July 23, 2013

Save the Date! – NetMAA’s 6th Annual Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles is on September 15, 2013!

The Network of Myanmar American Association, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Myanmar Film Festivals in the United States, invites you to the 6th Annual Myanmar (Burmese) Film Festival of Los Angeles. The festival will be held at Downtown Independent Theater (http://www.downtownindependent.com/), a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. Festival… Read More Now »

July 16, 2013

USCIS Redesigns Replacement Citizenship and Naturalization Certificates

source: www.uscis.gov WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today began issuing redesigned certificates for citizenship and naturalization for individuals who request replacement certificates (Form N-561, Replacement Certificate of Citizenship, and Form N-570, Replacement Certificate of Naturalization). The replacement certificates incorporate state-of-the-art technology to help deter counterfeiting, prevent tampering, and facilitate quick and accurate… Read More Now »

July 13, 2013

First Mover Trade Mission to Myanmar (September 23 – 26, 2013)

sponsored by the California Centers for International Trade Development (CITD)  The California STEP Myanmar “first mover” trade mission is intended to provide market entry support for companies that are active in emerging markets. It is focused on supporting B2B activities by connecting California companies to major importers and trading houses, and B2G marketing activities to… Read More Now »

June 21, 2013

FILM SUBMISSION OPEN for: 6th Annual Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles – MFFLA 2013

6th Annual Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles -MFFLA 2013 September 14-15, 2013, Los Angeles – USA (Held every year) Thank you for your interest in submitting your film to the 2013 Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles. Submissions are now open. The Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles promotes Myanmar arts and culture, bringing… Read More Now »

June 17, 2013

"Greener Pastures" Documentary Film

A Myanmar filmmaker must flee his country. As refugee amongst refugees, he gains a new perspective on his homeland through the stories of three illegal migrant workers in Thailand – where law vanishes, only humanity remains. GREENER PASTURES follows three Myanmar migrant workers and their families in their struggle for survival. Ma Cho and Ko Zaw,… Read More Now »

June 15, 2013

Myanmar’s Educators Reach Out to the World

By LARA FARRAR Published: May 5, 2013 YANGON, MYANMAR – Yangon Technological University has come a long way since it was the site of anti-government student protests in 1988 that eventually spread across Myanmar. The campus has been refurbished and a sense of normality is beginning to return. Undergraduate students, barred for about a decade,… Read More Now »

June 6, 2013

First-Ever Singapore-Myanmar Film Festival on July 7, 2013

Singapore and Myanmar developing foreign relations through film By Lwin Mar Htun Singaporeans will get a chance to view the best of Myanmar film-making at what is being billed as the first-ever Singapore-Myanmar Film Festival on July 7. Five Myanmar films from among those submitted by more than 30 directors have already been selected for… Read More Now »

June 5, 2013

ASEAN Economic Ministers Roadshow to LA, Silicon Valley, and Washington,D.C.

On June 10-14 the US-ASEAN Business Council, in collaboration with the U.S. Government and the governments of ASEAN, is organizing a Roadshow for the ASEAN Economic (Trade) Ministers to Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. highlighting job-promoting trade and economic opportunities between the United States and Southeast Asia.  The reception is a unique opportunity… Read More Now »

May 28, 2013

Why Immigration Is an Asian American Issue

By Tram Kieu | May 28, 2013 Asian Americans* are the fastest-growing immigrant population in the United States today. According to 2011 Census data, almost half of all immigrants in the United States ”18.2 million” came from Asia. This group overwhelmingly supported President Barack Obama for re-election by 68 percent and cares deeply about fixing… Read More Now »

May 8, 2013

FREE Music Classes for Youth! Music LA Celebrates Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

MAYOR ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA, THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL, THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA), THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH (APIAHM) COMMITTEE, AND THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 7TH ANNUAL MUSIC LA APIAHM HERITAGE MONTH CLASSES Youth ages 13 -19 are invited to participate in hands-on instrumental… Read More Now »

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