PAA News and Announcements
September 18, 2003


1) PAA’s 8th Annual Tailgate Party: Early Bird Tickets
2) 3rd Annual Filipino American Library Benefit GALA
3) Support the Little Manila Foundation
4) The History of Stockton’s Little Manila on PBS
5) Filipino American Monthly Mixer
6) (H)API Hour for AAJA-LA
7) 10th Anniversary APEX Awards Extravaganza Dinner & Dance
8) Job Annoucements



1) PAA’s 8th Annual Tailgate Party: Early Bird Tickets
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Football season is here and PAA is ready to cheer on our new coach and new attitude Bruins. Join PAA on October 18th at the Rose Bowl as UCLA faces Cal. Both UCLAPAA and Cal’s Pilipino alumni will be there for great food, fun, and a little friendly rivalry. Catch up with old friends and make some new ones.

What: UCLA Football vs Cal
Date: Saturday October 18, 2003
Time: TBD
Location: Rose Bowl

SAVE MONEY:

Buy your pre-sale tickets by Friday, October 3 at 5:00PM and save money!

To purchase your discounted tailgate tickets online, please click on the following links:

PAID PAA MEMBERS: $30.00 -----> $35.00 after October 3
PAA FRIENDS : $35.00 -----> $40.00 after October 3

Please email alumni@uclapaa.net if you have any questions or would like to pay by check.
More information will be posted on the PAA website and in upcoming announcements.



2) 3rd Annual Filipino American Library Benefit GALA
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Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003
6:00PM

The Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
Filipina attire requested. Barong or black tie for men.
For more information please call us at 213.382.0488 or email at: filamlibrary@earthlink.net

For RSVP and sponsorship information please visit: www.filipinoamericanlibrary.org

AWARDS:

The Filipino American Library has announced the recipients of the 2003 FAL Spirit Awards to be presented on October 4 at The Millenium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

These awards honor individuals and organizations that have consistently supported theLibrary’s efforts as an educational and cultural resource for the Filipino American community in Los Angeles as well as in the United States.

“The FAL is delighted to be able to acknowledge the important and significant contributions which each of this year’s recipients have made to the Filipino American community,” noted Fritz Friedman, Chairman of the Board for the FAL. “This Gala serves as a unique opportunity to celebrate these individuals and organizations’ accomplishments and we look forward to
having fun as well.”

Role Model
Tia Carrere

Community Building Journalism
Lisa Yuchengco
Filipinas Magazine

Community Service
Los Angeles Philippine Women's Club

Public Service
Congressman Robert Filner (D. San Diego)

Public Service
California State Assemblywoman Judy Chu

Corporate Pilanthropy
Burger King
Volunteers needed for the Benefit: If you’d like to volunteer, please contact billyhnl@prodigy.net by September 24, 2003



3) Support the Little Manila Foundation
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From Dawn Mabalon:

“Dear Community Members,

We at the Little Manila Foundation thank you for all of your support in our campaign to prevent demolitions and displacement in Stockton, California’s Little Manila Historic Site, one of the nation’s last historic Filipino American ethnic neighborhoods, and once home to the largest community of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. Thousands of you have responded with donations, emails, letters of support, and attendance at city council meetings, fundraisers, and community forums. This past May, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named the remaining buildings in the Little Manila Historic Site to its annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. We request your assistance again in a crucial juncture in our campaign to save Little Manila/Chinatown/Gleason Park from a proposed mall development. The city has given all parties until October 3 to come up with a development proposal for the Little Manila/Chinatown/Gleason Park area.

As the deadline for proposals for the area looms on October 3, 2003, we would greatly appreciate letters of support for our proposal. These letters may be written
from individuals as well as from community groups, nonprofits, and academic departments. We hope these letters can influence city officials to support our innovative proposal. Attached is a draft letter of support. When we asked for your support to designate the Little Manila Historic Site in 2000, more than 500 of you responded with letters and emails. Please help us again and spread the word to your family members, colleagues, and community leaders. Please send your letters addressed, emailed or faxed to the Little Manila Foundation:

Little Manila Foundation
P.O. Box 1356
Stockton, CA 95201
FAX your letters to (209) 477-7143
email them to info@littlemanila.net.
Ideally, letters should reach us by Monday, September 22 for inclusion in the proposal, but you can continue to send letters after that date.”

“FOR MORE INFO: For more information on the Foundation and a history of our struggle for Little Manila area, please visit our website, http://www.littlemanila.net, email us at info@littlemanila.net, and call/fax us at (209) 477-7143. A draft letter is also on the website, in case you have difficulty opening the word document attached.”


4) The History of Stockton’s Little Manila on PBS
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Forwarded from Dawn Mabalon

The History of Stockton’s Little Manila Historic Site to be featured on California’s Gold, the PBS series hosted by Huell Howser!

Award-winning TV personality Huell Howser has traveled throughout the state for more than a decade, focusing on the state’s history, cultural heritage, and important landmarks. Last August, he toured the Little Manila Historic Site in Stockton, California, and Stockton’s 31st annual Barrio Fiesta with Dawn Mabalon, Little Manila chair and historian. We were so honored to have him visit, and had a great time walking with him around the historic Little Manila/Chinatown neighborhood and the Barrio Fiesta! Watch “Little Manila” on your local PBS station in September and October, just in time for Filipino American History Month.
AIRDATES:
KVIE, ch. 9 (Stockton/Sacramento/Modesto)
Sunday, October 5, 6pm

KQED, ch. 9 (San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose)
Dates and times TBA in Oct. — keep posted on our website!

For more airdates and reruns, visit http:.//www.calgold.com and http://www.littlemanila.net.

All the California's Gold shows over the past 13 years focus on our State's rich history, cultural diversity, natural wonders, and amazing people. The program is also endorsed by a number of organizations including: the California Teachers Association; the California Federation of Teachers; the California State Library Foundation; the California Library Association; the California School Boards Association; the California Council for the Social Studies; and the California Historical Society.

Little Manila: One of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places: http://www.nationaltrust.org.

For more on the struggle to preserve and revitalize the Little Manila Historic Site, please go to http://www.littlemanila.net, email us at info@littlemanila.net, and call us at (209) 477-7143. We need your support letters now!

Thanks for all your support,

Dawn B. Mabalon
Chair, Little Manila Foundation
info@littlemanila.net



5) Filipino American Monthly Mixer
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Wednesday, September 24
Location: BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
11101 183rd Street
Cerritos, CA 90703

Phone Number: (562) 467-0850
Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Parking: Free around BJs or across the street at the Cerritos Mall

Admission Fee: $5.00 for non-members / Free for paid members

Schedule:
7:00pm - 8:00pm Eat, Meet and Greet
8:00pm - 8:30pm General Announcements and FAN Business
8:30pm - 10:00pm Networking



6) (H)API Hour for AAJA-LA
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Wednesday, September 24, 2003
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
David Henry Hwang Theater
120 Judge John Aiso St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles.
For directions visit www.eastwestplayers.org)

You see them on TV, read their articles in the papers, magazines and online, and hear their stories on the radio -- they're the Asian Pacific American journalists covering the news of Southern California and the nation.

Some of the AAJA-LA members attending the (H)API Hour include: David Ono, anchor, ABC7; Lisa Fung, arts editor, Los Angeles Times; Ted Chen, reporter, NBC4; and Denise Dador, reporter, ABC7.

The second episode of (H)API Hour LA, a new happy hour series benefiting Asian Pacific American nonprofit organizations, guest stars the Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles chapter on Wed., Sept 24, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public, and we return to the beautiful courtyard of the East West Players’ David Henry Hwang Theater in Little Tokyo.

Based on the (H)API Hour in San Francisco, called the "Best Place to Meet and Mingle with Young APAs" by Asian Week, the event is about having fun in a casual environment, mingling with others who are also interested in learning about community organizations, but don't have a lot of time. The event raises funds and awareness for APA nonprofits.
To RSVP, please respond on our evite or by emailing keith@hapihour.org.



7) 10th Anniversary APEX Awards Extravaganza Dinner & Dance
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The APEX 10th Anniversary Awards Extravaganza Dinner & Dance is an opportunity to honor prominent Asian Pacific Americans in corporate leadership, community service and entertainment that have been an inspiration to all of us. Not only do will we showcase their achievements, but we will also gather more than 500 Asian Americans for an evening of entertainment, music, fashion, dance and fun.

Featuring the APEX Awards for Excellence:

- Arts & Entertainment
JUSTIN LIN & CAST
BETTER LUCK TOMORROW
First Asian American film to be widely distributed by a major studio in
the last decade.
http://www.betterlucktomorrow.com/

- Community Service
CENTER FOR ASIAN-AMERICANS UNITED FOR SELF EMPOWERMENT (CAUSE)
Formerly CAUSE-Vision 21, CAUSE is a non-profit organization dedicated
to advance the political empowerment of our community through voter
registration and education, community outreach and leadership development.
http://www.causeusa.org/

- Corporate Leadership
JENNY MING
PRESIDENT OF OLD NAVY
Named by Business Week magazine as one of the nation's Top 25 Managers.
http://www.gapinc.com/financmedia/governance/exec.htm

- People's Choice
JIN THA MC
RUFF RYDERS
Jin is the first Asian-American hip-hop artist to be signed to a major
record label. His debut album with the Ruff Ryders and Virgin Records
is coming out on Sept. 30, 2003.
http://www.holla-front.com/

Co-Emcees
- ROGER FAN
BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, CORKY ROMANO
http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/DetailsServlet/epid-0/showid-0/personid-36927/moduleid-38

- SHARON TAY
KTLA MORNING NEWS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL
http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/newsstaff/ktla-news-bio-tay.story

Questions: Please contact Susan An, Director of Special Events at
susan@apex.org

If you would like to mail a check, please enclose a check payable to
"APEX" with your contact information and your guest names to:

Attn: Tony Yu (APEX)
c/o Investium Financial
17870 Castleton St., Suite 270
City of Industry, CA 91748

* Want to support more? For a complete list of 10th Anniversary
Corporate & Non-Profit Sponsorship Opportunities:
http://www.mollyguard.com/event/6524515



8) Job Annoucements
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a- Forwarded from Rocelle Bade

Fox Networks is currently looking to find a Manager of Business Development for. Please see the job description below and contact Andrea Dundas if you know of anyone who fits the background of their ideal candidate. She will respond to any candidate that has investment banking experience industry
knowledge of entertainment, television, or cable networks, and has already graduated from their MBA program.

Andrea Dundas
Recruiter, Fox Cable Networks
10,000 Santa Monica Blvd
Century City, CA 90067
310-282-2616 (Phone)
310-282-2660 (Fax)

Check out our open positions!
http://www.recruitingcenter.net/clients/fox/publicjobs/
adundas@foxsports.net



b- Forwarded from Doug Barlett
Mary S. Fasang is looking someone to work with for someone with strong communication skills, windows 2000/active directory and exchange experience and really strong networking knowledge. If you know anyone who might be interested, please forward her information and have them
email her at mfasang@hmsintl.com.
Mary S. Fasang
Network/Business Systems Administrator
Healthcare Management Solutions
4510 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 600
Long Beach, CA 90804
Main Office 562.494.2825
IS Direct 562.366.5343
Fax 562.494.2915
Mobile 562.537.5150
Email masang@hmsintl.com


c- Forwarded from Floranted Ibanez

POSITION Executive Director
ORGANIZATION Visual Communications
LOCATION Los Angeles, California
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is searching for an Executive Director to lead a nationally recognized, Asian Pacific American, Academy-Award-winning, media arts organization in Los Angeles.
Founded in 1970, Visual Communications (VC) is the first and only full service Asian Pacific media arts center in the nation. VC was created with the understanding that media and arts are important vehicles to organize and empower communities, build connections between generations, challenge perspectives, and create an environment for critical thinking necessary to build a more just and humane society.
Our mission is to promote intercultural understanding through the creation, presentation, preservation and support of media works by and about Asian Pacific Americans.
Responsibilities
Provide vision, leadership and motivation to the organization. Develop and implement strong fundraising programs both corporate and individual Responsible for a budget of approximately $500,000 per year. Manage both the day-to-day activities with an eye to the long range planning goals.
Manage/develop/assess/evaluate job performance of a staff of 10 employees (2 full time and 8 part time) Develop accountability policies for each job position Formulate and recommend policies and procedures for Board consideration Serves as the organization’s senior representative to all constituencies: Asian Pacific ethnic groups, arts communities, and the film & television
industry
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree. A strong passion for and familiarity with the media arts, particularly within the Asian Pacific context Track record of successful fund raising, resource development, and grant funding.
Previous experience with managing a program or organization with a budget of over $300,000/year.
Demonstrated success in working with collaborative partners from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Organizational development and operational planning experience with a track record of fiscally sound programs and events. Excellent communication and organizational skills with an ability to offer support and direction to staff, volunteers and Board to insure meeting organizational goals and vision. Strong finance background with the ability to prepare and evaluate financial
reports.
Desired Qualifications
Ability to think “out of the box” in developing new programs and revenue sources within the context and financial constraints of our organization. Adept and knowledgeable about new media technologies.
Experience with building audiences and providing a successful customer experience.
Desired Personal Characteristics Detailed oriented with the ability to multi-task while keeping the big
picture in mind Honest, articulate, and ethical with a strong commitment to create an environment that assists Asian Pacific artists to do their best work. A team player and an excellent communicator able to unify and build support among people at every level (i.e. staff, board, and community partners).
A strong commitment to improving access to media and technology resources for underserved communities. Resourceful and flexible with an ability to cultivate prospective donors A strong sense of humor
Compensation
An attractive compensation and benefit package will be provided to the
successful candidate.
Applicants should mail resume and cover letter to the Chair of the Search Committee.
All applications must be received by the end of the business day on Monday,
Sept. 29, 2003.
Contact Information:
Alice Y. Hom
Chair of Search Committee
C/o Jeff Liu
Visual Communications
120 Judge Aiso Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Fax 213-687-4848
Email: jliu@fc.ltsc.org
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Visual Communications - http://www.vconline.org
APAnet - http://www.apanet.org


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Maraming Salamat!

Pilipino Alumni Association of UCLA
c/o Diversity Outreach Council
UCLA - James West Alumni Center
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1397
alumni@uclapaa.net
www.uclapaa.net