Audrey Wu
Co-Host with Paul Sladkus

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When: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 6:00 PM-7:30 PM.

Where: Stush Restaurant 470 Driggs Ave, Williamsburg Brooklyn (Between North 10th Street and North 11th Street)

Breaking Bread, Building Bonds is determined to organize meals and conversations across the city with people from New York City’s diverse communities. The goal of these communication is to foster an environment where everyday New Yorkers from diverse backgrounds can meet and learn from one another.

Tell us about a moment in which you’ve been made to feel unwelcome, or misunderstood.
Describe a time when you felt profoundly welcome, and experienced a true sense of
belonging.
Tell us about someone from this community who makes you proud to call this place home.
Tell us about a common misconception or belief people on the outside hold about our
community.

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https://familyfilmawards.com/
&

DYF Presents

Invites you to Celebrate

American Born Chinese

on the

UN Global Day of Parents

https://www.un.org/en/observances/parents-day

Appreciate All Parents Throughout the World

Since the 1980s, the important role of the family has increasingly come to the attention of the international community. The General Assembly adopted a number of resolutions and proclaimed the International Year of the Family and the International Day of Families.

Emphasizing the critical role of parents in the rearing of children, the Global Day of Parents recognizes that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing and protection of children. For the full and harmonious development of their personality, children should grow up in a family environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding.

Designated by the General Assembly in 2012, Global Day of Parents provides an opportunity to appreciate all parents for their “selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship.”

2023 Theme: The power of parenting:

raising happy, healthy and hopeful children

Families, parents and caregivers play a central role in child well-being and development. They offer identity, love, care, provision and protection to children and adolescents as well as economic security and stability. In keeping with the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, family and parenting support is increasingly recognized as an important part of national social policies and social investment packages aimed at reducing poverty, decreasing inequality and promoting positive parental and child well-being.

Throughout June, UNICEF and partners are sharing expert tips and resources designed to support caregivers and their families. From mental health guides on everything from self-care for busy parents to supporting teens during stressful times. Fun play ideas that support child development and helps you make the most
of every moment together.

And a call for governments, business and others to scale up parenting support and ensure
universal access for all families

Sun Wukong’s son in the United States
Journey to the West ABC ,

Huge number of United States viewers, rave about the American Born Chinese Show

The American Disney Film Company

launched a wonderful TV series called

American Born Chinese,

and some people translated it into

“Journey to the West ABC”.

It tells a touching story about Monkey King’s child, who descended from the sky
and arrives on Earth as a Chinese student.

This TV series is very imaginative. It uses the characters in the four famous Chinese novels

“Journey to the West”

to come to the core of American culture-campus life, and draws out the resistance and justice of two students in the face of the ridicule and competition of white children.

Their energy, imagination and kung fu won the admiration of everyone, and won the care and affirmation of Avalokitesvara and Sun Wukong.

If you look at it with ordinary eyes, this movie is too outrageous,
but Hollywood is always looking for the point where the wonders of the world are related to the fate of each of us.

Sun Wukong fights goblins, there is no Chinese Chinese child who does not know,

but the price and choice of Sun Wukong who learned from the Western Paradise –

Wukong lives the same life as the sky is not to be erotic –

Wukong symbolizes his identity, but in this place
full of race In today’s American society with hatred and all kinds of contradictions, this Asian born in the United States, in despair, has a way to survive: imagine turning himself into the son of the hero Monkey King!

The campus where everyone defends themselves has become a battlefield for interpreting traditional Chinese stories and successfully finding their own identity symbols.

Hit you without discussing, just come for your own equal rights!
An eye for an eye, an eye for an eye, make the world dark again,

and shine a light in the darkness.

The darkness before dawn is always dark for two hours.

In American Born Chinese

“Journey to the West ABC”,

two Chinese students gradually discover their own value and strength through cooperation

and learning with the characters in traditional
Journey to the West.

Their adventure is not only a story of defeating evil forces, but also a journey of identity exploration. They discovered that their Asian identities were a source of unique strength and pride, , rather than an embodiment of ridicule and envy

American Born Chinese

“Journey to the West ABC”

is currently being broadcast on mainstream media channels in the United States, starring Michelle Yeoh, Daniel Wu, Kwan Jiwei and other well-known actors.

They hope that through the expression of such stories, they can help people better understand and appreciate Eastern culture, and promote the recognition, respect and integration of Eastern and Western cultural diversity.

These well-known actors have worked in Hollywood for decades.

Michelle Yeoh won an Oscar for Chinese-dominated Oscars a while ago.

During the strike of Hollywood playwrights, all the most popular movies, TV shows and award-giving activities were suspended in May- Asian Pacific Month – Launched this Journey to the West ABC, which was a hit, it really is the manifestation of Guanyin Bodhisattva!

The Family Film Awards hope that this magical comedy will attract the support of more friends, stimulate the thinking of Chinese people in the United States,

let more Americans understand the history of civilization in Eastern China, and build
a more inclusive civilized society

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ASIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (AABDC) USHERS IN LUNAR NEW YEAR

-THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT – WITH A RALLY AGAINST ANTI-ASIAN HATE 

@ FEDERAL HALL NATIONAL MEMORIAL 26 WALL STREET IN MANHATTAN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 at 6:00 PM

Lunar New Year 4721 Event  To Feature Key Speakers

Kathy Wylde, CEO Partnership for New York City

Frank Wu, President, Queens College

NEW YORK, NY – 01/09/2023 – The Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) announced hosts  a Lunar New Year celebration on Friday, January 20th @ 6pm ET.  The event will combine the traditional celebration of Asian heritage with a rally at Federal Hall National Memorial (26 Wall Street) in New York City to combat anti-Asian hate. (The main entrance of Federal Hall is located at 15 Pine Street (corner of Nassau and Pine Street) in Manhattan’s Financial District)     AABDC has led the Lunar New Year celebrations since 2000 in New York City and delighted the Asian American community by having the Empire State building lit up in red and gold, the auspicious color for the new year. Lunar New Year 4721  is  the Year of the Rabbit, signifying patience and luck. ..

Lunar New Year Rally & Celebration:

6:00 pm Arrive & Registration

6:30 pm-6:40 pm Program Starts with lion dance

6:40 pm-7:00 pm Announcement on ASAP / Keynote Speakers

7:00 pm-7:30 pm Culture Performance

7:30 pm-8:30 pm Networking Reception

8:30 pm Event Ends

Honorees

Consul General of Consulate General of Malaysia in New York:  Mr. Amir Farid Abu Hasa;  Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in New York: Mr. Winanto Adi;   Consul for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in New York: Mr. Herbhayu Needleman;  State Sentor:  Iwen Chu;  Deputy Commissioner, NYS Department of Labor:  Linda Sun;  Director of Asian Affairs, NYS Governor’s Executive Chamber: Elaine Fan;  Senior Advisor, United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: Lisa Hofflich;   Community Liaison of Community Engagement Division, Office of City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams:  Joonyong Ahn

According to president and founder John Wang, the Asian American Business Development Center, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1994. It assists Asian American businesses in strengthening their capacity to compete in the mainstream market, to expand business opportunities and to promote recognition of Asian American businesses’ contributions to the general economy. For more information on AABDC, please visit: www.aabdc.com. or contact:  (212) 966-0100 / info@aabdc.com  

hate towards anyone is BAD NEWS

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Listen to “What Does Hope Mean to Amy Wu?” on Spreaker.

For more information please visit: http://goodnewsplanet.com/amy-wu-is-an-award-winning-writer-for-the-womens-ag-and-agtech-movement/

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Amy Wu is an award-winning writer for the women’s ag and agtech movement.

She is the Creator & Chief Content Director of From Farms to Incubators, a multimedia platform that uses documentary, video, photography and the written word to tell the stories of women leaders and innovators in agtech. It has a mission of highlighting women in food, farming, and farmtech, especially women of color. From Farms to Incubators includes an award-winning documentary short that has been screened at SXSW, and a best-selling book “From Farms to Incubators: Women Revolutionizing How Our Food Is Grown” that was released in May 2021.

In 2020 Amy was named on Worth magazine’s “Groundbreakers 2020 list of 50 Women Changing the World” list. She was also a recipient of the Women in Agribusiness Demeter Award of Excellence. In 2021 she was named by Food Tank as one of “27 Inspiring Women Reshaping the Food System.”

Prior to starting From Farms to Incubators, Amy spent over two decades as an investigative reporter at media outlets including the USA Today Network where she reported on agriculture and agtech for The Salinas Californian.
She has a bachelor’s degree in history from New York University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Book Publication Date: May 4, 2021
Media Contact: Jaguar Bennett
Craven Street Books / Quill Driver Books
Publicity@QuillDriverBooks.com
(800) 345-4447

Inspiring business book “From Farms to Incubators” puts a spotlight on women leaders of the agricultural technology revolution
“You’ll never think about food and farms the same way again.”
—David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy

April 28 — Climate change, water shortages and an ever-growing global population are making the world’s food supply more precarious than ever, but a new generation of female entrepreneurs is using high technology to secure the future of agriculture, as documented in the new book “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food Is Grown” (Craven Street Books, publication date May 4, 2021) by award-winning journalist Amy Wu.

Speaking of the inspiration for her new book, Wu noted, “‘From Farms to Incubators’ strives to document a time in history that captures an intersection when agriculture and technology and the workforce behind it began a shift that will be of value years, decades and generations from now.” “From Farms to Incubators” presents nearly 30 inspiring case studies of how women entrepreneurs from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds are meeting the challenge of feeding a global population projected to reach 10 billion by 2050. The women profiled in “From Farms to Incubators” are leaders in using drones, artificial intelligence, sophisticated soil sensors, targeted microbes, data analytics, blockchain and robotics to transform agriculture into the growing field of agtech—the integration of agriculture and technology. “These women are trailblazers in the sectors of agriculture and technology that are traditionally male dominated. Their intelligence, knowledge, creativity and passion for tackling big-impact issues have led to tangible solutions that are helping growers be more successful in producing food for all of us,” said Wu. Agtech has become essential to farm profitability and securing a sustainable food supply, as more agribusiness firms seek out technological solutions to increase productivity and profitability. Women who care about community health, wellness and nutrition are turning toward agribusiness opportunities, and grower families are becoming more likely to pass their land to daughters interested in farming.

Each agribusiness leader profiled in “From Farms to Incubators” tells her own story of how she used agtech innovation to solve specific business problems and succeed. These business cases demonstrate the influence of female innovation, the new technologies applied to agribusiness problems, and the career opportunities young women can find in agribusiness. The women profiled speak frankly on the advantages and drawbacks of technological solutions to agriculture and offer lessons in making technology productive in real work. A must-read book for business leaders, policy makers, and everyone interested in tech innovation, “From Farms to Incubators” offers inspiring role models for young women, a thought-provoking glimpse into the future of food production, and a fascinating investigation of how women leaders are profitably disrupting the world’s oldest industry.

About Amy Wu:
Amy Wu is an award-winning agtech journalist and the producer/director of the documentary film “From Farms to Incubators,” which has been presented at SXSW and Techonomy. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today and Time magazine. In 2019 Wu was named one of Food Tank’s “15 Inspiring Women Leading the AgTech Sector,” and in 2020 Wu was named to Worth magazine’s “Groundbreakers 2020 list of 50 Women Changing the World” list.

Book Details:
Title: From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food Is Grown
Author: Amy Wu
Publisher: Craven Street Books, an imprint of Linden Publishing
Publication Date: May 4, 2021
Price: $24.95 US
Category: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in Business
ISBN 978-1-61035-575-9
8″ x 10″ trade paperback, 230 pages, 300 full color photos, index.
Available from bookstores, online booksellers and Craven Street Books (1-800-345-4447, CravenStreetBooks.com).
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Links:

https://civileats.com/2021/06/08/210609-summer-reading-list-review-roundup-food-agriculture-bittman-pollan-baszile-penniman-estabrook/

https://www.amazon.com/Farms-Incubators-Women-Innovators-Revolutionizing/dp/161035575X

https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/2021-food-summer-reading-list/

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Story edited by Zakhro Ibragimova

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Link to my video interview with Girl Scout Kelly Wu: https://girlscoutgala.org/schedule/

Kelly and Patrice Tanaka talk about how their council is supporting AAPI girls and the AAPI community during this time of increasing “anti-Asian” hate and violence.

See email below with LINK to REGISTER for FREE for our GOLD ACHIEVEMENT GALA this Thursday, May 6, at 6 p.m. I hope you can join us.

In case that doesn’t work, here’s the LINK to the Gala Registration (if you scroll down, you can see all the honorees): https://girlscoutgala.org/

And, here’s the LINK to my bio page on the site: https://girlscoutgala.org/patrice-tanaka/

Paul, thank you so much for your support of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York and me.

Warm aloha,

Patrice

P.S. Here’s a post about my thoughts and fears as an Asian American woman in the wake of the recent shootings in Atlanta.

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I hope you will join me and the Girl Scouts of Greater New York at our GOLD ACHIEVEMENT GALA Thursday, May 6, at 6 p.m. (ET). I am a proud and long-serving trustee (25 years!) of the largest, girl-serving organization dedicated to leadership development and building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.

Here is the LINK to REGISTER FOR FREE and/or DONATE. See email below with GIANT BUTTON that says SUPPORT PATRICE TANAKA. ?

Thank you for your good wishes and support of my beloved Girl Scouts of Greater New York.

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Patrice Tanaka

Girl Scout, Brownies to Senior Girl Scout, Hawaii, Troop 45

Trustee, Girl Scouts of Greater New York since 1996 (25 years!)

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LENNY @ 100

Join us for a performance celebrating the 100th birthday of one of the greatest modern composers in history, featuring highlights from West Side Story and Candide, plus chamber works and humorous arts songs.

Tickets for this free event are are-come, first-serve, with admission beginning one hour prior to performance.

March 24th, 2018 at 2:30 PM

Bruno Walter Auditorium
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023

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Monday, January 27, 6-9pm
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
4 Times Square | 42nd St. at 7th Ave., NYC

“It Takes a Team to Support Young Global Leadership”

With Special Music presented by
The Arts Global Foundation

Recognizing the Arts, Education and Orphan Care
in Haiti, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka – and the U.S.
Recognizing Jesse Pollans & Joey Lowenstein
Recognizing the Foundation’s Global Advisers
Tickets $50 (Link)

The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Inc., charted in the State of New York,
has been granted 501(c)3 designation by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
www.lucefoundation.org | 540 Main Street #418, New York, N.Y. 10044

The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation honored two young leaders making a difference on a global level at its Third annual Luce Leadership Awards Ceremony & Reception at Skadden Arps in Times Square this past Monday evening.The 2014 theme for the awards ceremony was “It Takes a Team to Support Young Global Leadership” – recognizing the Arts, Education and Orphan Care in India, Indonesia, Haiti, Sri Lanka and the United States. Recipients were chosen on their ability to better humanity, either in the United States or abroad, by displaying characteristics of honor, intelligence, benevolence and integrity. This year’s awards recipients were Jesse Pollans (Motivated to Make a Change) and Joey Lowenstein (Breaking the Barriers of Autism). Music was provided by the Arts Global Foundation. Jitin Hingorani, a J. Luce Foundation global advisor and CEO of JINGO Media, emceed the evening and the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellence Dr. Palitha Kohona, delivered the keynote address.

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