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Pink Memo: Fashion for a Passion is a Stunning Success

http://www.pinkmemo.com/dallas/blog/fashion-for-a-passion-is-a-stunning-success/ SCENE | POSTED BY caroline foster | 10.17.2011 | 03:18 PM The Third Annual Fashion for a Passion charity event combined art, fashion and music to raise money for Against the Grain Productions, a non-profit focused on promoting Asian-American cultural awareness and supporting orphanages. This year’s event was bigger than ever with over 300 attendees participating in the multi faceted event [...]
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2011 Fashion for a Passion Charity Event Breaks Organization Records

Over $20,000 Raised for Orphanage, Outreach Programs and Scholarships DALLAS, TX – Dallas-based nonprofit ATG Against The Grain Productions hosted its the 3rd Annual Fashion for a Passion (FFAP) charity event this past Saturday night at Studios 1019 in the Dallas Design District. The show broke organization records with guest attendance of over 300 supporters [...]
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2011 FFAP: Words of Praise

We all came together to raise money and support a greater cause than ourselves. That will definitely leave a lasting impression in people’s minds. I already knew this was a great cause to be involved in but it turned out better than I could have ever expected. I was really impressed with all the strategic planning and [...]
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Emerging Asian American Designers to Showcase at 2011 Fashion for a Passion

Proceeds from charity fashion show to benefit international orphanages DALLAS, TX – Dallas nonprofit ATG Against The Grain Productions prepares to present its 3rd Annual Fashion for a Passion, a charity event which showcases collections from emerging Asian American designers. This year’s roster of talent includes Texas’ Next Top Designer finalist Ann Hoang for Ann [...]
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Against The Grain Productions Announces First Scholarship Winners

Non-profit Awards Artistic Scholarship to Two Outstanding Texas Asian American Students DALLAS, TX – Dallas nonprofit ATG Against The Grain Productions announced the winners of their first ever Artistic Scholarship as Texas students Monika Hoang and Dorcas Leung. This year’s Against The Grain Artistic Scholarship is sponsored by Hotels.com and is given to an outstanding [...]
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Mineral Wells Index: Update of Vietnam Memorial Wall replica is Saturday

June 3, 2011 Mineral Wells Index By Chris Agee |cagee@mineralwellsindex.com The only permanent Vietnam Memorial Wall outside of Washington, D.C., located at the National Vietnam War Museum on U.S. Highway 180 just east of Mineral Wells, will be updated for the second time Saturday with the names of three Marines and three Army soldiers added. [...]
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Asian American Designers Showcase at 2011 Fashion For A Passion

Proceeds from charity fashion show to benefit international orphanages DALLAS, TX – Dallas nonprofit ATG Against The Grain Productions presents its 3rd Annual Fashion For A Passion FFAP, a charity fundraiser from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 at Studios 1019, located at 2278 Monitor St. in Dallas, Texas. Fashion for a [...]
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The Record: Documentary on Vietnamese orphans has local touch

By Frances Barrick, Record staff Wed Jan 12 2011 He’s a University of Waterloo professor who is featured prominently in a documentary about the 1975 evacuation of thousands of orphans from war torn Vietnam. Now Robert Ballard has arranged for the film, Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam, to be shown Jan. 22 at the [...]
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SMU Presents Tammy Nguyen Lee with Emerging Leader Award

Tammy Nguyen Lee, a graduate of SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, will receive the 2010 Southern Methodist University Emerging Leader Award on Thursday, October 21. SMU President R. Gerald Turner will present the award at the Distinguished Alumni Awards black-tie celebration at the Fairmont Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Dr. Turner wrote, “The Emerging Leader [...]
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Pink Memo: Fashion for a Passion

Dallas based non-profit ATG Against The Grain Productions turned the Design District’s LandCo/7 Senses venue into a fashion extravaganza for its 2nd-annual Fashion For a Passion event – and the stylish certainly came out to play. Approximately 300 volunteers, philanthropists, and fashion fans joined to support the cause. The centerpiece of the event, emceed by bagsnob.com blogger Tina Craig and [...]
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