Web Writing Workshop Series - You're Invited!
NAAAP Vancouver supports leadership development in several fields of interest, and media is a key area that we are focusing on in the month of September for our members. You are invited to the first in a series of innovative web writing workshops aimed at helping you to improve your web writing skills, and to increase the effectiveness of your digital media presence and online brand. This initiative was created by Schema Magazine to inspire interest in writing and self-publishing online and to increase the overall diversity of participants and voices in the social media space in Canada.

iWriteAboutMe.com | Begins September 23, 2009

A monthly web-writing series presented by Schema Magazine

In partnership with the IKLBC (UBC), NAAAP Vancouver, theTyee.ca, Fresh Media and the Office of Learning Technology (UBC).

Sponsored by The Laurier Institution.

Schema Magazine launches a monthly series of web writing workshops and speakers, featuring some of the most pioneering, innovative and ethnic cool voices on the Internet.


In the world of social networking and Web 2.0, having an online presence on the web is becoming more and more important. Social media gives us the tools to be a part of this growing conversation, but how do we define our voice on the web as a writer, a producer and as a blogger?
iWriteAboutMe.com is a series that will showcase dynamic web personalities, social media gurus, bloggers and writers who will talk about how they transformed their personal stories and diverse identities into an online brand. The series begins with Phil Yu, aka. AngryAsianMan.com, a trailblazer for Asian American voices on the web and someone who has truly set the stage for online discourse around race, culture and identity for the blogging generation. Phil will share the inspiring story of starting one of the most influential online spaces in today's Asian American movement, share tips on how he keeps his content accessible and relevant, and what was involved in moving AngryAsianMan.com from activism to super-blog status. To minimize the carbon footprint of this event, Phil Yu is speaking in Vancouver via video-conference from his headquarters in Los Angeles.

The upcoming workshop will be held at UBC on Wednesday September 23rd from 6:00 - 7:30 PM.
Victoria Learning Theatre, The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
University of British Columbia 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, B.C.

How to get there: We encourage you to take public transit. Get directions at translink.ca. Otherwise please carpool. Map for drivers and cyclists. Visitor parking information.

About Phil Yu
Phil Yu is the creator and editor of AngryAsianMan.com, a popular Asian American news/culture blog. Building a steady, loyal readership since 2001, the website has been called by the Washington Post "a daily must-read for the media-savvy, socially conscious, pop-cultured Asian American." Mixing humor with criticism, Phil's commentary has been featured and quoted in stories for the Post, Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio, USA Today, MSNBC, Newsday, CBS News and SF Gate. Phil worked previously at the Center for Asian American Media in San Francisco and has served on the Programming Committee for the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Phil graduated with a B.S. in Radio/TV/Film from Northwestern University, and earned his M.A. in Critical Studies as a Provost Fellow from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television.

About Schema Magazine
Schema Magazine is about being more than ethnic. Like you, we're "Cultural Navigators"—we're constantly moving through a complex and inspiring web of cultures. Like you, Schema is a blend of things: a little bit of identity stuff, what's happening to you right now, and why you're important in today's cutting edge and mainstream. Like you, Schema is a signpost, a hub, and a connecting point to all your possible directions as a cultural innovator.

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