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Name: Detroit Asian Youth
Country: United States
State: Michigan
Metro: Detroit
Interests: Asian/Pacific Islander Americans, Detroit, Youth, Organizing, Detroit Revitalization, Chinatown revitalization, Asian American representation, Asian American history, Social Justice, Community Building
Expertise: youth organizing, popular education, Asian American history, Detroit, social justice
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Member Since:
5/13/2005
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| Please join Soh Suzuki and the Detroit Asian Youth Project at the D.I.A.!
Saturday, May 10, 2008D.A.Y. Project Artist Demonstration!1:00 — 5:00 p.m.Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
 Detroit Asian Youth (DAY) Project and Soh Suzuki will present their interactive and exciting art
project! The group's collaborative art exhibition is a creative exploration of Asian American youth identity in Detroit! We also explore parent and teen interactions and expectations.
Questions? dayproject@gmail.com
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| DAY Project is hosting an Open Mic/Film Night. We will be showing our documentaries from the Youth's perspective, as well as launching the documentary 'The Vang Family' deportation issue.
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* * * * * The Detroit Asian Youth Project (DAY Project) invites you to the ...
F A L L O P E N I N G C E R E M O N Y !
The DAY Project youth from the 2007 summer program, and Hlee Xiong, are excited to present their successful video project!! Catch a glimpse into the lives of DAY Project youth & into current immigration issues facing Hmong and other families in Michigan. We hope you will join us!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
12:00 - 2:00 pm
@ St John Conner Creek
First Floor Conference Room
4777 E. Outer Drive
Detroit, MI 48234
* Youth Poetry * * Presentation of summer video project *
* FOOD * * Open Mic * * Immigration issues ... Detroit Asian American youth identity * | | |
| Don't miss out!
In an important initiative to educate and inform Warren and local community
residents about the culture, contributions, and current issues of Hmong
Americans, we will be showcasing local cultural performances and featuring
comedian and performer Tou Ger Xiong. The flyer is attached and the information
is below.
HMONG AMERICAN CULTURAL SHOW
Friday, July 13, 2007
An event dedicated to Chonburi Xiong and his entire family
5:00 to 9:00 pm .
@ St. Stevan Decanski Hall, 14235 E. 11 Mile Rd. , Warren , MI
With guest host and MC, TOU GER XIONG, diversity consultant, comedian,
storyteller, rap artist and actor [www.gohmongboy.com]
-- Cultural performances, youth poetry & reflections, free food, voter
registration table --
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| SIGN THE PETITION TO SUPPORT THE VANG FAMILY who face deportation from the United States
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Vang_Family/
The Vang family has lived here for many years and help support the Hmong community. They face deportation due to paperwork technicalities that were not of their doing. Support them by signing this petition!!!!
most recent story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287043,00.html
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Detroit Asian Youth Project's 2007 Summer Program is here!
This
summer our program will begin the first week of July and end in the
last week of August with a roadtrip to the Hmong Arts and Culture
Festival in Minnesota!
Program days are 10-2pm Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
SEE BELOW FOR A COPY OF THE APPLICATION or Email: dayproject@gmail.com
Applications are due June 15th!!!
Submit via mail or email to: dayproject@gmail.com
Application Mailing Address:
Detroit Asian Youth Project
c/o Lee Ann Wang
820 Fuller St #309
Ann Arbor MI 48104
Questions:
Hlee Xiong at (586) 216 8256 or The Boggs Center, Stephanie Chang at (313) 923 0797
SUMMER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES!!!!
Video Project
The
video project documents oral histories from Asian American youth and
families in the Detroit area. We will focus on Asian American
experiences as part of historical multiethnic and multiracial
residential communities who live in Detroit and have experienced the
many economic and social changes our city has undergone. There are
very few media forms of education that discuss the experiences and
issues found within Asian American communities. And there are even
fewer sources that cover these experiences specifically within the
Hmong neighborhoods in the Detroit and Warren areas. Our project
builds a space for Hmong youth to reflect upon their own experiences
within the historical context of Hmong migration and settlement. The
video project will also provide a space for our organization to
contribute to the educational needs within the overall Asian American
community. Youth participants will interview themselves, their
families, and community members. Mentors will provide trainings and
guidance related to interview skills and video editing. Our actual
final product will be an educational video that our group hopes to
distribute to other multiracial and multiethnic youth programs and
organizations.
Popular Education Workshops
In
addition to the primary video project, youth participants will also
spend their time in political education workshops. This series of
workshops will focus on Asian American history, contemporary Asian
American politics, and the history of communities of color in Detroit.
We will provide a space for youth participants to learn and dialogue
about the histories and contemporary issues that impact their lives.
Such topics also pair well with the interview content for the video
project.
Community Event to Discuss Chonburi Xiong and Police Brutality
This
event is still forming and DAY project mentors, youth, co-coordinators,
and advisors will work with the larger “Ad-Hoc Community to Support the
Xiong Family.” The event will take place on July 13th with the
sponsorship and support of Hmong community activist Tou Ger Xiong.
Road Trip to the Hmong Arts and Culture Festival
In
August we will take a two-three day road trip to the Hmong Arts and
Culture Festival in Minnesota. The festival is a fun and education
opportunity for DAY Project to distribute our video, explore what other
Hmong youth are working on, and meet other Hmong people from across the
nation.
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