Daily Dose 3/1/10
February 28, 2010
>>Bay/Cal- APCF holds 2010 Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy Awards
>>Arts- Tower Productions Casting Asian Americans for arranged Marriage Documentary
>>Nation- Nationwide Call for Filipina Women Directory
>>Global- Tajikistan Election looks to promote Economic and Social Life
>>Commerce- AIG Nears deal to sell Asia Unit
Don’t Get Clawed: Tiger interactions with other zodiac animals
February 26, 2010
Julie D. Soo in interview with I-ching Master Y.C. Sun
The order of the animal zodiac is based on the order of the finishers of a race Buddha called: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig
The Tiger can work successfully and communicate well to achieve happiness and harmony in love and business with: Horse, Dog, and Pig.
The Monkey and Tiger are rivals, with the Monkey constantly running into conflict with the Tiger. Mature Monkeys should watch for bad health. Younger Monkeys will make changes in all aspects. Wear a necklace with a figure of a horse, dog, or pig to smooth the transition of rapid change.
The Tiger competes with other Tigers on all fronts with animosity and a mountain cannot accommodate more than one Tiger. Tigers should watch for poor health and avoid confrontation. Wear a necklace with a figure of a horse, dog, or pig to divert the ill attention of the Golden Tiger.
The Rat and Tiger have a moderate relationship, providing the Rat an opportunity to make changes, travel, and work hard to better its career and status.
The Ox and Tiger clash even though the Ox will try new things to accommodate the Tiger, leaving the Ox to resort to secondary plans. It is a romantic year for Ox people.
The Tiger provides the Rabbit with a romantic year but strong competition disturbs chances of lasting new romantic pursuits.
The Tiger disturbs the Dragon’s focus on making changes, travel, and study with worries about an elder’s health issue.
Though Snake and Tiger often spar with sharp tongue and competition, Snake’s wisdom and charm wins over the Tiger.
The Goat enjoys romance and happiness with the Tiger but takes care of a health issue.
The Rooster should overcome an obstacle with the Tiger but achieving its goal will require spending money.
Fiery Tiger Year: Learn to Chill Out
February 26, 2010
Julie D. Soo in interview with I-ching Master Y.C. Sun
The Year of the Tiger will be tumultuous as the Metal Tiger or Golden Tiger brings volatility and disagreement. Economic recovery for the United States will continue to be slow and worries about deflation are likely to turn to inflation.
The Tiger is the third of twelve Chinese animal zodiac signs. Tiger people are thought to be fiery and bold, good for people of action. However, fiery Tigers can also be tempestuous and quick to anger, defeating any kind of cordial relations.
The past year more mellow with the earth element for the Earth Ox or Brown Ox Year brought trust and kindness to promote conflict resolution, will turn as the metal element for the Metal Tiger or Golden Tiger (4708 on the Chinese lunar calendar) begins on February 4 to a year of disagreement and hostility says Bay Area I-ching Master Y.C. Sun. Geomancers like to look at sixty-year cycles because the five elements — metal, wood, water, fire, and earth — and 12-animal zodiac generally bring circumstances full circle.
Sun predicts a year of growing global disagreement and hostility in keeping with the last Metal Tiger Year. In 1950, the United States suffered under the strains of the Korean War, the Cold War, the nuclear arms race, and McCarthyism. Read more
International Feng Shui Master Shows You How to Thrive in Today’s Economy
February 25, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A faltering economy and unstable job market is leaving many uncertain about their futures. Joey Yap plans to change that by using feng shui and astrology to help prepare people to flourish in 2010 in their careers, health, and relationships by capitalizing on their best dates in their astrological forecast. Read more
Third Part of North Korea: The Human Face Series
February 25, 2010
San Francisco — As part of the North Korea: The Human Face series, Korean Center, Inc. (KCI) & the Intercultural Institute of California (IIC) is hosting guest speaker Scott Bruce, Director of US Operations for the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability at the USF Center for the Pacific Rim, to discuss energy and security in North Korea.
This event is part three of the ongoing North Korea: Human Face program series. The program is co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council, the Center for Pacific Rim, the Japan Policy Research Institute, and the Nautilus Institute.
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 17th at 6pm. 7pm reception with Korean refreshments
Location: Korean Center/1362 Post Street, San Francisco
See www.iic.edu and www.koreancentersf.org.
About the discussion:
Winter is a dangerous time for North Koreans, as it is when they are most likely to run out of food and coal. Given the endemic energy shortage in the DPRK, projects that promote energy efficiency and the transfer of energy-efficient technology to the country are a necessity. This talk will discuss the impact of cooperative, humanitarian energy efficiency projects in North Korea which have a direct and significant impact on the lives of many North Koreans, build in-country human capacity, and helps to open the door to
further engagement.
Daily Dose 2/25/10
February 25, 2010
>>Bay/Cal- Cathay Pacific offers Student Aviation Program
>>Arts- MYX® launches Billboard Photo-BOMB Contest
>>Nation- Chevron Allows Supervisor to Harass Employee with “Stupid Jap” Slur
>>Global- Indian Prime Minister Singh takes gamble with Pakistan Talks
>>Commerce- Senators urge US to Combat China Currency Policy
Quality Asian Health Care and Wellness
February 25, 2010
Over 100 years have passed since the creation of good systematic health care for the early Chinese community. Despite massive discrimination and anti-Chinese laws, the Chinese community was able to build the first Chinese Hospital in 1911.
Against all odds, it has survived, thrived and blossomed into three buildings with a fourth Chinese Hospital in the works.
Currently undergoing a capital campaign, this is one hospital that serves the Chinatown community well and it is soundly supported by the community.
In 2006, the City of San Francisco’s population rose to nearly 40% Asian. The residents have far exceeded its original boundaries, with many residents settling in the outskirts of town and even settling in the suburbs of the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
UCSF is combining Chinese Hospital’s vision of serving the Chinese community with bilingual outreach to Chinese and Asian Americans. With figures indicating that the number one killer of Asian Americans are heart attacks and the number three killer was strokes, the first-ever Asian Heart and Vascular Center was created as a part of the world-renown University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.
AHVC was founded in an effort to bridge the cultural and language gap that often prevented Asian patients from receiving the best possible cardiovascular care that they need.
AHVC Director Dr. Gordon Fung, MD, MPH, said there is a myth that Asians are at low risk for heart and vascular disease, but that is definitely not true.
“Heart attacks and strokes are the leading causes of death of Asian Americans,” said Fung. “But many Asian don’t seek care or they seek care late, either because they don’t understand their risks or because they have trouble communicating with their doctors regarding their symptoms.”
While Asian-Americans share risk factors with the general population, such as high rates of hypertension, obesity, diabetes and smoking, studies have shown there are important differences in cardiovascular risk factors in Asian Americans.
The AHVC program includes Asian-focused clinical research, treatments, medical students training, and community education. In time, other medical disciplines such as cancer, diabetes, and orthopedics to name a few and will be included in the UCSF Asian-focused medical center.
What a bonanza of a dream, to know that the finest of research and the most advanced medical care and technology will be available to the entire Asian community in the greater Bay Area at the world-renowned UCSF Medical Center. That is something to be valued, as our quality of life can only become better and better. We applaud the UCSF Medical Center for bringing us forward.
Daily Dose 2/24/10
February 24, 2010
>>Bay/Cal- Scholarships available for Summer Study Abroad 2010
>>Arts- Kearny Street Workshop holds “Understanding Bollywood through Music”
>>Nation- CAPAC Applauds President’s nomination of Goodwin Liu
>>Global- 17 Die, 26 missing in Indonesian Landslide
>>Commerce- Eli Lily Merk and Pfizer Inc collaborate for Asian Cancer Research
Return of the Annual SF International Asian American Film Festival
February 24, 2010
The 28th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF), which showcases the best Asian and Asian American films from around the globe takes place March 11-21, 2010 in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Festival’s presenting organization the Center for Asian America Media (CAAM). SFIAAFF is the nation’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian films, annually presenting approximately 120 works featuring thrilling films from the United States, Philippines, Japan, Thailand, China, and more.
Film screenings, filmmaker tributes, and panel discussions take place at the Castro Theatre, Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, Clay Theatre, and VIZ Cinema in San Francisco, Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, and the Camera 12 Cinemas in San Jose. Tickets go on sale beginning February 11 for CAAM members and February 15 for the general public.
For more information or tickets please visit: http://festival.asianamericanmedia.org/2010
First Korean Film Festival to Hit LA
February 24, 2010
The Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles (KOFFLA) will take place March 4 to 7 at venues across Los Angeles. They recently held their first official press conference on Monday, February 22 at the Korean Cultural Center. Introducing the festival was executive director Chang-Wha Chung (director of martial arts classic Five Fingers of Death), festival spokesperson actor John Cho (Star Trek, ABC’s Flash Forward, Harold & Kumar Go to the White Castle) and festival partner Jeff Black, VP and General Manager of Back Stage. Each expressed their excitement and support for the upcoming festival, which will be first major Korean film festival in Los Angeles.
With a vision for bringing the best in Korean cinema to the American filmgoers, KOFFLA will feature over 60 features and shorts from established and emerging Korean filmmakers from around the world, including special sections for Korean horror, outstanding directorial debuts, Korean-American cinema, and a retrospective of action director Ryoo Seung-Wan (The Crying Fist, City of Violence). Notable special events include a Master Class with cinematographer Kim Hyung-ku (Memories of Murder, The Host) and Actorfest KOFFLA, a one-day event for actors and aspiring actors to participate in panels, workshops, and meet & greet sessions with Hollywood and Korean talent agents, actors, and casting directors.
The red carpet Opening Ceremony will take place at 6 PM on March 4 at the Egyptian Theatre with a screening of Le Grand Chef II (starring Kim Jung-Eun and Jin-Gu). The closing award ceremony will be held at the Laemmle Music Hall followed by the closing film, Hur Jin Ho’s A Good Rain Knows, starring Jung Woo-Sung and Gao Yuan Yuan.
The latest information on KOFFLA is available on their website, www.koffla.org.
San Francisco Japantown Foundation Announces 2010 Matching Grants Program Participants
February 23, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Japantown Foundation today announced its selection of ten nonprofit projects and activities to participate in its 2010 matching grants program.
These projects will be awarded up to $4,000 through a matching grants program instituted by the Foundation. Selected projects will have until April 30, 2010, to fulfill their match by asking individuals to contribute to the Foundation and earmarking their donation for their specific project.
The Foundation selected the projects based on criteria outlined in its submission guidelines and on how well each applicant advanced the Foundation’s mission to support cultural, community and educational activities for San Francisco’s Japantown or the Japanese American community.
For more information on how to donate, visit: http://www.sfjapantownfoundation.org/donate.
The following ten projects and activities have been selected to participate in the matching grants program:
The nihonmachiROOTS Community Engagement Project increases community engagement for the Japantown Better Neighborhoods Plan and builds a multi-generational, multi-ethnic network of community members to work on issues affecting Japantown. The project is also focuses on building trust and consensus within the community and determining issue priorities. The Japantown Foundation will match up to $2,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
The 2nd Annual J-POP SUMMIT Festival is a pop culture-themed street fair that covers the grounds of Post Street from Webster to Buchanan to the Peace Plaza of Japantown. The festival is hosted by NEW PEOPLE in cooperation with the Japantown Merchants Association. The Japantown Foundation will match up to $2,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
The Rosa Parks Elementary School Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program, a San Francisco Unified School District alternative elementary school program offering Japanese language and culture in addition to the standard English based curriculum. Japanese is taught by sensei, native Japanese speaking teachers, who bring authentic Japanese language, and a personal perspective to Japanese culture into the classroom on a daily basis. The program will conduct numerous cultural events throughout the year. The Japantown Foundation will match up to $2,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
The National Japanese American Historical Society’s annual summer Japantown Cultural Heritage Tourism Youth Leadership Internship engages high school and college age youth in a two-month internship
designed to: Engage young people in Japantown historic and cultural preservation; Increase visits by youth and the general public to Japantown; Increase participation by youth and the general public in Japantown activities by promoting what the community has to offer; and Develop youth leadership in Japantown. The Japantown Foundation will match up to $2,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
Kanrin Maru 150th Anniversary Celebration, fiscally sponsored by the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Kanrin Maru to San Francisco, the first official Japanese ship to land on American soil and to celebrate 150 years of history between the United States and Japan and the roots of the Japanese American community. The Kanrin Maru’s arrival signaled an important chapter in the beginning of official relations between the United States and Japan, seven years after Commodore Matthew Perry sailed to Japan to end two centuries of Japan’s self-imposed isolation. The Japantown Foundation will match up to $2,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Parade’s Kanrin Maru 150th Anniversary Floats. This year, the Cherry Blossom Fesrival Parade will welcome specially created floats to celebrate the historic
celebration of the Kanrin Maru’s arrival to San Francisco. The Japantown Foundation will match up to $2,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
The 18th Annual Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) Festival and School Visit Program, run by the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, allows children and their families to learn about and embrace Japanese culture through hands-on activities; to enjoy traditional and contemporary Japanese and Japanese American arts and entertainment; and welcome them to our safe, prosperous and culturally vibrant Japantown community. The Kodomo no Hi Program preserves and honors San Francisco Japantown’s rich history for its residents, businesses, visitors and community organizations while supporting the growth and development of the community we live in and serve. The Japantown Foundation will match up to $2,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
The Michiya Hanayagi Dance Studio will perform at various community events throughout the year. After 55 years of teaching, Hanayagi’s contributions towards promoting the Japanese culture through classical dance gained her the prestige of being honored in 2004 as one of the recipients of The Foreign Minister’s Commendation in Commemoration of the 150 th Anniversary of the U.S.-Japan Relationship. The Japantown
Foundation will match up to $1,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
The Nikkei Community Internship Program run by the California Japanese American Community Leadership Council offering college students throughout California an opportunity to obtain experience supporting the work of various community organizations and increasing their understanding of contemporary issues affecting Japanese Americans. The goal of the program is to support the development of the next generation of community leaders. The Japantown Foundation will match up to $2,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
“What’s Next for J-Town? A Young Adults’ Perspective on San Francisco’s Japantown,” is a research project by Aya Ino focusing on the next generation of young adults and their interests, followed by a collective analysis on perspectives of San Francisco’s Japantown. With a growing need to keep this specific population vibrant within our community, research will be conducted through surveys and creative
online tools to assess the needs of those who are 19 to 35 in age.
Results will be presented and available for all stakeholders of Japantown including merchants, residents, churches, organizations, and individuals, in hopes that future events will reflect the collective perspectives voiced by the next generation. The Japantown Foundation will match up to $2,000 in donations earmarked for this program.
This was the Foundation’s third round of grantmaking since being founded in December 2006.
The Foundation was formed through generous initial endowments by Kintetsu Enterprises of America, the late Jack Hirose, Hats and Amey Aizawa, Union Bank of California and Minami Tamaki LLP, which is also doing the foundation’s pro bono legal work.
The organization is dedicated to preserving and honoring Japantown’s history and culture, to welcoming and serving its residents, visitors, businesses, congregations and community organizations, and to supporting the growth and development of the community. In particular, the Foundation supports activities that reflect the Japanese American experience, and activities that engage Japanese of all generations and all experiences in America.
The Foundation board is comprised of: Hats Aizawa; Bob Hamaguchi representing the Japantown Task Force; Richard Hashimoto representing the Japantown Merchants Association; Keith Kamisugi; Diane Matsuda; Sandy Mori; Jon Osaki; Allen Okamoto representing Sakura Matsuri, Inc.; Donald K. Tamaki of Minami Tamaki LLP, Board President and Legal Counsel; and June-Ko Nakagawa representing Japanese Chamber of
Commerce of Northern California. The late Jack Hirose was also a member of the board.
For more information on the Foundation, visit http://sfjapantownfoundation.org.
Daily Dose 2/23/10
February 23, 2010
>>Bay/Cal- Report shows “Model Minority” Myth wrong
>>Arts- AIAE Censors Filipino Artist’s exhibit
>>Nation- Dalai Lama to ‘tweet’ on Tibet
>>Global- US and South Korea envoys visit China in Hopes of North Korean Denuclearization
>>Commerce- Polyvore Names Sukhinder Singh Cassidy as CEO
