Bay Briefs
September 26, 2007
Visitation Valley Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival
EVENT: Sponsored by Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION: Neighborhood Lantern Parade; Asian lantern making; face painting; games and prizes; storytelling; Danny Nguyen and Nguyen Dancers; Unity Nguyen, Dan Tranh (16-string Vietnamese zither) and the Kora (21-string West African harp); and arts and crafts.
DETAILS: Free, Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Martin Luther King Middle School, 350 Girard St., San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 828-4754, aucocenter.org
‘(Re)Create’
EVENT: 2nd annual Los Angeles Leadership Conference
DESCRIPTION: Presented by Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Inc. Features six personal and leadership development workshops on such topics as “Basics of Conflict Resolution,” “Making a Great First Impression” and “Being a 21st Century Leader.” Learn how to (re)create, elevate and leverage leadership skills.
DETAILS: $10-50, Sept. 22, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Loyola Marymount University, Robert’s Auditorium, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles.
CONTACT: (213) 485-1422 ext. 4109, stantraphol@leap.org, leap.org
Community Healing Garden Festival
EVENT: Outdoor festival featuring free bodywork, massage, live music, dance, art
DESCRIPTION: Honors participants of Purple Moon Dance Project’s Community Arts and Health Education Program. Performances by Sisahs of the Drum, DrumFire, Taiko Ren, Danza Xitlalli, ukelele group Ka’ala Carmack & J-Town Hui and Purple Moon Dance Project artistic director Jill Guillermo-Togawa.
DETAILS: Free, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 4th and Howard streets, San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 552-1105
‘A Conversation in Support of API LGBT Catholics’
EVENT: API Catholic educators share experiences of LGBT APIs
DESCRIPTION: Facilitators: Rev. Jim Schexnayder (cofounder, National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries), Rev. Elizabeth Leung (NetRJ coordinator) and Michael Sepidoza Campos (Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate Theological Union).
DETAILS: Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., PANA Institute, 2357 Le Conte Ave., Berkeley.
CONTACT: RSVP – (510) 849-8937, eleung@psr.edu
‘Combating Hate’
EVENT: With Jenny Huang and Mateo Reyes; part of the 9th annual APAture Festival
DESCRIPTION: Includes discussion about hate crimes against APA women who are targeted on the basis of their race and an interactive self-defense workshop.
DETAILS: $10, Sept. 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m., KSW’s Space180, 180 Capp St., 3rd floor, San Francisco. See Web site for registration info.
CONTACT: (415) 503-0520, apature@kearnystreet.org, apature.org
Rare Oolongs From Taiwan
EVENT: Tea and chocolate tastings with Teance Fine Teas and Charles Chocolates
DESCRIPTION: Join the Asia Society for a discussion of Taiwanese oolongs, the farmers who grow them and the best methods of preparation. Taste some of the finest and most rare of Taiwan’s oolongs with tea-infused chocolates.
DETAILS: $10-15, Sept. 27, 5:30 p.m., Asia Society, 500 Washington St., 5th floor, San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 421-8707, asiasociety.org
65 Years of Compassion and Community
EVENT: American Friends Service Committee and Nihonmachi Little Friends joint benefit
DESCRIPTION: Quaker and Japanese American communities observe the anniversary of AFSC S.F. branch and today’s youth work in Japantown. Silent auction and dinner with emcees Wendy Tokuda and S.F. School Board member Jane Kim.
DETAILS: $125, Sept. 27, 6-9 p.m., Hotel Miyako, 1625 Post St., 2nd floor, San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 565-0201 ext. 29, zmarashi@afsc.org
Wu Yee Children’s Services Butterfly Social 2007
EVENT: Wu Yee Children’s Services benefit
DESCRIPTION: Entertainment, award presentations, silent auction, raffle prize drawing, and food and wine pairings highlighting Asian food prepared by celebrity chefs.
DETAILS: $50-150, Sept. 27, 6-9 p.m., Zeum, 221 4th St., San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 277-0531, christine@wuyee.org, wuyee.org
Kularts’ Annual Philippine Tribal Tour
EVENT: Explore indigenous Filipino culture
DESCRIPTION: In-depth exchange with community leaders, spiritual guides and masters of indigenous tribal art forms. Visit the island of Mindanao and the Ifugao province in the Northern Luzon Cordillera region.
DETAILS: $2,000 (land costs only). Applications due Oct. 1. Tour will be Dec. 17–Jan. 6.
CONTACT: (415) 239-0249, info@kularts.org, kularts.org
Former ABC7 KGO-TV Producer Yamate Dies
SAN FRANCISCO — Ginny Poon Yamate, a former ABC7 KGO-TV San Francisco producer, died Sept. 13.
She joined the station in 1979 and held various positions. In addition to producer, she was director of Public Affairs and Community Relations manager. Yamate was a 1999 graduate of the Asian American Journalists Association’s Executive Leadership Program in Los Angeles. Most recently, she was manager of Diversity Outreach & Corporate Contributions at California State Automobile Association Corporate Affairs.
“For more than 20 years, Ginny has been known for her comprehensive coverage of community activities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area,” said Janice Lee, Asian American Journalists Association deputy executive director. “As a television producer and as the director of public affairs for her station, she showed the public that journalists can cover immigration, poverty, domestic violence and other such issues, with compassion.”
— Asian American Journalists Association
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