Dim Sum on Feb. 3rd

January 29, 2008

***Epicurious***

If you enjoy eating great food, trying different NYC restaurants, and meeting fabulous Asian queer women and trans folks, come meet and eat with us! Qwave’s newest interest group, Epicurious, is for people who have a passion for food, eating, drinking and being merry.

Epicurious’s first eating extravaganza will be a DIM SUM (yum yum!) brunch in Manhattan Chinatown.

When: Sunday, February 3rd, 12 noon
Where: email epicurious.qwave “at” gmail.com for location details

Please drop me a short email if you’re interested in coming. We will meet in the lobby at 12 noon and then get a table all together.

Come for the bite size goodness, the glamorous, smart and wonderful Asian queer women and trans folks, the sumptuous conversations, or simply for the love of food.

Come ‘n’ Hang Out Coffee Hour on Jan. 27th

January 10, 2008

Join us for the first Coffee Hour of the year!

Attention: Women and trans people of Asian/Pacific Islander decent!

We’re here to support each other. We’re here to have fun! If you think you’re anywhere from 0.001% to 100% queer, join us at Come ‘n’ Hang Out Coffee Hour.

Date: January 27, 2008 | Time: 3:00pm-6:00pm, Sunday
Location: Le Figaro Café | 184 Bleecker St #2
Corner of Bleeker Street and Macdougal Street (near NYU)

General Meeting on Jan. 18th

January 8, 2008

We’re making our January General Meeting an annual tradition now to do a joint fishbowl discussion with our brother organization GAPIMNY (Gay Pacific Islander Men of New York).

This year, Q-Wave and GAPIMNY invite you to a “fishbowl conversation” about queer Asian-American visibility.

We’ll explore our Visibility as queer Asian-Americans at home and in the workplace, discuss legal aspects and issues, as well as media coverage and portrayal.

Featured speakers include:

  • Tristan Vizconde, APICHA
  • Kris Hayashi, ALP
  • Un Jung Lim, The Dari Project
  • Terrence Gong, Downetime
  • Pauline Park, NYAGRA (tentative)

This a joint, multi-gender meeting, but it will begin with an introduction of Q-Wave Steering Committee members and elections for GAPIMNY’s 2008 Steering Committee.

Date: January 18, 2008 | Time: 8:00pm-10:00pm, Friday
Location: The LGBT Community Center | 208 West 13th Street
Between 7th and 8th Avenues

For more information contact: info@q-wave.org or gapimny@gapimny.org or 212-802-7428/RICE

Note: This event is a special joint meeting with GAPIMNY and Q-Wave, and is open to the memberships of both organizations. The meeting is open only to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning women, men, transgender, and gender-variant people of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage. Thanks for respecting the space.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Asian American Attorneys Meeting and Reception

January 6, 2008

An evening to:
- network with LGBT Asian American attorneys in other firms, practice areas, and sectors (corporate, small/solo, government, public interest)
- learn more about The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
- discuss CLE opportunities for LGBT Asian Americans

Join us in advancing the interests of LGBT Asian Americans in the bar!

Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008
7:00 PM

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281
212-504-6457

Light refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by:
South Asian Lesbian & Gay Association (SALGA)
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY)
Gay Asian and Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY)
Lambda Legal
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Law Association (LeGaL)
South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY)
Q-Wave

For more information contact Glenn D. Magpantay at gmagpantay@aaldef.org

RSVP to Justin Ruaysamran at justin.ruaysamran@cwt.com
(RSVP required for building admittance)

Directions

Social & Support

To build a progressive Queer Asian Pacific Islander (QAPI) network that fosters friendships, safe space and community resources.

Visibility

To increase QAPI presence and assert pertinent social and political priorities into the mainstream communities by promoting unity, mutual respect and understanding.

Empowerment

To create a safe space that inspires and encourages our members to find their own social, political, and/or cultural voices through open discussions, knowledge sharing, and education.