The Hyphenite's Social Calendar: ComedyZEN, Refugee Nation
Thursday January 28th -- San Francisco
Stories on Latino and Asian Labor Organizing
Join Kent Wong (UCLA Labor Center [1] Director and National Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance [2] President) for an evening of stories on labor leader Miguel Contreras [3] and transational organizing among Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans.
6 to 8 pm
International Hotel Manilatown Center
868 Kearny St, San Fransisco
Saturday January 30th -- Los Angeles
ComedyZEN
Check out ComedyZEN [4], a standup showcase featuring Sugar Sammy [5] (HBO Canada), Danny Cho [6] (MadTV), Edwin Li [7] (Las Vegas Comedy Festival) and Dwayne Perkins [8] (Comedy Central).
8 to 10 pm
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street, Los Angeles
$ 20 tickets here [9]
Saturday January 30th -- Seattle
APA Professional Development Conference
The Executive Development Institute [10] (EDI) is providing a conference for Asian American professionals -- including a networking and learning forum with culturally tailored, interactive leadership trainings. Featuring keynote speaker Chee Chew, Engineering Director of Google, Inc.
7:30 am to 1:30 pm
Asian Counseling and Referral Service
3639 Martin Luther King Way South, Seattle
$ 65, registration here [10]
Saturday January 30th and Sunday January 31st -- Lafayette, Louisiana
A Village Called Versailles Screenings
As part of the Fifth Annual Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival [11], S. Leo Chiang's award-winning A Village Called Versailles [12] will be screened over two nights. The documentary focuses on the New Orleans East neighborhood of Versailles, a tight-knit community of Vietnamese Americans who fought to rebuild their homes post-Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. The residents turn the devastating disaster into catalyst for change and a chance for a better future for their community.
1/30: 1:15 pm
Lafayette Public Library: South Regional Branch
6101 Johnston St
1/31: 1:15 pm
Lafayette Public Library: Main Branch
301 West Congress St
Monday February 1st -- Los Angeles
Refugee Nation Performance
The Laotian American Organization (LAO) at UCLA [13] presents Refugee Nation [14], a two -person performance ensemble based on the stories of Laotian Refugees and their descendants -- touching upon issues relating to the refugee experience, assimilation, generation gap, and mental health.
7:30 pm
Grand Ackerman Ballroom
UCLA Campus
FREE
Now in its 33rd year, the AAIFF [15] is currently accepting works produced, directed, or written by artists of Asian descent in the categories of short film, feature film, youth produced/directed films, music videos, screenplays, and works-in-progress. Submission info here [16]. Regular deadline: January 27, 2010. Late deadline: February 24, 2010.
San Diego Asian Film Foundation Accepting Entries
The San Diego Asian Film Foundation [17] is now accepting submissions for its 11th Annual Asian Film Festival, to take place on October 21-28, 2010. Rules, entry forms, and festival info here [17]. Early deadline: April 30, 2010. Final deadline: June 10, 2010.