APIA Spoken Word Summit now registering (JUL07)

The Asian Pacific Islander American Spoken Word and Poetry Summit is the largest national gathering of APIA spoken word artists, performers, writers, community leaders, and arts educators. It is a three-day event with a mission to challenge the often peripheral and passive roles the artist is branded within the APIA community and the arts community at-large and to acknowledge the arts as a critical, elemental component in building, empowering and transforming tool for our community and our selves. Join us for the 4th Biennial APIA Spoken Word and Poetry Summit happening in NEW YORK CITY this summer! Register by July 15th, 2007 to reserve your spot. SPACE IS LIMITED!

More on the APIA Spoken Word and Poetry Summit:
We are out to spread the word, cipher with our ancestors and family, and cultivate our personal text into actions. The aim of the summit is simple: to learn to love our impending selves through the reflections, exchanges and stories of our Asian/Pacific Islander American community. Although we self-identify as APIA we simultaneously redefine the term to be inclusive of West Asian (Middle Eastern), South Asian, and Multi-Racial peoples. Participants range from youth workers, teachers, poets, organizers, actors, emcees, writers, artists, performers, history keepers to the future of Asian America.

The word is just the medium. What you put into this gathering is what you get out of this gathering. As contemporaries, our responsibility is not only to serve as each other's peers but also as each other's mentors. Make each moment count. Create connections. Break down walls. This summit asks for honest participation and unfiltered moments—moments so much bigger than ourselves, our self-deprecation, and our notions of community. We are building living history. We are part of a cultural continuum.

Details:
Registration fees are as follows: Youth (19 and under) - $15 // Regular Participant fee - $30.

Friday, August 3
7pm: Family Showcase (closed to the public)
@Asian American Writer's Workshop
http://aaww.org/
The Asian American Writers Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A
New York, NY 10001

7pm: Community Showcase (open to the public)
@ Judson Memorial Church
http://www.judson.org/
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

Sunday, August 5
11am: Family and Community Meetings, 2009 Host City "Bid"
@University Settlement (Houston Center)
http://universitysettlement.org/what/community.html
Houston Street Center
273 Bowery
New York, NY 10002

Recommended Accommodation: ***
Hostelling International NYC
http://www.hinewyork.org/
891 Amsterdam Ave., New York NY, 10025-4403 (Manhattan's Upper West Side Corner of 103rd St & Amsterdam Ave).

*** Access to all the activities listed above are included in registration. However, housing at Hostelling International is NOT included in registration fee.

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	5th Annual APIA Spoken Word Summit in NYC The Asian Pacific Islander American Spoken Word and Poetry Summit is the largest national gathering of APIA spoken word artists, performers, writers, community leaders, and arts educators. It is a three-day event with a mission to challenge the often peripheral and passive roles the artist is branded within the APIA community and the arts community at-large and to acknowledge the arts as a critical, elemental component in building, empowering and transforming tool for our community and our selves. Join us for the 4th Biennial APIA Spoken Word and Poetry Summit happening in NEW YORK CITY this summer! Register by July 15th, 2007 to reserve your spot. SPACE IS LIMITED! Go to www.apiasummit.com and register now! More on the APIA Spoken Word and Poetry Summit: We are out to spread the word, cipher with our ancestors and family, and cultivate our personal text into actions. The aim of the summit is simple: to learn to love our impending selves through the reflections, exchanges and stories of our Asian/Pacific Islander American community. Although we self-identify as APIA we simultaneously redefine the term to be inclusive of West Asian (Middle Eastern), South Asian, and Multi-Racial peoples. Participants range from youth workers, teachers, poets, organizers, actors, emcees, writers, artists, performers, history keepers to the future of Asian America. The word is just the medium. What you put into this gathering is what you get out of this gathering. As contemporaries, our responsibility is not only to serve as each other's peers but also as each other's mentors. Make each moment count. Create connections. Break down walls. This summit asks for honest participation and unfiltered moments—moments so much bigger than ourselves, our self-deprecation, and our notions of community. We are building living history. We are part of a cultural continuum. Details: Registration fees are as follows: Youth (19 and under) - $15 // Regular Participant fee - $30. Friday, August 3 7pm: Family Showcase (closed to the public) @Asian American Writer's Workshop http://aaww.org/ The Asian American Writers Workshop 16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A New York, NY 10001 Saturday, August 4 12pm – 5pm: Summit Workshops and Panels @University Settlement (Houston Center) http://universitysettlement.org/what/community.html Houston Street Center 273 Bowery New York, NY 10002 7pm: Community Showcase (open to the public) @ Judson Memorial Church http://www.judson.org/ Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 Sunday, August 5 11am: Family and Community Meetings, 2009 Host City "Bid" @University Settlement (Houston Center) http://universitysettlement.org/what/community.html Houston Street Center 273 Bowery New York, NY 10002 Recommended Accommodation: * Hostelling International NYC http://www.hinewyork.org/ 891 Amsterdam Ave., New York NY, 10025-4403 (Manhattan's Upper West Side Corner of 103rd St & Amsterdam Ave). * Access to all the activities listed above are included in registration. However, housing at Hostelling International is NOT included in registration fee. Visit www.apiasummit.com for updates! See YOU in NYC this summer! Home \| News \| Calendar \| Directory \| Library \| Plays Copyright 2007, Roger W. Tang Questions? Email

5th Annual APIA Spoken Word Summit in NYC