Kollaboration (talent show)
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Kollaboration is a Korean American/ Korean Canadian Talent Show. It is under the umbrella of ProKreation Productions, a cutting edge, pioneering production company promoting entertainment in the Asian Community. Kollaboration seeks to elevate Korean American/ Korean Canadian talent into the limelight of the music and entertainment industries, showcasing their talents and the community's potential to the world. It is in this endeavor that the barriers and biases will be broken down, and Korean Americans/ Korean Canadians will be able to truly show the boundless talent and dynamics of a powerful community.
Kollaboration is an annual event created by a small group of professional young Asian Americans/ Asian Canadians, volunteering their time and skills to bring the vast talents of the Korean American/ Korean Canadian community into the mainstream.
For the past 7 years, Kollaboration has been a crucial step in breaking down the stereotypes placed on Asian Americans while contributing towards a paradigm shift allowing movement beyond the labels that have been placed by the general population, influenced by mass media.
This is the 7th annual Kollaboration which will be an even greater success than the previous years. Drawing upon the community's vast wealth of talent we will be able to put on a show of unprecedented levels not only involving up and coming talent but also featuring professionals in the entertainment industry who understand and support our efforts.
We are giving you this opportunity to ride this wave of change, to be noticed as a catalyst to help achieve a higher level of awareness, and to give back to a surrounding community which, as the underdog, is working to be recognized.
It is evident that Asian Americans/ Asian Canadians are often categorized into a certain image. Asian Americans/ Asian Canadians are finding it increasing difficult to get jobs outside the "model minority" or "foreigner" role. Because of these barriers, they find it impossible to tap into the mainstream American industry. Thus we find that not only are Asian Americans/ Asian Canadians unfairly portrayed, they are disproportionately underrepresented in the mainstream media.
Through generous sponsorship, Kollaboration endeavors to bring about a paradigm shift of perceptions and to pave the way for future Korean Americans/ Korean Canadians so that they may accomplish their goals and dreams. Kollaboration is the stepping stone.
1. To unite Korean Americans/ Korean Canadians, showcase their talents on stage, and inspire the world. 2. To bridge the cultural gap between the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation Koreans and educate the youth about our culture. 3. To replace negative stereotypes of Korean Americans/ Korean Canadians and Asian Americans/ Asian Canadians with positive images of expression through proactive creativity. 4. To define our own identity and not have it defined to us through mass media. 5. To elevate the level of talent in the Korean and Asian American/ Canadian community through friendly competition and a professional atmosphere. 6. To raise awareness for community changing NGO's such as LiNK, GPYC, Nanoom and respective charities in each city. 7. To have immense amounts of good, clean fun.
