Events This Week: Irvine, NYC, Boston

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• B HERE Live Event: Art Exhibit & Live Performance – B HERE, a new campaign created to raise awareness of hepatitis B. The event consists of an art exhibit featuring up and coming Asian American artists and a live performance featuring YouTube celebrities KevJumba, HappySlip and KABA Modern from MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew. (October 5, 2009 from 10am to 9pm, Irvine CA)

• AsianinNY.com Hosts Moon Festival Event – AsianinNY.com, New York’s leader in Asian networking and a multi-cultural sharing site, will host a Harvest Moon Festival event on Oct 9th 2009 from 7pm to 10pm at Bennett Media Studio to raise funds for Typhoon Morakot victims. On August 8th, 2009, Taiwan suffered from Typhoon Morakot, which caused the loss of hundreds of lives and millions of dollars in damages. The Moon Festival Event will be a dedication of the friends and families whose lives have been altered by this tragedy, and a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. (October 9, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm, NYC)

• Boston Asian American Students Intercollegiate Conference – Super strength, telekinesis, invisibility. “What’s Your Power?” is the theme of this year’s Boston Asian American Students Intercollegiate Conference (BAASIC). This conference aims to encourage Asian American students to open the discussion of political, social, and economic issues and explore Asian American culture and identity. (October 10, 2009, Boston)