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Filipino American Cinefest, 10/31 and 11/1 in San Francisco

The 15th Annual Filipino American Cinefest, a film festival of Filipino American movies, is Friday, October 31 ( 1-5 pm) and Saturday, November 1, 2008 (3-6 pm) at the San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium. (100 Larkin Street @ Grove … Continue reading

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Kelly Tsai: “Black, White, Whatever”

Self-described spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, has recently released, in collaboration with others, a video version of “Black, White, Whatever…”: “…a witty spoken word poetry call to arms for politicians everywhere to stand up for underrepresented communities, like the … Continue reading

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Vietnamese Americans for Barack Obama Rally in San Jose, CA on Saturday 10/25

I just saw on Asian Americans for Obama that there will be an Obama rally this Saturday, October 25th in San Jose, California. Saturday, October 25 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Host: Lan Nguyen Contact Phone: 408-960-5601 Little Saigon/Grand … Continue reading

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Wednesday & Thursday, 11:00 pm KTSF Town Hall Meeting, Parts I & II

This Sunday afternoon, I was an audience member in a videotaping of local San Francisco Asian language channel KTSF’s “Town Hall Meeting” – where two “surrogates” represented both Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. Representing Obama was Otto Lee, … Continue reading

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2008 Taiwan Film Festival

Coming to a location hopefully near you is the 2008 Taiwan Film Festival: University of San Francisco – 10/16 – 10/17 Stanford University– 10/17 – 10/18 University of Washington, Seattle – 10/20 – 10/22 University of Oregon, Eugene – 10/23 … Continue reading

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Sunday, 10/12 – Berkeley – Liberty Live Tour 2008 show

LiNK (Liberty in North Korea) Liberty Live Tour Liberty Live Tour 2008 is coming to Berkeley! Raising awareness about the humanitarian crisis in North Korea. Sunday, October 12, 2008 Julia Morgan Center for the Arts Berkeley, California More details here. … Continue reading

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Largest Asian American Professional Organization in North America Elects New Officers

Largest Asian American Professional Organization in North America Elects New Officers and Sets Location for 2009 Convention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ANGELA S. HWANG 310.867.4105 or [email protected] LOS ANGELES (September 26, 2008) – The National Association of Asian American Professionals … Continue reading

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SF: Thursday, October 9th – Asian Art Museum Fashion Show – A Celebration of Hanbok

A Celebration of Hanbok Thursday, October 9, 2008 Asian Art Museum Samsung Hall 6 PM – 9 PM Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres served after the fashion show which starts at 6 PM Regular tickets are $200; VIP tickets are $1000 … Continue reading

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POP 88 #22 – House Music Mix

Happy October Everyone! The Popcast88 is going to be going under some heavy renovation from now until November. I’m very excited as I’m completely in love with the new logo. Please look forward to the many surprises that we’re currently … Continue reading

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10/11 – Society of Asian Women Leaders 2nd Annual Awards Banquet and Charity Auction – “Generations of Women Leadership”

Saturday, October 11, 2008 – 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Hilton San Francisco Financial District 750 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Join us to celebrate Asian American women in leadership, service and community. Meet the outstanding women receiving SAWL’s … Continue reading

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LapPOP! APA Bloggers IRL. OMG.

Something like 10 years ago my adventure in blogging started. I blame Ernie mostly and other regular writers in the APA linkrings (remember those?) who, at the time, encouraged my willingness to rant about things stupid, have occasional anthropomorphic conversations … Continue reading

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9/5 SF: Bay Area Korean Americans (BAKA) is hosting its 5th Annual Wine Tasting Event!

BAKAs (Bay Area Korean Americans) is hosting its 5th Annual Wine Tasting Event! Who: Open to the public What: 5th Annual BAKAs Wine Tasting Event When: September 5th, 2008, 6:30pm Where: Golden Gate room, Fort Mason, San Francisco Cost: Free! … Continue reading

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