华新社 – 【視頻】支持楊安澤競選紐約市長zoom網絡會議全程錄製視頻播放 (wsnay.com)

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Agenda （大会议程）for
Zoom Conference Supporting Andrew Yang for NY City Mayor
Date ： May 30, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Host : Yao, Anqi
Co-host: Paul Sladkus

1， Opening speech by Anqi Yao and Paul Sladkus
2， Musical of the Song United As One, devoted to 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support of
UN 17 SDGs , whose creator is Phoebe Tian;
3， Main Speech by Yuxiang Min, President of WSNA ;
4， Speech by （杨安泽） Andrew Yang, NYC Mayor Candidate,
5， Speech by （孟昭文） Grace Meng; Congresswoman;
6， Speech by (刘醇逸)John Liu, NYS Senator;
7， Speech by Sherill Kanzan, President of World Council of Peoples for the United Nations;
8， Speech by （廖钦和）Chin Ho Liao, Mayor of San Gabriel , California;
9， Speech by （杨爱伦）Ellen Yang , NYC Council Candidate , representing 20TH District;
10， Speech by （林建中）Lin， Jianzhong , President of Lin’s Group ;
11， Speech by Su, Hua, President of US Taiwanese immigrant Advocate club to Support Andrew
Yang” Running for New York City Mayor ;
12， Speech by Lin, Yu, NYC Council Candidate, representing 38TH District;
13， Speech by Andy Chen, NYC Council Candidate, representing 25TH District;
14， Speech by Troy Nader Esq , Head Director Attorney from Law Office of Troy Nader Esq ;
15， Speech by Han, Yin, Head Director of WSNASTV and Chairman , Commander , Director-inchief and Chief Planner of MAPUN,- 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support of UN 17
SDGs ;
16， Speech by Liu, Yuancheng , Chairman of American (旅美安徽同乡会主席刘元澄);
17， Speech by Niu, Hong , President of Federation of Chinese Association in USA(全美华人侨团
联合会会长牛红)；
18， Speech by Zheng, Siqi ， President of American Fujianese Association (美国福建同乡会会长
郑思琪)；
19， Speech by Liu, Dongming, Vice President of Federation of Chinese Association in USA(全美
华人侨团联合会 常务副会长)；
20， Speech by Zhao, Xiaofeng, Secretary General of American Anhui Provincials Association (旅
美安徽同乡会秘书长赵小丰)；
21， Speech by Men， Qi, Attorney at Law from YK ; legal group leader of 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs
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25， Speech by Zhang, Yuening, the vice Chairman and one of the Starters of to 2021 Miss Asian
Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs
26， Speech by Phoebe Tian, the creator of the Song United As One, devoted to 2021 Miss
Asian Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs
27， Speech by Sophia Huang Higgins , one of the hosts of 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support
of UN 17 SDGs;
28， Speech by Julia Hsu(许依婷), Graduate from the United States Military Academy at West
Point, No. 40 Beauty Contestant of 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs;
29， Speech by Pamela Tang (唐嘉亿)，No. 7 Beauty Contestant of 2021 Miss Asian
Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs;
30， Speech by Representatives from Andrew Yang’ Team ;
31， Other Guests and Attendees .
32， Closing Speech by Yuxiang Min

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Sponsor（主办单位)：Wall Street News Agency (华新社);
US Taiwanese immigrant Advocate club to Support Andrew Yang” Running for New York
City Mayor （美国台湾移民杨安泽竞选纽约市长后援会）
Co-sponsor (联合主办单位)： American Anhui Provincials Association (旅美安徽同乡会); Federation of
Chinese Association in USA(全美华人侨团联合会);
Organizer (承办单位)： Wall Street Satellite Television (华尔街卫星电视台);
Co-organizer (协办单位)：
Milestone Broadcast Corporation , Good News corporation;
川瑞房地产公司（TroyEstate LLC at troyestate.com);
川瑞律师事务所（Law Office of Troy Nader Esq at troyesq.com;
美国梦幻传媒集团 Magic Reflection

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Listen to “PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL – University Professor and LGBTQ Youth Safe Space Initiative Founder at Stockton University by Dr. Laurie Greene” on Spreaker.

PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL Drag Queens and Beauty Queens: Contesting Femininity in the World’s Playground.

by Laurie Greene

The Miss America pageant has been held in Atlantic City for the past hundred years, helping to promote the city as a tourist destination. But just a few streets away, the city hosts a smaller event that, in its own way, is equally vital to the local community: the Miss’d America drag pageant.

Drag Queens and Beauty Queens presents a vivid ethnography of the Miss’d America pageant and the gay neighborhood from which it emerged in the early 1990s as a moment of campy celebration in the midst of the AIDS crisis. It examines how the pageant strengthened community bonds and activism, and how it has changed now that Rupaul’s Drag Race has brought many of its practices into the cultural mainstream. Comparing the Miss’d America pageant with its glitzy cisgender big sister, anthropologist Laurie Greene discovers how the two pageants have influenced each other in unexpected ways.

Drag Queens and Beauty Queens deepens our understanding of how femininity is performed at pageants, exploring the various ways that both the Miss’d America and Miss America pageants have negotiated between embracing and critiquing traditional gender roles. Ultimately, it celebrates the rich tradition of drag performance and the community it engenders.
On your program, Laurie can answer questions like:

What are “camp sensibilities” in drag performance and gay culture?

The book explored the personalities of the pageants. Can you give us a flavor of them?

What is the importance of camp in missed America? Drag style, performance, and language.

Tell us about the queering of the miss America pageant? Did anybody work on both?

How do each of the four areas of competition differ on the page TA — swimsuit, evening gown, talent, and interview. There is an object and a subject section.

Who owns the pageants?

What is the Show Us Your Shoes Parade?

Do you see the talent on both sides sharing hard work, perseverance, and talent?

What are the different elements of pageantry and the meaning of individual expression when comparing beauty pageants and drag pageants? Does one try and fit in and one tries to be unique? One fits into boundaries and one tries to break boundaries.

You mentioned that drag is part of the gay community in AC but it has a male focus. Explain?

Talk about the conflicts you found between the gay community and the drag community.



“An unprecedented look at drag culture and its history in Atlantic City. A must-read for queens and their fans!”

— Sapphira Cristal ― Miss’d American 2020

“I have long wondered how the Miss America pageant maintains a conservative appeal while ignoring the known influence and involvement by the gay community. If you’ve ever known or loved Miss America, you need this history lesson.”

— Erin O’Flaherty ― Miss Missouri 2016, first openly lesbian Miss America contestant

“After 30 years in the drag business, I was surprised and elated to learn so much about drag/LGBTQ+ history in Atlantic City. The in-depth exploration of how Miss America and Miss’d America were connected and disconnected is fascinating.”

— Sherry Vine ― Drag Legend

“Through a highly entertaining, insightful, and informative combination of history, ethnography, and gender studies, Greene uncovers the long-standing influence that Atlantic City’s LGBTQ+ community has had on the Miss America Pageant.”

— Rusty Barrett ― author of From Drag Queens to Leathermen: Language, Gender, and Gay Male Subcultures

“The subject matter is fascinating.”

― Gay & Lesbian Review


Publisher: Rutgers University Press (December 18, 2020)

Language: English

Paperback: 248 pages

ISBN-10: 1978813864

ISBN-13: 978-1978813861

LAURIE GREENE is an associate professor of anthropology at Stockton University in New Jersey, where she has taught since 1986. She is the founder and chair of the LGBTQ Youth Safe Space Initiative at Stockton University and an advocate for the local LGBTQ community. Connect with Laurie On FaceBook!

Publisher: Rutgers University Press (December 18, 2020)

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Last night saw the 30th Miss Asia International Pageant.

Held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, an early home to the Academy Awards, this even was every bit as glamorous and successful as its predecessors.

Hosted by the American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) and Ding Yifeng Group (DYF), the 2018 Miss Asia Pageant was a celebration of not only the corporeal beauty of Asia but also the beauty of its history and culture.

This event highlighted a desire from the Western eye to understand and appreciate Asian culture, weather it be the charismatic co-host Jeff, a white American who spoke flawless colloquial mandarin, or the guests from all walks of life who wish to pursue work in Asia, to even the judges, film and tv juggernauts right here in the US who now offer the 19 contestants, all representing a different facet of Asian culture, a chance to shine in a Western spotlight.

The show itself was awe-inspiring at times and energetic at others. The contestants started out showcasing “ethnic fashion” whether it be from their own culture or from a culture they respected and admired. Then there was the swimsuit and sportswear segment which made the audience bob their heads along to the energetic music. Finally there was the evening gown segment where all the contestants looked like ethereal beings coming down from heaven!

When it came to the Q and A section of the show, the judges did not go easy on these young girls, many of whom were born and raised in Asia.

Katheryn Daley, an acting coach and judge on the EMMY’s asked one of the girls if they could have any super power, what would they choose. That was perhaps the most light-hearted question to be asked.

Jerermy James Miller, the child star from “Growing Pains”; Cathlyn Choi, celebrity chef and cooking show host; Kurt Glasgow, marketing director for a variety to A-list celebrities such as Snoop Dogg and Matthew McConaughey; and Oleg Astakhav, popular TV dance choreographer all posed their own questions to the contestants, ranging from “what’s your greatest fear” to “where is your favorite place on Earth” to “what does the title Miss Asia mean to you?”

Daniel McHugh, a filmmaker and animator who has worked at Disney, Warner Brothers and Dreamworks and won an EMMY for his work on “Tiny Toons” – Steven Spielberg’s first foray into animation, asked one of the girls if they were every bullied. The contestant, a native to LA, replied four years ago, when she was only fourteen, she was out grocery shopping for her family and was talking on the phone with her mom, discussing the grocery list in Chinese, when another woman came up to her and told her to not speak Chinese in America. At the time she was so shocked that she couldn’t think of a reply. It took her many years after this incident to formulate a response and if this were to ever happen to her again, she would respond by saying “it is my privilege to be able to speak in parent’s native language in my home country, It is what makes America what she is, a country full of different people with different cultures.”

Anther judge, Micah Fitzgerald, an actor on AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” asked the contestants what is something about themselves they liked and what is something they would like to improve. I’m not going to lie I was expecting an superficial answer, like “I like my nose but I hate my arms.” The contestant, a high school student from right here in LA, answered she liked her genuineness but would like to be more confident. She also shared that this was her first ever pageant and she was shaking back stage but after stepping into the spotlight all her fear melted away.

And lastly, Craig Shah, CEO of CS Timepieces in Beverly Hills and philanthropist, asked a contestant from Sichuan, China, who did not have a firm grasp on English very well yet, if she thought the English language should or should not be a requirement for International pageants such as Miss Asia. Yikes! To her credit, the 20 year old contestant answered with poise and pride. She said for her personally she would like to master the English language if only so she can connect with more people and that’s what being Miss Asia meant to her: to be able to connect with people from all over the world and affect their lives for the better, however small it may be.

Miss Asia started at 3:00pm on the 8th of December and ended a good 5 hours later at 8:00pm. It kept its audience enthralled the entire time and opened not only their eyes but also their minds to Asia. At the end of the evening, it was Jade Polvani, a native right here to Los Angeles, who was announced as the winner of the 30th Mss Asia International Pageant. She was crowned by Holmes Stoner, the chairman and grandmaster of AICC.

The first runner up, Zhang Yuxuan (from China) was crowned by Jason Quin, the president and CEO of AICC, and the second runner up Kherlen Javkhlan (from Mongolia) was crowned by Robinson Xie, General Manager of DFY.

DYF, a company whose core corporate culture is based on Chinese virtue and trust, who not only strong sense for market trends but also for beauty and pageantry, has found a perfect event that falls in line with everything important to them – Miss Asia International Pageant.

Please find more information on https://missasiainternational.org/2018/12/10/2018-miss-asia-international-pageant-final-u-s-trivia/

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