Filipino Soup for the Soul – Oakland, 12/10/11

“Come warm your body and soul. We will make two down-to-earth Filipino soups perfect for the cold season, from the ginger-inflected tinola, to sinigang made deliciously sour with tamarind. Keeping in the spirit of all traditional foods, we will incorporate seasonal produce. Following the workshop, we will share our meal and informal conversation on Filipino foods in the US, the loss and preservation of recipes, and adapting foods into kitchens far from homeland.

$30/person
includes handouts & materials

Schedule
10:30am – 12:00pm Culinary Workshop
12:00pm – 12:30pm Lunch and Talk Story
12:30pm – 1:00pm Cleanup

Menu
Chicken Tinola*
Sinigang
Rice
*Vegetarian options can be made.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS WORKSHOP
Contact Aileen Suzara at kitchenkwento(at)gmail.com

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! SPACE IS LIMITED!
filipinosoup4soul.eventbrite.com”

• WHERE: Oakland Asian Cultural Center
  388 9th Street, Suite 290 (2nd Fl of Renaissance Plaza)
  Oakland, CA
• WHEN: Saturday, 12/10/11, 10:30am – 1:00pm
• HOW MUCH: $30/person
  includes handouts & materials
• MORE INFO: http://www.oacc.cc/programs/classes/culinaryworkshops/culinaryworkshops2010-11.html
  http://filipinosoup4soul.eventbrite.com/

Seeds of Resilience: Women on the Frontlines of Climate Solutions – Berkeley, 12/6/11

“This will be a personal report back on the unique 2011 India Women, Food Security and Climate Change Training, which is a collaboration of WEA and our Indian partner, Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group. We will shine the light on real heroines of our time, who are striving in the face of climate change by ecologically managing their farms and natural resources, asserting their rights as farmers and building the leadership of other rural women.

*Featuring Buddhist scholar and teacher Joanna Macy.

*Listen to personal stories and accounts of how women farmers truly hold the key to food and economic security in communities across India
*Enjoy savory Indian snacks and live classical Indian music.”

• WHERE: The David Brower Center
  2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
• WHEN: Tuesday, 12/6/11, 6:30-9:30pm
• HOW MUCH: $15 advance, $18 at the door
• MORE INFO: http://www.facebook.com/events/214596805273226/

Mommy Queerest – SF, Runs from 12/1/11 – 12/17/11

“Can a mother and daughter really share the closet?

Bindlestiff Studio and Guerrilla Rep are proud to present Kat Evasco in Mommy Queerest, written by Kat Evasco & John Caldon and directed by John Caldon. If Margaret Cho and Ellen Degeneres conceived a lesbian love baby, she would have nothing on this hilarious Bay Area actor and stand-up comic. Don’t miss Kat’s hard-earned lessons on staying classy while ho’ing around, reverse-colonizing America, and figuring out how to get your mom to come out of the closet.

Mommy Queerest begins with Kat having the earth-shattering realization that she and her mother are both lesbian. Too bad her mom hasn’t figured it out yet—despite the fact she’s been living with her partner since Kat was six years old! After a spectacularly failed attempt to share this epiphany with her mom, Kat lurches through her own teenage sexploration with guys and girls, trying to figure out how she fits in with her family, community, and self. After a decade of attempting to educate this wayward parent about what it means to be lesbian, she discovers there is still a thing or two she can learn from her mom.”

• WHERE: Bindlestiff Studio
  185 Sixth Street San Francisco, CA 94103
• WHEN: Dec 1-3, 8-10 and 15-17, Thursday through Saturday, 8pm
• HOW MUCH: Sliding scale $15-$25
• MORE INFO: http://www.bindlestiffstudio.org/?q=node/652

End of the Year Celebration Hosted by API Circle – Oakland, 12/1/11

“As a follow-up to our very successful APA Heritage Month Closing Night Celebration back in May, we are now planning an end of the year celebration and we hope you will join us!

We’re still finalizing the details right now but you can expect the same features …

– GREAT… people
– TERRIFIC co-hosts and co-sponsoring organizations
– AWESOME entertainment
– highlighting & supporting community non-profits and their work
– food & drinks
– raffle drawings

Oh, and we almost forgot to mention that there is no cover charge!

All are welcome so please help us spread the love by inviting your friends to attend too! Guests need not be over 21.

RSVP: http://apicircle-endoftheyear.eventbrite.com/

We want this to be inter-generational, multi-ethnic, and just a whole lot of fun!”

• WHERE: Oakland Asian Cultural Center
  388 Ninth Street, Suite 290
  Oakland, CA 94607
• WHEN: Thursday, 12/1/11, 6:30-9pm
• HOW MUCH: FREE!
• MORE INFO: http://apicircle-endoftheyear.eventbrite.com/

Community Visionaries: Visual Communications and the Dawn of Asian Pacific American Cinema, Screening and/or Brunch Reception – LA, 12/4/11

“Join us for a special brunch reception honoring Visual Communications’ founding members Duane Kubo, Robert Nakamura, Alan Ohashi, and Eddie Wong, who will be joined by VC mainstay Alan Kondo, at the Chop Suey Café in Historic Los Angeles Little Tokyo on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 starting at 11:00 AM. Then, join us and our guests as we screen a selection of newly-restored Visual Communications classics as part of our special program Community Visionaries: Visual Communications and the Dawn of Asian Pacific American Cinema, at the Downtown Independent starting at 2:00 PM.

Community Visionaries will feature a selection of groundbreaking Visual Communications “classics,” all restored through the Academy Archives and presented here in brand-new 16mm film prints. Additionally, Visual Communications founders Duane Kubo, Robert Nakamura, Alan Ohashi, and Eddie Wong will be joined by VC mainstay Alan Kondo to share with the audience their experiences producing community-based media for a “back-yard” project that evolved into a revered community and national institution.”

Films to be screened:
Wong Sinsaang (1971, 16mm, b/w, sound, 12min.)
Directed by Eddie Wong

Manzanar (1971, 16mm, color, sound, 14min.)
Directed by Robert Nakamura

City City (1974, 16mm, color, sound, 11min.)
Directed by Donna Deitch and Duane Kubo

I Told You So (1974, 16mm, b/w, sound, 18min.)
Directed by Alan Kondo

Cruisin’ J-Town (1975, 16mm, color, sound, 22min.)
Directed by Duane Kubo

• WHERE: Brunch: Chop Suey Café, 347 E. 1st Street, L.A., CA 90012
  Screening: Downtown Independent Theater
  251 S. Main Street, LA 90012
• WHEN: Sunday, 12/4/11
  Brunch: 11am-1:30pm; Screening: 2pm
• HOW MUCH: Brunch (includes screening): $40
  Screening only: $10 general admission; $6 students/seniors
• MORE INFO: http://www.vconline.org/alpha/cms//default/index.cfm/programs/presentation/vc-screen-calendar-2011-copy/community-visionaries-visual-communications-and-the-dawn-of-asian-pacific-american-cinema/
  http://www.alternativeprojections.com/screening-series/community-visionaries-visual-communications-and-the-dawn-of-asian-pacific-american-cinema/

12th Annual APA Community Holiday Toy Drive & Reception – LA, 12/1/11

“Please join NAAAP-LA and over 14 other APA community organizations as we come together to celebrate the holidays and serve our communities through the gift of toys.

Bring an unwrapped toy valued at $20 or more or minimum donation of $20. Food, drinks, and entertainment a…t the event are included with admission.

Toys and proceeds will benefit the following:
• Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) clients
• Asian Pacific Women’s Center (APWC)
• Asian Rehabilitation Service, Inc. (ARS)
• Asian Youth Center (AYC)
• Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF)
• Chinatown Service Center (CSC)
• Interval House
• Korean Health Education Information and Research (KHEIR)
• Korean Youth and Community Center (KYCC)
• Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC)
• Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
• South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency (SAHARA)
• Thai Health and Information Services, Inc. (THAIS)
• Western Justice Center (WJC)

Entertainment provided by: Joseph Vincent, Voco Loco, Fujazz Band

Emcee: Helen Ota”

• WHERE: Japanese American National Museum
  100 N Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
• WHEN: Thursday, 12/1/11, 6-9pm
• HOW MUCH: Unwrapped toy valued at $20 or more or minimum donation of $20
• MORE INFO: http://www.facebook.com/events/171812976247005/

My Grandmother’s House & Native American Storytelling – LA, 12/3/11

“Native American storyteller, Loren Russell, tells how a Japanese American Concentration Camp on his Reservation made an impact in the lives of his people.”

• WHERE: Japanese American National Museum
  369 East First Street, Los Angeles California 90012
• WHEN: Saturday, 12/3/11, 2-4pm
• HOW MUCH: Museum Admission
• MORE INFO: http://www.janm.org/events/2011/12/#03

Our very own Joy on ABC’s CASTLE!

For those of you who missed it, 5 seconds of pure, unadulterated awesomeness. You will laugh. You will cry. Give this girl an Oscar already!

India Comes Alive with Music, Dance and Art! – SF, 11/18/11-11/20/11

“Teachers from the Milpitas Indian Community Center introduce India’s cultural festivals, dance traditions, and art activities. Learn to dance bhangra like a Bollywood star, make a traditional drum, or create your own colorful floor art. Themes change every month, for detailed schedule, visit http://www.asianart.org/asiaalive.htm. This program is offered in partnership with the India Community Center.”

• WHERE: Asian Art Museum
  200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
• WHEN: Friday, 11/18/11 – Sunday, 11/20/11, 12-4pm
• HOW MUCH: Free with museum admission
• MORE INFO: http://www.asianart.org/maharaja/demonstrations.htm#alive

Winter Concert: Korean Music and Dance – LA, 11/18/11

“Korean Performing Arts Showcase Series 11
“Winter Concert: Korean Music & Dance”
With Korean Classical Music and Dance Company

Monthly series of Concert with different Korean Music and Dance”

• WHERE: Korean Cultural Center, 3rd Fl. Ari Hall
  5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
• WHEN: Friday, 11/18/11, 8pm
• HOW MUCH: Unknown
• MORE INFO: http://www.kccla.org/english_/3calendar_view_.asp?calID=1711&tabID=6107