Show at Yale and Congrats to Giles!

This is a quick post. I'm doing a show at Yale this evening to bring awareness to mental issues in the Asian American community. Hopefully the roads are not too crazy and I will make it there in one piece. if you are in the area, please come by to 44 Broadway New Haven CT. Here is the flyer:

Also I wanted to wish on behalf of Yellow Rage our friend Giles a happy congratulations on the birth of his twins with his wife Sopheak. When we were up at Tufts we got a chance to hang out and take pictures with Giles for a little bit at his workplace at the Community Center near Chinatown.
He looked exactly like an expectant father - but in a good way - and nonetheless was doing well, and we were glad to see what it is he does on a day-to-day basis when not writing or performing poetry. Congrats Giles!

Under Construction and Next Shows

Hey beautiful peoples!

If you're on the East Coast, hope yall are staying safe and warm through our second blizzard in a week! And if you've been trying to pass the time by checking out the latest in Yellow Rage news, you probably noticed that we got a new look for our website--'bout time, huh?

Yeah, so as we start pulling things together and finalizing our pages and features, please be patient with us, and we hope you'll keep checking back to see what we've added. The goal is to make the site more user friendly and to keep info, including pics and events, current and accessible.

Anyway, here's some updated pics from recent events. First pics from our show at Columbia College Chicago back in Oct '09.





Special thank you to Laila Alchaar for emailing these pics the other day.

Also, I went to check out Harvest last week, and they posted photos of me (along with other folks who got on the mic--including Lindo from my poetry fam) on their website: http://www.spokensoul215.com/ Here's one of Lindo:



Special thank you to Spoken Soul 215, including Just Greg and Lyrispect, but most especially Vision for always making me feel so welcome at Harvest and always offering me a spot on the mic.

Here's one of the photos they posted of me. The lighting is a little funny, but it turned out ok.


Damn, I look pissed, huh? :) Anyway, if you'll be in Philly next month, Tues, 3/2, Harvest will be celebrating their anniversary at World Cafe Live.

Next events for Yellow Rage:

Family Style, Fri, 2/19

at the Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine Street, Philly
$5-10 sliding scale admission

February's open mic features musician JAY LEGASPI and the theme "WHERE'S THE LOVE? A Post-Valentine's Day Celebration."


Hope to see you there!

SULU DC, Saturday, 2/20

This is a rescheduled show from being snowed out in December! Hope you can make it!

They're also at a new venue:

Almaz Restaurant and Lounge
1212 U St. NW, U Street metro (green/yellow)
7-9pm
$10 General Admission

OK, lovely people. Be safe and warm.

Love,
Michelle

Thank You St. Cloud! Next, Tufts Univ, Thurs, 2/4

Hi beautiful people!

We had a GREAT time in Mpls/St. Paul and St. Cloud this past weekend. Special thanks to our friends Bryan, Bao, Juliana, Song, Shoua, and Mrs. Lee for hanging out with us and making us feel welcome. Thank you as well to Angie Witte and everyone involved with the Power in Diversity Conference at St. Cloud State. We hope to blog about it soon!

This Thurs we are off to Tufts University in Medford, MA. Details/poster are below--hope to see you there!

Love,
Michelle

Thank You and Next Show

Hi-lo beautiful peoples,

So Catzie was sick, and I ended up kickin' it solo at South Philly High School yesterday for MLK Day--which was totally cool b/c I had a wonderful, amazing time with the youth. Special thank you to Bianca White and everyone else at EducationWorks for putting the event together and making me feel so welcome. I hope to continue to work together in the hopes of positively impacting our youth in Philly and promoting cross-cultural dialogue and exchange.

Just as a heads up, our next gig will be at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN (Yes, we're back again!). Thank you to Angie Witte and Julie Cruz and everyone else at St. Cloud who've been so supportive of us.

Here are the details.

1st Annual Power in Diversity Student Leadership Conference
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN

Performance:
Saturday. January 30 @ 1pm
Atwood Ballroom

Q&A to follow performance.

Hope to see you there!

Love,
Michelle

MLK Day of Service at South Philly High and Protest/Support March

Hey-lo all,

On MLK Day, Mon, 1/18, Catzie and I will be at South Philly High School, site of the recent violence against APIA students, to perform and lead workshops. The event is being coordinated by EducationWorks--special thanks to Bianca White for reaching out and for all her hard work putting this event together.

The mission of the day is to reintroduce students to one another through artistic self-expression/poetry, build students' ability to communicate more effectively, value difference, learn peaceful conflict resolution skills, and to compose a STATEMENT OF UNIFIED IDENTITY to present to the school.

Participants will be EducationWorks HiStep Students, Project Building Cultures students, South Philadelphia High School students, as well as students and staff from Operation Understanding, Boat People SOS, Inc., and The Mural Arts Program.

The program begins at 9am and will continue until 1pm.

There is another event later in the afternoon--a march which is a show of support to all of the students who are speaking out against and trying to do something about the violence in their schools.

March for Justice and Peace in Philly's School System
1/18, 3-5pm
Starting point: 440 N. Broad Street (School District Bdg)
End point: Arch Street Methodist Church, Broad and Arch Sts.

Please support if you can.

And wherever you are in the country/world, please think of your fellow brothers and sisters and try to spread love rather than hate.

Many blessings,
Michelle