2Tounges in the Springtime...

wassup ya'll!
peace + blessings...and happy April!

this is going to be quite a lengthy update so bare with me on this
much-overdue newsletter/update/calendar.

it's been so far an amazing journey for the 2Tongues family and it's nice to
know we are not traveling alone. first and foremost--from all of us, thank
you for the tremendous outpouring of donations, condolences, flowers, cards
and warm thoughts for david kim. we know he is safe.

there is so much to share with all of you so we're just going to pack it
into this email update...please take the time to read as much as you can.
we'll break it up into little chunks to help your mind digest it all.

we are finally having a local show here in chicago with all 4 of us plus
darius (our bassist). don't miss it. it's part of the Asian American
showcase 2001 feature at the Madbar--a homecoming of sorts on monday april
16th. see the details below and come out and support us!

oh--don't be shy, let me know if you want OFF this list and/or are getting
duplicates. otherwise, thank you again for all your support

ohhh......and we just got a guestbook up so get to our site
and send us a message.

so here it is...

in struggle and in madness,
anida * emily * dennis * marlon


<<www.2tongues.com>>

04.11.01....wednesday.

--->> belated THANKS
--->> Upcoming Calendar
--->> Upcoming projects
--->> Shit you should check out!

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--->> belated THANKS
MAASU: this was one of our bestest shows ever and one of the most organized
conference we've ever been too. thank you so much to all the beautiful
people who gave us so much luv and energy during our performance--we didn't
even have to ask for it. even when we thought you couldn't give anymore you
still managed to reach deep inside your pockets and contribute to the hat we
passed around to send our isangmahal youth slam team from seattle to the
national youth slam! you all reminded us why we are proud to call the
midwest our home! special thanks to annalisa, chrissy & eric for taking care
of our crew. additional thanks to golda and nadia for helping me out with my
'lola' poem.

isangmahal + the youth slam teams:
over this past weekend we got to experience another phenomenon in the poetry
scene and another revolution in the making. teens as young as 13 took to the
stage in ann arbor and taught everyone especially the adults a valuable
lesson about love and the word. all the teams were amazing but our hearts
went to the Seattle team--coached by the Isangmahal Arts Kollective. After
tremendous struggle to physically get to ann arbor, then having to push
there way thru all the bullshit of the slam competition, and further having
to pick up their tears, disappointments and hearts from the floor--the
Isangmahal team came together to teach everyone a valuable lesson!
they inspired other teams to reject the scoring process and in the end
reject the divisive nature of the slam competition. instead they created
unity, love and hope. the all filipino team broke it down to everyone and
reminded peeps that the bottom line in our art is Love--there is no art
without love---of self, of family, and of community.

maybe you had to be there but the bottomline is best conveyed from a line by
a young teenage poet from the chico team---"poets will make God wake up".

(thanks also to emily lawson and the UofM FASA kids for taking care of all
of us while we were there)

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--->> Upcoming Calendar

Friday, April 13...... Medium(s) Artshow//Chicago (curated by Anida + AKD)
Saturday, April 14..... YellowTech Tour //Univ. of Pittsburgh
Monday, April 16....... 2Tongues @ MadBar//Chicago (live recording show)
Thursday, April 19..... Dennis Kim + Typical Cats //Univ. of IL (chambana)
Saturday, April 21..... Dennis Kim//Univ. of Massachusetts (amherst)
Monday, April 23....... Dennis Kim // Cornell University
Tuesday, April 24...... Women Outloud! w/Pintig (co-hosted by Anida)


--->> Details for our calendar
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2001, 8pm
<< YellowTech Tour: PACIFICS + 2TONGUES >>
@ University of Pittsburgh - Benedum Auditorium
3700 O'Hara Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Open to the Public
- FREE for UPitt students / $3 for non-students
Sponsored by the Asian Student Association
For more info: asians@pitt.edu

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MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2001
<<2Tongues>>
As part of the 2001 Asian American Showcase Festival
@ Mad Bar
"Mental Graffitti" Feature
Open Mic @7:30pm // Features @9:00pm
1640 N. Damen
-Free
(get there early---it will be packed!)

**urban griots, i was born with two tongues (anida esguerra, dennis kim,
emily chang and marlon esguerra), make a yellow power homecoming with their
first full-length chicago performance with complete crew in over a year.
their second album, a proposed live CD, will be recorded that night.
absolutely no passive, emotionless drones masquerading as asians allowed!


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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2001, 8pm-midnite
(2nd annual) Unity Slam
@Univ. of IL (champaign-urbana)
University YMCA - Latzer Hall
corner of Wright & Chalmers streets
Featuring:
Typical Cats, Suheir Hammad, Mariposa, the Vibers
sponsored by the Asian American Artists Collective
-Free & open to the public
for more info: lindak@prairienet.org (217)337-5299

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SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2001
@ Univ. of Massachusetts (amherst)
Feature: Dennis Kim
for more details contact: dennis@2tongues.com

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MONDAY, April 23, 2001, 8-10pm
@ Cornell University
The Asian American Playhouse Artist's Symposium,
and Asian American Heritage Week
Featuring: Dennis Kim and Feedback
Robert Purcell Student Union Lounge
For more info, email: ctf5@cornell.edu

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--->> Upcoming projects

we are continuously stirring shit up and coming up with new project ideas to
participate in. there are weekly and monthly sets that we are a part of and
also new collaboration efforts. here are some things currently brewing...

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<<Medium(s)>>
This is a project Anida and her design firm is curating.
Medium(s), a Kollective artshow exhibits the kind of work that provokes the
soul and stretches the imagination. As Asian Americans, we do not have the
luxury of creating “art for art’s sake”. We’ve got a vital story to share
and a vibrant community to be a part of.

Medium(s) Opening Reception
Date: Friday, April 13th
Time: 6-9pm
Where: Atomic Kitchen World Headquarters
346 N. Justine St, Suite #406
(1 block east of Ashland Ave + 2 blocks north of Lake St.)
It's Free!!!!!!

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<<Wam Bam Poetry Slam>>
every thursday at the MadBar
is the poetry slam to create a chicago team
to send off to the nat'l poetry slam in Seattle.

Marlon aka Dj Yellowfist spins groovy tunes for this set.


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<<Typical Cats>>
this is the hiphop crew dennis is a part of. they
just released their self titled album and it's amazing!
pick up a copy and help support chicago underground hiphop.
there's a kool review at the following link:
http://www.rebirthmag.com/typical.php3


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Emily and Anida are planning to put together another cast & crew
for an all Asian American women's multi-media production to
be staged in chicago and possibly nyc for an actual run.
we're planning way ahead with all kinds of performers collaborating
together...so if you are interested contact me pronto!
this will be a chicago-based production.

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<<NO MORE BROKEN SPEAK>>
asian improv will be reissuing copies of Broken Speak with a bonus track!
this means YOU WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO GET A COPY OF THIS EDITION so
get it while it's available. you can purchase it online--just go to our site
at www.2tongues.com and follow the links! there are too many left so if ya
want any remnant of our old material/edition--go buy it online!

we're looking to distribute the next batch in store and online---hopefully
this will reach more peeps.

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currently in the works:
--creating an asian american artists kollective in chi-town
--Yellowfist Campaign--phase 2 (continuing to use art to bring awareness to
the violence facing our community)
--revamping our own website--look out for 2tongues version/part duex
--a live album---yep---totally in the works!
--we're all planning on heading out to seattle end of july for the artists
retreat isangmahal is planning--see ya there!
--an upcoming show in SF (may) and maybe opening up for last poets in
chicago
--marlon is leading the way to creating an A/P/A teen writing workshop
--a world domination tour!!

**shit is brewing...and we can't wait to see what's gonna happen!

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--->> Shit you should check out!

<<PACIFICS>>
our hometown favorite crew, PACIFICS!!!
peep the link below to download a new mp3 by the
chicago-based hip hop group the PACIFICS. it's a remix to
"visions", appropriately titled "reVision" - produced by KP
and cuts by DJ Norman Rockwell. updates on the site as
well... make sure to stop by, and show some love in the
logbook. thanks for the support.... please pass this on!

http://www.propagandamovement.com/Pacifics_reVision.mp3

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<<A/P/A & A/P/I Artists Retreat--Seattle 2001>>
get onto the listserv to find out more info.
this is something isangmahal arts kollective is hosting
to help gather us asian american artists together so we
can share in each others works and celebrate all the beautiful
voices coming out of asian america. you can contact jojo gaon
to get on the list adobolife@home.com.

the arts retreat is scheduled for july 29-31.
they're looking to UW to help host for lodgings and space.


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okay...thank you super duper mucho much for reading all the
way down. i probably forgot some things (hard to beleive) but
til the next belated email update.

thanks for your patience and support! peace and pass it on.

oneLove
IsangMahal---

anida * dennis * marlon * emily