RECEPTION Reception for Korean Public Interest Lawyers' Group Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the National Lawyers' Guild NYC Chapter (NYC Chapter-NLG) Monday, October 16th, 7:00pm The Cedar Tavern 82 University Place at 11th Street New York City www.nlgnyc.org | www.aaldef.org | schoi@aaldef.org Join the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the National Lawyers' Guild NYC Chapter (NYC Chapter-NLG) to welcome Gong-gam, the first and only non-profit public interest lawyers' group in Korea. Founded in 2004, Gong-gam's programs and services include legal training sessions for NGOs, public interest lawsuits, and the promotion of pro bono activities on behalf of the minorities and the underprivileged in Korean society. AALDEF and NYC Chapter-NLG will be sponsoring a reception for Gong-Gam representatives on Monday, October 16th at the Cedar Tavern near NYU. Please RSVP to Steven Choi at schoi@aaldef.org if you would like to join us.

DINNER 2006 AWIB Leadership Awards Dinner, Eleventh Anniversary Gala Asian Women In Business (AWIB) Tuesday, October 17th, 6:00 - 10:00pm The Hilton New York 1335 Ave of the Americas at 53rd Street New York City $250 www.awib.org Asian Women In Business will hold its Annual Leadership Awards Dinner on October 17th at the Hilton New York in midtown Manhattan. Join AWIB and hundreds of our supporters as we toast the accomplishments of Asian women as entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. The event is also a celebration of AWIB's Eleventh Anniversary of providing programs and services to the small business community. AWIB has selected six extraordinary women to be honored with the AWIB Corporate and Entrepreneurial Leadership Awards. These trailblazing and inspiring women were selected from a pool of nominations received from across the country. They exemplify the achievements of Asian American women and are innovators and forerunners in their fields. Many have overcome substantial gender and racial barriers to emerge as key players in their industry while remaining active participants in the community. They are undeniably role models and an inspiration to all.

SEMINAR A Legal Career in the Public Sector: Why You Should Consider Public Service and How to Get There The Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey, the Korean American League for Civic Action, the Korean American Bar Association of New Jersey, the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey, and Young Korean American Network (yKAN) Wednesday, October 18th, 6:30 - 9:00pm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP One Newark Center, 10th Floor Seton Hall Law Center Newark, New Jersey 07102 newark@klng.com | 973) 848 - 4143 Join us at this free seminar and networking event, we will offer reasons to consider the public sector and how public service can help your career. A cocktail reception follows, where you will have the opportunity to meet respected legal professionals committed to the public sector. We hope you will join us. On our panel, moderated by Michael Angulo, Executive Director of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, we will have: Mark Ali, Assistant Prosecutor, Essex County Prosecutor's Office Ronald Chen, Public Advocate for the State of New Jersey Phillip Kwon, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office in Newark, New Jersey Shie-Fong Sun, Chief Counsel for HUD New Jersey Judge Sue Pai Yang, Workers' Compensation Court

DISCUSSION Taste of Korea: Delicious Tteok (Rice Cake) Korean Cultural Service New York Wednesday, October 18th, 7:00pm Korean Cultural Service New York 460 Park Avenue at 57th Street New York City www.koreanculture.org Have you ever heard of Tteok (Rice Cake)? Tteok is made from rice or sweet rice with other natural ingredients. Tteok is one of Korea's most favorite traditional snacks. Mr. Young-bok Kim, Korean cuisine specialist, will give a lecture on tteok and the audience members will have the opportunity to explore the world of tteok.

MOVIE OPENING Conventioneers (2005) Friday, October 20th 11:00am (Friday - Sunday) 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15pm Village East Cinemas 181 2nd Avenue at 12th Street New York City www.conventioneersmovie.com | morastephens.blogspot.com Conventioneers (2005) USA, English, color, 95min Directed by Mora Mi-Ok Stephens Starring Matthew Mabe, Woodwyn Koons, Alek Friedman, Alicia Harding, and Jennifer Brown Director Mora Mi-Ok Stephens and Producer Joel Viertel will be doing Q&A's during the opening weekend. Mora Mi-Ok Stephens' critically acclaimed and award-winning feature directorial debut, Conventioneers, a romance between two political opposites at the 2004 Republican National Convention, provoked questions about the political divide in the U.S. Shot entirely in NYC during the Republican National Convention, Mora was arrested and detained for 14 hours during the shoot. The film -- her NYU thesis -- had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and its international premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival. The historical film has played at nearly 20 festivals worldwide--winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Florida Film Festival and the John Cassavates' Award at the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards. To commemorate Mora's achievement of being the first Korean director to receive the highly coveted Independent Spirit Award, the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles hosted a special screening of Conventioneers, which officially kicked off its inaugural monthly Korean American Filmmaker Series. Last month, Mora was one of five filmmakers selected to participate in the first ever Korean Film Council (KOFIC) Filmmaker Development Lab in Hawaii. She is en route to Pusan this week with her political thriller, The 38th Parallel, to participate in the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP), Asia's first and biggest project market, at the 2006 Pusan International Film Festival. "A successful mix of scripted drama with on-location improv, and a rare instance of U.S. narrative cinema that engages the politics of the moment, Mora Stephens' Conventioneers refreshes on several levels. . ." - Variety

SPORTING EVENT New York Open Taekwondo Championships Saturday, October 21st, 9:00am Fitzgerald Gym Queens College, The City University of New York 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, New York 11367 $10 Adult, $5 Children under 10 www.yhpark.com | www.wtf.org | www.usa-taekwondo.us This USA Taekwondo and World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) sanctioned tournament will be held at the Queens College Fitzgerald Gymnasium in New York. There will be numerous tournaments including WTF Forms Divisions, Gyroogi Sparring Division, and Free Style Breaking Division.

LUNCHEON RECEPTION Developing Leadership & Building Multicultural Communities The Queens College Asian / American Center Tuesday, October 24th, 12:30pm Sheraton LaGuardia East 135-20 39th Avenue Flushing, NY 11354 The Queens College Asian / American Center | 718) 997 - 3050 The Queens College Asian / American Center cordially invites you to a luncheon reception and discussion on Asian Americans in New York City: Developing Leadership & Building Multicultural Communities. The Asian/American Center at Queens College was established in September 1987 in response to the dramatic increase of Asians in the Borough of Queens and the New York metropolitan area. It is dedicated to developing community-based research that chronicles the diaspora experience of Asians in local and global communities. The Center views the diverse experiences of Asians in the Americas as complex, multicultural phenomena that are constantly in process, with traditions being reinterpreted and identities recreated. It seeks to foster scholarship, dis-seminate information, and create awareness about Asian American issues, as well as serve as a liaison between the University and the community, media, and other city and national agencies. The Center's research and programming focus is reflected in its working papers, books, conferences, forums, and services such as its Translation Program. Asian/American CenterPlease join us and a select group of supporters and leaders of diverse Asian American communities,including such distinguished guests as The Honorable Helen Marshall, Queens Borough President The Honorable John C. Liu, New York City Councilman The Honorable Wellington Z. Chen, CUNY Trustee

PERFORMANCE Jessica Lee with Park Avenue Chamber Symphony Tuesday, October 24th, 8:00pm Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center 1941 Broadway at 65th Street New York City $45, $35 www.lincolncenter.org Violinist Jessica Lee first captured national attention with a feature article in Life magazine at the age of 3. In 1989, at the age of 6, she performed at the White House in Manila for Philippino President Corazon Aquino. Since then, she has been heard on four continents, including such venues as Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Avery Fisher Hall. Most recently, she garnered the prestigious First Prize at the 2005 Concert Artist's Guild International Competition, along with the Victor and Sono Elmaleh prize, and R.G. Niederhoffer Audience Prize. Founded in 1999 and now recognized as one of the finest non-professional ensembles in New York City, The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony (conductor David Bernard) combines professional-level music making with a philanthropic mission to support public service organizations operating within New York City. Program includes Beethoven's Overture to Fidelio, Violin Concerto, and Brahms' Symphony No. 1.

PERFORMANCE NY Kollaboration November 11th, 7:30pm Tribeca Performing Arts Center 199 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 www.kollaborationy.org NY Kollaboration is a major talent show that showcases Korean-American talents to the community. We are a sub-division of Kollaboration, a movement that started in LA in 2000 whose mission is to increase minority visibility in the mainstream media. We have divisions in LA, Chicago, Toronto, and NY (thus NY Kollaboration). NY started in 2004 and has averaged close to 700+ people in audience every year. Kollaboration aims to bring together talented young Asian Americans to elevate them to the level of their main-stream constituents. Ultimately, Kollaboration seeks to eliminate bias and stereotypes which act as obstacles to young Asian Americans seeking their dreams of acting, singing, etc.

PERFORMANCE Let's Play with Music EnoB (Innovative Bridge), in partnership with KASPED (Korean-American Special Education Resource Center Inc.) Saturday, November 11th, 3:30pm Korea Village Open Center 150-24 Northern Blvd Flushing, NY 11354 www.enob.org | enobridge@gmail.com On November 11th, EnoB (Innovative Bridge), in partnership with KASPED (Korean-American Special Education Resource Center Inc.) will present "Let's play with Music" at Korea Village Open Center in New York. This special event has been designed especially for children with special needs. They will enjoy a high quality of musical concert with a creative balloon art experience and have a chance to see, hear and learn about different musical instruments in this interactive musical program. We hope that this concert could bring awareness of the children with special needs in the Korean-American society in NYC/NJ area. Sponsored by COCO, YWCA, Open Space, Korean Cultural Service NY, New York Sinfonietta, Young Korean American Network (yKAN).

GALA 20th Anniversary Caring for Children Awards Gala Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) Thursday, November 16th, 6:00pm Bridgewaters South Street Seaport New York City www.cacf.org Celebrating 20 years of advocating for children and families, the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is the nation's only pan-Asian children's advocacy organization. Founded in 1986, CACF is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of Asian Pacific American children in New York City. We help Asian Pacific American families struggling with poverty, discrimination, and language barriers by advocating for better policies, services, and resources. The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families will celebrate their 20th anniversary and will honor: Tuhina De O'Connor, executive director, New York Asian Women's Center June Jee, community affairs director, Verizon Foundation Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, commissioner, NYC Human Rights Commission

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY Young Korean American Network Scholarship Program Young Korean American Network Scholarship Program (yKAN) www.ykan.org | scholarship@ykan.org yKAN is pleased to announce the first annual Young Korean American Network Scholarship Program. The yKAN Scholarship was established to promote cultural and social awareness among college-bound high school seniors and/or equivalents of Korean-American or Korean heritage. The scholarship is intended to help provide our future leaders of the Korean- American community with the opportunity to pursue their goals and make a positive impact on the Korean-American community. The yKAN Scholarship winner will receive an award in the amount of $1,000, and three runner-ups will each receive an award of $500. The four winners will be chosen by the yKAN Executive Board and a panel of distinguished Korean-American professionals. The winners will be announced by email on Friday, December 1st, 2006, and an awards ceremony and reception for the winners will be held on December 12, 2006 at the December yKAN General Meeting.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY yKAN-KCS Free Flu Shot Drive Young Korean American Network (yKAN) and Korean Community Service (KCS) Sunday, November 12th, 12:00 - 6:00pm Shifts available: 12:00 - 3:00pm, PM, 3:00 - 6:00pm The Korean Church of Queens 89-00 23rd Avenue Jackson Heights, NY 11369 www.ykan.org | community@ykan.org Now, yKAN is really trying to warm up this cold season by providing a free flu shot event to the Korean-American community. For this free flu shot drive, yKAN Community Service is partnering with Korean Community Service (KCS) and the Visiting Nurse Services of NY (VNS) with Department of Health. Many thanks to VNS with Department of Health for providing the flu vaccine and their services. Did you know that Influenza (flu) causes an average of 40,000 deaths each year in the U.S., mostly among the elderly?! Shortage on flu shots affects so many during the flu season every year, so why not help us provide 400 flu shots to the Korean community! Bring your parents, grandparents, and loved ones* to get immune from the flu virus this year! Just make sure that you are not allergic to eggs (* Priority of receiving flu shots are 50 yrs old. Must be 18 yrs and older). They are expecting 400+ Koreans to show up during the event and they need about 5 - 10 volunteers to help fill out flu shot registration forms, lining people, translate questions, and make sure the people sit down for 5 minutes after getting a flu shot.