Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
and A&PI Wellness Center Present “MIX. . . where
creativity and community meet” Tonight in San Francisco
(San Francisco, May 26 2004)
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Asian & Pacific Islander
Wellness Center (A&PI Wellness Center) tonight joined
efforts for a fundraising event and community celebration,
“MIX. . .where creativity and community meet.”
The festivities, attended by 350 A&PI Wellness Center
friends and allies, took place at the Yerba Buena Center for
the Arts Forum. The event was produced by Q Production, Inc.
“MIX…where creativity and community meet”
featured fine hors d’oeuvres from gourmet restaurants
including Roy’s San Francisco, Butterfly, Straits Café,
Koi Palace, Tommy Toy’s, Broadway Prime Rib Restaurant,
The Cakery, and Moonstar; a tasting by HPNOTIQ Liqueur; a
fusion fashion show by Silk Road; dancing courtesy of mixmaster
DJ St. John; and live and silent auctions. A&PI Wellness
Center also presented awards to community organizations and
individuals supportive of its work. asiaSF, a renowned restaurant
and nightclub located in the heart of San Francisco's South
of Market district, received the Ally Award; Donald Masuda,
A&PI Wellness Center co-founder and former board member,
received the Grassroots Award; the Evelyn & Walter Haas,
Jr. Fund, a Bay Area foundation, received the Fa’avae
Award; and radio station 96.5 KOIT-FM received the Media Partner
Award.
Funds raised tonight will benefit A&PI Wellness Center’s
multi-lingual services for Asians and Pacific Islanders living
with HIV/AIDS.
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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