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March 2008

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This day commemorates the Declaration of Independence proclaimed on March 1, 1919, while under Japanese colonization. A reading of the declaration takes place in a special ceremony at Tapgol Park in Seoul, where the document was first read to the public.

Who: The Morikami Museum When:   February 3, 10, 17, March 2, 9 Where: Oki Education Center Deck 4000 Morikami Park Road Delray Beach, FL Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Bonsai means "a tree in a tray." The art of bonsai creates the illusion of age and maturity of a tree which has developed and sustained the effects of nature for many years. Students of bonsai learn to artfully trim and train a tree in a container. NEW - each session includes 3 more hours!

5-week session: February 3, 10, 17, March 2, 9
Cost: $91 (Members $81) + $35 Material fee (payable to the instructor)
Material fee: $35 payable to instructor includes bonsai learning manual, pruning tool, beginner's bonsai tree, bonsai pot, and use of wire and bonsai soil. Workshop items including trees will be available for students to work on with an option to buy.
Time: 9:00 - 12:00am
Location: Oki Education Center Deck
Instructor: Vladimir Foursa
Advanced Registration Required.

When:   March 3; 5:00 - 8:00 pm Where: Auditorium, 1st Floor, 2nd & 3rd Floor Galleries, 8th Floor 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Join Asia Society in launching "Spirited Away-Destination Asia," a special event benefiting the Society’s Family Programming. Staged with a vibrant marketplace theme, this event celebrates spring festivals taking place across Asia. The Family Benefit will feature live performances, arts and crafts booths, activities related to current exhibitions, and pan-Asian cuisine. Designed for families with children from toddlers to pre-teens, the event will offer a variety of activities to bring the whole family together.

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The Ayya Vaikunda Avataram (Tamil: அய்யா வைகுண்ட அவதாரம் - Incarnation of Vaikundar) is a festival celebrated by the followers of Ayyavazhi on the 20th day of the Tamil Month of Masi, the date on which the Ayyavazhi followers believe that Lord Vaikundar arose from the sea at Thiruchendur as the son of Mummorthies to destroy the evil spirit of Kali and transform the Kaliyukam into Dharma Yukam.

Who: Wu Tang PCA - Qi Gong for Women's Health When:   Mondays - 6:00pm - 7:00pm from March.3 to May 5 Where: 9 Second Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Celebrating Tina Zhang's new book "Earth Qi Gong for Women", she will teach this 10-weeks (10 Mondays) classes, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at Wu Tang PCA - a 29 years of Internal Martial Arts of Tai Ji Quan & Ba Gua Zhang school in lower east side, New York City. Welcome everyone to take this rare opporunity to learn and practice this wonderful 1,700 years of ancient health art/exercise that designed for women. It'll be a fun and educational classes for women who cares about their health and well-being.

Price: $150 for 10classes, $17 for drop-in
Tel: (212) 677-1751
Email: tineez@aol.com

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The Japanese Doll Festival (雛祭り, Hina-matsuri?), or Girls' Day, is held on March 3, the third day of the third month.

Who: Asian Art Museum When:   March 4: 2:30 PM Where: Civic Center Plaza San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The Asian Art Museum has over 150 volunteer docents who offer gallery tours and programs to museum visitors and the community. Docents must pass a rigorous three-year course on the arts of Asia.

Docents participate in many programs at the Asian Art Museum. They give gallery tours, conduct school programs, and deliver lectures both at the museum and in the community. The next time you visit the Asian Art Museum, let one of our knowledgeable, friendly docents show you around.

The docents of the Asian Art Museum’s Community Speakers’ Program offer lectures at the museum focusing on special exhibitions and other topics related to Asian art. Free after admission, these lectures are given once a month on the fourth Sunday at 2:30 pm in the Education Studios. Note: No slide talk in December.

Who: NYU Stern When:   March 6 & 7, 2008 Where: NYU Stern, 44 W. 4th St., New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Stern brings together innovative research with a practical framework for understanding the Chinese economy and the investment opportunities that exist there. The world's largest nation has stormed onto the global economic stage over the last quarter century, and a remarkable set of economic opportunities have emerged. However, there are also many pitfalls and complexities. Popular accounts of China today depict either a world of unending economic opportunity or an infinitely complex world of social connections, corruption and capricious authoritarian officials. Neither of these approaches accurately depicts the reality of what is actually occurring economically, socially and politically in China and what opportunities these changes will yield.


Who Should Attend
Executives managing or considering managing a sizable investment portfolio who seek a deeper understanding of China's economic reforms and their implications for the future of economic, social and political change in China

Executives who formulate strategy for managing their China and/or international portfolios


Program Benefits
During this program participants will:
Examine the complex process that has allowed the Chinese reforms to unfold

Learn the ways in which these political processes have yielded specific investment opportunities and how to analyze the economic landscape to reveal these opportunities

Develop a framework for analyzing investment opportunities in China's transition economy

Utilize that framework to evaluate actual cases (IPOs, domestic and blue-chip firms, funds) that are potential investment opportunities

Apply the framework to your investment portfolio



Tuition is $2,500. Accomodations not included.

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Maha Shivratri is a Hindu holiday where offerings of Bael (Bilva) leaves are made to the Lord Shiva

Who: Society for Asian Art When:   March 6 (6:30-8 PM) Where: 200 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The fee for these lectures is a $5 non-refundable contribution to the Society for Asian Art. Reservations are required. Seating is limited. To register, please call the Society for Asian Art at 415-581-3701. For detailed information about upcoming talks click here.

Who: Asia Society When:   March 6, 20, 27, April 3 and April 17 Where: Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Gangsters are not nice people but when portrayed by James Cagney, Chow Yun-Fat, Tsuruta Koji, or Takakura Ken - we flock to see them. In 1960s Japan, millions of fans made yakuza movies some of the biggest box office hits of the period. Gangsters, gamblers, hookers, and cops lit up the screen to create the Golden Age of Japanese yakuza films. Their tales of chivalry, revenge, betrayal, and the thrill of violence captured the spirit of the post-war generation. Join us for a look into the flowering of the Japanese yakuza movie.

Curated by Ian Buruma, "Gamblers, Gangsters and Other Anti-Heroes" features iconic films made by Toei Studios from the late 1960s to early 1970s. Screenings on March 6, 20, 27, April 3 and April 17 (see web calendar for individual screening details). Programs subject to change.

Cost: $10 members; $12 nonmembers; $10 students, seniors

Who: Asia Society When:   March 7; 6:00 - 9:00 pm Where: Asia Society and Museum, LeoBar (Garden Court), 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Asia Circle, the Asia Society’s young patrons membership group, hosts a networking and cocktail evening open to the public at Asia Society’s Leo Bar. These informal gatherings offer opportunities to reunite with old friends, network with members and their guests, tour the Society’s exhibitions and find out why you should join Asia Circle. Enjoy exhibition tours at 7:15 pm and 7:45 pm. Free admission. Cash bar. No reservations required.

Who: Asia Society When:   3/7: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Where: Houston Club, 811 Rusk Avenue Houston, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Dr. Orville Schell, director of Asia Society Center on U.S.-China relations, takes a hard look at China’s environmental challenge and explores the prospects for a Sino-U.S. collaboration on issues of global climate change, atmospheric pollution, and contamination of marine habitats.

A respected author, Asia-based journalist, and journalism professor tapped to head the Asia Society think tank created to deal with one of the most important developments in history, the rise of China, Dr. Schell views the U.S.-China relationship as the most important bilateral relationship in the world today

Cost: $30 members, $35 non-members

Who: Museum of Fine Arts When:   March 7th - March 9th Where: Brown Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Opening reception 7:00 pm, Friday, 3/7; closing ceremony 5:30 pm Sunday, 3/9

Offering scholarly discussion of research into wide areas of the "lesser known" tradition of Indian painting often dismissed as “folk,” this two-day conference focuses mainly on the narrative painting of Eastern and Southern India, now recognized as of pivotal importance in the development of post-Independence Indian painting.

Speakers include:
- Dr. Jyotindra Jan, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi;
- Dr. Anna L. Dallapiccola, Edinburgh University;
- T. Richard Blurton, British Museum;
- Rosemary Crill, Victoria & Albert Museum;
- Sona Datta, British Museum;
- Dr. Mary Beth Heston, College of Charleston, SC;
- Dr. Nanditha Krishna, C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, Chennai;
- Dr. Veena Shekar, University of Bangalore;
- Dr. Kavita Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi;
- Dr. Kirtana Thangavelu, University of California at Santa Cruz;
- Terrie Sultan, Blaffer Gallery;
- Martha Blackwelder, Asia Society Texas Center;
- Dr. John Antel, University of Houston, conference chair.

Also featured are paintings by commissioned artists; a cultural program at Kaplan Theater at 7:00 pm on March 8; and, on sale, original artwork and books on Indian paintings.

Presented by Samskriti Society for Indian Performing Arts in association with Museum of Fine Arts Houston and supported by Asia Society Texas Center, Foundation for India Studies,College of Liberal Ar

Image: Panel from the Gazi scroll, Bengal, c.1800 (OA 1955.10-8.095), courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum and acquired through the Art Fund.



Registration fee of $25 includes conference admission on both days and lunch on Saturday only.

Who: AsiaCircle When:   March 7; 7:00 - 9:00 pm Where: Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Author, playwright, and tea ceremony practioner Ellis Avery reads from her new novel, followed by a demonstration of the Japanese tea ceremony and a book signing. “Saturated with color and detail.... Avery manages to make 19th-century Japan both accessible and exotic, infusing her story with a sense of dignified calm. A deeply engrossing, multifaceted work.” – The Boston Globe

When:   March 8, 2008; 1-6 pm Where: Valdosta-Lowndes Conference Center , Georgia Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

This dance competition is the South's very first organized effort in hosting a dance competition with a theme of international folk cultures.

The 2006's inaugural competition was an overwhelming success which has allowed the competition to grow in 2007 and attracted more than 20 multi-cultural dance talents from all over southern states, Georgia, Alabama & Florida, to participate. We wish to extend our invitation to all folk dancers to the 2008 competition, not only from the Southeast region, but also from all of other states in America.

The details and registration form are now available at www.GAinternationalfolkfair.org

You may also watch our video clips broadcast at www.youtube.com/azaleainternational & www.myspace.com/gainternationalfolkfair

You may find the videos, posters and pictures so enjoyable that they convince you Valdosta's International Folk Fair is exceptional and very much worth your visit - and even, better, worth your active participation.
For further inquiries,
contact Serena Huang at 229-506-1973
or e-mail her at serenahuang@GAinternationalfolkfair.org


Festival Admissions at the door:
$6 (Adult)
$3 (12 years and under)

- 40 countires represented
- Crafts
- Henna art
- Intellectual
- Games, puzzle challenges
- Circus arts

Who: Japan Society When:   Saturday, March 8, 2 PM Where: Yurakucho Mullion 11F, 2-5-1, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275 Japan

Recent advancements in technology and media are altering our culture in profound ways, blurring the line between recorded, reproducible art and live performance, and between commercial entertainment and fine art. Over a two-part discussion, prominent players in the arts and technology fields discuss these shifting paradigms and their effects on their industries. In a keynote dialogue, Academy Award-nominated film director and director of Broadway’s The Lion King Julie Taymor, whose artistic career has spanned experimental puppet theater to the grand opera, and famed musical theater and opera director Amon Miyamoto share how the changing climate in our high-tech environment is shaping not only their careers but also their artistic intentions and relationship to their audiences. In the second forum, video game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Toshio Tsuchiya, the Executive Director of the Internet Division of Nippon Television, and Satoshi Endo, Chief Contents Officer of ASCII, discuss the evolution of their business models in an age where the variety of media interfaces is multiplying exponentially at a rapid pace. Co-organized by Asahi Shimbun and Japan Society.

Tickets: This event is free and open to the public. General admission registration is through Asahi Shimbun. For additional information, please contact Ryohei Yamamoto at (212) 715-1229 or ryamamoto@japansociety.org.

Who: Asian Art Museum When:   Saturday, March 8, 2008; 9:30 AM–Noon Where: Civic Center Plaza San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Enter the ephemeral setting of the “floating world” (ukiyo) of Japan’s Edo period. Ukiyo refers to the dream-like realm created within the theatres, teahouses, and entertainment districts of the capital city, Edo (modern day Tokyo). Captured vividly in “pictures of the floating world” (ukiyo-e), this urban subculture romanticized the lives of musicians, kabuki actors, geishas, and their patrons. Drama and Desire is the first exhibition to highlight the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s collection of ukiyo-e paintings, considered one of the finest in the world.

Dr. Yoko Woodson, the museum’s curator of Japanese art, will discuss this remarkable set of eighty paintings and the society that inspired ukiyo-e. Dr. Woodson’s talk will be followed by a presentation from Shozo Sato, professor emeritus of the Art and Design Faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professor Sato will examine the dramatic tradition of kabuki, the history of male actors, and their portrayal of both male and female characters during the Edo period. This event also includes a docent-led tour of the special exhibition and light refreshments.

This program has been made possible in part by Fidelity Investments through the Fidelity Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Bernard Osher Foundation and the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation.

Who: The Coca Cola Company When:   March 8; 12:00 - 3:00 pm Where: Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

It’s Norouz, the Persian New Year. Learn about the haft seen and the seven auspicious items. Enjoy song and dance performances.

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

12:30 pm, Auditorium
Persian Dance

Dancers: Mitra Farzami, Ela and Selin Ferhangil, Carolina Marques, and Donia Tung

Choreographed by Larisa Calero, Instructor at the Joffrey Ballet School

Dancer and international choreographer Larisa Calero, together with her young students, brings in the New Year with a dance inspired by Shomali music from northern Iran.

2:00 pm, Auditorium
The Wisdom of Kazakh Folktales
Performed by: Roksanaki

In celebration of the Persian Spring Festival Norouz, Roksonaki will conduct a workshop on the "Wisdom of Kazakh Folktales," which will feature storytelling by ethnomusicologist Dina Amirova with musical accompaniment on traditional instruments by Roksonaki's musicians. Roksonaki is a musical group that was formed in Kazakhstan in 1990 and is acclaimed for integrating traditional Central Asian sounds with rock music and jazz.

Noon - 3:00 pm, 8th Floor

- Make Your Own Haft Seen Table
What is a haft seen table? What does it symbolize? Learn why this tradition holds significance at the New Year while making your own portable haft seen table to take home!

- Collage Activity inspired by Persian textiles and rugs

Noon - 3:00 pm, 3rd Floor
Gallery Hunt
Are you curious to explore the Asia Society’s Art galleries? If so, you will enjoy viewing "The Shape of Things: Chinese and Japanese Art from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection" through a gallery hunt designed especially for children by museum educators.

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The 2008 Family Day Season continues on Saturdays: April 5 & May 3



Free with Gallery admission. Under 16 free.

Who: The Morikami Museum When:   Saturday, March 8, 2008 Where: 4000 Morikami Park Road Delray Beach, FL Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Discover fun on Saturday mornings with Morikami Origami or Morikami Creations where the whole family can enjoy Japanese arts and crafts. Generally, Saturday Family Programs are all day open activities (guests are welcome on a first come, first served basis) from 11am - 4pm.

These programs are always a hit and are offered FREE of charge with paid museum admission. Programs are open to adults and children ages 7 and up.

Who: Society for Asian Art When:   Saturday, March 8 Where: 200 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Japanese Prints with Geoffrey Dunn,
Collector and Dealer in Japanese Woodblock Prints and Edo Period Arts and Crafts


When: Saturday, March 8

Time: Session 1: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Place: TBA to participants

Fee: $15 members; $25 non-members

Note: Registration required



Some SAA members may remember Geoff Dunn as a volunteer in the store at the Museum in Golden Gate Park, but for the past four years he’s been an employee of Sebastian Izzard Asian Art in New York City, buying and selling Japanese paintings and woodblock prints. With Dr. Izzard's encouragement, he has returned home to go solo, dealing primarily in Edo-period arts and crafts. Geoff welcomes us into his home to view a selection of his best prints, paintings and illustrated books, with special emphasis on a few of his favorite collecting genres: ghost prints and hot springs triptychs. In honor of the recent AAM show, he’ll also show us a group of Yoshitoshi prints. This will be a wonderful opportunity for close inspection of an exceptional selection of artworks, as well as a chance to learn from someone who himself learned at the feet of a master -- the renowned Sebastian Izzard.

Who: Urasenke Foundation When:   Saturday, March 8, 2008: 2:30 pm Where: Japanese Tearoom 2nd Floor 200 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

$8 members, $20 general (includes museum admission). 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm seatings.

Watch and learn about the Japanese “way of tea” as you are served a tea sweet and a bowl of whisked green tea. Sponsored by Ito-En.

Space limited. Tickets: www.asianart.org or Admissions Desk.

Who: Asian Arts & Culture Center at Towson University When:   Sunday, March 9, 3 pm Where: Kaplan Concert Hall Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson University 8000 York Road, Towson, MD Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

In conjunction to the Bronze of Asian Grasslands exhibit, the world famous Throat Singers of Tuva Huun Huur Tu will amaze the audience with their mystic sophisticated overtone singing. Tuvan pastoral music is intimately connected to an ancient tradition of animism, the belief that natural objects and phenomena have souls or are inhabited by spirits.

$15 general admission; $12 senior and students; $10 AA&CC members; $5 TU students with ID

Who: FotoFest When:   March 9; 8:00 - 9:30 pm Where: DiverseWorks Artspace, 1117 East Freeway Houston, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Asia Society-Texas Center is pleased to join FotoFest, Houston’s international showcase for photographic art and ideas, for a series of China-related events during FotoFest’s 12th Biennial March 7th through April 20th. For six weeks throughout Houston, over 1,000 images from China by 34 Chinese photographers are being exhibited alongside lectures and films focusing on China as part of FotoFest’s Biennial citywide event. While most of the events are open to the public, FotoFest has invited Asia Society members for an inside look at this remarkable presentation. Much of the artwork in "Photography from China 1934-2008" is being shown for the first time outside China.

Acclaimed photographer and curator Susan Meiselas will speak about her career as a photographer and curator, including her experience with "Mined in China," the installation of work about China’s coal mining projects which Ms. Meiselas curated in collaboration with Dr. Orville Schell, director of Asia Society’s Institute for U.S.-China Relations. FotoFest is collaborating with Asia Society-Texas Center and Houston Center for Photography to present the inaugural exhibition of this project in Houston.

Following Ms. Meiselas’ March 9th lecture at DiverseWorks, FotoFest is co-hosting a dinner on the DiverseWorks dock provided by Goode & Co. Seating is limited to 20 Asia Society members; reservations are required.

Who: Asia Society When:   March 9; 7:00 - 9:00 pm Where: Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

A smash hit at the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Roksonaki pioneered the creation of a unique sound that integrates ancient Kazakh instrumentation with contemporary rock and jazz using motifs drawn from Eurasia's indigenous religious traditions. This concert presents an unparalleled opportunity to learn about Central Asian culture directly from Kazakhstan's most talented avant-garde artists.

Anthropologist Helen Faller discusses traditional Kazakh music and Roksonaki's influences in a pre-performance lecture/demonstration. (Pre-performance lecture/demonstration at 5:30 pm.)

Cost: $20; $16 members/students/seniors

Who: The Morikami Museum When:   February 3, 10, 17, March 2, 9 Where: Oki Education Center Deck 4000 Morikami Park Road Delray Beach, FL Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Bonsai means "a tree in a tray." The art of bonsai creates the illusion of age and maturity of a tree which has developed and sustained the effects of nature for many years. Students of bonsai learn to artfully trim and train a tree in a container. NEW - each session includes 3 more hours!

5-week session: February 3, 10, 17, March 2, 9
Cost: $91 (Members $81) + $35 Material fee (payable to the instructor)
Material fee: $35 payable to instructor includes bonsai learning manual, pruning tool, beginner's bonsai tree, bonsai pot, and use of wire and bonsai soil. Workshop items including trees will be available for students to work on with an option to buy.
Time: 9:00 - 12:00am
Location: Oki Education Center Deck
Instructor: Vladimir Foursa
Advanced Registration Required.

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New group coaching program takes place via teleconference. You will receive a special long-distance call number and passcode to participate in the call.


Group meets bi-weekly, Monday evenings from 8:00 - 9:00pm, EST


Dates of the calls will be: January 14th, January 28th, February 11th; February 25th; March 10th; March 24th

*Guidance and support from two Asian American female certified Holistic Health Counselors.
*In-depth discussions focusing on relationships, career, joy, money, healthy living, and exercise.
*Tips and tools to support you in reaching your health and wellness goals for 2008 and beyond.
*Action steps at the end of each call to keep you accountable and focused in reaching your specific goals.
*Connection, support and community with a unique group of like-minded, fabulous Asian American women.
*Special yahoo group to stay motivated and inspired.
*Calls will be recorded, so you won't have to miss a beat!

Bonuses include:
*Article on self-appreciation from Jack Canfield, inspirational author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
*One complimentary 30 minute private consultation at the beginning and end of the program

For more information, please email us at the email above. We look forward to supporting you in 2008!

Who: Asian/Pacific/American Institute When:   March 10th 6-8pm Where: A/P/A Institute, 7th Floor Gallery LaGuardia Place and West 3rd Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

RSVP by Friday, March 7 apa.rsvp@nyu.edu or 212-992-9653. For more information or to rsvp online, visit www.apa.nyu.edu.

Organized by the Japanese American National Museum, kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by award-winning filmmaker and artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Originally used as a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for "half," Hapa has since been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed racial heritage includes Asian or Pacific Islander descent.

Fulbeck's work seeks to address in words and images the one question that Hapa are frequently asked: "What are you?" By pairing the portraits of Hapa - unadorned by make-up, jewelry, and clothing - along with their handwritten statements on who they are, this exhibition offers a powerful yet intimate perspective on the complex nature of contemporary American identity.

This exhibition has been brought to NYU Kimmel Gallery by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU and the Japanese American National Museum. The traveling version of this exhibition is sponsored by the James Irvine Foundation and the National Museum's Discover Nikkei Web site, an award-winning, multilingual site that shares personal and community histories from Nikkei around the world. Discover Nikkei is coordinated by the Japanese American National Museum and funded by The Nippon Foundation. NYU A/P/A Institute is an Affiliate of the project.

The full exhibition of kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa will be on display at the 7th Floor Gallery at A/P/A Institute from March 10 - May 30, 2008.
An excerpt of 12 portraits from the exhibition are on view until February 29th at NYU Kimmel Windows at LaGuardia Place and West 3rd Street

Who: Wu Tang PCA - Qi Gong for Women's Health When:   Mondays - 6:00pm - 7:00pm from March.3 to May 5 Where: 9 Second Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Celebrating Tina Zhang's new book "Earth Qi Gong for Women", she will teach this 10-weeks (10 Mondays) classes, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at Wu Tang PCA - a 29 years of Internal Martial Arts of Tai Ji Quan & Ba Gua Zhang school in lower east side, New York City. Welcome everyone to take this rare opporunity to learn and practice this wonderful 1,700 years of ancient health art/exercise that designed for women. It'll be a fun and educational classes for women who cares about their health and well-being.

Price: $150 for 10classes, $17 for drop-in
Tel: (212) 677-1751
Email: tineez@aol.com

Who: Asia Society Online, Asian Social Issues Program, and Fovea When:   March 11; 6:30 - 8:30 pm Where: Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue, 8th Floor New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

"Vanishing Giants - Elephants of Asia" is a collection of extraordinary images that will provoke, intrigue and enthrall. Palani Mohan devoted 6 years and traveled to 11 Asian countries to create this intimate glimpse into the world of the Asian elephant, a creature which – even as its African cousin flourishes – is threatened as never before.

But this is far more than simply a book of elephant photographs. Rather, it’s a tale of two species: that of the elephant, and the human beings with whom it shares its abodes. It’s a love story, and a war story, a history of animosity and attraction, a study of shattered symbiosis. For all through Asia, it seems, a love-hate relationship thrives where elephants and human beings co-exist.

View the slideshow here:
http://www.asiasociety.org/pictureasia/elephants/

Palani Mohan was born in Chennai, India, and moved to Australia as a child. His photographic career began 20 years ago at the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper and since then he has been based in London, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and now Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mohan’s work is regularly featured in many of the world’s leading magazines and newspapers, and he has published three photographic books.

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View the slideshow here:
http://www.asiasociety.org/pictureasia/elephants/


Cost: $10 members, seniors, students (w/ID); $12 non-members

Who: A/P/A Insitute When:   March 11th: 6-8pm Where: A/P/A Insitute And Department Of Social & Cultural Analysis 41-51 East 11th Street 7th Floor Gallery New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

RSVP by Monday, March 10 to apa.rsvp@nyu.edu or 212-992-9653. For more information or to rsvp online, visit www.apa.nyu.edu.

Organized by the Japanese American National Museum, kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by award-winning filmmaker and artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Originally used as a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for "half," Hapa has since been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed racial heritage includes Asian or Pacific Islander descent.

Fulbeck's work seeks to address in words and images the one question that Hapa are frequently asked: "What are you?" By pairing the portraits of Hapa - unadorned by make-up, jewelry, and clothing - along with their handwritten statements on who they are, this exhibition offers a powerful yet intimate perspective on the complex nature of contemporary American identity.

This exhibition has been brought to NYU Kimmel Gallery by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU and the Japanese American National Museum. The traveling version of this exhibition is sponsored by the James Irvine Foundation and the National Museum's Discover Nikkei Web site, an award-winning, multilingual site that shares personal and community histories from Nikkei around the world. Discover Nikkei is coordinated by the Japanese American National Museum and funded by The Nippon Foundation. NYU A/P/A Institute is an Affiliate of the project.

The full exhibition of kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa will be on display at the 7th Floor Gallery at A/P/A Institute from March 10 - May 30, 2008.
An excerpt of 12 portraits from the exhibition are on view until February 29th at NYU Kimmel Windows at LaGuardia Place and West 3rd Street

Who: Asia Society When:   March 12; 6:30 - 8:30 pm Where: Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad will speak with Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai about the United States' priorities at the United Nations. Prior to his current position Ambassador Khalilzad served as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan.

A free live webcast of this event will be available here at www.asiasociety.org. Internet listeners will be able to ask questions and offer comments via email during the webcast. Please send your questions to <moderator@asiasociety.org>.

President's Forum is a series of programs featuring Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai interviewing prominent guests, which have included His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Maya Lin, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Joseph Stiglitz. Reception to follow.


Cost: $15 members; $20 nonmembers; $15 seniors/students

Who: Japan Society and Mechanics’ Institute When:   Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Where: Mechanics’ Institute 57 Post Street San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Every day you drive your Toyota Prius to work; when you return home you watch a Sony television, and your DVD player has a laser semiconductor produced by Mitsubishi. Everyone knows that the market is filled with Japanese high-tech products. You might, however, not realize that with the exception of the one running on your game console, you probably have never seen a Japanese software product.

Participate in our brown bag lunch discussion as Dr. Shinya Fushimi—Visiting Fellow of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, and Head of Data Centric Solution Business, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, in Tokyo, Japan—presents his analysis on why the Japanese have been so weak in the global software market. He will discuss the intrinsic differences between software and hardware, and use these differences as a framework to identify the critical mistakes Japanese software companies have made.

Dr. Shinya Fushimi has spent twenty years in the Japanese IT industry, serving various R&D and management positions. He received his BS, MS, and PhD in computer science from The University of Tokyo. Dr. Fushimi has been honored with a number of academic awards including the Moto-oka Memorial Prize and Best Paper Award for a Young Researcher. Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he was with the Sloan Master’s Program of Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, and received an MS degree in Management.


Time:
Wednesday, March 12
Registration: Noon
Program: 12:30-1:30 pm
The Mechanics’ Institute café opens at noon.

Cost:
Free for Japan Society and Mechanics’ Institute members
$10 General Admission (pay at the door)

Please R.S.V.P. by calling the Society at 415.986.4383; please include your first and last name.

When:   March 13-23, 2008 Where: Sundance Cinemas Kabuk, 1881 Post Street San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

From new works by familiar faces to debuts by fresh new voices, the 26th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) offers another stellar lineup of the best in Asian American and Asian cinema. The Festival will open with Wayne Wang's A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and close with Tony Ayres's The Home Song Stories, a sumptuous chronicle of a young Chinese family valiantly trying to keep itself together despite the complicated world around them. Other films scheduled for screening inlcude Michael Kang's West 32nd, a stylish Koreatown noir set in the underbelly of New York, starring John Cho and Grace Park, and Jon Hurwitzon and Hayden Schlossberg's Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, a sequel to Harold And Kumar Go to White Castle starring John Cho and Kal Penn. There will also be a special sing-along presentation of Richard Wong's Colma: The Musical.

In addition to the film screenings, the Festival offers a variety of special events incuding two Directions In Sound live music events, panel discussions, talk sessions, happy hours and afterparties. The Festival will also present the Festival Forum, a one-day-only program of activities taking place at the Japantown Peace Plaza on Saturday, March 15, 2008 featuring live performances by bands and dancers, guest appearances and an outdoor screening. Booths by the Festival and its sponsors and community partners will offer giveaway items as well as interactive opportunities.

Tickets for the Festival go on sale beginning February 18, 2008. Please visit the Festival's website for more info on screening locations.

Who: Pacific Asia Museum When:   Thursday, March 13, 7pm Where: 46 North Los Robles Avenue Pasadena, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Chinese Ghost Story by Dan Boord and Luis Valdovino (2008, 25 minutes) It is estimated that over 1,300 Chinese laborers perished during construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. While the remains of many were eventually shipped home, others lie in unmarked graves throughout the American West. Chinese Ghost Story is a poetic essay in which history and landscape intersect in ghost towns, parks and undisturbed railroad grade. The filmmakers will introduce the film and answer questions. Part of the Chinaman’s Chance opening party’s activities. Call 626.449.2742 ext. 31 to R.S.V.P.

Who: Japan Society When:   Thursday, March 13, 6:30 PM Where: 333 East 47th Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

In 1999, in response to international concern over sexual tourism to Southeast Asia, the Japanese Diet outlawed child prostitution and child pornography. These laws then became directed primarily at enjo kosai, or compensated dating between middle aged men and junior high school girls. In the wake of 9/11, the Japanese cabinet radically shifted counterterrorism policy towards more military solutions. Think Global, Fear Local: Sex, Violence, and Anxiety in Contemporary Japan, a new book by David Leheny, considers the relationship between these policies and examines the unintended consequences of attempts to enforce international norms at a national level. Dr. Leheny, Henry Wendt III '55 Professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University, will speak about the implications for Japan of the relationship between international security norms and expectations of the proper coercive role of governments.

Followed by a reception.

Tickets: $10/$8 Japan Society members, $5 seniors & students. Purchase tickets online above or call the Box Office at (212) 715-1258.

Who: Pacific Asia Museum When:   Thursday, March 13, 6-9pm Where: 46 North Los Robles Avenue Pasadena, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Opening Party for Chinaman’s Chance: Views of the Chinese American Experience. Free for members and a guest. $10 for non-members. Food, drinks and music by DJ Tony. Call 626.449.2742 ext. 31 to R.S.V.P.

Who: Pacific Asia Museum When:   Friday, March 14, 6-10pm Where: Various - See Website Pasadena, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Artnight - An ALL-FREE Event! Check out the exhibitions and the ensemble of symphony musicians performing in the auditorium. For more information call the ArtNight Pasadena Hotline at (626) 744-7887 or go to www.artnightpasadena.org

When:   March 14: 6:00 - 9:00 pm Where: Asia Society and Museum, LeoBar (Garden Court), 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Add a dash of culture to your networking. Join fellow Asian and Asian American professionals for some art and ambiance. Hosted by Asia Society Corporate Membership. Exhibition tours at 7:15 and 7:45 pm. Free admission, cash bar, no reservations required.

Who: Japan Society When:   Friday, March 14, 7:30 PM Where: 333 East 47th Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

In the nine-part Wanderer series (1959-1962), Akira Kobayashi plays Taki, a man with the looks of a Western hero--from a horse to fringe, a guitar and even a trusty bullwhip--traveling on Japan’s back roads. Taki involves himself in a fight alongside the Ainu (Japan’s aborigines) against a developer who wants to turn their land into an airstrip. In addition to having the landowner's niece fall in love with him, Taki finds a rival then an ally in Masa (Shishido) as they exchange snappy banter and slick moves throughout the film.

Recycling genre conventions already familiar to most American audiences, but with a Japanese twist, "Eastern Westerns" like Plains Wanderer were a popular subgenre within Nikkatsu Action, most of them featuring a good-hearted hero battling injustice against the majestic outdoor backdrop of mountainous, remote Hokkaido.

Tickets: $10/$7 Japan Society members & seniors/ $4.50 students (first 20 tickets per screening). Purchase tickets online above or call the Box Office at (212) 715-1258.

This event is part of the NO BORDERS, NO LIMITS 1960s Nikkatsu Action Cinema series.

When:   1/11/08 7pm-10pm and 3/14/08 7pm-10pm Where: 2366 PELHAM AVENUE Los Angeles, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

In the culinary world, food from India has many Asian influences; find out what they are in this exciting class. CHEF ERIC shows you the cooking techniques and spices that make Indian food so special and flavorful. Main and side dishes include Chicken Murgh Tikka (Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Satay), Deep Fried Samosas filled with Quick Keema (Curried Beef, Lamb or Chicken in Sauce), and Aloo Gohbi Masala (Cauliflower with Potatoes). We also make Home Made Naan Bread to dip up some of the wonderful sauce recipes: Coriander-Mint Sauce, Cilantro-Chile Chutney, and a nice and light dessert of Kalan (Spicy and Sweet Cooked Bananas). Call your friends over for an exotic home-cooked meal!

WELCOME TO CHEF ERIC’S CULINARY CLASSROOM

Offering professional and recreational cooking classes and cooking instruction for every level of student. Whether your desire is to take a single recreational class, or our professional-level, multi-week Culinary Chef and Culinary Baking Programs, we provide the service, ingredients and equipment you need to learn while making new friends and having fun. You will learn all you need to succeed in today's restaurant kitchens, as well as master techniques that you can use at home. Classes encompass current cooking techniques and recipes to rival the finest dining establishments and culinary publications so that your meals taste fantastic.

The CULINARY CLASSROOM is a great place for connections to future employment using the postings on our active job board. We also assist in career guidance and job placement as we have many past students who have successful restaurants, bakeries and catering operations. We invite you to stop by and see why people from Catalina Island, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and even Colorado and Hawaii take the time to learn from CHEF ERIC at CHEF ERIC'S CULINARY CLASSROOM.

WHY THE CULINARY CLASSROOM?


• Professional Commercial Kitchen and Equipment – Wolf Ranges
• CHEF ERIC’s Credentials, Experience and Culinary Wisdom
• Culinary Chef I Certification Program
• Culinary Chef II - Certification Program
• Culinary Baking I Certification Program
• Culinary Baking II Certification Program
• Culinary Basics – Home Ec Revitalized

• Lots of Recreational Classes – Cooking and Baking - All Hands-On/Special Couples Nights
• Team Building Events for Corporations
• Private Cooking Parties for Groups
• Children/Teen Culinary Academy/Summer Camp
• Chef Eric limits Class Size to 12 Students for more One-on-One Instruction
• Student Testimonials confirm the food is fantastic!
• Great Location/Convenient Parking


Maintaining student and client satisfaction is our primary goal at
Chef Eric’s CULINARY CLASSROOM

We look forward to seeing you here - Until then, eat well and be well!

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1 Block East of Overland, Just North of Pico - Convenient Parking Just North on Overland

2366 PELHAM AVENUE - LOS ANGELES, CA 90064
PHONE: 310-470-2640 - FAX: 310-470-2642
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When:   March 14; 6:00 - 9:00 pm Where: 583 Park Avenue at 63rd Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Join us for a memorable evening reception in a magnificent setting to preview (and perhaps purchase) exquisite pieces from across Asia presented by over 60 top U.S and international dealers. Followed by a gala private dinner.

Gala Chair $50K, Benefit Chair $25K, Co-Chair $12,500K, Vice Chair $5K. Tickets: Collector $1,250, Benefactor $600, Patron $300, Young Patron $175

For more information: email artfairbenefit@asiasociety.org OR call 212-327-9335.

Who: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco When:   Friday, March 14; 2-3:30 PM Where: Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Traditional Japanese textile master artist Chozo Kita will discuss his kimono fabric dyeing techniques. Kita, who hails from three generations of master dyers, will demonstrate this dyeing technique and share his knowledge of Manyo-Zome, which uses particular varieties of rice to recreate the colors found in the Nara period (710-794).

In Japanese with English translation.

Co-presented by Satsuki-kai, a Japanese women's group presenting Japanese cultural events, and the Japan Society of Northern California.

When:   March 14: 7:30 pm Where: Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and 7th Ave New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Ensemble Origin was created in 1998 by acclaimed Japanese composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, with a two-part mission: To reconstruct ancient musical instruments from the Silk Road region, and to adapt their ancient sounds to a new kind of music. Ensemble Origin seeks to express the emotional ties among the peoples of these Asian countries and regions, to explore their enduring yearning for peace, and to share this art and message with the world. It arrives in the U.S. after successful tours in Japan and Europe and was featured at the EXPO 2005 in Aichi, Japan.

The United States premiere engagement of Ensemble Origin is presented by Advanced Application Program Co., Ltd. (AAP) in association with the Asia Society, Micocci Productions, LLC, Columbia University, and the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture.


For ticket prices, please call CarnegieCharge (212-247-7800) 8:00 am - 8:00 pm, Mon. - Sun, or online via provided link

When:   Fri, Mar 14 @ 7:00pm Where: Downtown Community Television DCTV’s 3rd Floor Screening Room 87 Lafayette St., bet Walker & White St. (please ring bell to come in). New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

MOCA Members $3/Non-MOCA Members $5

To RSVP or to get info on MOCA programs you can call 212-619-4785 ext 106



Screening followed by Q & A with Stuart Gaffney, Lynne Chan and Alan Calpe. Co-sponsored by MNN's Community Outreach & Media Department. Curated by Doreen Wang. Over a year ago, sitting in the building of what would become MOCA’s new home, we asked “What does it mean to be in Chinese in America?” This time around we ask: “What does it mean to often be marginalized within the Chinese in America?”



What does it mean, for example, to be lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer and Chinese American or Asian American? To further pursue a critical and challenging community, Q + Me is a curated screening and discussion, exploring questions of Queer Asian American identity and artistic expression through the work of three different artists working in film and video: Stuart Gaffney, Lynne Chan and Alan Calpe.



The screening will showcase a mixed and matched selection of their work, and will be followed by a question and answer session with the artists. Space is wheelchair accessible. Snacks provided. Cash bar.

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White Day is celebrated in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. One month after Valentine's Day, men who received chocolate from women on Valentine's Day return the favor and give sweets to women.

Who: HAAS School of Business When:   March 15th, 2008, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm Where: 2220 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The theme for the 8th annual Berkeley MBA Asia Business Conference is Global Ambition, Regional Transformation. Asian companies now aspire to become global business superpowers through acquisition, partnerships and market expansion. At the same time, the region is experiencing a transformation, as manufacturing moves towards Southeast Asia, engineering moves to Asia, and financial centers sprout up in new cities.

WHY: The rapid growth of Asian markets has resulted in an unprecedented focus on Asia and its businesses. Now, Asian multinationals are emerging from Asia ready to take on the world. The conference is the only Bay Area event that brings together business professionals, academics, students and international thought-leaders together to discuss and exchange ideas on current Asia business landscape and is a great opportunity to network with others who are interested in knowing more about the key trends in Asia

WHEN: Saturday, March 15th, 2008, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm ( Happy hours and networking event from 4:30-6:00 pm )

WHERE: The Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 2220 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720

The Annual ASIA BUSINESS CONFERENCE
March 15, Saturday 2008
http://berkeleyabc.org

Who: Society for Asian Art When:   Saturday, March 15, 10:30 am– 4:30 pm Where: Samsung Hall 200 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Society for Asian Art 50th Anniversary Symposium
Avery Brundage: The Man, the Collection, the Legacy

Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Society for Asian Art at this symposium that explores and honors the man whose collection made the Asian Art Museum possible as well as the organization whose determination secured the collection for the city of San Francisco. Consisting of some 8,000 objects, the Brundage Collection forms the core of the Asian Art Museum's holdings. Its depth and breadth reflect the grand passion of a keen collecting talent—a man possessed with the idea of creating a great museum devoted entirely to Asian art. Avery Brundage’s gift to the people of San Francisco was one of the most significant cultural benefactions of the twentieth century. The symposium weaves a colorful tale of intrigue and controversy centered on the larger-than-life collector among a cast of scholars, curators, and art dealers.

$35 (includes box lunch). Space limited, registration ends March 5. To register, contact the Society for Asian Art: saa@asianart.org or (415) 581-3701.

Who: South Asia Initiative and the Harvard Business School When:   Sunday, March 16 2008 Where: Harvard Business School Boston, MA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The India Conference is the signature event for South Asian business at
Harvard, and will feature over 20 speakers, and 8 panels.

Students Register Early and Save! Registration on the day of the event
will be $30 for all attendees,

Who: Japan Society When:   9 AM on March 16, March 30, April 13, May 11, May 18 Where: 333 East 47th Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

30-hour professional development course for grade 6–12 educators in cooperation with NYC Department of Education.

From 1600 to 1900, Japan underwent an amazing transformation - from a relatively isolated, fragmented land to a modern nation central to the development of world events. Along the way, Japan produced some of the most important works of art and literature of the period. With special attention to the global studies and ELA curricula, this course introduces teachers to this important era of Japanese history.

Who: Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) When:   Sunday, March 16 (2:30PM) Where: La Cienega Park (indoor auditorium) 8400 Gregory Way Beverly Hills, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

TAP Professional Series continues this month with an event to help improve one's public speaking ability by Francisco Dao!

Join for a fun event to learn and develop! Do you get nervous before speaking in front of an audience? Wish you could feel more confident before giving presentations at work?

Francisco will cover how to overcome your nerves and learn to speak in public with confidence and power, how to use storytelling, psychological influence triggers, humor, and improvisation so you can become a master speaker.

This workshop will cover:
-Speaking and Presentations
-Overcome your fear of public speaking
-Create a performance persona
-How to speak live and in the moment
-Separate your internal critic
-Proper use of humor and improv when speaking
Come to learn from and also network with other professionals.

Francisco Dao is the founder of KillerAttitude.com and Strategy and Performance. He writes on leadership and sales strategy for Inc.com and he has provided breakthrough guidance to hundreds of business owners and high achieving individuals. He was previously the president and founder of TDEC Inc., a million dollar training business, and has served as a strategic development consultant to numerous technology start-ups.

Cost:
Members: FREE
Non-members: $5 donation

This event is co-sponsored by NATWA II & TALA.

Those interested in TAP's Toastmaster series, can find out more info at this event.

Questions? E-mail Professional Chair Kristine.Wang@tacl.org

Who: Wu Tang PCA - Qi Gong for Women's Health When:   Mondays - 6:00pm - 7:00pm from March.3 to May 5 Where: 9 Second Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Celebrating Tina Zhang's new book "Earth Qi Gong for Women", she will teach this 10-weeks (10 Mondays) classes, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at Wu Tang PCA - a 29 years of Internal Martial Arts of Tai Ji Quan & Ba Gua Zhang school in lower east side, New York City. Welcome everyone to take this rare opporunity to learn and practice this wonderful 1,700 years of ancient health art/exercise that designed for women. It'll be a fun and educational classes for women who cares about their health and well-being.

Price: $150 for 10classes, $17 for drop-in
Tel: (212) 677-1751
Email: tineez@aol.com

Who: Japan Society When:   March 18, 8 PM Where: 333 East 47th Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

An official selection of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival.

2007, 89 min, digital video, color and b&w. Directed and Produced by Risa Morimoto. Produced and written by Linda Hoaglund. NY premiere.

With an introduction and Q&A by filmmakers and special guests*. Prescreening reception at 7:30 pm.

Internationally, kamikaze pilots remain a potent metaphor of fanaticism but few know that hundreds of kamikaze survived the war. After learning that her own uncle was a kamikaze pilot, director Risa Morimoto traveled through Japan to interview surviving kamikaze, uncovering candid, heartbreaking testimonies that convey the horrors of the cockpit, the kamikaze's dramatic survival and the guilt that continues to haunt them.

* Special guests include former kamikaze pilots Takehiko Ena and Takeo Ueshima, and U.S. Navy veteran Fred Mitchell.

Tickets: $10/$7 Japan Society members, students & seniors. Purchase tickets online above or call the Box Office at (212) 715-1258.

Who: Commonwealth Club When:   March 18: Registration 11:30 am; program, 12:00 pm Where: Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Sherrill gives us a look at life in Japan’s snow country and an inspiring tale of how one man’s consuming passion for the Akita dog saved the breed from extinction. Her book provides a profound look at what it is to be an individualist in a culture that reveres conformity—and how to live life in one’s own way.

Who: National Association of Asian American Professionals - SF Chapter When:   Tuesday, March 18 (12:00PM-1:30PM) Where: Wells Fargo, One Montgomery Street, Mezzanine Level Conference Room San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Develop your leadership skills while giving back to the community! In this workshop, Steve Lew from CompassPoint will give a presentation on Nonprofit Board Basics, including:

* Benefits of Serving on a Board
* Expectations of Being a Board Member
* How to Find the Right Nonprofit for You
* And Much More…

Afterwards, Darien Louie, Community Development Officer, will introduce various API nonprofits that are currently looking for board members, providing you the opportunity to join a nonprofit with a cause you support.

Speaker Bios:
Steve Lew is a Senior Projects Director for CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and works with organizations in strategic planning, board development and fundraising. Steve also coaches staff and board members in donor development and teaches board governance within the CompassPoint training series. Steve also serves on the CompassPoint senior management team as Director of Organizational Services. He has previously led and managed nonprofit organizations as an Executive Director of the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, and Development Director of CompassPoint. He currently serves on the board of the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) and the program committee of the Horizons Foundation. Previously he has served as Board Chair and Board Development chair for Project Inform, a national HIV treatment organization, and a founding board member of the AIDS Relief Fund for China.

Darien Louie has over 32 years of experience in program development, fund development and community investment. Her background includes work in community non-profit, public sector and corporate partnership settings. Darien currently serves on the board of Directors for Inner City Advisors and is on the Women’s Business Center Board of Advisors for Anew America Community Corporation, the Business Department Advisory Council for Laney College, the Oakland Adult & Career Education Community Advisory Board, the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation Development Committee and PG& E’s Community Advisory Group. She joined Wells Fargo in December 2004, serving as their Community Development Officer for the Greater Bay Region, covering Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. In her current role she is responsible for identifying and creating opportunities for Wells Fargo’s support and engagement with the community, including investment of Wells Fargo Foundation grants, the promotion of Wells Fargo’s Hands On Banking financial education program and the provision of Wells Fargo’s team member volunteers.

Learn more about CompassPoint: www.compasspoint.org

Cost: FREE for NAAAP Members and Wells Fargo employees, $5 for Non-Members

Link to RSVP: http://www.naaapsf.org/Events.do?id=5898

For more info, contact Kathy Doan at kathy.doan@naaapsf.org with "Nonprofit Board Workshop" in the subject line.

Who: Asian Women in Business When:   March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2008 Where: Microsoft 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Fl, (@ 52nd St) New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

AWIB's four-part series on small business ownership. A comprehensive look at key issues for an entrepreneur -- held over four Tuesdays, the sessions will include Writing a Business Plan, Legal Structures, Taxes & Record Keeping, Marketing Fundamentals and Financing & Insurance. Whether you're exploring going into business, want to hear from industry experts how you can improve your existing operations or polish up on specific topics, the series is a must-attend. The sessions will be conducted by industry experts in accounting, finance, law, marketing and small business development.

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Cost: AWIB Members: $15 per class or $30 for series. Non-Members: $25 per class or $75 for series. Location: March 18, 25 & April 8 sessions: Microsoft 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Fl, (@ 52nd St) New York City. April 1 sessions: Asian Women In Business, 358 Fifth Avenue, Ste 504 (entrance on 34th St)

Registration: Register online (http://awib.org/content_frames/EventsRegistrationG.html) or mail your check to Asian Women In Business, 358 Fifth Ave, Ste 504, New York, NY 10001.

Who: Korea Society When:   Tue, Mar 18th 2008; 6:30 Where: 950 Third Ave, 8th Flr, New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Animation feature-film directed by Kim Chung-Gi
Running time: 79 minutes

Who: Korea Society When:   Wednesday, March 19, 2007 Where: 950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor, New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Book Café

with

Kim Sunée
Author, Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home

Wednesday, March 19, 2007
6:00 PM-6:30 PM ♦ Registration and Reception
6:30 PM-8:00 PM ♦ Presentation and Q&A

The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor, New York City
(Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street)

$10 for members and students, $15 for nonmembers buy tickets
(walk-in registration will incur an additional charge of $5)
For more information or to register for the program, contact Patrick Clair, program associate, at (212) 759-7525, ext. 328 or emailThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Kim Sunée was only three years old when her mother left her on a marketplace bench with a fistful of food and promised to be right back. When she was taken in by the police three days later and told she had been abandoned, all she had left in the world was a handful of crumbs. Through her adoption by a couple in New Orleans, her adolescence as only one of two Asian children in her community and her relationship with a famous French businessman, the pursuit of fine food has been a constant for Kim in her search for an identity that seems at once intimate and elusive.

Reading from her new memoir Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love and the Search for Home and taking questions, Kim Sunée will bring the audience along on her lyrical journey of sustenance and self, from Korea to America to Provence.

Who: Center for Chinese Studies, Archaeological Research Facility When:   Wednesday, March 19, 2008, NOON Where: Room 101, Archaeological Research Facility, (2251 College Building) University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

In the last few decades Chinese archaeology has documented a wide spread of material culture called the Erligang culture after a type site in modern Zhengzhou. Large-scale dissemination of a distinctive material seems to have been fairly common at the beginning of civilizations, probably the best known instance being the “Uruk expansion” in ancient Mesopotamia. Additional close parallels are provided by the Indus Valley
civilization in the Old World and the Olmec civilization in the New World. In all four cases, the homogeneity of material culture over a large area suggests something more than casual contact: something of great magnitude was taking place, an intense interaction of some kind. So far, however, specialists have reached no consensus as to the social mechanisms involved, no agreement as to how things, ideas, and/or people were spreading. Although writing seems to have been in use in all four civilizations, inscriptions are few and poorly understood, so it is only from material culture that we can hope to learn anything about the archaeological problem. By comparing the four material cultures, I hope to draw up a list of possible models for cultural expansion, models that
might not occur to us if we focused just on one region. Two major questions will be addressed. What are the criteria for correlating archaeological remains with political structures? What is the logic of privileging elite objects or utilitarian utensils in describing and interpreting the evidence of expansion?

Wang Haicheng earned his MA at Peking University (2000) and PhD at Princeton (2007). He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley

Brown-bag lunch lecture

Who: Yomiuri and University of California at Berkeley When:   Wednesday, March 19; 2-4 PM Where: IEAS Conference Room 6th floor of 2223 Fulton Street, at the southwest corner of campus at the intersection of Kittredge and Fulton Streets. Berkeley, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Steven Lloyd Leeper (age:60) has been a management consultant and peace activist in Hiroshima since 1984. He is the only non-Japanese to serve on the Board of Directors of two Hiroshima corporations and the only non-Japanese to represent Hiroshima peace activists in the Asahi Shimbun-Hiroshima City Peace Symposium. After working six years for Mayors for Peace, an NGO based in Hiroshima and funded primarily by Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in April 2007 he became the first non-Japanese chairman of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. The Foundation, with 110 employees and a budget of approximately $12 million, is the official peace and international relations arm of the city of Hiroshima, managing the Peace Memorial Museum, the National Memorial Hall, and the International Conference Center.

Who: FOTOFEST2008-CHINA When:   March 19: 6:00 - 7:00 pm Where: DoubleTree Hotel, 400 Dallas Street Houston, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Have a private viewing of contemporary Chinese photography and meet the artists in a private portfolio review and reception with Asia Society Young Professionals. You’ll have a chance to talk to the artists and see their work, which will be available for purchase. You will hear about how to begin collecting photography from FotoFest Board Member and businessman Michael Casey.

In an event organized in conjunction with FotoFest’s First Look collectors group, you’ll have a chance to meet beginning collectors, and see why many young professionals are starting their own art collections with photography. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. Reservations required through Asia Society-Texas Center.

Free admission.

Who: The Crow Collection When:   Thursday, March 20, 2008: 6-8 PM Where: 2010 Flora Street (Between Harwood & Olive) Dallas, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Register now for our new evening event dedicated to teens. Throughout the evening participants will view the Akira Kurosawa film Yojimbo and engage in a dynamic film critique led by the museum’s education staff and special guest.

$10 (per individual) for Friends of the Crow Collection of Asian Art, $12 (per individual) for non-members

Reservations are required. SPACE is limited. Call 214-979-6438 to register.

Who: The East West Players' Theatre When:   Thursday, March 20, 10 and 11am Where: 120 North Judge John Aiso Street Los Angeles, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

This 45-minute performance was written by actress/playwright Jeanne Sakata. Based on a true story, the audience journeys with Gordon Hirabayashi from his college days in the 1940's as he fights to defend his constitutional beliefs. DAWN'S LIGHT is suitable for 7th grade to adult. Visit EastWestPlayers.org to download an educational activity guide. Free with admission. To RSVP, call (626)449-2742 ext. 31.

Who: Korea Society When:   March 20, 2008 at 6:30PM Where: 950 Third Avenue, 8th Floor New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Makdong (meaning "youngest sibling") returns home after two years of mandatory military service to find himself a stranger in a small town that has urbanized beyond recognition. Jobless, penniless, and unable to find work to support a family on the verge of falling apart, he heads for Seoul and a world of trouble. A beautiful woman he fortuitously saved on the train ride home leads him to a new life in organized crime.

Green Fish, Lee Chang-dong's acclaimed début film, features an all-star cast: Han Suk-kyu, arguably the most popular actor of the late 1990s; Shim Hye-jin, as the femme fatale; Song Kang-ho (The Host, JSA, The Show Must Go On), then fairly new on to the silver screen; Moon Sung-keun; Jung Jin-young; Oh Ji-hye; Myung Kay-nam; and Han Suk-kyu's brother, Han Sun-kyu. The film also benefited from a prestigious crew, including producer Kang Woo-suk. Often called the most powerful man in Korean cinema, Kang topped Cine21 magazine's list of the “50 Most Powerful Men in Korean Cinema” for seven consecutive years (1998–2004).

At once a stark, contemporary noir and a controlled melodrama, Green Fish immediately conquered the critics and won the Dragons & Tigers Award for new Asian directors at the 1997 Vancouver International Film Festival. Prior to his first film, Lee wrote the scripts for Park Kwang-soo's To The Starry Island and A Single Spark—both classics of the early 1990s.

In addition to a brief tenure as South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun’s first Minister for Culture and Tourism, Lee moved on to become one of South Korea's most prominent filmmakers. Peppermint Candy (2000), Oasis (2002), and his most recent feature, Secret Sunshine (2007), have drawn widespread critical acclaim, with the latter winning a best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Individual ticket price (one film): $5 for members, $10 for non-members
For more information contact Yuni Cho at (212) 759-7525, ext. 323

When:   March 20: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Where: Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Army life becomes a microcosm of Japanese society. Men's lives lived in daily repetition, lives in which duty and loyalty to the group mean everything, and hierarchy is an omnipotent force.


$10 members; $12 nonmembers; $10 students, seniors

Who: Meyerson Symphony Center When:   Thursday, March 20, 2008: 7:30-9 PM Where: 2301 Flora Street Dallas, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Deeply rooted in Chinese folk traditions, Jigu's company of 28 spectacular drummers, percussionists and musicians have electrified audiences around the globe for decades, and for one amazing night they're coming to the Meyerson Symphony Center. High-tech lighting and special effects will add to the drama of this awe-inspiring experience.

Who: The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) When:   Thursday, March 20 (6-8:30 PM) Where: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR Campus), 950 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The entrepreneur, the investor and the enterprise collaborate on the new paradigm LBS is stirring up online, within mobility, personalization and socializing. Maps become a required component of many online applications, creating a new market for entrepreneurs and investors to invent revenue models and return on investment.

GIS and geographical search makes it possible for users to search content on their mobile device and use local search engines for a complete web search experience. Companies are increasingly turning to their users to collect data, such as random cell phones on the highway help deliver Google traffic information. Virtual representations of the physical world are becoming more realistic and important. As this happens, their geographic location becomes more accurate; therefore, more relevant to almost everything people do on the go, since the immediacy of the information needed is more critical.

The right platforms and tools to easily create geographical content have finally emerged to represent and search the physical world online. With geographical data and maps online a new breed of developers with increasingly powerful tools built on the back of open standards and free APIs from the likes of Google, is a new way to share your location with friends or with other
websites and services! It's built on open APIs so that developers can build all kinds of applications that respond to your location.

These topics, and more, will be explored in a lively discussion by pur expert panel. Questions they will be looking to answer include:
• What is an LBS platform? Examples?
• Compare the different LBS API’s openly available nowadays.
• What is the typical revenue generating business models based on LBS?
• How an open source LBS platform can generate revenues and profits?
• How is the location information generated while you roam around?
• How Privacy is affected, and what can be done about it?

The Panel:
• Sanjay Shirole, President & CEO, Xora, Inc.
• TBD
• TBD
• TBD

Moderator: TBD

Register on our website at http://svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=1302

WHEN: Thursday, March 20
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Networking and Business Showcase
7:00 – 8:15 pm: Panel discussion and Q/A
8:15 – 8:30 pm: Additional networking

PRE-REGISTERED RATES (All Rates Include Hors D’oeuvres):
Members - $20; Affiliates who advertise this event - $29; General Public - $49;
Business Showcase Exhibit Table – member rate: $149; non-member rate: $375
(Includes exhibit table and two tickets to the event.)

WALK-IN RATES: Add $10.00 to the listed price

Who: Asian Women in Business When:   March 20, 5:30 - 8:00 pm. Where: Institute for Women & Work - Cornell University, 16 East 34th Street, (btw 5th & Madison) New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

AWIB will hold a workshop for business owners on getting certified as Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE). The event will be held in conjunction with the office of Hon. Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker. The workshop will walk attendees through the New York City certification process, the benefits, and its use as a marketing tool. A networking reception will follow the presentation. The certification workshops are a result of AWIB's partnership with the New York City Council to assist small business owners from New York and neighboring counties get M/WBE certification and greater contracting opportunities. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Women & Work, School of ILR, Cornell University.

Who: Center for Chinese Studies, East Asian Languages and Cultures When:   Thursday, March 20, 2008: 4 PM Where: 3335 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

From the critical realism of the Left-Wing Film Movement of the 1930s to the socialist realism and “revolutionary romanticism” of the early People’s Republic and finally the model opera films of the Cultural Revolution, Chinese revolutionary cinema saw a “formal drift” away from the cinematic aesthetics of realism. This drift accompanied a shift in the idea of the "real" from an existential category to an epistemological or even metaphysical category. Ironically, the formal drift in revolutionary cinema, though corresponding to an ever increasing importance of ideology, may have helped to set the stage for the collapse of the authority of Maoism

Who: Asia Society When:   March 6, 20, 27, April 3 and April 17 Where: Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Gangsters are not nice people but when portrayed by James Cagney, Chow Yun-Fat, Tsuruta Koji, or Takakura Ken - we flock to see them. In 1960s Japan, millions of fans made yakuza movies some of the biggest box office hits of the period. Gangsters, gamblers, hookers, and cops lit up the screen to create the Golden Age of Japanese yakuza films. Their tales of chivalry, revenge, betrayal, and the thrill of violence captured the spirit of the post-war generation. Join us for a look into the flowering of the Japanese yakuza movie.

Curated by Ian Buruma, "Gamblers, Gangsters and Other Anti-Heroes" features iconic films made by Toei Studios from the late 1960s to early 1970s. Screenings on March 6, 20, 27, April 3 and April 17 (see web calendar for individual screening details). Programs subject to change.

Cost: $10 members; $12 nonmembers; $10 students, seniors

Who: HRC (Human Rights Campaign) and APICHA (Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS When:   March 21; 6-9 PM Where: Asia Society and Museum, LeoBar (Garden Court), 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Asia Society’s networking and cocktails night for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Free exhibition tours at 7:15 pm and 7:45 pm. $5 martinis, 6:00–7:00 pm.

Co-sponsor links:
HRC (Human Rights Campaign):
http://www.hrc.org/

APICHA (Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS): http://www.apicha.org/



Free admission. Cash bar. No reservations required.

When:   March 21; 12:30 PM-2:00 PM Where: Wells Fargo Room Haas School of Business University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

As the U.S. presidential election campaign heats up with caucuses in Iowa, primaries in New Hampshire, and “Super Tuesday” on February 5, Japanese interest in the race is growing.

In the 1960s, Japanese liked the Democratic Party largely because of President John Kennedy and his brother Bobby, who visited Japan as attorney general in 1962 to great acclaim. In the 1970s, by contrast, the Republican Party was disliked in Japan because of the “Nixon Shocks” of 1971 (when President Richard Nixon ended the convertibility of the U.S. dollar to gold, resulting in a sharp appreciation of the yen) and of 1972 (when President Nixon visited China without consulting with Japan).



When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, the “Ron-Yasu” relationship that developed between Reagan and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone proved so advantageous to Japan, the Japanese leadership has come to favor Republicans over Democrats.



Since 1981, Republicans have occupied the White House for 19 of the past 27 years, lending them the stability, continuity, and familiarity that the Japanese leadership values. Democrats are viewed as more protectionist on trade issues than Republicans. Japanese fear that Democrats would favor China over Japan. They remember that in 1998, President Bill Clinton visited China for nine days without stopping in Japan. In the November/December 2007 issue of Foreign Affairs, Senator Hillary Clinton wrote, “Our relationship with China will be the most important bilateral relationship in the world in this century.” Quite a contrast to the 1980s, when U.S. Ambassador Mike Mansfield proclaimed, “The U.S.-Japan relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world, bar none.”



Japanese leaders, pragmatic as they are, will no doubt adjust quickly to whomever is elected president of the country that for them remains the most important ally in the world, bar none.



Glen S. Fukushima, a native of California, is President & CEO of Airbus Japan and former President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. From 1985 to 1990, he was based in Washington, D.C. as Director for Japanese Affairs and, later, Deputy Assistant USTR for Japan and China at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Who: Japan Society When:   March 21 (7:30 PM) and March 22 (7:30) Where: 333 East 47th Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Curated by John Zorn. Presented in association with Tzadik

Drummer/composer/laptop wizard Ikue Mori moved to New York in 1977 and has since launched a multi-faceted career as a musician. After forming seminal no-wave band DNA with Arto Lindsay, Mori used drum machines to create her own highly sensitive signature style of improvisation and experimental music; she received the Distinctive Award for Prix Ars Electronica Digital Music in 1999. Mori's activities in the realm of music and media are wide-ranging and diverse, including performing in several bands and collaborating with international artists. She displays her versatile and virtuosic range over two evenings at Japan Society.

March 21: Mori takes the stage with Bhima Swarga comprised of Mori, Matt Welch and Gamelan Dharma Swara gamelan ensemble and accompanied by video animation also by Mori, followed by a world premiere collaboration between Mori and extreme vocal artist Makigami Koichi.

March 22: Mori's acclaimed solo over silent films by Maya Deren, as presented at London's Tate Modern, makes its U.S. debut. Next, Mori performs with two of her main collaborations: Phantom Orchard with harpist Zeena Parkins and guest percussionist Cyro Baptista; and the electro-acoustic trio Mephista with Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) and Suzie Ibarra (percussion).

Tickets: $25/$20 Japan Society members. Purchase tickets online above, or call the Box Office at (212) 715-1258.

2-day Pass: $42/$35 Japan Society members. To purchase the 2-day Pass, please call the Box Office at (212) 715-1258.

Who: FOTOFEST2008-CHINA When:   March 22; 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Where: FotoFest Headquarters, 1113 Vine Street Houston, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Spend a Saturday afternoon touring three contemporary and historical Chinese exhibitions with FotoFest’s Senior Curator for the 2008 China exhibitions, Wendy Watriss - FotoFest Co-Founder and Artistic Director. The tour starts with a wine and cheese reception at 1:00 pm at FotoFest Headquarters. It will proceed by bus to two other exhibit sites, returning to FotoFest by 5:00 pm. Open to all Asia Society members.

Who: The Crow Collection When:   March 22: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Where: 2010 Flora Street (Between Harwood & Olive) Dallas, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The Falling Flowers by Jennifer B. Reed and Dick Cole

Join us for storytelling in the galleries, followed by a hands-on art making experience and an exploration of Japanese artworks.

FREE. Reservations are required. SPACE is limited. Call 214-979-6438 to register.

Who: Crow Collection When:   March 22; 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Where: 2010 Flora Street (Between Harwood & Olive) Dallas, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Discover the tools and techniques required in the art of Bonsai, “the art of growing.” Work on your own tree and learn how to trim and care for it at home.

$10 for Friends of the Crow Collection of Asian Art, $12 for non-members

Reservations are required. SPACE is limited. Call 214-979-6438 to register.

Who: Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) When:   Saturday, March 22 (7:00PM) Where: Courtside Sports Bar + Sushi 1600 South Azusa Ave. #174 (Puente Hills Mall AMC Entrance) City of Industry, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

TAP Monthly Dinner Group continues in March with a dinner/mixer/fundraiser party!

TAP welcomes you to join us at Courtside Sports Bar + Sushi, an upscale-casual restaurant known for its gourmet menu, music, and best selection of world's draft beer. It is also owned by young Taiwanese American Professionals! Mention TAP anytime you eat here in the future, and receive 15% off!

Come to mingle, meet new friends, network, and catch March Madness! Courtside has 50" HD Plasma TV's all over the restaurant to follow the NCAA games that night, and help fill in your brackets!

Also, participants have the chance to enter a raffle drawing for 2 FREE Lakers tickets that night!

Stay after dinner and mixing for DJ, drinking, and dancing!

Cost:
Members: $20
Non-members: $25
Go here to pre-pay: http://tapcourtside.eventbrite.com/

Proceeds for this event will be directly benefiting the ITASA Mid-West Conference.

TAP Dinner Groups are regional events that range in areas from the South Bay, San Gabriel, West LA, and OC where we try new restaurant hot spots with new TAP friends.

Interested in being a coordinator for your region, or have questions about this dinner/mixer, contact Social Programs Chair Becky.Cheng@tacl.org or Social Projects Chair Pai.Hung@tacl.org.

This event is co-sponsored by the Taiwanese American Lawyer's Association (TALA) and the Los Angeles Taiwanese Young Professionals Meetup Group.

Who: Wing Luke Asian Museum When:   March 22, 7:00 PM Where: East Kong Yick Building, 719 South King Street in Chinatown-International District. Seattle, WA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Be the first to explore the new facilities of the Wing Luke Asian Museum! Don your black tie and boots or sequins and steel-toe shoes for an evening of savory hors d'oeuvres, lively entertainment, and fabulous works of art. You'll feel like a star with the full red-carpet treatment and valet parking! You'll also have a chance to participate in both silent and live auctions and bid on exquisite original works of art by renowned artists such as Roger Shimomura, Aki Sogabe, Lolan Lo Cheng, Darlene Nguyen-Ely and Thu Nguyen. This event will serve as the Wing Luke Asian Museum's annual fundraiser and will take place before the public Grand Opening of our new building in May.

Who: Yan-Huang Performing Arts When:   Saturday, March 22 (8 pm) Where: NEC's Jordan Hall 30 Gainborough Street Boston, MA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Ning Feng & Chen Xi, rising stars in the classical music world, are today’s leading young Chinese violinists. Enjoy an evening of Western and Chinese music that showcases their rare blend of phenomenal technique and subtly moving musicality

BRAHMS: Sonata No.3
Tartini,Guiseppe : Devil’s Trill Sonata
Vieuxtemps：Ballade And Polonaise Op 38
Ravel: Tzigane

Chinese Violin Music
A Kejian: Flowerless Sago Palm Blooming
Chen Gang: Sunshine Over Tashkurgan
Zhao Wei: Joy of Spring Ploughing
Li Zili: Fisherman's song for harvest

Two Voilins
Shostakovich：5 Piece For 2 Violins
Wieniawski: Etudes-Caprices Op.18
Sarasate：Navarra

[TICKETS]
Jordan Hall $45, $35, $25

Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 267 When:   January 14th and 28th, February 11th and 25th; March 10th and 24th

New group coaching program takes place via teleconference. You will receive a special long-distance call number and passcode to participate in the call.


Group meets bi-weekly, Monday evenings from 8:00 - 9:00pm, EST


Dates of the calls will be: January 14th, January 28th, February 11th; February 25th; March 10th; March 24th

*Guidance and support from two Asian American female certified Holistic Health Counselors.
*In-depth discussions focusing on relationships, career, joy, money, healthy living, and exercise.
*Tips and tools to support you in reaching your health and wellness goals for 2008 and beyond.
*Action steps at the end of each call to keep you accountable and focused in reaching your specific goals.
*Connection, support and community with a unique group of like-minded, fabulous Asian American women.
*Special yahoo group to stay motivated and inspired.
*Calls will be recorded, so you won't have to miss a beat!

Bonuses include:
*Article on self-appreciation from Jack Canfield, inspirational author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
*One complimentary 30 minute private consultation at the beginning and end of the program

For more information, please email us at the email above. We look forward to supporting you in 2008!

Who: Asian Contemporary Art Consortium When:   March 24; 6:30 - 8:30 pm Where: 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Rounding up Asian Contemporary Art Week in New York City, Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu talks to artists and leading contemporary art collectors to examine current issues, emerging trends, and new directions in Asia's contemporary art scene.

For a complete agenda, visit www.acaw.net. Asian Contemporary Art Week: March 16- 24, 2008. ACAW 2008 is organized by Asian Contemporary Art Consortium (ACAC).
$10 members/students/seniors; $15 nonmembers

Who: Book Passage When:   March 24: 6:30 - 9:00 pm Where: Jai Yun Restaurant, 680 Clay Street (at Kearny) San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles is for anyone who has ever wondered who General Tso is and why are we eating his chicken; why all Chinese restaurants use the same trapezoidal delivery cartons; and who really invented the fortune cookie. Lee solves enduring mysteries of Chinese cuisine through a lively mix of in-depth research and entertaining personal anecdotes.

Who: Wu Tang PCA - Qi Gong for Women's Health When:   Mondays - 6:00pm - 7:00pm from March.3 to May 5 Where: 9 Second Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Celebrating Tina Zhang's new book "Earth Qi Gong for Women", she will teach this 10-weeks (10 Mondays) classes, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at Wu Tang PCA - a 29 years of Internal Martial Arts of Tai Ji Quan & Ba Gua Zhang school in lower east side, New York City. Welcome everyone to take this rare opporunity to learn and practice this wonderful 1,700 years of ancient health art/exercise that designed for women. It'll be a fun and educational classes for women who cares about their health and well-being.

Price: $150 for 10classes, $17 for drop-in
Tel: (212) 677-1751
Email: tineez@aol.com

Who: Asian Business League of San Francisco When:   Tuesday, March 25 (6 pm to 8 pm) Where: PG&E Building, 245 Market St. San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Each of us know we have more potential than we normally operate from. We all have moments of brilliance and clarity that haunts us because we know we are capable and competent and smart and sometimes we don’t get what we aspire. Why? How do we access that genius within us? In his 18 years of working with over 15,000 executives, Dr. Kaipa found that there are four essential questions that provoke deeper inquiry into who we are and shift what we do. The questions are:

What is my North Star? In other words what is the highest aspiration that I have for myself?
What is my signature strength?
What is my Core Incompetence? Where is my foot nailed to the floor?
What is my Energy Trigger? What energizes me, inspires me or excites me reliably, repeatedly especially after a draining time?
What is my biggest Energy Drain? What is the alarm system that is connected with my energy drain?
These elements are part of our personal DNA and on March 25th, together we will explore the questions and deepen our own understanding of where we are and where we want to go.

Agenda
6:00 pm - Registration & Networking (light refreshments provided)
6:30 pm - Program Presentation
7:00 pm - Q & A
7:45 pm - Closing

Pricing:
Members: FREE with advance registration
Non-members: $10 advance registration; $15 at the door
Join now as an ABL-SF member for only $40 and attend this seminar for FREE!

About the Speaker: Dr. Prasad Kaipa, Founder, Kaipa Group (CEO Advisor and Coach) and Executive Director, Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change (CLIC) Indian School of Business (www.isb.edu). Prasad splits his time between his role as Executive Director of the Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change (CLIC) at Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad and Kaipa Group consulting practice. Prasad Kaipa has been an advisor and coach since 1990 for over 100 CEOs, executive team members and board members in Fortune 500 companies like Disney, Adobe, Sun, Boeing and also entrepreneurial/international companies like Aztec, BAE Systems, Lunar Design, Mastek, Olixir, Scintera Networks, Aankhen, Polaris and VARStreet. Prasad co-founded Entrepreneur Institute for the TIE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) in 2002 and over 13,000 entrepreneurs have gone through its programs so far. He is a part-time faculty in the areas of Organizational Systems, Creativity and Innovation; and Developmental and Cognitive Psychology at the Saybrook Graduate School and a visiting professor in the areas of leadership, mindsets, and change management in ISB. Prasad was/is on the board of directors/trustees for Society for Organizational Learning (created around Peter Senge’s learning organization concepts), i-Mantri, Aankhen, Hindu University of North America, Integral Leadership Review, Intertec Communications and Catalyst.

See http://www.ablsf.org or contact us at ablsf@aol.com for more information.

Who: Asian Women in Business When:   March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2008 Where: Microsoft 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Fl, (@ 52nd St) New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

AWIB's four-part series on small business ownership. A comprehensive look at key issues for an entrepreneur -- held over four Tuesdays, the sessions will include Writing a Business Plan, Legal Structures, Taxes & Record Keeping, Marketing Fundamentals and Financing & Insurance. Whether you're exploring going into business, want to hear from industry experts how you can improve your existing operations or polish up on specific topics, the series is a must-attend. The sessions will be conducted by industry experts in accounting, finance, law, marketing and small business development.

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Cost: AWIB Members: $15 per class or $30 for series. Non-Members: $25 per class or $75 for series. Location: March 18, 25 & April 8 sessions: Microsoft 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Fl, (@ 52nd St) New York City. April 1 sessions: Asian Women In Business, 358 Fifth Avenue, Ste 504 (entrance on 34th St)

Registration: Register online (http://awib.org/content_frames/EventsRegistrationG.html) or mail your check to Asian Women In Business, 358 Fifth Ave, Ste 504, New York, NY 10001.

Who: O'Melveny & Myers LLP When:   March 27th Where: The Four Seasons Hotel, 757 Market Street San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The center of gravity of global capital markets activity has shifted toward a burgeoning China market that has attracted and provided capital at record levels. This rapid growth raises the question of what the future holds for China’s financial hubs. Featured speakers include Jack Wadsworth, Jeffrey Heller, John Kriken, David Nieh, and Daniel Winey.


7:30 am registration/breakfast; 8:00 am - 11:30 am program

When:   March 27 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Where: Silver Center - Room 703 100 Washington Sq. East (enter on Waverly Place or Washington Place) New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Sander Gilman, Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts and Sciences at Emory University, explores the notion of dangerous citizens in a global perspective with his talk based on his latest research “Why Are We Afraid of Our Food? The U.S., China, And The Food Chain.”
Gilman investigates the anxiety about the origins of disease today in the food chain and their different readings as seen from the “West” and the “East” and the constitution of the “good and bad citizen” in the modern world. He will examine the debate about famine, obesity, and modernity in Republican China and today’s China, as well as the anxiety about the source of obesity and other food connected illness in the West.

RSVP by March 25, Tuesday

Who: Asian Art Museum When:   Thursday, March 27, 2008; 7 PM Where: 200 Larkin St San Francisco, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Hannari: Geisha Modern is a documentary film, unique in its approach and unprecedented in its access to the exclusive geishas of Kyoto. It shows the Geisha as dedicated artists and proud purveyors of Japanese tradition in their full glory. Producer and director Miyuki Sohara will introduce the film

FREE with museum admission
(only $5 after 5:00 pm on Thursdays)

When:   March 27: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Where: Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The Red Peony Gambler series of ninkyo-eiga, or "chivalrous gambler" films, epitomizes the genre, with one significant difference from the majority: here the chivalrous gambler is a woman

$10 members; $12 nonmembers; $10 students, seniors

Who: HCAPC When:   March 27, 2008 Where: Houston Chinese Culture Center 10303 Westoffice Houston, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

畫展前討論，藝術電影欣賞
Art & Film; Show Time

The Houston Chinese Amateur Painting Club (HCAPC) was established by Mr. T. C. Sun and seven other members in 1994. Our membership has grown rapidly from 8 members at the club's inception to 80 plus today. The club attracts a wide range of participants and welcomes members from all age and ethnic groups.

HCAPC meets every Thursday at the Houston Chinese Culture Center at 10303 Westoffice, Houston. Our volunteer teachers, Mrs. Janice Chen, Mrs. Katy Cheng, and Dr. Y. T. Wei, offer instruction and assistance on various painting techniques such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, charcoal, and pencil. In 2005, we expanded our teaching staff by adding two teachers, Mrs. Susan Tsai and Mrs. Grace Szeto. Every year, HCAPC also organizes two art shows, two field trips, and several lectures/demos by renowned artists.

Our annual general meeting is held on the first Thursday of December, during which we discuss and vote on various pertinent issues, elect new officers and hold a year-end party.

All meetings, unless specified, are held at the Houston Chinese Culture Center.

Art lovers are encouraged to join our organization and participate in our activities. The annual membership fee is $25. For more information, please email your inquiry to vincent@hcapc.com.

**The HCAPC holds monthly meetings on the last Thursday of each month**

**Free art lessons every Thursday from 10 AM to 12 noon**

**Self study hours are from noon to 3:30 PM**

When:   March 27-30, 2008 Where: El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

The Asian American artists to be honored and perform at the 15th Anniversary Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival include Julia Cho, who will receive the organization's Maverick Award, Lan Tran, who will perform her Tale of the Lockpicking Child, and Laxmi Chandrasheka, who will perform Singarevva and the Palace. This narrative theatre piece depicts the folkloric story of a rural belle of India exploited by her father, husband and servant. Another artist present at the festival is Tamara Rosos, an Indonesian and Dutch extraction, and the racial mix is central to her piece, Milkwhite: The Ritual of Disguise, which depicts the experience of a brown woman in a white country (Netherlands).

For more information contact (866) 811-4111 or showbizphil@sbcglobal.net

When:   March 27, 7:00 PM Where: Asia House Houston, TX Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Executive Director of Asia Society Texas Center, Houston, Martha Blackwelder is leading the completion of the organization’s new Asia House, a world-class center for Asian culture, policy, business, education, and the arts. Formerly the Maddux-Cowden Curator of Asian Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, Ms. Blackwelder dramatically expanded the museum’s Asian art collection, working closely with major donors, corporations, and others to create the new Asian Art wing of the museum.

FREE for Friends of the Crow Collection and students; $10 for non-members.

Wine Reception will follow.

Reservations required. Register online or call 214-979-6438.

Who: Japan Society When:   Thursday, March 27, 12 PM Where: 333 East 47th Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Speaker
David H. McCormick, Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs

Presider
Fernando Gonzalez, Vice President, American International Group, Inc.

The United States and Japan have had a vigorous economic relationship over the previous half century. However, the collapse of Japan's bubble economy, the rise of globalization and the emergence of China have altered many of the relationship's facets and adjustment has sometimes been difficult. Over the coming decades, this essential relationship will continue to evolve and mature, buffeted by these and other factors, and successful outcomes on many key issues will depend on it. Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs David McCormick discusses how the U.S. and Japan will address global economic challenges while maintaining a strong partnership.

Agenda
12-12:30 pm
Registration & reception

12:30-1
Luncheon

1-2
Lecture

Admission: Corporate members are entitled to a designated number of free admissions to this event, based on their company's current membership level. These reservations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the event. Additional corporate registrants and Japan Society individual members at the Patron level and above pay the discounted corporate member rate of $45 for lunch and lecture, $10 for lecture only. Nonmember admission: $65 for lunch and lecture, $15 lecture only. The academic and government admission rate is $30 for the luncheon and $10 for lecture only. When payment is required, prepayment must be made, or registration secured, with a credit card. All registrations and cancellations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the event. Substitutions are welcome.

Who: Asia Society When:   March 6, 20, 27, April 3 and April 17 Where: Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Gangsters are not nice people but when portrayed by James Cagney, Chow Yun-Fat, Tsuruta Koji, or Takakura Ken - we flock to see them. In 1960s Japan, millions of fans made yakuza movies some of the biggest box office hits of the period. Gangsters, gamblers, hookers, and cops lit up the screen to create the Golden Age of Japanese yakuza films. Their tales of chivalry, revenge, betrayal, and the thrill of violence captured the spirit of the post-war generation. Join us for a look into the flowering of the Japanese yakuza movie.

Curated by Ian Buruma, "Gamblers, Gangsters and Other Anti-Heroes" features iconic films made by Toei Studios from the late 1960s to early 1970s. Screenings on March 6, 20, 27, April 3 and April 17 (see web calendar for individual screening details). Programs subject to change.

Cost: $10 members; $12 nonmembers; $10 students, seniors

When:   12/8/07 2pm-5pm and 1/26/08 7pm-10pm and 3/28/07 7pm-10pm Where: 2366 PELHAM AVENUE Los Angeles, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

You will learn how to buy the freshest, most delicious fish, and how to cut and prepare it properly for all of the dishes we will be making. Learn the creative art of sushi making as we design an Asian meal for you and your friends. We will show you how to make Sushi Rice, a variety of Sushi Rolls (Nori), Sushi on Rice (Nigiri), Spicy Sushi, and how to display and serve them decoratively with the garnishes and sauces that we will be making. Add some home made Pickled Cucumbers, Pickled Ginger, Teriyaki Sauce and Sibiu Sauce to the mix for a flavorful array. We’ll also make authentic Vegetable Tempura with Daishi and Ginger Dipping Sauce and Hot and Sour Soup to balance out your meal. CHEF ERIC will show you how to cut Oranges to finish off your fabulous Sushi experience.

WELCOME TO CHEF ERIC’S CULINARY CLASSROOM

Offering professional and recreational cooking classes and cooking instruction for every level of student. Whether your desire is to take a single recreational class, or our professional-level, multi-week Culinary Chef and Culinary Baking Programs, we provide the service, ingredients and equipment you need to learn while making new friends and having fun. You will learn all you need to succeed in today's restaurant kitchens, as well as master techniques that you can use at home. Classes encompass current cooking techniques and recipes to rival the finest dining establishments and culinary publications so that your meals taste fantastic.

The CULINARY CLASSROOM is a great place for connections to future employment using the postings on our active job board. We also assist in career guidance and job placement as we have many past students who have successful restaurants, bakeries and catering operations. We invite you to stop by and see why people from Catalina Island, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and even Colorado and Hawaii take the time to learn from CHEF ERIC at CHEF ERIC'S CULINARY CLASSROOM.

WHY THE CULINARY CLASSROOM?


• Professional Commercial Kitchen and Equipment – Wolf Ranges
• CHEF ERIC’s Credentials, Experience and Culinary Wisdom
• Culinary Chef I Certification Program
• Culinary Chef II - Certification Program
• Culinary Baking I Certification Program
• Culinary Baking II Certification Program
• Culinary Basics – Home Ec Revitalized

• Lots of Recreational Classes – Cooking and Baking - All Hands-On/Special Couples Nights
• Team Building Events for Corporations
• Private Cooking Parties for Groups
• Children/Teen Culinary Academy/Summer Camp
• Chef Eric limits Class Size to 12 Students for more One-on-One Instruction
• Student Testimonials confirm the food is fantastic!
• Great Location/Convenient Parking


Maintaining student and client satisfaction is our primary goal at
Chef Eric’s CULINARY CLASSROOM

We look forward to seeing you here - Until then, eat well and be well!

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE – THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY OCCASION

Call, e-Mail or Register On-Line 24 Hours a Day
Sign up for our Newsletter – we’ll send you Class Listings and Seasonal Recipes!

1 Block East of Overland, Just North of Pico - Convenient Parking Just North on Overland

2366 PELHAM AVENUE - LOS ANGELES, CA 90064
PHONE: 310-470-2640 - FAX: 310-470-2642
CHEFERIC@CULINARYCLASSROOM.COM
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Who: Southwest Chamber Music When:   Saturday, March 29, 4-5pm Where: 46 North Los Robles Avenue Pasadena, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Join Southwest Chamber Music as we explore String Quartet music from composers Him Sophy, Vu Nhat Tan and Phúc Linh. These rarely heard gems will be contrasted with Mozart’s Hunt Quartet with discussion and Q&A following the performance. Best for ages 5 and up. Call ext. 31 to RSVP.

Who: Asian Professional Women in Technology Mixer When:   March 29, 2008 1:15 - 3:45pm Where: The Alzheimer Association - 1060 La Avenida Mountain View, CA Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

How many times have you been in a position to negotiate with someone who is more aggressive than you are, who shouts at you and bullies you? How often do you say, after the fact, I wish I had known what to say then? Jackie Kessel, is a corporate attorney who has been negotiating deals from small to multimillion dollars in the Silicon Valley for the past 18 years. Jackie will step you through the techniques and tips to get the deal you want and to be a winner.

As a seasoned attorney and entrepreneur herself who started the Hi-tech Law Firm, Ms. Jacqueline B. Kessel, currently with McQuaid Bedford & Van Zandt, brought years of experiences and accumulated wisdom in helping and dealing with technology entrepreneurs, corporate executives, engineers and business professionals. She will present to members of APWT the best practices as well as pitfalls to watch out for when negotiating a deal for yourself.

Come hear Jacki's talk for an exclusive afternoon and learn the practices that may very well save you from ugly contract negotiation situation in the future. Even if you don't think you will ever engage in any business contract dealings, hearing Jacki's stories as a lawyer guarantees an afternoon well spent.

Thanks to the kind sponsorship from Alzheimer Association in Northern Cal. in Mountain View, right up Shoreline, off La Avenida, across street from Microsoft office.

Date/Time: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:15 - 3:45pm
Location: The Alzheimer Association -
1060 La Avenida,
Mountain View, CA 94043

1:15 - 1:45 Registration, schmoozing (Be on time, honestly. You don't want to miss ANYTHING from Jacki.)
1:45 - 2:45 Jacqueline Kessel, attorney, McQuaid Bedford & Van Zandt
2:45 - 3:15 Q&A
3:15 - 3:25 Open Mic (Grab the mic for 60 seconds if you have an event or business to announce.)
3:25 - 4:00 More schmoozing
4:00 - Clean Up

Fee: $10 for members, $15 for non-member if paid before March 28. Add $5 at the door.
[We want to donate half of the net to the Alzheimer Association. So your admission payment is for a good cause.]

Bring your women friends! No boy please. [Boys have enough clubs of their own.]

The APWT Team
Shirley, Connie, Grace, Seema, Flora, Joy and Miranda

When:   Saturday, March 29, 2008, 1-9 PM Where: Wang Center, Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

In its second year, this lively day long festival delights with a celebration of Asian American cultures and life on Long Island. It features workshops, arts and crafts, an Asian Market, kung fu, tea ceremony, raffles, and performances from China, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.

Tickets:
1-6 PM: Free admission to multicultural booths, arts and crafts, community performances, workshops, tea ceremony and films.
6-9 PM: Performances by distinguished artists featuring Nai-Ni Chen Dance Compaany and others.
Taste of Asia VIP reception, awards ceremonies, spectacular raffle prizes
$10 Performances only
$20 VIP reception only
$25 Performances and Taste of Asia reception

Who: The Morikami Museum When:   March 29, 2008 Where: 4000 Morikami Park Road Delray Beach, FL Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Enjoy this whole day of folding fun with time before and after to enjoy the exhibits and a stroll through the gardens! A day sure to please those who love to fold - beginners to pros!

Cost: Additional fee plus paid admission to the Museum
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00pm

Who: Japan Society When:   9 AM on March 16, March 30, April 13, May 11, May 18 Where: 333 East 47th Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

30-hour professional development course for grade 6–12 educators in cooperation with NYC Department of Education.

From 1600 to 1900, Japan underwent an amazing transformation - from a relatively isolated, fragmented land to a modern nation central to the development of world events. Along the way, Japan produced some of the most important works of art and literature of the period. With special attention to the global studies and ELA curricula, this course introduces teachers to this important era of Japanese history.

When:   Sunday, March 30, 2008 Where: 4000 Morikami Park Road Delray Beach, FL Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Cost: $40 + material fee of $15
Time: 10am - noon and 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: Oki Education Center Studio - Instructor: Masao Yamada

Artist Masao Yamada will introduce the traditional Japanese art form of katagami (stencil making) and provide a sample on authentic paper of a stencil pattern. Students will design and cut their own stencil using regular paper.

Who: Wu Tang PCA - Qi Gong for Women's Health When:   Mondays - 6:00pm - 7:00pm from March.3 to May 5 Where: 9 Second Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

Celebrating Tina Zhang's new book "Earth Qi Gong for Women", she will teach this 10-weeks (10 Mondays) classes, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at Wu Tang PCA - a 29 years of Internal Martial Arts of Tai Ji Quan & Ba Gua Zhang school in lower east side, New York City. Welcome everyone to take this rare opporunity to learn and practice this wonderful 1,700 years of ancient health art/exercise that designed for women. It'll be a fun and educational classes for women who cares about their health and well-being.

Price: $150 for 10classes, $17 for drop-in
Tel: (212) 677-1751
Email: tineez@aol.com

Who: Japan Society When:   Monday, March 31, 6:30 PM Where: 333 East 47th Street New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275

John Nathan arrived in Tokyo fresh out of college in 1961. By the middle of the next decade, he had translated work by Yukio Mishima and become a lifelong friend and translator to Kenzaburo Oe. During the next half century, he became friends with many of the most gifted people in the land--politicians and business leaders, artists, novelists, directors and vaudeville comedians--and was privileged to travel inside domains of Japanese life not normally open to foreigners. Along the way, he became widely recognized as a translator, author and documentary film maker. Mr. Nathan, Takashima Professor of Japanese Cultural Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara, draws on his unique and intimate experience in Japan to bring the postwar era vibrantly to life.

Followed by a reception and book signing.

Tickets: $10/$8 Japan Society members, $5 seniors & students. Purchase tickets online above or call the Box Office at (212) 715-1258.