Announcements
Asian American Screenwriting Contest Asian American Media Development and Yolk Magazine is seeking entries to its screenwriting contest through Oct. 29. Screenplays must be original, non-optioned, non-produced and registered with the WGA or copyrighted with the Library of Congress. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. For a complete list of rules and prizes, visit the Yolk Web site at www.yolk.com, or write to Yolk Magazine, 2005 Orange St., Suite A, Alhambra, Calif., 91803. E-mail: aamd2000@yahoo.com.

Announcements
Breast Cancer Study Seeking Participants The Stanford Community Cancer Support Project is seeking volunteers with breast cancer to compare the effects of different styles of support groups in coping with stress. Participants receive four months of free support groups and $40 for four assessments over a year. For more information, call 877-447-7457.

Voting Workshops The Alameda County Registrar of Voters will arrange for bilingual staff to hold voting classes and workshops for Alameda County organizations. The registrar has Chinese and Spanish speakers, and can arrange for Vietnamese assistance. Class material includes absentee voting information, how to register to voter and an introduction to ballots, propositions and candidates. For information on how to arrange a class, call Mei Li at 510-208-9665.

Volunteering
Food Bank Volunteers The Alameda County Community Food Bank needs volunteers to assist with warehouse and office activities. Individuals and groups are welcome. For more information, call Mary Schoen at 510-568-3663.

Translation Volunteers The Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center is looking for volunteers to translate and proofread documents. For more information, call Bryan Pangilinan at 415-292-3420 Ext. 360.

Visiting Nurses and Hospice of San Francisco This nonprofit, which provides care and support for the recovering, chronically ill, disabled and terminally ill, is holding volunteer training sessions at the Gazebo Room, Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, on Aug. 10, Aug. 12, Aug. 17 and Aug. 19; 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m. For more information, call Jacqueline Matzen at 415-750-6800 Ext. 21698 or Harry Green at 415-750-6800 Ext. 21699.

Workshops
English Classes The Chinatown YMCA offers free morning English classes with bilingual counselors to help Cantonese speakers with limited English skills. Enrollment is open. Call 415-928-4419 for more information.

Language Discrimination Assistance The Language Rights Project offers free legal assistance for people who have experienced discrimination in the workplace based on their language or accent, or have been unable to obtain access or services from public agencies because of their language. Advice is given in Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Spanish. For more information, call 800-864-1664.

Legal Advice and Referral Volunteer attorneys are available to provide free legal advice and referral to elderly and low- and moderate-income Asian Americans. Chinese translation is available 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Asian Law Caucus, 720 Market St., Fifth Floor, San Francisco. In collaboration with Chinese for Affirmative Action, the caucus holds clinics for seniors, regardless of ethnicity, in Visitacion Valley the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the CAA office, 333 Schwerin St., Second Floor, San Francisco. Call 415-391-1655 for details.

Announcements
HIV/AIDS Oral Testing The Asian Youth Center provides free HIV/AIDS oral testing and counseling every other Thursday from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at 100 W. Clary Ave. in San Gabriel. For information, call 626-309-0622.

Workshops
Citizenship Classes Chinatown Service Center offers free citizenship classes from Monday to Thursday between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. The center is located at 767 N. Hill St., Suite 400 in Los Angeles. Call 213-253-0870 to register.

Announcements
API Adoption Series Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington, the Seattle Public Library and the Wing Luke Museum host a panel discussion on adopting API children and adoption resources on Aug. 12, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., at the Seattle Public Library, Lee Auditorium, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle. For more information, call Tanya at 206-623-5124, Ext. 114.

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