PERFORMANCE Popera: Rain August 30th - September 3rd, 8:00pm Abingdon Theater 312 West 36th Street New York City $40 www.poprain.com  | Box Office: 917) 715 - 8539 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.

DISCUSSION Meet the Funder: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Asian American Arts Alliance (AAAA) Thursday, September 7th, 6:30 - 8:00pm Asian American Arts Alliance 155 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor New York City www.aaartsalliance.org Asian American Arts Alliance presents a seminar with Lower Manhattan Cultural Council about two borough-wide grant programs. LMCC staff will be on hand to answer detailed questions. The Fund for Creative Communities and Manhattan Community Arts Fund (MCAF) guidelines and application processes will be covered in detail. Each program awarded over 70 grants last year. The Fund for Creative Communities augments the financial resources of small to mid-size non-profit, community based organizations with grants up to $5,000. MCAF supports local arts organizations and artists with grants up to $2,000 for arts projects providing services for the Manhattan community. 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.

FUNDRAISER Fall Fashion Fundraiser and Silent Auction Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) Saturday, September 9th, 6:00pm The Arch 66 West 39th Street, 3rd Floor New York City www.linknyc.org/fashionshow2006 | www.linkglobal.org | www.phbyphillia.com The New York City Chapter of Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) is planning an upcoming fundraising event highlighting the designs of pH by Phillia, an emerging talent based in New York City. The evening will also include a silent auction featuring many fantastic items, including hotel giveaways from some of the most renowned hotels in New York City, vacation getaway packages, as well as designs from the evening's fashion show. This intimate engagement is limited and is priced at $40 in advance and $60 at the door. All attendees will enjoy an open bar as well as assorted hors d'oeuvres, sushi, and other specialties. LiNK works to protect the human rights and liberties of the North Korean people: those remaining in DPRK, those in hiding as refugees in nations that do not respect their right to protection and asylum, and those that have been resettled. Completely non-profit, non-partisan, non-ethnic and non-religious, LiNK addresses North Korean humanitarian need through a variety of education and advocacy programs, policymaking strategies, direct aid / shelter initiatives, political tactics, protests, and relationships with other NGOs working to achieve the same ends. To accomplish our goals, we have volunteers from over 70 LiNK chapters worldwide assisting our full time staff in Washington, D.C. in driving the grassroots efforts and fighting for the improvement and protection of North Korean human rights.

SPORTS LEAGUE Fastbreak NYC Asian Basketball League Fall 2005 Season Starts September 9th Basketball City Chelsea Piers West Side Highway and 23rd Street New York City www.fastbreaknyc.com | info@fastbreaknyc.com Fastbreak NYC is the largest Asian American basketball league on the east coast which provides its players with the best facilities, top notch referees, personal player statistics, and most of all a chance to compete against the best while making a difference in a child's life. This season there will be a $2,000 cash prize & New York Knicks luxury tickets. Fastbreak NYC is a resource for young children to educate and direct them in the most positive paths through athletic clinics and programs specially made for the community. With a strong team of enthusiastic adult athletic supervision and our goal of "making a difference" in a child's life, Fastbreak NYC strives to be the best role model and encouragement using the sport of basketball as our main tool.

DVD LAUNCH Ground One DVD Launch New York University Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program and Institute Tuesday, September 12th, 6:30pm - 8:00pm Museum of Chinese in the Americas 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor New York City www.apa.nyu.edu A/P/A Institute co-presents the launch of the Ground One: Voices of Post-9/11 Chinatown educational DVD, which addresses the impact of prejudice and unequal access on the lives of ordinary Americans. The DVD explores immigration experiences, as an example of the importance of oral histories, as a resource for lessons on community studies, Asian American and New York City history, current events, and as an approach to understanding the local impact of the 9/11 attacks. Ground One presents the specific experiences of residents in New York's Chinatown that are gateways to larger historical, societal, and human issues. Complimentary copies of the Ground One DVD will be available at this event.

DISCUSSION Gallery Talk: Born Korean, Becoming South Korean: The Cinematic Golden Age and Cold War Culture The Korea Society Thursday, September 21st, 6:30pm The Korea Society Gallery 950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor New York City www.koreasociety.org The two decades following the end of the Korean War brought with it a politicized bifurcation of the peninsula whereby the cherished notion of Korea as one single unified country was placed on hold. Each half engaged in the politicization of national culture by promoting its own version as legitimate and superior. As can be expected, North Korea adopted socialist realism and welcomed the exhibition of like-minded films from other communist nations. A similar process happened in South Korea but with a preference for films from democratic nations. The long isolationism that was the hallmark of Korea as the "Hermit Kingdom" transformed to viewing the larger world, but only half rather than all of it. About the Presenter: Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in pan-Asian cinema, sound theory, the international action cinema, and post-colonial theory. He has previously taught at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, University of Iowa, American University of Paris, and the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne.

MUSICAL Maria, Maria Friday, September 22nd - Sunday, October 15th Gerald W. Lynch Theatre John Jay College 899 Tenth Avenue at 58th Street New York City Tickets | www.nymf.org Maria, Maria, a new Korean Musical direct from Seoul will receive its U.S. premiere at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. Maria Maria will be performed by an all-Korean cast in Korean with supertitles. It tells the story of Mary Magdalene with an intriguing plot twist. Maria is a prostitute who leads a miserable life serving Roman soldiers. Wanting to escape her fate she makes a deal that will change her life. With the rising popularity of Jesus, his opponents make her an offer to seduce him. If successful her reward is a chance to go to Rome to redeem her life. The 25-person cast includes Korean pop-star Sonya and Gain Choi, who share the title role, and Seung Chul Lee as The Pharisee. Recreating their roles are Hyo Seong Kang, who received the 2004 Korean Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Maria; Korean pop-star Bok Hee Yoon as The Blind Woman and Sang Woo Park as Jesus.

FESTIVAL Asian Moon Festival Saturday, September 23rd, 1:00 - 4:00pm South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street New York City Free with museum admission www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org Celebrate the fifteenth day of the Eighth Moon with the South Street Seaport Museum. Take a bite out of a moon cake and listen to the story of the Moon Lady, then make some shadow puppets and a festive paper lantern. For the whole family.

RECEPTION The Workshop's 15th Anniversary Party Asian American Writers' Workshop Thursday, September 28th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm The Drawing Center 33 Wooster Street between Grand & Broome Street New York City $10 suggested donation www.aaww.org Come to our birthday party! Celebrating 15 years of literary journeys, poetic revelry, prose persuasions, and love and support for Asian American literature. Meet and mingle with writers and artists to raise a toast to the Workshop. Presentation of The Lifetime Achievement Award to Maxine Hong Kingston and the announcement of the 2006 Asian American literary award winners will begin at 8:15pm. Cosponsored by Lehman Brothers.

FUNDRAISER NAKASEC & YKASEC Joint Annual Fundraising Dinner National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) and YKASEC - Empowering the Korean American Community Friday, September 29th, 6:30pm Dae Dong Manor 150-24 Northern Boulevard Flushing www.ykasec.org | www.nakasec.org National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) and YKASEC - Empowering the Korean American Community invite You to Together, We Build America's Future, a joint annual fundraising dinner on Friday, September 29th at Dae Dong Manor in Flushing. With a Visioning Statement by S.J. Jung, YKASEC Board President & NAKASEC Board Member, and host committee honorary chair Honorable Mike Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, join us as we honor the 2006 Standing Up For Justice Awardees: Taryn Higashi, Ford Foundation Patrick Young & Cecilia Young, YWCA of Queens DREAM In Action Youth

PANEL DISCUSSION The Woman Warrior @ 30 New York University Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program and Institute, Asian American Writer's Workshop, and The National Book Foundation. Friday, September 29th, 9:30am - 9:00pm Various www.apa.nyu.edu | www.aaww.org Please join us in acknowledging one of the most important novels of the 20th century. A daylong event commemorating Maxine Hong Kingston's seminal 1976 semi-autobiographic novel The Woman Warrior, comprised of readings, panels, and reflections with speakers including David Eng and Sukhdev Sandhu and a roster of other scholars and artists. The tribute culminates in an evening performance and reception at the Asian American Writers' Workshop. The Woman Warrior was published in 1976 and won the National Book Critics' Circle Award. She has earned additional awards, including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and the National Humanities Medal. Stuyvesant High School 345 Chambers Street between River Terrace & North End Ave New York City 9:30am: Reading and conversation with Maxine Hong Kingston   Open only to Stuyvesant High School students Asian American Writers' Workshop 16 West 32nd Street, 10th Floor between Broadway and 5th Avenue New York City $10 suggested donation 7:00pm, 30th Anniversary Tribute to The Woman Warrior   Followed by reception and book sales NYU Kimmel Center Shorin Performance Studio, 8th floor 65 Washington Square South at the corner of LaGuardia Place New York City 1:00pm - 1:30pm, Introduction with Quang Bao and David Eng 1:30pm - 2:45pm, The Woman Warrior , Literary Forms, and Other Genres: Biography and Autobiography, Folk Tales, Performance 2:50pm - 4:00pm, Women and The Woman Warrior 4:05pm - 5:15pm Politics, Immigration, and The Woman Warrior

GALA The Korean American Community Foundation First Annual Gala: Building Bridges The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) Wednesday, October 4th, 6:30 - 11:00pm Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers 811 7th Avenue at 53rd Street New York City www.kacfny.org/gala2006 The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) and gala co-chairs Jim Wohn and Kyung Yoon invite you to KACF's first annual gala on Wednesday, October 4th at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers featuring Corporate Honoree, Dong-Jin Oh, CEO, Samsung Electronics America and Charitable Giving Honoree, The Hong Family and Bear USA. Hosted by WABC-TV Eyewitness News anchorwoman Liz Cho along with video guest host Daniel Dae Kim of ABC's Lost and honorary chairman Govenor George Pataki, the Foundation's first annual gala is sure to be an incredible evening. Since its inception three and a half years ago, the Korean American Community Foundation has been working to build bridges both internally within the Korean American community and externally to other vital communities in the New York metropolitan area. The goal has been to strengthen the Korean American community through cultivating philanthropy and directing these funds to those most in need in the Korean immigrant community and beyond. "Building Bridges" captures the heart and soul of KACF's mission and accomplishments, which is what this inaugural gala will celebrate. The gala will help enable KACF to accelerate the pace and amount of funding of worthy organizations, and to expand their intercommunity relations across the Greater New York Metropolitan area. It will also help KACF continue public awareness about social service needs and participation in charitable giving among the Korean American community.

EXHIBITION Cage Nam June: A Multimedia Friendship Thursday, October 5th - Friday, November 3rd Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00am - 6:00pm Opening Reception: Thursday, October 5th, 6:00 - 8:00pm ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts 601 West 26th Street #302 New York City www.zonechelsea.org As part of its Homage to Nam June Paik series, ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts celebrates the nearly thirty-five year association between Nam June Paik and John Cage--two uniquely inventive and versatile creators. The two men became friends and sometimes collaborators, especially after Paik moved to New York City in 1964. Cage particularly enjoyed and admired Paik's radically novel work in video art-innovative films, devices, and performances. Paik's Zen for Film-sixty minutes of moving specks of dust-he ranked as "one of the great films." And like his also-revolutionary partner Merce Cunningham, he often performed before Paik's cameras himself. In representing the association of these two joyously adventurous artists, ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts will exhibit representative scores, videos, music, drawings, photographs, writings, installations, video sculpture, objets sonores, and conceptual art. In addition to an opening night reception on October 5, the gallery will host a live performance of music by Cage and Paik, and a panel discussion by people who knew and worked with them.

JOB OPPORTUNITY Korean Applications Engineer mike.rocky@princetonone.com Korean Applications Engineer wanted for R&D based manufacturer based in the Cleveland, Ohio area. They will train the candidate in their application which has to deal with Thermal Energy applications for the Consumer Electronics industry. They will pay a competitive base salary,bonus, and full benefits plus relocation to Cleveland. Any questions please, contact Mike Rocky at 440) 243 - 5151 x237. Candidate should have the following criteria: Must be a degreed engineer preferably Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering Bi-Lingual in both English and Korean Current US Citizen or Green Card holder Open for relocation to Cleveland, Ohio (company will pay relocation costs) Strong communication skills both verbal and written since this will be dealing with customers Ability for 30% travel both domestic and international

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Korean interpreter Needed Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) www.aaldef.org | info@aaldef.org Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is currently looking for a Korean interpreter to be involved in calling a witness to set up an interview and to conduct an interview for a witness-affidavit. Committment time would be approximately 5 hours (including any time that may be needed for a follow up interview. AALDEF is a national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans. By combining litigation, advocacy, education, and organizing, AALDEF works with Asian American communities across the country to secure human rights for all.