What's Up Asia? (May 16, 2012)

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:43:35 -0400

Start: 05/16/2012 - 17:30

End: 05/16/2012 - 21:00

What's Up Asia?

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Hey Asia, how are you doing?

Queer Asian Youth (QAY) invites LGBTQ community members from Asia to update us what’s happening overseas for International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2012. Join us for an evening of inspirational stories, delicious food, and awesome people.

Date: Wednesday, May 16th

Time: 5:30 - 9:00PM

Location: Glad Day Bookshop

Address: 598A Yonge Street, 3rd Floor

What's happening?

- Updates from awesome guests from LGBTQ Community in Asia

- Special performance by Yaya Yao and Chase Tam

- Anti-trans/homophobia Photo Shoot (Write your message and take picture with it!)

- Story sharing among QAYers

- Fun icebreakers

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Fabulous Speakers!

Duncan Lau

Duncan is a communication and media specialist. ACAS’s Media Coordinator from 2006-2009, he helped expanding ACAS profile in the local Asian communities. Duncan also creates curriculum for all of ACAS’s media training and presentation skills workshops. He’s trained staff, board directors and clients who have appeared on the local community News features. After he left ACAS, he spent most part of 2010 and 2011 in Hong Kong, helped set up training workshops with NGOs in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Duncan is currently doing freelance works, and is exploring the possibilities in documentary filming.

Hanae

Hanae was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan. Her first volunteer work in LGBTQ communities was with LGBTQ seniors in San Francisco while she studied Women's Studies as an international exchange student. After returning to Japan, she joined the organizing committee of the Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival for two years. She also participated in other activities including organizing events at a LGBT community space in Tokyo, providing translation for LGBTQ community news blogs, marching in Tokyo Pride, and other related activities until she moved to Toronto in 2008 for graduate school.

Steven Shi

Steven is a marketing professional specialized in media and entertainment industry. Born and raised in China, he was one of the first gay men to come out on the Internet in the mid-90s. After moving to Canada, he became a radio and TV host for Fairchild Media Vancouver, where he interviewed many gay & lesbian film directors including Stanley Kwan (Lan Yu) and Cui Zi'en (one of China's prominent indie gay film makers). From 2006 to early 2012, he was back in China working at Sony Music Entertainment and a Top 40 radio station in Shanghai and Beijing. Over there, he volunteered at an underground garage sale for HIV/AIDS patients, befriended one of China's first gay pageant finalists, attended various LGBT events and frequently confronted homophobic comments and behaviors. Steven is currently living in Toronto.

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Email: youth@acas.org

Call: 4169634300 ext. 229

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What's Up Asia? (May 16, 2012)

What's Up Asia?

Socialize + Share + Get Inspired

Hey Asia, how are you doing?

Queer Asian Youth (QAY) invites LGBTQ community members from Asia to update us what’s happening overseas for International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2012. Join us for an evening of inspirational stories, delicious food, and awesome people.

Date: Wednesday, May 16th

Time: 5:30 - 9:00PM

Location: Glad Day Bookshop

Address: 598A Yonge Street, 3rd Floor

What's happening?

- Updates from awesome guests from LGBTQ Community in Asia

- Special performance by Yaya Yao and Chase Tam

- Anti-trans/homophobia Photo Shoot (Write your message and take picture with it!)

- Story sharing among QAYers

- Fun icebreakers

____________________________________

Fabulous Speakers!

Duncan Lau

Hanae

Steven Shi

____________________________________

Wanna know more?

Contact Meza

Email: youth@acas.org

Call: 4169634300 ext. 229

"like" us on Facebook!

"follow" us on Twitter!