Monday, August 16, 2010
Anniversary Party at Bill and Chen's
Asians and Friends Chicago held its 26th anniversary party in Roger's Park at Bill and Chen's place. Chen keeps a wonderful garden that was in all its glory, and the bean-bag champs: Bill and Makoto! Congrats.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Harris Bank LGBT Pride Kickoff
Part of Asians and Friends Chicago's growth plans are to possibly involve more professional- and career-focused events, so through some networking officers were invited to Harris Bank's GLBT Pride breakfast. Here, executives with the bank speak in support of the company's GLBT initiatives, and an employee, Larry Passo, receives an award from the bank's GLBT group.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Asians and Friends Chicago Celebrated 25
Asians and Friends Chicago celebrated its 25th anniversary in style with a gala ball held at the Hotel Allegro in downtown Chicago. The event included a silent auction featuring a local celebrity's painting, a jazz dance company and a local cabaret show choir.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Asians and Friends Get Blog Mention
Asians and Friends Chicago was featured in a blog about GLBT and straight anniversaries. The group is celebrating its 25th anniversary along with couples who are gathering to honor unions and relationships.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
George Takei and Brad Altman Make Census Plea
Our superhero gay duo have made a public-service announcement regarding the Census and how gay couples can "be counted." This also ties into Chicago's historic "Our Anniversary Ball," a GLBT & straight celebration of unions, relationships and family, set for May 7 at the Hotel Allegro downtown. Asians and Friends Chicago has also tied its 25th Anniversary celebration to this event.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Bye-bye Dat
Just a few hazy memories of Dat's going-away and bachelorette party. We'll miss him as he moves to Ohio to be with his new love.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Pre-Ball Event Last Friday
Asians and Friends Chicago is combining its 25th Anniversary celebration with a GLBT & S Anniversary Ball to be held May 7 at the Hotel Allegro in Chicago. Here are photos from a promotional event held last Friday.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Oscar Fun
Alright, who doesn't want to get dressed up for the Oscars? Here, Angel, president of Asians and Friends Chicago has an Oscar moment with friends. Hope everyone had fun last night!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Project Runway Standout
Project Runway is truly revealing a talent. Jay Sario has won two challenges so far and presents a detailed, fashion-forward eye. In this week's episode, he made garbage bags look luxurious and chic.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Anniversary "Pre-Ball at The Call" - March 12
Asians and Friends Chicago is combining its 25th Anniversary celebration with a GLBT & S Anniversary Ball set for May 7. The charity hosting the event is having a preliminary function on March 12. Hope you all can come.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Right to Marry Rally
Chicago's chapter of Lambda Legal held its 9th annual Right to Marry rally for the GLBT community. About 300 people attended at the Mexican Art Museum on the city's near South Side.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Choi Back on Duty
Here's a piece from The Advocate:
Dan Choi Back on Drill Duty
By Michelle Garcia
Gay military rights advocate Lt. Dan Choi has been called back into drill duty, he told The Advocate in a phone interview Tuesday. Photographer Jeff Sheng, who recently turned his lens on active gay and lesbian service members for a book about "don't ask, don't tell," originally reported the news on Bilerico.com.
Choi was scheduled to appear at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change conference over the weekend but instead rejoined his unit. Choi said his commander called him personally, asking him to return.
Choi told The Advocate that he felt welcomed back by his fellow guardsmen in his infantry unit.
"Initially, I sensed a feeling of territorialism," he said. "They were like, 'That's right, he came back to us!'"
Even though Choi faced an Army National Guard committee in June — the board recommended he be discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" — his commanding officer was highly supportive of the Arabic translator and West Point graduate.
"The paperwork has been floating around in the Pentagon very slowly," Choi said. "Usually people wait six or seven days for their discharge. Meanwhile I'm waiting for months to hear back."
Since his hearing in June, Choi hasn't been able to perform drills with his unit — he said he's been substituting by doing those routines on the side. He has not been discharged, however. Now that he is back, he has been spending time "shooting rifles and doing all of the regular drill exercises."
"It felt good to just put away a lot of the past year," he said, also comparing his return to that of a Thanksgiving gathering. "Obviously there were soldiers following everything I was doing, or there were others who didn't have a clue."
Dan Choi Back on Drill Duty
By Michelle Garcia
Gay military rights advocate Lt. Dan Choi has been called back into drill duty, he told The Advocate in a phone interview Tuesday. Photographer Jeff Sheng, who recently turned his lens on active gay and lesbian service members for a book about "don't ask, don't tell," originally reported the news on Bilerico.com.
Choi was scheduled to appear at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change conference over the weekend but instead rejoined his unit. Choi said his commander called him personally, asking him to return.
Choi told The Advocate that he felt welcomed back by his fellow guardsmen in his infantry unit.
"Initially, I sensed a feeling of territorialism," he said. "They were like, 'That's right, he came back to us!'"
Even though Choi faced an Army National Guard committee in June — the board recommended he be discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" — his commanding officer was highly supportive of the Arabic translator and West Point graduate.
"The paperwork has been floating around in the Pentagon very slowly," Choi said. "Usually people wait six or seven days for their discharge. Meanwhile I'm waiting for months to hear back."
Since his hearing in June, Choi hasn't been able to perform drills with his unit — he said he's been substituting by doing those routines on the side. He has not been discharged, however. Now that he is back, he has been spending time "shooting rifles and doing all of the regular drill exercises."
"It felt good to just put away a lot of the past year," he said, also comparing his return to that of a Thanksgiving gathering. "Obviously there were soldiers following everything I was doing, or there were others who didn't have a clue."
Monday, February 15, 2010
Chinese New Year's Dinner 2010
Members of Asians and Friends Chicago gathered for their annual Chinese New Year's Dinner last weekend. The turnout was high at about 70 guests, who not only had a huge meal but were entertained by a cabaret act--a performance which also served as a prelude to their 25th Anniversary celebration set for May 7.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Banyan Tree Movie Night
The Banyan Tree project will be hosting another “Night at the Movies” @ the Evanston Public Library on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 @ 6:30PM. It will include a screening of the film with a short discussion to follow. Furthermore, it’s a FREE event, so please tell your friends, family, colleagues, social networks, etc. Thanks again for all of your support!
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 @ 6:30PM
Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington
Evanston, IL 60201
CTA: Purple line to Davis
Contact:
William Baciles Tutol, M.A.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project Coordinator
Asian Human Services
2838 W. Peterson
Chicago, IL 60659
wtutol@ahschicago.org
direct: 773.564.4958
fax: 773.338.7946
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 @ 6:30PM
Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington
Evanston, IL 60201
CTA: Purple line to Davis
Contact:
William Baciles Tutol, M.A.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project Coordinator
Asian Human Services
2838 W. Peterson
Chicago, IL 60659
wtutol@ahschicago.org
direct: 773.564.4958
fax: 773.338.7946
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Walk-In HIV Testing
On the second Tuesday of the month, the Banyan Tree Project @ Asian Human Services in Chicago will be hosting walk-in services for persons interested in getting an anonymous, free and empowering HIV test.
Contact:
William Baciles Tutol, M.A.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project Coordinator
Asian Human Services
2838 W. Peterson
Chicago, IL 60659
wtutol@ahschicago.org
direct: 773.564.4958
fax: 773.338.7946
Contact:
William Baciles Tutol, M.A.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project Coordinator
Asian Human Services
2838 W. Peterson
Chicago, IL 60659
wtutol@ahschicago.org
direct: 773.564.4958
fax: 773.338.7946
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Filipino Prisoners Get Flashy
The Filipino prisoners who made it big on YouTube recording Michael Jackson's "Thriller" have another video out. This one is slicker and the lead dancers don't even look Filipino.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Immigration Group Reaches Out
Asians and Friends Chicago received the following correspondence:
I am writing from the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) in Chicago. I am the outreach coordinator for our National Asylum Partnership on Sexual Minorities (NAPSM), our project that deals with LGBT immigration issues.
I'm writing because NIJC, in partnership with the Strength in Unity Coalition and the Center on Halsted are planning a forum on February 16, focusing on mobilization of the LGBT community in support of CIR and building a progressive coalition between the LGBT and immigrant communities. We have also added a second forum date of February 23, at the Rudy Lozano Library in Pilsen. I think it would be wonderful to have a representative (or several!) from Asians and Friends at one or both forum dates.
To be a little more specific, we are planning to discuss the common ground and the benefits of partnership between the LGBT and immigrant communities, and then move on to the major issues facing these communities and areas where large scale mobilization can and will be key in the upcoming months. Finally, we're hoping to talk about short and long term goals and strategies for advocacy and grassroots level outreach. If all goes well, this will hopefully jump start a coalition of the groups involved that will have some real power. The event will be pretty low-key and informal, but hopefully will generate a lot of great ideas, strategies, and aims.
We would be delighted to have you there, and please let me know if you have any questions.
Best,
Hannah Rapp
National Immigrant Justice Center
A Heartland Alliance Partner
208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1818
Chicago, IL 60604
312-660-1306 (direct)
312-660-1505 (fax)
www.immigrantjustice.org
I am writing from the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) in Chicago. I am the outreach coordinator for our National Asylum Partnership on Sexual Minorities (NAPSM), our project that deals with LGBT immigration issues.
I'm writing because NIJC, in partnership with the Strength in Unity Coalition and the Center on Halsted are planning a forum on February 16, focusing on mobilization of the LGBT community in support of CIR and building a progressive coalition between the LGBT and immigrant communities. We have also added a second forum date of February 23, at the Rudy Lozano Library in Pilsen. I think it would be wonderful to have a representative (or several!) from Asians and Friends at one or both forum dates.
To be a little more specific, we are planning to discuss the common ground and the benefits of partnership between the LGBT and immigrant communities, and then move on to the major issues facing these communities and areas where large scale mobilization can and will be key in the upcoming months. Finally, we're hoping to talk about short and long term goals and strategies for advocacy and grassroots level outreach. If all goes well, this will hopefully jump start a coalition of the groups involved that will have some real power. The event will be pretty low-key and informal, but hopefully will generate a lot of great ideas, strategies, and aims.
We would be delighted to have you there, and please let me know if you have any questions.
Best,
Hannah Rapp
National Immigrant Justice Center
A Heartland Alliance Partner
208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1818
Chicago, IL 60604
312-660-1306 (direct)
312-660-1505 (fax)
www.immigrantjustice.org
Friday, January 15, 2010
First Chinese Gay Pageant Shut Down
BEIJING - Police shut down what would have been China's first gay pageant on Friday an hour before it was set to begin, highlighting the enduring sensitivity surrounding homosexuality and the struggle by gays to find mainstream acceptance.
Organizers said they were not surprised when eight police officers turned up at the upscale club in central Beijing where the pageant, featuring a fashion show and a host in drag, was set to take place.
"They said the content, meaning homosexuality, there's nothing wrong with that, but you did not do things according to procedures," Ben Zhang said. Police told him he needed official approval for events that included performances, in this case a stage show.
Organizers said they were not surprised when eight police officers turned up at the upscale club in central Beijing where the pageant, featuring a fashion show and a host in drag, was set to take place.
"They said the content, meaning homosexuality, there's nothing wrong with that, but you did not do things according to procedures," Ben Zhang said. Police told him he needed official approval for events that included performances, in this case a stage show.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Year of the Tiger Dinner in Chicago
Asians and Friends Chicago is set to hold its annual Chinese New Year's Dinner on Sat., Feb. 6, 2010, at Phoenix Restaurant, 2131 S. Archer in the city's Chinatown district. The price is $45 persale and $50 at the door and includes a multi-course dinner and cabaret-style performance. Visit www.afchicago.org to order tickets.
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