APAS’ annual Asian Children’s Holiday Party Dec. 12

Date: Sat, December 12, 2009, 1- 4 P.M
Location: Loyola University Danna Student Center, St. Charles Room
(Get a Loyola Map)
Cost: FREE!

Dragon Dance, Martial Arts, Face painting, Dress and Photo, Origami, Chinese Calligraphy, Classical Indian Dance, and so much more!

RSVP at 504-831-1148 or apasnola@gmail.com

      

Asian American Author Eugenia Kim coming to New Orleans November 5th

Thursday, November 5, 2009 6:00 p.m.
The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim - author reading & booksigning
Location: Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., New Orleans , LA 70115
Phone: 504-899-READ (7323) Reception follows.
www.thecalligraphersdaughter.com

Korean author Eugenia Kim (pictured, left) has been receiving raving reviews on her first book, The Calligrapher's Daughter.

Please join us as Eugenia Kim presents and reads from her debut novel, The Calligrapher's Daughter. Eugenia Kim is a sister of Sun Kim. Sun Kim sends you a special invitation to the event.

      

Gambit Weekly: New Orleans' Chinatown

New Orleans' Chinatown made an appearance in the Blake Pontchartrain column of New Orleans' Gambit Weekly, reprinted below with permission:

Did you know there used to be a Chinatown in New Orleans?

Blake Pontchartrain

Hey Blake,
Did you know there used to be a Chinatown in New Orleans?
Chi Tao Foo

Dear Chi,

Once the epicenter of New Orleans' Chinatown, the Chinese market that once occupied the 1100 block of Tulane Avenue gave way to the type of buildings seen throughout the Central Business District. Most on this block have been shuttered since Hurricane Katrina.

Yes, of course. While most people think of Chinatowns in New York City or San Francisco, others remember when New Orleans was the only Southern city with a population of Chinese immigrants large enough to develop a Chinatown.

The Chinese came to America in large numbers starting in 1848 with the California Gold Rush. More arrived in 1870, when the Central Pacific Railroad needed cheap labor to build a section of the Transcontinental Railroad. Immigration continued until anti-Chinese sentiment brought about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. continued »       

Support your candidate for Ms. APAS 2009

Ms. Cambodia Ms. Vanni yin khmer504@yahoo.com	Ms. China Ms. Sophie Teng xuosteng@gmail.com
Ms. Taiwan Ms.Peggy Yua peggyyua@gmail.com	Ms. Indonesia Ms. Muslima Barnes mus_barnes@yahoo.com
Ms. Philippines Ms. Luzviminda Godeau wgoudeau@cox.net	Ms. Korea Ms. Yoo Jin Chung yoojin_n8807@hotmail.com
Ms. Thailand Ms. Santana Uthaisang byrd1974@yahoo.com	Ms. Vietnam Ms. Tina Than Hoang kpham1@xula.edu
Ms. India Ms. Jaslyn Oberoi

Please support your community's candidate.

      

30th Anniversary APAS Gala

The 2009 30th Anniversary APAS Gala will be held Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 6-11pm in the Ile de France Ballroom of the JW Marriott, 614 Canal Street. Discounted valet parking is available for $10 at the entrance to the Gala.

The evening celebrates 30 years of Asian culture and heritage and will feature a fabulous array of auction items, beautiful Ms. APAS contest, Frank Hara Service Award, Raffle prizes, 3-course dinner, dancing, and entertainment!

Events Include:

• 3 Course Dinner
• Ms. Apas Contest
• Frank Hara Service Award
• Fabulous Auction Items
• Raffle Prizes
• Entertainment and Dancing

Seating:

General seating: $60; Preferred: $65; Premium: $70

Raffle:

Raffle tickets: $5 each; five chances to win the following:

• Sony Bravia 32"LCD HD TV
• Nikon Coolpix 5220 Digital Camera
• Nuvi 255 W GPS System
• Kodak Digital Picture Frame
• Venturer 6, 2" Portable DVD Player (with case and car charger!)

If you're interested in becoming a Sponsor:

• Complete the sponsorship application online.
• Or, download the Sponsorship Form

For more information call (504) 831-1148 or email apasnola@gmail.com

      

New Orleans' Vietnamese Community featured in Gourmet Magazine

"On the east side of New Orleans, three-and-a-half years ago, 90 percent of the homes in the Vietnamese community had gardens, says local activist Peter Nguyen. The green onions, Malabar spinach, daikon, cilantro, mint, Thai basil, and countless Asian vegetables that contribute to Vietnamese home cooking were grown there. Every Saturday at dawn, a few dozen growers gathered to sell their produce at the neighborhood market, and for the elders--many of whom were resettled in New Orleans after the Vietnam War--their gardens were a treasured link to the country they had left behind. But the younger generation wasn't much interested in what they considered to be the hard labor of growing, and the elders wondered how they could involve their children and grandchildren so that the traditions would continue. Then Hurricane Katrina blew through, and three decades of work tending the land was lost."

Read the full story on the Gourmet site »

      

Mr. Cecil Murphy awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in June Ceremony

(Excerpted from the New Orleans Times-Picayune article by Tina Soong)

"In honor of Cecil John Murphy Jr., who has been selected by the Japanese government to receive the Order of the Rising Sun -- Gold and Silver Rays, a special ceremony and a reception was held June 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Garden Study Center at the Botanical Gardens in City Park in New Orleans.

The new consul general of Japan, Hiroshi Sato, will travel from Nashville, Tenn., to New Orleans to confer the award. The Order of the Rising Sun, established in 1875 as Japan's first award, recognizes people who have made significant contributions to friendly relations between Japan and other countries.

Murphy has been recognized for his longtime contributions and dedication to cultural exchanges and cultivation of good relationships between U.S. and Japanese people in New Orleans and for being an active member, former vice president and president of the Japan Club of New Orleans. "

Read the full article from the Times-Picayune »