs. Duties of the Researcher: Research and prepare reports on economic and political topics under strict deadlines for Embassy diplomats and staff. Compile trade statistics and prepare digital presentations and reports. Summarize complex government reports and economic data and brief Economic Section staff. Monitor national and international media outlets, government and international governmental organizations, and non-profit groups for economic-related issues of concern to the Embassy. Schedule and arrange high-level meetings on behalf of the Embassy with members of Congress, Consulting firms, Multi-national corporations, and Government agencies. Interface with key staff from the Ambassador and Minister's office. Assist Minister and Embassy diplomats with daily tasks (e.g. arranging meetings, making reservations, transferring information to respective departments within the Embassy).