Welcome to the April 13th, 2010 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*Asian American Theater Company Event: "Macho Bravado"
*KAPS Professional Foodies continues!!!
*Recap: April Kappy Hour
*Community Service Event: Volunteer at Koreatown Oakland CultureFest
*KCI Event: North Korea - Human Face Lecture Series - Health Diplomacy in North Korea
*KACC Event: Sign Up Now for the KACC Golf Tournament
*Stanford Study Questionnaire: Study Skin Cancer in Asian-Americans
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Come watch the Asian American Theater Company Event, "Macho Bravado," with KAPS!

Asian American Theater Company proudly presents “Macho Bravado,” a play exploring marital combat, self-doubt and discovery of a Korean American soldier. It is written by Alex Park, who received an MFA in creative writing at San Francisco State.

Synopsis: Evan Cho is a Korean American soldier who has just returned from fighting in the Middle East to find a greater battle at home over his love, his identity, and his masculinity. Although Evan could not bring himself to tell his wife Lindsey that he had become sterile during the war, she greets him with wonderful news: she’s pregnant. Confronted with questions of infidelity and self-doubt, both Evan and Lindsey struggle to maintain the macho bravado that defined their relationship before the war. This is a story that goes beyond the post-traumatic stress that a soldier and his wife experience, and ventures deep into their journey to forgive themselves and to forgive each other.

You can find San Francisco Chronicle's review of the play on the website below

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/04/DDP31CO7P0.D...

KAPS members can receive a $2 discount any night by using discount code: TEAMKAPS. KAPS plans on attending the show as a group on April 18th show starting at 5pm. Please plan to arrive by 4:50pm as the show begins promptly at 5pm. We would also like to grab dinner together after the show. If you are interested in going as a group please contact Kristine at Kristine@kaps.org.

To purchase tickets please visit the website below or email Kristine

http://www.eventbee.com/view/machobravado

Tickets $15-$25 sliding scale. Discounts available for veterans, seniors, students and Theatre Bay Area members with ID.

Performances: April 8-24, Thu-Sat, 8PM; Sun, 5PM

Performances will be held at:

Thick House Theater
1695 18th Street
between Carolina and Arkansas Streets (Potrero Hill)
San Francisco, CA, USA

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KAPS Professional Foodies continues!!!

Who has dreamed of living in another country...tasting the local food and making friends with those who speak a different language?

It's one thing to visit another country, but entirely another to stay for months or years. However, as professionals, does it help or hinder one's career? And for Korean-Americans, is Korea a good option? Whether you are interested in working or have already worked abroad, please join us to discuss these questions and many more at our 2nd professional dinner!

Details for Dinner #2

The Basics

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Recap: April Kappy Hour

Thanks to everyone for attending our April Kappy Hour at Orson. We hope you were able to take fun photos at the photo booth and get your face painted by the make-up artist!

Thanks to our friends at the Asian American Cancer Support Network (AACSN) for joining us and telling us more about their cancer support organization. For more information about AACSN, please visit http://www.aacsn.org/

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Community Service Event: Volunteer at Koreatown Oakland CultureFest

Oakland's CultureFest returns for a second full-day celebration of the rich diversity of Oakland's people. Already a large event in 2009, this year's CultureFest will be much grander and include:

Multiple stages with music from different cultures
Martial arts high-action demonstrations
Dance styles from around the world
Children's rides & games
Community bazaar and non-profit fundraising
Local artists and vendors
Car show
Photography and karaoke contests
Beer garden
Food, food, food

KAPS will be organizing a group of volunteers for this big celebration day. You can sign up for time slots anywhere from 8am to 8pm helping out in ways like these:

Festival decoration
Art monitor
Exhibit / vendor booths
Entertainer parking lot
Festival monitors
KoreaTown info booth / sales
Children's area
Clean-up / take-down
Radio dispatcher
Refreshment (beer) garden
Bazaar
Car show
Martial arts / dance stage

Contact us to get the volunteer form that you'll need to turn in by May 1. The sooner you give back the form, the sooner you can get your first choice(s) of volunteer positions!

For more details
*Ask us on our Facebook page.
*Email festival@koreatownnorthgate.org.
*Or call the event HQ at (510) 436-6672 or (510) 648-2337

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KCI Event: North Korea - Human Face Lecture Series - Health Diplomacy in North Korea

The Korean Center, Inc. (KCI) is proud to present the next installment of its special lecture series entitled North Korea: Human Face. A group of KAPS members will be attending this lecture on Wednesday, May 19th at 6:00 pm at the Korean Center (1362 Post St, San Francisco). There will also be a reception with refreshments at 7:00 pm.

Global health diplomacy: This lecture is framed around the critical issue of “health diplomacy” as a way to engage North Korea, and comprises Part II of the Global Health Diplomacy subseries of the “North Korea: Human Face” program. An emerging field of global policy, international health diplomacy is a cutting-edge field that interfaces between foreign policy, public health, and law and economics.

Dr. Sharon Perry is a senior research scientist from the Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Stanford University, and science fellow with the Stanford Freeman-Spogli Institute, Center for International Security & Cooperation. Sharon Perry and her team were recently featured in the New York Times for their cutting-edge humanitarian work in North Korea. In an unprecedented collaboration between U.S. and North Korean tuberculosis experts, Perry has been leading a team of U.S. medical specialists working with doctors from Pyongyang’s Ministry of Public Health to develop the country’s first diagnostic laboratory for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).

Dr. Perry’s medical research has focused on the immuno-epidemiology of tuberculosis, for which she is a recipient of an NIH K23 career development award. During 2008, in collaboration with CISAC and APARC, she organized the Bay Area Tuberculosis Consortium to host a delegation of North Korean physicians to visit Bay Area TB programs and discuss opportunities for mutual cooperation. She holds a BA, mcl, in History and Economics from Boston University, and an EdM in Social Policy from Harvard University, and completed her PhD in Epidemiology at UCSD.

The Stanford-led Bay Area Tuberculosis Consortium was organized in 2007 to promote opportunities for professional collaboration with North Korea on mutual interests in TB control. For the past two years, Dr. Sharon Perry has directed the DPRK TB Health Policy Project, which seeks to develop opportunities for academic exchange on tuberculosis control. Dr. Perry will discuss the consortium’s work with the DPRK Ministry of Public Health to develop the country’s first laboratory with capacity to diagnose tuberculosis by culture and drug susceptibility testing. Implications of the project for regional and Pacific Rim TB programs will also be discussed.

Anyone interested in attending with KAPS should RSVP to KAPS Vice-President Andrew Ko at andrew@kaps.org

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KACC Event: Sign Up Now for the KACC Golf Tournament

Korean-American Chamber of Commerce of Silicon Valley (KACC-SV) will be hosting their annual golf Tournament on May 17.

Enjoy a complete day of golf at The Silver Creek Valley Country Club (one of the finest private golf courses in Silicon Valley). This event will bring local businesses and players together for a day of golf and entertainment. You will enjoy a day full of golf and social activities including:

- 18 holes of golf (including cart)
- Lunch and Dinner
- Goodie Bag
- Drinks
- Raffles and prizes
- Live Auction
- Putting Contest
- Long drive Contest
- Closest to Pin Contest
- Hole in One Contest
- 100-yard Pitching Contest

Registration, putting contest, and golf lessons from the PGA professional starting at 10am with a shotgun start at 12pm. The format will be a four-person scramble.

The cost for this event is only $150 which will go toward entry into all events, 18 holes of golf, riding cart, lunch, dinner, wine and prizes. Additional activities are available (at cost) including a 100 yard pitching contest and games at various holes. Dinner, Awards presentation, Raffles, and Live Auction directly after golf at the main dining room.

KAPS is putting together a few foursomes and are looking for more players. If you're interested in joining a foursome or starting your own, please contact KAPS Vice-President Andrew Ko at andrew@kaps.org.

For more information, please visit www.kacc-sv.org

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Stanford Study Questionnaire: Study Skin Cancer in Asian-Americans

The Dermatology Department from Stanford University would like to invite you to fill out a questionnaire. This survey will be completely anonymous. We are investigating knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding skin cancer prevention and detection among Asians living in Northern California. We encourage both Asians and non-Asians to complete the survey.

Asians are an understudied population regarding skin health. They are genetically distinct from Caucasians, and their cultural beliefs and socioeconomic patterns are likely to influence their knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding skin cancer prevention and detection.

Our survey will take approximately 10 minutes to fill out. You must be 18 years old or older to fill out this survey.

Our survey is available at the following address:
http://med.stanford.edu/survey/asianskinca

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Katherine Connors at (650) 721-7159 or kconnors@stanford.edu.

For general information regarding questions, concerns, or complaints about research, research related injury, or the rights of research participants, please call (650) 723-5244 or toll-free 1-866-680-2906, or write to the Administrative Panel on Human Subjects in Medical Research, Administrative Panels Office, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5401.

Thank you for your participation!

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INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE INVOLVED IN KAPS?

KAPS is always on the lookout for people interested in getting the most out of their KAPS experience. We are looking for volunteers to plan social events, coordinate community service events, serve as guest speakers, monitor the website, and improve the overall KAPS member experience. We are also looking for contributors to our newsletters and website, in the form of job postings, professional advice, and relevant news.

If you are interested in becoming an officer, contributing to newsletters, or assisting with an event, please contact andrew@kaps.org.

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The Korean American Professional Society (KAPS) is a nonprofit organization that is devoted to the professional and social development of Korean Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide a forum for networking, community service, and political involvement.

To learn more about KAPS, our members, and our events, or to join the KAPS community please visit:

our website: http://www.kaps.org
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