Hi folks,

For those of you in the SF Bay Area, I'm moderating a panel that talks about the
impact of
new technologies, self-publishing and the internet on the production and
visibility of
Asian American independent media.

If you're interested, please RSVP via the link below.

Thanks!
Gary


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"the asians are coming, the asians are coming"

Thursday, January 19, 2006
7:00-9:30pm
Japanese Cultural & Community Center
1840 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

to rsvp :
http://www.thirdthursdays.org/rsvp.html

With the recent announcement of its downsizing,
AZN TV, the upstart Asian American cable network,
joins the long list of promising but unsuccessful
corporate attempts to bring balanced images of
Asian Americans into mainstream media. 2005 left
us with dubious achievements to celebrate in the
mainstream media: the missed coverage of APA
communities affected by Hurricane Katrina,
continued racism on the radio, and Bai Ling's
re-emergence on TV and the big- screen.

However, times are changing. Asian American
bloggers, filmmakers, musicians, and artists can
now create and publish content online on their
own terms--independent of traditional media--in a
cheap, easy, and unprecedented fashion.

These same online trends are also responsible in
part for the steady decline of traditional media
businesses. Revenues for major newspapers, record
labels, and film studios are declining, as people
are spending more time using online resources
like MySpace, Craigslist, Netflix, and Google.

Is this an opportunistic beginning of a revolution
in Asian American media, or just a momentary
glitch in the matrix? Find out as we ask our
panelists of APA publishers, artists, and
organizers.


Confirmed panelists include:

Melissa Hung
Editor in Chief, Hyphen
http://www.hyphenmagazine.com

Robynn Takayama
Independent Radio Producer
http://www.nonogirl.com

Donald Young
Center for Asian American Media
http://www.asianamericanmedia.org

Moderated by:

Gary Chou
MANJA, http://manja.org
Sr. Product Manager, Tribe.net

January's Third Thursdays is co-presented by
the Center for Asian American Media
http://www.asianamericanmedia.org


Related Links:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2005/12/08/apop.DTL
http://www.thelongtail.com/the_long_tail/2005/11/mainstream_melt.html

The title of January's TT comes from a poem by
Beau Sia http://feedbackpoets.tripod.com/sia.html


Pricing Plan:
recommended donation w/dinner: $10, $15 or $20
recommended donation for program and refreshments
only: $5

no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
donation supports refreshments, room rental, and
any honoria or fee waivers

Questions:
email info@...

To RSVP:
Please fill rsvp @
http://www.thirdthursdays.org/rsvp.html by
Tuesday, January 17th at 5pm.

Schedule:
7:00-7:15PM: Registration
7:15-8:15PM: Panel Discussion
8:15-9:15PM: Dinner & Discussion Groups
9:15-9:20PM: Wrap up & Shout outs*

*If an organization you work or volunteer for has
an upcoming event or opportunities to publicize,
you can do a shout out. At a future event, we may
ask you to update us on event or opportunities you
presented.