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Seafood Festival at Pittsburg Marina
Date: Sunday, 7 Sept 2008
Time: 10:00 am to 3 pm
Location: Pittsburg Marina (Bayside and Marina Blvd)
Limit: 15
Cost: Free
RSVP: ecmt@yahoo.com
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Update (8/21/08) : Our Seafood
Festival at Pittsburg Marina on Sunday, 7 Sept 2008 10 am to 3 pm is
now full. I shall start a wait list in case someone is unable to
attend. I will contact everyone on the wait list.
In
order to avoid disappointment in the future, please RSVP as soon as the
blurb is posted, especially for extremely limited capacity events like
this one.
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Hi everyone:
sbQA¢s good friend, Alan A. is offering his yacht for us to hang out
and watch the boat race from his boat. If you have not been to
Alan¢s boat, it is a 52 foot yacht (not a sail boat!) to sbQA family
again this year. His yacht will be in dock, not moving at
all. We will meet at Pittsburg Marina at 10 am.
Since it is a free event, we will not be providing any food or drinks. Please bring your own.
After the boat race, we will go to the yacht club and look at some boats.
We need to carpool as much as we can as there will be many cars that weekend.
Thank you.
Ed
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SBQA Raps: What's in it for me?
- Meet new friends and/or meet up with former acquaintances
- Learn about and share your thoughts on various issues related to the Queer Asian/Pacific Islander communities
- Receive support on issues related to being a Queer Asian/Pacific Islander
SBQA rap sessions meet every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 7pm until 8:30pm at the DeFrank Center.
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SBQA Rap: The Queer Asian/Pacific Islander Male:
Concepts of Beauty
Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Presented by Robert I.
Come to the next SBQA Rap on September 9, 2008 where we will delve into
a conversation about Queer Asian/Pacific Islander Male Beauty.
What is beauty?
What is sexyness?
What does it mean to be beautiful and sexy as a Queer Asian/Pacific Islander (API) male?
How does the Queer API Community(ies) define beauty?
What issues are there surrounding beauty for APIs who identify as transgender (FTM) or Intersex?
What issues are there surrounding beauty for multiracial API males?
Where do you find/see images of Queer API Male “beauty”?
How do you or your friends define beauty?
These are just a few questions to get your thoughts going as we share
perspectives with each other on Tuesday night. Afterwards, be sure to
join us for dinner afterwards at yet another favorite San Jose eatery!
Due to the sensitive topics and subjects we discuss at our rap sessions
which often times are only applicable to Queer Asian/Pacific Islanders
(APIs), we appreciate the understanding of our non-API friends and
allies to join us at all other sbQA events. SBQA raps are a safe and
empowering space for Queer APIs.
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SBQA Rap: Pre-Mixer and Open Talk
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Presented by Lee L.
More information coming...
Due to the sensitive topics and subjects we discuss at our rap sessions
which often times are only applicable to Queer Asian/Pacific Islanders
(APIs), we appreciate the understanding of our non-API friends and
allies to join us at all other sbQA events. SBQA raps are a safe and
empowering space for Queer APIs.
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 7/19/08 -- GAPA Runway Photos featuring Saketumi and Maya Kohlpa
 6/15/08 -- SBQA at San Jose Pride 2008
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News
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Join SBQA in Tapei for Pride!
Hi everyone:
Four of us are flying to Taipei on or about 25 Sept. We will join
two other sbQA members in Taipei and march in this year’s Taipei
Pride. David H. will register for us and we shall march as sbQA
from San Jose , CA. , U.S.A. I will bring our sbQA banner with me.
Taipei has many very large GLBT gatherings in Asia . Taipei Pride
is one of them. Taipei Pride website link is:
http://twpride. net. It is in Chinese.
If you are interested in attending, please let me know as soon as
possible. I have inquired a couple reasonable hotels near Taipei
train station.
I will be in Taipei 25 Sept to 1 Oct 2008. David H. and I will
try to be your Taipei city tour guide. If you plan to visit other
parts of Taiwan while you are here, Hilbert can give you some
leads. Hilbert and his partner will arrive a week earlier and
tour around the island.
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Project 3-3-3
Hosts Social Dinner for gay/bi/downE Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese
Men who live/frequent/work in Santa Clara County!
Project 3-3-3 is a
collaborative health services program with API Wellness Center and
Asian American Recovery services in San Francisco. The program focuses
on 3 Counties – Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco for 3 Asian
ethnic groups – Chinese, Filipino and Vietnamese.
If you have any questions, please contact John at 415.776.1001 x26 or just e-mail jlam@aars-inc.org . I hope to see you on the 14th!
More info: http://www.aars-inc.org/programs/project333/ |
Winner of the Tang Scholarship Award 2008
The Tang Scholarship
Award recipient for 2008 is Jason K. Jason happens to be a GAPA board
member as well as working with API Wellness Center in San Francisco .
Jason graduated from Cal Berkeley and will attend Columbia University
in New York City this fall. Jason will receive $15,000. Due to
scholarship requirement, Jason is only eligible for this year. Last
year, 2007, the recipient was Caroline L. Caroline graduated from San
Jose State University last year . She is currently attending Emerson
College in Boston . Due to scholarship requirement, Caroline will be
eligible for up to $45,000 in scholarship. Caroline’s Too Much Plaid
(2008) will premier at the Queer Women of Color Film Festival in San
Francisco . The event will be on Sunday, June 15th at 6:00 PM at Brava
Theater (2789 24th Street, San Francisco , CA). Doors open an hour
before the screening. Arrive early. Seating is first come, first
served, and is notorious for the past three years to be a full house.
For more information, please visit http://www.qwocmap.org/festival.html. Also, check out the movie teaser
Please
tell your friends and/or relatives about this scholarship for next
year. The maximum scholarship is up to $60,000 over a four year period.
Thank you.
~ Ed T, SBQA Chair
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