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		<title>Korean Adoptees Ministry celebrates 10th Anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Adoptee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[KAM Banquet guests, from left: Yoonju Park, director of Korean Service Center; Channel 5 Eyewitness News Reporter Susanna Song, Master of Ceremony; Hyun Sook Han, Korean adoption pioneer; Kim Jackson, photographer and author of the “HERE” book on Minnesota Korean adoptees; Angela Copeland, an adoptee who spoke on how a spiritual journey to Korea changed her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PaDao Yang leads youth leadership development arts program</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten middle school students at New Millennium Academy in Minneapolis took time out from their summer arts program (facilitated by college student PaDao Yang) to pose for a picture. (Contributed photos)
By ERIN ADLER
From drawing to dancing or writing poetry, the act of creating art is powerful on its own. But for PaDao Yang, art is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>API Men Institute to End Domestic Violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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AAP staff report
MINNEAPOLIS (August 19, 2010) – Asian and Pacific Islander men of Minnesota took a proactive approach toward domestic violence and anger management with a two-day event August 19-20 at Oren Gateway Center of Augsburg College. More than 70 people participated in an intensive training to examine the intersection of sexism and racism and to explore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mu Performing Arts prepares for new season</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From left, Rick Shiomi, artistic director, Mu Performing Arts, with performers, Katie Bradley and Sun Mee Chomet, discussing the life experience of Korean adoptees in America and how it inspired their theater writing and acting as adults. The two performed as part of the Week of Mu, an open-house series Friday at the Lowry Lab [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Search of Asia Film Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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A raft of films from the world’s largest continent, burgeoning and booming, mysterious and intriguing, comes under a special lens in a far-reaching “Asian Film Festival” that runs Wednesday, Nov. 3rd through Nov. 13th at St. Anthony Main Theatre. Under the heading “In Search of Asia,” and sponsored by Minnesota Film Arts (the old Oak St. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Villain: A novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Villain: A novel
Author: Shuichi Yoshida
Pantheon Books
August 3, 2010, $25.95
In Shuichi Yoshida&#8217;s Villain, a young insurance saleswoman is found strangled at Mitsuse Pass. Her family and friends are shocked and terrified. The pass – which tunnels through a mountainous region of southern Japan-has an eerie history: a hideout for robbers, murderers, and ghostly creatures lurking at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mao&#8217;s Last Dancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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From the Academy Award nominated director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies), comes the inspiring true story of Li Cunxin (Chi Cao) and his extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. Filmed on location in China, Australia and the U.S., Mao&#8217;s Last Dancer (Rated PG from IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films and Great Scott Productions) also stars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CJ “Boom” Helekahi debut CD brings spirit of Hana to the world</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU (August 31, 2010) – Released today, CJ Helekahi’s debut CD “Ka Mahina” is sharing the magic of beautiful Hana, Maui with the world. Known to many as “Boom,” CJ has gained a reputation for the beauty of his voice, from his soaring tenor to his caressing falsetto. With the much-awaited release of “Ka Mahina” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weighing the Air: the Art of Collaboration</title>
		<link>http://aapress.com/education/metropolitan-state-university-announces-new-art-exhibit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Paul, Minn. (Aug. 17, 2010) – Metropolitan State University Gordon Parks Gallery is pleased to present Weighing the Air: the Art of Collaboration. The exhibit opens with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 4–7 p.m. and continues through Oct. 8.  Gallery hours are Mondays–Thursdays, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; and Fridays–Saturdays, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.  The gallery is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHAT Arts Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
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ST. PAUL (August 21, 2010) – The Center for Hmong Arts and Talent held its 9th Annual Hmong Arts and Music Festival Satuday at Western Sculpture Park. With the theme “A Hmong Us” the festival again had arts and crafts of local Hmong artists that represents many perspectives of being “A Hmong” in America. There was also [...]]]></description>
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