The Hyphenite's Social Calendar: Koreatown Comedy Fest, Printed Matter

Thursday January 12th -- Los Angeles

Koreatown Comedy Festival

LiNK and Kollaboration are producing the inaugural Koreatown Comedy Festival, hosted by PK and Dumbfoundead. Lineup will include: Aiko Tanaka, Eliot Chang, George Wang, and many more. More info here.

7:30 pm

CGV Cinemas

621 S. Western Ave, Los Angeles

$11; tickets here

Saturday January 14th -- Chicago

Stir Friday Night at Chicago Sketch Fest

Comedy group Stir Friday Night -- which brought to audiences How I Met Your Tiger Mother -- will be a part of this year's Chicago Sketch Fest. More info here.

7 pm

The Thrust Theatre, Stage 773

1225 W. Belmont, Chicago

$13; tickets here

Saturday January 14th -- Los Angeles

Printed Matter 10 Opening Reception

Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents its first large print show for the new year: Printed Matter 10. Participants include: Apak!, David Choe, Ines Estrada, and many more. Exhibition runs through January 26th, 2012. More info here.

6:30 to 10 pm

GR2

2062 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles

FREE

Opportunities

Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) Seeking Summer Interns

OCA, a national organization dedicated to advancing the political, social, and economic well-being of APAs, is accepting applications for its 2012 Summer Internship Program. The Program seeks to cultivate future leadership by providing students from all over the country an opportunity to be involved in the political process. Participants of this program will be placed in a paid internship in a federal agency, nonprofit, congressional office, or corporation that matches their background and interests -- including some placements at the OCA National Center. Interns are also invited to take part in the OCA National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada from August 2 to 5. Interns are expected to commit to wor full-time for ten weeks between the dates of May 28 to August 17, 2012. More info and application here. Deadline: March 12, 2012.

Cynthia Brothers

Cynthia Brothers was born and raised in Seattle and works as a grantmaker in the immigrant rights and civic engagement fields. She's also paid the rent as a social work and mental health researcher, food stamps coordinator, and espresso flunky. Cynthia has been involved in API voting and language access rights, leadership development, and stalking microcelebrities. She has performed with the Tribes Project and been published in the International Examiner, Mavin Magazine, and The Cultural Appropriation Reader.

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