Spring 2010 First General Meeting!!
February 6, 2010 • Events and Socials, Infinite PASAbilities • Comments
You DON’T want to miss out!
*** OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER *** Spring Into Culture Vol. 1
February 2, 2010 • Uncategorized • Comments
Hope you all had a great first week of school!
IN THIS ISSUE:
Upcoming Events:
• February 1: Sayaw Sa Bangko Workshops & Auditions (THAT’S TONIGHT!)
• February 3: Twin Dragon Restaurant with PASA
• February 4: CSUN’s First Gen
• February 5: CSULB’s First Gen
• February 10: CSUF PASA’S FIRST GEN
• February 15: Happy President’s Day– No Classes
• February 11 & 16: Infinite PASAbilities Hip Hop Dance Workshops
• February 18: Infinite PASAbilities Auditions
• February 20: SCPASA Summit
• February 27: Pay and Apply for Graduation
• March 2: FAFSA — Mark Your Calendars
Updates:
• PASA Constitution Committee
• Looking for Kronicle writers for Spring 2010!
• Buy your parking permit!
• PASA’s 25th Anniversary
• Did You Miss the EWP Exam to Graduate?
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Sayaw Sa Bangko Workshops & Auditions
When: February 1
Where: Under the Bridge
Time: 6:30PM
Workshop:
Monday, February 1st, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Thursday, February, 11th, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Monday, February, 15th, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Auditions:
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 @ TBA
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 @ TBA (Make-Up Audition Night)
Contact Cherry Anne, PCN Dance Coordinator, for more information at
pcndance@csufpasa.com
Facebook Event
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Twin Dragon Restaurant with PASA
When: February 3
Where: Twin Dragon
1722 N Placentia Ave
Ste 1
Fullerton, CA 92831
Time: 11am-9pm (many are meeting at 5pm)
Tell your friends, family, lovers, and others! Our first gen is coming up and you DO NOT want to miss this semi-annual event! Get ready to meet the new board and learn more about all the fantastical events going on in Spring!
Contact Joyful Gordo, Social Chair, for more information at
social@csufpasa.com
Facebook Event
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CSUF PASA’s First General Meeting
When: February 10
Where: Pavilions A and B
Time: 4pm
Tell your friends, family, lovers, and others! Our first gen is coming up and you DO NOT want to miss this semi-annual event! Get ready to meet the new board and learn more about all the fantastical events going on in Spring!
Contact Trina Tan, Secretary, for more information at
secretary@csufpasa.com
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Infinite PASAbilities Workshops and Audition
When: February 11 &16– workshops, February 18– audition
Where: Under the Bridge
Time: 6:45PM
Are you interested in learning how to dance hip hop? Want to be part of PASA’s official dance team, that performed for the Clipper’s game at the Staples Center last semester? Stop by the workshops and show em what you got at the auditions!
Contact Jerell Rosales, Executive Director, for more information at
ip@csufpasa.com
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Twin Dragon Restaurant with PASA
When: February 3
Where: Twin Dragon
1722 N Placentia Ave
Ste 1
Fullerton, CA 92831
Time: 11am-9pm (many are meeting at 5pm)
Stop by Twin Dragon Restaurant for some yummy Chinese food! Reunite with your PASA friends and grab some brunch, lunch or dinner!
Contact Joyful Gordo, Social Chair, for more information at
social@csufpasa.com
Facebook Event
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CSUF PASA’s First General Meeting
When: February 10
Where: Pavilions A and B
Time: 4pm
Tell your friends, family, lovers, and others! Our first gen is coming up and you DO NOT want to miss this semi-annual event! Get ready to meet the new board and learn more about all the fantastical events going on in Spring!
Contact Trina Tan, Secretary, for more information at
secretary@csufpasa.co
SCPASA Summit
When: February 20
Where: USC
Theme: Balikbayan: Putting Life Together in Care Packages for the Future
This is one day conference that focuses on Filipino and FilAm studies, culture, and identity. SCPASA Summit is a great way to meet up with other Filipino clubs from around Southern California and learn more about our heritage together!
They are currently looking for people to help plan with food, sponsors, donations, and public relations.
Went to last year’s Summit? Reply back for details on becoming a Funcilitator! This Friday, January 8!
Contact Selyna Arciaga, President, for more information at
president@csufpasa.com
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Pay and Apply for Graduation
Graduating in May 2011?
What to Do: Pay Graduation Fee and Apply for Graduation
Deadline: 2/27/2010
Price under Graduating in May 2011 is $115
Contact Jake Pinawin, Academic Chair, for more information at academic@csufpasa.com
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FAFSA — Mark Your Calendars
Deadline for Initial Awards: March 2
Just an early reminder to apply for FAFSA as soon as possible. Applying early is always a good thing just in case funds run out.
Contact Jake Pinawin, Academic Chair, for more information at academic@csufpasa.com
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Sportsfest
When: March 19-21
Where: Cal Poly Pomona
Want to play a sport to represent PASA at the much anticipated, annual Sportsfest? Contact us to register early and get teams for a cheaper price.
Remember– you don’t have to be good to play.
We are looking for team captains for each sport, who will be in charge of organizing teams, holding practices, and keeping in touch with our Sports Coordinator.
Contact Michael Tutop, Sports Coordinator, for more information at
sports@csufpasa.com
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CSUF Homecoming with PASA Alumni
When: January 30
Where: TBA
Save the date to meet up with PASA Alumni!
Contact Angela Valdez, Alumni Chair, for more information at
alumni@csufpasa.com
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Updates
PASA Constitution Committee
Interested in having your voice heard in how PASA runs things? We will fine-tune the Constitution this semester. Learn more about our Constitution and how others feel about it. We will start meetings once school starts.
Contact, Selyna Arciaga, President, for more information at
president@csufpasa.com
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Looking for Kronicle Writers for 2010!
Did you love the Kronicle last semester? Be part of next semester’s Kronicle by becoming a writer!
Contact, Kim Alonso, Kronicle Editor, for more information at
kronicle@csufpasa.com
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Buy Your Parking Permit!
When: ASAP– Fall 2009 permit expired on January 18
Where: Online Student Portal under Parking
Price: $162
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Want to be part of the planning committee for PASA’s 25th Anniversary?
Be part of something amazing! This year is PASA’s silver 25th anniversary! Join the planning committee to help prepare this huge event to celebrate PASA, past, present, and future!
Contact Selyna Arciaga, President, for more information at
president@csufpasa.com
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Did You Miss the EWP Exam to Graduate?
When: Register– before February 4, 2010
Exam– February 20, 2010
Price: $20
For those who missed the Examination of Writing Proficiency (EWP) this past Saturday, November 14, you have one more chance this school year to take it. You are required to pass this test in order to graduate. The next and last test for this school year is on February 20, 2010, and the last day to register is February 4, 2010 with a testing fee of $20 Good luck!
Contact Jake Pinawin, Academic Chair, for more information at
academic@csufpasa.com
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Trina Tan
CSUF PASA Kaibigan
Spring 2010 Secretary
www.csufpasa.com
Infinite PASAbilities SPRING 2010 AUDITIONS!
February 1, 2010 • Infinite PASAbilities • Comments
PASA’s Video for SCPASA Summit!
January 19, 2010 • Uncategorized • Comments
By Clyde Bessey
Starring Selyna Arciaga and Alvin Reyes with several of your fellow pasa members!
January 13, 2010 • Uncategorized • Comments
Comedian Rex Navarrete brings his universal brand of comedy to Inland Empire
fans January 14th – 17th
Don’t miss Rex Navarrete at the Ontario Improv Thursday, January 14th at 8pm, Friday, January 15th at 8pm and 10pm, Saturday, January 16th at 7pm, 9pm and 11pm and Sunday, January 17th at 7pm. Tickets for all shows $20. For tickets or dinner reservations www.improv.com or 909-484-5411 (Ontario Improv Box Office). The Ontario Improv is located at 4555 Mills Circle, Ontario, CA 91764 in the Ontario Mills Mall.
Many claim that college is the turning point in one’s life, when one finds his or her future. This was the case for San Francisco Bay Area comedian Rex Navarrete, when Navarrete’s college professor told him he was wasting his talents.
“He told me, ‘Get out of my office-we shouldn’t be joking here, you should be taking those jokes to the stage,” recalls Navarrete of his Asian American Studies professor Dan Gonzales, the teacher who supported his dream to be a comedian in 1989.
That spring, 19 year-old Navarrete was baptized by fire, entertaining a crowd of 800 at the annual Asian Pacific Islander Student Union conference at UC Santa Cr Pacific Islander Student Union conference at UC Santa Cruz.
“I was looking for my identity then just as everyone else was at that age,” says Navarrete. “Much of my material was very serious, it lacked comedy. I figured that I had some important stuff to say, so say it in the format of stand-up. This is where I started to take comedy as a vehicle seriously.”
By the early 1990’s, Navarrete began seeing his routine evolve through the use of characters, many of whom were struggling underdogs. His portrayals, which ranged from his ESL teacher Mrs. Scott to his Uncle Boy and to Maritess the domestic worker, gave him the voice to air his thoughts on issues and speak about things that otherwise wouldn’t be mentioned.
Navarrete gathers all of his material from what he calls “real Rex moments,” reality and shared life experiences. “I think everything has humor; you will always find humor. I don’t always make stuff up. Even though most of my material is geared for a Filipino audience, if you’re smart enough you’ll understand the universality of it. Look at the comedy traditions of Jewish and African American comics, which are now the mainstream through Seinfeld, Bruce, Allen, Rock, Pryor and Murphy. Our struggles become our comedy.””
“My parents never knew I would become a comedian. They did think I would go on to become an architect or join the Army as I planned. I led a dual life; I would play the role of a Filipino at home and at school be the American with my classmates. I bought my first Eddie Murphy album in middle school and memorized ‘Comedian’ with my friends. That was my first real introduction to stand-up comedy and the art of storytelling.”
A lot has happened since then. Navarrete has performed his brand of comedy all across the nation touring numerous colleges, universities and community events. He has become a household name in Filipino American homes. In 1998, he released his first comedy CD entitled, “Badly Browned”, which was followed by another CD in the summer of 1999, “Husky Boy”. Both have become bestsellers on the Classified Records label and have brought high praise by listeners across the country.
In the summer of 2001, he released his third CD album this time under his own label Kakarabaw Productions entitled, “Bastos”.
As a major follow-up to the three CD’s and touring like crazy in Asia and North America, he produced, directed and released “Hella Pinoy”, his first ever, live standup DVD concert. Shot in San Francisco, it has all the hidden goodies including a feature-length performance, a behind the scenes documentary, his early days of standup and much more. It’s become a must have DVD in anyone’s comedy collection.
He currently travels all over North America touring cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Houston, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Hawaii doing his one-man show.
In 2004, he brought his act to the peoples of Germany, Austria and Switzerland sharing the bill with renowned Philippine vocalist, Regine Velasquez. He has also had the distinction of becoming the most celebrated stand-up comic to perform to multiple sold-out shows in Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore since 2002. He regularly returns to Manila, which has become fertile ground for his style of stand-up, inspiring the growth of an emerging local stand-up comedy scene. His next plan of attack is to perform in Australia and the United Kingdom, where fans eagerly await his arrival.
In late 2005, the release of his sophomore DVD entitled, “Badass Madapaka!”, showcases Navarrete on his Pacific region tour of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu and Manila. This will be the first international tour DVD by any Filipino-American artist. The San Francisco show was taped in front of a sold-out house at the historic Warfield Theater in downtown. The Los Angeles taping filled up the also historic Wiltern LG Theater. One will truly be able to experience Rex’s fan-base from all angles.
His other current projects include his own television series, “Rex In The City”, for MTV Philippines, which shares his stand-up talents to a younger, hipper TV viewing audience throughout the Philippines. For the upcoming animated series in 2006, “The Nutshack”, Navarrete voices many of the series’ key characters in this groundbreaking Filipino-American animated production.
Navarrete remains to be a one of the hardest working, relatively unknown American comedians today though he’s performed alongside notable national headliners as George Lopez, DL Hughley, Paul Mooney, among others. He does plan to release a number of other comedy albums on CD and DVD’s under his label for fans to enjoy in the future.
Presently, he lives on the island of Oahu in Hawaii where he just loves to relax quietly, swim and fish when he can. The future seems to only give him the chance to connect with a larger audience that is now finally getting the opportunity to witness the changing face of American stand-up comedy. All three CD’s and both DVD’s can be purchased online at www.brownjungle.com. Kakarabaw Productions photos by Jo Avila, BJ Formento & Nerinna Valera. Illustration by Andre Sibayan.
Last Kronicle of Fall 2009
December 11, 2009 • For Our 'Kaibigans', Headline • Comments
PCN Supporting Role Auditions!
December 9, 2009 • Uncategorized • Comments
Wednesday Dec 9th at 5 at Gilman in the TSU!
No Experience Necessary!
I’ve attached the character descriptions as well as the audition pieces in one file. Choose any single piece that has the character you wish play in it, you can read with a friend or with Cherry and myself, I only require you to read once, but feel free to read again with a friend who is auditioning. If you’ve filled out an application there’s no need to do it again, if it’s your first time I’ll have them there for you. Thank you and I hope to see you guys there.
Supporting Role Audition Pieces
-Clyde
Infinite PASAbilites @ Staples Center for Filipino Hoops & Heritage Night Tour [Clippers vs. Pacers]! THIS SATURDAY!!
December 4, 2009 • Infinite PASAbilities • Comments
THIS SATURDAY (Dec. 5th)
infinite PASAbilities performs HALF-TIME @ the Los Angeles Staples Center for the
Filipino Hoops & Heritage Night Tour Kick-off!!
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS vs. INDIANA PACERS
*NEW* Official Flyer featuring infinite PASAbilities! =)
Support YOUR dance team, infinite PASAbilities representing PASA and CSUF!
PARKING
Please plan to arrive early to allow time for parking and walking to Staples Center. Plenty of lots to choose from within a few blocks from the arena.
http://www.staplescenter.com/doublecol.php?section=parking&page=parking
5:30PM – PRE-GAME “MEET & GREET”
City View Terrace on 2nd Level of Staples Center – open to Lower Level (100’s) ticket holders.
- Emcee – JANNELLE SO, host of “Kababayan LA” TV show
- Vocal Performance by Nine-Year-Old Filipina CIANA PELEKAI from “America’s Got Talent”
- Introduction of NBA / UCLA Legends: LUCIUS ALLEN, KEITH ERICKSON, DAVID GREENWOOD, and JAMAAL WILKES
- Philippine cultural dance by KAYAMANAN NG LAHI
- Vocal Performance by Filipina R&B artist MORGAN ASHLEY
- Welcome by RAYMOND TOWNSEND
6:30PM – ON BASKETBALL COURT
- Philippine cultural dance by KAYAMANAN NG LAHI
- “Follow Your Dreams” video clips on scoreboard
- Dance Team performance by CSUF PASA’s “Infinite PASAbilities”
POST-GAME RECEPTION
Trader Vic’s – LA LIVE (across the street from Staples Center)
800 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90015
http://www.tradervicsla.com
Hosted by Pilipino Alumni Association of UCLA
Autographs/Photos with RAYMOND TOWNSEND
* LAST MINUTE TICKETS *
If you still haven’t purchased tickets, call (213)763-4617 or purchase online at:
http://www.filipinohoopsandheritage.com
FHHN tickets (including discounts, special seating, and free T-shirt) will NOT be available at the door, Ticketmaster, or the Staples Center box office.
11th Gen Kronicle
December 2, 2009 • For Our 'Kaibigans', Headline, Infinite PASAbilities • Comments
