•  San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
  
  ****  Thanks for marching with us!!!  ****
  
  It was such a HUGE SUCCESS!!! On the night of Feb 11, we had 204 marchers (our goal was 200) with fabulous red ponchos in the San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade (year of the Fire Dog).
  
  *** This parade is the MOST watched Asian parade outside of the Asian continent --with nearly one million viewers worldwide!
  
  Thank you, GAPA, for inviting APIQWTC and many other organizations, such as PANA Institute, GRACE, CUAV, COLLAGE, TRIKONE, Our Fmaily Coalition, Pacific School of Religion, Horizons Foundation, A&PI Wellness Center, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Equality California, Our Family Coalition, PANA Institute, Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow and Robin Pugh, Gilbert Lee (GAPA), Asian Law Caucus, Bay Association/United Church of Christ, and United Church of Hayward. Rev. Debbie Lee and Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kuan.  
  
  
  
• APIQWTC's 2006 Lunar New Year Banquet
  More Info
   
  Saturday, April 1, 2006
  6pm - 10pm
  Legendary Palace
  Oakland, CA

  You know you love it. You know you miss it. You know you need it. :-)
  
  YES, it's the Year of the Fire DOG! And APIQWTC's lunar new year / spring banquet is on again.  We're bringing it back to Oakland and doing it traditional banquet style.  Come see old friends and make new ones.
  
  This year's banquet entertainment is loaded with LOTS of FUN - Lion dance, JenRo's rap singing, Q String Quatet, kids performance, comedy, award, dancing, raffle drawing, and more.
  
  Since space is limited, reservations are guaranteed by check only.
  Please fill out the RSVP form, make your check payable to "API Banquet" by March 18, and mail to:
  

  API Banquet
  3148 Arizona St
  Oakland, CA 94602
  
  
  For more information about
  our banquet, please click here.
  
  And, the tradition continues - a free commemorative mug will be given away at the banquet. This year's design is once again a top secret!!! :-)
  
  We always need volunteer to help out for the banquet, please contact us at info@apiqwtc.org if you are such an angel...  :-)
  

  
  
   

•   AQUA 25 - New Events
  -- API Queer women, ages 25 and under
  
  Q1: Are you Asian or Pacific Islander, under 25?
  Q2: Looking for a place to connect with others?
  
  Join AQUA!
   
  This is a space for young Asian and Pacific Islander, queer or questioning (lesbian, bi or trans) women to come together and build community!! These events are Transgender inclusive, for youth ages 25 and under.
   
  We will meet at API Wellness Center, 730 Polk Street 4th Floor from 5-7pm in the Plumeria Room.  Please contact Celeste Chan at celesteklchan@yahoo.com.
   
   
  Thursday, March 23rd, 5-7pm 
  This is our first meeting! Join us for this social with vegetarian food.
   
  Friday, March 31st, 5-7pm
  Community building and visibility discussion
   
  Friday, April 14th, 5-7pm
  Film screening of Saving Face!
   
  Thursday, April 20th, 5-7pm
  Workshop on self-care and health
   
  Friday, April 28th, 5-7pm
  Workshop on healthy relationships/ Community building and planning

  
   

• GAYSIAN Stand-Up Comedy Showcase
   
  Last Tue of every Month 
  8pm Feb 28, Mar 28, Apr 25
  414 Mason St #705
  San Francisco, CA

  Featuring Queer Asian American Comics:
  
  * ASIAN POSTER BRIDE
  * SUE FERRER
  * ALI MAFI
  * KENNY "GOOD"
  
  Plus Special Guests of all Persuasions!!!
  
  For more info or to book Gaysian comics, contact San Francisco Comedy Colledge at richsfcc@yahoo.com,
  415-921-2051, or visit website at www.sfcomedycollege.com.

• Asian Poster Bride  -- By Jennifer Lin
  San Francisco, CA
  www.asianposterbride.com

  Fresh from the Asian Comedy Showcase where it was standing room only, Jennifer is well known for her numerous TV, radio, and print media appearances and interviews as the Asian Poster Bride for Marriage Equality. Already making a name for herself in the comedy circuit, she is highly sought after talent for comedy showcases and emcee for various Corporate and Non-Profit Organizations. She hopes to share her comedic insights by laughing at how silly the way things are in real life.
  
  Press Kit/Bookings: 510-388-6061 
  
  Email: jennifer@asianposterbride.com if you want to be put on an email list to receive regular updates.
  
  
  
  
   

• "Battle From the Margins"
  INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS --
  A rare showcase of 8 documentaries by queer women of color
  
  "BATTLE FROM THE MARGINS"
  Curated by Madeleine Lim
  
  7pm, Wednesday March 8
  Intersection for the Arts
  446 Valencia Street
  (between 15th and 16th Streets)
  San Francisco, CA 94103
  
  Screening Program: 74 min
  Q/A with Filmmakers
  
  Eight short documentaries by queer women of color battle injustice on multiple fronts - body, family, home, community and history. These films explore the emotional, symbolic and daily battleground of race with compelling honesty and witty complexity. From the deep earth tones of ancestral history through the eyes of an Afro-Boricua, to the luminous hues
  of home as rediscovered in the Philippines, to the saturated plume of American Indian portraits - this spectrum of films is a rallying call for social justice.
  
  All works are created through Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP).
  
  FILMS INCLUDE
  "Kimonos and Tamales" directed by Kristina Cervantes-Yoshida, 2004
  "Texture of Honesty" directed by Sandy Falby, 2001
  "And You Are?" directed by Orchid Pusey, 2003
  "Aunt to Nephew" directed by Yun Jong Suh, 2001
  "Negra Linda" directed by María Cora, 2004
  "Two-Spirits: Belonging" directed by Rope Wolf, 2005
  "Balikbayan Confessions" directed by Tina Bartolome, 2005
  "A Place to Begin" directed by Mónica Enríquez, 2005
  
  TICKETS
  $5-15 sliding scale
  Box Office: 415-626-3311
  
  CONTACT PERSON
  Rebeka Rodriguez, Tel: 415-626-2787 ext. 108, Fax: 415-626-1636. For more information, please visit website: http://www.theintersection.org/calendar/program_gallery.php
  
  
  
• 2006 SAN FRANCISCO INTL ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL (March 16-26)
  
  
  
  APIQWTC is pleased to co-present the following film program with the 24th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival:
  
  "CONFESSIONS OF LONGING"
  
      Saturday, March 18, 12pm
      Castro Theatre, Castro Street
      TRT: 105 mins
  
  Intimate confessions of queer Filipinas, travails of long distance love, the romantic entanglements of three childhood friends, and the family pressures of heterosexual marriage: this evocative collection of LGBT shorts promises to transform and inspire.
  
  March 16-26
  
  Please join us at the Festival as we celebrate and support the largest Asian American film festival in the country. For tickets and more information, visit http://www.asianamericanfilmfestival.org. This year’s film festival will present over 126 films from March 16-26 in San Francisco at the Castro Theatre and Kabuki 8 Theatres, with additional screenings in Berkeley at the Pacific Film Archive and San Jose at the Camera 12 Cinemas.
  
  The Festival opens with AMERICANese, followed by a star-studded Opening Night Gala at the Asian Art Museum with the cast and crew, including director Eric Byler and actresses Joan Chen and Kelly Hu. Following eight days of amazing films, the Closing Night screening of Ham Tran’s visually stunning JOURNEY FROM THE FALL takes Dplace at the Palace of Fine Arts. The Closing Night reception will include the announcement of the Festival’s Juried Competition and Audience Awards.
  
  PURCHASING TICKETS
  Tickets are available at http://www.asianamericanfilmfestival.org, Tickets.com outlets, or by phone at 800.225.2277. Purchasing in advance is highly advised, as shows will sell out! Discounted group tickets are available, as well as our special FESTIVAL 6 PACK and CASTRO PASS.
  
  
   
• "KIEU" -- new film by vu t. thu ha
  
  Two Screenings:
  
  San Francisco
  Sunday, March 19 at 5pm
  the Kabuki 8 Theatres
  1881 Post Street/ Fillmore
  
  San Jose
  Sunday, March 26 at 4:30 pm
  the Camera 12 Cinemas
  201 South Second Street/ San Carlos
  
  KIEU, the much-anticipated San Francisco indie feature by director vu t. thu ha and Sycamore Street Productions debuts at the SF International Asian American Film Festival March 19th and March 26th, 2006!
  
  BUY TICKETS
  Online ticket sales are now available! Check out online schedule & catalogs at: www.asianamericanfilmfestival.org, click on "Films," then "K" for KIEU
  
  Please bring your friends and loved ones to share in watching KIEU, a modern day telling of the 19th century epic poem Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) that weaves the story of a Vietnamese massage parlor worker in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Set in the Bay Area and Palawan, Philippines, KIEU is the first movie to be filmed in Vietville, the home of the world’s last remaining boat refugees.
  
  Three years in the making and we are proud to share the results of this San Francisco Bay Area collaboration with the Creative Work Fund, Locus Arts, and A&PI Wellness Center. Thanks also to all the communities who made KIEU possible: massage parlor workers, Vietnamese community members, local filmmakers, and artists who have contributed their time and talent to make this dream a reality.
  
  We hope to see you in March. In the meantime, keep visiting our newly revamped website for updates and to download the press kit, visit our photo gallery and view the trailer. www.kieuthemovie.com.
  
  Debbie Ng
  Producer
  us@kieuthemovie.com
  
  
   
•   "Superheroes Sunday Night"
  -- a super-benefit for the Purple Moon Dance Project
  
  8pm - 11pm, Sunday, Mar 26
  BALAZO 18 -- 2183 Mission Street (at 18th), San Francisco, CA
  
  
  
   

• API Wellness Center's MIX '06
  The 2nd Annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  
  Friday, May 19, 2006
  SBC Park - "Home of the Giants"
  3rd & King Streets, San Francisco
  
  Join Jason Scott Lee at the Ballpark!
  
  Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center invites you to join our national movement to fight HIV-related stigma and to support A&PIs living with, and at risk-for, HIV.
  
  5:00 - 6:30pm The Banyan Tree Project Art Show
  
     FREE * FREE * FREE * FREE * FREE * FREE * FREE
   

  • Over a dozen emerging and established A&PI artists focus on youth and HIV-related stigma
  • Program featuring local and national spokespeople including Hollywood film star, Jason Scott Lee; Honey Labrador, actress, producer, and host of Q Television's "Xcess/Access" and "Brunch"; youth hip-hop group Mini Shock; the Caroline Chung Trio; and writer/performance artist Justin Chin.

  6:30 - 9:30pm MIX '06
  
      RAISE FUNDS FOR A&PI'S LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS - Tickets only $50
   

  • Help launch our 20th Year
  • Community Awards presented to Cable Positive, PlanetOut Inc., and long-time community activist Steve Lew
  • Emceed by community icon Tita Aida - Featuring Jason Scott Lee, Honey Labrador and the music of Bento
  • Reception with the best of ballpark fare and liqueur tasting
  • Silent Auction

  Both events will be ASL interpreted. For more info and to purchase tickets online, go to: http://www.apiwellness.org/events_mix_06.html
  
   

• Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble
  Mixed Bouquet: A Queerly Diverse Selection of Songs for Spring
  
  [Farewell concert to Geene Gonzales!]
  
  8pm, Saturday, May 20, 2006
  Rainbow Room, San Francisco LGBT Community Center
  1800 Market Street
  San Francisco
  
  Tickets:  $12 presale
  $15-20 suggested donation at the door
  More if you can, less if you can't.
  No one turned away for lack of funds.
  Wheelchair Accessible
  
  For more info, email us at voices-info@uclink4.berkeley.edu or
  call 510-486-8984. Website: www.lesbian.org/voices
  
   

• Therapeutic Couples Massage
  (3 classes)
  
  Thursdays 6:30pm-8:30pm 5/25-6/8 (2403.202)
  Barrett Community Center, Room D
  30 Twin Pines Lane
  Belmont, CA
  
  INSTRUCTORS:
        Gloria Ng, CMT, MB, HHP
        Ben Thomson, CMT, MA.
  
  Relieve stress and learn to connect in a new way! Revitalize your body, re-energize your life, and deepen your relationship connection. Learn a sequence of healing touch, breathing techniques, and energy awareness to release tension in body and mind resulting in greater relaxation. Dress in breathable, comfortable clothing.
  
  FEE:   $75 Belmont Residents; $90 Non-Residents
            (Double the fees for couples’ rates)
  LAB FEE:  $5 for handouts, natural oils, creams, etc. used in class.
  Register:  Call 650.595.7441.
  
  "I am offering a Therapeutic Couples Massage 3-part workshop in the South Bay (Belmont, to be specific) with my fellow partner and instructor, Ben Thomson. You are all welcome to participate in either of the 2 3-part workshops.
  
  For those wondering what kinds of bodywork techniques will be covered, we’ll draw on Shiatsu acupressure, Swedish, Deep Tissue and Vibrational joint tension release techniques. If time allows, we may draw from Reflexology as well. Most importantly, we focus the class according to what couples come with as areas of concern and utilize and introduce the appropriate tools from the different disciplines of bodywork. We welcome same-sex couples as well in this mixed orientation class." 
  
  -- Gloria
  
   

• Celebrating the Contributions of Queer APIs
  
  5:30 - 7:30 pm
  Thursday, June 8th, 2006
  City Hall (Rotunda)
  
  The Mayor of San Francisco has decided to hold the First Annual Tribute to Queer API Culture and History. Here is the program of this special and historic event:
  
  5:30 - 5:35 pm - TITA AIDA (Emcee) INTRODUCES THE EVENT
  5:35 - 5:45 pm - A&PI Wellness Performance
  5:45 - 6:00 pm - Jennifer Lin (stand-up routine)
  6:00 - 6:05 pm - TITA AIDA introduces special guests and dignitaries
  6:05 - 6:15 pm - Queer API History in Brief (HOOVER LEE)
  6:15 - 6:25 pm - Transgender community performance
  6:25 - 6:30 pm - TITA AIDA introduces Mayor Newsom
  6:30 - 6:45 pm - MAYOR NEWSOM SPEECH & PRESENTATION
  6:45 - 7:00 pm - Trikone Dance Performance
  7:00 - 7:15 pm - APIQWTC Performance
  7:15 - 7:30 pm - GAPA Men's Chorus (1 song)
  
   
• "Heart of the Flame"
  2nd annual QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR FILM FESTIVAL
  Queer Women of Color Shorts

7pm, June 8, 9, 10, 2006
Rainbow Room, SF LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street
San Francisco

FREE

Followed by: Q & A Panel with Filmmakers
Refreshments will be served
Wheelchair accessible

The 2nd annual QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR FILM FESTIVAL features 3 different screenings this year that showcase the art, culture, and resistance of queer women of color and our communities. Join us as we celebrate the power of art created in our own image!

JUNE 10 PROGRAM
From a notorious butch mob boss to the pangs of unrequited love to complex relationships with our fathers, these sassy and evocative stories of love, desire and loyalty will set your heart aflame!

- Forgiven (Kenya Briggs, 2006)
- Moment of Silence (C.C. Sapp, 2005)
- Sukiyaki Story (April May, 2005)
- Fathers (Rachel Poulain, 2006)
- Two-Spirits: Belonging (Rope Wolf, 2005)
- Feminine Sense (Crystal Weston, 2006)
- Como la Flor (Lisa Dyas, 2005)
- Quality Bad Funds the Revolution (Rebeka Rodriguez, 2006)
- The Mark (Arinthia Jones, 2005)
- Serve Thy Master (Trina Espinoza, 2005)
- Tuberose (Vanda Chong, 2006)

Co-Presenter: National Queer Arts Festival
Co-Sponsor: APIQWTC
Curator: QWOCMAP Executive Director Madeleine Lim

All works created through Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP), which promotes the visibility of queer women of color through the creation and exhibition of films & videos that reflect our life stories and the vital social justice issues that concern our communities.

For more info, contact Madeleine at madbullfilms@sbcglobal.net,
415.752.0868, visit website at www.queerculturalcenter.org



 

• Fresh Meat 2006
  The 5th Annual Transgender & Queer Performance Festival
  (June 15-17, 2006)
  
  Showtime:
    Thursday, June 15: 8pm
    Friday, June 16: 8pm
    Saturday, June 17: 7pm & 10pm.
  
  ODC Theater
  3153 17th Street (@ Shotwell)
  San Francisco, CA
  
  Tickets: $15 (the shows sell out – advance tickets are recommended.)
  
  Fresh Meat is a joyful, soulful, extraordinary Festival of transgender and queer performance. This year, Fresh Meat celebrates its Fifth Anniversary with a dazzling lineup featuring the nation’s finest trans and queer performers. Homo hip hop, transgender modern dance, gravity-defying aerial dance, gender-defying theater, all-girl breakdance, thundering taiko drumming, tranny glam rock and more!
  
  Fresh Meat 2006 artists include: Kate Bornstein, Artistic Director Sean Dorsey, Ryka Aoki de la Cruz, Miguel Chernus-Goldstein, Harlem Shake Burlesque, Imani Henry, Katastrophe, JenRO, Juba Kalamka, Scarletto, Shawna Virago, The ShugaGlida Blues Revue, Sisterz of the Underground and Taiko Ren with Rachel Ebora. Emcees: Veronica Combs and Johnnie Pratt.
  
  Tickets: call 415-863-9834 or online www.odctheater.org
  Info: www.freshmeatproductions.org
  
   
• San Francisco International
  LGBT Film Festival by FRAMELINE
  
  June 15-25
  Castro Theatre
  the Roxie Cinema
  the Parkway Theatre
  
  
  
  APIQWTC will be co-presenting "RED DOORS", a film directed by Georgia Lee. The film tells the story of the Wongs, a bizarrely dysfunctional Chinese-American family living in the New York suburbs and the tumultuous, madcap lives of the three rebellious daughters. A full description of this film can be found at: www.reddoorsthemovie.com/story.html
  
  Tickets on sale: May 27 (members) & June 4 (general public). Tickets are available at Superstar Satellite video store located at 474 Castro Street (between Market and 18th Street in San Francisco), online at www.frameline.org/festival, by phone at 925-866-9559 and by fax at 925-866-9597.
  
   
• DesiQ 2006
  -- hosted by Trikone
  
  June 21-24
  San Francisco, CA
  
  Info on schedule, workshop, & registration: www.desiq.org
  
  Trikone is proud to host DesiQ2006, a conference on South Asian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. Trikone has been instrumental in organizing a couple of historic conferences for the South Asian LGBT community. The first one, Pride Utsav was in 1995 and the second, DesiQ2000 was in 2000. Its time for the third conference, which will also commemorate Trikone's completion of 20 years.
  
  The theme for DesiQ2000 was Unfolding Visions and it focused on issues faced by the community and its vision for the new millennium. Since then a lot has happened. Our queer community has faced some new challenges, dealt with old issues with extra complexities and won some difficult battles. We have also proudly noticed the emergence of a number of South Asian queer groups and organizations worldwide. The queer movements in South Asia have gained astonishing momentum. Yes, it is happening!
  
  The detailed schedule will be posted as we get closer to the conference...
  please check back on this website for details. In the meantime, here is an
  overview:
  
  Wed. June 21st
  Check in, socials, and arts and entertainment for the conference begins!
  
  Thu. June 22 and Fri. June 23rd
  Most of the plenary sessions, discussions, and workshops will take place these two days concluding with the gala on Friday evening June 23rd.
  
  Sat. June 24th
  There will be brunch gatherings and then people can either join the Dyke March (http://www.dykemarch.org/) or proceed to help decorate the float for the Pride Parade.
  
  Sunday June 25th
  All are invited to march as a contingent with other LGBTQI people in the San Francisco Pride Parade. Come see what we can do when we come together and celebrate with 500,000 people (http://www.sfpride.org/).
  
  Like past conferences, we anticipates a huge turnout of LGBT folks from across the country and also from outside USA. But a conference of this magnitude will require a lot of planning and the involvement of many minds and hands. So whether you are an activist, an artist, a scientist or a lawyer, this is your forum, your platform to share your ideas with, contribute your visions to and lead the South Asian Queer Community.
  
   
• San Francisco Dyke March / Pride Parade
  
  
  
  
   

  Come march with APIQWTC in the Dyke March and SF parade on June 24 & 25. Check back for more details.
  

  June 24 Dyke March
  As our tradition, we will be meeting at around 6pm on the steps of
  Mission High School on 18th and Delores Streets in San Francisco.

  Enjoy: Tens of thousands of other women as we take over the streets of San Francisco baring whatever it is we wish to bare (it is the Dyke March after all)
  
  Party: With other API's. Unfortunately I wasn't able to secure a space near the route to throw an APIQWTC Rager. If you (or a friend) are having a Pink Saturday Party and want to share the debauchery with your queer API sisters and brothers, let it be known on this list. It's not too late for APIQWTC to help you host it by supplying food, drinks, and music. Call 415-577-5838.  See you in the streets!
  
  June 25 Gay Pride Parade
  We will be marching with GAPA once again!!!
  The contingent number is #_52_ in the lineup so this means we're supposed to be there by 9 AM and ready to go by 9:30 AM so please be there by then. Our assembly area is on Spear Street between Howard and Folsom, and you won't be able to miss us. Just look for Miss GAPA Monica Spears in a big red dress. Please come meet us and have a big API contingent.

  "Commemorate, Educate, Liberate -- Celebrate !" is the theme for this year's 36th anniversary San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration. This year's theme will highlight the pillars of the committee’s core mission and incorporate education, outreach and action on the issues facing our community. For more info, please visit SF Pride Parade website at www.sfpride.org
   

  SF Pride Fair 2006 - GAPA Booth
  As in previous years, SBQA, APIQWTC and GAMX are invited to join GAPA (free of charge) for SF Pride Fair:
  
  GAPA Booth
  Civic Center Plaza, near the City Hall
  Polk @ McAllister area, San Francisco
  Sunday, June 25, 10:00AM to 5:00PM (set-up at 8:15AM)
  
  
  We always need volunteer to help out for the march or parade, please contact us at info@apiqwtc.org.
  
  
  

• Join Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble !!!
  
  Every Tuesday nights in Oakland
  
  Voices is looking for a few new singers to join us. Please consider joining yourself, or pass this announcement on to someone else who may be interested.
  
  Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble has a very good group-dynamic as well as an excellent sound!
  
  They rehearse on Tuesday nights in Oakland. For more info, please call (510) 486-8984 or email voicesinfo@gmail.com.
  
  They've been around since 1988, and they generally max out at 20 singers, though mostly they have about 14-16 on average.
  
  Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble is a diverse group of women that strives, through an eclectic mix of a cappella music, to reflect the lives of women and the varied communities to which we belong, to fight oppression in all its forms, and to offer strength and inspiration to others with our visibility as lesbians.
  
   
• Purple Moon Dance Presents --
  
  "MAHINA"
  A journey of motion, sound, threshold and revelation
  
  7:30pm, July 7, 8, 14, and 15
  Zeum Theatre/Yerba Buena Gardens
  221 4th Street @ Howard
  San Francisco, CA
  
  Inspired by the Pacific Islander myth of Hina, a goddess who lives on the moon, Mahina is a cataclysmic meld of dance, music, and story about facing timeless challenges and ultimate responsibility - to ourselves and the word we want to live in.
  
  Presented by Purple Moon Dance Project, Jill Togawa, Artistic Director with Alleluia Panis, Ellen Bepp, Lisa Asagi, and Renee Arakaki.
  
  Tickets $15 - For group rates and more information, contact Purple Moon at project@purplemoondance.org, call 415-552-1105, or visit website at www.purplemoondance.org. 
  
  
  
  
  
   
• 3rd Annual Family Presentation Banquet
  -- By Asian & Pacific Islander Family Pride
  
  Saturday, July 8, 2006
  5:00 – 9:00 pm
  Oakland Asian Cultural Center
  388 9th Street in Oakland’s Chinatown
  
  Banquet Tickets: 
            Adults $32 by 6/24  ($38 after 6/24)
            Children 5-12yrs $15
  
  Join Asian & Pacific Islander Family Pride to celebrate & honor individual API families who proudly support their LGBT children/relative/friends in spite of the prejudice they encounter.
  
  If there is an API family member you would like to honor, we invite API GLBTs to submit the names. The person(s) may be living or deceased and may be of any race or ethnicity. You may submit their names ahead of time and submit 100 words summary statement by June 17.
  
  They will be honored at the Banquet and their names will be added to our Family Honor Roll and serve as a beacon to others who are struggling and striving to understand.
  
  WHO CAN SUBMIT NAMES for recognition?
  Any GLBT Asian or Asian Pacific Islander.
  
  WHO MAY BE RECOGNIZED AND NAMED TO THE HONOR ROLL?
  Any parent, sibling, relative or friend who loves and accepts their API LGBT child/relative/friend in spite of the shame and isolation imposed by a homophobic society may be recognized. They may be living or deceased and may be of any race or ethnicity.
  
  For more detailed information on the Family Honor Roll Recognition Process, please check the website, www.apifamilypride.org or contact us at 510-818-0887, info@apifamilypride.org.
  
   
• Self-Healing Thru Meditation & Guided Imagery Classes
  -- by Rev. Trinity A. Ordona, Ph.D.

  Depressed? Anxious? Lost? Confused?
  Did you experience abuse, violence or neglect?
  Would you like to connect with a deeper sense of your self?
  
  Learn to release blocked emotions through self-healing meditation, guided imagery and muscle testing/applied kinesiology techniques applied to the Hindu chakra system. Instructional modality is self-practice through individual or group exercises, class discussion and detailed handouts in a 3-step graduated learning program. Click here for more information.
  
  
  SELF-HEALING THROUGH MEDITATION & GUIDED IMAGERY
  Rev. Trinity A. Ordona, Ph.D.
  Group Workshops and Individual Sessions
  tordonahealing@yahoo.com
  (415) 626-6441

  My program is divided into 3 steps. Start at the beginning with STEP ONE and sign up now! Class begins July 8. Please call or email to reserve, as space is limited.
  
  Step 1: THE BASICS - Grounding, Centering, Connectingand Releasing  (2 classes)
  
  Saturdays, 1-3 PM, July 8 & 15
  Saturdays, 4-6 PM, Aug 5 & 12
  Saturdays, 4-6 PM, Aug 19 & 26
  $35 per class*

  *Call Dr. Ordona to discuss an appropriate payment plan or work exchange if you are unemployed, low/limited income, retired or a full-time student.
  
   

• OASIS '06 Gathering #2
  
  10AM - 1PM
  Sunday, July 16
  Pam's House
  Oakland, CA
  
  Call 510-336-9833 for exact address
  
  Save Sunday for the next Oasis potluck gathering at Pam Low's house in Oakland. Mona Tong has graciously accepted our invitation and will be speaking on "Enhancing your prosperity with spirituality and Feng Shui".
  
  Mona Tong will share some prosperity techniques: "We each have the tools and don't even know it". Come and find out!
  
  If anyone has a topic suggestion and a speaker for the August meeting, please let us know.
  
  Note:  OASIS is for A/PI queer women age 35 and older
  
  
   
• "RED DOORS"
  
  
  
  RED DOORS - Opening September 2006!
  
  Critically-acclaimed feature film RED DOORS will be opening in theaters in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco this September!
  
  RED DOORS is a dark comedy about a quirky Chinese-American family living in New York. The story revolves around three headstrong, independent sisters and their relationship with their parents. RED DOORS premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, where it won the Best Narrative Feature award, went on to win the Audience Award and Screenwriting Award at Outfest, and has continued to win many other awards and rave reviews on the festival circuit.
  
  To view the trailer, sign up for the e-newsletter, listen to filmmaker podcasts, read behind-the-scenes blogs, and learn more about the film, please visit: www.reddoorsthemovie.com
  
  You can also check out the film's MySpace page at: http://www.myspace.com/reddoors
  
  www.reddoorsthemovie.com
  
  2005 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL -
               WINNER, Best Narrative Feature (NY, NY Competition)
  2005 CINEVEGAS FILM FESTIVAL -
               WINNER, Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting
  2005 OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL -
               WINNER, Audience Award, First Narrative Feature
  2005 OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL -
               WINNER, Grand Jury Award for Screenwriting
  
   
• NCLR Dance Party
  Co-Sponsor by APIQWTC for Lesbians of Color and their allies
  
  Saturday, September 16, 2006
  8PM to Midnight
  The Rex
  827 Washington, Oakland, CA
  (4 blocks south of 12th Street BART)
  
  Cost: $10
  
  APIQWTC is mixing it up with the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) The Nia Collective, Ellas En Acción, Latino Forum -- SF LGBT Center, and Butterfly Productions to bring you an evening celebrating our colorful communities
  
  Enjoy-
  *Music by Edaj (Mango) and DJ Black (Sweet)
  *Food and Drink
  *Exotic Raffle Prizes to be given away
  *Fabulous FREE hors d'oevres by The Rex
  
  This event is intended to raise the visibility of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) in communities of color and for NCLR to be viewed as a resource for all women marginalized because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
  
  For more information or to volunteer, please contact cj@apiqwtc.org
  
  
  
   
• OASIS Potluck BBQ
  
  10AM - 1PM
  Sunday, September 17
  Lake Chabot
  Oakland, CA
  
  An outdoor Oasis BBQ potluck is scheduled for Sunday, September 17th at Lake Chabot in the East Bay. Boating, Kayaking, Fishing and Hiking are some of the activities available. Friends, Significant others, Children, and Dogs on Leashes are all welcome to join the event. More details will follow as we get closer to the date
  
  Note:  OASIS is for A/PI queer women age 35 and older
  
  
   
• APIQWTC Annual Summer BBQ & Sports
  
  
  • Saturday, September 30
    Noon - 4pm
    Dimond Park
    Oakland, CA
    (on Fruitvale Ave near MacArthur)
    
    First there was the Gay Games...
    Next came the OUT Games...
    Now here comes the Grand Mammy of them all...
    
    Adults:  $5 - $10 suggested donation
    (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

    
    THE APIQWTC SUMMER PICNIC 2006!
    
    Summer time is almost over -- let's end it with a bang, or a goal, or a twister competition! Come join the fun that sets up the fun. So, join APIQWTC to say good bye to Summer time by doing what we APILBTs do best -- eating and fooling around!
    
    EAT -- We'll be grillin' up all your summer time favorites, burgers, hot dogs, even grillers for the vegetarians. Come early for the eats 'cause when it gone - it's gone.
    
    FOOL AROUND -- No, not that kind of fooling around. (ok, maybe that kind of fooling around but you're on your own for that.) We mean playing games and having tournaments with medals/prizes/trophies awarded to the winner. No need to be an uber-jock to win these tournaments. Think Pie Eating Contest and Twister... Bring your favorite sports stuff and start your own game!
    
    CHILL -- Plenty of shade provided for those who think "people watching" should be an official Olympic sport.
    
    
    Dykes bike!  Lezzies get busy!  Queers Cheer!  Jocks rock! Bi's vie!  An event full of sports, food, fun, and friends!!!
    
    We had so much FUN every summer, so let’s do it again!  If you have them, please bring games & sports equipment! (Frisbee, Volleyball, Football, Twister…)
    
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    It's not too late to volunteer. Contact Jen Lee healthyselfnow@gmail.com or CJ cj@apiqwtc.com for more info.
    
    
    
    
     

• Asian American Allies
  of LGBT People of Faith
  
  Saturday, 4 November 2006
  10:00 am to 1:00 pm
  Fremont United Methodist Church
  2950 Washington Boulevard
  Fremont, CA
  
  The Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming Congregations and API Family Pride announce a weekend workshop on Saturday, 4 November.
  
  Entitled Asian American Allies of LGBT People of Faith this workshop will begin with a screening of Lina Hoshino’s film In God’s Name: Asian American Lesbian and Gay Families in the Church.
  
  Following the film and lunch the following panelists will take part in a roundtable discussion with those in attendance:
  
  - Belinda Dronkers-Laureta (API Family Pride)
  - Rev. Nobu Hanaoka (Bethany United Methodist Church, San Francisco)
  - Jeffrey Kuan (Assoc Professor of Old Testament, Pacific School of Religion)
  - Rev. Michael Yoshii (Buena Vista United Methodist Church)
  
  To register for this no-cost weekend workshop, please contact Bernie Schlager at # (510) 849-8298 or bschlager@clgs.org
  
  Sponsored by
  - Asian & Pacific Islander- API Family Pride
  - Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming Congregations
  - Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry Pacific School of Religion
  
  
   
• "RED DOORS"
  
  
  
  -- Last year, APIQWTC hosted the SF launch party for the movie Saving Face, where attendees got to meet the director and Joan Chen in person. It was such a huge success, we're doing it again!
  
  The RED DOORS San Francisco Opening Night Party was on Friday, September 22, 7 - 11pm, at Thai Stick, 2001 Fillmore Street (at Pine), San Francisco. It was hosted by APIQWTC, Center for Asian American Media, and Frameline.
  
  But, you can still visit theater near you to catch RED DOORS.
  
  RED DOORS opened last weekend as the top grossing film per screen in the country. In an otherwise dismal box office weekend, RED DOORS grossed a total of $35,050 on two screens in New York City for a per screen average of $17,525. RED DOORS will continue to run in New York City this week and will expand to Los Angeles and San Francisco on September 22.
  
  RED DOORS is a dark comedy about a quirky Chinese-American family living in New York. The story revolves around three headstrong, independent sisters and their relationship with their parents. RED DOORS premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, where it won the Best Narrative Feature award, went on to win the Audience Award and Screenwriting Award at Outfest, and has continued to win many other awards and rave reviews on the festival circuit.
  
  To view the trailer, sign up for the e-newsletter, listen to filmmaker podcasts, read behind-the-scenes blogs, and learn more about the film, please visit: www.reddoorsthemovie.com
  
  You can also check out the film's MySpace page at: http://www.myspace.com/reddoors
  
  2005 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL -
               WINNER, Best Narrative Feature (NY, NY Competition)
  2005 CINEVEGAS FILM FESTIVAL -
               WINNER, Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting
  2005 OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL -
               WINNER, Audience Award, First Narrative Feature
  2005 OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL -
               WINNER, Grand Jury Award for Screenwriting
  
   
• Out In Oakland!
  
  Sunday, October 8 (???)
  3:00pm - 7:00pm
  Lake Merritt Parkside District
  East 18th Street & Lakeshore (across from Merritt Bakery Restaurant)
  
  Out In Oakland! is a free LGBT community celebration in Oakland's Lake Merritt Parkway District.
  
  FREE ADMISSION
  
  On the Eve of National Coming Out Day, October 8, COME ONE - COME ALL!! Come visit Oakland and have an Oaktown experience!! Entertainment including BETTY, Linda Tillery, Momma's Boyz, Deep Dickollective, Julia Serano.
  
  FOOD, BOOTHS, Children's Activities, Merchants Open House.
  SAVE THE DATE!!!
  
  For more info, www.business2oakland.com/parkwaypride

Other Announcements:

• Join Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble !!!
  
  Every Tuesday nights in Oakland
  
  Voices is looking for a few new singers to join us. Please consider joining yourself, or pass this announcement on to someone else who may be interested.
  
  Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble has a very good group-dynamic as well as an excellent sound!
  
  They rehearse on Tuesday nights in Oakland. For more info, please call (510) 486-8984 or email voicesinfo@gmail.com.
  
  They've been around since 1988, and they generally max out at 20 singers, though mostly they have about 14-16 on average.
  
  Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble is a diverse group of women that strives, through an eclectic mix of a cappella music, to reflect the lives of women and the varied communities to which we belong, to fight oppression in all its forms, and to offer strength and inspiration to others with our visibility as lesbians.
  
   
• Self-Healing Thru Meditation & Guided Imagery Classes
  -- by Rev. Trinity A. Ordona, Ph.D.

  Depressed? Anxious? Lost? Confused?
  Did you experience abuse, violence or neglect?
  Would you like to connect with a deeper sense of your self?
  
  Learn to release blocked emotions through self-healing meditation, guided imagery and muscle testing/applied kinesiology techniques applied to the Hindu chakra system. Instructional modality is self-practice through individual or group exercises, class discussion and detailed handouts in a 3-step graduated learning program. Click here for more information.
  
  
  SELF-HEALING THROUGH MEDITATION & GUIDED IMAGERY
  Rev. Trinity A. Ordona, Ph.D.
  Group Workshops and Individual Sessions
  tordonahealing@yahoo.com
  (415) 626-6441

  My program is divided into 3 steps. Start at the beginning with STEP ONE and sign up now! Class begins July 8. Please call or email to reserve, as space is limited.
  
  Step 1: THE BASICS - Grounding, Centering, Connectingand Releasing  (2 classes)
  
  Saturdays, 1-3 PM, July 8 & 15
  Saturdays, 4-6 PM, Aug 5 & 12
  Saturdays, 4-6 PM, Aug 19 & 26
  $35 per class*

  *Call Dr. Ordona to discuss an appropriate payment plan or work exchange if you are unemployed, low/limited income, retired or a full-time student.

Celebration of Lisa Luke’s Life

Unfortunately, our friend, Lisa Luke passed away on Saturday, July 29 in the company of close family members. Lisa died from a very aggressive cancer which did not respond to treatment.

A memorial and celebration of Lisa’s life was held on Saturday, August 5 at 3 pm, at Crippen & Flynn, Woodside Chapel, 400 Woodside Road, Redwood City, CA 94061, (650) 369-4103. Friends and family brought photos of Lisa and/or mementos to share in a temporary display in Lisa’s honor.