Great people supporting a worthy cause please read below and forward to friends in the Bay Area!

Can you imagine? 1,000,000 people, the populations of Oakland and San Francisco combined, already have or might die in Burma ( Myanmar ) as a result of Cyclone Nargis. 10 times that amount, up to 11,000,000 people have been left homeless in Sichuan province of China because of the earthquake.

Are you going to "help"?

Presented by AsianWeek, "help" is a benefit concert organized by Bay Area artists to provide aid to the devastated regions in Burma and China 's Sichuan province. Performing at "help" are American Idol semifinalist Paul Kim, Burmese-American songstress Natalise, and local band Mud who will perform a rare acoustic set. The concert will be held on Saturday, August 2nd at 7 PM at the Glas Kat Nightclub in San Francisco .

More information is available at: www.asianweek.com/concert

What: "help" - a benefit concert for Burma and Sichuan province

Who:   Natalise, Mud, and Paul Kim

When:  Saturday, August 2, 2008 7PM, Doors open at 6 PM

Where:    Glas Kat Nightclub

                520 4th Street, San Francisco                 21 and over

How: Buy tickets at www.asianweek.com/concert

$25 student advanced purchase (with a current student id)

$35 general advanced purchase

$40 general admission at the door - CASH ONLY

$125 VIP package (dinner and admission to show for two)

Co-presented byAffinity SF,Angry Asian Man,APA | FIVE,Asian Business League,Asian Student Union @ San Francisco State University,

Center for Asian American Media,Chinatown Community Development Center,Cisco Asian-American Network (CAAN),Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco,Foundation for the People of Burma,hapihour.org,Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association,Hyphen Magazine,Korea IT Network,Marin Chinese Cultural Association,NAAAP-SF,Oakland Asian Cultural Center,ORIENTED,SF Station,South Asian Bar Association of Northern California, andWokai

help: Benefit Concert for Burma and Sichuanwww.asianweek.com/concert

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3) tell all your friends, and encourage them to purchase tickets by 7/24 to be eligible to win the round trip Southwest Airlines ticket