| May 1st, 2008 (Thu) -- May 8th, 2008 (Thu) |
| Los Angeles Visual Communications VC Filmfest May 1st - 8th, 2008 www.vconline.org Southern California's most prestigious film festival of its kind launches the celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month at the Director's Guild of America. With categories from comedy and drama to shorts and documentaries, the 23rd edition of this week long festival shares the stories of Asian Pacifics in America and abroad. |
| May 1st, 2008 (Thu) |
| Special Screening - BOLINAO 52 at UC Berkeley Special Screening of BOLINAO 52, a documentary by Duc Nguyen UC Berkeley May 1st, 2008 Exact location and time to be announced This screening is co-presented by Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of California and KQED Education Network. Please go to www.Bolinao52.com for up-to-date information. |
| May 1st, 2008 (Thu) | 6:00 PM |
| The 2008 JCPENNEY Asian Excellence Awards Hosted by: Carrie Ann Inaba (Dancing with the Stars, Dance Wars: Bruno Vs Carrie Ann) and Bobby Lee (MADtv) May 1, 2008 6:00 p.m. ET/PT, 5:00 p.m. CT on E! Entertainment Television Available during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on Comcast On Demand beginning May 7th. www.asianexcellenceawards.com |
| May 2nd, 2008 (Fri) | 6:30 PM |
| CAAM presents STILL LIFE at SFIFF The Center for Asian American Media is proud to present Still Life, directed by Jia Zhang-ke at the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival on May 2 at 6:30PM and May 4 at 9:00PM at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas and May 6 at 8:45PM at the Pacific Film Archive. Directed by Jia Zhang-ke, China |
| May 2nd, 2008 (Fri) | 10:00 PM |
| The Autonomous Region perform at the Rockit Room The winning band of the recent Locus Arts Do-It-Yourself music video contest, whose video also screened at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, will be performing at the Rockit Room in San Francisco, CA. |
| May 3rd, 2008 (Sat) | 3:00 PM |
| Saratoga Springs Community Screening - A Dream in Doubt Saratoga Springs Public Library 49 Henry St. |
| May 4th, 2008 (Sun) | 2:00 PM |
| BOLINAO 52 BOLINAO 52, a documentary by Duc Nguyen MAY 4, 2008- 2PM KQED San Francisco Public Television Channel 9 For more information about the film visit: www.Bolinao52.com |
| May 4th, 2008 (Sun) | 6:00 PM |
| New Orleans Community Screening - A Dream in Doubt Ash |
| May 10th, 2008 (Sat) |
| Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival Presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center www.oacc.cc 10:30am-12:30pm - National Dishes Workshop (korean kimchee) 1:30-4:30pm - Asian Arts Together (a family hands-on activity day) Free Admission Location: The Oakland Cultural Center Pacific Renaissance Plaza, 2nd Floor 388 9th St. Suite 290 Oakland, CA 94607 For more information: (510) 637-0455 |
| May 10th, 2008 (Sat) | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| 8th Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Presented by Asian American Curriculum Project, Inc. San Mateo Organization of Chinese Americans San Mateo Japanese American Citizens League Downtown San Mateo Association Great Entertainment, outstanding arts and crafts, food, exhibits, demonstrations, fabulous raffle prizes, and more! Location: San Mateo Central Park Recreation Center FREE ADMISSION For more information www.asianamericanbooks.com 650.375.8286 |
| May 13th, 2008 (Tue) |
| Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival - NEW YEAR BABY film screening NEW YEAR BABY film screening 6:30PM & reception 6:00PM Free community screening of The Center for Asian American Media Fund Project NEW YEAR BABY, an award-winning documentary by Socheata Poeuv. Co-presented by ITVS Community Cinema and the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Born in a Thai refugee camp on Cambodian New Year, filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In NEW YEAR BABY, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth and why her family's history had been buried in secrecy for so long. Free Admission The Oakland Asian Cultural Center Pacific Renaissance Plaza, 2nd Floor 388 9th St. Suite 290 Oakland, CA 94607 For more information: (510) 637-0455 www.oacc.cc |
| May 17th, 2008 (Sat) -- May 18th, 2008 (Sun) |
| Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble Headlines Satsuki Arts Festival and Bazaar Please join us for the major fund-raiser of the Berkeley Buddhist Temple at 2121 Channing Way in Berkeley, Saturday, May 17 from 4 PM to 9 PM and Sunday, May 18 from 12 noon to 7 PM. The free entertainment will be from 12 noon to 5 PM on May 18. Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble (SYTE), which was founded in 1999, goes beyond the sounds of the taiko drum to use music, theater and dance as a medium to express the human condition as it relates to its environment, community and its future. The ensemble has toured throughout California and nationally and has performed at many major music and performing arts venues including Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque, N.M., Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Since 2003, the ensemble has performed to packed audiences in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. For more information about the Satsuki Arts Festival and Bazaar, contact the Berkeley Buddhist Temple at 510-841-1356 or go to www.berkeleysangha.org |
| May 22nd, 2008 (Thu) | 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM |
| Celebrate APA Heritage Month at Poleng Lounge! Celebrate APA Heritage month with The Center for Asian American Media Thursday, May 22, 2008 10PM-2AM, Poleng Lounge 1751 Fulton Street @ Masonic San Francisco, CA, 21+ $10 General Admission CAAM Members get in FREE and gain access to the CAAM VIP area! Please RSVP to rsvp[at]asianamericanmedia[dot]org by Monday, May 19th. Join CAAM and enjoy your CAAM-star benefits at Poleng Lounge May 22nd! MANY THANKS TO OUR PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS! 4Fifteen Clothing Angry Asian Man hapihour.org Hyphen Massive Selector Oakland Asian Cultural Center Suutra |
| May 24th, 2008 (Sat) |
| Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival Presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center 10:30am-12:30pm National Dishes Workshop (laotian larb) Free Admission Location: The Oakland Cultural Center Pacific Renaissance Plaza, 2nd Floor 388 9th St. Suite 290 Oakland, CA 94607 For more information: (510) 637-0455 www.oacc.cc |
| May 31st, 2008 (Sat) |
| Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival Presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center 8-11 pm Asian Rhythms, Asian Beats featuring performances by: OACC Artists-in-Residence -Word & Violin -Karmacy Free Admission Location: The Oakland Cultural Center Pacific Renaissance Plaza, 2nd Floor 388 9th St. Suite 290 Oakland, CA 94607 For more information: (510) 637-0455 www.oacc.cc |
| May 31st, 2008 (Sat) | 9:30 PM |
| The Autonomous Region perform at Starry Plough The winning band of the recent Locus Arts CAAM Do-It-Yourself music video contest, whose video also screened at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, will be performing at the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley, CA. |