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Vivienne Tam

is a Chinese American fashion designer known for her East-meets-West polish, clean lines, Asian prints, rich color sense, and facility with beading … and has PRIZES & GOODIES for you at her Lace & Sequins Holiday Cocktail party! Everything is up to 60% OFF! (per an email from the marketing coordinator). All you have to do is RSVP by NOON 12pm, Tuesday, December 22nd.

***See invite below***

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Vivienne Tam SOHO store with pieces from her Fall 2009 collection [1, 2]

Some of her gorgeous and delicious pieces, Spring 2010 RTW collection [via]
Will be available Jan/Feb 2010. Will update when Marketing informs me of trunk show info.

Other Quick facts about Vivienne Tam:

Born November 28, 1957 in Guangzhou, China
Launched eponymous line in 1994
Designed East Wind Code for 9 years prior to her own line
Saks, Neiman, Bloomies (among many others) carry her clothing in the U.S.
Clothing also carried in stores worlwide
The Met, Andy Warhol, and FIT museums display her pieces
CFDA Nominated for Perry Ellis Award for womenswear in 1998
Co-authored China Chic with Martha Huang
Launched Red and Jade lines in 2007
Designed Gramercy Park Hotel restaurant staff uniforms in 2007
Design deal with HP in 2008 (see HP product placement in her photo above)

Other Keywords: famous asians, famous asian fashion designers, holiday party, NYC SOHO store, Vivienne Tam ethnicity, HP laptop design, Asiance Magazine invite Vivienne Tam holiday lace and sequins party, meet & greet, goody bags, raffle prize to Vivienne Tam’s Fall 2010 Runway fashion show at Bryant Park, RSVP!
Sources & More Info: Wiki, NYMag
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Hapa-Palooza @ Bowery Poetry Club NYC

Tonight! December 20, 2009

Spoken word, DJ, hapa, lower east side … perfect for a snowy NYC eve

Sponsored by an organization that fights racial prejudice through education and builds multicultural community … even better

Start: 12/20/2009 - 8:00pm
End: 12/20/2009 - 11:00pm
Cover: $8 General Admission, $5 Students

ABOUT THE SULU SERIES
Hosted by Regie Cabico, curated by Artistic Director Taiyo Na, with music by resident crowd mover DJ Boo, and brought to you by the Sulu Artist Network, the Sulu Series, named after Sulu of Star Trek - the first Asian American character to venture into unknown galactic quadrants - and a remote island in the Philippines, features Asian American performers in music, spoken word, video and multidisciplinary performances from the local and national scenes.

Sponsored by:
LOVING DAY
http://LovingDay.org

Loving Day is an organization dedicated to creating a common connection between multicultural communities, groups and individuals. They look to build multicultural awareness, understanding, acceptance, and identity. Through educating the public about the history of interracial relationships they also hope to counteract prejudice and racial injustices.

THE BOWERY POETRY CLUB
308 Bowery
(Between Houston & Bleecker)
New York, NY 10012
212.614.0505

F-Train to 2nd Avenue
6-Train to Bleecker

Hosted By: The Sulu Artist Network, Loving Day
RSVP: not required

Click here for info on the performers & the Loving Day website

Keywords: Spoken word in nyc, events in nyc dec 20, events nyc sunday, cool music, DJ, asian events, hapa events

Page Turner:
The Asian American Literary Festival
November 13-14

…and I quote…

The Asian American Writers’ Workshop presents
PAGE TURNER: The Asian American Literary Festival
Friday & Saturday, Nov. 13-14, 2009

Join the Workshop for PAGE TURNER, a two-day literary palooza that’ll bring together more than thirty writers, including Jhumpa Lahiri, Michael Ondaatje, David Henry Hwang, Hari Kunzru, Ed Park, and Porochista Khakpour. This quirky but curated festival will also feature a former Chinese rocket factory worker, poets making video art, ukulele-strumming comedian Jen Kwok, Indian crime fiction, panels on internment and immigration, and a cocktail reception and awards ceremony.

EVENTS DETAILS
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, 7-10pm
PAGE TURNER: GALA KICK-OFF DINNER
At Vermilion, 480 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY$50 cocktail reception (7-8pm); $500 gala dinner (8-10pm)

A special cocktail reception and dinner honoring Sonny Mehta, who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from Michael “English Patient” Ondaatje. For tickets, visit aaww.org/dinner or call (212) 494-0061.

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, 11am-7pm
PAGE TURNER: The Asian American Literary Festival
Powerhouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY
$5 per reading; $20 Day Pass; $10 Literary Awards & Reception Only;
$25 All-Day Pass+Awards

A hip all-day reading series that’ll feature more than some of the most prominent Asian American writers in the country, as well as stand-up comedians, academics, and the Twelfth Annual Asian American Literary Awards. The line-up includes: Jhumpa Lahiri, David Henry Hwang, Ed Park, Mort Baharloo, Monique Truong, Hari Kunzru, Meera Nair, Mohan Sikka, Hirsh Sawhney, Mae Ngai, Mitra Kalita, Alexander Chee, Ron Hogan, Rakesh Satyal, Jen Kwok, Porochista Khakpour, Ed Lin, Jennifer Hayashida, Jeff Yang, Sree Sreenivasan, Ravi Shankar, Hua Hsu, Dennis Lim, Julie Otsuka, Rea Tajiri, Sunaina Maria, Tania James, Hasanthika Sirisena, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Amitava Kumar, Lijia Zhang, Alexandra Chang, Walter Lew, and Ye Mimi.

See complete schedule, tickets, pageturnerfest home page. Word.

Keywords: Asian American events NYC, Asian events NYC, Literary Festival, Asian American Literary Festival. Asian American Writers’ Workshop

Hideki Matsui

Live today!!! on FOX at 4pm
YANKEES v. Angels at Anaheim
GAME 3: American League Championship

Yanks lead over the Angels 2-0 in a ‘best of 7’ series. ALCS and National League Championship Series (NLCS) winners will compete in the WORLD SERIES, which starts October 28th.

(The Philadelphia Phillies lead the NLCS 2-1 against the LA Dodgers, now managed by former Yankee manager, Joe Torre. GO Yanks v. Dodgers world series!!! A former Yankees coaching the opposing team? TOO AWESOME…)

An instrumental player in the Yankee organization, Matsui is a top hitter and bats 7th in the line-up this season. Matsui is currently a designated hitter and is on hold from his left-field post to allow his last-season knee injury to heal. His stats can be found here.

Interesting Wiki tidbit: Playing baseball as a kid, Matsui’s older brother forced him to bat left-handed because he was too good (better than his older brother) as a righty. He wasn’t allowed to play with his older brother and his friends otherwise. Matsui’s been ROCKIN’ power hits as a lefty batter since. (He throws right-handed though)

Matsui was born June 12, 1974 in Neagari Ishikawa, Japan, signed with the Yankees in 2003, and married in a private ceremony in 2008. More on how he was discovered, how he obtained his nickname and other interesting tidbits on Wiki.

GAME ON!

Related posts: Asian athletes
Keywords: Famous Asian athletes, Yankees, ACLS Game 3, Hideki Matsui, Yankees vs. Angels
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Thanks Tony B for help on this posting!

NYC Live Music Fun-Raiser
Philippine Typhoon Relief
Sunday, October 11th

Laughs for Literacy & Flood Victims »

***PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED to The Philippine National Red Cross***

A friend once thought the name of the former 1st lady of the Philippines was “Imel daMarcos”

The Pan Asian Repertory premiered Imelda, A New Musical yesterday, September 30th, at the Julia Miles Theatre. Singing, humor, and a reference to Imelda’s possible affair with George Hamilton are included…and, of course, lots of shoes. See NYTimes write up.

[photo by Carol Rosegg via NYT]

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Kristine Johnson

is an Emmy nominated Filipino American journalist born June 5, 1972 at the former Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. She currently co-anchors the 5 and 11pm newscasts with Chris Wragge on WCBS-TV in New York, NY.

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From 2005-2006, Johnson was anchor on MSNBC’s Early Today and First Look, and was an alternating anchor on NBC’s Weekend Today. Johnson covered major breaking news events including the killing of Abu Musab Al Zarqawi and the London Terror Bombings.

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Johnson will be hosting a book release gala at Cipriani’s Wall St. in NYC on Monday, October, 19th. The $125 ticket includes an evening of jazz, acrobatics, performance by the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, Melky Jean, and an author-signed copy of An Event to Remember. A portion of the proceeds will go to The Food Bank. Email for inquiries about the event or call 212-675-5105.

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