OCA - Orange County Chapter

Tuesday, January 24, 7 pm - 9pm
OCA-OC Coffee Talk: “Lunar New Year and Asian Traditions”

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
2264 E. 17th St
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Restaurant phone: 714-542-5307
Cost: Free admission, pay for what you eat/drink
RSVP: info@oca-orangecounty.org

Want to talk about something about something besides the
usual “What’s your name?” and “What do you do for a living?”? Join us for this series of informal chats over coffee (or the beverage of your choice) in Orange County where you can share your opinions and experiences and ask anything that’s on your mind in a casual setting.

Lunar New Year is on Sunday, January 29 this year. Help us ring in the Year of the Dog by sharing your stories about Asian traditions in your family - how do you celebrate the New Year? Do you believe in Asian astrology or superstitions? How do customs differ from family to family and culture to culture?

Subject: AZN presents 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (AXA)!!

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http://www.axawards.com

For the first time ever on television, AZN Television will proudly present The 2006 Asian Excellence Awards, Featuring the Remy Martin X. O Honors. A night of stars and stellar achievements, celebrating the Asian American community for what it is: a vital, vibrant part of American culture that is both unique and uniquely American.

The award show will be taped on January 19, 2006 at the legendary Wiltern LG Theatre in Hollywood, California. AZN will premiere this excl! usive event on Lunar New Year, January 29, 2006.

The evening will be hosted by Kelly Hu and MAD-TV’s Bobby Lee!

Scheduled to appear* - Lucy Liu, Daniel Dae Kim, Jason Scott Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kelly Hu, Lisa Ling, Rob Schneider, Michelle Krusiec, Dustin Nguyen, Ralph Macchio, Tamlyn Tomita, Bai Ling, Alice Wu, Karl Yune, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bobby Lee, Roger Fan, Lynn Chen, Josie Natori, Magic Johnson, and more!

THIS IS AN EVENT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS! All ticket holders are invited to the GLAM Asian Excellence Awards After-Party at MOOD (6623 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA).

For more information, visit: http://www.axawards.com or http://www.apex.org.

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Best regards,

Jason Scott Park
President
Asian Professional Exchange (APEX)
207 E. Franklin Avenue, Suite B
El Segundo, CA 90245
Work: (213) 388-3333 ext. 104
Website: www.apex.org
Personal: www.jasonscottpark.com

JOURNEY TO THE WEST

Saturday, Jan. 14 is the opening day for the exhibit “Journey to the West on the Silk Road,” on view at Evergreen Books Exhibition Hall, 760 W. Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park. It is a photographic chronicle retracing the heroic 7th-century journey from China to India by Buddhist monk XuanZang (Hsuan Tsang).

Using XuanZang’s “The Journey to the West in the Tang Dynasty” as a guide, a team of reporters and photograph! ers from Rhythms Monthly traveled from Xian, China, deep into the Gobi Desert and Central Asia. The exhibition includes more than 150 photographs taken over five years.

While retracing XuanZang’s journey, the team witnessed the destruction of the two giant Buddha statues in Bamiyan and the rebirth of Afghanistan. They visited politically turbulent Kashmir and finally arrived in India.

The exhibition is sponsored by the nonprofit Tzu Chi Foundation to bridge communication among different ethnic groups and to foster understanding among different religions and cultures.

This exhibit runs through Jan. 22. Hours are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free and 90-minute guided group tours for 10 or more are available. Please e-mail Kelly_jao@us.tzuchi.org for guided tours. Visit http://www.tzuchi.org/global/silkroad/ for more information

Related Activities  Guest Speakers
XuanZang and His Contribution toward Vijnanavada Buddhism
Jan. 14 at 11:30 a.m. (In Mandarin)
Venerable Yin Hai, Dharma Master at Dharma Seal Temple

Dunhuang and Chinese Buddhism
Jan. 14 at 1:30 p.m.
Prof. Daruil Long, P! rofessor at University of the West

India Culture and History during 7th Century and the Rebirth of Buddhism in Indian in the Twentieth Century
Jan. 14 at 4:00 p.m.
Prof. Vinay Lal, Associate Professor at UCLA
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How Tzu Chi has influenced My Life
Jan. 15 at 1:00 p.m.
Sir Walt Ratterman, Vice President of Knightsbridge International, Founder and President of TRC-Electrical and Alternative Energy

Seeing Clearly (On the Path of XuanZang, Modern-Day Women in Buddhism and Buddhism Today)
Jan. 15 at 2:30 p.m.
Prof. Vivian-Lee Nyitray, Associate Professor at UCLA

In Search of t! he Dharma: From XuanZang’s Journey to Tzu Chi’s Production of Buddhist Art
Jan. 15 at 4:00 p.m.
Venerable Zhiru, Professor at Pomona College