Full Circle at SomArts

See Full Circle, a retrospective exhibition of the work of Nancy Hom and Betty Nobue Kano, up at SomArts now through May 29, 2005. The exhibition's comprehensive online feature is available at http://www.apiculturalcenter.org/events/2005/fullcircle/.

Full Circle is produced in association with the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center.

Chinese Cemetery in French Camp, Stockton

Confucius Church of Stockton is raising funds to renovate portions of the Chinese Cemetery in French Camp, Stockton, including widening roadways, replacing the cemetery's entrance gate and relandscaping.

For more information, please contact Fundraising Committee Co-Chairs Mabel Jue Morodomi (kmmorodomi@aol.com) or Mary Toy (maritoy1@aol.com).

Asian Heritage Street Fair

CHSA will be at the Asian Heritage Street Fair in San Francisco's Japantown (Post Street b. Laguna & Fillmore) on Sunday, May 22, 2005 from 11-6 PM. Look for our booth at the intersection of Post and Webster, and check out the great range of community organizations, performers and vendors who'll also be there!

BART's APA Month Discounts

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has partnered with businesses and community organizations to celebrate APA Heritage Month. They're offering discounts in May & June throughout the Bay Area at pearl tea shops, restaurants, the SF Opera and the Asian Art Museum. In addition, they've provided a list of community events online. Download and print your discount card at: www.bart.gov/apa.

4A-SFBAC APA Heritage Month Celebration with Him Mark Lai

Asian/Pacific American Association for Advancement (4A-SFBAC) will celebrate Asian Pacific American History Month with renowned historian Him Mark Lai and filmmaker Evan Leong (Him Mark Lai: The People's Historian) on Monday, May 16 at 11:30 AM at 795 Folsom Street.

Lunch and refreshments will be served during the screening of Him Mark Lai: A People's Historian. Please call (415) 442-2656 or (415) 442-3280 to gain admission to the event or for more information.

Hidden History of Hakone Gardens

Hidden History of Hakone Gardens
A Lecture by Connie Young Yu, Historian and Author

Thursday, May 19, 2005
Reception at 6:00 PM, Program at 7:00 PM
Reception includes wine, waters, and dim sum & dessert

Saratoga Foothill Club
20399 Park Place (Near Saratoga Ave and Park Place)
Saratoga, CA
Parking directly across from the Club

Through slides and photographs, Connie will tell the story of six Chinese American and Caucasian families who owned and worked together to preserve Japanese gardens in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s.

Donations are $15 per person in advance, $20 at the door. Seating is limited. Checks should be made out to: Saratoga Historical Foundation (SHF) and sent to: Denny Alff, 14185 Teerlink Way, Saratoga, CA 95070.

For more information, please contact Denny Alff: (408) 741-0422, alffs@comcast.net

Presented by the Saratoga Historical Foundation & Citizen’s Committee to Save Saratoga’s North Campus.

William Wong: "Oakland's Chinatown" Benefit for OACC

William Wong, journalist and author of Images of America: Oakland's Chinatown, will present a special slideshow featuring three of the Oakland Chinese Americans on Saturday, May 14 at 2:30 PM at Barnes & Noble in Jack London Square, Oakland.

This event is a benefit for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, which will receive proceeds from the sale of Oakland's Chinatown at Barnes & Noble that day.