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APA & MEDIA NEWS
FLOWER DRUM SONG ON BROADWAY
Lea Salonga headlines the New York cast of updated David Henry Hwang's version of Flower Drum Song when it opens on Broadway's Virginia Theater in the fall of 2002.

PARAMOUNT ACQUIRES SOUTH KOREAN FILM
Paramount has acquired rights for all English-speaking territories to Lee Jung-Hyang's "The Way Home." It is believed to be the first time the studio has acquired a Korean film, according to Korean sales companies. The deal also represents the first sale to a major U.S. studio by Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ Entertainment, one of the country's top three producers and distributors (and the market's largest mainstream exhibitor). "The Way Home," about a small child moved from the city to live in the country with his mute grandmother, has been a huge hit in Korea with 3.5 million ticket admissions and was No. 1 at the box office.

DECREASE OF AA NEWS PEOPLE
The American Society of Newspaper Editors today released its annual Newsroom Employment Survey showing a second consecutive year of decline in the number of Asian Americans working at daily newspapers.

According to the survey, the number of Asian Americans in the newsroom decreased from 1,299 in 2001 to 1,283 this year. In 2,000, there were 1,321 Asian Americans working in newsrooms. The overall number of minorities in the business increased slightly during the last year, from 6,563 in 2001 to 6,567 in 2002.

The ASNE newsroom diversity survey has been recognized as the benchmark for the industry, and it is a survey AAJA uses to gauge how the industry is doing in terms of diversity. The number of minorities in newsrooms were slowing climbing until 2001, when the ASNE report showed a decline for the first time in 23 years.

"FRIENDS" IN CHINA
Media giant News Corp is hoping a Chinese-made version of the hit U.S. sitcom ``Friends'' will win fans when it launches a long-coveted local-language channel in China in May 2002.

The program, titled "Joyful Youth,'' will be among a host of other locally produced talk shows, dramas and game shows that News Corp's Hong Kong-based unit Star Group (headed by Jamie Davis) will offer one million cable TV viewers in the southern China province of Guangdong on its new channel called Xingkong Weishi or Star Satellite.

In 2001, China gave its first time permission for cable distribution in Guangdong to three foreign media companies -- Xingkong, Hong Kong-based Phoenix Satellite TV (with 40 million viewers), which is also 38 percent owned by News Corp., and AOL Time Warner's China Entertainment TV (CETV). Xingkong have costly plans to produce more than 700 hours of original content in the channel's first year.

CHRYSLER TARGETS APA BUYERS
Chrysler unveiled the second phase of an advertising campaign specifically targeting and pitching its vehicles to the Asian-American community in California. Print and television advertisements for the 2002 Dodge Caravan was shown in the San Francisco Bay area and in a Chinese-language campaign for the Jeep Liberty in the Los Angeles area.

This pilot ad campaign for the Dodge Caravan and Jeep Liberty provided a better understanding of Asian-American consumers and positions Chrysler to gain share in this important market." The Imada Wong Communications Group of Los Angeles developed the Caravan campaign.

ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION RECEIVED $320,000
911 Healing Hands, Inc., a non-profit corporation organized by Cathay Bank, today granted $320,000 to the Asian American Federation of New York in support of September 11th relief efforts in New York City.

911 Healing Hands, Inc. was established in September of 2001 with a $250,000 donation by Cathay Bank in response to the horrific national tragedy of September 11, 2001. With the assistance of the Organization of Chinese Americans, the fund had raised close to $400,000 by the end of 2001 to be used towards relief efforts in the aftermath of September 11th.

The remaining 15% of the funds will be devoted to public education promoting understanding and harmony amongst various communities, and building a monument as a memorial to the Chinese American victims of September 11th," said Dunson Cheng, Chairman of the Board and President of Cathay Bank.

The grant from the 911 Healing Hands will also support Federation efforts to coordinate and develop services for displaced workers, residents, and emotionally affected individuals and families. Additionally, the Federation will assist a number of surviving families, which remain a critical focus, and economically impacted individuals who may have fallen through the cracks, through the Federation WTC Fund. Source: Asian American Federation of New York

JACKIE'S "THE TUXEDO" OUT ON AUGUST 16, 2002
DreamWorks Pictures' action comedy "The Tuxedo," starring Jackie Chan, will open nationwide on August 16, 2002. Starring opposite Chan is Jennifer Love Hewitt ("Heartbreakers"). The film also stars Jason Isaacs ("The Patriot"), Ritchie Coster ("The Thomas Crown Affair"), Debi Mazar ("The Insider"), Mia Cottet, and Peter Stormare ("Chocolat").

The action comedy marks the feature film directorial debut of Kevin Donovan, who made his name as an award-winning commercial director. John H. Williams ("Shrek") and Adam Schroeder ("The Truman Show") are producing "The Tuxedo," with Walter F. Parkes ("Gladiator"), Laurie MacDonald ("Gladiator") and William S. Beasley ("The Mexican") serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Michael J. Wilson and Michael Leeson from a story by Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi and Michael J. Wilson.

AI GIA ("LOVE YOUR FAMILY") IN CHINESE
Ai Jia's, Love Your Family in Chinese, "Care Ministry" is part of the "Focus on the Chinese Family" organization based in Diamond Bar, CA that addresses various family problems from the immigrant to the first generation families. They deal with cultural problems that often strain marriages and sometimes lead to abuse.

The counseling families receive is provided by Chinese mental health professionals and is all from a Christian perspective. Couples learn parenting skills and anger management. Another strain on the families is that young Chinese in this country have become Americanized and have adopted a way of life often contrary to their parents'. These children often feel intense pressure from their parents to be perfect, an outgrowth of Chinese culture.

Chinese families emphasize IQ but not 'EQ' - emotional intelligence. They deal with Chinese children who are taught that a family problem should not be shared with outsiders. Trust and a relationship must first be developed before assistance is accepted.

The problem is more acute with "parachute kids," so named because they've been dropped in the States while their father remains in Taiwan to earn money, and their mother travels back and forth between the two. As a result, families don't communicate, kids are ostracized at school and parents are more concerned about the "American Dream."

Suicide is another major problem because it is acceptable because of the reincarnation concept taught in Buddhism." Some Chinese families, though Buddhist, still send their children to Christian schools for culture.

Gangs are another problem because it gives them a sense of belonging," Deanna Go (assistant to the President) said. One of Focus on the Chinese Family's primary outreaches to these children is its annual sports camp.