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Events commemorate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

April 09, 2009


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A variety of events are being offered to commemorate Asian Pacific American
Heritage Month in April. They include:


Monday, April 13, 7 p.m. Watson Theater

"Vincent Who?," a documentary sponsored by Asian Students in America and the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.


Wednesday, April 15, 5-7 p.m., Room 107, Hall of Languages

Open forum, "So are you Chinese or Japanese? And other annoying assumptions
about ethnic identity," sponsored by Nu Alpha Phi.


Thursday, April 16, 7-9 p.m., Room 228B, Schine Student Center

Chinese Game Night, sponsored by the Hong Kong Cultural Association.


Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, 8 p.m., Gifford Auditorium

Film: "Gran Torino," sponsored by UU Cinemas.


Tuesday, April 21, 9:30 a.m., Room 103, Link Hall

"Asian and Asian-American Cultural Identity," sponsored by The College of Arts and
Sciences course "Transnational Asia" (CAS 200).


Tuesday, April 21, 4 p.m., 204 Maxwell Hall

The Asian-Asian American Studies Program is sponsoring a reception to introduce the proposed minor.



Wednesday, April 22, 7 p.m., Room 228B, Schine Student Center

Introduction to Hong Kong for study abroad students, sponsored by the Hong Kong
Cultural Organization.


Wednesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m., Kittredge Auditorium

"Xiaoling Liu: Butterfly's Dream," sponsored by Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority.


Thursday, April 23, 5 p.m., Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3

"Paving the Way: Asian Americans in Communications," a panel of Newhouse
alumni, sponsored by the Newhouse School and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.


Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m., Ambrosia restaurant, 402 S. Franklin St.

"SASA Spring Formal-Paving the Way Reception," sponsored by the South Asian
Students' Association.


Saturday, April 25, 7 p.m., Goldstein Auditorium

"Asia Night-The Milestone Award Show," sponsored by Asian Students in America,
admission $5.