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Target Free Day at Asian Art Museum Celebrates APA Heritage
-Day long programming held in conjunction with the
Asian Heritage Street Celebration on Saturday, May 21-
SAN FRANCISCO (May 18, 2011) – The nation’s largest pan Asian street event has teamed up with one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Target is sponsoring complimentary admission to the Asian Art Museum on May 21st, in conjunction with the 7th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration held in the Civic Center and Little Saigon neighborhoods on the same day.
“We’re delighted to welcome fair-goers to our historic neighborhood and to our world renowned museum,” said Jay Xu, director of the Asian Art Museum. “The Asian Heritage Street Celebration just got a lot more fun with all of the FREE museum activities to commemorate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. We thank Target for making this special day possible.”
“The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is about bringing together all the parts of Asian Pacific America,” said Ted Fang of the AsianWeek Foundation and founder of the Asian Heritage Street Celebration. “This multi-faceted partnership with Target stores and the Asian Art Museum is a great example of community assemblage in action.”
Doors at the museum open at 10 a.m. and the public is invited to participate in free cultural programming. (Please note that a $5 surcharge applies to the Bali exhibition for visitors over 17.)
Here is a look at the schedule of events:
11am-3 pm
The public is invited to co-create site specific artwork with Nancy Hom on the front steps.
11am-3:30 pm
AHSC Student Art Display:
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) Student Art Display will feature selected works from San Francisco Unified District Schools. In coordination with the AHSC School Awards, selected art pieces will represent schools being nominated for an award. The art pieces will include paintings, sculpture, and photography. The special one-day only Student Art Display will be open to the public as a program of the 7th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration and Asian Art Museum Free Day, sponsored by Target.
11-11:45 am and 1-1:45 pm
Art Explorers’ Docent Family Tour & Storytelling:
Families with 4, 5, and 6 year olds hunt for lions in the special exhibition, Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance. This get to know art tour encourages families to look at art, talk about what they see and listen to stories that bring the exhibition to life.
12-4 pm
Art Activity:
Create an original artwork inspired by objects in Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance.
12-4 pm
AsiaAlive:
Composers in Bali have at their command a rich palette of sounds and techniques, from the bronze sonorities of a large gamelan to precise interlocking rhythms and melodies. Composer I Made Arnawa demonstrates and explains a few of his favorite musical strategies. Composer Wayne Vitale translates.
12-1 pm
AHSC School Awards Ceremony:
As part of the Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC), organized by the AsianWeek Foundation and sponsored by Target, six local administrators, counselors, teachers, and/or staff from Bay Area schools will be honored for their commitment to the future generation of Asian Pacific Americans.
12:30 pm
Gamelan X Performance at the AHSC Cultural Stage:
World music ensemble, Gamelan X, presents dynamic, original music on the front steps of the museum. Drawing musical inspiration from Indonesian, Balkan, African, Indian and American traditions, Gamelan X combines complex interlocking rhythms and sinewy melodies into a visceral groove experience that excites and entrances its listeners.
1-3:30 pm
AHSC Cinema Showcase:
The AHSC Cinema Showcase celebrates local Asian American media and media makers. From emerging talent to celebrated media pioneers, this exciting collection of short films and music videos reveal the vibrant Asian American media arts scene here in the Bay Area. Many of these films were hits at the SF International Asian American Film Festival. From comedies to sci fi to social justice documentaries, there is something for everyone!
3:30-4 pm Bay Area Flash Mob:
With Janet Jackson as their current inspiration, the Bay Area Flash Mob is a fun-loving flash mob group who surprises the public with spontaneous performances of choreographed dances all over the S.F. Bay Area. The flash mob performance will take place in front of the Asian Art Museum steps. Be sure to join in on the Janet Jackson tribute!
WHAT: APA Heritage Month Celebration, hosted by Asian Art Museum, Target, and the Asian Heritage Street Celebration
WHEN: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 10am to 5pm
WHERE: Asian Art Museum, Samsung Hall, 200 Larkin Street San Francisco CA 94102
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About the Asian Heritage Street Celebration
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is a showcase of all Asian and Pacific Islander cultures. We promote Asian Pacific American identity by bringing together community, and encouraging the sharing of differences and appreciation of diversity. AHSC is the largest gathering of Asians in the country and is held every third Saturday of May in San Francisco, California. It is produced by the AsianWeek Foundation. AsianFairSF.com
About the Asian Art Museum
The Asian Art Museum is a public institution whose mission is to lead a diverse global audience in discovering the unique material, aesthetic, and intellectual achievements of Asian art and culture. Holding more than 17,000 Asian art treasures spanning 6,000 years of history, the museum is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art.
- Information: (415) 581-3500 or www.asianart.org.
- Location:200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) serves guests at 1,752 stores in 49 states nationwide and at Target.com. In addition, the company operates a credit card segment that offers branded proprietary credit card products.Since 1962, Target has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $3 million a week. For more information about Target’s commitment to corporate responsibility, visit Target.com/hereforgood.
For More Information Contact:
Angela Pang
apang@asianweek.com
(415) 373-4002
Free Health Services and Consultation
at AHSC Healthy Living Pavilion
-Saturday, May 21st from 11am to 6pm at Civic Center-
San Francisco, CA (May 10, 2011) – For the second year in a row, the Asian Heritage Street Celebration will feature a health section entitled Healthy Living Pavilion. This area of the street fair will comprise of many community health groups and sponsor booths that will collectively promote health and wellness. The Healthy Living Pavilion, which will be located on Larkin Street between Fulton and McAllister, will include a variety of free and low-cost health services, professional medical advice and health-related educational material for the community.
Hepatitis B Screenings and Education
To spread awareness of hepatitis B, which affects 1 in 10 Asian and Pacific Islanders, the fair will offer free educational brochures, hepatitis B screenings and MD consultations. This section is a collective effort by California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), Subaru, Brown & Toland Physicians, Gilead, Onyx Pharmaceutical, Genentech, and Bristol Myers Squibb.
Other Health Screenings & Tests
Blood Pressure Screenings, hosted by Kaiser Permanente
Lupus Education, hosted by the San Francisco Lupus Support Group
Eye Screenings, hosted by Newman Lasik
Rapid HIV Tests, hosted by the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Glucose Tests, hosted by North East Medical Services
Whooping Cough Vaccinations, hosted by CVS
Family Support Services
Educational material on disaster preparedness, hosted by the Red Cross, in addition to a variety of other family support services will be available to the public at the fair.
Health Education
In addition to hepatitis B education, the community will have access to free educational material and advice about various health concerns.
Survey Passport
A wide array of prizes is in store for those interested in a fun, interactive way to learn about health education. In order to collect prizes, fair-goers must use a Survey Passport to record their answers to questions located at several booths. Upon completion of this Survey Passport, individuals will have the opportunity to fill out a raffle card to win an Apple IPAD sponsored by Subaru! More information can be found at the Healthy Living Pavilion Information Booth.
Ask Your Doctor Public Health Forum
One of the newest features of this year’s health section will be the “Ask Your Doctor Public Health Forum.” From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., fair-goers will be able to ask health-related questions to a panel of certified medical doctors, most of whom are general practitioners.
WHAT: AHSC Healthy Living Pavilion
WHEN: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 11am to 6pm
WHERE: Civic Center, Larkin Street between Fulton and McAllister
RSVP: apang@asianweek.com
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About the Asian Heritage Street Celebration
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is a showcase of all Asian and Pacific Islander cultures. We promote Asian Pacific American identity by bringing together community, and encouraging the sharing of differences and appreciation of diversity. AHSC is the largest gathering of Asians in the country and is held every third Saturday of May in San Francisco, California. It is produced by the AsianWeek Foundation. AsianFairSF.com
About the AsianWeek Foundation
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is organized by the AsianWeek Foundation in cooperation with over 150 organizations in the local and Asian American community. It is held the 3rd Saturday of every May. The AsianWeek Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) committed to developing Asian American community. All proceeds from the Celebration are donated to local and national non-profit organizations. www.AsianWeekFoundation.org
For More Information Contact:
Angela Pang
apang@asianweek.com
(415) 373-4002
-Artwork to debut during the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival March 10-20-
San Francisco, CA (March 14, 2011) – Two Academy of Arts University students have become the youngest winners of the Asian Heritage Street Celebration‘s poster contest with their chic crane shaped as a seven, in honor of the 7th annual event.
Their collaborative design was one of over 30 global entries for the annual poster contest held in partnership with the Asian Art Museum, Center for Asian American Media, and Kearny Street Workshop.
“It was extremely difficult to select our poster winner this year as there were many talented entries, but this crane creatively shaped as a “7″ stood out for its simple elegance,” said Shelly Kim, Membership and Communications Manager for Center for Asian American Media.
Filipino Virgilio Leynes, Jr. and Vietnamese American Minh Tran, both majoring in Web Design and New Media, win the $500 grand prize and their crane will become part of the personality for this year’s event and will be featured in a marketing campaign in both the mainstream and Asian Pacific markets in a combination of posters, postcards, Muni bus ads, BART banners, bus shelters, newspaper ads and in a TV commercial. Their artwork will debut during the 29th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival held from now until March 20, in the slide show prior to each film screening.
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“This contest is a great opportunity for any aspiring artist to have their work showcased on such a large scale through a major citywide multi-media advertising campaign,” said Jennifer Yin, Marketing and Communications Associate for the Asian Art Museum. ”Keep your eyes out in April when the artwork hits the streets.”
The two friends, Leynes and Tran decided to incorporate a crane into their design, because it is a bird that is prevalent in many Asian cultures – including Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, representing wisdom and peace.
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Born in Quezon City, Philippines, Leynes, 22, has traveled all around the world with his mother due to her job as a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees field agent. He lived in India for two years and has traveled to Macedonia, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and Thailand just to name a few. His travels have widened his appreciation for Asian Art and this appreciation shapes his artistic vision today.
Tran, 20, born in Vinh Long, Vietnam, is is the founder and Director of Public Relations of AuCo Productions at the Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center in San Francisco. His works are heavily influence by Asian culture and heritage and mainstream fashion.
“We are both excited to be apart of this wonderful street fair that celebrates the diversity of the Asian American community,” says Tran.
The 7th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration will be held on Saturday May 21, 2011 in front of the Asian Art Museum, leading up to the Little Saigon District. The street fair gathers all communities among Asian Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco Bay Area, and enables cross cultural interaction through sharing of cultures, promoting Asian inspired arts and crafts vendors, creation of innovative programs and entertaining activities for visitors and participants.
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About the AsianWeek Foundation
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is organized by the AsianWeek Foundation in cooperation with over 150 organizations in the local and Asian American community. It is held the 3rd Saturday of every May. The AsianWeek Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) committed to developing Asian American community. All proceeds from the Celebration are donated to local and national non-profit organizations. www.AsianWeekFoundation.org
About Asian Art Museum
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian Art, with a collection of over 17,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history. The museum is a public institution whose mission is to lead a diverse global audience in discovering the unique material, aesthetic, and intellectual achievements of Asian art and culture.
About Center for Asian American Media
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. CAAM does this by funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting works in film, television and digital media.
About Kearny Street Workshop
KSW, a non-profit, community-based organization whose mission is to produce, present and promote art that empowers Asian Pacific American artists and communities. Having just celebrated its 35th anniversary, KSW serves the community as an information resource and through our four areas of arts programming: adult arts education, next generation arts support and training, multidisciplinary arts presentations, and publications. www.kearnystreet.org
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