Bay
>>KCTV offers 24-hour news coverage for Chinese and Taiwanese speakers
Sunnyvale, CA- Sunnyvale-based KCTV Channel 1.9 now offers 24- hour local news coverage to Chinese speakers throughout the Bay Area. KCTV is Northern California’s first 24-hour Chinese language television station.
KCTV Channel 1.9 originally launched in early July. The channel now broadcasts programs produced in China and Taiwan, and plugs local news stories into the nightly news programs. Beginning in September, KCTV will air a weekly news magazine. In early 2011, the channel will begin producing its own local news broadcast.
“People here are responding very positively,” said Andrew Kan, president of KCTV, in MercuryNews.com. “There is a big market for Chinese and Taiwanese programming in the Bay Area, and we try to bring that to people.”
For more information, please visit http://www.mercurynews.com.
>>LIVERight Zumbathon hits Stanford this Fall
This fall, LIVERight will be featuring the hottest new dance fitness craze Zumba Fitness®. The Zumbathon will take place on Saturday, November 13, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the Arrillaga Center for Sports & Recreation in Stanford. The public is encouraged to come to this event, which requires no previous experience and only an appetite for fun.
The family-friendly event will be taught by enthusiastic Zumba Instructors, and will also feature prizes and games in addition to the two hours of Zumba Fitness®. All donations will benefit the Jade Ribbon Campaign and the fight against liver cancer.
LIVERight Zumbathon Details:
What: LIVERight Zumbathon at Stanford
When: Saturday, November 13, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 11:00 a.m.)
Where: Arrillaga Center for Sports & Recreation (341 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA 94305)
For more information, please visit the Asian Liver Center’s website at http://liver.stanford.edu/Outreach/liveright.html.
Arts
>>Crowds ecstatic over live performance of “Say Ahh- Asian American Remix”
Seattle, WA- This past weekend, crowds went crazy for Asian American and Asian Canadian artists JRA, D-Pryde, Lil Crazed, J. Reyez, and Traphik as they performed live their Youtube-hit collaboration of Trey Songz ft. Fabulous popular song, “Say Ahh” at REIGN in Seattle, Washington.
Earlier this year, the Asian American and Asian Canadian artists released a collaboration remix of Trey Songz ft. Fabulous’ hit song “Say Ahh.” The artists quickly followed their release with a music video for the song, “Say Ahh- Asian American Remix.” Both the track and music video has accumulated over two million views on Youtube.
For more information, visit http://www.channelapa.com.
Global
>>NLD officially declares boycott of Burma Elections
On Thursday, leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Burma’s main opposing party, have decided to officially boycott the scheduled Nov. 7 election, according to Ohn Kyaing, a party spokesperson, in The Irrawaddy.
The decision was made at a NLD meeting, in which NLD leaders including Tin Oo, Vice Chairman, Win Tin, Nyunt Wai, Than Htun, and Hla Pe, accordinging to Ohn Kyaing.
In The Irrawaddy, Ohn Kyaing explained that the NLD made its decision because the Election Commission’s election law did not guarantee democracy and human rights in Burma.
For more information, please visit http://www.irrawaddy.org.
