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The Chinatown Film Festival is proud to announce to be the cultural sponsor of the YUAN 08.  YUAN is the annual cultural and fashion production presented by the Chinese Mei Society of New York University. YUAN showcase talented performers and models in segments ranging from traditional musical acts, martial arts and dances, to more modern pieces like hip-hop and spoken word.
YUAN 2008 theme is the intersection of Asian culture and the American landscape. As such, YUAN 2008 hopes to display works that portrait both authentic and fresh Asian identity. Chinese Mei Society will domate all proceeds from YUAN 2008 to China Care, a charity organization that seeks to provide specialized care for the smallest and weakest infants who are orphaned. Active celebrity idols include Carlos Santana and Sheryl Crow. The event is on Saturday, April 26th at 7:00pm-10pm, but doors open at 6:30pm It is located at NYU's Kimmel Center, E&L Auditorium, 4th Floor----Non-NYU guests will have to purchase tickets on the 2nd floor of Kimmel.
The address of Kimmel is 60 Washington Square South (between La Guardia Place and Thompson Street). Thus, the tickets on the day of the show will be $10 to Non-NYU guests. All the proceeds will go to the China Care Charity. For more informations about the event, please write to
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The Chinatown Film Festival, in collaboration with China Care, Families with Children in China and the Malaysian American Association, is organizing a live fundrising concert on this June 12th, at 6pm, to raise funds and help the victims of the recent earthquake.
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Whether or not this legend have any basis in fact, tea has played a significant role in Asian culture for centuries as a staple beverage, a curative, and a symbol of status. Is perhaps not surprising that its discovery is ascribed to religious or royal origins. 