Events

Date: Friday, Nov. 11, 2011
Time: 8:00 PM
Location:

East Meets West Bookstore (click for map)
934 Massachusetts Ave. (between Harvard Square and Central Square)
Cambridge, MA

November is National Adoption Awareness Month and in recognition of this, BKA has teamed up with Boston Progress, which is a predominantly Asian American Arts Collective in Cambridge, MA to co-host an open mic that features adoptee artists, musicians, poets/spoken word artists, photographers. We'll have some art on display, photography, and a number of artists performing.

It's going to be a great and fun event as these open mics always are. Just a note however, the bookstore where Boston Progress hosts these open mics is quite small and so if you intend to be there, we suggest showing up at 8pm when the doors open. The cover is $3. As always, friends and family are always welcome. Stay tuned for an event flyer and more information in the coming weeks. Hope to see you there.

Discussion Groups
BKA is excited to announce that it will be holding discussion groups starting in August 2010! These informal meetings will be designed to discuss topics of interest. The topic for the next meeting will be chosen at the end of the prior meeting. Any suggestions for future topics can be submitted to info@bkadoptee.org. Please note that these discussion groups are not designed as support groups.

Book Club
The BKA Book Club meets the first Wednesday of every other month, starting at 6:30 PM.
Locations change monthly, so please send email to bookclub@bkadoptee.org for this month's location or with any other questions!

At the last meeting the group decided to open the book club scope to books in general. So our next book is going to be Bossypants by Tine Fey. In addition we will pick an article the week before (something in the news, general interest topic) to discuss at book club too.

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location:

Chung Ki Wa Restaurant (click for map)
27 Riverside Ave
Medford, MA 02155
(Parking available on street and in lot behind restaurant)

We'd like to extend an invitation to BKA's Annual Meeting and Chuseok Dinner on Saturday, September 10 at 7:00pm. We'll be meeting at Chung Ki Wa restaurant in Medford for some business, some socializing, and some good food. We will have a set price per person this year of $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Everyone will be responsible for orders of any additional drinks.

We will be covering a small bit of business at the beginning of the evening, including a recap of the past year's events, a preview of next year's events, and voting in the 2011-12 term board and officers. There is currently one vacant seat on the BKA Board of Directors which will be voted on at this meeting. Current officer positions and existing board members will need to be re-nominated and elected at this board meeting as well.

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM - Noon
Location: Waltham Fields Community Farm

Have you ever wanted to see what a local farm is and how it runs? Does the idea of planting, harvesting, and otherwise working in a garden or farm with your fellow BKA-ers interest you? Are you fascinated to experience where your food comes from first-hand?

BKA is excited to announce it's first community volunteering event for 2011! We have reserved a group spot for the volunteering at Waltham Fields Community Farms on the morning of Saturday, August 13, 2011, from 9am-noon (arrival time 8:50). You may have run into people and produce from Waltham Fields at various farmers' markets throughout town. Waltham Fields is a cool local farm and CSA that enjoys a strong relationship with the Waltham and Greater Boston area.

The address for the Farm is 240 Beaver Street, Waltham MA. There is parking at the farm. For those taking public transportation, the farm is on the 553 bus line (take the 73 out of Harvard Square at the Red Line T station - lower bus level - and then make the connection in Waverly Square)

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011
Time: 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: St. John the Evangelist, 35 Bowdoin St., Boston

BKA invites you to another volunteer opportunity: Saturday/Sunday's Bread on Beacon Hill on Saturday, August 27. Saturday/Sunday's Bread is a Boston soup kitchen located at St. John the Evangelist 35 Bowdoin St. The volunteer shift would be from 12:30 to about 4 p.m. Volunteers will set up the dining area, prepare the meal, greet and serve diners, and help clean up. Guests are served from 2:30 to 3:30. Cleanup follows from 3:30 to 4:00 or 4:15. The location is easily accessible by T, and there is also nearby parking available.

Saturday/Sunday's mission is to provide hot, healthy meals in a safe and inviting atmosphere, free from society’s prejudices and judgments, in an environment free of racial, cultural or religious stereotypes. This is an interfaith, interracial, interdenominational activity of people concerned with the hungry in the Boston area. It is an entirely volunteer-run organization that has been providing meals to the hungry for over 25 years.

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Arsenal Park in Watertown, MA
Cost: $3 for members, $5 for nonmembers

This is a family friendly event! Kids are welcome. Please bring games and lawn chairs if you have them. We will be grilling but will also have some vegetarian friendly options... if you feel so inclined to bring a dish of your own that would be great as well!

We will be at two of picnic tables in the group of tables close to the basketball and tennis courts.

The Arsenal Park is a great space for outdoor games, grilling and relaxing. It features picnic tables, grills, a "tot lot", courts and fields, etc. We have reserved one of the basketball courts from 2 to 4 PM.

Attend a Red Sox game with your fellow BKA-ers! BKA was able to get a limited number of grandstand tickets (Section 42) to the Red Sox game on July 22nd at Fenway. The Red Sox with play the Seattle Mariners at 7:10 PM.

Tickets will be $50 for BKA members, $55 for nonmembers. Members are allowed to purchase up to two (2) tickets.

"A Little Peace": Dessert Tasting Fundraiser is an annual fundraising event organized by four local Asian American nonprofits: Asian American Resource Workshop, Asian Pacific Islander Movement, Boston Korean Adoptees, and Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth. In addition to dessert tasting, there is also the Ocean Spray Bake-Off Contest. "A Little Peace" is volunteer-run, and desserts are contributed by local community members. Sponsors include Ocean Spray, National Association of Asian American Professionals – Boston, and Vietnamese American Initiative for Development.

Location: (for directions click here)
The Vietnamese American Community Center
42 Charles Street
Dorchester, MA 02122-1441
Just a block away from the Fields Corner T stop on the Redline

As death draws near, Lee's heroine, a Korean War orphan now living in New York, sets off for Europe to look for her estranged son.

Chung Ki Wa (click for map)
27 Riverside Ave
Medford, MA 02155

Parking: on street and in lot behind restaurant

You are cordially invited to join BKA for dinner and drinks to celebrate the Lunar New Year at Chung Ki Wa Restaurant in Medford on Saturday, February 5, 2011. We'll be meeting at 7p and all are welcome. Please RSVP to eventscoordinator@bkadoptee.org and let us know if you plan on coming... we hope to see you there!

Bon Chon (click for map)
123 Brighton Avenue
Allston, MA 02134

Closest T stop: Harvard Ave. on the B Line (click for map)
Parking: on street

BKA will be having dinner at the NEW Bon Chon restaurant in Allson on Friday, January 14th at 8 pm. Friends and significant others are welcome.

Discussion Group First Meeting
Thursday, August 26, 2010, 6:00pm
Location: Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center/885 Washington Street/Boston, MA 02111
Topic: IKAA Gathering Seoul 2010 De-brief
Open to all adoptees, regardless of attendance at The Gathering. Free for members; suggested donation of $5 for non-members.

BKA Film Festival 2010

Journeys Abroad, Journeys Within:
A Korean Adoption Film Festival
October 29-31, 2010
University of Massachusetts, Boston
We will be showing four adoption-themed films and are excited to announce that many of these films will be followed by Q&A's by their filmmakers!
Further details to be announced

Please join us for a fun-filled and festive night on Saturday, December 11th at the BKA Holiday party!

There will be a BKA New Year's Party on December 31st at 6 PM; What makes this New Years Party unique? *We will be providing Bon Chon chicken!* Please bring food and/or drinks to share, and tell us what you'll be bringing in your email. Hope to see you there!

*Please find us on Facebook to connect to info on informal or impromptu get-togethers