[ May 27, 2009; 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] “American Masters: Hollywood Chinese”, a 90 min documentary is produced, written and directed by Arthur Dong. It examines the extraordinary stories of pioneering Chinese/Chinese American history in Hollywood. Offering treasure troves of clips punctuated by personal accounts of the most accomplished Ch/ChAm artists in Hollywood.
It will show this Wed 5/27 @ 9PM (Pacific Time) on KCET/PBS.
Part of [...]
Written on May 26, 2009 | Posted in
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[ August 20, 2009; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Thursday, August 20, 2009
Santa Anita Racetrack (next door to the Westfield shopping center and across the street from the L.A. Arboretum)
8am-5pm (4 to 8 hour shifts available)
Interested in volunteering your time or donating for a good cause? From time to time we will forward information when volunteer opportunities come up that we think ACT members [...]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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[ May 26, 2009; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] ACT is starting a lunch and learn series with high-level executives within Xerox. These lunch and learn series will give members to opportunity to meet, learn and ask questions from these executives that could help enhance your knowledge and even career within Xerox. If you know if any executive that you would like to refer [...]
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – http://asianpacificheritage.gov/
Origins of Asian Pacific American Heritage month -http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianintro1.html
Famous Firsts by Asian Americans – www.infoplease.com/spot/apahmfirsts.html
Asian-American History Timeline: Asians coming to America – http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asiantimeline1.html
The History of Tea – http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tea1.html
The History of the Fortune Cookie – http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fortunecookies.html
The History of Chopsticks – http://www.infoplease.com/spot/chopsticks1.html
13 Feng Shui Tips – http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fengshui2.html
Asian American History Quiz – http://quizzes.familyeducation.com/asian-history-month/asian-americans/61640.html
Asian [...]
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In honor of Asian Heritage Month, ACT will be holding a contest nationwide to encourage members to share their heritage with us. We are asking members to write a short essay sharing with us “What does Asian Heritage Mean to You?” Please email submissions to the ACT Board DL: USA ACT National Board – which [...]
Written on May 16, 2009 | Posted in
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