MANAAs next General Meeting is Thursday, June 19th starting at 7:30 PM. Please join us in discussing how to improve media depictions of Asian Americans. Agenda items include: • Reactions to the pre-screening of ABC’s “Fresh Off The Boat,” the first Asian American sitcom in 20 years since “All American Girl” starring Margaret Cho. • MANAA calls out a TMZ staffer saying that Asians can’t drive because of genetics. • Annual NBC meeting: Telling them they’ve now fallen from best to worst network as far as number of Asian American regulars is concerned • Remembering legendary “American Top 40” disc jockey Casey Kasem, who supported MANAA over the years by coming to press conferences and protests. Comedian Paul Kim is offering complimentary tickets to friends of MANAA for his performance at the Laugh Factory Friday June 27th at 8 p.m.(regular tickets are $20, $30 VIP). To see the show send an email to pkguestlist@gmail with “MANAA-PK 6/27 8 pm” in the subject line by June 26 midnight. Disclaimer: MANAA has never seen his shows before and doesn’t necessarily endorse his work. Here’s a sample of his risqué humor. https://youtube/watch?v=0FZktJxMxxI Join us on Facebook: Media Action Network For Asian Americans (MANAA) and Media Action Network for Asian Americans or on twitter @twitter/manaala If you are interested in participating in MANAA but cannot make the monthly meeting, please contact us at [email protected] and indicate your interest in participating in writing letters, reviewing movies, monitoring TV shows, or other kinds of activities. MANAA’s monthly general meeting is on the second floor meeting room of the Chinatown Public Safety Association @823 N. Hill Street. Its your chance to share your input and thoughts on pressing issues regarding the portrayal of Asian Americans in print, radio, television and movies. Get directions or more Info at manaa.org and manaa.blogspot Questions? Send an email to [email protected] or call us at (213) 486-4433. Please check out MANAA’s first online newsletter: newsletter.manaa.org/ and leave comments and spread the word about our work. If you’re interested in writing reviews or opinion pieces, let us know. We will be posting “top secret” stories that only paid members will be able to access through login and password. In order to become a member/renew your dues, go here: manaa.org/contact_us.html or send $50 ($35 full-time students) to MANAA/P.O. Box 6188/Burbank, CA 91510. Since none of us gets paid and we’re a non-profit, we appreciate the support.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:34:19 +0000
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