PROGRESS REPORT - Vegas, Movie Premiere in LA, Pipeline Program and more! APAforProgress.org In this email: (1) Vegas, Baby (2) Movie Premiere - Tre (3) Upcoming Dem Sums/Meetings (4) Pipeline Project (5) Join our Facebook Group ========================================= VEGAS, BABY! MLK Weekend (January 17-20)! ========================================= Come join APAP on a road trip to Vegas this weekend for the Jan. 19th caucus. Over thirty folks have already signed up, including celebrities Kelly Hu and Yul Kwon. It's the long MLK weekend (Jan. 21) so feel free to stay an extra day or two. You can work for your favorite campaign or help out the DNC or do non-partisan work with the good folks at APIAVotes or APALA! Email for more details on discount housing and carpooling. =================================== SPECIAL INVITE TO APAP BOARD MEMBER ERIC BYLER'S NEW FEATURE FILM 'TRE' =================================== Opening Weekend Screening & Q & A w/ Private Networking Event Co-sponsored by APA for Progress and hapihour.org Tre arrives unannounced at a secluded mountain home where his friends Gabe and Kakela allow him to crash on their couch. But Kakela becomes increasingly annoyed with Tre when he begins a revenge-fueled sexual affair with her best friend, Nina. As Kakela watches Nina's marriage unravel, she begins to question her devotion to Gabe. Unsure of her motives, she accepts a dare devised by Tre -- a simple 10-second experiment that changes her life forever. Sexual competition and moral ambiguity are the only constants in Byler's searing sequel to his critically acclaimed 2003 Independent Spirit Award nominee, "Charlotte Sometimes." TRE THEATRICAL TRAILER http://apap.c.topica.com/maajyHiabEf3EaaaaaabaeQyyu/ "The all-Asian cast I chose for CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES confused some viewers because they had come to expect an overt political commentary when confronted with ethnic faces in American films. My follow-up TRE features mixed Asian ('hapa') romantic leads and also ignores ethnicity, favoring humanity as its focus and theme. In a sense, TRE reasserts the right of ethnic artists to tell stories about our communities without focusing on the issue of race ... without political agenda." -- Eric Byler SCREENING AND Q&A Saturday, February 2, 2008 5:10 p.m. Screening Q&A to Follow Laemmle's Sunset 5 8000 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046 PRIVATE NETWORKING EVENT w/ APA writers, directors and actors 7:30 PM - Sushi Dan (in the same complex) Free PLEASE RSVP ON EVITE http://apap.c.topica.com/maajyHiabEf3UaaaaaabaeQyyu/ myspace.com/tremovie: http://apap.c.topica.com/maajyHiabEf3FaaaaaabaeQyyu/ ========================== UPCOMING DEM SUMS/MEETINGS ========================== Pipeline Conference Call For those interested in getting involved in the program. (Details below) Jan 20th at 9 PM EST/6 PM PST Dem Sum in Chicago 4829 N. Broadway Feb. 9th at 11:00 AM apap.chicago (at) gmail.com Dem Sum in Los Angeles 750 N. Hill St. Feb 17th at 11:00 AM curtischin (at) aol (dot) com =================================== PIPELINE PROGRAM TO GET MORE YOUNG AAPIS INVOLVED IN POLITICAL PROCESS =================================== APAP is launching a new program to expand the pipeline to get more young Asian Americans involved in the political process and civic life. Our program is focused on providing an unparalleled professional development opportunity for recent Asian American college graduates, providing them with training to work on a campaign, a three-month stipend to work for a progressive candidate they support, and resume-building and career development session upon completion of the program in November '08. We are actively seeking APAP chapters/supporters in cities and towns across the country to be a host of a program participant. The main role of the APAP chapter will be to help select the program participant in your city, provide financial support and resources, mentorship, and in some cases, to be the home away from home for these young individuals. clarence (dot) tong (at) gmail.com ======================= JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP ======================= APAP has launched a Facebook group. Sign up and stay informed! http://apap.c.topica.com/maajyHiabEf3VaaaaaabaeQyyu/

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