UCLA-APA Events & Announcements 2/22/05
UCLA-APA Events & Announcements 2/22/05
1) Peace and Justice: Celebrating 36 Years – UCLA Asian American Studies
2) Silk Road to the Future Trip to China, 2005
3) Asian in America Project: Accepting Articles
4) Tsunami Relief Show - Feb. 27 in Little Tokyo
5) Additional Community Events & Information
1) Peace and Justice: Celebrating 36 Years of the Center and the Establishment of the Department of Asian American Studies
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The UCLA Asian American Studies Center & UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni
Cordially invite you to . . .
Peace and Justice: Celebrating 36 Years of the Center and the establishment of the Department of Asian American Studies
Saturday, March 5, 2005
Grand Horizon Ballroom
Covel Commons, UCLA Campus
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. Dinner
All proceeds benefit undergraduate scholarships and graduate research fellowships in Asian American Studies at UCLA.
Keynote Address
Jerry Kang, Professor, UCLA School of Law
Master of Ceremony
Mike Eng, Mayor, Monterey Park
Remarks
Dr. Tritia Toyota, Ph.D.
Awardees
Prosy and Enrique de la Cruz
Suellen Cheng and Munson Kwok
Aiko and Jack Herzig
South Asian Network
Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA Outstanding Alumnus Award
Judge Ernest Hiroshige
Join us in congratulating Yuri Kochiyama, the recipient of the 2004 Outstanding Book Award by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights and Bigotry for Passing It On: A Memoir (UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press). Complimentary copies for attendees.
This event is co-sponsored by the Asian-Pacific Alumni of UCLA, UCLA Korean Alumni Association, and UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association
$100.00 per person. Table sponsorships available. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Dennis Arguellas at dennisa@ucla.edu. Please mention UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni as your referrer.
2) Silk Road to the Future Trip to China, 2005
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The "Silk Road to the Future" trip to China will be taking place this year on July 20 - 26th. This is the 5th year in which UCLA has participated in this amazing trip where students, staff and faculty from UCLA and other UC schools meet their Chinese counterparts in China to develop friendships and participate in cultural exchange. Travelers visit historic sites such Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. The cost of the 7-day trip is $1332, a great deal that includes roundtrip airfare, 4-5 star luxury accommodations, 3 meals per day, tour guides, ground transportation, admission to all historical sites on trip itinerary, traveler's insurance, airport departure fees and tips. There are also options to extend your trip to visit Shanghai, Xian and Korea!
Space is limited! You can hold a spot by submitting a $100 deposit and a completed reg form. Deadline for submission of application and full payment is March 1st, 2005. This wonderful opportunity is open to all UCLA students, staff and faculty.
For more information, please e-mail Melissa Veluz-Abraham at mveluz@saonet.ucla.edu or visit our website at www.silkroad.ucla.edu.
3) Asian in America Project: Accepting Articles
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Dear friends,
The Asians in America Project (AIA) is accepting articles on any topic that
relates to the Asian Pacific American experience.
We are also seeking for volunteer writers and reporters to produce articles
on events, organizations, historical personalities.
The AIA website receives up to 2500 hits a day and is a national nonprofit
clearinghouse for news and information on the Asian Pacific American community.
Please contact Ramon Gil at ramong@asiansinamerica.org if interested.
Thank you
The Asians in America Project
http://www.asiansinamerica.org
4) Tsunami Relief Show - Feb. 27 in Little Tokyo
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In light of the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster, local community artists and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) are collaborating to produce a rock concert on Sunday, February 27th, 2005, to raise relief funds for victims. The event will last from 12:00pm to 6:00pm in the afternoon in the JACCC plaza located in Little Tokyo of Downtown Los Angeles on S. San Pedro St. between 2nd & 3rd.
Local bands will be performing at this concert including Zoo Hero, Random Ninjas, Elistate, Kiyoshi Graves, Envee, and Things Go Awry.
Participants are encouraged to donate what they can, but the suggested donation is $10 dollars. For every $10 you donate, you will receive a raffle ticket, and a grand prize will be raffled off at the end of the concert. Proceeds will go to American Red Cross for the Tsunami relief effort. Enjoy the music of talented local musicians on a lovely afternoon in Little Tokyo for a good cause.
For more info: www.carlomusprime.com
5) Additional Community Events & Information
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To see additional APA, UCLA, and Asian community events and information please visit: www.apaucla.blogspot.com or www.uclalumni.net/apa
---------------------------------------------------------
UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni
If you know of any community events, announcements, job postings, or
internships please send them to APA at apaucla@yahoo.com or Mark at
mark@uclalumni.net .
GO BRUINS!
1) Peace and Justice: Celebrating 36 Years – UCLA Asian American Studies
2) Silk Road to the Future Trip to China, 2005
3) Asian in America Project: Accepting Articles
4) Tsunami Relief Show - Feb. 27 in Little Tokyo
5) Additional Community Events & Information
1) Peace and Justice: Celebrating 36 Years of the Center and the Establishment of the Department of Asian American Studies
---------------------------------------------------------
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center & UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni
Cordially invite you to . . .
Peace and Justice: Celebrating 36 Years of the Center and the establishment of the Department of Asian American Studies
Saturday, March 5, 2005
Grand Horizon Ballroom
Covel Commons, UCLA Campus
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. Dinner
All proceeds benefit undergraduate scholarships and graduate research fellowships in Asian American Studies at UCLA.
Keynote Address
Jerry Kang, Professor, UCLA School of Law
Master of Ceremony
Mike Eng, Mayor, Monterey Park
Remarks
Dr. Tritia Toyota, Ph.D.
Awardees
Prosy and Enrique de la Cruz
Suellen Cheng and Munson Kwok
Aiko and Jack Herzig
South Asian Network
Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA Outstanding Alumnus Award
Judge Ernest Hiroshige
Join us in congratulating Yuri Kochiyama, the recipient of the 2004 Outstanding Book Award by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights and Bigotry for Passing It On: A Memoir (UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press). Complimentary copies for attendees.
This event is co-sponsored by the Asian-Pacific Alumni of UCLA, UCLA Korean Alumni Association, and UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association
$100.00 per person. Table sponsorships available. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Dennis Arguellas at dennisa@ucla.edu. Please mention UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni as your referrer.
2) Silk Road to the Future Trip to China, 2005
---------------------------------------------------------
The "Silk Road to the Future" trip to China will be taking place this year on July 20 - 26th. This is the 5th year in which UCLA has participated in this amazing trip where students, staff and faculty from UCLA and other UC schools meet their Chinese counterparts in China to develop friendships and participate in cultural exchange. Travelers visit historic sites such Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. The cost of the 7-day trip is $1332, a great deal that includes roundtrip airfare, 4-5 star luxury accommodations, 3 meals per day, tour guides, ground transportation, admission to all historical sites on trip itinerary, traveler's insurance, airport departure fees and tips. There are also options to extend your trip to visit Shanghai, Xian and Korea!
Space is limited! You can hold a spot by submitting a $100 deposit and a completed reg form. Deadline for submission of application and full payment is March 1st, 2005. This wonderful opportunity is open to all UCLA students, staff and faculty.
For more information, please e-mail Melissa Veluz-Abraham at mveluz@saonet.ucla.edu or visit our website at www.silkroad.ucla.edu.
3) Asian in America Project: Accepting Articles
---------------------------------------------------------
Dear friends,
The Asians in America Project (AIA) is accepting articles on any topic that
relates to the Asian Pacific American experience.
We are also seeking for volunteer writers and reporters to produce articles
on events, organizations, historical personalities.
The AIA website receives up to 2500 hits a day and is a national nonprofit
clearinghouse for news and information on the Asian Pacific American community.
Please contact Ramon Gil at ramong@asiansinamerica.org if interested.
Thank you
The Asians in America Project
http://www.asiansinamerica.org
4) Tsunami Relief Show - Feb. 27 in Little Tokyo
---------------------------------------------------------
In light of the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster, local community artists and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) are collaborating to produce a rock concert on Sunday, February 27th, 2005, to raise relief funds for victims. The event will last from 12:00pm to 6:00pm in the afternoon in the JACCC plaza located in Little Tokyo of Downtown Los Angeles on S. San Pedro St. between 2nd & 3rd.
Local bands will be performing at this concert including Zoo Hero, Random Ninjas, Elistate, Kiyoshi Graves, Envee, and Things Go Awry.
Participants are encouraged to donate what they can, but the suggested donation is $10 dollars. For every $10 you donate, you will receive a raffle ticket, and a grand prize will be raffled off at the end of the concert. Proceeds will go to American Red Cross for the Tsunami relief effort. Enjoy the music of talented local musicians on a lovely afternoon in Little Tokyo for a good cause.
For more info: www.carlomusprime.com
5) Additional Community Events & Information
---------------------------------------------------------
To see additional APA, UCLA, and Asian community events and information please visit: www.apaucla.blogspot.com or www.uclalumni.net/apa
---------------------------------------------------------
UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni
If you know of any community events, announcements, job postings, or
internships please send them to APA at apaucla@yahoo.com or Mark at
mark@uclalumni.net .
GO BRUINS!
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