Minya "Miss Info" Oh of Hot 97 is hosting "Rebuilding the Bridge: New York to Sichuan", a benefit to raise awareness and dollars for disaster relief funds to help rebuild China's Sichuan region after one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent memory.

Minya "Miss Info" Oh of Hot 97 is hosting "Rebuilding the Bridge: New York to Sichuan", a benefit evening of performances featuring Ryan Leslie, J Lim, Beau Sia, Andrew Choi and others on Saturday, July 12, from 7:30pm - 10:30pm at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University in New York. The event was organized by a coalition of Asian American performers and not-for-profit organizations to raise awareness and dollars for disaster relief funds established by the charitable organization Mercy Corps, and to help rebuild China's Sichuan region after one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent memory.

Rebuilding the Bridge: New York to Sichuan
When: Saturday, July 12, 7:30 10:30pm
Where: Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University
3 Spruce Street
New York
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For more information, please contact: Nancy Bulalacao, Director of Public Programs, (212)619-4785 ext.106.

Oscar-winning filmmaker discusses her creative process in an intimate "One On One" on Saturday, July 19 at 1:45PM at the Asia Society in New York.

Compiled by LIA CHANG from the AAIFF.ORG/2008 website.

Oscar-winner Jessica Yu entered filmmaking through the world of documentaries with award-winning projects such as BREATHING LESSONS , PROTAGONIST , and IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL . She has demonstrated wider talents, expanding her directorial repertoire to include television (Grey's Anatomy and The West Wing ) and commercial spots. This year marks her narrative feature debut with the AAIFF08 Closing Night Presentation, the hilarious comedy PING PONG PLAYA . The filmmaker discusses her creative process in an intimate "One On One with Jessica Yu," Saturday, July 19 at 1:45PM.

Moderator: Andrew Hsiao is the executive editor of the non-profit publishing house The New Press, where he has worked with authors like Bill Moyers, Jesse Jackson, Sen. John Edwards, Vijay Prashad, Frances Fox Piven, Juan Gonzalez, Peter Kwong, Sonia Shah, Ruben Martinez, J. Hoberman, Jeff Yang , and many others. He was an editor and staff writer for The Village Voice , and has written for The New York Times , The Washington Post , Spin , and other publications. He co-produces a weekly radio program, Asia Pacific Forum on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, and is the author of a deck of playing cards, Regime Change Begins at Home. He lives in Brooklyn.

Asian American International Film Festival

Riverside Expansion of the 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival

Don't miss the Riverside Expansion of the 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, Oct 21-23, 2008 at the UltraStar Cinemas in University Village (right outside UCR). Highlights include:

Academy Award winning director Jessica Yu's first narrative feature, "Ping Pong Playa," a hilarious comedy about a young man defending his family's ping pong dynasty.

Benson Lee's "Planet B-Boy" about some of the world's top B-Boy group's as they make their way to the Battle of the Year.

Korean thriller hit "Public Enemy Returns," directed by Woo-Suk Kang.

Controversial documentary, "Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe," directed by Harry Kim. Along with films, meet filmmakers, artists and celebrities.

All scheduling, ticketing, and event information can be found at www.sdaff.org

Oct 21-23, 2008
UltaStar Cinemas (previously University Village Cinemas)
1201A University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507
(located right outside UCR)