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March 18, 2004, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dallas KERA and The Council on American-Islamic Relations present an advance screening of the PBS series, "THE NEW AMERICANS." The screening will feature an episode about a Palestinian immigrant and a segment from "The Islam Project" followed by a discussion. The event, which includes box dinner, is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please call 214/871-1390 to reserve seats. The event is sponsored by FunAsia and Sara Bakery and funded, in part, by the National Center for Outreach. Venue: FunAsia, 1210 E. Beltline Road in Richardson. Contact: Kim Rice, 214/740-9336 or e-mail at krice@kera.org. March 16, 2004, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dallas KERA and DFW International's African Unity Initiative will host a reception and advance screening of the PBS series " THE NEW AMERICANS." An episode about Nigerian immigrants will be presented followed by a discussion. The event includes refreshments and is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and an RSVP is required. Venue: Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane. Contact: Kim Rice, 214/740-9336 or e-mail at krice@kera.org. March 3, 2004, 6:00 pm - 8:30 p.m. Dallas KERA and the Indian American Friendship Council (IAFC), Texas State Chapter present an advance screening of the PBS series "The New Americans" with box dinner and discussion. The screening will preview one of the stories in the series about an immigrant from Bangalore, India. There is no charge for the event, but seating is limited and an RSVP is required - 214/871-1390. Special thanks to event sponsors: the India Association of North Texas (IANT), Hot Breads, and FunAsia. The event is funded, in part, by the National Center for Outreach. Venue: FunAsia, 1210 E. Beltline Road in Richardson. Contact: Kim Rice, 214/740-9336 or by e-mail at krice@kera.org. Date and Time: TBD Austin, TX The LBJ Library and Museum will train sixty moderators and encourage the 80+ members of Texas Forums to convene National Issues Forums (NIF) in conjunction with THE NEW AMERICANS series. Funds are being sought for a Texas version of the NIF immigration issue book, a Spanish translation, and moderator training in Spanish. Venue: TBD. Sponsored by LBJ Presidential Library and Museum and Texas Forums. Contact: Taylor L. Willingham at (254)947-3793 or taylor@austin-pacific.com November 12, 2003, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM San Antonio, TX KLRN and friends of Catholic Charities of San Antonio will be the guests of the Hilton Palacio Del Rio for a screening of THE NEW AMERICANS. A luncheon and discussion will follow. Location: Hilton Palacio Del Rio, 200 S. Alamo, 78205. Sponsored by Catholic Charities. Contact: Charlie Hess at 210-270-9000 or chess@klrn.org November 5, 2003, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM San Antonio, TX A screening of THE NEW AMERICANS followed by a moderated discussion. Refreshments will be provided. This event is free, open to the public. Location: Cuellar Center, 5626 San Fernando, 78237. Sponsored by KLRN and Edgewood Family Network. Contact: Elisa Resendiz at 210-270-9000 or eresendiz@klrn.org October 28, 2003, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM San Antonio, TX A screening of THE NEW AMERICANS followed by a moderated discussion. Refreshments will be provided. This event is a part of the International Education Week at St. Mary's University. Location: St. Mary's University, One Camino Santa Maria, 78228. Sponsored by KLRN and St. Mary's University. Contact: Charlie Hess at 210-270-9000 or chess@klrn.org August - December 2003 San Francisco, CA KQED Community Outreach partnered with ChevronTexaco's Bay Area Diversity Council to create the ChevronTexaco/KQED Diversity Film Festival. This 90-minute workshop uses clips from THE NEW AMERICANS to raise awareness on issues of immigration and first generation Americans. The Film Festival and workshop is being presented at nine ChevronTexaco sites: five in California and four in Houston, Texas. These workshops are open to Chevron employees. For more information, please contact Sonya Shah at sshah@kqed.org. |
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