Dallas Asian

Renowned sitar maestro Aloke Dasgupta will bring his talents to Texas for a special performance of Indian and Eastern music with Dallas-based world music group Impending Bloom Floating Ensemble at the Crow Collection of Asian Art Saturday, December 10, from 7:30 – 9 p.m. Often regarded as one of the most outstanding and original sitar players in the North Indian Classical style, Dasgupta has played and recorded with artists including Mick Jagger, Ravi Shankar, Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick and Gwen Stefani.

Tickets are available online for $10 or $15 at the door.

For more information, please call 214-979-6438 or go to crowcollection.org.

2011 marks 25 years of service that the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce. The anniversary and holiday extravaganza will be held on Friday, December 9, 2011 at the new Omni Convention Center Hotel in downtown Dallas. The GDAACC will raffle a 2012 Mercedes C250 Sports Sedan from Park Place.

Don’t miss the fun. Go to www.gdaacc.com for ticket information.

GDAACC Ad/Dallas Business Journal

Christina Yao chose a timely subject for her first feature film. Empire of Silver tells the story of a banking family in 1899 in Shanxi, which was known as the Wall Street of China. The award-winning film delves into the conflict between idealism and avarice that pervaded the banking world back then. This conflict is echoed in today’s U.S. financial crises.

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Can complex parallel universes created using Artificial Intelligence (AI) really prepare U.S. soldiers for conflict in countries like Afghanistan?

Real make-believe

While Private Lambert’s surreal experience might be mistaken for a remake of the movie “The Matrix”, it is not. It is real and U.S. Department of Defence personnel engage in such virtual-universe exercises on a regular basis, thanks to the work of a top arts and technology college at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).

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EMPIRE of SILVER starring Aaron Kwok will be showing this weekend at AMC Stonebriar. The director Christine Yao will be in attendance for a Q&A after the 7:25 PM show on Friday, November 18.

On a recent trip to Dallas, Chidu Rajghatta was able to experience Dallas first-hand. He had some wonderful things to say in his column at the Times of India. Click on the link to read the full story.

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The Dallas CVB will host reporters representing top Indian media outlets beginning September 20, 2011. The program will feature a visit from Anand Sharma, India’s Secretary of Commerce, first visit to Dallas. Mr. Sharma is hosted by the Greater Dallas Indo American Chamber of Commerce.

The reporters will also have an opportunity to meet Dallas business and community leaders, as well as experience the city first-hand. This will be the first time Dallas has invited the Indian reporters, who represent top India media including The Hindu and Times of India.

The program is sponsored by the Dallas CVB, Southwest Airlines, Westin Galleria Hotel, Westin Aloft, Malai Kitchen and the Crow Collection of Asian Art.

Friday, September 16, 2011
8 am - 2 pm
Omni Dallas Park West
1590 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75234

For information and registration, contact the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce at 972-241-8250.
Conference Agenda

8 am - 8:30 am Registration & Networking
8:30 am - 9 am Conference Welcomings
9 am - 9:50 am Growing a Business through Technology
9:50 am - 10 am Break
10 am - 11 am Doing Business in Asia

Siyeun Kim, Assistant Manager
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Dallas

Michael C.C.Wong, Senior Commercial Office
Taipei Economic Office in Houston

11 am - 11:30 am Role of the Bank in International Trade

Sherry Mama, Senior Vice President
MetroBank

11:30 am - 12 pm International Logistics Solution
12 pm - 12:10 pm Break
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm Luncheon
12:50 pm - 1 pm Break

1 pm - 1:30 pm Invest in North Texas - EB 5 Program
1:30 pm - 2 pm The State’s Resources in International Trade

Janie Havel, North Texas Regional Representative
Office of the Governor

2 pm Adjourn

American Asian interviews Steve Tao, president of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE).

Steve will discuss current Asian actors appearing in starring roles on TV those this fall including Daniel Kim and Grace Park from “Hawaii 5-0″ and Maggie Quigley from the WB’s “Nikkita.”

Are Asians equally represented on TV? How do we break the proverbial glass ceiling for Asian actors? Steve will provide us insight on the controversy.

SteveTao, President of CAPE

About CAPE:
The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) was founded by television producer and executive Wenda Fong, publicist Fritz Friedman, and film producer and executive Chris Lee in 1991. They each saw a need for Asian Pacific Americans in the industry to have a place where they could regularly connect and support each other both personally and professionally.

As DFW parents and students get ready for the school year, Asian culturalism kicks into high gear. The “Tiger Mom and Dad” is lurking. But is this really the best mentality to take with our children? What other Asianisms are effective or not.

Retired college professor and administrator and an international speaker, Dr. So will provide us some insight in myths, legends and other exaggerated tall tales.

She has been speaking on diversity and inclusiveness, leadership and change, and Asian and Latino cultures since 1995.

With decades of international experience working with people from culturally diverse backgrounds while living in Hong Kong, Japan and Ecuador, she is an expert on unraveling the Three Cs to debunk certain cultural communication codes that one uses or presenting the Asian/Latino Parallels about the similarities of the two fastest growing racial/ethnic minority groups in the US.

While living in Dallas Texas, Dr. So had successfully managed a $30-million scholarship program for the Dallas County Community College District. A compassionate volunteer, she had served as chairman of the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce and president of North Texas Chapter of the Texas Diversity Council. Some of her accolades include the 2006 National Institutional Excellence Award of the National Organization of Chinese Americans, the 2007 Distinguished Alumna Award of the Tarrant County College, the 2011 Diversity Lifetime Achievement Award of the Dallas Human Resources Management Association, and the 2011 Diversity Leadership Award of the Texas Diversity Council.