Join us at AT&T Park to commemorate National A&PI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! Emceed by Honey Labrador an Awareness Art Show – FREE and open to the public from 5:00-6:30 pm – will feature powerful visual and performance art addressing HIV-related stigma in A&PI communities, part of the national Banyan Tree Project. Hollywood actor Jason Scott Lee will be in attendance to highlight the critical role that A&PI mainstream celebrities can play in fighting discrimination. From 6:30-9:30 pm is MIX ’06 , a very special fundraising event to launch A&PI Wellness Center’s 20th Year of service. Community Awards will be presented to Cable Positive, PlanetOut Inc. and long-time activist Steve Lew.
 
MIX ’06 will be emceed by community icon Tita Aida and feature the best of ballpark fare, tantalizing liquor tastings, a silent auction and phenomenal entertainment. See pix from National A&PI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2005

Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center invites you to join our national movement to fight HIV-related stigma and to support A&PIs living with, and at risk-for, HIV



Banyan Tree Project - Awareness Art Show



5:00-6:30pm

A youth-focused exhibit featuring original works by A&PI artists
interpreting and responding to HIV-related stigma.

• Banyan Tree Project - Awareness Art Show
• Meet the artists and A&PI celebrities
• Light refreshments will be served
• This event is free and open to the public

6:30-9:30pm

MIX '06

A special event to launch Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center’s 20th Year, and to present Community Awards to honor outstanding contributors toward our mission.

MIX '06 HONOREES

	PlanetOut Inc.—Media Partner Award
	Cable Positive—National Ally Award
	Steve Lew—Steve Lew Public Policy Award

Entertainment appearances by:

Hollywood actor Jason Scott Lee, who has starred in unforgettable films including Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, The Jungle Book, and Lilo & Stitch, will be in attendance to highlight the critical role that A&PI mainstream celebrities can play in fighting discrimination.

Honey Labrador from Bravo TV’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Girl”,

Justin Chin writer & performance artist

the Music of Bento

Music of the Caroline Chung Trio

The dancing of the fantastic youth hip-hop group Mini Shock

AT&T Park - "Home of the Giants"
3rd & King Streets, San Francisco

Directions to AT&T Park

BUY TIX TO MIX !'06

To Purchase Tickets, contact Kim Teevan at 415-292-3400 x343, or kteevan@pacbell.net

SPONSOR MIX '06!

SIGN OUR PLEDGE AGAINEST STIGMA & DISCRIMINATION

MIX '06 invitations with ticket and program info to be mailed in April.

Feel free to email us with any questions: kteevan@pacbell.net

LIQUOR TASTINGS PROVIDED BY:

Bacardi Grand Melon
Compass Box Scotch
Corzo Tequila
Delicato
Fernet Branca
Gentleman Jack
Grey Goose L’Orange
Han Asian Vodka
Hpnotiq
Ketel One Citroen
Ketel One Vodka
PAMA – Pomegranate Liquor
Pernod Ricard
Rare Tennessee whiskey
Remi
Sole flat and sparkling
Southern Comfort
Svedka
The MaCallan – Single Highland Malt Scott Whiskey
Tuaca
William Grant


Event sponsors

MIX ’06 Sponsors

ILIMA—$5,000
Bank of America
Special Thanks To: The California Endowment

ORCHID—$2,500
Ignatius Bau & John Bare
Joe Garrett & Spike Lomibao
Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Jan Masaoka & Paul Rosenstiel
Jason Tokumoto & Michael Sanders

JASMINE—$1,000
Carl M. Asakawa & Andrew M. Pavey
Irl Barefield
California Pacific Medical Center
Horizons Foundation
Maria Leung
Dave Limcaco
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Bill Shelley
Farouk & ShuSheng Family Fund
Tai Seng Entertainment
Wells Fargo
David Yau & Steven Shum

CHRYSANTHEMUM—$500
Gordon & Sally Atkinson
Al Baum & Robert Holgate
Chas Belov
Eileen Blumenthal & Patricia Dunn
Daniel Y. Chin - Honoring AIDS Relief Fund for China
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mickey Branca
Dawning Chung
Harold F. Cottman III, MD
Heather Fong
Le, Ho & Company, LLP
John Manzon-Santos - Honoring Steve Lew
Mark Okashima & Bob Nelson
Stan Yogi & David Carroll
Vance Yoshida
Sandy Zirulnik & Fran Burgess

YLANG-YLANG—$250
David Chan & Chris Willers
Wayne Doiguchi - Strata Ventures
Kevin Fong & Michael Costa
Devesh Khatu & Jackie Lin
Steven T. Kmucha MD, MS
Steve Lew
Yan Liu
Theresa S. Manzon
Cedric Ng
Frederic & Kristine Silva
Edward Tang
Ed Tepporn & Christian Alvez
Kevin Viard
Cedric Yap & Edward Liebst

GINGKO—$100
Thomas Agee
Rodney Akamine
Beth Bowers
Campaign to Elect Judge Lillian Sing
Renee Devone
John & Belinda Dronkers-Laureta
Father Michael Anthony Gifford, asf
John & Geri Handa
David Hong & Surapon Sinsatheinporn
Angela Kwong
Edward Lee, MD
Richard Lung
Leslie A. Oshita
Randall A. Shields & Ken Miyazaki

Special Thanks to:
Michael Daniels, Young’s Market Company
Odwalla
David Yau, Asia Refrigeration & Mechanical Services
Gregory Mar, G.M. Art & Design
AT&T Park
David Yau

Host Committee

Al & Jane Nakatani, Honor Thy Children
Assemblyman Mark Leno
Assemblywoman Wilma Chan
Claudine Cheng
Congressman Tom Lantos
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Democratic House Leader
Dave B. Limcaco
Edward Tang
Gary DeBusk & Rogelio Manzana, N’Touch
James C. Hormel & Timothy C. Wu
Jeff Adachi, Public Defender
John Bare & Ignatius Bau
Larry Hashbarger, AsiaSF
Lia Shigemura & Helen Zia
Mark Tristan Ng, GLBT Segment Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
Mayor Gavin Newsom
Mitchell H. Katz, MD
Muki Igafo, U.T.O.P.I.A.
Randall A. Shields & Kenji Miyazaki
Ruben Gamundi, Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Skip Young, AsiaSF
Speaker Pro Tempore Leland Y.Yee, Ph.D.
Strata Ventures, LLC, Wayne Doiguchi
Supervisor Fiona Ma
Supervisor Tom Ammiano, District 9
Sydney Leung, The Endup
Tiger Lily, Absolute Empress 40 of San Francisco
Tita Aida
Tom Nolan
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
Vance Yoshida

Media sponsors

ImaginAsian TV
95.7 Max FM
A&U Magazine
KPIX TV5
KTSF Ch 26
PlanetOut Inc.

Local and national luminaries under the Banyan Tree at San Francisco’s flagship event featuring a panel on the critical role of family in stopping the silence and shame around HIV/AIDS in A&PI communities
Olympic Gold Medalist, AIDS Activist and A&PI Wellness Center Nakatani Ohana Awardee, Greg Louganis and Lance Toma, Deputy Director
Broadcast journalist Sydnie Kohara & actor Russell Wong, who shared his family’s experience with HIV
Last year’s co-emcee Alec Mapa with this year’s emcee, Tita Aida

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