Asian-American Awareness Month 4-10-97
University Park, Pa. --- An evening of cultural performances and fashion show is among the highlights of Asian Awareness Month, a month-long celebration coordinated by the Asian American Student Coalition in collaboration with other Asian American student organizations.
"Rising from the East: Uniting in the West" is this year's theme of the University Park campus activities, most of which are open and free to the entire University community and the public.
Following is the current schedule, but for more information, contact the AASC office at 814-865-0710 or the web site, at http://www.clubs.psu.edu/aasc/
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 6-9 PM -- Prospective Students Reception, 317 HUB
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
3:15 PM -- Mars Room, 2nd Floor, Findlay Johnston Commons, East Halls Alumni-Student Reception: Asian American Alumni Interest Group- ASAIG, part of the Penn State Alumni Association.7 PM -- "Asian Awakening," Cultural Performances and Fashion Show, with participation by many Asian American student groups, HUB Ballroom
11 PM -- Asian American fraternity/sorority party, Lambda Phi Epsilon/alpha Kappa Delta Phi, University Club, fee/ticket required.
MONDAY, APRIL 21
7:30 PM -- "Superiority Complex..or Just Superior: Racism Within?" -- AASC, 301 HUBTUESDAY April 22
7:30 PM -- "Asian Americans and Affirmative Action," Frank Wu, Professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C., HUB Assembly Room
- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
- 6 PM: Asian American History Workshop, Place: TBA
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
5 PM: Asian American History Workshop, 219 Thomas Building
7 PM AASC General Meeting, 362 Willard BuildingFRIDAY, APRIL 25
7 PM -- Dinner-Dance with Keynote Speaker: Shawn Wong, poet/novelist of "American Knees" (Simon/Schuster), Atherton Hotel, State College --Fee/Tickets required.SATURDAY, APRIL 26
7 PM -- Calligraphy and Mah Jong Workshop: "Night of Traditional Pastimes," Taiwanese American Student Club, 301 HUBTUESDAY APRIL 29
7:30 PM -- Asian American Advocacy -- Jon Ying, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, HUB Assembly RoomAHANA (Asian Hispanic African, Native American/National Assn. of Minorities in Cable), a College of Communications student group, also will sponsor a talk, Asian American Women in TV," with time and place to be announced.