Issue :：July 2012

Presentation Skills Workshop

Does speaking in front of a group of people or pitching an idea to your boss make you nervous? Conquer that fear and strengthen your professional communication style by attending the OCA-OC+APEX Presentation Skills workshop.

During this interactive, engaging one-day course, participants will receive specific tools and techniques, including learning the 3 V's of effective presentations, to express ideas clearly, demonstrate credibility, and connect with their audiences.

Your instructor will be Mike Cannon, communications consultant, UCI professor, and owner of Mainpoint Communication. Mr. Cannon is an experienced TV reporter, writer/director of TV & radio commercials, Congressional Press Secretary and advisor, and consultant for Franklin Covey.

Lunch will be served.

This training is valued at $300 per person and is generously sponsored by Southern California Edison.

Saturday, July 14, 2012
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Central Orange County
Exact location provided to registrants

REGISTRATION:
Premium Members：$15
Non-members：$40

Open registration will run through July 8th and attendees will be chosen by lottery and will be notified on Monday, July 9th. Please submit your name using the online form below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHp6RVUwc1B4UWhrb0YwcUlQZ3BQNWc6MQ

Open registration entrants must make payment by 5:00PM PDT on Tuesday, July 10th. Otherwise, the seat will be offered to the next person on the open list. All invoicing will be completed via PayPal.

Seats are non-transferable. Cancellations will result in the seats going back into their respective lotteries and offered to the next person in line.

Registrants will be asked to present picture identification at check-in on the day of the class.

Business Casual Attire Required.

15th Annual Saban Free Clinic Extravaganza for the Senses

With delicious food, beverages, and celebrity sightings, this is one of the most anticipated events in the APEX Cares annual line-up. The Extravaganza for the Senses aligns charitable efforts with culinary, sensual delights!

APEX Cares will be volunteering for the 4:30-7:00pm shift.

Saturday, July 21, 2012
4:30PM-7:00PM
Sunset Gower Studios
1438 N. Gower St.
Hollywood, CA 90028

For those who wish to partake in the fun afterward, a special ticket price will be offered at $50（tickets are $100 for General Admission）.

Please email Charles Tran, Directory of Community Service, at charles.tran@apex.org to volunteer!

Save the Date for the APEX/Pacific Asia Museum Fusion Friday Mixer - A celebration of Asian style!

Come join us for this extra special cultural mixer event!  

APEX and the Pacific Asia Museum are teaming up to bring you a unique cultural mixer featuring the best of Asian style, fashion, culture, art, and music. Our Fusion Friday Mixer will feature DJs playing the best of Asian popular music old and new, a fashion show featuring styles from throughout Asia, food trucks, games, and refreshments. The Pacific Asia Museum's galleries will be be open for you to explore too! If you came to our An Evening in 1930's Shanghai Mixer in 2010, then you know what kind of fun you will have!  So come experience an elegant and fun evening. Meet old friends. Make new friends.

Friday, August 17, 2012
7:30 PM
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101

And don't forget to come dressed in your best summer cocktail or elegant attire. We especially invite you to attend our event wearing modern or traditional fashions of the Asian Pacific region. Whether it's your favorite Chinese/Taiwanese qi pao, Korean hanbok, Vietnamese ao dai, Indian sari, Japanese kimono, or the wonderful clothing of your other favorite Asian cultures, we welcome you to come show your love and respect for the history, traditions, and dynamism of Asia!  

Come celebrate Asian culture and style with APEX and the Pacific Asia Museum. Mark your calendars. More information to come.

Save the Date for the 19th Annual APEX Awards Gala

Our annual awards gala will celebrate APEX's past and present accomplishments in helping to build tomorrow's leaders in the APIA professional community. We will also recognize prominent Asian Pacific Americans who are opening doors for more leaders to rise. We hope that you can join us in this yearly celebration.

Saturday, September 8, 2012
Sheraton Downtown Los Angeles Hotel
711 South Hope St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Interested in being a part of the planning committee for the APEX Awards show? Please contact Tiffany Tang, Co-director of Fundraising, at tiffany.tang@apex.org for more information!

We are currently looking for Silent Auction and Gift Bag donations. Please email Kevin Tsao, Chair of Fundraising, at kevin.tsao@apex.org for donation inquiries.

Kollaboration Los Angeles

Kollaboration Los Angeles is coming to the Ford Amphitheatre on July 13, 2012.  In a little more than a decade, Kollaboration has grown tremendously as an organization, with shows in 15 cities across the United States and Canada, and yet, its mission still remains the same. By providing a creative platform through our talent shows, Kollaboration seeks to empower and encourage Asian Pacific Islander American & Canadian artists to pursue their passions in mainstream media and inspire future generations to do the same. The winner of this competition will represent LA and be placed in a poll alongside winners of each Kollaboration 2012 event across the nation where the top 7 will be flown into LA for the finale show in November.

Friday, July 13, 2012
8:30PM（Picnic area opens at 6:30PM）
Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd, East
Hollywood, CA 90068

Show Event Info：http://www.kollaboration.org/news/upcoming/item/121-kollaboration-los-angeles
Facebook Event Page：https://www.facebook.com/events/383424375027687/

Competitors:
- Brooke Taylor
- Dave & the Cousins
- Jeremy Crooks
- Kaitlin Obien
- Ms. Laney
- Nate Tao
- St. Andrew

Guest Comedian:
Jimmy Ouyang

Hosted by：PK

Ticket Prices*:
General Admission Tickets：$15
VIP Tickets ：$40（Preferred Seating）
*Prices are subject to change
Purchase Tickets Here：http://fordtheatres.org/en/events/details/id/360

Come support your APIA community!

6th Annual Little Tokyo Sake & Tofu Tasting Event

Little Tokyo Sake & Tofu Tasting will be a unique evening featuring an assortment of sake from around the world and hors d'oeuvres from Los Angeles' top restaurants. Guests will enjoy an evening of strolling down the "old and new streets of Japan" and experience the tastes and smells of the traditional summer outdoor festivals. For those of you familiar with the 12-year run of LTSC's Tofu Festival, you will relive this iconic feature in some of the dishes, as we are reviving the tofu theme for this year's event! Sake experts will provide education on sake and food pairings. The event will be held at the beautiful Vibiana LA and benefits the programs of Little Tokyo Service Center. Ticket price includes admission to the main event and sake and food tasting. Get your tickets early as this event always sells out.

Thursday, July 19, 2012
VIP Reception：6:00PM-7:00PM
General Admission：7:00PM-10:00PM
Vibiana LA
214 South Main Street
Los Angeles, California 90012

Ticket Prices:
VIP Tickets：$125（Pre-sale only, limited availability）
General Admission Pre-sale Tickets：$75
At-Door：$85（Limited availability）
Purchase Tickets Here：http://sake.ltsc.org

AMP Workshop #2：Why Personal Branding is Important to Career Advancement

The APEX Mentoring Program's（AMP） second workshop took place on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at the Children's Bureau. Workshop attendees welcomed Mina Watkins, Orange County Life Coach, who engaged an audience of over 50 AMP participants and APEX board members, in a presentation about personal branding. Mina led participants though worksheets on creating your own mission statement and thinking about "My Future Vision." For more information on Mina Watkins, visit her website：www.lifecoachminawatkins.com.
 
This year, AMP's closing ceremony is in August, where mentees and mentors will celebrate the end of the program. For pictures of AMP 2012 and to learn more, please visit the AMP website：www.apex.org.

To sign up for AMP 2013 as a mentee or mentor, please contact Joyce Nakashima, Director of Mentorship, at joyce.nakashima@apex.org.
 
Special thanks to the sponsors for AMP 2012, which include East West Bank, Network for Asian Pacific Americans at Warner Bros, and Delivering Happiness.
 
Photos courtesy of Gavin Holt.

Premium Members Bowling Event

APEX hosted a Premium Members-only event at 300 Pasadena on Thursday, June 14. It was a fun-filled night of food, drinks and bowling in a relaxed setting to network and get to know other premium members. Bruce Provisor was the highest scoring bowler（beating APEX's President, Ricky Choi）. Prizes were given out to all bowlers who beat Ricky's score.

For information on becoming a premium member, visit http://www.apex.org.

OC API Joint Mixer

Summer got off to a great start in Orange County as six local Asian/Pacific Islander American（APIA）organizations came together to co-host a networking mixer at Kimera Restaurant in Irvine on June 21, 2012. Over 150 people came and took advantage of the opportunity to make new connections and renew old ones. It was a great opportunity for APIA professionals of diverse backgrounds to meet people in other professions and get to know the hosting organizations.

The hosting organizations were Asian Business Association Orange County（ABAOC）, Asian Professional Exchange（APEX）, Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County（FACCOC）,National Association of Asian American Professionals（NAAAP-SoCal）, Organization of Chinese Americans-Orange County（OCA-OC）, and Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County（VACOC）.

Footprints to Success - Owning Your Own Business Through Franchising

APEX held another installment of its Footprints to Success seminar program at the Cerritos Library on June 28, 2012. This latest installment focused on franchising and similar entrepreneurial ventures. Over 50 people attended the panel format discussion and gained insight into the convenience store, financial planning, and quick service restaurant industries from panelists representing 7-11, Prudential, and Chick-Fil-A. They also learned that there are over 120 types of businesses with franchising opportunities.

The panelists were Joel Sigmon, Franchisee Sourcing（Chick-Fil-A）; Bob Sun, Owner（Walnut, CA Chick-Fil-A）; Cliff Kim, Managing Director（Prudential Financial）; and Bill Halverson, Franchise Sales Manager（7-Eleven）.

The panel discussion was followed by a networking reception that afforded attendees the opportunity to meet with the panelists as well as other representatives of the above companies.

All three companies generously sponsored the event.

Footprints to Success is APEX's program of professional development seminars aimed at inspiring and empowering our members to take themselves to new heights by learning about the steps others have taken on their roads to success.

If you have any topics you would like to see presented as a Footprints to Success seminar, please e-mail your suggestions to ellen.chen@apex.org or wayne.liu@apex.org.

Professional Tip of the Month：Find a sponsor to help you move up in business

Mentors are an important part of growing and learning. They play a "coach" role in your career. Sponsors, while they are mentors, will talk about you and take the extra step to help you through your career. They put their own reputation on the line to pull you through the ranks. There is an increasing trend in supporting sponsorship programs through some of the largest companies. Just remember that these relationships cannot be forced. Continue great performance at work and take the extra step to get noticed and start to build loyal relationships that may evolve into finding a sponsor through your organization or industry. Read full article.

Live Music and Entertainment this month at Pelican Hill Resort!

THE SCENE AT COLISEUM
Saturdays from 9:00PM – 11:00PM

On Saturday nights through Labor Day Weekend, Coliseum Pool & Grill transforms into Pelican Hill's Saturday night hotspot, with live music from 9:00PM – 11:00PM. Dance the night away, while sipping house specialties like the Pelican Bellini, Venetian Mojito and Endless Summer Martini.

LIVE LOUNGE MUSIC AT PELICAN GRILL
Thursdays from 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Fridays and Saturdays from 7:00PM - 11:00PM

The New Coast Trio entertains with a variety of popular music, from classic rock to country to contemporary.

Click here for more information.