ASA’s annual LUNAR NEW YEAR was a success!!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH
THOMAS GREAT HALL
DOORS opened @ 6, SHOW started @ 7:00
- FREE admission, FIRST COME FIRST SERVE RSVP BASIS!!!
- A VARIETY OF FREE SNACKS were served!
-Special GuestS:
Penn Lions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3FYzmb6rSQ
Special thanks to all of the volunteers who helped make this night the night it was!
Photos:
We are pleased to announce the newly elected members of the 2011 ASA Executive Board!
Co-Presidents:
- Linda Yoo ’13
- Peony Yiu ’13
Treasurer:
- Diana Park ’13
Secretary:
- Wendy Chen ’14
Publicity Chair:
- Diane Kim ’13
Thank you to everyone who ran! Please show your support for the new board by supporting ASA next semester 
A showcase of Spoken Word and Performance
To support the Fong Lee Family’s fight for justice
Friday, November 19, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine Street, Chinatown Philadelphia
(215) 557-0455 or www.AsianArtsInitiative.org
$10 admission + additional donations accepted *
For tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/135558
At this special anniversary performance, the renowned spoken word duo invites a showcase of 10 guest artists to share poetry, song, movement, and memories celebrating 10 years of YELLOW RAGE! Join us for a not-to-be-missed event filled with more than enough creative talent and energy to inspire us for the next decade!
Michelle Myers and Catzie Vilayphonh met in the year 2000 in a writing and performance workshop at Asian Arts Initiative. Over the years, YELLOW RAGE has sought to make positive impact through their poetry. They have performed on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and at an incredible array of colleges and community venues. Drawing from their own unique experiences, individual political ideologies, and personal life philosophies as Asian American women, Michelle and Catzie’s poems address issues which explore the intersections of race, culture, gender, community, and self.
* All proceeds from this performance will go to the Fong Lee family’s fight for justice. Fong Lee was a Hmong teenager who was shot in the back 8 times and killed by a police officer in North Minneapolis. For more information about Fong Lee: http://www.startribune.com/yourvoices/103979934.html?elr=KArks47cQiUdcOy_9cP3DiU47cQUU
ASA’s annual CULTURE SHOW is coming up SOON, don’t miss out!!!
This year, ASA will be highlighting the diversity and transition amongst Asians and Asian Americans through a variety of acts and presentations. The show will celebrate and display the journey from Asia to Asia America.
***Come and enjoy a night of FIERCE, EMPOWERING INTENSITY:***
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH
THOMAS GREAT HALL
DOORS open @ 7, SHOW starts @ 7:30
- FREE admission, open to the public – bring friends!!!
- FREE FOOD will be served! Come taste a vast array of YUMMY dishes
-Special GuestS:
Clara C
http://www.youtube.com/user/ClaraCMusic
-Swarthmore’s Taiko Drum Group
-Spoken Word Piece, R.A.W
-Musical & Dance performances by BMC students
-Martial Arts
-Many more! Come and see for yourself
Culture show T-SHIRTS will be on sale SOON!!
We are still in need of volunteers, if interested please contact Lyoo or Gmclane.
“2010 PHILADELPHIA ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, October 22 thru Saturday, October 24
Featuring:
The House of Suh, Friday 10/22, 7:30 p.m.
Shorts Program: Visions, Saturday 10/23, 1 p.m.
Wo Ai Ni, Mommy, Saturday 10/23, 3:15 p.m.
Ninoy Aquino and the Rise of People Power, Sunday 10/24, 1 p.m.
& more!
$8, General Admission
$6, Student + Senior
$30, Group of 5 (tickets only available online)
$50, Group of 10 (tickets only available online)
If you have any questions, please call Megumi: 215-557-0455 x221
BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
http://phillyasian.bside.com/2010/schedule/week
THE HOUSE OF SUH (2010) tells the story of Andrew Suh and his sister Catherine, and how the values, conflicts, and dysfunctions of their Korean immigrant family led to the murder of Catherine’s fiance, Robert O’Dubaine. Eloquently narrated by Andrew, the documentary highlights issues of assimilation and the struggle between freedom and responsibility, raising questions about guilt, innocence, and the illusive gray area in-between. (Preceded by “Juche Rules”)
The House of Suh, Friday 10/22, 7:30 p.m.
From 2000-2008, China was the leading country for U.S. international adoptions. There are now approximately 70,000 Chinese children being raised in the United States. WO AI NI, MOMMY (2010) explores what happens when an older Chinese girl is adopted into an American family. This film reveals the complicated gains and losses that are an inherent aspect of international, transracial adoption. (Preceded by “Lovely to Me (Immigrant Mother)”)
Wo Ai Ni, Mommy, Saturday 10/23, 3:15 p.m.
Community Partner: Chinese for Families
Previously, Gandhi had used nonviolence to drive the British from India. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had used nonviolence to broaden the civil rights of African Americans. In NINOY AQUINO AND PEOPLE POWER (2009), Benigno Aquino made nonviolence into a method for driving out national dictators and strengthening the cause of democracy. He set off a wave that rippled around the planet. (Preceded by “A Moth in Spring”)
Ninoy Aquino and the Rise of People Power, Sunday 10/24, 1 p.m.
Community Partner: Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia
For the full schedule of screenings, visit:
http://phillyasian.bside.com/2010/schedule/week ”