2000 Asian American Awareness Month
Making an Impact
February 25
Kickoff Celebration: WE BE JAMMIN - Asian American Artist Showcase
7-9pm, Lincoln Hall Theater
Contact: Asian Pacific American Coalition, Paula Kim, paulakim@uiuc.edu.
Lecture & Discussion: Surviving Resistance, Surviving Achievement - Life in America for
Korean Military Brides
1-3pm, Asian American Studies 1003 W. Nevada St.
Professor Ji-Yeon Yuh of Northwestern University will present as part of the Asian American Body Workshop Series.
Contact: Asian American Studies, Ida Fadzillah, 244-9530, fadzilla@uiuc.edu.
February 26
Social: Semi-Formal
6pm, Radisson Hotel Champaign
Tickets $15-20 dinner included. Contact: Indian Student Association, Jignesh Patel, 356-5802,
jpatel@uiuc.edu.
March 1-29
Discussion: Mouthful - Brown Bag Lunch Series on APA Issues
Noon, Asian American Studies 1003 W. Nevada St.
Contact: Asian Pacific American Coalition, Paula Kim, paulakim@uiuc.edu.
March 2-30
Film Series: Asian American Studies
Noon-1:30pm, Asian American Studies 1003W. Nevada St.
"Kelly Loves Tony" a coming of age story for two Laotian-American youth (Mar2), "MissIndia Georgia" a look at an
Indian-American beauty pageant(Mar23), and "Mixed Blessings" a film on multi-ethnicidentities (Mar 30). Contact: Asian
American Studies Committee, Ida Fadzillah, 244-9530, fadzilla@uiuc.edu.
March 4
Performance: 14th Annual Spring Fashion Show
5:30pm, Foellinger Auditorium
Tickets $8-$10. Contact: Asian American Assocation, Phalkun Phoeng, 332-3175, phoeng@uiuc.edu.
March 6-27
Live Music: Asian American Music Groups
10-11pm, 90.1 FM
The Plutonics will be performing power pop punk rock live over the radio on WEFT Sessions on March 6th. Sur Sangam will be
performing Indian Folk music on the 13th with Blue Audio performing synth pop on the 20th. Cordial will perform hip-hop on the
27th. Contact: Santanu Rahman, 359-8037, sidekick@pdnt.com.
March 7
Discussion: Asian American Studies Council Meeting
4-6pm, University YMCA Latzer Hall
UIUC professors Pallassana Balgopal and Martin Manalansan will speak on intergenerational conflicts and sexuality. Contact:
Asian American StudiesCommittee, Ida Fadzillah, 244-9530, fadzilla@uiuc.edu.
Discussion: The Model Minority
8pm, Allen Hall Main Lounge
Contact: Allen Hall/Unit One, Nancy Cornish, 333-1100, ncornish@uiuc.edu.
March 8
Documentary & Discussion: Stereotypes & Media Images of Asian American Women
7pm, 209 Illini Union
An overview and exploration of the effects that stereotypes of Asian American women have on self-concept and cultural
connections. Contact: Counseling Center, Teresa Mok, 333-3704, tmok@uiuc.edu.
March 11 and 25
Discussion: Basic Buddhist Teachings
3-5 pm, 215 Illini Union
Contact: Buddhism Study Group, http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/BSG.
March 22
Documentary: The Children of the Camps
9pm, Allen Hall Main Lounge
Hour-long documentary portrays the poignant stories of six Japanese Americans who were interned as children in US
concentration camps during World War II. Contact: Allen Hall/Unit One, Nancy Cornish, 333-1100,
ncornish@uiuc.edu.
March 23
Discussion: What is in your future as an Asian American?
6pm, 217 Illini Union
Topics will include racism in the work force, the role of Asian America in this next generation, and how the global culture
will incorporate Asian Americans. Contact: Asian American Association, Ed Sohn, sohn@uiuc.edu.
March 28
Performance: Open Mic Night
7-9pm, Courtyard Cafe Illini Union
Featuring spoken word and live music performances. Come represent as well. Contact: Asian American Pacific Coalition,
Paula Kim, paulakim@uiuc.edu.
March 31
Lecture & Discussion: Asian Americans in the Making?
Preliminary Views on Correspondence Courtship & Marriage
1-3pm, Asian American Studies 1003 W. Nevada St.
Professor Nicole Constable of the University of Pittsburgh will present as part of the Asian American Body Workshop Series.
Contact: Asian American Studies Committee, Ida Fadzillah, 244-9530, fadzilla@uiuc.edu.
March 31 and April 1
Performance: India Night
Foellinger Auditorium
Contact: Indian Student Association, Swapna Somayajula, somayaju@uiuc.edu.
On-Going Activity
Language Class: Beginners' Vietnamese
Every Monday, 6-7:15pm, 194 Lincoln Hall
Contact: Vietnamese Students Association, Giang Tang, 255-6478, gmtang@uiuc.edu.
Student Impact
[above] TEAM (Together Encouraging the Appreciation of Multiculturalism) is a campus organization that endeavors to bring the diverse campus cultures together to find common ground through educational workshops, multicultural events, an annual retreat, and many other venues. Above, TEAM members Lakshmi Lakshmanan, Siegfried Yu, and Martin King help organize Culture Shock 2000, a venue for a variety of multicultural performance groups on campus.
Campus Impact
[above] One of the nation's most successful men's gymnastics coaches, Yoshi Hayasaki enters his 24th year at the helm of the UofI men's gymnastics program. Hayasaki has been a member of the Illinois staff since 1974. An international coaching figure, Hayasaki was a member of the U.S. Olympic coaching staff at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Hayasaki is excited about working with such a diverse group of gymnasts this year and feels their diversity strengthens the team. Above, Coach Hayasaki mentors NCAA award winning gymnast, Travis Romagnoli. While exploring his team's diversity, Hayaski wishes "to continue to make a positive impact on my students by teaching them about the value of my culture and ideologies" as a Japanese-American.
Community Impact
[above] The Children's Saturday Morning tutoring program was started at the East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center, Urbana, in 1996 through the efforts of Paul Luu and Greg Cheatham, both UIUC alumni. The program provides unique academic and multicultural educational opportunities for the children of refugee families with diverse national backgrounds ranging from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to Liberia and the Congo. Volunteer opportunities are still available and many University students choose to contribute their time, email ecirmac@uiuc.edu. Above, students work on drawing conceptual models of their 'world' from a variety of perspectives.
Creative Impact
[above] Linda Kwon is a graphic designer and UIUC Alum. She works with the Asian American Artists Collective and the APA literary art journal Monsoon. She is also a part of the Korean drumming group, Gah-Rahk-Mah-Dahng. "I've found that art is one thing that can transcend many boundaries that traditional methods of outreach cannot. Someone who may not be receptive to a march, rally or lecture on racial politics and social inequity may be interested in the arts. It is in that artwork, poetry, music, drama or dance where you can reach people by incorporating political themes." Above is a photo from her "Invisibility" series of photographic prints. This piece touches on themes of mainstream social, political, and ethnic assimiliation relevant to the Asian American Community as well as to various American communities.
Financial sponsors include:
Asian Pacific American Resource Committee, Student Affairs Program Coordinating Council, Asian American Studies Committee,
Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, College of Communications, College of Fine and Applied Arts, College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Department of Educational Policy Studies, Latina/Latino Studies Program, School
of Social Work, Women's Studies Program, and Unit for Cinema Studies.
For more information please contact the Asian American Cultural Center at 333-0050.
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