Charice Pempengco TFC Balitang America Interview - full

Asian Journal and ABS-CBN Balitang America reporter Joseph Pimentel interviews Pinay Superstar Charice Pempengco as she arrives from the Philippines to Los Angeles

Writer Boi WGA

Writers Guild of America hip hop anthem

VJ Amber of The Hook and Backspin

Why I Started Youtube/News/Unsubscribers

French Fries

Re: What will YOU ask Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and EJ?

This video was directly uploaded from a webcam to YouTube.

NW Hip Hop Parade Troop

206 Zulu proudly presents the first ever NW Hip Hop Parade Troop and Float!

Interview: Blue Scholars Sabzi. DJ/Producer

Part 1 of a 3 part interview with Sabzi, a DJ Producer for the Hip Hop Groups Blue Scholars. The group is blowing up and Sabzi is one of the best Producers working today.

The Eye on 8-bit Chip Music

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A chat with Seattle's own "8-bit" composin', guerrilla filmmakin' "Colbert Girl"

By 5 p.m. the next day, less than 24 hours after Colbert announced his candidacy, Colbert Girl's video was done.

Leeni has been a singer/songwriter for years, recently switching to the underground "8-bit" music style (she uses a Game Boy and a drum machine). And as you might guess, being in a "guerrilla" filmmaking group means knowing how to make movies on the fly. Read Seattle PI Blog Post

TWIL Lance-Cast

Seattle based web video newscaster.

Skim @ Asian Hip Hop Summit Seattle 2007

AllHipHop Talks To KRS-One About Kanye and 50 Cent

KRS prefers 50 Cent over Kanye West at the vh1 Hip-Hop Honors.

Band-Aid?

This video is an excellent example to follow for lighting, sound and background.

Born and raised in Virginia and of Filipino ethnicity, Christine Gambito, better known to her audience as HappySlip, studied and graduated in nursing while obtaining several cameo appearances and small parts in television commercials and movies, industrial and training films.

Gambito started posting videos as HappySlip hoping that the videos could eventually earn her enough money that she could stay home with her young son. She has cited as one of her inspirations toward this goal Brooke Brodack, who turned her internet video hobby into a career after being signed by NBC. - Wikipedia

Youth Summit 2007

YouthNoise coverage of the 2007 Youth Summits held in San Francisco.

YouthNoise is a social networking joint for people who like to connect based on deeper interests than Paris Hilton's wardrobe and get engaged within a cause.
YouthNoise's mission is to inspire and empower young people everywhere to catapult their passion and idealism into movements to sustain the planet.

Across the globe, youths everywhere are making a difference. Combating issues without blinking an eye, they possess the spirit and strength, along with the heartfelt belief, that they can change the world. And change the world they do! YouthNoise gives these world-changers, these hope-givers, a voice, a place to connect, and a place to inspire-and be inspired. An activist haven, a socially conscious sanctuary, YouthNoise invites youths to write, to learn, to think, and to act. A virtual conference hall, playground, coffee shop, and classroom, YouthNoise is where the difference begins.

WCG 2007: TEAM USA CAPTURES OVERALL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

TEAM USA CAPTURES OVERALL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP AT WORLD CYBER GAMES GRAND FINAL IN SEATTLE

For Only the Second Time in The History of the Tournament, The American Team Claims the Title of Planet's Best Gaming Nation

(Press Release)- Team USA shocked the rest of the world as it won the overall team title at the World Cyber Games Grand Final in Seattle. Competing against more than 700 gamers from a record 74 countries, the United States overcame the stiffest competition in World Cyber Games history to capture the gold. It is the United States second team title and first since the 2005 WCG Grand Final in Singapore. In claiming the title, the Americans won three gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal in 12 PC and Xbox 360 titles. Korea and Brazil each earned two gold medals while Germany had one gold, one silver and three bronze. The result was a huge disappointment for the heavily favored and defending world champion Korean team who have dominated professional gaming since its inception.

"Our goal was to capture the overall team title," said Michael Arzt, General Manager of International Cyber Marketing USA. "With the Grand Final on our home soil, we wanted to prove that we are as good as the Koreans, Germans and the other dominant Asian and European teams. I knew that we had put together a very talented team that had the potential to medal in every game in which we had a qualifier and they really stepped up to the plate this weekend. "


Photo: IE/WAPI/WILD roving reporter Kevin Tain (right) gets his photo snapped with the Gears Of War USA WCG 2007 Gold Medal team immediately after their press conference. (Video Coming Soon)

Team USA captured gold medals in Tony Hawk Project 8, Gears of War, and Dead Or Alive 4 (DOA 4). In Tony Hawk, Dustin Valcalda (Reno, NV) bowled over the competition as he never lost a game during the entire event. Participating in his first professional tournament, Valcada defeated England in the finals and the Czech Republic in the semis. The Gears of War team -- including Keith Haggen (Phoenix), Jesse Cranker (Bowling Green, OH), Michael Cannon (Harrisburg, PA), and Jesse Rodriguez (Chicago) -- also experienced little difficulty in rolling to the gold medal. They defeated The Netherlands 2-0 in the gold medal match. In DOA 4, Jeremy Florence (Albuquerque, NM) also never lost during the competition in coasting to the title. Florence overcame American teammate and bronze medalist Carl White (Toledo, OH) in the semifinals as he avenged his loss to White during the National Championships last month in Orlando, FL. In the gold medal match, he dominated Sweden, 2-0.

Wes Cwiklo (Camarillo, CA) and Ragav Phadke (Buffalo, NY) each earned silver medals for the Americans. The defending 2006 WCG Grand Final world champion in Project Gotham Racing 3, Cwiklo dominated in his first eight matches before he was upset in the gold medal match against The Netherlands. Phadke, meanwhile, came out of nowhere to compete at a world-class level in the Age of Empires III tournament, a game typically dominated by the Asian countries.

"With so many quality video game players representing 74 countries this weekend, e-Sports continues to gain popularity and worldwide acceptance," said Hyoung-Seok Kim, CEO of International Cyber Marketing, global organizer of the World Cyber Games."This year's event in Seattle was our biggest and best yet. I am thrilled by the performance of the United States team, but every team and nation should be proud of how they performed during this Grand Final. "

ABOUT THE WORLD CYBER GAMES
The World Cyber Games (www.worldcybergames.com) is the premiere blue chip global tournament and cultural cyber festival in gaming, with well over 1.5 million players from 74 countries participating in 2007. Founded in 2000 and credited with launching the professional careers of many of the planet's top video game players, the World Cyber Games uses a yearlong tournament format, which begins with online, regional and national competitions in each country. National finalists then compete in the ultimate international tournament in e-Sports, The World Cyber Games Grand Final, where each country's best players compete for the largest and most prestigious prize in competitive gaming. The 2007 Grand Final was held at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington October 4 - 7.

WCG 2007: Warcraft Game Play Video

WCG Multimedia Coverage - GosuGamers
The largest international StarCraft community

Dead or Alive World Champion - USA

Jeremy Florence (Black_Mamba) from Team US won the Gold Metal for Dead or Alive 4

Video Interview coming soon.

WCG Photo Shoot

Kevin Tain your connection to the World Cyber Games!

WCG 2007 photos

WCG President and CEO Mr. Hyoung-Seok Kim (red tie) with a couple thousand of his closest friends. Open Cermony Thursday night.
Hundreds of reporters at opening ceremony.
Futsum playing Guitar Hero 3 with a gamer.
Kevin interviews Xavier the pro Starcraft gamer for the Korean Team.

WCG Photos from Today

WCG Opening Ceremony

The WAPI/IE/WILD video production crew was on hand to capture the spectacle of the WCG 2007 opening ceremony.

Samsung Electronics and International Cyber Marketing to Make Donation of 600 PC Monitors and Plasmas to Technology Access Foundation During the World Cyber Games 2007 Grand Finals

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology and International Cyber Marketing (ICM) will be donating 600 SyncMaster 931C monitors (photo) and five plasmas to Seattle's Technology Access Foundation. The announcement will be part of the opening ceremonies of the World Cyber Games 2007 Grand Finals at Qwest Field.

"We are proud to make this donation and leave something permanent in Seattle following the Grand Finals," said D.J. Oh, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics, America. "Corporate philanthropy is very important to our organization and with donations like this as well as programs such as Hope for Education, Samsung knows it is helping children exceed in education through technology."

"The World Cyber Games is thrilled to be a part of Samsung's incredible donation to Seattle's Technology Access Foundation," said Hyoung-Seok Kim, CEO of International Cyber Marketing, organizers of the WCG. "World Cyber Games' partners have a history of contributing to the educational and technological infrastructure of tournament host cities and Samsung has certainly continued this legacy."

“We are honored that Samsung has chosen our organization to make the monitor donation," said Executive Director and Co-founder Trish Millines Dziko. "We know that these monitors will help the underserved children we teach get more out of their projects with up-to-date technological tools instead of being slowed down by outdated equipment." Read More

Video For the Web-What You NEED to Know

Excerpted from the"Video For the Web-What You NEED to Know" DVD from VASST, this is one segment from the 2 hour (plus) training on creating great video for the web.

WCG 2007 Promotion video

Check out the WCG 2007 daily schedule and floor plan.

All members of the IE/WAPI video production crew must have digital portfolios. See side bar for example.


Asia Pacific Countries

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Korea
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

WAPI intro

WAPI Outreach Specialist Drew Le talks to Josiah Bell about his new role at WAPIFASA.

This video was edited by Josiah using Microsoft's Movie Maker.

World Cyber Games 2007 Grand Final To Stage Biggest Event Ever As Over 700 Players From 74 Countries Converge At Seattle's Qwest Field

$500,000 In Cash and Prizes Up For Grabs,
Along With The Title of World's Top Gaming Nation

The WCG 2007 Grand Final To Feature Largest and Most Prestigious Group of Partners in WCG History With Seven New Companies

The World Cyber Games (WCG), the planet's biggest and most successful e-Sports tournament and festival today announced the details for the WCG 2007 Grand Final, taking place at Seattle's Qwest Field Event Center October 4th - 7th. After more than 1.5 million competitors around the world battled for a spot on their respective national teams, the pool has been narrowed to the elite 700 gamers representing a record 74 countries. These gamers will compete for gold medals, national glory, a share of $500,000 in cash and prizes, and the title of the "world's best" in 12 different gaming titles.

"This year's gamers are phenomenal and with a record 74 countries competing in 2007, the Grand Final is sure to be the best event in our seven year history," said Hyoung-Seok Kim, CEO of International Cyber Marketing, organizer of the WCG. "The addition of Samsung Mobile, Razer, Thermaltake, Kingston, AMD, Sapphire and Samsung Optical Disc Drive (TSST) to our list of current sponsors provides us with the biggest and strongest roster of partners we've ever had."

Joining current partners Samsung, Microsoft, Circuit City, Spike TV, Samsung Monitor (SyncMaster), Philips amBX, ProCurve Networking by HP, Samsung Digital Camera, and Dust-Off are:

Samsung Mobile - Samsung was chosen as the official mobile phone of the 2007 World Cyber Games. They will host the "WCG 2007 Samsung Mobile Challenge" mobile gaming contest at the Samsung booth during the Grand Final.

Razer - A world wide renowned PC peripheral, Razer will provide mice, keyboards, and game pads for the WCG 2007 Grand Final. Razer will showcase new products that are optimized for gaming, such as the DeathAdder™ gaming mouse and Razer Tarantula™ gaming keyboard.

Thermaltake - A production company for PC Cases, Power and Coolers. An official supplier since 2006, Thermaltake is well known for their unique design and outstanding performance. Thermaltake will provide players with a "WCG 2007 Thermaltake Players' Lounge" during the Grand Final.

Kingston - A distinguished production company, Kingston, will supply their "Hyper X," memory for PC gamers. "Hyper X" facilitates better PC performance and provides players with optimized computing circumstance.

AMD & Sapphire - A prized VGA card production company, the "Sapphire Radeon HD 2600 XT" will be the official VGA card of WCG 2007 Grand Final and will be installed in all PCs at the venue.

Samsung Optical Disc Drive (TSST) - A premium storage specialty company, TTST will provide the WCG with Optical Disc Drives.

The WCG 2007 Grand Final will feature a who's who of international gamers, including:
· Project Gotham Racing 3 2006 Champion, Wesley Cwiklo (USA)
· Counter-Strike 2006 Champion, PGS Gaming (Poland)
· FIFA 07 three-time champions, the Schellhase twins, Daniel and Dennis (Germany)
· Warcraft 2005 & 2006 Champion, Xiofeng Li (China)
· ...And many more

In addition to watching 74 nations' top players battle it out in 12 titles, the World Cyber Games will provide spectators and participants with a number of informative educational symposiums and speaking engagements. There will be a workshop on 'Women in Gaming' at the Educational Track of WCG, held by DigiPen Institute of Technology, Oct. 6th from 10AM to 1PM, in East Hall of Qwest Field. Also, speakers from companies such as Microsoft, Gas Powered Games, Valve, Wizards of the Coast and others will explore the development of games from four different perspectives (Programming, Design, Art/Sound and Production). These seminars, as well as all activities at the Educational Tracks, are free of charge to anyone attending the WCG 2007 Grand Final.

Spike TV is dedicating an hour episode to the WCG 2007 Grand Final, which will air in November.

[WCG 2007 Onsite Program]
Event Highlights
Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony and Gaming Tournament featuring the 12 WCG official titles.

Event Programs
Guess the Winner, WCG Photo Zone, Tournament Tour Guide, Daily Lucky Draw and Game Education Track by DigiPen.

Partner Programs
Spectators attending the WCG 2007 Grand Final will have a number of activities and
events to enjoy in addition to the world-class gaming action including: Samsung Moblie Challenge, hands on gaming stations to try out the latest and greatest Xbox 360 and Games for Windows titles (including the highly anticipated Rock Band), WCG Circuit City Mobile Coach, WCG Photo Zone by Samsung Digital Camera, PC cleaning session by Dust-Off, WCG 2007 Thermaltake Player's Lounge and much more.

2007 World Cyber Games Titles
PC
StarCraft®:Brood War™
Warcraft® III: Frozen Throne™
Counter-Strike™
FIFA 07
Need for Speed™: Carbon
Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
Age of Empires® III: The WarChiefs
Carom3D

Xbox 360 Games
Project Gotham Racing® 3
Dead or Alive® 4
Gears of War®
Tony Hawk's Project 8™

For more information about the World Cyber Games and the WCG 2007Grand Final, visit www.worldcybergames.com.

ABOUT THE WORLD CYBER GAMES
The World Cyber Games (www.worldcybergames.com) is the premiere blue chip global tournament and cultural cyber festival in gaming, with well over 1.5 million players from more than 74 countries participating annually. Founded in 2000 and credited with launching the professional careers of many of the planet's top video game players, the World Cyber Games uses a yearlong tournament format, which begins with online, regional and national competitions in each country. National finalists then compete in the ultimate international tournament in e-Sports, The World Cyber Games Grand Final, where each country's best players compete for the largest and most prestigious prize in competitive gaming. The 2007 Grand Final will be held at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington October 4-7.

A Girl Like Me Featurette

Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves. - mediathatmattersfest.org

Youth Documentary
Kiri Davis, Director, Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, Producer

Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys (Project 9)

anti smoking video (Project 8)

Beat Big Tobacco with the Underground Sound


Stinx - Why Do You Keep Running Boy?

World Cyber Games (Project 7)

This year’s World Cyber Games (WCG) Grand Final will feature more than 700 gamers from 70 countries converging in Seattle at Qwest Field, October 3-7.

Official Games

􀇁StarCraft® : Brood War™
􀇁WarCraft® III : Frozen Throne™
􀇁Half Life®: Counter-Strike™ 1.6
􀇁FIFA Soccer 07™
􀇁Need for Speed™ : Carbon
􀇁Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
􀇁Age of Empires® III: The WarChiefs
􀇁Carom3D

[4 Xbox 360 Games]
􀇁Project Gotham Racing® 3
􀇁Dead or Alive® 4
􀇁Gears of War®
􀇁Tony Hawk’s Project 8™

WCG Vision
Named the world’s most inclusive international computer & video game tournament, the WCG is the world’s biggest computer & video game festival with the largest prize money and scale, attracting gamers from 70 countries all over the world this year. WCG also promotes harmony of the world by celebrating international game culture.

The Asian American Experience Project

1) Using the enclosed videos as templates, the group will produce a series of "The Asian American Experience" reports for the International Examiner Video Blog and Seattle PI Reader Blog: Videoblogging 206. (Question List)

2) All team members will maintain a "digital portfolio" on Blogger.

3) Digital Portfolios will have intro videos in English and your native tongue. Digital Portfolio Example

If you have questions, please post them in comments.

I look forward to working with you.

Jack Olmsted
Multimedia Journalist
Cell: 206/679-6449


Asian American Identity - Unraveling Asia America



What Does It Mean to be Asian American?

Asian Emphasis 2006

Add to My Profile | More Videos
Asian Emphasis 2006

Anti-Smoking PSA's (Project 6)

Chinese girl [Guangxi girl - dodolook] "No Smoking" -17



Jeremy Fisher - "Cigarette"

Extending Our Reach Conference

Extending Our Reach conference registration begins mid-July; New youth TV campaign to be unveiled The under-development 2007 youth prevention television campaign is scheduled to be unveiled during a “Sneak Preview” event at the Tobacco Program’s conference in September.

The Extending Our Reach conference, September 24-26 at the SeaTac Marriott, will also feature Cheryl Healton, CEO of the American Legacy Foundation, delivering a keynote address, and 18 workshops and trainings presented by experts from around the state and the nation.

The first day of the conference will be devoted to contractor trainings on topics such as relation-ship building, tribal policy, and evaluating community programs.

The second day of the conference will feature Healton, Secretary of Health Mary Selecky pre-senting the Selecky Awards, 12 workshops, and the “Sneak Preview” event at 5:30 p.m. The movie-themed event will include popcorn, peanuts and Cracker Jacks in addition to heartier fare that could substitute for dinner.

The final day of the conference includes a seminar on the CDC’s updated tobacco best practices and a special presentation on leadership and innovation by Sam Magill, a highly acclaimed con-sultant and speaker from the Seattle area.

A ‘Katalyst’ For Change

Kirby Grey uses beats, rhymes and hip hop shows as a catalyst for positive change in her community. Aa Solid Ground JustServe AmeriCorps member, Kirby serves this year as Prevention Program Coordinator for the Washington Asian Pacific Islander Families Against Substance Aabuse (WAPIFASA).

She’s teamed up with red hot local hip hop artists from the Mass Line label to create the Katalyst Pproject — training youth in the Hip Hop arts as a meaningful alternative to violence and stagnation through personal expression.

Kirby came to WAPIFASA through Solid Ground’s JustServe AmeriCorps program. A recent graduate of Seattle University, she was active in a number of student organizations there.

“But I felt like I was really disconnected from the community as a whole,” she says. “In the end I didn’t see how being connected to the school community could help me in the future. My goal is to be connected to the community that I am a part of and to work in that community.”

Kirby learned about WAPIFASA from her college advisor, who served on its board. Well known in the API community since 1990 for their counseling and treatment programs, the agency sought to launch a substance abuse prevention effort as well. They were in the process of applying for a JustServe member to launch the project and found Kirby’s skill set, interest in youth and immersion in hip hop culture to be a perfect fit.

“Without Kirby we would not have been able to do a lot of the programs we are doing this year,” says Greg Garcia, WAPIFASA’s Executive Director. “JustServe has meant everything to help us get this program started.” For most of her AmeriCorps year, Kirby has worked part time while completing her theology degree.

She oversees the Youth Lounge/Leadership Council drop-in program as well as the innovative Katalyst Project, funded by a City of Seattle arts grant.

“Kirby connected us to Mass Line,” Greg says. “She provided a lot of energy to our youth and built good relationships with the Leadership Council. I see our youth being more interested in the community. They used to just hang around, make graffiti. Now they are going to protests, working on videos and getting engaged.” Read More

Lunch 2.0: Guy Kawasaki Interview, (Project 4)

Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures and the former chief evangelist of Apple.

Lunch 2.0 Seattle:
Wednesday, September 12- Cardomain.com
Friday, September 21- Adobe
Friday, October 12- TBA


Truemors is a web site with two purposes. First, from a reader perspective, it puts you “in the know” about the latest news, rumors, and happenings. Second, from a “citizen journalist/editor” perspective it enables you to “tell the world”—within the bounds of good taste and the law anyway.

Free Hugs: Project #3

Juan Mann Interview- You Tube sensation


Free Hugs, SEOUL, Korea.


Free Hugs, Seattle

ASIAN HIP HOP SUMMIT SEATTLE

What is Happeness?

The Resident is an online and on-TV talk show that offers an alternative viewpoint on pop culture and current events through interviews, on-the-street fun, and vlogs.

Asia's alternative television

Asia's alternative television: "An Asian broadcasting network run by young professionals focuses on social and environmental issues

To a first-time visitor it might look like a journalism school or a college campus. Walking along the corridors of Young Asia Television Network’s (YATV) headquarters in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, one can find youngsters in casual clothes occupying newsrooms and studios.

In Asia’s vast and expansive electronic media world, YATV may sound like one more television company trying to be successful with entertainment-only programmes. Not so. The network’s young crew is putting together entertainment programmes based on Asian cultural and social values, environment and sustainable development.

“YATV is a network for Asian youth. Our motto is ‘infotainment and edutainment’. It is a combination of education and information with a lot of entertainment,” says Hilmy Ahamed, managing director of YATV network."

Photographers become multimedia news producers | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA

Photographers become multimedia news producers | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA: "There’s a revolution going on in the way America’s newspaper news-rooms do visual storytelling. For most of my time in the business the heart of our visuals has been still photography. In the past two decades, the introduction of increasingly sophisticated print and online graphics has enhanced and altered how we tell stories.

Now it’s online video that is changing everything. We’re interviewing finalists for a photography opening on our staff. We had more than 200 applications and have boiled the list down to half a dozen. A key element is how versatile they are.

They must be world-class still photographers, skilled at composing dramatic and telling images on the fly and processing them with the latest software.

But we’re also seeking photographers who can record sound and build captivating online photo galleries that have compelling narration and “live” sound.

And they need to be able to shoot and edit video."

AP Ending Its "asap" Service in October

AP Ending Its "asap" Service in October: "NEW YORK The Associated Press will be ending its highly-touted 'asap' service in October, E&P has learned. Staffers were notified this morning about its October 31 demise as a stand alone. It's not known if any layoffs will come. About 200 newspapers subscribed to the service. It was launched in 2005 as a response to the growth of blogs and so-called youth tabs, and had 24 staff members. It offers a variety of packages and reports (including a lot of video and photo galleries) targeting a younger and/or quirkier audience than the standard AP report. Elements of the service will be incorporated into the regular AP report. ASAP Editor Ted Anthony declined to say why the product was being disbanded, but said part of the reason was an effort to take the approach and weave it more within other AP services."

i-CAUGHT: Virtual Celebrity

Powered by AOL Video

Fame isn't fleeting on the Internet. Uploaded videos ensure instant celebrity. (August 8)

Asian American Experience Questions

1) What is your name and heritage? (Who are you?)
2) Where were you born?
3) Talk about growing up in America.
4) What languages do you speak?
5) What food do you like to eat?
6) Do you belong to an Asian American Club or organization?
7) How do you identify yourself in terms of your culture?
8) What is your definition of an Asian American?
9) Struggle?
10) Image of Asian Americans?
11) What are the challenges of being Asian Americans?
12) Segregate yourselves?
13) Are Asian Americans political?
14) Do you vote?
15) Say good-by in your native tongue
16)

Shots:
Still shoot just looking into the camera. (smile, no smile)