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Opening Reception

This event, which begins at 5 pm, kicks off the 10th Annual United States of Asian America Festival and features art exhibitions from two pioneering organizations:

Children's Book Press presents in the Bay Gallery. Our Stories/Our Way, API artists and illustrators, curated by Nancy Hom AND KSW presents in the Main Gallery Post ID Wannabe: Identity Infused Art for a Post-Identity World.

Please join the artists, cast and crew of the United States of Asian America Festival 2007 for the 10th Annual Gala Opening event.

Partake in local food and drinks while sampling some of the festival art and performances offered by Bay Area Asian Pacific Islander artists and organizations.

The 10th Annual United States of Asian America Festival runs for 7 weeks, showcasing the best in API artistic talent.

May 3, 5 - 8 PM
FREE
SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street | San Francisco
For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org

Upcoming Festival Shows:

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center in association with Children's Book Press presents

Our Stories / Our Way — API Artists and Illustrators with Children's Book Press

The exhibit and related events are curated by Nancy Hom, with assistance from Children's Book Press. Hom has illustrated several books for CBP and was also the designer for many of their titles. Accompanying the exhibition, there will be hands-on activities for school children. We will also have a panel discussion on the process of illustrating children's books.

Featuring: Felicia Hoshino, Carl Angel, Shiraaz Bhabha, Tomie Arai, Hideo Yoshida, Sara Kahn and Nancy Hom.

May 3 - 26
Artist Panel: May 19 4 - 5:30 pm
Admission: FREE!
SomArts Gallery
934 Brannan Street | San Francisco
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri 2-7pm, Sat 1-5 pm

For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center in association with Kearny Street Workshop presents

“Post ID Wannabe: identity-infused art for a post-identity World” Curated by Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Samantha Chanse

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, in association with Kearny Street Workshop, presents "Post ID Wannabe: identity-infused art for a post-identity world," a new exhibition featuring the work of artists who address hybridity in rigorous and illuminating ways. In a world where multiracial, multiethnic, and multicultural identities are perpetually redefined, these artists explore the power and possibility of a new era. Featuring work by Jenifer Wofford, Rick Godinez, Mark Baugh-Sasaki, and others.

May 3 - May 26
Admission: FREE, Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri 2-7pm, Sat 1-5 pm
SomArtsTheatre
934 Brannan Street | San Francisco

For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org
www.kearnystreet.org

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center in association with QWCMAP present

“Love Stories: Queer API Women's Films”

Check out the 3rd annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival on June 8-10, 2007 at the Brava Theater.

From queer API women building community to the pangs of unrequited love to the celebration of desire, these evocative stories of love and romance will set your heart aflutter! All works created through Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP).

"Balikbayan Confessions" (Tina Bartolome)
"Spoken Smoke" (Katie Joaquin)
"Sleeping Through the Gospel" (Tonilyn Sideco)
"Love in Chaos" (Narissa Lee)
"Tuberose" (Vanda Chong)
"Infinite Breath" (Christine Liang)
"Between the Lines" (Laurie Koh)
"Troo Bloo" (Debbie Ng)
Duration: 80 mins

May 5, 7 pm
Admission: $8.00 advance $10.00 door
SomArtsTheatre
934 Brannan Street | San Francisco
Purchase Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets

For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org
www.QWOCMAP.org
www.brava.org

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center and Asian Improv aRts present

SambAsia curated by Vinay Patel and Francis Wong

SambAsia, directed by Masaru Koga and Gary Ceralde, is an award winning multi-ethnic multi-generational escola de samba (samba school). SambAsia's is an intense dance and percussion school modeled after school ensembles in Rio de Janeiro. SambAsia is an annual and highly anticipated participant in San Francisco's Carnivale Parade. Featuring core members: Anne Chen, Erica Chan, Mel Caisip, Jean Kawahara, Felix Magtoto, Celia Magtoto, Jason Katz, David Van Oosbree, Gail Dobson, Shirley Wing, Jennifer Dhillon and Van Tran.

May 6, 8 pm
Admission: $15 advance $18 door
SomArtsTheatre
934 Brannan Street | San Francisco
Purchase Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets

For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org
www.asianimprov.org
www.sambasia.com

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center in association with Kularts presents

Pinay Stories

Kularts presents eight emerging Pilipina American performers and writers in Pinay Stories. The work is a raw and euphoric reflection of our colonial selves; our truths and half-truths. Join us in celebrating our mothers in poetic stories.

Featuring Aileen Suzara, Aimee Suzara, Aureen Almario, Charity Ramillo, Grace San Pablo Burns, Irene Faye Duller, Lolan Sevilla, Tina Bartolome, Stephanie Sampang w/ The Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre: Fides Enriquez, Helen Serafino, Nerinna Valera.

May 11, 8 pm (Preview)
May 12, 8pm & May 13, 3pm
Admission: $13.00 advance $16.00 door
SomArtsTheatre
934 Brannan Street | San Francisco
Purchase Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets

For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org
www.kularts.org

Kearny Street Workshop in association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center presents

In a Heartbeat: the best of APAture Curated by Kearny Street Workshop

Join APICC for a thrilling multidisciplinary evening featuring writers and performers from Kearny Street Workshop's annual one-of-a-kind APAture festival. Curated by former APAture festival organizers Nirmala Nataraj and Samantha Chanse, In A Heartbeat: the Best of APAture condenses the power and dynamism of nearly ten years of APAture into a captivating two hour event. Experience the promising talent of the Bay Area and get a headstart on preparing for attending the 9th annual APAture festival in September 2007.

May 18 and 19, 8 pm
Admission: $13.00 advance $16.00 door
SomArtsTheatre, 934 Brannan Street | San Francisco
Purchase Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets

For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org
For more information about Kearny Street Workshop and KSW's APAture festival, visit www.kearnystreet.org or www.apature.org
Photo credit: David Huang

danceNAGANUMA & Asian American Dance Performances Present

Nothing Left to Chance

Beautiful and profoundly rich yet quirky and child-like with silliness, the work of these three collaborators will certainly be entertaining. danceNAGANUMA is an ensemble of professional adults and remarkable young artists who will be showered in silk, bubbles and twigs. Whether you are looking at ballet, butoh or modern movement, or listening to Western classical music, Chinese opera, or a cartoon soundtrack, its multiple personalities are mostly all friendly.

Featuring Claudine Naganuma, Amanda Crawford, Sierra Joe Lash, Anna Dal Piño, Gretchen Garnett, Catalina Jackson Urueña, Lucie Jerome, Mana Hayakawa, Aurianne Vacher, Kristin Suko, Erin Landers, Catherine Collison, auriane vacher, one n, Julia Yoshino

May 24 - 26, 8 pm
$16 at the door, $13 in advance
SomArtsTheatre
934 Brannan Street | San Francisco
Purchase Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com

For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org

Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) proudly presents

The GAPA Show

A multimedia event featuring visual arts, written word and performance that celebrates gay Asian & Pacific Islander (API) cultural expression. Through its efforts, GAPA hopes to promote cultural diversity within both the larger Asian Pacific American population and the mainstream LGBT community, while also allowing gay APIs to take control over how our images and our identity are presented. The GAPA Show is additionally being presented in collaboration with APICC and Queer Cultural Center as part of the National Queer Arts Festival 2007.

Featuring photography by dannydan, Long Wu and Tommy Wu and appearances by Mr. GAPA, AstroStud, GAPA Men's Chorus, and other special guests.

Friday, June 1
Reception & Program: 7 pm
Admission: FREE!
SomArtsTheatre
934 Brannan Street | San Francisco

For info: (415) 864-4126 or gapachorus@aol.com
Photo credit: Arthur Ly

Intersection for the Arts presents

Most Wanted by Taraneh Hemami

Most Wanted, a solo exhibition by Iranian-born painter, installation and conceptual artist Taraneh Hemami, investigates the nature of perception, recognition, and representation while examining the construction of the image of the new enemy. Interpretations of a series of faceless portrayals of the most wanted terrorists as identified by the United States government contemplate the ways in which stereotypical perceptions of people are created while pondering the relationship between image and identity. Exploring themes of displacement, preservation, and belonging, her paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and installations investigate the in-between spaces: between art, artifact and architecture; between two and three- dimensional space; between technology and hand crafted objects.

May 9-June 30
Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 9, 6-9 pm
Admission: Free!
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street, between 15th and 16th Streets

Visual Exhibition:
Admission: FREE!
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street, between 15th and 16th Streets
Gallery Hours: Tues by appt, Wed - Sat, 12 - 5pm

For info: (415) 626-3311

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center and Queer Cultural Center present

Spotlight Stealerz

Stealing the spotlight back from whoever stole it from them, the Spotlight Stealerz come to the stage with light (duh) and love. Calling all immigrants, mixed race, people of color, queers, & community organizers to join us on our excursions to steal back the spotlight and shine it on who matters: all of US! Spotlight Stealerz -- a Los Angeles-based theatre/comedy performance troupe - weave individual stories and group sketches together to explore a range of issues within their multiple experiences, identities and communities (Xicana, Tamil-Sri Lankan, Filipina, lesbian, queer, stud, immigrant, mixed race). The Stealerz was created, founded and based on the writings of Adelina Anthony, D'Lo and Alison De La Cruz. Each Stealer comes with their own flavor to add to the comedic, heart felt and engaging stew.

May 26, 8pm
Admission: $10.00 advance $12.00 door
SFLGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street @ Octavia Street
Purchase Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets

For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org

Chinese Historical Society of America in association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center presents

Alice Fong: a Retrospective

Alice Fong: A Retrospective showcases prints, paintings, sculpture, and fiber art spanning the thirty year career of this Sacramento-based artist and arts educator. With vivid color and familiar themes -- such as nature, family, and Chinese American cultural tradition -- Fong's art is accessible to all ages. Her work has been particularly sought by the UC Davis Health Care System, which commissioned pieces for its Children’s Hospital.

The Chinese Historical Society of America, Frank H. Yick Gallery
965 Clay Street, San Francisco
Admission: Adults: $3
College Students (with ID) and Seniors: $2
Children 6-17: $1

For info: (415) 391-1188 or www.chsa.org
www.brava.org

Asian Art Museum in association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center present

Passages

The Asian Art Museum's Thursday Evening Program hosts dance-NAGANUMA. Choreorapher Claudine Naganuma offers an eclectic evening of performances by a multi-generational dance company. Beautiful costumes, unusual props and new music to inspire creative transformation.

Featuring: Catherine Collison, Amanda Crawford, Gretchen Garnett, Mana Hayakawa, Lucie Jerome, Erin Landers, Sierra Joe Lash, Jez Lee, Claudine Naganuma, Ana Dal Pino, Kristan Suko, Catalina Jackson Uruena, Aurianne Vacher.

April 26, 7 pm
Admission: $5.00 after 5 pm with entry into the museum. Open late till 9pm
Asian Art Museum, Samsung Hall
200 Larkin Street San Francisco

For info: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org

Chinese Cultural Center & Asian American Women’s Artist Association in association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center presents

Cheers to Muses

Cheers to Muses will feature visual and literary works by artists and writers, each accompanied by a dedication to their muses -- Asian American women artists and writers who came before them and inspired their voices.

Featuring: Susan Almazol, Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Machiko Kondo, Christina Mazza, Cynthia Tom.

June 1 - August 25
Reception Friday, June 15 | 6-8 pmC
Admission: FREE!
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco
Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm

Asian American Dance Performances in association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center and Queer Cultural Center present

Translations

Asian American Dance Performances presents Translations, a dance concert that explores the intersections of gender roles, blurred expectations and fluid sexuality through new translations of dance vocabulary. Featured will be a vibrant ensemble of the nation’s hottest contemporary Asian Pacific Islander dance artists.

"The current generation of Asian Pacific Islander artists in Translations are the heirs of feminism and ethnic identity politics of 30 years ago, when AADP was first established. These artists are the new social and political code breakers, pushing the mainstream further."
-- Lily Kharazzi, IN DANCE

June 29 and 30, 8:00 pm
Join the post show reception and celebration Friday, June 29th!
Admission: $10-20 sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds)
CounterPULSE
1310 Mission Street at 9th, San Francisco

For info: (415) 435-7552 or info@counterpulse.org
www.counterpulse.org
www.unboundspirit.org