For Immediate Release
For More Information Contact:
John Manzon-Santos
A&PI Wellness Center
415.292.3420 x339
Johnny@apiwellness.org
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness
Center and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Present “MIX
‘05” on May 19
San Francisco (April 25, 2005) – Asian & Pacific
Islander Wellness Center ( A&PI Wellness Center ), in
association with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, will present
MIX '05 ( A&PI Wellness Center 's 8 th Annual Community
Awards and Silent Auction) on Thursday evening, May 19. Commemorating
its 18 years of sexual health and HIV/AIDS services, MIX '05
runs from 6:45 to 10 p.m., and takes place at The Forum at
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street (at 3rd
), San Francisco. Actors Amy Hill and Alec Mapa will emcee
MIX ‘05. “We are thrilled to commemorate Asian
Pacific American Heritage Month with an event that affirms
our communities' ability to take on HIV-related stigma, while
lauding the essential contributions of our community partners,”
said John Manzon-Santos, Executive Director of Asian &
Pacific Islander Wellness Center .
MIX '05 tickets are $50, which includes liqueur tastings
by Bacardi Rum & Flavors, Pravda Vodka, Rémy Martin,
Piper Hiedseck Champagne, and Hpnotiq; gourmet food from Koi
Palace; and special dance performances by Mini-Shock and Clark
Bolivar, Jr. and his hula halau. An awards program will honor
Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Louganis, Horizons Foundation,
Tom Waddell Health Center, Comcast Cable, and CBS5/UPN Bay
Area. Individual and institutional sponsorships begin at $100.
Funds raised will benefit A&PI Wellness Center's multi-lingual
services for Asians and Pacific Islanders living with and
at risk for HIV/AIDS, and their families. For event information,
contact John Manzon-Santos at 415.292.3420 x339 or johnny@apiwellness.org.
May 19 is also the First Annual National Asian & Pacific
Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day commemorated with concurrent
events in six other U.S. cities: Boston , Chicago , Honolulu
, Los Angeles , New York and Washington DC . Prior to MIX
'05 in San Francisco, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the same venue,
A&PI Wellness Center will sponsor a free program open
to the general public featuring a video presentation with
highlights from the story of The Nakatani Family, and an panel
of experts featuring Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Louganis,
actor Russell Wong, award-winning journalist Helen Zia, HIV+
transgender activist the Hon. Cecilia Chung and family members,
and a Thai Buddhist Monk. Former NFL Lineman Esera Tuaolo
and actors Amy Hill and Alec Mapa will also appear. Dozens
of quilt panels from the Names Project honoring A&PIs
who have died of AIDS and HIV-related illness will be on display.
The Program will be ASL interpreted. This Awareness Day Program
launches The
Banyan Tree Project, a groundbreaking, year-round national
campaign to fight HIV-related discrimination and stigma in
A&PI communities.
A&PI Wellness Center educates, supports, empowers, and
advocates for A&PI communities, particularly A&PIs
living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS. Founded in 1987 as a
grassroots response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in communities
of color, it is the oldest nonprofit organization in North
America targeting A&PI communities around sexual health
and HIV/AIDS services.
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