UCLA-APA –Events & Announcements - 2/27/06
February 27, 2006
1) APA Student Scholarship Applications Available
2) UCLA Gymnastics Tailgate 3/5 (Free lunch & parking)
3) Volunteers Needed: APALC Citizenship Application Workshops
4) Volunteers Needed: EWP's 40th Annual Awards Dinner 4/10
5) EWP Production: Sweeney Todd – Now through 3/19
6) PABA Installation & Awards Banquet 3/31
7) Fool's Day Texas Hold'em: LTSC Discovery Center Poker Tournament Fundraiser
8) Los Angeles Health Care Community Meeting 3/4
1) APA Student Scholarship Applications Available – Deadline 3/24/06
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Applications for the APA Excellence in Community Service Scholarship are now available. If you know any well deserving students or if you are student interested in applying please download the application from the following site: http://www.apascholarship.cjb.net
If you have any questions please email APA’s scholarship director, Marcia Choo at mschoo1019@yahoo.com.
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EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
PURPOSE: In 1999, the Asian Pacific Alumni Association of UCLA (APA-UCLA) established the Excellence in Community Service Scholarship to support and honor current UCLA undergraduate students for their commitment in addressing a significant community issue. APA- UCLA realizes the successful development of the Asian Pacific Islander Community is built on the efforts of those who dedicate themselves to advancing thoughtful solutions to critical needs in the community. By acknowledging students for their efforts on behalf of the community, APA-UCLA hopes to foster the spirit of service and to nurture emerging leaders.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Undergraduates who are enrolled as full-time, continuing students at UCLA. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0. While the scholarship is open to all students, APA-UCLA strongly encourages students from historically under-represented Asian Pacific American groups to apply.
AWARD: The number of awards varies; award amount is $1,500.00.
REQUIREMENTS: A student enrolled as a full-time undergraduate at UCLA, not in the process of graduating, who demonstrates a commitment to addressing a critical issue in the advancement of the Asian Pacific Islander Community.
Applicants must:
§ Complete an application form and essay
§ Provide a copy of current university transcript
§ Provide a letter of recommendation
SELECTION PROCESS: The APA-UCLA Scholarship Committee will review all applications. Finalists will be invited to an interview; business attire recommended. A Board member will present award recipient with the scholarship at an APA-UCLA event.
TO APPLY: Applications are available at the Asian American Studies Center- 3230 Campbell Hall and the UCLA Alumni Association Office. Applications may also be downloaded from the APA UCLA website at: http://www.uclalumni.net/apa
DEADLINE: Applications must be postmarked on or before Friday, March 24, 2006 and can be dropped off at 3230 Campbell Hall. For more information, please contact, Scholarship Chair, Marcia Choo at mschoo1019@yahoo.com.
2) UCLA Gymnastics Tailgate 3/5 (Free lunch & parking)
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Spend an afternoon with the students and cheer on our 6th ranked lady Bruins at the gymnastics meet!
Meet at De Neve Plaza at 12PM for lunch with the students. Then journey down to campus for the Women's Gymnastics meet which starts at 2 pm. Parking for alums at the tailgate will be compliments of the Alumni Association.
Saturday March 5th
12PM
Lunch: free
Parking: free
Gymastics ticket: $8
If you are interested please RSVP with Mallory Gompert at mgompert@ucla.edu or call her 805 551-2483.
3) Volunteers Needed: Asian Pacific Legal Center Citizenship Application Workshops
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Welcome to another year of volunteering fun! Continuing a proud tradition of serving immigrant communities, APALC will host citizenship application workshops throughout 2006. APALC invites you to join them.
To make our services more accessible to the public in '06, they’re exploring the concept of arranging more of their workshops on weekdays and weeknights.
Following is their upcoming schedule.
Thurs 2/23, 9:00am, Hacienda Heights
Fri 2/24, 10:00am, San Gabriel
Sat 2/25, 9:30am, La Puente (or APALC)
Fri 3/10, 10:00am, San Gabriel
Sat 3/11, 9:30am, Walnut
Fri 3/17, 10:00am, El Monte
Tues 3/21, 6:00pm, Cerritos
Fri 3/24, 10:00am, San Gabriel
If you are interested in volunteering for any of these dates or need for information please contact Marianne Lo at 213 977-7500 ext 272 or Mark Yoshida at 213 977-7500 ext 247. Please inform them that APA UCLA referred you..
4) Volunteers Needed: EWP's 40th Annual Visionary Awards Dinner 4/10
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EWP's 40th Annual Visionary Awards Dinner
Monday April 10th
The Universal Hilton
It's that time again. East West Players Annual Awards Gala is coming up in less than 2 months. In celebration of EWP's 40th year, this year's dinner program with silent auction is glamourous attire encouraged. They're expecting as many as 900 guests, so as many volunteers as possible are welcomed! We're looking for anyone who wants to experience an awesome celebration and to work hard with 100 other great volunteers.
If you are interested in volunteering or need more information please contact Lisa Tang at
ltang@eastwestplayers.org and tell her UCLA APA referred you.
5) EWP Production: Sweeney Todd – Now through 3/19 ($10 Discount for UCLA APA)
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UCLA APA members receive $10 off tickets to East West Players'
eagerly-awaited production of SWEENEY TODD by Stephen Sondheim.
"Excellent production." -Los Angeles Times Recommended
SWEENEY TODD
The rare instance of a musical thriller, this chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful owner of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves for her mysterious new
meat pie recipe!
Now through March 19
Thursday- Saturday @ 8 pm, Saturday & Sunday @ 2 pm
$40 Orchestra, $35 Balcony
Call (213) 625-7000 and mention your UCLA APA membership to receive $10 off
ticket prices.
(Limit 4, cannot be combined with any other discount.)
David Henry Hwang Theater
120 Judge John Aiso St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(Formerly San Pedro St. between Temple and First Streets in the Little
Tokyo District of Downtown Los Angeles.)
www.EastWestPlayers.org
6) PABA Installation & Awards Banquet 3/31
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The PHILIPPINE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL INSTALLATION AND AWARDS BANQUET
Friday, March 31, 2006
Keynote Speaker
Controller Steve Westly
6:00 PM No Host Cocktail Reception
Hollywood Renaissance Hotel
Master of Ceremony
ABC Sportscaster Rob Fukuzaki
Cost: $90 Individual seat if payment is received by March 17th ($100 thereafter)
To reserve your tables and seats, please contact Eddie Angeles at (310) 215-8475 or via e-mail at eangeles@lawa.org and send your check made payable to “PABA” to Philippine American Bar Association, P.O. Box 70267, Los Angeles, CA 90070.
To purchase an advertisement in our dinner program, please contact Darren A. Manibog, Esq., 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1290, Los Angeles, CA 90010, Tel.: (213) 251-2105 or via e-mail at Darren@Manibog.com
7) Fool's Day Texas Hold'em: LTSC Discovery Center Poker Tournament Fundraiser
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Fool's Day Texas Hold'em: Discovery Center Poker Tournament Fundraiser
April 1, 2006
11AM-4PM
Registration from 11 to 11:30AM
$60 registration ($50 registration before March 17th)
$40 re-buys during the first hour of play
Appetizers and drinks will be provided
Free parking on site and great prizes!
Maryknoll Japanese Catholic Center
222 S. Hewitt St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
All proceeds benefit the DISKovery Center. DISKOVERY is a program of the Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Coorporation a 501c(3) organization, that provides technology access and education to seniors, youth, adults with limited English skills, and low-income comunity memmbers.
For information or to pre-register, please contact Julie Itahara at (213) 473-3027 or jitahara@ltsc.org (please tell her APA UCLA referred you). For more information about the DIsKovery Center please visit www.discover.org.
8) Los Angeles Health Care Community Meeting 3/4
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Congress and the President created the Citizens' Health Care Working Group to hear what you think and then recommend how to make health care work for all Americans. Community Meetings are being held across the country to engage Americans directly in an informed debate about our health care system.
Los Angeles, CA - March 4, 2006
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
To register, or for more information, please visit: www.citizenshealthcare.gov
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UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni
apaucla@yahoo.com
www.apaucla.com
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To view a listing of UCLA events please visit: www.calendar.ucla.edu
To see additional APA, UCLA, and Asian community events and information please visit: www.apaucla.blogspot.com or www.apaucla.com.
Please send information on community events, announcements, job postings, or internships to APA at apaucla@yahoo.com or Mark at mark@uclalumni.net
1) APA Student Scholarship Applications Available
2) UCLA Gymnastics Tailgate 3/5 (Free lunch & parking)
3) Volunteers Needed: APALC Citizenship Application Workshops
4) Volunteers Needed: EWP's 40th Annual Awards Dinner 4/10
5) EWP Production: Sweeney Todd – Now through 3/19
6) PABA Installation & Awards Banquet 3/31
7) Fool's Day Texas Hold'em: LTSC Discovery Center Poker Tournament Fundraiser
8) Los Angeles Health Care Community Meeting 3/4
1) APA Student Scholarship Applications Available – Deadline 3/24/06
-----------------------------------------------------------
Applications for the APA Excellence in Community Service Scholarship are now available. If you know any well deserving students or if you are student interested in applying please download the application from the following site: http://www.apascholarship.cjb.net
If you have any questions please email APA’s scholarship director, Marcia Choo at mschoo1019@yahoo.com.
--------
EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
PURPOSE: In 1999, the Asian Pacific Alumni Association of UCLA (APA-UCLA) established the Excellence in Community Service Scholarship to support and honor current UCLA undergraduate students for their commitment in addressing a significant community issue. APA- UCLA realizes the successful development of the Asian Pacific Islander Community is built on the efforts of those who dedicate themselves to advancing thoughtful solutions to critical needs in the community. By acknowledging students for their efforts on behalf of the community, APA-UCLA hopes to foster the spirit of service and to nurture emerging leaders.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Undergraduates who are enrolled as full-time, continuing students at UCLA. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0. While the scholarship is open to all students, APA-UCLA strongly encourages students from historically under-represented Asian Pacific American groups to apply.
AWARD: The number of awards varies; award amount is $1,500.00.
REQUIREMENTS: A student enrolled as a full-time undergraduate at UCLA, not in the process of graduating, who demonstrates a commitment to addressing a critical issue in the advancement of the Asian Pacific Islander Community.
Applicants must:
§ Complete an application form and essay
§ Provide a copy of current university transcript
§ Provide a letter of recommendation
SELECTION PROCESS: The APA-UCLA Scholarship Committee will review all applications. Finalists will be invited to an interview; business attire recommended. A Board member will present award recipient with the scholarship at an APA-UCLA event.
TO APPLY: Applications are available at the Asian American Studies Center- 3230 Campbell Hall and the UCLA Alumni Association Office. Applications may also be downloaded from the APA UCLA website at: http://www.uclalumni.net/apa
DEADLINE: Applications must be postmarked on or before Friday, March 24, 2006 and can be dropped off at 3230 Campbell Hall. For more information, please contact, Scholarship Chair, Marcia Choo at mschoo1019@yahoo.com.
2) UCLA Gymnastics Tailgate 3/5 (Free lunch & parking)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Spend an afternoon with the students and cheer on our 6th ranked lady Bruins at the gymnastics meet!
Meet at De Neve Plaza at 12PM for lunch with the students. Then journey down to campus for the Women's Gymnastics meet which starts at 2 pm. Parking for alums at the tailgate will be compliments of the Alumni Association.
Saturday March 5th
12PM
Lunch: free
Parking: free
Gymastics ticket: $8
If you are interested please RSVP with Mallory Gompert at mgompert@ucla.edu or call her 805 551-2483.
3) Volunteers Needed: Asian Pacific Legal Center Citizenship Application Workshops
-----------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to another year of volunteering fun! Continuing a proud tradition of serving immigrant communities, APALC will host citizenship application workshops throughout 2006. APALC invites you to join them.
To make our services more accessible to the public in '06, they’re exploring the concept of arranging more of their workshops on weekdays and weeknights.
Following is their upcoming schedule.
Thurs 2/23, 9:00am, Hacienda Heights
Fri 2/24, 10:00am, San Gabriel
Sat 2/25, 9:30am, La Puente (or APALC)
Fri 3/10, 10:00am, San Gabriel
Sat 3/11, 9:30am, Walnut
Fri 3/17, 10:00am, El Monte
Tues 3/21, 6:00pm, Cerritos
Fri 3/24, 10:00am, San Gabriel
If you are interested in volunteering for any of these dates or need for information please contact Marianne Lo at 213 977-7500 ext 272 or Mark Yoshida at 213 977-7500 ext 247. Please inform them that APA UCLA referred you..
4) Volunteers Needed: EWP's 40th Annual Visionary Awards Dinner 4/10
-----------------------------------------------------------
EWP's 40th Annual Visionary Awards Dinner
Monday April 10th
The Universal Hilton
It's that time again. East West Players Annual Awards Gala is coming up in less than 2 months. In celebration of EWP's 40th year, this year's dinner program with silent auction is glamourous attire encouraged. They're expecting as many as 900 guests, so as many volunteers as possible are welcomed! We're looking for anyone who wants to experience an awesome celebration and to work hard with 100 other great volunteers.
If you are interested in volunteering or need more information please contact Lisa Tang at
ltang@eastwestplayers.org and tell her UCLA APA referred you.
5) EWP Production: Sweeney Todd – Now through 3/19 ($10 Discount for UCLA APA)
-----------------------------------------------------------
UCLA APA members receive $10 off tickets to East West Players'
eagerly-awaited production of SWEENEY TODD by Stephen Sondheim.
"Excellent production." -Los Angeles Times Recommended
SWEENEY TODD
The rare instance of a musical thriller, this chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful owner of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves for her mysterious new
meat pie recipe!
Now through March 19
Thursday- Saturday @ 8 pm, Saturday & Sunday @ 2 pm
$40 Orchestra, $35 Balcony
Call (213) 625-7000 and mention your UCLA APA membership to receive $10 off
ticket prices.
(Limit 4, cannot be combined with any other discount.)
David Henry Hwang Theater
120 Judge John Aiso St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(Formerly San Pedro St. between Temple and First Streets in the Little
Tokyo District of Downtown Los Angeles.)
www.EastWestPlayers.org
6) PABA Installation & Awards Banquet 3/31
-----------------------------------------------------------
The PHILIPPINE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL INSTALLATION AND AWARDS BANQUET
Friday, March 31, 2006
Keynote Speaker
Controller Steve Westly
6:00 PM No Host Cocktail Reception
Hollywood Renaissance Hotel
Master of Ceremony
ABC Sportscaster Rob Fukuzaki
Cost: $90 Individual seat if payment is received by March 17th ($100 thereafter)
To reserve your tables and seats, please contact Eddie Angeles at (310) 215-8475 or via e-mail at eangeles@lawa.org and send your check made payable to “PABA” to Philippine American Bar Association, P.O. Box 70267, Los Angeles, CA 90070.
To purchase an advertisement in our dinner program, please contact Darren A. Manibog, Esq., 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1290, Los Angeles, CA 90010, Tel.: (213) 251-2105 or via e-mail at Darren@Manibog.com
7) Fool's Day Texas Hold'em: LTSC Discovery Center Poker Tournament Fundraiser
-----------------------------------------------------------
Fool's Day Texas Hold'em: Discovery Center Poker Tournament Fundraiser
April 1, 2006
11AM-4PM
Registration from 11 to 11:30AM
$60 registration ($50 registration before March 17th)
$40 re-buys during the first hour of play
Appetizers and drinks will be provided
Free parking on site and great prizes!
Maryknoll Japanese Catholic Center
222 S. Hewitt St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
All proceeds benefit the DISKovery Center. DISKOVERY is a program of the Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Coorporation a 501c(3) organization, that provides technology access and education to seniors, youth, adults with limited English skills, and low-income comunity memmbers.
For information or to pre-register, please contact Julie Itahara at (213) 473-3027 or jitahara@ltsc.org (please tell her APA UCLA referred you). For more information about the DIsKovery Center please visit www.discover.org.
8) Los Angeles Health Care Community Meeting 3/4
-----------------------------------------------------------
Congress and the President created the Citizens' Health Care Working Group to hear what you think and then recommend how to make health care work for all Americans. Community Meetings are being held across the country to engage Americans directly in an informed debate about our health care system.
Los Angeles, CA - March 4, 2006
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
To register, or for more information, please visit: www.citizenshealthcare.gov
-----------------------------------------------------------
UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni
apaucla@yahoo.com
www.apaucla.com
-----------------------------------------------------------
To view a listing of UCLA events please visit: www.calendar.ucla.edu
To see additional APA, UCLA, and Asian community events and information please visit: www.apaucla.blogspot.com or www.apaucla.com.
Please send information on community events, announcements, job postings, or internships to APA at apaucla@yahoo.com or Mark at mark@uclalumni.net
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