NEWS: congratulations to former APSA president Carol Vu

Former APSA president Carol Vu has been accepted to Columbia University and will begin her graduate studies at the institution this coming Fall. We are all very proud of her accomplishments and look forward to her future success.

NEWS: L.A. Times article on Angela Chao Roberson, CSUF student and recent Miss Chinatown contestant

From the Los Angeles Times
COLUMN ONE
Tiaras, Sashes, Diversity
For Angela Chao Roberson, who's black and Chinese, vying for Miss Chinatown isn't about breaking barriers. It's about winning.
By Jia-Rui Chong
Times Staff Writer

April 22, 2006

Angela Chao Roberson, 22, knew she did not exactly look Chinese, with her cocoa-colored skin, her bushels of curly hair and her curvy figure. But she had no doubt she belonged in the same room with 17 other young women vying for the title Miss Los Angeles Chinatown.

Sure, she ate soul food when her father's African American relatives came to visit her family in Victorville, but her family was much more likely to eat rice and stir-fried tilapia with garlic and soy sauce. And she loved Chinese New Year.

Angela scanned the young women sitting around the circle at the orientation session. There was one other girl whose complexion was close to her own. But the other girls resembled more closely the Miss Chinatowns of the past — slender, fine-featured young ladies with pale skin and silky straight hair.

"I'm kind of brave if you think about it," she said, flashing an unassuming smile. "But I've always accepted odd challenges."

The Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Pageant, organized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, aims to pick an ambassador for the largest Chinese American community in the U.S.

And for most of its 40-year history, despite changing outfits, hairstyles and makeup, the contestants have looked remarkably the same: willowy Chinese American girls with flowing black hair.

But as Chinese intermarry, the contest is attracting more girls of mixed race. It started with girls whose backgrounds were white and Chinese. A couple had Hispanic last names.

This year, Angela became the first contestant with an African American father.

Most of the 18 girls chosen as contestants after a preliminary interview, including Angela, could speak at least a few phrases of Chinese. They hailed from such communities as El Sereno, Monterey Park, Hacienda Heights and Anaheim, the daughters of packaging company owners, restaurateurs and seamstresses.

Almost all of them had parents who were both ethnic Chinese. There were two of mixed races: Angela and Kaye Ponnusamy, whose father was an ethnic Indian who had grown up in Malaysia and whose mother was from Taiwan.

That first day of orientation marked the beginning of weeks of preparation.

Angela's father, Harry Roberson, a wiry 60-year-old electronics technician at Ft. Irwin Army base, worried how she would be treated. But Angela didn't see herself as making history or knocking down barriers. She thought she could win.

"I'm not scared to walk into an all-Chinese place," she said. "They might be surprised that I'm there, but I'm not surprised I'm there."


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Competing in the pageant was her mother's idea.

One day in October, Nancy Chao Roberson was listening to KWRM-AM (1370), the only Mandarin language radio station she gets in Victorville. A call for contestants for hua fu xiao jie — Miss Chinatown — came on.

She thought about one of her Chinese friends who had married a white man and whose children would refuse to claim her as their mother when they were at school because she was Chinese.

"Since they were young, I taught my kids, it doesn't matter what color you are," Nancy Roberson said in Mandarin.

She continued in English: "You don't want to be hiding or embarrassed because your mom is Chinese and your daddy's black."

She encouraged Angela to enter the pageant and said she didn't care if she won or not. While other Chinese pageants around the country require that the father be Chinese or that contestants speak either Mandarin or Cantonese, Los Angeles' event is considered one of the most inclusive, requiring only 25% Chinese heritage.

Angela, who had been living in Fullerton for the last five years since she left to go to college at Cal State Fullerton, thought about how she used to sit around and chat with her mother and her mother's Chinese friends. She remembered how she used to go to Buddhist temples in the San Gabriel Valley with her mother. Since she had moved, she missed all of that.

Entering the contest wasn't about renouncing her African American heritage, Angela said. She would always prefer R&B to any other kind of music. She enjoyed her talks about the N-word with her colleagues as she worked as a production assistant on black-themed "The Boondocks" television show.

Other African Americans never failed to recognize her as one of their own. But some Chinese people at Lunar New Year parties would often stare at her as if she had just crashed a wedding. They would soften their bewildered looks when she explained that she was there to celebrate the holiday with her family.

She found the pageant's website, where she could download an application. She perused the gallery of previous queens and princesses.

"Some of them looked half-white, so I thought, 'That's good. They won't be surprised when a half African American girl signs up,' " Angela said.


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When Angela signed in for her preliminary interview at Castelar Street Elementary School in Chinatown, her hand was shaking. She felt better when she saw one of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's administrators was white. That made her feel less of an oddball.

She reminded herself that she had sent in a photo, so it wasn't as if she was trying to pretend to be anything she wasn't.

Angela heaved a real sigh of relief when she found out that the contest favored poise and intelligent answers in the onstage interview. Angela began to think that maybe she really had a chance at winning.

"I can't change my look," she thought to herself. "I know if I just focus on the criteria that are there: question and answer, poise and the things we're judged on, I can do well."

She wasn't discouraged a few weeks later when two past winners of the pageant stood in front of the group and asked the girls to write down their family associations or village associations, the mutual aid societies based on last names or hometowns in China. These groups had historically helped Chinese immigrants settle into life in America. The girls were also supposed to write their names in Chinese.

Most of them could either write their Chinese names in fluid strokes or knew that their parents came from, say, the village of Fa Yuen or Jiangsu province.

When the paper reached Angela, she thought about how she was once taught to write her name in Chinese. But she couldn't recall all of the words or the order of the strokes, which she knew was important in Chinese writing. She had heard of family and village associations but could not recall her mother's particular affiliations.

She wrote her name in English. She passed the sheet along.

She felt intimidated when she heard other contestants speak in flawless Mandarin.

"Sometimes, I'm afraid to speak Chinese because I don't know that much," Angela said. Once, she explained, she was trying to call her niece a stinky monkey, but because she didn't pronounce the words with the right inflection, she called her niece an ugly monkey. That kind of peeved her mother because Angela's niece was certainly not ugly.

Angela realized that her world was a little removed from Chinatown and the pageant. Her best friend in elementary school was white and Thai, and another friend was Thai and black.

Over the weeks, she braced herself for questions about her ethnic background. When she had to call local businesses to see if they would sponsor her for the pageant, she figured out how she would explain why her last name was Roberson. She figured she would say that her father was American and her mother's maiden name was Chao. But the businesspeople never asked.

One of her biggest anxieties during the weeks of preparation was over her hair.

Angela knew she wanted to twist her hair on top of her head and that was going to require straightening her curls. She worried that her hair was going to present a quandary for stylists who had never dealt with the texture before.

Angela called a Chinese woman who had done a presentation on hair and makeup to the contestants in October. "I'm Chinese and black," she told the woman. "I have darker skin and hair that is more coarse. I'm looking for somebody who can do darker skin, and not somebody who does all black people."

The woman referred Angela to one of her former assistants who owns a salon in Chinatown. "She's Filipino, but her husband is black," Angela said. The salon owner managed Angela's hair without a problem.

For the most part, the pageant organizers saw Angela's background as a sign of the times.

"There's a newer generation coming up, and the whole idea of being multicultural is more accepted now," said Priscilla Tjio-Hervey, 26, the pageant's director.

Hervey was crowned Miss Chinatown in 2003. "Even when I came in it was, 'Wow, she doesn't speak Chinese,' " said Hervey, who has a surname that is unusual among Chinese because her family used to live in Indonesia. " 'Is she Chinese or is she Indonesian?' There was even some concern there."

Hervey privately worried Angela would face the same questions. "I personally thought the odds were against her [for] being part African American. It was kind of a personal thing for me because my husband is African American. I was Miss Chinatown. If I have kids, will they be able to be?"


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"Please give it up for Contestant No. 3, Angela Roberson!"

At a glitzy ballroom downtown, the contestants were being introduced one by one on a stage festooned with gold and red banners celebrating the Chinese new year, the year of the dog.

The crowd of hundreds clapped as Angela Roberson made her way across the stage in a red and white hibiscus swimsuit. Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking emcees announced Angela's name for the benefit of the non-English speaking audience: Chao An Qi Er, or Chiu Ang Kei Yee.

Angela, whose almond-shaped eyes were accentuated with dark eyeliner, greeted everyone in slightly imperfect Chinese: Da jia hao.

Many in the crowd leaned forward or stood up to get a better look. They had puzzled looks on their faces. Some of them whispered that they thought she was too curvy. Others tried to figure out what percentage of her background was Chinese.

Angela didn't notice. She was just trying not to look scared.

She directed her wide smile toward the judges.

When the emcees interviewed her on stage, Angela didn't stumble. She was asked whether she thought herbal supplements ought to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration. "It's very important that we know what we're putting in our bodies and where it's coming from," she said.

When the 18 contestants were called to the stage for the announcement of the winners, they plastered nervous smiles on their faces. First they announced Miss Friendship, whom the contestants themselves chose. Then Miss Photogenic, chosen by the Chinese media. Then the title of fourth princess.

"And the Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Third Princess is … Contestant No. 3, Angela Roberson!"

Angela broke into a broad, stunned grin as she accepted her rhinestone crown and sash. She was ecstatic, even though she wasn't the queen. That honor went to Melody Cheng, a somewhat shy, svelte 19-year-old from Hacienda Heights who was crowned in a burst of red and gold confetti.

With Kaye also winning a place on the court, it turned out to be the most diverse court the pageant had ever picked.

The winners "are a really true reflection of Chinese Americans in Southern California," said Terry R. Loo, one of the judges. "It's a mixed group these days."

"I'm glad she did it," said Harry Roberson. "This tells the community there's more out there than just pure Chinese."


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Angela and the other winners have been making public appearance across Los Angeles County since the court was crowned in January.

Last week, they attended a Chinese folk dance recital in Azusa, and Angela was struck by how normal it felt to be part of the pageant court, representing the Chinese community.

"It's kind of naive of me to say nobody notices," Angela said. "But I don't think it concerns them to make a point that they notice."

Her parents' lives have changed as well. Her father, who for months had kept Angela's pageant entry to himself, now proudly trumpets to co-workers her success and how much it meant to him.

"They asked how many mixed-race [contestants] there were, and I said she was the first black and Chinese to be in the competition — and then she actually won," he said Thursday. "I was proud of that."

Recently, the pageant court helped children at the public library in Chinatown make lanterns. Angela was smitten by a 6-year-old girl who was part African American and part Chinese.

This girl had great hair, she thought. It fell like a wavy waterfall and was certainly less curly than her own hair.

"I was happy for her," Angela said. "She gets to grow up in Chinatown, surrounded by other Chinese people. In Victorville, the Chinese people were only in Mom's close circle."

Maybe, she thought, this is what a future Miss Chinatown might look like.

EVENT: Jane Wehrey book signing (5.9.06)

JANE WEHREY, author of VOICES FROM THIS
LONG BROWN LAND: ORAL RECOLLECTIONS
OF OWENS VALLEY LIVES AND MANZANAR PASTS
to appear at CSU Fullerton

Date: May 9, 2006
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Room: Pollack Library South, Room 363

An exemplary public history,
suitable for interdisciplinary study,
this book brings an integrated
approach to the Owens Valley’s
past as it fuses oral history
practice with studies on place and
memory and the sweeping saga
of the American West.
Center for Oral & Public History
Pollak Library South, Room 363

Jane Wehrey was born in 1944 in the Owens Valley. In the 1920s, when Manzanar served as a EuroAmerican fruit growing site, her maternal grandparents ran Manzanar’s general store. That phase of Manzanar history ended when the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power bought up virtually all the land in the Owens Valley, including the Manzanar site, so as to secure the rights to the Valley’s water and use it to support the urban growth of semi-desert Los Angeles. Following the outbreak of war in December 1941, Jane’s father was the sole engineer remaining in the Owens Valley, and he thus became the person responsible for designing the camp’s water system for its 10,000 incarcerated population of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Some years after the war, he became elevated to the position of Commissioner of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. When, a few years back, Manzanar was chosen to become administered by the National Park Service and serve as Manzanar National Historic site and be interpreted by NPS rangers for thousands and thousands of annual visitors, NPS worked out a land swap with the Department of Water and Power so that it could control this site. Once a site is chosen to be interpreted by NPS, that tax-supported organization is mandated to interpret the site comprehensively (i.e., covering all periods of its human habitation); in the case of Manzanar, this meant that the interpretation had to cover not only the wartime population of incarcerated Japanese Americans, but also the site’s use by, first, Paiute Indians and, second, the EuroAmericans who farmed it during the second and third decades of the twentieth century. Jane’s book is based upon oral histories with individuals from these groups whose life paths crossed the Manzanar site and represents the first truly multicultural study of Manzanar in the context of Owens Valley’s colorful and contested history. Her thesis won the best student project award for the National Council on Public History; she is one of the only, if not the only, individual to have won this award (the other award-winning projects have been done by groups), and one of the very few winners to have come from a non-doctoral degree granting institution.

INTERNSHIP: Great Leap

ORGANIZATION: GREAT LEAP, INC.
JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
CLASSIFICATION: FULL-TIME SUMMER INTERNSHIP (JUNE-SEPTEMBER)
SALARY: $3,500 FOR 10 WEEKS


Great Leap is a Los Angeles based multicultural performing arts organization
dedicated to creating and presenting original works in theater, music and
dance. Through the creative and collaborative process of performances,
workshops and community residencies, Great Leap works with professional
artists and community partners to instill a deeper understanding and a sense
of connection between diverse peoples. Founded in 1978 by Artistic Director
Nobuko Miyamoto, Great Leap is rooted in the Asian American community and
promotes cross-cultural exchange with local and nationwide audiences.

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Great Leap's Production & Development Assistant will be involved heavily in
the coordination and publicity for our community arts mentoring program
"Collaboratory," grant and fundraising development efforts, and creating,
updating and editing web and other publicity materials.

The Production & Development Assistant will be responsible for:
· Primarily, working with Great Leap staff, artists, and community
participants to assist in the coordination and publicity for
"Collaboratory," a community arts mentoring program for local emerging
artists.
· Assisting in development efforts, including researching potential
grant and funding sources, updating the funding database, preparing grant
applications, direct mail campaigns, and our annual fundraiser.
· Creating, preparing and distributing promotional materials to
prospective presenting venues, as well as to our audience.
· Updating 3 different databases, including our core audience,
presenters, and funders.
· Updating and expanding the content of the Great Leap web page,
www.greatleap.org


Skills/Knowledge Needed:

The intern should have the ability to multi-task, self-start and solve
problems creatively. As the intern will work closely with presenters, Great
Leap staff, artists, technicians, and community members, strong phone and
communication skills are required. Some experience with graphic design is a
plus. Experience with the Macintosh OS environment is helpful. A working
knowledge of Word is required. Experience with Filemaker Pro, Quark Xpress,
Photoshop, and HTML is helpful. Some experience producing theatrical or
musical production and knowledge of multi-ethnic communities in LA county
and LA arts community are pluses.


Eligibility requirements: Student must be a resident of or attend school in
Los Angeles County, must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student with
at least 1 semester completed by June 2006, and will not graduate before
December 2006.

-->If you are interested in interning for Great Leap, please send us your
resumé via email to: luke@greatleap.org, fax: (213) 250-8801, or mail: 1145
Wilshire Blvd #100-D, LA, CA 90017
***the deadline for applicants is April 28, 2006

To learn more about us, please visit our website at: www.greatleap.org

EVENT: Manzanar Pilgrimage Weekend Events

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2006
Contact: Gretel Enck
Phone: 760 878-2194

MANZANAR PILGRIMAGE SET FOR APRIL 29, 2006

Manzanar National Historic Site invites the public to participate in a

weekend of activities surrounding the Manzanar Committee's 37th annual

Pilgrimage to Manzanar. This year visitors will be able to experience

music, paintings, film screenings, speeches, and a public reception. All

events are free.


On Friday, April 28, the Independence Chamber of Commerce and the Friends

of Eastern California Museum will host a public reception from 4:00 - 6:00

p.m. at the Eastern California Museum in Independence.


The Manzanar Committee's 37th annual Pilgrimage begins at 11:00 a.m.

Saturday at the Manzanar Cemetery. The Pilgrimage includes cultural

programs, guest speakers, and an interfaith memorial service. That

evening, the "Manzanar at Dusk (MADness!)" program sponsored by the

Manzanar Committee, Manzanar History Association and Friends of Manzanar

will feature 1940's music performed by the Grateful Crane Ensemble,

followed by group discussions and an open mic session.


On Sunday, April 30, filmmaker Brian Maeda will present his film, "Music

Man of Manzanar," about camp music teacher Louis Frizzell. Brian's brother

Arnold is featured in the film recalling his high school years and memories

of music in camp. Brian and Arnold Maeda will screen the film and answer

visitor questions from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday.


More than 160,000 visitors have experienced the Manzanar Interpretive

Center since its April 2004 grand opening. The Interpretive Center is open

every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. Special hours for

Pilgrimage weekend are as follows:

Friday, April 28 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 29 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 30 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.


In addition to the exhibits and award-winning film, visitors are invited to

experience Manzanar History Association's "Selected Artists from the Henry

Fukuhara Annual Alabama Hills and Manzanar Workshop" art show and sale from

April 29 through May 21. This exhibition will take place on the stage in

the Interpretive Center.


Manzanar National Historic Site is located 6 miles south of Independence, 9

miles north of Lone Pine; approximately 230 miles northeast of Los Angeles,

off U.S. Hwy 395. For more information, please call (760) 878-2194 or visit

our website at www.nps.gov/manz.

INTERNSHIP: Chinese American Museum: Paid Getty Summer Internship Opportunity

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Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:55:09 -0700
From: florante ibanez
Subject: Chinese American Museum: Paid Getty Summer Internship Opportunity
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;

community news......
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GETTY MULTICULTURAL

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERGRADUATES



The Chinese American Museum is proud to offer two (2) paid, full-time
summer internships for qualified undergraduate students from June 19 -
August 25, 2006.

One Curatorial/Collections internship to catalog and organize artifacts
and update our collections database in support of our next permanent
exhibit about culture and community.

One Education internship to develop curriculum for our permanent exhibit
about Chinese American history and Chinese immigration.

Qualifications: These internships are available for currently enrolled
full-time undergraduates who are members of underrepresented groups in
professions related to museums and the visual arts. Candidates
considering a career in museums are strongly encouraged to apply, but
candidates from all areas of undergraduate study are welcome. Excellent
verbal and written communication, research skills and computer literacy
are strongly desired. Applicants must:
1) have completed at least one semester of college by June 2006;
2) not be graduating before December 2006; and
3) be a resident of or attend college in Los Angeles County.

Duration: June 19 to August 25, 2006 (10 weeks)
Hours per Week: 40 hours (8 hours each day)
Stipend: $3,500 for a ten week period
Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2005

Before you apply, learn about CAM's mission and history at www.camla.org
!

To Apply, send
1) a current resume,
2) cover letter describing your interest in the internship, and
3) two (2) letters of recommendation to Chinese American Museum, 125
Paseo de la Plaza, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90012, or you may fax your
application to (213) 485-0428. Please note, if you apply via fax, please
call (213) 485-8484 to verify our receipt of your documents.
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Please direct Curatorial/Collections internship applications and
inquiries to Sonia Mak, Curator, (213) 485-8344, curator@camla.org
. Please direct Educational internship
applications and inquiries to Jane Cheung, Museum Educator, (213)
473-5306, educator@camla.org

INTERNSHIP: Summer Internships at the 15th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture

FilAm ARTS, the premiere Filipino American arts and cultural services
organization, is offering two paid summer internships: Festival
Administrative Assistant and Visual Arts Curatorial Intern.

The intern will play a key role in the larger FPAC team efforts and
will be expected to communicate with many segments of the community,
from planning and production committees to artists and vendors.

Eligibility :
· Intern candidates can be sought from all areas of undergraduate
study and are not required to have demonstrated a previous commitment
to the arts.
· In addition, each intern candidate must meet the following
eligibility criteria: (1) s/he must be a currently enrolled
undergraduate and have completed at least one semester of college by
June 2005; (2) s/he will not graduate before December 2005; and (3)
s/he must be a resident of or attend college in Los Angeles County.
· Please note that students who have previously served as LA County or
Getty Multicultural summer interns at our organization or who have
served as such at more than two other organizations are not eligible
for consideration.
· Finally, staff members and relatives of staff or board members are
not eligible for these internships.

Intern Salary:
Each intern will receive a gross salary of $3,500 for a full-time
position for a consecutive ten-week period period from June to
September, with specific start and end dates based on student
availability. In addition to the responsibilities of the position,
interns must attend four mandatory events coordinated by the Arts
Commission and the Getty.

Nature of Training
Interns who work at FilAm ARTS will understand the link between
administration and curation for the community. Interns will garner
first-hand knowledge of the community, while learning to equally
prioritize aesthetics and timeline management. Working with visual
arts practitioners, arts administrators and community organizers, the
intern will gain experience in curation, production and community
organizing while having insightful interactions with leaders in the
community. FilAm ARTS also partners with many community organizations
to produce the Festival, so that the intern will also have the
opportunity to learn how to negotiate with people from other fields.
Successful interns will also learn the value of becoming team players,
having a willingness to learn and explore new experiences, having a
positive attitude and a sense of humor.

To apply for an internship:
Complete the following application questions and then send a resume
and one letter of recommendation from a supervisor or advisor to:
Vanessa Vela Lovelace, Administrator
FilAm ARTS
607 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 644 - 6251 FAX
vvela@filamarts.org

Deadline: April 21st, 2006

Application Questions:
1. Name, Address, Phone, Email,
2. College, Date of Graduation, Major/Minor
3. Which Internship Position are you Applying for?
4. In a one page Letter of Intent, please answer the following
questions and attach to your completed application.
a. Please describe your community organizing skills and your
experience in event coordination.
b. What would you contribute to the FilAm ARTS team?
c. What would you like to get out of your experience as a FilAm ARTS
intern?
5. Circle all applications you have a working knowledge of
a. MS Word
b. MS Excel
c. MS Access
d. MS Powerpoint
e. Photoshop
f. Illustrator
g. FinalCut Pro
h. Filemaker Pro
i. Other

6. How did you learn about our internship program?
a. Website
b. Email
c. Faculty Counselor
d. Friend
e. Other



For more information about FilAm ARTS visit www.filamarts.org
For more information about the Los Angeles County Arts Commission
visit www.lacountyarts.org
For more information about the Getty Foundation visit www.getty.edu

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNSHIPS:

Festival Administration Assistant
Intern will work with the Festival Director and staff in all aspects
of special event production including resource development, volunteer
coordination and community arts programming, while actively
collaborating with community and student orgs, city and county
offices, vendors and businesses, artists and volunteers for Festival
production.

· Responsible for assisting in Festival production, volunteer
coordination, administrative and accounting support.
· Assist in production logistics, including filing permits, contacting
government liaisons.
· Assist in coordination of production meetings for the curators and
key volunteers.
· Coordinate progress with city and county offices, community
organization partners and vendors.
· Provide support in organizing vendor booths.
· Update volunteer recruitment materials to distribute.
· Direct recruitment and outreach efforts to find new volunteers.
· Contact past volunteers and invite to participate again.
· Coordinate volunteer orientations.
· Create volunteer information packets and schedules.
· On-Site volunteer coordination.
· Provide general administrative support to the Festival Director.
· Assitance with maintaining festival budgets, supporting documents
and accounting practices.
· Assist in coordinating wrap up actions including Staff and Volunteer
Appreciation event, post-festival assessments, and filing.


Curatorial Intern

The Curation Intern will be responsible for assisting in the curation
of the Pilipino Artist Network Pavilion at the Festival of Philippine
Arts & Culture. The PAN Pavilion is the center of all Visual Arts
programming of the festival and has similar components on the Festival
website and printed souvenir program book.

· This intern will be working primarily with the Executive Director
and Visual Arts Curator in conceptualizing the exhibits; outreaching
for artists; administering submissions; collecting artwork for the web
and for print; designing the site plan, operating and accounting
procedures; as well as providing on-site supervision of the area
during the festival. The intern will also be responsible for
contributing to overall production of key curating components of the
Festival, which includes artist contract administration, reception and
follow-up post festival.
· The Curation intern will also be asked to coordinate a point of
engagement activity related to the PAN Pavilion, focusing on the
collaboration between artists and the community, aiming for the
greater valuing of Visual Arts in our community. The intern is
expected to focus on creating the best possible point-of-sale
interaction between visual artists and the art buying festival
audience on the weekend of the Festival.

Getty Eligibility:
· The internship opportunities are inteded for members of groups
underrepresented in professions related to museums and the visual
arts: individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native
american, and Pacific Islander descent.


Following Internships are available at a non-paid basis. If
available, we are willing to support school credit.

Community Liaison
The Community Liaison intern will be working with many community,
governmental and professional contacts in order to better coordinate
public relations activities. The Community Liaison intern will not
only serve for large-scale Festival production but also for the
benefit of all the organization's programs in order to campaign for
the awareness of the importance of arts and culture.

Responsibilities
· Responsible for community, media and governmental relations. Will
help to implement campaign for the awareness of the importance of arts
and culture.
· Develop contact database, distribute letters, onsite reception at
festival, follow up and thank yous.
· Responsible for updating, renewing, improving contact database.
Responsible for outreach efforts by attending relevant community
meetings and events from all over Southern California.
· Assist in corporate support solicitations.
· Responsible for distributing press releases and publicity materials
to broadcast and print media for all Filam ARTS events and programs.
· Responsible for creating, collecting and reporting on audience
surveys for all FilAm ARTS events and programs.
· Assist in the coordination and administrative support of the
Festival Program Book.
· Coordinate onsite press and community info booth.


Publications Intern
The Publications Intern will be responsible for the educational
component of the print and web efforts of the 15th Annual Festival of
Philippine Arts & Culture. Primarily, the intern will learn through
their efforts the integration of education, curation, marketing and
production, four significant areas in the business of publications.

The intern will be responsible for
· assisting in the organization and overall production of Souvenir
Anniversary program book and website of the Festival, which will
include developing editorial content as well as the logistical
knowledge required to produce the project.
· In collaboration with these parties, the intern will be responsible
for managing project timelines; collecting information; preparing
content for the Festival graphic designer and webmaster; liaising with
the product printer for the completion and delivery of the product
prior to the festival; and preparing products for press packets and
distribution at the festival.
· Intern will work with the Artistic Director, Graphic Designer, and
Administrator in the visioning of the products' goals, direction,
content, layout and completion.
· Intern will also be working directly with Marketing and Production
committee members to coordinate print and web material in conjuction
with their timelines.

About FilAm ARTS:
The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts &
Culture, also known as Fil-Am ARTS, is a multidisciplinary community
arts organization whose mission is to advance the understanding of the
arts and diverse cultural heritage of Filipinos in the Unites States
through presentation, education and arts services.

INTERNSHIP: summer internships at East West Players

East West Players, the nation's premier Asian American theatre organization,
is offering three summer internships: Development Assistant, Technical
Production Assistant and Arts Education Assistant. Funded by the Los Angeles
County Arts Commission, each internship is 40 hours per week for 10 weeks
and students earn $350 per week. The internship period is June - September,
with specific start and end dates based on student availability. In addition
to the responsibilities of the position, interns must attend four mandatory
events coordinated by the Arts Commission.

Student eligibility for internship positions is limited to currently
enrolled undergraduates who either reside in and/or attend college in Los
Angeles County, will have completed at least one semester of college by June
2006, and will not graduate before December 2006. Candidates are welcome
from all areas of undergraduate study and are not required to have
demonstrated a previous commitment to the arts.

To apply for an internship, send a resume and cover letter to:
Mr. Trent Steelman, Managing Director
120 Judge John Aiso St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-7111 FAX
tsteelman@eastwestplayers.org

For more information about East West Players visit www.eastwestplayers.org
For more information about the Los Angeles County Arts Commission visit
www.lacountyarts.org

Development Assistant
Will provide support for the Asian American Theatre conference to take place
in the summer of 2006. Will be highly involved in logistical coordination
aspects of the conference including the creation of delegate materials and
information dissemination. Preferred: computer proficient (Word, Excel,
internet) with excellent and accurate spelling, grammar, organizational and
interpersonal skills; enthusiasm for the arts, community relations, and the
stamina to multitask in a fast-paced environment; flexibility to work
occasional nights/weekends during special events; pleasant communication
skills (in person and on the phone) for dealing with organization donors and
board members.

Technical Production Assistant
Will provide technical and production related support for a 240-seat theatre
and a separate warehouse site by aiding in prop and set construction,
theatre maintenance and other related activities. Will also assist the
Production Manager during pre-production. Required: skilled in construction,
possess basic electrical knowledge and have the ability and willingness to
lift and carry heavy items, such as props; design or theatre experience is a
plus; able to do "hands on" jobs.

Arts Education Assistant
The Arts Education Assistant will develop an excel database and invoicing
system to track the sales of our touring theatre for youth program and will
then use the database to begin outreach to new Southern California
elementary schools. The intern will play an integral role in developing a
strategic plan to increase bookings at Southern California schools.
Required: proficient in Word and Excel; display excellent organizational
skills. Preferred: enthusiasm for arts education; highly motivated and a
self-starter; able to multi-task in a fast paced work environment;
flexibility to work occasional nights/weekends for special events; exemplary
interpersonal communication skills to deal with organization patrons, board
members and school administrators.

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As the nation’s premier Asian American theatre organization, East West
Players produces outstanding works and educational programs that give voice
to the Asian Pacific American experience.

East West Players
David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts
120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-7000 phone | (213) 625-7111 FAX
www.eastwestplayers.org | info@eastwestplayers.org

JOB: Vietnamese Voting Educator

Special Service for Groups



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Title: Vietnamese Voting Educator


Division: Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance, Inc.

FLSA: Non-Exempt Supervisor: Mary Anne Foo and Katrina Jaffe

Pay Range/Rate: $ 13.00-17.00 per hour DOE. Hours per week depending on the applicant's availability. (75% - 100%) Benefits are included.

Summary

Under the supervision of the Policy Manager, the Voting Educator is responsible for conducting voter education and outreach to the Vietnamese community to encourage low propensity voters to participate in the electoral process. The Voting Educator will work closely with the Policy Manager to implement an action plan to improve voting rates among Vietnamese Americans in Orange County. "Special Service for Groups/OCAPICA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer"

Essential Functions

Administration (10%)

§ Complete all necessary documentation for program evaluation.

Community education (80%)

§ Conduct outreach education to the Vietnamese community regarding voting rights and electoral process.

§ Identify community sites to conduct voter education at.

§ Develop, translate and evaluate voter education materials in Vietnamese.

§ Develop voter education workshops for the Vietnamese community.

Networking and media relations (10%)

§ Attend meetings, trainings, and cultural events

§ Develop news articles for the Vietnamese media on voting topics

Minimum Qualifications - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

§ Must be fluent in verbal, written, and reading of Vietnamese

§ Must have excellent community relation skills

§ Have at least 3 years of experience working with the Vietnamese American community

§ California Driver's License and transportation to travel to conferences, meetings, and trainings, and community outreach



Desired Qualifications - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

¨ Voting education background desired, but not necessary

¨ Willingness to be trained on policy issues affecting the Vietnamese community

¨ Community outreach skills

¨ Must be comfortable with the philosophy and goals of OCAPICA.



Supervisory Responsibilities

¨ No supervisory responsibilities

Environmental Conditions (Working Conditions)

¨ The environment for this position is an office environment, as well as weekly outreach in the Vietnamese community (businesses, community organizations, churches, temples, etc.)



Physical Requirement

¨ In the course of performing this job, the incumbent typically spends time sitting, standing, walking, typing, filing, listening and speaking.



Mental Requirement

¨ The incumbent in this position must be able to accommodate to any/all of the following: tolerance for distractions and interruptions.



Application Process:

Application deadline: April 28, 2006

Please e-mail or send a cover letter, resume and 3 professional references (past supervisors including e-mail address and phone number) to: Mary Anne Foo and Katrina Jaffe

E-mail: mafoo@ocapica.org and kjaffe@ocapica.org

OCAPICA 12900 Garden Grove Blvd. Suite 214A, Garden Grove, CA 92843



(Please ensure that the email subject has the job title: Vietnamese Voting Educator)



No Phone Calls Please



Agency Background:

The Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) is dedicated to enhancing the health, and social and economic well-being of Asians and Pacific Islanders in Orange County, California. Established in 1997, OCAPICA works to improve and expand the community's opportunities through service, education, advocacy, organizing and research. These community-driven activities seek to empower Asians and Pacific Islanders to define and control their lives and the future of their community.



Special Service for Groups, Inc. (SSG) serves as the legal employer to this position. "Special Service for Groups is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer"



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Katrina Jaffe

Policy Manager

Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA)

12900 Garden Grove Blvd., Ste. 214A Garden Grove, CA 92843

(714) 636-9095

(714) 636-8828 fax

kjaffe@ocapica.org

www.ocapica.org

JOB: Asian Pacific American Legal Center DRP Research Assistant Job Announcement

1145 Wilshire Boulevard, Second Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 977-7500
Fax (213) 977-7595




TEMPORARY PART-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Job Announcement - posted April 3, 2006

Agency Description: The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) was established in 1983 with broad-based support and has become the leading organization in the region dedicated to providing the diverse Asian Pacific American community with civil rights advocacy and multilingual, culturally-sensitive services and education.

APALC’s Demographic Research Project (DRP) was established to make research more accessible to the growing API community and organizations that serve it. DRP seeks to (1) inform community programs and advocacy through data collection, analysis, and mapping and (2) empower community organizations to better utilize research in grant making, program planning, and advocacy through technical assistance and training.

Position Summary: APALC’s Demographic Research Project seeks a Research Assistant to help implement a groundbreaking project aimed at increasing voter turnout among low-propensity Asian American voters, including those in Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, and South Asian communities. Under the supervision of DRP’s Project Director, the Research Assistant will manage voter data used in nightly phone banking efforts and report on daily progress. This position will be for three months from successful candidates’ start date.

Responsibilities:

· Manage, report on voter data;
· Assist in other research as needed.

Qualifications:

Experience with data management and analysis required;
Ability to work nights and weekends required;
Experience or coursework involving the use of SPSS preferred;
· Familiarity with phone-banking, other get-out-the-vote efforts preferred;
· Knowledge of the API community preferred;
· California driver’s license, insurance and access to a car preferred.

Compensation:

$14 per hour and parking provided.

Application Procedure:
Mail, e-mail, or fax cover letter, resume, and references to Dan Ichinose, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 1145 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017, dichinose@apalc.org, FAX (213) 977-7595. No telephone inquiries please.

An equal employment opportunity employer, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center is a nonprofit organization providing direct legal services, community education and
civil rights advocacy on behalf of the low income and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California.