- TBYA (February 4, 2012 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm)
- Dinner with Aunty Grace (February 9, 2012 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
- Dragon Remix (February 9, 2012 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm)
- TBSA Hta-Ma-Ne Htoe Volunteer (February 11, 2012 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
- 4th Annual Vietnamese Traditional Arts and Cultural Performances (February 11, 2012 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm)
- Mudita Shwe Kyaung Hta-Ma-Ne Pwe (February 12, 2012 10:00 am to 1:00 pm)
- CCSF BSC’s Burma Union Day and Bogyoke’s 97th Birthday (February 12, 2012 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm)
- TBSA Hta-Ma-Ne Pwe (February 12, 2012 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
- 3rd Annual NAAAP-SF Lunar New Year Gala (February 18, 2012 7:00 pm to 12:00 am)
- Zaganar – The Art of Freedom Film Festival and Comedy Show (February 19, 2012 11:00 am to 3:00 pm)
- B(M)CCFR 2012 SFBA Thingyan Meeting (February 25, 2012 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm)

* Lunar New Year Celebration (SEA A&C) (January 15, 2012)
* TDS Blood Donation Drive (January 15, 2012)
* Project Help Burma (January 22, 2012)
* TBSA Hta Ma Nae Htoe Volunteer (February 11, 2012)
* TBSA Hta Ma Nae Pwe (February 12, 2012)
* Chin National Day (February 18, 2012)
* Fourth B(M)CCFR Thingyan Festival Meeting (TBD)
* Sae Taw Win Dhamma Center Fundraiser Variety Show

Agenda

* International Day to End Violence Against Women (IDVAW)
* Project Help Burma (January 22, 2011)
* TBYG Young Adult Buddhism Club
* SEA Arts Event
* Kachin Awareness Event

ALL TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!

Date : December 3, 2011
Time : 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

A newly released Burmese (Myanmar) feature film recently showing at the theater in home country Burma (Myanmar), “Adam, Eve and Datsa”, a documentary directed by Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, “The Floating Tomatoes”, and a short film “Crossing Salween”, will be shown at the San Francisco Burmese Film Festival in the Coppola Theater in San Francisco State University on December 3, 2011. The festival will be a one-day event organized by the Burmese Youth Association (BYA), Network of Myanmar American Association (NetMAA) and Asian Student Union (ASU at SFSU).

Please join us for this special opportunity to meet with a very popular actress of Burma, Thet Mon Myint.

Adam, Eve and Datsa – movie
DVD | 135 min | Burmese w/ English subtitle | 2011

Director & Screen Play : Wyne
Producer : Heart ‘N’ Soul
Writer : Ponnya Khin
Starring : Pyay Ti Oo, Sai Sai Kham Leng, and Thet Mon Myint

The movie, “Adam, Eve and Datsa”, is directed by Wyne, with starring famous actors: Pyay Ti Oo, Sai Sai Kham Leng, and famous actress Thet Mon Myint.

http://video.myanmarcelebrity.com/2011/07/thet-mon-myint-adam-eve-and-datsa-film.html

The Floating Tomatoes – documentary
DVD | 30 min | Burmese w/ English subtitle | 2010

Director : Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi
Producers & Writers : Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi and Mon Mon Myat
Dir. of Photography : Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi
Starring : Ko Thein Win, Ma Wine, Aye Chan Soe and Aung Kyaw Soe

Floating tomatoes is a 34 minutes documentary by Burmese filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi. Water, “Floating Tomatoes” was filmed on the beautiful Inle lake know for its Intha people and their unique leg rowing tradition. Surrounded by mountains, the fresh water lake is situated at 2900 feet and is the second largest lake in Myanmar.

The film’s cinematography is simply gorgeous. It is a poignant portrait of a hard working fisherman/farmer family with two children who farm tomatoes on a floating garden. The film tastefully reveals the unique Intha subculture of rowing and floating gardens on the Inle lake and the life of an Intha family.

http://realtalkies.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/film-of-the-week-floating-tomatoes

Crossing Salween – short film
DVD | 20 min | Karen w/ English subtitle | 2010

Director : Brian O’Malley
Producer : Gary Moore (Red Rage Films)
Writer : Brian O’Malley based on a short story by Gary Moore
Dir. of Photography : Richard Kendrick
Starring : Thanawut Dum Kedsaro, Danai Tung Thiengtham and Ronnachai Mai Wijitto

“Crossing Salween,” a 20-minute short film, will be shown at the San Francisco Burmese Film Festival.

Irish film producer Gary Moore said the film, based on a Karen girl who flees from the fighting in Burma, is a story that throws highlight on the reality of Karen life and the lives of Burmese in general.

The filmstar, 11-year-old Karen refugee Ronnachai Mai Whittio, or Mai for short, who Moore found through street casting – searching for talent among non-professionals to play the lead role, as happened with the casting of slum chicken in the 2008 Hollywood hit, “Slumdog Millionaire.”

http://www.redragefilms.com/page.php?intPageID=25

Contacts : (415) 377 7966, (415) 577 6505, (415) 722 4620, (510) 314 2340

Tickets available at

Coppola Theater
Room # 101, Fine Arts Building
San Francisco State University, CA 94152

Box Office @ (415) 338 1629

General Admission : $20.00
SFSU Students : $15.00
Kid (12 and under) : $10.00

NOTE: VIDEO CAMERAS, CAMERA PHONES AND OTHER RECORDING DEVICES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED INTO THE SCREENING. YOU WILL BE CHECKED BY SECURITY PRIOR TO ADMITTANCE.

Co-sponsored and presented by the Burmese Youth Association (BYA), Network of Myanmar American Association (NetMAA) and Asian Student Union (ASU) of San Francisco State University.

Time : 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Date : November 20, 2011
Place : 27695 Leidig Ct.
Hayward, CA 94544

You are cordially invited to join the town hall meeting to organize a grand water festival in which everyone from San Francisco Bay Area can participate and enjoy in 2012. The proceeds will go to the fund for founding first Bay Area Community Center for People from Myanmar (Burma).

Agenda

* TBYG Talent Show (November 13, 2011)
* API Circle Holiday Celebration! (Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290,
Oakland, CA 94607)
* International Day to End Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) (2277 International Blvd, Oakland CA 94606)
* YEP field trip to California Academy of Science on December 10, 2011
* Health screening in Oakland on Saturday, November 19, 2011
* Sayadaw U Silananda and U Osadha Birthday at TBSA (Half Moon Bay Monastery)
* Irrawaddy Lovers on November 19, 2011 (Fremont)

Attendees
Ko Wai Phyo
Ma Thin W. Yee
Ko Kyaw Lin Htat
Ko Kyaw Min Oo
Ko Hpyo Wai Hpyo
Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe
Ko Saw Naing Htwe
Ma Myat Soe Mon
Ma Tin Nandar
Ma Ei Darli Myint Aung
Ma Zargy Myint Aung
Ko Thura Ko
Ma Nandi Kyaw Min
Ko Lai Chow
Ko Ye Zarni Win Mg

Minutes

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes

The minutes of previous meeting was approved by majority of BODs and posted on BYA site.

Discussion and Business Agenda Item Approval

Everyone thanks Ko Kyaw Min Oo for hosting. Currently Ko Kyaw Min Oo volunteers for writing minutes.

BYA volunteering event for Film festival on December 3rd, 2011

TBYG Talent Show (November 13, 2011)

API Circle Holiday Celebration! (Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607)

International Day to End Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) (2277 International Blvd, Oakland CA, 94606)

YEP field trip to California Academy of Science on December 10, 2011

Health screening in Oakland on Saturday, November 19, 2011

Sayadaw U Sobana Birthday at TBSA (Half Moon Bay)

Irrawaddy Lovers on November 19, 2011 (Fremont)

Lawkanartha Pathan Ceremony on November 24, 2012 (San Francisco)

To keep calendar wide open meeting with Grace in December and date to TBA

There were several discussions on how BYA can effectively execute some of the action agenda items that were brought up in the previous meetings and came up with some concrete idea that BYA will initiate in a timely manner.

Short-term to accomplish

Meeting with Grace

Visitation to White House

Information Hub

Committee reform

501(c) (3)

Burmese Professional Networking

Support for Irrawaddy lovers talk event

Long term to follow through

Continue fundraising effort

B(M)CCFR

Graduation celebration in every two year

Membership recruitment

Discussed on a new organization structure that will include only 1 VP position directly reporting to the President. Proposed idea was to divide some functions for directors to overseeing and taking over specific function as well. There will be subcommittee or program groups under those main functions. This will allow some active members to be able to participate in specific program or projects that they are interested in.

Ma Myat Soe Mon will be sending a draft organization chart and will e-mail to BODs to review at the next meeting discussion.

The idea for a new structure changed was proposed and majority of BODs agreed to restructure, but will need getting votes from all the BODs to finalize.

Here is the list of subcommittees/ project teams that were established during the meeting. Each subcommittee will sync up with their team before the next meeting.

Information Hub: Lead: Ko Win Min, Ma Ei Darli Myint Aung, Ko Lai Chow and Ko Hpyo Wai Hpyo.

Fundraising: Lead: Ma Nandi Kyaw Min, Ko Saw Naing Htwe, Ko Thura Ko and Ma Thin Wit Yee.

B(M)CCC: Lead: Ko Kyaw Min Oo, Ma Zargy Myint Aung, Ko Wai Phyo and Ma Myat Soe Mon.

Recruting: Lead: Ma Nandi Kyaw Min, Ko Kyaw Lin Htat, Ko Ye Zarni Win Mg.

YEP: Lead: Ko Zarni Tun, Ko Saw Naing Htwe, Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe

Organizing Internal Documents: Lead: Ko Wai Phyo and Ma Thin Wit Yee.

TBYG Cultural Class: Lead: Ko Wai Phyo, Ko Kyaw Lin Htat and Ma Nandi Kyaw Min.

Ma Nandi Kyaw Min kindly volunteered to be MC at the film festival. The tickets are expected to be sold out with the available 150 seats. Ma Thin Wit Yee will be monitoring and reporting daily sale activities.

The actress will be doing some questions and answers for 10 minutes.

During the break time, water and food “samusa” will be provided to the audiences, but donation will be accepting.

All the BODs are assigned to coordinate at the event.

Ko Wai Phyo and Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe will be a point of contact before and during the event.

Time frame of the event is available through BYA website.

The meeting will be on November 20th in Hayward.

Ko Kyaw Min Oo: He spoke about his role in B(M)CCFR and excited to be there at upcoming SF Water Festival committee meeting.

Ma Zargy Myint Aung: She will be working with some BODs to layout the objective of the meeting and will also be moderating the meeting.

Ko Wai Phyo: Former President of BYA, will be inviting as many as people in our community to get involved and will be attend the meeting. He will be a key connection to boost other leaders to join in with this event.

Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe: the President of BYA will be presenting to have this water festival import role for BYA and his comment to work with B(M)CCC in the interest of unity with the Burma American Community on how to move forward building a community center here in the Bay Area for the first time..

Note: This water festival “Thingyan” event funding proceeds will go to B(M)CCC. If there are any other 501(c) (3) organizations want to sponsor, they can be official partners. Other individual in B(M)CCC will continue to grow and to add on to an advisory role.

Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe, Holly Huynh and Ko Zarni Tun went to the event and got a connection with event coordinators and other active organization leaders when they were there. It is one of the BYA intentions to network with other organizations. Although the event did not directly draw BYA attraction it was an opportunity to see their focus on other aspect of social structure and promoting in Asian American value.

Ko Kyaw Min Oo talked with Rick Heizman and had setup meeting in December to meet up with Mary Nicely. It is expected to have a major dialogue with Mary Nicely for setting up with the White House staff members in seeking an opportunity to meet with them in order to get Federal help in 2012.

Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe, Ma Thin Wit Yee and Ko Wai Phyo had a chance to go over with a lawyer for detail process of this matter and other requirements. Most BODs, who attended the meeting, signed the agreement of the newly revised final BYA Bylaw at the meeting. For those who were absent, please contact Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe to sign it. So that we can submit the application as soon as possible. It is also important to have it done before the end of this year.

Ko Kyaw Min Oo went over with the current budget update and reimbursed some spending of 4th year BYA birthday expenses.

It will be in Daly City and will be hosting the meeting December 17 from 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm. The meeting agenda will be sent out with the exact address.

New Business

Follow up with current Secretary Ma Thin Wit Yee and send any agendas to discuss.

Agenda for Next Meeting

Please address to Ma Thin Wit Yee to start generates a list of action and discussion items.

Adjournment

Meeting was adjourned at 12:00 mid night by BYA Chair.

It has been a great four-year journey together with all BYAers. Today, October 12, is Four years old BYA Birthday.

We have been working together the good deeds for People from Burma, helping each other whenever one needs extra hands, promoting Burmese Cultures, maintaining Burmese Customs, and many more.

To recognize all our great works and celebrate BYA 4th Year Birthday with all BYAers, please come to BYA Birthday Celebration Dinner as follow:

Event: BYA 4th Annual Birthday Celebration Dinner
Place: Ma Thin Wit Yee’s Home
6180 Marguerite Drive
Newark, CA 94560
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011
Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

We hope to see you all and have a good time together!