http://www.mydefinicion.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:19:38 -0800 http://mydefinicion.com en http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=44&mid=201002 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:27:00 -0800 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=44&mid=201002
It has been quite some time since last. Just wanted to let you all know that we're still here. While you're here, grab a couple of shirts. They're priced to move so get them while you can.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

grace&peace

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=43&mid=200911 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:48:00 -0800 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=43&mid=200911 Freedom and Fashion show up at UCLA. Major thanks and props go out to all the masterminds behind FnF. Great work!

It was also a great chance to meet a lot of you. I had a great time chatting and basically spreading the fire of compassion, activism and awareness with all of you. Let's do it again sometime :)

Check out FnF's site to take a look at all of the great companies, brands and organizations that were showcased. Products from any of the participating companies will make great Christmas gifts so get on it!

Gotta get some sleep now. Tired.

Until next time then...

grace&peace

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=42&mid=200910 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:45:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=42&mid=200910
We have fallen behind in getting out a couple new shirts. Life has gotten really busy and unfortunately, this has affected the release date of the new shirts. Rest assured, they will be out in time for the Freedom and Fashion show in November. Speaking of which, if you are in the Los Angeles area, the Freedom and Fashion show is free and basically, a really cool place to check out clothing and accesories that seek to make a difference in the world.

Check out FnF's site: www.freedomandfashion.com. It's going to be a really cool show so come out if you can. Let all your friends know about it as well.

In other news, take a look at the $8 shirts! Get them while you can because sizes are running out and we won't be reprinting these shirts.

Finally, if you are or know someone who is a graphic designer, please shoot us an email. We're always looking for some fresh ideas to keep the shirts coming out.

That's all for now!

Until next time then.

grace&peace

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=41&mid=200909 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:23:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=41&mid=200909
A few updates...

- We are looking at 3 new shirts coming out within the next month. Even with the delay, we're still excited about getting them out to you so stay tuned.

- One of our partners, NightLight, has a new site. Check it out at www.nightlightinternational.com.

- Many of our shirts are still $10 so get them while you can. Many sizes have sold out so don't wait.

That's all for now.

Thanks everyone!

grace&peace

brian



]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=40&mid=200907 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:09:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=40&mid=200907
Until then, we still have a good deal of our first generation shirts on sale for $10 so check them out.

Finally, if you ordered our newest say-ree paap, freedom and also the EITC shirt, email us a picture of you rocking the shirt with your best Zoolander/Magnum pose. We'll put your mug up on our site for the world to see.

That's all for now. Stay tuned and stay cool my friends.

grace&peace

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=39&mid=200905 Tue, 12 May 2009 13:52:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=39&mid=200905
Let us know how you're doing. Would love to hear from you. Drop us a line through our contact page.

That's all folks!

Until next then!

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=38&mid=200902 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:16:00 -0800 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=38&mid=200902
The new red EITC shirt is being printed up as we speak and should be ready to ship by this Thursday. Check it out here. You can go ahead and place an order now or just check back on Thursday.

Stay tuned!

brian



]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=37&mid=200901 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:01:00 -0800 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=37&mid=200901 Happy 2009 everyone. I hope the new year is unfolding quite nicely for you.

First off, I'd like to give a shout out to Angry Asian Man. He was kind enough to blog about def.i.ni.ción so check him out. Good stuff to be found at his blog. Click here to get to his blog. If you believe in what we're trying to do with our clothing, then please feel free to blog about us just as Angry Asian Man did. Facebook, myspace, email, IM all your buddies about def.i.ni.ción.

We're also collaborating with EITC on a shirt. EITC's mission: a national coalition whose mission is to prevent sexual violence and human trafficking via the internet. The EITC achieves this by providing a platform for links between nonprofit, governmental, law enforcement, faith-based, and student grassroots agencies and individuals to advocate an accessible worldwide web where children, youth, and adults are better protected from human trafficking in all its forms.

Check out the drafts above and feel free to send a message about what you think.

Finally, if you're in the OC area and are free tomorrow night, stop by UCI at 7pm, for OneHeart OC. It'll be an evening of art, poetry, film, and music benefiting victims of human trafficking in Orange County. The event will be at the Social Science Lecture Hall. Click here for more info.

That's the news for now. Spread the word and be good.

brian



]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=36&mid=200812 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:55:00 -0800 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=36&mid=200812
Hope you all are enjoying the final weeks up to Christmas. It can be a busy time for many but try and remember to not let the busyness and clutter of the holiday season distract you from what's truly important.

Speaking of the holidays, Dasha, our designer for the very cool and new sày-ree paap v2.0 shirt will be part of a fundraiser music and art show this Saturday, the 13th. Along with other local artists and musicians, Dasha will be showcasing her musical and artistic talents so if you're free Saturday night in the OC, stop by. $5 will get you in and the coolest thing is that money will go towards building an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. You can't go wrong with that.

Here's the location:
Merchants Centre (behind F&M Bank)
1224 E.
Katella Ave
Orange, CA

In other news, there's been some great feedback about our new shirts. To help get them into your hands or into the hands of others (as Christmas presents), send a message, through our contact page, and we'll hook you up with a 20% off coupon code. That's all you gotta do. Easy.

I'll be looking for your messages.

Peace.

brian





]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=35&mid=200811 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:44:00 -0800 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=35&mid=200811 say-ree paap and freedom shirts. We got some new blood for the designs and they came out looking great!

20% of your purchase will be going to help NightLight in their efforts to combat human trafficking in Thailand.

Don't forget that our first generation shirts are still under $10 so pick up a few of those while you're here.

That's all folks!

Thanks!

faith.hope.LOVE.brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=34&mid=200810 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:03:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=34&mid=200810
Just a few things to talk about today:

Designs for two new shirts are being finalized. We hope to have them out by the end of the month. The shirts will be supporting NightLight and SAFEHS. Both of these organizations work to combat human trafficking so check them out and learn about what's going on.

SALE! SALE! SALE! You can score yourself a def.i.ni.ción shirt for under ten bucks! Nice huh? Get one or two or three so we can make room for some new shirts. Enjoy!

When you purchase your less-than-$10 shirts, know that 20% of your order will be going back to one of our partners, who are working in the frontlines, trying to make our world a better, more just, place. We started def.i.ni.ción pledging 10% of our sales to them but after some thinking, decided to up the ante and the thing is, we're happy and excited about doing this. We covet your support even more as we move to this new giving plan.

For you movie goers, a new documentary about human trafficking will be dropping this week. It's called Call+Response. Check out the trailer at their site. A lot of great artists and actors have gotten behind this film so you know it's definitely something worth checking out.

Finally, did I mention that shirts are on SALE! SALE! SALE!

That's all folks.

Spread the word.

grace&peace

brian



]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=33&mid=200809 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:46:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=33&mid=200809
Just wanted to post up a quick update about what's been going on. We've been working on some new designs for NightLight and SAFEHS (Students and Artists Fighting to End Human Slavery). Even though we're still in the preliminary stages, I am very excited by what has already been produced so stay tuned.

This Wednesday, the 17th, NightLight will be hosting an event for all of you in the SoCal area. Check the August 7th post for info regarding that.

If you've got some free time, send us an email and let us know how you've been or if you've got some ideas for a shirt or can't decide on what pizza topping you want to order. Really...it's all good.

That's all for now. Look for the new shirts to hit the streets in October. Until then, be good.

grace&peace

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=32&mid=200808 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:50:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=32&mid=200808 the Los Angeles River Center. Annie Dieselberg from NightLight Bangkok will
share about their amazing work with prostituted/trafficked women in the redlight
district of Nana/Sukhamvit.  We are currently looking for auction items. If you
have a service or something you would like to donate please contact charity@nightlightusa.org.

Be sure to check out their site at www.nightlightbangkok.com.

Please make yourself about what's going on in Thailand.

Grace and peace.

brian


]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=31&mid=200807 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:46:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=31&mid=200807 Myanmar was good. A lot of places to see. A lot of people still in need of help. We saw a lot of orphans and your heart can't help but break for them.

Keep them in your prayers.

Grace and peace.

brian



]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=30&mid=200807 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:01:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=30&mid=200807
Just a quick note for your orders; def.i.ni.ción will be heading out to Myanmar tomorrow morning to aid in the relief and rebuilding efforts. If you didn't know, Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar in early May resulting in over 90,000 deaths and with 56,000 people still unaccounted for. Villages and buildings were blown over by fierce winds or washed away in floodwaters. def.i.ni.ción will be going over to assist in aid/relief distribution and help out in any other way.

What this means for you is that your order won't go out until the 18th of July as we'll be returning to the States on the 17th. So go ahead and place your order online but give it some time for the shirts to get to you. Thanks for the support and please spread the word about what's going on Myanmar. There is still much to be done.

Grace and peace.

brian





]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=29&mid=200806 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:19:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=29&mid=200806 Hello everyone.

May was a busy month for def.i.ni.ción but it was all good. Got to meet a lot of cool people at cool events and even sell some shirts. Through all the busyness of May, I got to thinking that def.i.ni.ción wasn't doing enough...that we should do more. I then began to think, how can def.i.ni.ción do more?

Now please understand that we are a for-profit company. Perhaps what we practice is capitalism with a conscience? Whatever you call it, ever since the beginning of def.i.ni.ción, we've given at least 10% of your purchase back to a variety of organizations working all over the world. I can't think of any for-profit company that does this but after last month, I felt in my heart that we could do better so we're gonna double that percentage to 20%.

For the month of June, def.i.ni.ción will donate 20% of your purchase back to our partners. I haven't exactly crunched all of the numbers to see how financially viable this is to run a company but I figure it's worth a try to see where it goes.

So if you've been waiting to order a shirt, get one this month and know that we'll be doubling your donation! Cool, huh?

Spread the word and many, many thanks for your support.

faith.hope.LOVE.brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=28&mid=200805 Thu, 29 May 2008 15:11:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=28&mid=200805 Hello everyone.

I just want to make you all aware of our friends at SPAANK, Students Promoting Awareness About North Korea. They just produced some shirts that are pretty cool. Check out the pics and order one, two, three of them. All proceeds will go to North Korean related initiatives and projects.

One shirt is $15. Two shirts will only run you $25 and three shirts, $30! So get a few and spread the word about what's going on in North Korea. You can send a check, payable to SPAANK, to:

10933 Rochester Ave. #305
Los angeles, CA 90024

When sending your check, please be sure to let them know which shirt, size, quantity and shipping address.

While you're at it, check out some organizations/resources focusing on North Koreans:

Seoul Train, a documentary about what's going on in NK

LiNK

Helping Hands Korea (def.i.ni.ción currently supports HHK through the sale of the hwamok shirt)

Spread the word and be moved to action.

Much love.

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=26&mid=200805 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:49:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=26&mid=200805
Please take a look at what the Red Cross/Crescent and World Vision are doing in typhoon ravaged Myanmar. Due to the tight governance of the military there, foreign aid has been limited. Because of their reputation, organizations like the Red Cross/Crescent and World Vision have been able to access disaster areas and provide immediate aid for those affected by the typhoon. Please take a moment and see what they are doing there and how you can help.

Red Cross/Crescent.

World Vision.

In addition to checking out the above organizations, a friend of mine has designed and printed up a shirt to raise money for the Myanmar relief efforts. All profits will provide aid to those suffering in Myanmar. Click on the pics above to take a look.

They are $15 and payment can be made through Paypal. Send your payments to justykim@hotmail.com. You may also use that email to contact Justin should you have any questions regarding the Myanmar relief shirt. Join the Facebook group by searching for "Myanmar Relief".

Thank you.

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=27&mid=200805 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:48:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=27&mid=200805
One of our partners, Alpha Communities works in the areas affected by the earthquakes in Sichuan, China. I received the email below talking about their response to the disaster. If you would like to make a direct donation to AC, please do so through Paypal (to admin@alphacommunities.org) or through their website. See the email below. Donations from the yamtshar shirt and the new i am _______ shirt will go to fund AC’s relief efforts as well. 10% normally goes back to our partners but due to the need, we will be increasing the donation percentage to 20% so please donate to Alpha Communities or order a few shirts.

I have a personal connection to the affected areas as I studied in Chengdu for a year and am friends with those who work in AC so your support would mean the world. Please forward this message to friends.

For updates from Alpha Communities, click here. The last update was made today, the 15th.

For an insider's point of view from NPR, click here.

Thank you for your concern.

brian




-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:28 PM
To: brian
Subject: RE: status…

Brian,

Thanks for your email. I am here in Chengdu when it happened. We have kids that are probably under buildings right now so any help you can give would be really helpful.

Thanks again here is the email we are sending out

PLEASE DISREGARD PREVIOUS EMAIL AND READ THIS ONE AS IT IS CLEARER AND PROVIDES CLEARER INFORMATION

Dear all,

This Monday there was a 7.9 Earthquake in Chengdu where Alpha Communities has some of its projects. We felt it here in Chengdu where the earthquake was less powerful yet still made the buildings shake. The scale of the disaster is still trickling through but Alpha Communities is in a position to support the short term disaster relief response and certainly the long term rebuilding and redevelopment of these already poor areas. Some of our students under our sponsorship programme were right in the epicentre areas and we are unable currently to know how they are but we expect the worst given the reports coming out of those areas right now. If you would like to donate to this cause we need your support. Gifts can be posted to our offices in Germany, Holland, UK and US and would be tax deductible in both the US and UK. If you would like to make a donation online you can through PAYPAL to admin@alphacommunities.org or you can visit our website and goto www.alphacommunities.org and donate directly there.

If you send a check to us in the post please in each case make your donation to Alpha Communities and clearly mark it FOR SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE. We will let you know more as we get more information. If you donate to the disaster online then please also mark the donation for SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE.

Alpha Communities USA
N6326 Raven Road
Pardeeville, WI
53954
USA

Alpha Communities UK
12 Cedar Close
Kibworth Beauchamp
Leicester
LE8 0HY
England UK

Alpha Communities Germany
Alpha-Omega e.V.
Alter Weg 2
57290 Neunkirchen
Germany

Alpha Communities Holland
Gerbrandylaan 23
3844 BH Harderwijk
Holland




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=25&mid=200805 Sat, 03 May 2008 16:55:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=25&mid=200805
New i am shirt where you decide the word. Pull out those sharpies and fill in the blank!

Good times, no?

One more thing, if anyone knows Farsi, please drop me a line. I need some help with a future shirt. Thanks!

Keep spreading the word.

Grace.

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=24&mid=200804 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:28:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=24&mid=200804
This Saturday, at 11am, will be NightLight’s Spring Jewelry Sale in Culver City. Stop by, purchase some handmade jewelry to help support NightLight's work in Thailand. Sale will be held at:

4175 Irving Place
Culver City, CA 90232

Call 310-729-2802 for more info/questions.

The second event will be held at 7pm, May 2, by YWAM. It will be a night to raise awareness about the issues surrounding human trafficking. It will be held at:

357 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Call 415-885-6543 for more info/questions.

If you’re in the area, try and make some time for either of those events.

In other news, a new shirt is in the works. Should be out in two weeks or so.

Finally, I’d love to come over and hang out with your group, team, mom, church, boss, club, etc. and talk about def.i.ni.ción and what we do. Drop me a line if you’d like to have me over. I’ll bring you stickers.

That’s all folks!

Grace and peace.

brian





]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=23&mid=200804 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:57:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=23&mid=200804
Do you belong to a campus group, sorority, fraternity, club, church, youthgroup, chess club, biker gang? If so, how about inviting me over so I can talk about definicion, our shirts, and our partners. It could be a 5-15 minute presentation. Whatever fits your group's schedule.

Please let me know because I'd love to come out and tell bad jokes and get the word out about definicion.

So start asking whoever you need to ask and invite me over. Okay?

I'm lonely : (

Grace and peace.

brian

p.s. Oh yeah. We got some new definistos and definistas. Be sure to check out the new faces.





]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=22&mid=200804 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:37:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=22&mid=200804
Hello everyone. Just wanted to give a shout out to some folks at Beckman High School in Irvine, California. Thanks for the support and effort girls!

New shirt is in the works so stay tuned and as always, spread the word.

Peace.

brian




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=21&mid=200803 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:02:00 -0700 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=21&mid=200803
Hey everyone.

This is just an update from your friends at def.i.ni.ción. We’ve been busy getting the word out on our current lineup of shirts and partners. Our most recent shirt is our say-ree paap shirt, which is Thai for "freedom”. This shirt is helping to raise money and awareness for NightLight, an organization working in Bangkok, Thailand to get children and women out of the sex-slave trade there. They are modern-day abolitionists.

Shifting gears now...I am going to try a little experiment and hold a def.i.ni.ción’s Next Top Model contest. As it stands right now, I’m using mannequins as my shirt models and they’re just no fun. They don’t complain which is nice but that’s just about it. I need a little personality so here’s where you come in...

Send pics of you rocking a def.i.ni.ción shirt to talk@mydefinicion.com. If you want to include contact info about yourself like a myspace page, personal website, then let me know and I’ll include that in the pic as well. To make it even more interesting, include an interesting word that you like or defines you.

Now let’s not have any x-rated pics but let’s not have the boring driver’s license photos either. Be sure to take a front and back picture.

The winners will get a free tshirt and be known as our model definistos and definistas.

Remember, this is just an experiment so I’m not sure if it will happen or not. If it does go down, I’ll let you know.

That’s all folks. Start taking those pics. I've posted up my attempt.

Blue Steel!

brian

p.s. if you need some modeling pointers, rent and watch Zoolander tonight.




]]> http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=20&mid=200802 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:46:00 -0800 brian yi http://www.mydefinicion.com/?nid=20&mid=200802 NightLight, in Bangkok, Thailand. They work to get girls and women out of the sex slave trade. Please, please check out their site.

Take it a step further by purchasing jewelery that is actually made by individuals who have been taken out of the slave industry through NightLight's efforts. Your purchase will help maintain the NightLight Center that offers emergency aid, educational and alternative employment opportunities. So ladies, order something for yourself and guys, order something for the ladies in your lives. Do it now. Check it out here.

That is all.

Grace and peace.

brian




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