| JULY 10: VC Co-Presents LOVE MY LIFE | |
| Save-the-Date for Romantic Family Comedy at Outfest 2008 The Visual Communications crew is excited to co-present the Japanese comedy LOVE MY LIFE on Thursday, July 10, 2008; the film will be presented as part of OutFest, L.A.'s very own lesbian and gay film festival. LOVE MY LIFE is a highly entertaining Japanese romantic comedy about two college girls in love and all the obstacles they encounter. When one of the girls goes to tell her father about her girlfriend, her father has the bigger bombshell...her parents are both gay! The program schedule for OutFest -- set this year for July 9-21 -- is now live; just click on the link to order your tickets. We highly recommend LOVE MY LIFE -- it's a great summer date movie, and we look forward to seeing all of you there. Here's the theatre info below: LOVE MY LIFE |
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2008 National Convention and 35th Anniversary CelebrationIn 2008, OCA (Organization of Chinese Americans) will be celebrating its 35 th Anniversary with our annual National Convention in Washington , DC this year. We would like to cordially invite you and your fellow APIA classmates to join us at our National Convention as we host two exciting seminars exclusively for college students at our National Convention. The College Leadership Summit and College Day, will be held on July 31 st – August 1 st . It will bring college students from across the nation together for an insightful and extraordinary experience.
The College Leadership Summit will be held on Thursday, July 31 and it is a chance for you to meet students from other schools to discuss issues and concerns relevant to you. OCA is teaming up with APIA Vote to do a targeted training for college students to learn about voting activities that YOU can do for this important election!
College Day will be held on Friday, August 1 consists of workshops focused on issues affecting you as a college student. Past workshops have include: Promoting the Entertainment Industry; a spoken-word performance workshop, workshops on Anti-Asian Violence, APIA Vote and Environmental Justice! Participants will also have opportunity to visit the career fair and exhibit area. Space is limited to the first 100 college students who register.
BOTH DAYS ARE FREE and it includes free meals and opportunities to network with students from other universities. Any travel expenses (airfare, hotel) are paid for by the student. Scholarships are available for those who are interested and need financial assistance. Applications are due July 7th, 2008 can be found online here: http://www.ocanational.org/images/stories/docscenter/2008_oca_convention_scholarship_application.doc.
For full registration to all events in the Convention, registration is only $100. That's a discount of more than $250 for non-OCA members and you do not need to be an OCA member to get this special discount!
The events will be held at the Hilton Washington. Both events are all day from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The program is free to you if you register in advance, since seats fill up on a first-come first-serve basis. For College Leadership Summit and College Day registration forms and information, go to the OCA website at www.ocanational.org , and visit Convention.The deadline to register is July 20, 2008. Please register today!
REEL IN THE VOTE is a non-partisan campaign launched by the San Diego Asian Film Foundation to encourage more Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs) to participate in the democratic process during this crucial election year. Through the power of grassroots media and the sheer number of attendees at our annual film festival, we believe REEL IN THE VOTE can make a difference through the following components:
- A national PSA contest
- Commissioning short documentaries relating to our campaign that will screen during a free program at the film festival, followed by a panel discussion
- Hosting a voter registration drive during our festival, October 9-16
For more info go to http://www.sdaff.org/reelinthevote.php