The annual International Emmy World Television Festival, which always takes place the weekend before the International Emmy Awards Gala, is set for Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18, at the New York Sofitel Hotel. « more »
A night of Taiwanese food, Taiwan Beer and 4 live bands at the Third Annual “Hello Taiwan Rocks!” Concert on Nov 17th from 6-10pm at Taiwan Center in Flushing New York. This year we are bringing more amazing musicians as well as a theme of Taiwan Night Market to kick off Thanksgiving weekend. Event proceeds will go the Hurricane Sandy Relief effort! « more »
Do you know the lyrics to every TVXQ! song? Can you “Push Push” like Sistar? Then, you are a K-pop fan.
Fans of the popular music genre are invited to enter the “Share the Love of K-pop” contest. The winner and a guest will receive two tickets to the 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong, along with round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations. « more »
New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) has announced the honorees for its 32nd annual Muse Awards, which will be held Dec. 13 at the New York Hilton. « more »
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of college scholarships to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students, will be honoring FedEx, Southwest Airlines and Dr. Frank Chong as part of its seventh annual Today’s Minds, Tomorrow’s Future Scholarship Benefit held November 8 at the Hilton New York. Each of the honorees will be recognized for their work to increase educational opportunities for AAPI students. MSNBC Anchor, Richard Lui, will be serving as the emcee at the event. « more »
Grace Meng is a Taiwanese American lawyer and a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 22nd assembly district in Flushing, Queens, New York, and now she has become the First Asian-American New York has sent to Washington, Congratulations! « more »
Women for Women International [WfWI] announced today that actress and humanitarian Lucy Liu will be the honored recipient of the organization’s 2012 Champion of Peace Award. « more »
In response to the devastation and damage that Hurricane Sandy has done to our local communities, AAFE Community Development Fund is launching a new emergency home repair loan program for homeowners in New York City. « more »