EXPO The First National Expo of Ethnic Media - Communicating with the New America Thursday, June 9th, 7:30am - 5:00pm Columbia University Lerner Hall Broadway and 115th Street New York City First National Expo of Ethnic Media | daniela@pacificnews.org Why To put ethnic media and youth media on the radar of decision makers, national advertisers and mainstream media. To explore new strategies for communicating news and information within our emerging global society. To strengthen cross-racial, cross-ethnic media exchange on a national level. Who Leaders from over 50 ethnic news organizations and their top advertising partners showcase innovative campaigns targeting America's ethnic markets. Youth communicators showcase how young people--America's most diverse population--are developing new multimedia platforms to create visibility for the next generation. Ethnic and mainstream media practitioners explore new models for reportorial collaboration to cover a global society. Media reformers highlight ethnic media's role in the struggle to sustain localism in American journalism. Corporate sponsors, funders, and strategic partners explain where and how ethnic media fit into national and regional communications strategies. 1500-plus attendees network and exchange ideas on building inclusive communications through ethnic and youth media--ethnic and mainstream media practitioners and educators, communications strategists, social marketing planners, distinguished authors and literati upstarts, public policy researchers, pollsters and political consultants, community liaison representatives community activists, students and youth communicators, and more

FORUM 2005 Korea Investment Mart: The Showcase of Promising Korean Companies Thursday, June 9th, 10:00am New York Marriott East Side Hotel 49th Street and Lexington Avenue New York City kinnovationct@yahoo.com | Cindy Saad: 646) 326 - 0968 You are cordially invited to the 2005 Korea Investment Mart, a half-day introduction of Korean companies and conference in New York at the Marriott East Side Hotel on Thursday, June 9th. This will be an opportunity to meet with the representatives of companies for marketing, sales, as well as investment. Organized by the Korea Consultancy Association, and sponsored by the Small and Medium Business Administration of Korea. Supported by the Foreign Institutional Investors Assocation (FIIA) of Korea, Pace University, and SCI2 (Incubation Center)

WALK-A-THON 6.15 Inter-Korea Joint Declaration Fifth Year Commemoration Nodutdol Saturday, June 11th, 2:00 - 5:00pm Walk-A-Thon begins at Lippmann Plaza Union Street and Northern Blvd Flushing coreareunificationnow@yahoo.com | 917) 583-3316 Join us on June 11th for the 6.15 Walk-A-Thon for One Corea. The 6.15 Walk-A-Thon Program includes: Let's Gather for Tongil (Reunification)! Meet at Flushing's Lippman Plaza at 2:00pm for Opening Ceremony, registration, souvenirs, warm up excercises and singing. Walk Together, One Step at a Time The Walk-A-Thon will start from Lippman Plaza and will travel to the Colden Playground, with Poongmul and the Flag of Reunification leading the way. Reunification is Here! The Closing Event at the Colden Playground begins at 4:30pm, which includes, Closing Ceremony, Tongil game, and raffles

SCREENING Seoul Train Sunday, June 12th, 1:00pm, Monday, June 13th, 1:00pm Tuesday, June 14th, 8:30pm Human Rights Watch 2005 International Film Festival Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theater 165 West 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave www.seoultrain.com/ | Human Rights Watch 2005 International Film Festival Seoul Train (2004) USA, Korean, Mandarin, English and Polish with English subtitles, documentary, color, 54min Directed by Jim Butterworth, Aaron Lubarsky and Lisa Sleeth Seoul Train provides an unprecedented glimpse into the little known "underground railroad" working to help North Korean refugees escape one of the world's most repressive governments. Today, somewhere between 30,000 and 300,000 North Korean refugees are living in China, having escaped political repression and widespread hunger at home. The Chinese government categorically labels them as illegal migrants and periodically arrests and returns them to North Korea, violating its international obligation to protect and shelter them. Those forcibly returned often face grave human rights abuses including torture, long prison terms, and even execution. For a lucky few, however, there is hope. Via a network of safe houses and escape routes, a group of activists has taken it upon themselves to help the refugees, assisting them on a daring escape to freedom over hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of miles of Chinese territory. It's an epic tale involving North Korean and Chinese agents, courage and deceit, covert border crossings, and the terror of what happens if they get caught. Seoul Train exposes this growing and potentially explosive humanitarian crisis. Filmmakers present at all screenings.

DISCUSSION Carving A Corporate Niche: Glass Ceiling Realities for Asian Women Asian Women In Business Monday, June 13th, 6:00 - 8:30 pm Cornell University's Institute for Women and Work 16 East 34th Street, 6th Floor between Fifth and Madison Ave New York City Free, but registration must be received by June 10th www.awib.org Join Asian Women In Business (AWIB) and leading Asian women executives for a powerful discussion on Asian women's role in today's workplace. Find out how these individuals thrived in aggressive corporate environments and paved a way to the top. Designed to be interactive, spend a provocative and uplifting evening discussing the realities of being an Asian woman in the corporate world. Event includes a book signing by author, Jane Hyun, featuring her recently released, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians. Co-sponsor: Cornell University's Institute for Women and Work, School of ILR. Light refreshments will be served Panelists: Anne Abaya: Senior VP, Human Resources, GE Consumer Finance Lucy Chan, Senior Project Executive, IBM Global Services Anuradha Jayanti, Managing Director, Citigroup Sheila Kumar, Vice President, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies Inc Nancy Yieh, Vice President, Gas Operations, Con Edison How are Asian women changing the corporate work place? What are the issues they grapple with as they seek growth and leadership roles in their companies? How do cultural issues impact Asian womenĄŻs paths to corporate success? Why are some leaving the corporate sector and turning to entrepreneurship?

HAPPY HOUR Annual Summer Cocktail Party Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) Monday, June 13th, 6:00 - 9:00pm Temple 240 West 52nd Street Between 8th and Broadway New York City $45 Contribution, $35 Member www.aaldef.org Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) invites you to their Annual Summer Cocktail Party. Raffle, Live DJ, Light Hors D'oeuvres, Cash Bar. Tickets are tax deductible.

FORUM Busan North American Investment Forum The Busan Port Authority (BPA), Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Association (BJFEZA) and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) Tuesday, June 14th Registration begins at 9:00am Waldorf Astoria Hotel 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Sts New York City Admission is complimentary for qualified individuals www.kwrintl.com/busan The Busan Port Authority (BPA), Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Association (BJFEZA) and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) invite internationally-focused investors, executives, financial and service professionals, journalists and other interested individuals to attend the first Busan North American Investment Forum. This meeting will be held without charge and admission will be granted on a space available basis, with preference given to investors and executives who are active in the transportation, logistics, distribution, technology and manufacturing industries. Advance registration is encouraged and advised. Strategically located on the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula, Busan is the second largest city in Korea. It is a thriving metropolitan center, with approximately 3.7 million inhabitants. Busans deep harbor and gentle tides have transformed it into the largest port in the country handling 80% of total Korean container volume -- and the third largest transshipment container facility in the world. The creation of the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone in March 2004 a 25,000 acre complex that includes Busan New Port, the Busan Science and Industrial Park and a range of other facilities now offers foreign corporations and investors a range of tax and other incentives, further accentuating Busans attractiveness as a business and investment destination. The Busan delegation is visiting New York within a more decentralized environment in which Korean cities and provinces are moving to develop their competitive advantages and to reach out directly to targeted companies and investors, stated Mr. Woo-won Lee, Managing Director of the Korea International Trade Association. This event is designed to provide participants with an overview of the Korean economy and to allow for one-on-one meetings with prominent business and government leaders from Busan, Koreas leading transportation, shipping, logistics and industrial center.

FESTIVAL The 2005 New York Asian Film Festival Subway Cinema June 17th - 26th at the Anthology Film Archives June 24th - July 2nd at the ImaginAsian Anthology Film Archives 32 2nd Avenue (at 2nd Street) New York City The ImaginAsian 239 E 59th Street (at 2nd Avenue) New York City www.subwaycinema.com Subway Cinema returns like the Jedi to present its fourth annual festival devoted to new feature films from Asia. This year we've watched 180 movies, hand-picked the best 31, filtered them through our unique cold water filtration system from our artesian wells, and let them dry in the warm, New England sun so that when we serve them to you, you will taste their freshness and flavor, as if you had picked these films yourself! These are the most dynamic, highest-grossing, and award-winning movies from China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Thailand and India. After last year's sold-out festival, we've had to spread the festival over two venues: the beautiful Anthology Film Archives in the East Village and the new Asian American theater, the ImaginAsian, on the Upper East Side. There's too much festival for just one theater! We've got 31 on tap, including 1 International Premiere, 9 North American Premieres, 4 US Premieres and 15 New York Premieres. Advance tickets are now on sale! Buy tickets at www.subwaycinema.com or call 212) 868-4444. Advance tickets are $8 + $1.50 service charge and tickets at the box office are $9. Korean films include: Arahan (2004) A Family (2004) Green Chair (2003)   Crying Fist (2005) Marathon (2005) Someone Special (2004)   Three...Extremes (2004) R-Point (2004) Samaritan Girl (2004)

SCREENING Woman is the Future of Man (Yeojaneun Namjaui Miraeda) Thursday, June 23rd, 7:00pm Brooklyn Academy of Music 30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn www.bam.org BAMcinematek's annual Village Voice series gives you one last chance to catch the best films of 2004 on the big screen. Featuring selections from the Take 6 Film Critics' Poll, this series showcases the most talked-about movies of the year, including many you couldn't see in US theaters. In addition, BAM presents a retrospective of upcoming filmmaker Eug?e Green, whose two latest works have been voted Best Undistributed Films. All film descriptions courtesy of the Village Voice, unless otherwise noted. Woman is the Future of Man (Yeojaneun Namjaui Miraeda) (2004) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 88min Directed by Hong Sang-Soo Starring Lee Mun-ho, Kim Hyeon-gon, Park Seon-hwa,and Ho-jung Kim Park Bo-yeong Like his 2002 film Turning Gate, avant-pop Korean director Hong Sang-Soo's latest film is a deadpan erotic comedy both blunt and elliptical. A pair of thirtysomething urban intellectuals go off in search of the woman that each loved and lost. Hong is good on postcoital tristesse and caustic in representing male stupidity.

EXHIBITION "Here Between" Asian American Women Artists Alliance (AAWAA) Opening Reception: Friday, June 24th, 6:00 - 8:00pm Exhibition Date: June 23rd - July 17th, Thursday - Sunday, 1:00 - 6:00pm AAWAA Gallery / Alternative Space 136 15th Street Brooklyn FREE www.aawaa.org "Here Between", The Asian American Women Artists Alliance Annual Group Exhibition will examine the multicultural facets of the artists?experience of living between two worlds, and sharing a common struggle to preserve their heritage in an ever-changing American culture. The exhibition will present Jacie Lee Almira, Paula DeLuccia, Tomoko Fujiki, Suejin Jo, Hee Jung Kim, Whieza Kim, Seung Yeon Kim, Yan Kong, Numyi Lee, Helen Lin, Yi Jun Sun and more. Performance at 7:00pm: AAWAA presents a Tai Chi demonstration by Kwok Kay Choey. Master Choey performs the Yang Style Tai Chi with fluid movement and dignified forms. Also features Chinese folk music played by members of The Chinese Music Ensemble of New York.

BENEFIT 1st Annual Summer Gourmet Food & Wine Tasting Benefit Project by Project Friday, June 24th, 7:00 - 10:00pm Metropolitan Pavilion The Gallery Room 4th Floor 123 West 18th Street between 6th& 7th Avenues New York City $75 until June 23rd (Online sales cease at midnight on June 23)* $100 Day of Event, June 24th (if still available) *Receive a $5 discount by simply completing a short PbP survey on our website Summer Gourmet Food and Wine Tasting Have you ever tasted gelato made from rose petals? Do you crave caviar or have a passion for cheese? Do you want to throw parties that your friends will talk about for months afterwards? If so, Project by Project would like to invite you to attend our 1st Annual Summer Gourmet Food & Wine Tasting Benefit on Friday, June 24th at the Metropolitan Pavilion Gallery! Come taste scrumptious gourmet food while you enjoy premier wines and spirits and mingle amongst friends; take a journey through courses taught by our experts and learn how to be that impressive host or hostess who entertains at home. Our event is the first and only event of its kind, so you will not want to miss all of the innovative delights that await you! Only 350 general admission tickets will be sold this year to ensure a quality event and plenty of food for all our patrons, so buy yours early!

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NAATA's Media Fund National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) www.naatanet.org | mediafund@naatanet.org National Asian American Telecommunications Association's (NAATA) Media Fund seeks project proposals from independent media producers that convey the richness and diversity of the Asian Pacific American experience. Recently funded projects include The Grace Lee Project by Grace Lee, Spotlighting by Josh Diamond and Justin Lin, and Summer of the Serpent by Kimi Takesue. We offer the two following funding initiatives: Open Door Completion Fund (rolling application process) Works intended for public television broadcast in the final stages of post-production. A rough cut must be submitted with the application Open Call for Production Funds (2005 deadline has now passed) Works intended for public television broadcast in any stage of production or post-production (script development or R&D projects not considered). New 2006 deadline tba Only one proposal per applicant Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and be citizens of legal residents of the U.S. All awarded projects must have a Fiscal Sponsor, a non-profit 501(c)(3) IRS tax-exempt entity