FESTIVAL Paper Comes to Life: Wang Center 2nd Annual Origami Festival Festival Hours: Wednesday, August 9th, 11:00am - 4 :00pm Exhibition Hours: August 2nd - 5th and August 7th - 9th, 10:30am - 4:00pm Stony Brook University The Charles B. Wang Center Stony Brook, New York www.stonybrook.edu/sb/wang | Origami postcard Join us for a grand celebration of Origami-the art of paper folding. In collaboration with Long Island Folding Enthusiasts (LIFE), the Wang Center celebrates its 2nd annual origami festival. Last year's Origami festival was a resounding success and the festival this year will be even better. Events are fun for all age groups and free to the public. Come enjoy paper creations with artist Ros Joyce. The weeklong exhibition will be a true adventure in texture and folding, from dragons, flowers, masks, to stunning decorative pieces. The celebration culminates with the grand Origami Festival on August 9th featuring teaching tables where you can learn to make cool new things ranging from jumping frogs to clever money folds using imitation dollar bills. Also new this year is the puppet corner, where you can create and decorate Origami puppets and give them life with your voice. Last year's popular Storigami-teaching Origami through storytelling-will continue to be the highlight of this fun-filled day. Simple folding techniques will be taught for children and beginners. Advanced folding skills will also be demonstrated in the exhibition. All are welcome to come out and discover the art and mathematics behind paper folding.

CONFERENCE US - Korea Conference on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (UKC2006) Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) Thursday, August 10th - 13th Marriot Hotel at Glenpointe 100 Frank W. Burr Blvd Teaneck, New Jersey www.ksea.org The annual technical conference of KSEA, US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (UKC), is the most important and visible activity of KSEA. The main objective of UKC is to promote US-Korea cooperation in advancing science and technology. The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) and the Korean-US Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO) are the co-organizers. UKC2006 is sponsored by many industrial companies and research organizations. Annually, 400 - 600 scientists and engineers from the US and Korea have attended the conference. Approximately 400 papers on significant research findings, R&am;D trends, and future prospects of sciences and technologies will be presented. KSEA is a 35-year-old non-profit national-level professional organization. It is open for participation to all Korean-Americans who have college degrees in science and engineering fields and cherish the heritage of Korean culture.

If you are available this weekend, come out to Flushing Meadow Park in Queens for two days of dragon boat races, a dumpling eating contest and other festival events. I'll be rowing with the KACF Red Devils, representing the Korean American Community Foundation.

FESTIVAL The New York Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Saturday, August 12th Sunday, August 13th 9:00am - 6:00pm Flushing Meadows Park Flushing, Queens Free www.hkdbf-ny.org The 15th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, a multicultural celebration and sporting event is the largest festival of its kind in the US. With over 100 teams, encompassing more than 1000 participants from across the US and Canada competiting for $60,000 in cash and prizes, this years festival will be notable for both its scale and fierce competition. HKDBF NY 2005 features events for the entire family - an opening day parade and the NY Championship Race on Saturday and on Sunday the US Dragon Boat Open Championship Race takes place. Some added attractions taking place during the festival are special youth races, women's and sponsor races, a media challenge and charity race. The arts and entertainment program showcases the best multicultural artists, including the Shaolin Temple Warrior Monks demonstrating Kung Fu, the Drum Spirit of China, and traditional music and dance from China, Mexico and Peru. There will be demonstrations of folk arts and crafts, an ethnic food court and booths staffed by sponsors and many communty based organizations. Dragon Boat racing is one of the fastest growing competitive team sports in the US with Dragon Boat Festivals taking place throughout the US and Canada. You'll find festivals in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Norwalk, CT., Philadelphia, Washington DC, San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. Rain or Shine.

CELEBRATION Tongil (Unification) House Event Corean Action Network for Unification (CAN-U) and Nodutdol Saturday, August 12th, 7:00pm Nodutdol Office 53-22 Roosevelt Avenue, 2nd Floor Woodside, New York www.nodutdol.org | yomkisuk@yahoo.com Corean Action Network for Unification (CAN-U) and Nodutdol will hold their annual Tongil House Event (Tongil means 'unification' in Korean). Tongil House is an annual event that celebrates the progress made toward peace and unification on the Korean peninsula. At the same time, it is to think about the on-going issues and the work that needs to be done globally and locally. This year, a part of the event will be a fundraising effort for the flood victims of North and South Koreas. All proceeds will go to directly aiding those affected by the floods. There will be documentaries about, among others, the struggle against the free trade agreement between US and Korea and the struggle in Pyongtaek against US military base extension. There will also be music, performances, and food and drinks for sale.

LECTURE August 15 Memorial Lecture National Association of Korean Americans(NAKA)-NY Chapter & Young Korean Academy of New York (Hungsadan) Tuesday, August 15th, 7:30pm Open Center Korean Village 150-24 Nothern Blvd, Queens Free Nakagny@aol.com As we observe the 61th anniversary of the liberation of Korea from the Japanese colonial rule, our heart is heavy because of the continuing division of our beautiful fatherland and the rising tension on the Korean Peninsula. It is important for the entire Korean community at home and abroad to appreciate the beauty of Korea and make sure that it is not destroyed in another tragic war. Let's get together in memory of the 8.15 liberation and share our appreciation and love for our fatherland. Speakers: Rev. Paul C. Chang, "Three Thousands-ri of Beautiful Fatherland" John H. Kim, Esq., "Understanding the Dokdo Island Dispute" Jungsup Kim, President, Korean Alpine Society of Eastern U.S., "Mountaineering in Korea" Video Showing: Mount Kumkang & Ullung Island

THEATER Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven September 21st - October 15th Here Mainstage Theater 145 Sixth Avenue between Spring and Broome New York City www.here.org Korean-American Young Jean Lee's worst nightmare is to make a show about Korea called Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven. This work presents Young Jean's chaotic, disturbing, and sometimes offensive take on her cultural background in all of its romanticized, half-informed, and brutal honesty. The show is also about being in love and trying to be happy when you're so messed-up that all you want to do is destroy everything in your path. But most of all, Songs is about white people. Here produces work that is affordable, challenging and alternative--offering our audiences the opportunity to feel that they are part of something new and fresh. Key elements of our performance programming are designed to allow the public to have as many access points to the development of original art as possible through work-in-progress showings, workshop productions, postshow artist talkbacks, informal discussions in our cafe and full productions. The New York Times has called Here "one of the most unusual arts spaces in New York and possibly the model for the cutting-edge arts spaces of tomorrow." Indeed, Here has become successful at creating a new kind of arts enterprise--the collaborative multiarts center. In 12 years, we've supported over 11,100 artists and attracted over 850,000 arts patrons. We aim to integrate art into daily life and engage our community's needs and interests on as many different levels as possible in order to ensure our regular presence in their lives.

MOVIE OPENING Red Doors Opens Friday, September 8th Angelika Film Center 18 West Houston Street at Mercer Street New York City ImaginAsian Theater 239 East 59th Street between 2nd and 3rd Ave New York City www.reddoorsthemovie.com Red Doors (2005) USA, English, color, 90 min Starring Tzi Ma, Jacqueline Kim, Rossif Sutherland, Elaine Kao, Mia Riverton, Kathy Shao-Lin Lee, and Sebastian Stan Directed by Georgia Lee Inspired by Lee's own personal experiences, Red Doors centers on the Wongs, a Chinese-American family living in suburban New York whose seemingly blissful existence hides the dysfunction at its core. At first sight, parents Ed Wong (Tzi Ma, The Ladykillers) and May-Li (Freda Foh Shen, Mulan) and their three overachieving daughters are the picture of perfection. Samantha (Jacqueline Kim, Charlotte Sometimes, Volcano) is the eldest and most accomplished of the Wong sisters. She's an ambitious businesswoman who is just weeks away from her "dream" wedding with Mark (Jayce Bartok, The Station Agent), an equally successful young man whose main concern is the seating arrangement. The middle sister, Julie (Elaine Kao), is a shy and sheltered medical student whose life is turned upside down when she falls for Mia Scarlett (Mia Riverton), a movie star who is researching a role at the hospital. The youngest daughter, Katie (Kathy Shao-Lin Lee), is a precocious and disaffected high school senior engaged in an elaborate and dangerous war of practical jokes with her neighbor Simon (Sebastian Stan). Writer/director Lee's story was inspired by her own family and personal experiences. In fact, the Lee family home was used as a primary location; actual home video footage from her childhood is woven throughout the film; and her youngest sister plays the role of Katie.

BENEFIT Project by Project's 8th Annual Food & Wine Tasting Benefit Project by Project (PbP-NY) Friday, September 29th 6:00 - 7:00pm VIP Reception 7:00 - 10:00pm General Event The Copacabana 560 W. 34th Street at 11th Avenue New York City www.projectbyproject.org/ny/foodandwine Join Project by Project New York (PbP-NY) on the red carpet Friday, September 29, 2006 for a glamorous night of gourmet food, amazing wines, premium silent auction items and celebrity sous chefs from the Asian American community for their Eighth Annual Food & Wine Tasting Benefit. The Food & Wine Tasting Benefit is Project by Project's marquee event. An annual tradition in both New York and Los Angeles, the event raises awareness and funds for Project by Project's partnership with various under-served non-profit organizations in the community. This signature gala will once again showcase savory and dessert tastings by talented chefs from the best restaurants in NYC, as well as samplings from premier wineries and beverage companies. This event follows their successful previous events, which have been attended by more than 650 guests, featured more than 25 celebrated chefs and over a dozen premier wineries and beverage purveyors and exclusive silent auction items. Take advantage of the Early-bird ticket price through Monday, August 14th. Regular tickets prices take effect thereafter. All proceeds benefit their 2006 partner, Asian-Cinevision (ACV).

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 5th Annual P.O.V. Youth Views Institute September 1st, 5:00pm www.pov.org/youthviews The Youth Views Institute will bring together 20 young community leaders, ages 16-20, from New York City and around the country to offer training in how to integrate independent documentaries with their community work, and create a rare chance to network with other young people working in their communities. The Youth Views Institute is based on the premise of non-fiction storytelling as a tool for creating positive social change. It focuses on emerging and young leaders who are involved with community issues, and will feature workshops on critical thinking and media literacy skills pertaining to independent and commercial media; diversity training; and community organizing, including crafting a vision for working with media, outreach methods and event planning and promotion. Presenters will include independent filmmakers, community organizers, P.O.V. staff and members of the Youth Views Advisory Board. This year's Institute will be held at Project Reach in New York City's Chinatown from November 3rd - 5th.

INTERNSHIPS OPPORTUNITY AALDEF Fall Internships for Undergraduate, Graduate, and Law Students Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) www.aaldef.org | info@aaldef.org The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans through litigation, advocacy, and community education. Fall internships are available for college, graduate, and law students in AALDEF's Voting Rights Program. In prior elections, Asian Americans faced a series of barriers in exercising their right to vote; for example, ballots have been mistranslated listing Democratic candidates as Republicans and vice versa, lack of interpreters, denial of language assistance, rude and hostile poll workers. Then, when the news media reported on election returns and the vote by specific groups, Asian Americans were overlooked. AALDEF's Voting Rights Program aims to enhance the political participation of Asian Americans and guard against anti-Asian voter discrimination. Voting Rights Interns work on the following: Election monitoring to ensure Asian Americans are treated fairly at the polls and to document violations of the Voting Right Act and federal Constitution. The Voting Rights Act mandates the availability of Chinese and Korean language assistance and forbids anti-Asian voter discrimination Work with pro bono lawyers at corporate law firms and volunteer law students to inspect poll sites for compliance with the Voting rights Act and Help American Vote Act. Coordinate a survey of Asian American voters to document the use of bilingual ballots and report on Asian American voting patterns. The survey will be taken at poll sites in several poll sites across the nation. Interns will recruit, train, and supervise volunteers, as well as coordinate logistics at three dozen polling sites. Register new voters after citizenship swearing-in ceremonies. Conduct research and advocacy on local, state and federal election reform proposals.