Asian American Association

Hello!  I hope those of you who attended Taste of Asia enjoyed the performances and the variety of tasty Asian food!  Unfortunately the bad weather, i.e. the mass downpour of rain… started coming in almost right when we opened the doors for people to come in… and the turnout of people was great, but the bad weather scared many people away from coming… so a special thanks to those of you who went out of your way to come to our main event!

Here are more events for this week!  We never get enough people, we welcome each and every person with neverending love! So come and join us! =)
AAA Week Of Events

Mon. April 6: CHANGING PERCEPTIONS
6:00PM  Ballantine Hall 005
Join us in our second event to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Discuss current Asian American issues, such as representation in the media and interracial relationships. Host by our Advocacy Chair, Kim Sarabia, and advisor, Dr. Jennifer Lee. Open discussion! Don’t forget to bring your friends!

Tues. April 7: MEET AND GREET
7:00PM  Chow Bar
Come meet the current executive board over a casual Chinese dinner and learn more about AAA! We would love to meet you - everyone is welcome! If you missed the chance of eating food from Chow Bar at Taste of Asia, this is a fun way to fulfill your Chinese food craving!

Wed. April 8: MOVIE NIGHT: THE NAMESAKE
6:00PM  TV and Radio Center
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family’s unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

Thurs. April 9: ASIAN KNOWLEDGE BOWL
7:00PM  Indiana Memorial Union
Hosted by the Asian Cultural Center. Teams compete to test their knowledge of Asia. Come cheer on our team!

Fri. April 10: KINSEY INSTITUTE TOUR
3:00PM   Meet at Morrison Hall
Learn more about the Institute and explore the new “Eros in Asia: Erotic Art from Iran to Japan” exhibit with us.

Hello!  This post is dedicated to our biggest event, Taste of Asia!  Amazing performances, and amazing food!
Where:  IU Auditorium
When:  Sunday, April 5th, 2009,  doors open at 3:30pm, show starts at 4:00pm
Free admission of course!   And free food for those attending the show!  Now, we all know that food is a great motivation in itself, but trust us, you don’t want to miss the performances this year

Looking forward to see everyone there!

Hello all!  It is 2009, a brand new year, time for change, love in the air…!!

By the way, I am Jason, the current webmaster for AAA.  If you have any questions regarding the website, or anything else technical you’d like to ask, you are more than welcome to e-mail me at and I will get back as soon as I can.
So here are some upcoming events that for the Asian American Association!

CALL OUT MEETING
January 21 (Wednesday)
Business School 321
Starts at 7:00PM
We will be setting up committees in preparation for Taste of Asia on April 5th. The committees are Food, Performances, Volunteer, and Publicity. Come join a committee, eat some free food, meet members, and learn more about our plans for the semester!

WHO ARE APAs?
January 23 (Friday)
Asian Culture Center
Starts at 12:00PM
Light lunch will be provided as Kim, our Advocacy Chair, discusses westernizing names. The topic is titled “Hello My Name is Nadir Ratanaruengjumrune, But my Friends call me Bob”.

ACC LUNAR NEW YEAR
January 31 (Saturday)
Monroe Public Library (located on Kirkwood)
Starts at 2:00PM
AAA will be putting on a skit about the Birth of the 12 Zodiac. Come and learn more about Lunar New Year.

Hopefully, you will be able to join us in our upcoming events! If you are unable to make the CALL OUT MEETING and want to join a committee, you can contact our President, Jennifer Chen, at . Contact us if you have any further questions.
I have also attached the flier for the call-out meeting that you might have seen around campus in the past few days.

Stay warm and check back for updates!

P.S.   If you want to want to be added to the AAA mailing list so you don’t have to keep reminding yourself to check back here so often, you can e-mail the president as well.

Looking forward to seeing newcomers!!!

AAA is having a week of events this week that kicks off on Wednesday!

Wednesday: Call out Meeting! 7-9PM in BU201. Burritos from Qdoba will be provided!
Thursday: Ice Cream Social 5-7PM at the ACC
Friday: Bubble Tea 5-8PM at the ACC
Saturday: Game Day 11-2PM at the ACC

So come meet some really cool and attractive people while enjoying some yummies.

Hey folks, we have our pictures from the Asian Culture Center Welcome Reception posted, just follow the link below if you wish to see the pictures of you as one of our awesome characters
http://picasaweb.google.com/AAA.at.Indiana/AAAWelcomeReception?authkey=T1_xG_iSgNs#5245546430851383890

Hey guys,
The pictures and videos from our events are up! We’ve had a great year, so let’s have some fun looking back at it. If you were at our events, then definitely check it out, and try to find yourself in the pictures
Also, if you missed any part of Taste of Asia, or just want to hear Paul Kim’s dreamy voice again, then be sure to check out the videos.
Pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/aznredguard

Videos from Taste of Asia:
http://www.youtube.com/Desma31

These links are also posted in the Awareness section

After much hard work and with support from everyone, the Asian American Studies program is finally getting launched!

Visit the website at:
>www.indiana.edu/~aasp

And here are just a couple of the classes:

Prof. Karen Inouye
AMST A200 What is Asia America
AMST A201 Race and Labor from WWII to the Present

Prof. Denise Cruz
AMST 350 Cycles of Yellow Peril

Jennifer Lee
SOC S101 Sociology of Asian Americans

Ilana Gershon
CMCL C346 Ethnic, Class & Model US Citizen

Angela Pao
CMLT C360 Diasporic Literatures

Hey everyone, AAA’s biggest event of the year, the Taste of Asia, is less than a month away! It is going to be held Friday, March 28th at the IU Auditorium. The event is free, so come enjoy the acts and food from basically all of Bloomington’s Asian restaurants! Next to all our student organization performances is a professional act, and our celebrity guest this year will be Paul Kim from American Idol. It’s going to be a great show with great food, all for free! So come check it out!

And two weeks after the Taste of Asia is the Asian Student Union’s annual pageant, Mr. and Mrs. Asia. It’s also a free event at the IU Auditorium, and the contestants have some great acts lined up for you, so be sure to check this out too.

March
6- Over a Cup of Tea: Women and Sexuality, 7pm at ACC
7- Cooking Demo: Korean, 5pm at ACC
8-16 Spring Break
21- Who are Asian Pacific Americans?: Human Trafficking, 12:30-1:30 at ACC
Holi, 5pm at ACC
28- Taste of Asia, 6:30pm at IU Auditorium

April
4-The Grace Lee Project, 5pm at ACC
Japan Night
5- Thai Night
6- Korea Night
13- Mr. and Ms. Asia
19- FSA Gawad Kalinga Benefit Concert

The AAA Mass Meeting is from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday, February 8, so come check it out.