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Dear CDBF Community-
It's been an on again, off again winter, but spring is definitely just around the corner, so it's time to start thinking about the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival!
We've just started accepting applications from community organizations to be our Non-Profit Partners for 2013. It's a great way to raise money for your group while having a great time at the festival! See details below...
We have all sorts of ways you can get involved with the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival: We're still accepting race team applications, as well as vendor applications for both Marketplace exhibitors and Taste of Asia food booths, and of course we're looking for performers for all five of our stages.
Plus we're also looking for your nominations of community leaders that we can choose as our Honorary Chair for 2013. Read more about our Honorary Chairs below!
We'll see you next month with updates,
Erin Yoshimura
Executive Director
www.cdbf.org
147 Days until the 13th Anuual CDBF!
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| Help us choose the Honorary Chair for CDBF 2013! |
 Every year, CDBF names a community leader as our Honorary Chair, to celebrate her or his achievements as a leader within the local Asian and Asian American community. Politicians, entrepreneurs, educators and lifelong volunteers have been honored over the past 12 years. In 2012, Aya Medrud (shown here during the Opening Ceremony) served as the festival's Honorary Chair.
Click here to read more about our Honorary Chairs, and to submit your nominations for CDBF's 2013 Honorary Chair - who is a role model, especially for the next generation of community leaders?
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| Raise money for your non-profit organization! |
CDBF is now accepting applications for our 2013 Non-Profit Partners program.
Approved non-profit organizations can sell beverages, Sno-cones or festival merchandise at the festival and keep a portion of the proceeds as a fundraiser. Submit your group's application today!
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| There are slots still available for Race Teams! |
 Paddled on a dragon boat race team is one of the most exciting things you can experience. It's a whirlwind of effort, exertion and excitement, with your teammates all synchronized to maximize the energy efficiency to reach the finish line first. There are still slots available for teams in the 2013 races, in both recreational and competitive divisions. The recreational teams race Taiwan-style boats where a flag catcher perches on the dragon's head to snatch the winning flag out of the water. We also have a Youth Division (ages 13-17) Competitive teams race sleeker, faster Hong Kong-style boats.
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| Be a Marketplace or Taste of Asia vendor | |
 We're still looking for vendors for the 2013 festival.
if you create or sell arts and crafts, Asian or Asian-related products, offers services, represent a non-profit organization, or are a restaurant, caterer, food provider or a church or organization that offers food (especially Asian cuisine), we welcome your application to participate at CDBF!
Decisions are made by committees, and emphasis is placed on CDBF's mission to support and celebrate Asian and Asian American communities and culture.
Click here to learn more about being a Marketplace vendor, or click here to be a Taste of Asia food vendors.
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| Traditional or contemporary, we invite performers! |
 We're now accepting applications for our FIVE performing arts stages: Main Stage, Gateway to Asia, Gateway to Asia Martial Arts Stage, Cultural Unity Hip-Hop Showcase, and the new Band Stage we debuted last year.
Whether you're a performer of authentic traditional Asian culture or an Asian American who performs contemporary American culture like blues, rock or hip-hop, CDBF has a stage where you can display your talents.
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| Upcoming Asian Community Events | |
CDBF has the most complete and updated listings of local Asian and Asian American events on our Community Calendar.
If you don't see an event here in the newsletter, be sure to check our Calendar online -- it's updated as we receive announcements. Submit your Asian community event information with a brief description to calendar@cdbf.org .
ONGOING
APDC needs food donations for refugee communities
The APDC is collecting food items donations for refugee clients (especially at their behavioral health clinic) who have been struggling to get by. These clients include people from the Bhutanese and Burmese communities. They have been running out of food for their families and are in HUGE need of food donations. Any items such as rice, oil, ramen noodles, soy sauce, canned fish, canned fruit or vegetables will be extremely helpful for the families. Donations can be dropped off at either APDC office, or, for questions or inquiries, please call either office:
York office - 1825 York St. Denver, CO | 303.393.0304
Elmira Office - 1544 Elmira St. Aurora, CO 80010 | 303.365.2959 x 102
MARCH
COLLABORASIAN: Asian American Pacific Islander Awareness Month at CU-Boulder
When: Friday, March 1-Friday, March 22
Where: University of Colorado, Boulder
How Much: Donations accepted
COLLABORASIAN is the University of Colorado at Boulder's first Asian American Awareness Pacific Islander month. This month features several culture shows as well as events that focus around leadership, cultural awareness, social justice, and community. The CollaborAsian committee consists of leaders and members from 8 different organizations at CU. Our goal is to bring awareness to issues that affect the Asian American Community. In addition we want to educate others about other diverse Asian cultures that they may not be aware of. Seehttps://www.facebook.com/events/207576916048027/ for more information.
CU Boulder Center for Asian Studies: "Listening to Asia" Symposium
When: Friday, March 1, 10 am-6 pm
Where: British Studies Room, 5th Floor Norlin Library, University of Colorado, Boulder
How Much: Free admission
Join us for the Second Annual Center for Asian Studies Symposium, an interdisciplinary inquiry into contemporary Asian societies and cultures. In this year's theme, we explore the sounds of love and war, the voices of the subaltern and the middle classes, and music and dance from throughout the region. Here is the symposium schedule:
10:00 am | Welcome with Timothy Oakes, Director of Center for Asian Stuides, and David Boonin, Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts & Sciences
10:15 am | "Listening to Friends: Personal Networks, Social Support, and Friendships among Professional Women in Banglaore, India." Rachel Fleming (PhD Candidate in Anthropology, CU-Boulder)
10:45 am | "Listening to Kill: The Signature of Drone Strikes." Najeeb Jan (Assistant Professor of Geography, CU-Boulder)
11:15 am | "Love in Buddhist Tantra: A Tibetan Woman's Voice." Holly Gayley (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, CU-Boulder)
1:30 pm | "Plagiarism and Transnational Listening Networks in the Hindi Film Industry." Nilanjana Bhattacharjya (Honors Faculty Fellow, Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University)
2:00 pm | "Gender, Identity and 'Good' Dance in South Indian Classical Dance and Film." Rumya Putcha (Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Music, Earlham College)
2:30 pm | "An Instrument on the India-Pakistan Border: A Cultural History of the Kamaicha of the Manganiyar of Rajasthan." Shalini Ayyagari (Assistant Professor, Department of Performing Arts, American University)
3:00 pm | "Listening to Subaltern (Oppressed Outcaste) South Asians Become Cosmopolitan." Zoe Sherinian (Associate Professor, School of Music, University of Oklahoma)
3:45 pm | "Art Songs from China, Korea, and Japan." Mutsumi Moteki (Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching & Vocal Accompanying, College of Music, CU-Boulder)
4:30 pm | "Sound, Word and Image in Traditional Japanese Dance." Jay Keister (Associate Professor, College of Music, CU-Boulder) and Mami Itasaka-Keister (Instructor, College of Music, CU-Boulder)
Reception immediately following. Schedule subject to change. Visit http://cas.colorado.edu/content/listening-asia-cas-symposium-schedule-abstracts for our most updated schedule and presentation abstracts. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in Euclid Auto Park for a rate of $1.75/hour.
Hina Matsuri: Japanese Doll & Cultural Festival
When: Saturday-Sunday, March 2-3 11:30 am-4 pm
Where: Simpson United Methodist Church, 6001 Wolff St, Arvada
How Much: Free
Celebrate Japanese culture with an exhibit of dolls and many performances of Japanese traditions, including martial arts, calligraphy, origami, tea ceremony, music, taiko drumming and traditional Japanese and Okinawan dancing. Plus, bento box lunches will be available while supplies last. 303-428-7963
Gamelan Tunas Mekar presents Music & Dance of BaliWhen: Sunday, March 3 1:30 pm Where: Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. How Much: $10 adults, $5 students/seniors Join one of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival's filongest-running annual performers, Gamelan Tunas Mekar, as they perform the indigenous music of Bali, Indonesia. The 21-member ensemble and guest dancers provide American audiences with an authentic glimpse of one of the world's most fascinating cultures. Tunas Mekar will perform on the gamelan angklung orchestra, traditionally used for temple and other village ceremonies. Learn more at www.tunasmekar.org and fb.com/GamelanTunasMekar
Taiko Drum Workshop w/ Denver TaikoWhen: Sundays through March starting March 3, 4-6 pm Where: Denver Buddhist Temple, 1947 Lawrence, Denver How Much: $150 for four 2-hour sessions Want to learn about taiko and its artform?! Denver Taiko is putting on a series of workshops each Sunday in March from 4-6 pm. The workshop series is $150. Payment is due at the first class. Please send us an email with your contact information to sign up ( denvertaiko@gmail.com). The workshop series is limited to the 1st 20 people to sign up. You must be 18 years and older to participate. Please contact us if you have any questions: http://denvertaiko.com
"The Executive Branch in Times of War: The Japanese Internment Cases"
When: Monday, March 4, 12-1:00 pm
Where: University of Denver Sturm College of Law Room 165
How Much: Free, complimentary parking available
Professor Neal Katyal will survey the Executive Branch's conduct in times of war, focusing on the U.S. Justice Department's activity during World War II. Many have criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Korematsu and Hirabayashi. What is less known is the role of the Solicitor General in leading the Court to adopt these decisions. Building on a statement Professor Katyal made about the historical record while serving as Acting Solicitor General, Professor Katyal will use the searing experiences in that litigation to reflect upon the role of government lawyers, and lawyers in general, in pursuit of the truth and justice. He will relate the role of the Justice Department in World War II to the very different role played by the Justice Department in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Neal Katyal is a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center and a partner at Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C. Register online here: http://bit.ly/Z6gIeE
"Escalating Tensions between China and Japan in the East China Sea: Causes and Potential Solutions"When: Friday, March 8 5-6:30 pm Where: Cyber Café of Cherrington Hall, University of Colorado, Boulder How Much: Free The Center for China-US Cooperation presents Ms. Bonnie Glaser, Senior Adviser for Asia in the Freeman Chair in China at Washington based CSIS, as our Jackson/Ho China Forum guest speaker. Glaser is a senior associate with CSIS Pacific Forum and a consultant for the U.S. government on East Asia. From 2003 to mid-2008, Glaser was a senior associate in the CSIS International Security Program. Prior to joining CSIS, she served as a consultant for various U.S. government offices, including the Departments of Defense and State. Glaser has written extensively on Chinese threat perceptions and views of the strategic environment, China's foreign policy, Sino-U.S. relations, U.S.-China military ties, cross-strait relations, Chinese assessments of the Korean peninsula, and Chinese perspectives on missile defense and multilateral security in Asia. RSVP no later than March 6th online at: https://udenver.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6Gd3kShPRtrEP77. If you have any questions about other CCUSC programs, please contact szhao@du.edu, 303.871.2401.
Asian Performing Arts of Colorado (APAC) 25th Anniversary ConcertWhen: Saturday, March 16 7 pm Where: Jewish Community Center, 350 S Dahlia St Denver 80246 How Much: General admission $75 APAC is welcoming back to Colorado many of the artists who APAC has supported over the last 25 years. Many of these artists have found success on major world stages, as well as with our own Central City Opera and Opera Colorado, while others are teaching and performing at prestigious conservatories. One has been nominated for the Grammy Award, and one was an Emmy winner for a Lincoln Center Live PBS performance. These established singers will be joined by some of our current young artists, two of whom recently won second prize in Placido Domingo's prestigious Operalia Competition and one young singer who made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera this fall in a lead soprano role. Her second U.S. performance will be in Denver, tonight, at our 25th Anniversary Concert. Buy tickets here: http://bit.ly/WfaUhm
Brighton Japanese American Association Shrimp & Chow Mein DinnerWhen: Sunday, March 24, 9 am-3 pm Where: Adams County Fairgrounds, 9755 Henderson Rd., Brighton, 80601 This annual event raises funds for scholarships for students in Brighton - come and dine on bento box lunches of delicious chow mein and Japanese pastries, sushi, pies cookies and other goodies available while supplies last! Visit the BJAA website: http://bjaa.org/index.html
APRIL
"Breaking Barriers Building Bridges" - Colorado Asian American Leadership ConferenceWhen: Saturday, April 6, 9 am-3 pm Where: Aurora Public Schools Professional Conference and Learning Center, 15771 E. 1st Ave., Aurora, 80011 How Much: $20 individuals ($15 until March 23), $10 each for groups of 10 or more Calling all Asian American high school students and friends to learn leadership skills and self-empowerment tool! Registration covers Opening Ceremony (with local performances), workshops, entertainment, keynote speaker and lunch. Please register for the conference at http://tinyurl.com/2013-ngv-conference. After you register, please send a check made payable to Next Generation Voices to: NGV, PO Box 221748, Denver, CO 80222 OR send your payment via Paypal to: info@asianavenuemagazine.com. Powered by Next Generation Voices - for more information: nextgenvoices@gmail.com.
2013 Japan Cup CompetitionWhen: Saturday, April 27, 8 am-4 pm Where: University of Denver Sturm Hall How Much: Free admission Join the Japan America Society for its annual competition for Japanese language students, co-sponsored by the Colorado Language Education Association! JASC invites teams of students, 8th grade through college, to register. See JASC events and click for more information about the Japan Cup Competition here: http://www.jascolorado.org/calendar/ or contact JASC: (303) 592-5364, info@jascolorado.org
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| About the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival |  Your Weekend Passport to Asia and the Pacific- Dragon Boat Races. Cultural Education. Performing Arts. Food. Marketplace.
About CDBF
Founded in 2001 to celebrate Colorado's diverse Asian Pacific American (APA) communities, the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF), a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, has become the region's fastest growing, family-friendly summer festival. CDBF offers festival-goers the opportunity to explore APA culture through performances, educational programs, arts and crafts, shopping, dining and the exciting athletic competition of dragon boat racing.
Contact Information: 3000Youngfield St., Suite 350 Wheat Ridge, CO 80215 T: 303-953-7277 F: 303-953-7278 Toll-free: 877.716.BOAT (2628)
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