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Collaborator
Profile
Each month for the next year,
ACDC will profile one of the many organization which we
partner or collaborate with to accomplish our mission.
This monrh we feature two: The Asian American Commission
and the Institute for Asian American Studies.
Asian American Commission
AAC's mission is :
To recognize and highlight
the vital contributions of Asian Americans to the social,
cultural, economic and political life of the Commonwealth;
To identify and address the needs and challenges facing
the residents of Asian ancestry; And, to promote the
well-being of this dynamic and diverse community and
thereby, advance the interest of all persons who call
Massachusetts home.
AAC Website
Institute for Asian American Studies, UMASS Boston
The
Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston brings
together resources and expertise from both the campus and
community to conduct research on Asian Americans, promote
Asian American community development, and support Asian
American studies on campus.
IAAS website |
Join ACDC, IAAS and the Asian American
Committee for the first Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebration at the MA State House on May 7th. See above for
details!
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Listen in on what
A-VOYCE has to say on their weekly radio program
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Listen every Saturday
from 5-7PM
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Greetings!
1987 - 2007
Twenty Years of
Community Building
ACDC reaches key milestone in 20
year history
This month we
begin a year-long celebration of our
20th Anniversary. We will
celebrate the vibrant cultures and wealth of contributions
made by APA communities in Massachusetts at the same time
that we also mark two decades of ACDC
leadership in addressing these communities' needs. That's
a 20-year history of providing homes to families;
of working with communities to increase
their control over how their neighborhoods grow and
change; and of empowering individuals to
make a better life for their neighbors, their families,
and themselves.
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ACDC Co-sponsors Very First
APA Heritage Month Celebration @ State House
Join us and voice
your community's concerns to
law-makers
We invite
you to join state legislators and leaders from all Asian
communities across the region to meet at the first
APA Heritage Month Celebration ever held at the
Massachusetts State House.
Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi and Senator Diane Wilkerson
will address the event and Paul Watanabe of the UMASS
Institute for Asian American Studies will present findings
from
the highest-ranking Asian American in Massachusetts
Government, will also address the audience.
Event Details:
Monday, May 7th, 2007, 11 AM - 2 PM
Great Hall of the
State House
A variety of gourmet Asian food will be served.
For RSVP, please
contact Sophea Khem, 617.482.2380 ext. 207
Sophea.khem@asiancdc.org
This event is co-sponsored by ACDC, the UMASS Institute for
Asian American Studies, and the Asian American Commission.
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Third Annual Asian Comedy Night
Laughter is
good for the soul, and for the community too!
 Saturday,
May 12th 2007
First Show: 5PM, Second Show: 7:30 PM
The Comedy Studio, above Hong Kong
Restaurant
1238 Massachusetts Avenue,Cambridge
Tickets: $50.00 each
Our Evening's Headliner:
Combining solid material with an
upbeat charm, you may have seen
Kevin Kataoka most recently on Comedy
Central's Premium Blend, ImaginAsian TV's
Comedy Zen, or acting on Cheap Seats on ESPN
Classic. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, but
now living in Los Angeles, Kevin has also graced the stage
at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in
Montreal, performed live on NBC's Late Friday
and appeared in animated form on Comedy Central's "Dr.
Katz," which spawned a nationally syndicated comic strip
he helped write. While performing standup across North
America, Kevin has also managed to squeeze in time to
write for Fox's "Mad TV," "Blind
Date" (yes, some of those "thought bubbles" are
his), "The Marc Maron Show" on Air America,
and was head writer for two seasons on AZN's
"Asia Street Comedy." He currently writes for Fox
Reality's "Reality Remix," occasionally
appearing as an on-screen guest.
We are
currently seeking sponsors, advertisers, and raffle
donations. Please
contact
us with inquiries or leads!
Thanks to our board co-chairs, Michael Tow and Jeffrey
Moy for all their hard work and dedication to this event.
Thanks also to our generous sponsors for making this event
such a great success! They are:
Boston Private Bank and
Trust, Bank of America, Goodwin Proctor, Millenium
Partners, Tai Tung Realty, and United Comercial Bank!
Join this List!
Support language access to quality homeownership
eduction and
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ACTION! comes to Chinatown
ACDC invites 2007 ACTION! Resident
forum to Chinatown
 Two
years ago, ACDC together with dozens of affordable housing,
transportation and environmental groups from the region
formed the ACTION! coalition to advocate for affordable
housing and transit justice. The coalition has created
principles and strategies that can guide development for
securing affordability for the long term and achieving
equitable transit oriented development in the Commonwealth.
The coalition is working with both legislators and community
residents to influence the policy change.
ACDC invited the coalition to host its 2007 Resident Forum
in Boston's Chinatown this May. We encourage leaders and
residents of Asian communities to come and join residents
across the region to discuss the issues affecting our
communities:
· What strategies can we use to make housing truly
affordable?
· How do we halt the patterns of gentrification that
displace the very people who fight to improve our
communities?
· How can we ensure that new development is sustainable,
fair, and equitable?
ACTION! Forum Details:
Saturday, May 12, 2007, 9:30 AM - 1:30PM
Asian CDC, 38 Oak St., Boston.
www.policylink.org
Breakfast and lunch will be served. Childcare and
interpretation can be available upon request. Please RSVP
to Alex
Zhang, 617.482.2380 ext 208
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First Annual Media Access Workshop
Get the right
message into the right hands
 On
May 19th, 2007, ACDC in partnership
with the Asian American Journalist Association (AAJA)
is holding a media access workshop for Asian activists
and organizations. Join us for one of 8 sessions on
effective media strategies so you can get news coverage
for the issues you care about. Develop television
interviewing skills in a real life setting with cameras,
reports, and instant feedback. Workshops and panels
will consist of journalists and reporters from
Television and Print Media.
Workshop Details:
May 19, 2007, 1:00PM - 5:00PM
The Metropolitan Community Room at ACDC
38 Oak Street, Chinatown
Tuition: $25.00
Space is limited. Email or call Sophea
Khem, 617-482-2380 x 207 to register.
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ACDC Offers Free Historical Walking Tour of Chinatown
 Come
celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the Asian
Community Development Corporation's 20th birthday with a free
historic walking tour of Chinatown! ACDC staff, youth guides,
and volunteers will be on hand to lead visitors and curious
community members through Chinatown's past, present and
future. The program will begin in the Community Room of the
Metropolitan building with an introduction and selection of
short films from ACDC's documentary production, "A
Chinatown Banquet". Following the introductory
films, guides will lead visitors on a walking tour of
Chinatown, covering the origins of the ethnic neighborhood,
the legacy of immigrant struggle, and current day issues in
the community. The program is free, but you must rsvp by May
20th as space is limited!
Event Details:
Sunday, May 27th 1:00PM - 3:00PM
at Asian CDC, Chinatown 38 Oak Street
Free, but please rsvp to Amy Cheung at
amy@asiancdc.org or 617-482-2380 ext. 206 by May 20, 2007
(Donations are accepted and will go to support A-VOYCE,
ACDC's youth program)
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A Chinatown Banquet Hits the Road!
Documentary series screened
in Los Angeles, New Orleans
A Chinatown Banquet is an interdisciplinary
project that examines the forces that shaped and continue
to influence Boston Chinatown. Produced by ACDC and artist
Mike Blockstein, The Banquet moved through many
stages - educational workshops with high school students;
community building; a museum exhibit; and soon, an ongoing
video installation that will be projected daily in the
heart of Boston Chinatown. Today, A Chinatown Banquet
is reaching a national audience through film screenings at
conferences and convenings across the country. Upcoming
screenings include:
Los Angeles, CA
May 2, 2007 at 7:00PM, at The Castelar
Elementary School at 840 Yale St. in Los Angeles,
Chinatown
Co-presented by The Chinese Historical Society of Southern
California & Visual Communications
New Orleans, LA
June 1, 2007, at The Green Project, 2831 Marais St., New
Orleans 70117
As part of "Celebrating the City: A Night of People's
History on Film, " a program for the Planners Network 2007
Conference.
http://www.pn2007.org/filmfest.htm
Co-Sponsored by Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Art Center
Buy the DVD here!
proceeds from the sale of the DVD help
support ACDC and our community development programs
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ACDC Leaders About Town...
Three ACDC'ers showcase their talents at CITY
SPOTLIGHT
May 11, 2007
7:00PM - 9:00PM at the Citi Performing Arts Center (Wang
Center)
Tickets are free and you can reserve them at 617-532-1265
City Spotlights is a year-long initiative that engages
partner Boston communities in an exploration and celebration
of their neighborhood through the performing arts. This
year's program will culminate with the May 11th cultural
performance featuring Neighborhood Ensembles and Special
Guest Artists from Chinatown, Dorchester, East Boston, and
Mattapan. Chinatown's Neighborhood Ensemble will feature
A-VOYCE Youth Radio Participant Jamie Tse,
and Special Guest Artists representing Chinatown include
former ACDC staffer Giles Li and the Gund
Kwok Women's Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe, which includes
ACDC Staffer Amy Cheung.
Staffer featured on Leadership Panel
ACDC staffer Katherine Oh Roof was one of
the panelists at the 2007 ASPIRE Asian American Women In
Leadership Conference on April 28, 2007 at John F. Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University. Katherine spoke
to the topic of "Leading with a purpose." For more info
www.girlsaspire.org
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Community Events...
Things we thought
you might be interested in...
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT
ACTION WEEK 2007
April 30 - May 3, 2007
Join the coaltion for the Education Oppoortunity Act as we
dedicate this week of action to fighting for equal access
to higher education for all Massachusetts high school
students.
RSVP:Diana Bell, MIRA Coalition dbell@miracoalltion.org
FREE SEMINAR:
HOW TO FINANCE A SMALL BUSINESS?
May 3, 2007, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
at United Commercial Bank, Chinatown.
RSVP:
betty.wong@unitedcb.com
6th ANNUAL ASIAN DIVERSITY CAREER EXPO
Attend the biggest job fair for Asian Americans in
the U.S.!
May 4, 2007, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Madison Square Garden in New York, New York
Pre-register online until May 3:
http://www.aDiversity.com
FREE WORKSHOP:
GETTING STARTED IN BUSINESS: ACCESSING RESOURCES & SERVICES TO
HELP YOU SUCCEED!
May 8, 2007, 6:00PM - 7:30PM
at Quincy 2000 Collaborative, 1250 Hancock St., Quincy
Cantonese/Mandarin interpretation available
617-847-1454
http://quincy2000.org
AAPIP ANNUAL
FUNDERS BRIEFING
to learn about immigration in the Asian community and to
celebrate the first Saffron Circle grantees (Including ACDC!)
May 10, 2007, 4:00PM - 6:00PM BriefinG, 6:00PM - 7:30PM Light
refreshments and announcements of Saffron Circle awards
at BCNC, 38 Ash Street, Boston
Tickets are free and you can reserve them at 617-532-1265.
BOSTON ASIAN JOB
FAIR
May 17, 2007, 10:00AM - 2:00PM
at Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Boston (1 block
from Boylston T)
FREE admission, business attire, bring resumes
For INFO: 617-770-3310 or click here
http://yausmarketing.bizland.com/bostonasianjobfair2007/
PARTICIPANTS WANTED
for Diabetes Study: Asian vs. Western Food Diet
Are you a healthy Caucasian, Korean, Japanese, or Chinese
WITH a family history of diabetes?
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Sincerely,
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