FESTIVAL United Nations Korean Food Festival Now thru June 16th Monday - Friday, 11:30am - 2:30pm United Nations Delegates Dining Room United Nations Headquarters 1st Avenue at 46th Street New York City Luncheon Buffet: $25 www.koreanculture.org/kcs/un1/un.htm For two weeks only, the delegates at the United Nations' Headquarters and New Yorkers will be treated with one of Korea's most internationally reknowned chefs, Mr. Gi Ho Yim. This will be a rare opportunity to meet the Zen master of chefs from Korea, who is known to break barriers and stereotypes surrounding Korean food. Chef Yim does not believe in having the mind set on fixed recipes, as natural ingredients are not always available year round--and this makes Chef Yim the king of improvisation and creativity in Korean cooking. This ten-day Korean food festival consists of an elaborate lunch buffet with more than 80 dishes for sampling. The Taste of Korea 2006 also presents diverse cultural events.

PANEL DISCUSSION The Engineer and the Busboy: Immigration, Jobs and the Global Economy The Asia Society, The Immigration Policy Center, Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) Wednesday, June 7th 7:00 - 8:30pm Program 8:30 - 9:00pm Reception Asia Society 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street New York City www.asiasociety.org | jonesc@asiasoc.org The current controversy over immigration in the U.S. has sparked a passionate debate, raising many legitimate questions. While much of the focus has been on Latino immigrants seeking low-skilled jobs, high-skilled workers from all over the world, including Asia, are also facing difficulties entering this country. How is this impacting the U.S. economy, and in turn the global economy? What are the effects of U.S. immigration policy on migrant-sending countries like India, China, Korea and the Philippines, who have over the years sent hundreds of thousands of educated, high-skilled workers to America? Whom should America let in, and under what conditions? How can the U.S. government strike a balance in its policy between high-skilled and low-skilled immigrants? What impact will U.S. workers and businesses feel? Join our panel of experts for a thoughtful debate of these issues and more. Speakers: Vernon Briggs, Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University Michele Wucker, Author, Lockout: Why America Keeps Getting Immigration Wrong When Our Prosperity Depends on Getting it Right Dan Siciliano, Lecturer in Law and Executive Director, Stanford Program in Law, Economics & Business, Stanford University Peter Salins, Senior Fellow, Center for Civic Innovation, Manhattan Institute; Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, State University of New York (moderator)

LAUNCH EVENT 72 Hour Film Shootout Asian Cinevision and AAFilmLab Friday, June 9th, 6:30pm m1-5 52 Walker Street between Canaland Broadway New York City www.aafilmlab.com | www.asiancinevision.org Please join the AAFilmLab, Asian CineVision and MTV World for the Official 2006 72 Hour Shootout Launch Party at M1-5, with open bar sponsored by Chivas. We will be giving away DVD's, movie posters and film equipment used on the set of Robot Stories, compliments of director, Greg Pak. Also, the Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV and AIDS (APICHA) will be handing out Safe Sex kits to fellow party folk (so you can compete with proper protection, of course). Teams will get a chance to size up their competition and meet actors and crew to do last minute casting if you haven't already. At exactly 8:00pm, we will announce the theme to this year's competition (simultaneously via Website). Doors open at 6:30. Get there early for the free liquor and to grab a good seat for the show. The 72 Hour Film Shootout is a nationwide competition where filmmaking teams have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit and produce short digital films up to six minutes in length and based on a common theme. The intention of this competition is to create opportunities for Asian Americans to demonstrate their talent, gain exposure in the entertainment industry, and impact the visibility of Asian American stories and characters in film and television.

EXHIBITION Spi-ritual: Three Artists Korean Culture Service New York Friday, June 9th - Wednesday, July 12th Opening Reception: Friday, June 9th, 6:00 - 8:00pm Gallery Korea Korean Cultural Service New York 460 Park Ave at 57th Street New York City www.koreanculture.org Gallery Korea presents three mid-career Korean American artists, Jung Hyang Kim, Sung Ho Choi and Mikyung Kim. Although the three artists employ quite diverse forms of expressions, they are united by their common Korean heritage and their reflections on a shared American experience. Somehow their explorations reveal the subtle harmonies of the juncture of these two cultures. Individually the artists maintain their own authentic voices, yet together they are mediators of a more universal blend of thoughts and expressions. This thematic unification is evidenced both by their formal uses of repetition, dualism, and ritual, which together, forms an incorporation of natural processes presented in a spiritual context

COMEDY Asian-American Variety Showcase Tuesday, June 13th, 8:00pm Laugh Lounge 151 Essex Street New York City $6 cover / 2 drink minimum www.laughloungenyc.com It's music and laughter at the Laugh Lounge. Featuring NY's top singer/songwriters and comedians...Asian style! The best singers and comedians NY has to offer with Matt Sia (Sidwalk Cafe), Cynthia Lin (Blue and Borderline, ImasinAsian Radio), Vijai Nathan (Good Girls Don't But Indian Girls Do), Jay Legaspi (Asian America), Air Tabigue (NBC, Fox TV), Jared Rehberg (Waking up American;ImasinAsian Radio), Tom Teska (ImaginAsian TV).

PERFORMANCE Myung Soo Kim's Arirang: Korean Ritual Solos Wednesday, June 14th - Sunday, June 18th Wednesday - Saturday, 8:00pm Saturday and Sunday, 2:00pm Sunday, 7:00pm The Duke on 42nd Street Theater 229 West 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues New York City duke.new42.org Embodying the dramatic power and elegant sensuality of Korean Dance, Myung Soo Kim, whose recent New York shows caused a critical sensation, will present Arirang: Korean Ritual Solos. The South Korean native performs a series of mesmerizing shamanic dances, drawing on her own emotional experiences living within the political turmoil of North and South Korea. The rich colors of Kim's multi-layered costumes and Korean ritual music complement her lush movement. Kim's solo performance is made up of seven Korean dances: Nabich'um, Pujongnori, Tosalp'uri, Kommu, Sungmu, T'aep'youngmu and Salp'urich'um. These dances are tied together with the theme of Arirang. Having studied with masters of Korea's ancient dance rituals, Myung Soo Kim's performance is, according to Claudia La Rocco of the New York Times, "mesmerizing, her careful movements hinting at great powers struggling to be unleashed." Selected as the Best Surprise in Dance of 2005 by Robert Johnson of the Star-Ledger, Kim blends this rich artistic legacy and contemporary influences to create an evening of captivating cultural exchange.

MOVIE RELEASE The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Friday, June 16th All over town www.thefastandthefurious3.com The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 88min Directed by Justin Lin Starring Lucas Black, Bow Wow, Sung Kang Shaun Boswell, who has always been an outsider. A loner at school, his only connection to the indifferent world around him is through illegal street racing -- which has made him particularly unpopular with the local authorities. To avoid jail time, Shaun is sent out of the country to live with his uncle in the military, in a cramped apartment in a low-rent section of Tokyo. In the land that gave birth to the majority of modified racers on the road, the simple street race has been replaced by the ultimate pedal-to-the-metal, gravity-defying automotive challenge ... drift racing, a deadly combination of brutal speed on heart stopping courses of hairpin turns and switchbacks. For his first unsuccessful foray in drift racing, Shaun unknowingly takes on D.K., the "Drift King," with ties to the Yakuza, the Japanese crime machine. The only way he can pay off the debt of his loss is to venture into the deadly realm of the Tokyo underworld, where the stakes are life and death.

DINNER 7th Annual KAJC Installation & Leadership Award Banquet The New York Korean American Jaycees Saturday, June 17th, 6:00pm Hilton 2117 State Route 4 East Fort Lee, New Jersey KAJC members and their guest: $65 Other guests and non-members: $100 www.kajc.org | ibrsvp@kajc.org Please join the Korean American Jaycees at their 17th Annual Installation Banquet to celebrate and honor outstanding leaders in the Korean community of greater New York and New Jersey. As a local chapter of JCI (Jaycees International), KAJC has been pro-active in creating and training young Korean-Americans to become future leaders of the community. KAJC has produced many distinguished leaders of the community such as KC Kim, 28th President of KAAGNY (Korean American Association of Greater New York) and Lee Sae Jong, 26th President of KAAGNY. Keynote Speakers: The Honorable Jon Corzine, Governor of the State of New Jersey President Lee Kyung Ro, Korean American Greater Association of NY (KAAGNY) President Jun Choi, Korean American Greater Association of NJ (KAAGNJ) Incoming Officers: President Calvin Song Chairman and Past President Jonathon Kim International Vice President Jason Kim Individual Development Vice President Paul Song Community Development Vice President Calvin Shim General Secretary Helen Hwang PR Director Jane Kim Outstanding Leadership Award Members of the band Johnny Hi-Fi

SCREENING Mayonnaise (1999) Korean Culture Service New York Thursday, June 22, 6:30pm Korean Culture Service New York 460 Park Ave at 57th Street New York City www.koreanculture.org Mayonnaise (1999) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 103 min Directed by Yoon In-ho Starring Choi Jin-shil, Kim Hye-ja, Kim Seong-gyeom, Kwon Eun-a, Kim Yu-seok, and Mun Hui-seon Mayonnaise, directed by In-ho Yoon, won the Suvarna Chakorom, the award for the best feature film at the 5th International Film Festival of Kerala in 2000. The plot of Mayonnaise is pretty simple, but the depth within the simple story line, will keep the viewers thinking about their own daily lives and relationships we take for granted. Two phenomenal actresses Hae-ja Kim (starring as the mother) and Jin-sil Choi (starring as the daughter) illustrates the emotional relationship between mother and daughter. Guest Speaker Ms. Hyun-Ock Im will briefly introduce the film and lead a discussion after the end of the movie.

PERFORMANCE Popera: Rain Monday, June 26th - Saturday, July 1st, 8:00pm The York Theater 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street New York City www.poprain.com The story of Rain takes place during the Korean War. When the American troops land at Incheon and proceed toward Seoul, the North Korean troops start their retreat. Rain's father, Colonel Kim Pyung of the North Korean intelligence corps, receives orders to remain behind and block the advance of the U.S troops. He plans the assassination of U.S. intelligence officer Peter Anderson. Rain, who works at the U.S. medical hospital, is ordered to poison him. But Rain has fallen in love with Peter, and is shocked to find that he is the one she has to assassinate to accomplish her father's mission. In confusion she decides to leave Peter and plans to visit him one last time. Meanwhile Jane, the head nurse, has discovered the Colonel's plot and confronts Rain with the evidence of her intended crime. Finally, declaring her love for Peter, Rain swallows the poison herself. This opera was written by Ou Hyuk Im and the music is composed by Hye Kyung Park. Their New York debut last year was produced by Thomas Cultice, who has worked with the Metropolitan Opera and currently teaches at the Mannes College of Music.

MOVIE RELEASE The Motel (2005) Wednesday, June 28th - Tuesday, July 11th 1:00, 2:50, 4:30, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm The Film Forum 209 West Houston Street New York City www.themotel-film.com | www.myspace.com/themotelfilm www.filmforum.org The Motel (2005) USA, English, color, 76 min Directed by Michael Kang Starring Stephen Chen, Sung Kang, Jade Wu, Jeffrey Chyau, and Samantha Futerman Puberty sucks, and nobody knows itbetter than 13-year-old Ernest Chin (Jeffrey Chyau). Stuck at his own family's hourly-rate motel, young Ernest divides his time between taking orders from his overbearing mom, tending to whatever miscreants the motel may attract and longing for the girl of his dreams, 15 year old Christine (Memiors of a Geisha's Samantha Futerman). When charismatic Sam Kim (Better Luck Tommorrow's Sung Kang) checks into the motel, fatherless Ernest is taken under his wing and hustled toward manhood, for better or worse. From the producers of Me And You And Everyone We Know and The Good Girl, comes an unflinching portrait of adolescence as heartfelt and authentic as it is hilarious.

HAPPY HOUR Circle of Friends Happy Hour Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) Steering Committee Thursday, June 29th, 6:00pm - 11:00pm Third Floor Cafe 315 5th Avenue at 32nd Street New York City www.kacfny.org | events@kacfny.org The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) cordially invites you to a happy hour at Third Floor Cafe on Thursday, June 29th. Come join us and start the weekend early with food, drinks, and an opportunity to help out our community. There will be no cover all night; however, donations will be very much appreciated. Plus, for any donation over $15 you will receive a raffle ticket for: Foursome at Ballyowen with meal ticket ($500) Johnny Walker Blue Label ($200) Avon body care products ($170) Four tickets to the American Museum of Natural History($80) Four tickets to the Museum of Modern Art ($80) however, donations will be very much appreciated. Plus, for any donation over $15 you will receive a raffle ticket for:" The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) was organized to serve the Korean-American community of the Greater New York Metropolitan Area by providing a venue where Korean Americans of all generations can help enrich the lives of their neighbors by giving, with even "a dollar a day".