IU Asian Culture Center news

January 9, 2015 at 11:55 AM
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ACC Welcome Back Open House
Date: Thursday, Jan. 15
Time: 2 to 5 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Welcome to campus! Drop by the Asian Culture Center to learn about the programs,
services, and volunteer opportunities we have to offer. We’ll also help you connect with the 24
Asian student organizations on campus and show you how we can make your stay at IU an
enjoyable and memorable learning experience. We will provide hot soup, snacks, and great
company! For more information, check our website at www.indiana.edu~acc or email us at
[email protected].
Who are Asian Pacific Americans? A Monthly Lunch & Discussion: “How Our Brains
Perceive Race,” co-moderated by Margaret Oates and Chris Hooten
Date: Friday, Jan. 23
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Lunch is on us! We are not born with racial prejudices, but perhaps we have not been
“taught” them either. In this article, found online at http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/howour-brains-perceive-race, journalist Chris Mooney explores possible root causes of racial
prejudice. Professor Eliot Smith, Attitudes & Social Cognition Chancellor's Professor of
Psychological and Brain Sciences, will be in attendance to give his expert insight as well. Come
with an appetite for discussion! Please RSVP for your free spot at [email protected].
Over a Cup of Tea presents, “Social Justice Defined: Thoughts on Affirmative Action”
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 28
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: This year marks the 54th anniversary of the Executive Order 10925, used to promote
actions that achieve non-discrimination, also known as affirmative action. Kevin D. Brown, the
Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law and the Maurer School of Law, will discuss how affirmative
action and how it applies to the Asian Pacific American communities.
Student Development Workshop Series: Paul Park
Date: Thursday, Jan. 29
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Dr. Paul Park, IUB BS ’04, IUPUI MD ’09, will share his experience about how he
arrived at his chosen profession, which combines his passion for social justice and medicine.
Cooking demonstration: Ramen Noodles, co-hosted by Hutton Honors College’s Diversity in
Action
Date: Friday, Jan. 30
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Join us as we learn how to make variations on this college student staple. This will
also be a chance for you to buy the Diversity in Action cookbook, which features easy-to-make
recipes submitted by IU students. Please email [email protected] to reserve your free spot!
Presidents’ Luncheon Meeting
Date: Friday, Feb. 6
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Sponsored by the Asian Culture Center, these monthly meetings of all Asian student
leaders is an opportunity for student leaders to network, get support, and learn from each other’s
activities. Community organizations and other student groups are welcome to attend, especially to
make important announcements. Please email [email protected] to be included in the agenda.
Over a Cup of Tea presents Prof. Cara Caddoo:(“Mobilizing an Envisioned Community:
Asian Americans and the Importance of African American History”
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 11
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: “Why should Asian Americans study African American history?” To answer this
question in honor of Black History Month, Assistant Professor of American Studies Cara Caddoo
will discuss her own career trajectory, ideas about social justice, and a chapter of her book
Envisioning Freedom, which demonstrates why African American and black diasporic history is
essential to understanding race in America.
Freshmen Outreach Lunch
Date: Friday, Feb. 13
Time: 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: This is an opportunity for freshmen to meet other freshmen over a light lunch. Please
RSVP at [email protected].
Asian Cultures Around Campus presents, “Lunar New Year Celebration: The Year of the
Sheep”
Date: Saturday, Feb. 14
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
Venue: Monroe County Public Library, 303 E. Kirkwood, Bloomington, IN 47408
Description:(There will be stories, performances, crafts, and snacks for children to celebrate the
beginning of the Lunar New Year. Drop-in to celebrate! No registration necessary.
Children between ages 5-7 should be accompanied by an adult. There will be a 30 minute
program featuring stories and performances starting at 2:15 pm to 2:45 pm in the Library
Auditorium and crafts for kids will be held starting at 2 pm to 4 pm at meeting rooms B and C
next to the auditorium.
Who are Asian Pacific Americans? A Monthly Lunch & Discussion: “Remembering the
Japanese-American Internment” with Dr. David Suzuki
Date: Friday, Feb. 20
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Dr. David Suzuki, Director, Equity Institute on Race, Culture & Transformative
Action and Professor Emeritus, Indiana University School of Medicine, will lead this discussion
in remembrance of the Japanese-American Internment. Talking points will include the
imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during WWII in the context of a history of racism and the
implications of the imprisonment for considerations of current events, e.g., treatment of Muslim
and Sikh Americans. Please email [email protected] to reserve your free spot.
Title: Special Roundtable Discussion on Racial Balancing at Harvard
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 25
Time: 12-1:15 pm
Venue: IMU Maple Room
Description: Bring your own lunch and thoughts on the New York Times article, “Is Harvard
Unfair to Asian Americans?”
Campus Pen Pal Orientation Session
Date: Thursday, Feb. 26
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Learn how to become a campus pen pal by attending this session! We will pair you
up with a member of the IU family based on your academic and non-academic interests. Unplug
from the digital world and re-discover the joy of handwriting letters.
Cooking demonstration: Korean Steamed Eggplant, co-hosted by Hutton Honors College
Diversity in Action
Date: Friday, Feb. 27
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Join us as we learn how to make Gaji Namul (steamed eggplant), a Korean side dish.
This recipe, submitted by Sarah Zeng, is featured in the Diversity in Action cookbook, which will
be available to purchase after the demo. Please email [email protected] to reserve your free spot!
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