| January, Kick-Off Mixer |
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| February, Divorce: An Unspoken Taboo |
| Harvey Yamanaka (moderator) |
| Realtor with Intero Real Estate |
| Grace-Sonia E. Lee |
| community education coordinator at a homeless relief organization |
| Dr. Kell Fujimoto |
| licensed psychologist, San Jose State University |
| Dr. Lynda E. M. Yoshikawa |
| Post-Doctoral Resident at San Jose State Univeristy |
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| March, APA Music Scene in the Bay Area |
| Marian Liu (moderator) |
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| Chicken Skratch, Distortion 2 Static, WB20 / DJ |
| http://distortion2static.com |
| Christina Luna, Asian Am Music Conference / Event & Artist Management |
| http://www.prime-image.com |
| ToneDef, Promotions, 106 KMEL FM / DJ |
| http://myspace.com/djtonedef415 |
| Julia Lau, Singer/Songwriter |
| www.julialau.net |
| RomeDigs, Soul Searchers Entertainment, Drummer, Producer |
| http://myspace.com/soulsentromedigs |
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| March 16-26 2006, 24th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival |
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| April :: brainstorming |
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| May, In The Army Now: A present day look at challenges Asian Pacific Islanders face in the US military |
| Dawn Lee (moderator) |
| First Thursdays, Organizer |
| Stephen Bor |
| Spoken word poet and officer in the US Coast Guard |
| Howard Dee |
| Captain and Army Military Intelligence Company Commander recently returned from Iraq |
| Jeraline Singh |
| Army Military Intelligence Battalion Legal Advisor recently returned from Iraq |
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| June, Negotiating Between Multiple Identities and Worlds: A Look at the Hapa Experience |
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| July, Legally Illegal? The Immigration Debate and Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders |
| Erin C. Gangitano |
| Asian Law Alliance (ALA) |
| Joren Lyons |
| staff attorney, Asian Law Caucus? Immigrant Rights Project |
| Colin Rajah |
| International Program Director, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights |
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| August, Down and Out and Invisible in San Jose: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poverty |
| Hilary Barroga (moderator) |
| Director of Communications for EHC LifeBuilders |
| Pastor Scott Wagers |
| founder and director of CHAM |
| Muliaga Togotogo |
| CHAM Board President |
| Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto |
| Executive Director of Cupertino Community Services |
| Hilary Guevara |
| Executive Director of Sacred Heart Community Services |
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| August, ORIENTED Happy Hour in SF Bay Area with South Bay First Thursdays! |
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| September, Community Meeting on API Health Issues |
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| September, AAJA-SF Media Training for South Bay Community Organizations |
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| October, The Athletic Experience of Japanese Americans in San Jose During the World War II Era |
| Urla Hill (moderator) |
| Guest Curator of the History San Jose exhibition Speed City: From Civil Rights to Black Power |
| Yoshihiro Uchida |
| US Olympic Judo Coach, 1964; SJSU Judo Coach, 1940-Present |
| Chi Akizuki |
| Former SJSC Basketball Athlete; Semi-Professional San Jose Zebra Team Baseball Standout |
| Ralph Pearce |
| Author From Asahi to Zebras: Japanese American Baseball in San Jose, California |
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| October, Third Thursdays and South Bay First Thursdays go to Broadway!! |
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| October, Walk for AIDS with South Bay First Thursdays and AACI!! |
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| October, South Bay First Thursdays goes to CATS Asian Comedy Night!! |
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| November, South Bay First Thursdays goes to "Colma: The Musical"!!! |
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