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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
by Julie Cho
Do you enjoy yKAN events? Aren’t yKAN people so nice?! (haha) In order for yKAN programs and events to function, yKAN Executive Board (e-board) members work very hard to make a great yKAN experience for you. However, WE NEED YOUR HELP! More fresh ideas and man power is needed. The E-board current has the following positions that need to be filled.
- Advancement Committee (2)
- Community Service Committee (1 to 2)
- Membership Committee (2)
- Media / Web Committee (1)
- Fundraising Committee (1 to 2)
- Social / Networking Committee (1)
A description of the duties of each office can be found on our website (www.ykan.org/about/committee.html). You many also feel free to contact me at julie@ykan.org. We are looking for team players with energy, enthusiasm and creativity! Even if you are looking to build social/leadership skills, it’s a great place to start! If this describes you and you are interested in helping to shape the direction of yKAN, contact me today! Welcome to the yKAN family!
Yours Truly,
Julie Cho
julie@ykan.org
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GENERAL MEETING
Meet & mingle with dynamic, single Korean-American professionals amid salsa dancing!
There are few better ways to get to know someone than by learning to dance together. Zack was featured as "Best of New York" by New York magazine. He will guide members through the spicy and passionate salsa steps at his newly renovated dance studio. During the second half of the evening, members will enjoy tasty complimentary food including Insalata Caprese, Pasta a la Zack , fresh bread, beverages, and more, and mingle with other professionals.
If you'd like to join us for a fun night of dancing and socializing, please RSVP to membership@ykan.org (space will be limited to first 60).
We look forward to seeing you there.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
| WHAT: |
Film Screening: “Tie A Yellow Ribbon” Directed by Joy Dietrich. www.yellowribbonmovie.com |
| WHEN: |
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007, 8 PM |
| WHERE: |
Urban World Vive Film Festival on 34th St. AMC Theatre www.urbanworld.com |
| AFTER PARTY: |
Maxim Lounge located in the Stanford Hotel on 32nd street. (Drink specials w/movie ticket) |
Written and directed by Joy Dietrich, TIE A YELLOW RIBBON is one of very few films that give realistic portrayals of young Asian-American women and stars Kim Jiang, Jane Kim (who you might have seen in Michael Kang’s smashing new movie West 32nd Street), Patrick Heusinger (see him with Alan Cumming in Sweetland), and Ian Wen.
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON that Variety has called “Engrossing and Poignant.”
Jenny Mason (Kim Jiang) is a Korean adoptee and aspiring photographer, who works as a barista at a hip cafe in NYC and keeps a safe emotional distance from everyone around her. But after being forced out of her apartment, she moves in with Bea (Jane Kim), a beautiful model who also makes straight A’s in school. Despite her pristine facade, Bea harbors insecurities, which bring down Jenny’s guard and allows a tender friendship to form. When the artist Simon (Ian Wen) enters Jenny’s world offering her a chance to truly connect, her adoptive brother Joe (Patrick Heusinger) reappears and stirs long suppressed feelings from her past.
Writer/Director Joy Dietrich creates a rich character piece exploring the complex hearts and spirited minds of today’s young Americans of Asian descent. Her nuanced feature debut holds truths in its reticence, and Kim Jiang turns in a stunning performance, balancing Jenny’s inner turmoil with her admirably strong will. Refusing to tie the yellow ribbon into a happy bow ending, Dietrich lets Jenny’s story naturally and realistically unfold, imperfections, triumphs, and hardships intact.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE REPORT
by Julie Cho
Too busy and need some break? Too bored? Well, come on out and join yKAN community services! On June 23rd, we are going to be at the West Side Tennis Stadium in Forest Hills, NY for “Relay for Life” to honor and support cancer patients and communities. I personally love this event! Since my college years, I have been to many different Relays as a volunteer, but words can never adequately describe "Relay for Life." You just have to experience it. It's a combination of emotions, hope, unity, perseverance, and triumph for so many cancer survivors. It is a moment of tender memories we have of those we have lost to cancer. So, would you like to join us? Do you know anyone whose life has been affected by cancer? Bring friends, family, and special ones! Bring your prayers. We will celebrate hope, honor, and remember the memories of those loved ones who lost the battle of cancer.
Upcoming June 23rd, 2007 yKAN Community Service:
Relay For Life with the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society (ACS) Cancer Survivorship Event is on Saturday, June 23, 2007! Relay for Life is a unique celebration of hope during which teams of friends, co-workers, neighbors and families walk around a track to demonstrate their support for the fight against cancer. The event is non-competitive and open to all! A festive atmosphere prevails as team members camp out on the grounds at the West Side Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills to enjoy music (there are so many bands and entertainment ready!), food fun, entertainment, and activities while building camaraderie with fellow teammates and participants. yKAN will form a team and will be walking around the track with our banner to raise the awareness of cancer together. The festivities continue throughout the night with games, activities, raffles and prizes. Registered participants will also be given the opportunity to compete in a serving contest organized by former WTA Touring Pro, Akemi Kinoshita at the home of the former US Open! So, you tennis fans and players out there- let’s have a tennis match!! There will be live entertainment featuring DJ LoLyfe and DJ ROLI RHO, and full line up of performances by bands that were highlighted in myspace.com.
Also, the Relay event begins with a special Survivor's Lap and includes an unforgettable luminaria candle ceremony that honors survivors and remembers those who lost their battle with cancer! The luminaria ceremony will be set up by volunteers to spell "HOPE" in the large stadium. All candles will represent cancer survivors and those who are no longer with us. The luminaria ceremony will begin at 9:00pm and glow the whole stadium with hope. As a part of community service, yKAN will be volunteering to help out setting up candles, tables, chairs, hanging banners, clean up, etc. There is a minimum of 4 hours of volunteer service required in place of paying a $10 registration fee.
We need volunteers to help us with the following: registration tent, selling ACS merchandise, sell luminaria and put sold luminaria out on the field, light luminaries at night, and help people sign the Wall of Hope with encouraging messages to fight cancer.
If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail community@ykan.org in advance or call Julie at the American Cancer Society, 718-263-2225 ext. 32. E-mail me with the time you will be volunteering. Please contact me soon.
Thank you!
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Date: Saturday, June 23, 2007
Time: 2:00pm - 9:30pm (for volunteering-any 4 hrs)
Place: West Side Tennis Stadium, 1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Admission: FREE with minimum of 4 hrs volunteering service
Contact: community@ykan.org or 718-263-2225 x 32 (Julie)
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Directions:
Subway- Independent Line (E, F, R, or V trains) to 71st (Continental) Avenue Station.
Leave station at 71st Avenue, south side of Queens Boulevard exit.
Walk south on 71st Avenue towards the L.I. Railroad underpass (2 blocks).
Walk under the overpass and immediately turn right on Burns Street. Walk one block and turn left on Tennis Place; the Club entrance is on the right. (69th Ave. & Clyde Ave.) - see website below.
For more information on direction: www.foresthillstennis.com
Community Service Recap
yKAN celebrated “Parents Day (Uh-Buh-Ee Nal) ” with Korean Community Service (KCS)’s 18th Senior Festival on Saturday, May 26th, 2007 at Flushing High School. About 1000 seniors attended the festival to enjoy Korean folk dance, a singing competition, and free health check-ups. yKAN volunteers were there to help with interpretations with health providers, giving out lunch boxes, taking survey questions and promoting KCS programs for seniors.
Special thanks to John Kim, DJ, and Julie Cho for coming out on a Memorial Day weekend to help our local seniors.
Sincerely,
Domina Park
Community Service Chair
community@ykan.org
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SOCIAL & NETWORKING COMMITTEE REPORT
by Jin Lim
DC Trip Recap
Early saturday morning, on april 14 2007, a cozy group of ykaners took a day trip to washington dc in search of the reknown cherry blossoms. Despite the forecast we lucked out of the anticipated storm and enjoyed a day of exploring the cherry blossom festival, seeing the dc sights olong the walk to the tidal basin that is surrounded by the sought blossom, learning about the history and care of the blossom, hearing funny stories such as how a woodchuck is able to bring down a whole cherry tree, and rounding the day with sake tasting. Although few trees filled with cherry blossoms were sighted due to the end of blossom season, it was a trip to remember as we grew our friendship with each other as the cherry trees were given as a gift of friendship.
May Happy Hour Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended the happy hour at Red Sky's rooftop on Thursday May 24, 2007. We had a fantastic turnout on a hot evening to network, to learn about yKAN, and to enjoy some cosmotinis and appletinis.
White Rabbit upcoming
Did you miss us at the last happy hour at Red Sky? Join us on Friday July 13, 2007 at "White Rabbit" from 7-9 PM for the next happy hour. There will be $4 happy hour special for beers & well drinks.
http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/41302570/new_york_ny/white_rabbit.html
145 E Houston St (Eldridge Street)
New York, NY 10002-1046
Phone: (212) 477-5005
Volunteers WANTED:
Drivers for an upcoming white water rafting trip to Leigh River, PA in July or August. Please email social@ykan.org if you are interested in attending the trip and volunteer to drive. We need the help of volunteers to drive participants in order to determine the number of users who can attend the trip. This will be a prelude to a future class 5 white water rafting weekend trip to West Virginia in the fall.
Thank you,
Audrey Lee and Jin Lim
yKAN Social Committee
social@ykan.org
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MAY GENERAL MEETING RECAP
by Julie Cho
Falling for Grace Film Screening Recap
On Friday, May 18th, Sponsored by yKAN and CAPA (www.capaonline.org), Altra magazine (www.altrazine.com) presented a film screening of “Falling for Grace” to benefit the American Cancer Society. Altra magazine is featuring local Asian cancer survivors’ story in its spring issue. Directed by Fay Ann Lee, starring Fay Ann Lee, Margaret Cho, and Gale Harold, this film was at shown at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and VC Film Festival this year. It is a romantic comedy, family oriented, culturally uplifting movie that everyone should watch! Director Fay Ann Lee was there to answer questions from the audience.
For more information about this MUST SEE MOVIE, please visit: www.myspace.com/fallingforgracemovie and show your support! Congratulations to Director Fay Ann Lee, Nancy Moran (Altra), Bibs Teh (CAPA), and Julie Cho (yKAN) for making this event a great success!
Exactly a month after Virginia Tech incident, on Wed., May 16th, a group of fellow Korean American community organizations and yKAN formed together to talk about the issue of mental health in the Korean community. The forum had three highly informative panelists, Dr. Dong Soo Kim (Clinical Psychologist), Ms. Seon Ah Ahn (Korean American Family Services Center), and Ms. Karina Kim (Ph.D Candidate and Student Counselor at Stony Brook University). They touched upon the examples of negative experiences of adopting the cultural and social traits of another group and how the suicidal rate is going up among Korean American students. With 90 attendees, many key issues were addressed; however, this is only the beginning of what needs to be a continued effort to bring greater awareness for the issues of mental health in our community.
We thank Won Kyung Lee at KALCA for taking the lead to present this important presentation. Despite the rainy weather, many thanks to our yKAN members who came out to the forum.
Thanks,
Julie Cho
President
julie@ykan.org
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E-BOARD MINUTES
Please click on the link for the e-board minutes which took place on
June 5th, 2007.
www.ykan.org/news/minutes/june07_eboard_minutes.html
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Here is the list of exciting upcoming events for next month.
You can keep up-to-date with the latest happenings at yKAN and other organizations on our calendar.
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ASHA for Education NYC/NJ 4th Annual 5K Run/Walk |
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Saturday, June 30, 2007, 8 am |
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Riverside Park |
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For more information, go to http://www.ashanet.org/nycnj/5k. |
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| 2007 EXECUTIVE BOARD |
| President: | Julie Cho |
| Vice-President: | Brian Lee |
| General Secretary: | Isabel Kim |
| Treasurer: | Matthew Im |
Committee Chairs |
| Advancement: | Open |
| Social/Networking: | Audrey Lee
Jin Lim |
| Community Service: | Domina Park |
| Fundraising: | Open |
| Media/Web: | John Kim |
| Membership: | Open |
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Board of Directors
Kay Lee (Chairman)
Jayne Jun
Matthew Kang
Charles C. Khym
David Kim
James Lee
Kristin Pak
Gary Park
Jaz Park
Paul Shean
Lisa Yi
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yKANer's Classifieds
AAFilmlab 72 HOUR SHOOTOUT
JOIN THE COMPETITION NOW!
JUNE 22 – 25
Think you're a filmmaker? A Writer? Actor? Prove it.
Announcing the 4th Annual 72 Hour Shootout (June 22-25)! The Shootout is a nationwide competition where filmmaking teams have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit and produce short digital films up to five minutes on a common theme. The intention of this competition is to create opportunities for Asian Americans to demonstrate their talent, gain exposure in the entertainment industry and to impact the visibility of Asian American stories and characters in film and television. At least one key production member and a lead actor from each team must be of Asian descent. Not Asian? Fret not. Anyone can participate in this competition. We prefer diversity. Just visit the website for details.
info | www.72hourshootout.com | www.aafilmlab.com/index.php/shootout2007
deadline | regular registration: Friday, June 15
when | June 22 - 25
Ellen Kuras, Director of Photograpy of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Analyze That has joined our judging panel. www.imdb.com/name/nm0475578
Top 10 Shootout Films will now receive FREE submission to the 2008 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. www.asianamericanfilmfestival.org
**Competition is now open to the U.S. and Canada**
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON by Joy Dietrich
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON is currently doing the festival circuit, showing at various cities in the U.S. and around the world.
TYR will be screening next in Los Angeles at the VC Filmfest on Sunday May 6th at 2:30pm. To purchase tickets, go to www.vconline.org/festival/program.cfm?program_id=32.
Variety gave an overall positive review of the film, see www.variety.com/review/VE1117933345.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
TYR will also screen in Monaco in May at the International Emerging Talent Film Festival (www.ietff.org) and Las Vegas at Cinevegas Film Festival.
Please check our Website for screening updates: www.yellowribbonmovie.com or our myspace page: www.myspace.com/yellowribbonmovie.
If you want to post announcements on yKANSpirit Newsletter, please email john@ykan.org
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