July 2007 Events!!!

1) FIRST FRIDAY IN DUPONT CIRCLE

July 6, 2007 6pm - Meeting at Firehook Bakery

NAAAP-DC is promoting the consortium of art galleries with coordinated opening receptions on the First Friday of each month from 6 to 8 PM. On the first Friday of the summer months, Dupont Circle galleries have open houses so the public can come out and view some fantastic art. This is a great opportunity to meet new friends, have some wine and snacks, and to see some great art! Join us for our first one in July. For more info and to RSVP go to: http://www.naaapdc.org/Events.do?id=4955

YOUNG ASIAN PROFESSIONALS COOPERATIVE NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR AT EYEBAR

July 12, 2007 Thursday 6pm - 9pm

After two successful CO-SPONSORED networking happy hours, it's time for our next one...It's gonna be at Eyebar on Thursday, July 12th, with these groups:

• 20s & 30s Asian Going Out Group
• NAAAP-DC (Nat'l Assoc. of Asian American Professionals - DC Chapter)
• OCA-YP (Org. for Chinese Americans)
• DC APA Film (DC Asian Pacific American Film)
• FYP-DC (Filipino Young Professionals)
• CCCCDC (Chinatown Community Cultural Center)
• JET AA-DC (Japanese Exchange Teaching)
• Washington Japanese Group
• NAPAWF-DC (Nat'l Asian Pac. American Women)
• YPIC (Young Pros for International Cooperation)
• Sejong Society of DC
  

The last Asian co-sponsored happy hour we had at Modern brought out over 200 folks...and we anticipate a similar turnout this time around. So help spread the word and come network, socialize, and meet new people!For those that haven't been there before, Eyebar is an European-inspired lounge with clean modern lines and glowing lights. For more information, see their website.

To help continue the friendly tone of these events... we'd like to again encourage each person to have a GOAL OF MEETING 3 NEW PEOPLE.

ASIAN FESTIVAL OF RESTON

July 21, 2007 Saturday All Day Event

NAAAP-DC is proud to be a volunteering and promotional sponsor for this great outdoor event.
4th Annual Asian Festival

The "Asian Festival" is a one day FREE ADMISSION event to promote a greater understanding of the Asian countries and culture with show-casing Thailand this year to celebrate the king's 80th birthday. Each participating country will showcase its unique music, cultural performances, food, beauty pageants, fashion, handicrafts, gift shop and other products and entertainment. For more information visit their website here .

NAAAP-DC is also looking for volunteers to help out with this fantastic event. If you are interested please email Wuiping Yap at wuiping@yahoo.com or Christian Oh at xianoh@aim.com

NATIONAL NAAAP CONVENTION IN ATLANTA

August 16 - 20, 2007

Join members from over 25 NAAAP chapters and ventures from around the country and get the best of what Atlanta NAAAP and the city has to offer -- http://www.naaapconvention.org/why-attend/registration/

Convention includes: Gala dinner, parties, a Diversity Career Expo, networking, games, prizes and more. Email members of the board for more information about what really goes on at the national convention.