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New Orleans: home of cajun cooking and true American jazz, the birthplace of Asian American history. 400 years ago, Filipino settlers established the first known Asian American community in the U.S. here. In recent weeks, the entire city has been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, devastating floods, and thousands have lost homes and loved ones' lives.
Media coverage of Hurricane Katrina's destruction has consistently shown FEMA and the Red Cross helping to rebuild the lives of those affected by Hurricane Katrina. But firsthand accounts of survivors and volunteers in the hurricane-hit region have contrasted these accounts to the extreme. Thousands of displaced immigrants and undocumented residents, including Vietnamese and other poor communities of color in the South, have been neglected and denied aid from the U.S. government's attempts to provide relief to the area, due to language barriers and lack of documentation.
It is up to us, the APA community, to help out our brothers and sisters in need, because as writer K.W. Lee has said, " We are our first and last line of defense." Come out to support these communities in need down South! 100% of proceeds go to There Are No Words, an Asian American-run nonprofit organization helping the Vietnamese communities of New Orleans to recover from the hurricane and floods.
Join three different cities; New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles; help raise funds for Asian Pacific Islander - Americans left homeless after Hurricane Katrina.
See who will be featured in your city!
All proceeds will go to the following organizations:
therearenowords
www.therearenowords.com / katrina.therearenowords@gmail.com
Created after Hurricane Katrina their focus is aiding the Vietnamese neighborhood of Versailles in Eastern New Orleans, and other small APA run businesses that were completely destroyed by the hurricance
Thank you to our gracious sponsors and hosts: Imaginasian Space180 NYU
Thank you to the following organizations for making this event possible: REACHiphop UgnayanNYC Stormwatch Coalition NAWPAWF
NEW YORK CITY Thursday, September 29, 2005 doors open at 6:30p ImaginAsian Theatre 239 E. 59th St. (b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.) New York, New York $7-$1000 sliding scale
Featuring:
DJ Kuttin Kandi
Ishle Yi Park
Kevin So
Regie Cabico
MangoTribe's Kelly Tsai and Emily Chang
The Ides
Taiyo
Kontrast
Suheir Hammad
Fay Chiang
Jason Hwang
Voodoo Soul
The Ravens
John Kim of REACHiphop
Au Hyunh
There will be a silent auction at this event.
SAN FRANCISCO Friday, September 30, 2005 doors open at 7:00p Space180 180 Capp St. San Francisco, CA
Featuring:
iLL-Literacy
LOS ANGELES Friday, October, 2005 doors open at 7:00p SIPA Los Angeles, CA
Featuring:
JonEric Concordia |
