1.      June 17 – D.C. - Asian American Civic Project Kick-off. 7-10PM. THE PARK at 14^th 920 14th St. NW, Washington DC. Please join Asian Pacific Americans for Progress PAC in launching its new Asian American Civic Project at The Park on Tuesday, June 17th to help raise funds and kickoff this worthwhile project. The Asian American Civic Project is a new political training and placement program for Asian Americans who want to establish a career in politics and future public service. This will be a great opportunity support the project and to network with Asian Americans working in government, politics, and the non-profit sector, as well as other professionals within the DC area. Please feel free to invite friends/ colleagues. Minimum $20 donation requested. Free Hors D'oeuvres, Drink Specials and a Full Dinner Menu is available. Contact info: 2679688319 and apaprogress@gmail.com More details and RSVP available at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=19266232810

2.      June 18 – LA - APAP/LA Happy Hour Fundraiser. 6-8 PM.  E 3rd Steakhouse, 734 E 3rd Street,  Los Angeles, CA 90013. Featuring special emcee poet Beau Sia, fun door prizes and a sneak clip from “Vincent Who?”, APAP's first film. Regular - $20. Students - $10. Co-hosted by hapihour.org. RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15147509025 

===============================================================

1. June 18 – San Francisco - Obama Evening with Maya Soetoro-Ng. Meet Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng, Sen. Barack Obama's sister, on Wednesday, June 18, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Roe Restaurant, 651 Howard Street, San Francisco. $25 Donation. RSVP required and capacity is limited: http://meetmaya.apaforobama.com Email Keith Kamisugi at meetmaya@apaforobama.com with any questions.
2. June 20 – Woodbridge, VA - Loving Day/AntiBVBL/Unity in the Community/9500 Liberty Party. To bridge the division caused by the Prince William County Immigration Resolution, and in honor of the 41st anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage in the United States, Loving Day, AntiBVBL.net, Unity in the Community, and 9500 Liberty are holding a party on Friday, June 20^th from 7:30 to 10:00 PM at El Portal restaurant, 14561 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Woodbridge, VA 22191. (703) 490-6290. For more details, please see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsycdeU11b
3. June 23 - Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) "Free Your Story" Contest. CAAM and Toyota Matrix are looking for 6 emerging storytellers to explore ideas of activity and movement in this exciting digital age. In a 5-7 minute piece in any film/video genre, allow your vision to take flight across time and space, from real to virtual, from intertia to motion. To drive your story, imagine you have a powerful Toyota Matrix device that moves your narrative forward - and keeping with the theme, this object is as open to interpretation as your story. Whether you use the actual vehicle or a Matrix-shaped portal, free yourself to delve into any subject matter - from immigration stories to voter voices to global issues. We challenge you to make the most interesting and insightful works and prove that creativity knows no boundaries. Deadline is Monday, June 23, 2008 at 8PM PST. For more details, go to http://asianamericanmedia.org/blog/featured/2008/05/26/the-toyota-matrix-free-your-story-contest/

-- END --