Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Calendar
March 21, 12 - 1 p.m. JC Atrium FREE |
Fashion Show: De-Mystifying APA Stereotypes and Discussion Contact Tina Pham |
March 21, 4-5 p.m. JC Assembly room E FREE |
Coffee Hour/Roundtable Discussion - Why isn't there an Asian American Research & Resource Center? Co-sponsored with the Asian American Faculty and Staff Association Contact Liza Gonzales |
March 21, 7:30 p.m. JC Bistro FREE |
Coffee House and Open Mic Night Co-sponsored with Women's Center Contact Anita Poon to get more information about participating in the open mic. Featuring Magdalen Hsu-Li |
March 21 & 22, 6 & 9 p.m. JC Cinema FREE for GMU students w/ID; $1, GMU faculty and staff; $3, general public. |
Movie: What's Cooking? Coming together is the theme of Gurinder Chadha's funny, mouthwatering, and deeply moving vision of 21st century diversity and the future of the American family. Set on Thanksgiving, the movie follows four seemingly disparate California families, including a Vietnamese American family. |
March 22 & 23 Center for the Arts |
National Acrobats of Taiwan Don't miss this spectacular evening of acrobatics filled with movement, color and cleverly staged thrills. Presented by the Center for the Arts For more information, call (703) 993-8877. |
March 26, 1:30 p.m. JC Cinema FREE |
Keynote Speaker: Helen Zia Notes of an Asian American Journalist: Wen Ho Lee, Racial Profiling, and Domestic Terrorism Former editor of Ms. Magazine, author of Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People and co-author of My Country Versus Me (Wen Ho Lee story), and founding member of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, Zia will address current issues impacting Asian Americans. A book signing will follow the lecture, with books for sale provided by the GMU Bookstore. Co-sponsored with the Women's Studies Research and Resource Center, the Center for Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation, and Public and International Affairs. |
| March 28 | Holi: Indian New Year India Day - Details to be announced Contact Bhavana Dabir or Priyanka Kadke |
April 1, 4 - 5p.m. JC, Assembly G FREE |
Coffee Hour/Roundtable Discussion - The American Divide: Schisms in Generation, Gender, Sexuality, Socio-economic class, Religion, and Ethnicity Co-sponsored with the Asian American Faculty and Staff Association Contact Liza Gonzales |
April 5 Lake Braddock High School |
Indian Student Association Holi Show For more information visit the Indian Student Association |
April 7, SUB II Ballroom 4 p.m. - Tools for Success 5 p.m. - Reception 6 p.m. - Dinner |
Student Recognition Reception and Gala Dinner 4 p.m. - Tools for Success FREE for students who are honored, $15 for general public. Call (703) 993-2700 or email Anita Poon to RSVP. |
April 9, 4:30 p.m. JC Dance Studio FREE |
Asian Indian Dance Lecture and Workshop, featuring Raksha Sriram Contact Dindi Patena |
April 10, 4:30 p.m. JC Dance Studio FREE |
Breakdancing Performance and Workshop, featuring 703 Contact Dindi Patena |
April 10, 7:30 p.m. SUB II, Ballroom FREE w/GMU ID $10 for general public |
Comedy Night featuring Eliot Chang - a stand up comic from Harlem, NYC. His comic style is edgy, honest, and energetic. Performance will be followed by a discussion about media images of Asians and Asian Americans.
Contact Anthony Hsu |
April 18, 4 - 5 p.m. JC 2nd Floor NW lounge, next to 240K FREE |
Coffee Hour/Roundtable Discussion - Globalization and the Objectification of Asian Peoples and Cultures Co-sponsored with the Asian American Faculty and Staff Association Contact Liza Gonzales |
April 23, 12 noon JC 2nd Floor NW lounge, next to 240K FREE
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YELL-Oh Girls!: Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American Discussion and book-signing with Editor, Vickie Nam Co-sponsored with Women's Center Contact Liza Gonzales or Loren Nadres |
April 24, 12 noon JC Room 240K FREE |
Domestic Violence in the Asian American Community: Brown Bag Luncheon This discussion will be facilitated by a representative from the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project of DC. Presented by the GMU Sexual Assault Services Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee |
April 26 Center for the Arts |
Nrityagram Dance Company Nrityagram strives to interpret the many complexities of Indian dance forms and their distinct vocabularies through the study of Indian mythology, ancient epics, Sanskrit poetry, yoga, meditation, martial arts and creative movement. Presented by the Center for the Arts |
May 2, 6 p.m. JC Cinema FREE for GMU students w/ID; $1, GMU faculty and staff; $3, general public. |
Film Festival featuring filmmaker Erika Surat Anderson (Turbans) Screening of the film Turbans and panel discussion with Erika Surat Anderson and representatives from the Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Taskforce (SMART) and South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT), followed by a reception 9 p.m. - Feature Film, TBA Co-sponsored with the Indian Student Association and Film and Media Studies |
MAY 4 Dewberry Hall (MPR) |
Filipino Culture Association Culture Night For more information, contact Marivic Cruz. |