The 2010 APM calendar benefiting the Asian Pacific Health Care Venture announces model line-up

The 2010 APM calendar benefiting the Asian Pacific Health Care Venture announces model line-up

SURVIVOR: Cook Islands winner Yul Kwon (San Mateo), actor/writer/filmmaker Edward Gunawan (Los Angeles, CA), actors Ji Han (New Holland, PA) and Daniel Ichikawa (Costa Mesa, CA), and actor/model/producer Thomas Livezey (Bangkok, Thailand)  are scheduled to appear in the 2010 Asian Pacific Male calendar photographed by Jeff Sheng to benefit the Asian Pacific Health Care Venture of Los Angeles.

Others scheduled to appear in the calendar include:
martial artist Darren G. Domingo (San Jose, CA)
Anthony Nguyen (Garden Grove, CA)
Trung Pham (Arcadia, CA)
Tim Fong (Honolulu, HI)
Scott Kang (Pasadena, CA)
Chhorvann Serei (Long Beach, CA)
Narin Chhem (Long Beach, CA)
Christopher Kim (Virginia Beach, VA)
Robert Palomo (Riverside, CA)
Daemon Tung (Washington, DC)
Derek Almodovar (Carson, CA)
 
The photographer is Asian American artist Jeff Sheng, lecturer and adjunct professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who teaches Photography and Asian American Studies.  He is a graduate of Harvard and UC Irvine, and his work has been seen in the New York Times Magazine, the LA Times, and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. 

"This calendar is a great way to increase the visibility of Asian American men's bodies in a society that disproportionally focuses on "white" beauty, or Asian American women,” Sheng said. “Not only are we making something that will monetarily benefit an Asian American community health center, but we are hoping to combat the lack and invisibility of strong, good-looking Asian male imagery out there in American culture."

The calendar benefits the Asian Pacific Health Care Venture of Los Angeles. APHCV is a community health center whose mission is to advocate for and provide health care services to all persons in a culturally competent manner. They offer services with a particular focus on low-income families and underserved Asians and Pacific Islanders.

The 2010 APM calendar, with graphic design by creative director Nareth Chuon, goes on sale in June 2009.

For more information and updates on the calendar, please visit www.myspace.com/apmcalendar

For more info on the center, please visit www.aphcv.org
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If you would like more information on the project,
please contact Jason Peers at 323.868.8487 or jasonpeers@hotmail.com