As a follow-up to our very successful APA Heritage Month Closing Night Celebration back in May, we are now planning an end of the year celebration and we hope you will join us!

We're still finalizing the details right now but you can expect the same features ...

- GREAT people
- TERRIFIC co-hosts and co-sponsoring organizations
- AWESOME entertainment - Corey Lico Wolffs (urban violinist), Trish Maxelle (singer), Joanna Agustin (singer), and Letalia Falevai (singer)!
- highlighting & supporting community non-profits and their work
- food & drinks - pancit from Isla, Heavenly Ice Cream, desserts from Sugar Bowl Bakery, dessert wine from Quady Winery, and more! =)
- a chance to buy holiday gifts
- raffle drawings - every attendee will get one free ticket, more will be available for purchase - must be present to win

Oh, and we almost forgot to mention that there is no cover charge!

A big thank you to our top co-sponsor, Oakland Asian Cultural Center! Thanks also to the Lunar Giving Circle, Gilead Sciences, Claudine Cheng, Wa Sung Community Service Club, the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Ron & Suzie Lee, Mike Lok, Jonathan Leong, Samson Wong, Asian Business League - San Francisco (ABL-SF) plus Isla, Heavenly Ice Cream, Sugar Bowl Bakery, Quady Winery, Pixel Creations, and New Delhi Restaurant for their generous support!

All are welcome so please help us spread the love by inviting your friends to attend too! Guests need not be over 21.

RSVP: http://apicircle-endoftheyear.eventbrite.com/

We want this to be inter-generational, multi-ethnic, and just a whole lot of fun!

Hope to see you on the 1st!

Your co-hosts,

Angela Pang - Aoi Yamaguchi - Bob Hamaguchi - Carol Gillespie - Chris Chang - Christopher Do - Claire Chang - Cliff Yee - Colbert Tse - Doreen Lew - Eric Lau - Gaynorann Siataga - Genevieve Jopanda - Isaac Lee - Issy Alex Virasayachack - Jason Kwan - Jeanne Lam - Jennie Ong - Jennifer Chu - Jenny Lau - Jenny Yu - Jessica Chan - Jonathan Leong - JR Calanoc - Kavoos Bassiri - Kazumi Kusano - Keesa Ocampo - Kenneth Lo - Manufou 'Fou' Liaiga-Anoai - Melanie Lew - Melissa Apuya - Mike Lok - Mona Shah - Nadia Hussain - Neo Veavea - Nwe Oo - Paul Miyamoto - Juebop' Jue - Roger Wong - Ron Lee - Rose Chung - Sandra Siharath - Sirch Chanthyasack - Stephanie Balon Wong - Steven Lee - Taiko Fujimura - Tamiko Wong

Community supporters,

American Legion Cathay Post #384 - American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter - Asian American Donor Program (AADP) - Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) - Asian Americans for Community Outreach (AACO) - Asian Business Connectors - Asian Business League - San Francisco (ABL-SF) - Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP) - Asian Pacific American Heritage Foundation - Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA) - Asian Peace Officers Association (APOA) - Bay Area Benefit - Bay Area National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) - Books for the Barrios - Corporate Asian American Employee Network (CAAEN) - Cherry Blossom Alumnae - Chinatown Youth Center Initiative | The Spot - Community Health for Asian Americans (CHAA) - Friends of the Asian Library (FAL) - Genki for Japan - Girls/Boys Against Gang Violence/ All Islanders Gathering As One (A.I.G.A. 1) - JAB - Kollaboration San Francisco - KAYA | Filipino Americans for Progress - Laotian American National Alliance, Inc. (LANA) - Lunar Giving Circle - National Association of Asian American Professionals - San Francisco (NAAAP-SF) - Nakayoshi Young Professionals (NYP) - Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) - Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce - OCA-East Bay - OCA-San Francisco - Pacific Asian American Women Bay Area Coalition (PAAWBAC) - Pacific Islander Community Partnership-SF Samoa - Pacific Islanders at Cal - Potstickers - RAMA - RAMS, Inc. - Rise Japan - SEACHAMPA (South East Asian Cultural Heritage & Musical Performing Arts) - SF Asian Professionals Meetup Group - Shelter Network - TaiwaneseAmerican.org - Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) - Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) - UTOPIA San Francisco (United Territories Of Pacific Islanders Alliances’) - Wa Sung Community Service Club - Weaving Through Change - Young Filipino Professionals Association (YPFA)

Business Supporters,

ActiVentures - Blue Salud Special Events - Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Head Panda - Heavenly Ice Cream - Isla - Merriwether & Williams Insurance Services - New Delhi Restaurant - Quady Winery - Sugar Bowl Bakery - Tri-Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau

Vendors / Tablers,

ActiVentures - AnimezingWorld - Asian Business Connectors - Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP) - Bay Area National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) - Blue Salud Special Events - Books for the Barrios - Chinatown Youth Center Initiative | The Spot - Community Health for Asian Americans (CHAA) - Genki For Japan - Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Girls/Boys Against Gang Violence/ All Islanders Gathering As One (A.I.G.A. 1) - Head Panda (hats & mittens) - Jen Waldhaus - KAYA | Filipino Americans for Progress - Kimlynh Chun (Artist) - Love Projects by Bryan Johnson (t-shirt line)- National Association of Asian American Professionals - San Francisco (NAAAP-SF) - Quady Winery - Rise Japan - Polynesian Gift Hut - SEACHAMPA (South East Asian Cultural Heritage & Musical Performing Arts) - Taiko Fujimura - Taiko Mai Roskothen (Jewelry) - Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) - Tracey Quezada Video Productions - Wa Sung Community Service Club - Weaving Through Change

P.S. This location is close to BART, paid parking for $2/hour is available downstairs (lot closes at midnight), and there should also be some street parking available but carpooling is suggested (greener and it's more fun, right?). http://www.oacc.cc/visit/directions.html

P.P.S. Since so many people asked last time:

Ethnic or cocktail (which means more fun than business attire) suggested - but business or business casual are fine too.

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The API Circle is an alliance of San Francisco Bay Area Asian & Pacific Islander American leaders and organizations with the mission to create meaningful relationships and collaborative efforts that are cross-generational, ideologically neutral and diversely representative.

Our first project was the Asian Pacific American Closing Night Celebration which was held at Carnelian by the Bay in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 in conjunction with over 30 community partner sponsors, generous food donors, and over 50 co-hosts, supporters, and volunteers.

We're just getting started so please let us know if you can help in either of the following ways:

Volunteer:
http://tinyurl.com/apavolunteer

Donate via the Eventbrite invitation or the following:
http://tinyurl.com/apadonation

Thanks so much for your support!