2001 Asian American Awareness Month
Shattering the Silence: Visions, Voices, and Visibility
March 1
Discussion: "Transnational Subjugation of Gender: Filipino Migrant Workers in Japan"
Eri Fujieda, Department of Sociology
Noon-1pm, 300 Turner Student Services Building, Conference Room 306
Contact: Asian Pacific American Graduate Student Organization, Ida Fadzillah,
fadzilla@uiuc.edu.
Film & Discussion: "You've lost weight, you've gained weight, now have more to eat!"
Food, Culture, and Our Bodies by Teresa Mok, Ph.D., Christine Asidao, M.A., and Jane Reid, MSW
7-9 pm, La Casa Cultural Latina
Film, "Beyond Killing Us Softly," and interactive exercise on how culture, body image, and relationship with food are connected.
Contact: Counseling Center, Christine Asidao, asidao@uiuc.edu.
Performance: Mr. Asian UIUC
8 pm, Illini Union Ballroom
Cost: $2. Contact: Illini Union Board, Kristine Munar, munar@uiuc.edu.
March 2
Film Series: "Becoming American: The Odyssey of a Refugee Family"
Noon-1pm, Illini Union, Room 209
The story of Laotian Hang Sou and his family from their resettlement in a refugee camp in Thailand to their migration in
the U.S. Contact: Asian American Studies Committee/Asian Educational Media Service Film Series, AASC (217) 244-9530,
aasc@uiuc.edu.
Lecture: "Model Minority, Racial Profiling, and Citizenship"
Assessing the Impact of the Wen Ho Lee Case on Asian Americans
by Ling-Chi Wang, University of California, Berkeley
2-4pm, Illini Union, Room 407
Reception to follow, 4-5pm, at the Colonial Room, Illini Union. Contact: Asian American Studies Committee, (217) 244-9530,
aasc@uiuc.edu.
March 3
Performance: PSA's 16th Annual Fashion Show: "Odyssey"
3-6 pm, Foellinger Auditorium
Cost: $6 presale/$8 at the door. Tickets at Illini Union and Assembly Hall. Contact: Philippine Student Association,
Romel Cunanan, rcunanan@uiuc.edu.
March 6
Keynote Speaker & Performances: Helen Zia, Asian American Awareness Month Essay Competition
Recognition, and Asian American Artist Showcase
7-9pm, Levis Faculty Center, Third Floor
Featuring Helen Zia, author of "Asian American Dreams: An Emergence of an American People." Contact: Kat Andal,
andal@uiuc.edu or Charlie Lee, cylee@uiuc.edu.
March 8
Discussion: "Doing Fieldwork in Thailand: Reactions of and Reactions to an Asian/American"
Ida Fadzillah, Department of Anthropology
Noon-1pm, 300 Turner Student Services Building, Conference Room 306
Contact: Asian Pacific American Graduate Student Organization, Ida Fadzillah,
fadzilla@uiuc.edu.
March 20
Meeting & Discussion: Asian American Studies Committee Spring 2001 Council Meeting
"Asian Americans and the Bush Presidency: Turning the Political Tide?"
4-6pm, Illini Union, Room 406
A talk and town-hall discussion with Shamina Singh, former Executive Director of the first White House Initiative on Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) under President Clinton. Town hall discussion and reception to follow. Contact: AASC,
(217) 244-9530, aasc@uiuc.edu.
March 21
Workshop Series: "Building Linkages Between Asian American Studies and Education"
by Valerie Ooka Pang, Professor of the School of Teacher Education, San Diego State University
10am-Noon, Location TBA
Contact: Asian American Studies Committee (217) 244-9530, aasc@uiuc.edu.
March 22
Discussion: "Framing Chinese Transnational Intellectuals in the Asian American Historical Context"
Carol Huang, Department of Educational Policy Studies
Noon-1pm, 300 Turner Student Services Building, Conference Room 306
Contact: Asian Pacific American Graduate Student Organization, Ida Fadzillah,
fadzilla@uiuc.edu.
March 27
Discussion: "Red Lanterns on the Levee"
The Cultural and Legal Struggles of Chinese Shopkeepers of the Mississippi Delta, 1910-1950
Sieglinde Lim de Sanchez, Department of Educational Policy Studies
Noon-1pm, 300 Turner Student Services Building, Conference Room 306
Contact: Asian Pacific American Graduate Student Organization, Ida Fadzillah,
fadzilla@uiuc.edu.
March 30
Film Series: "Knowing Her Place"
Noon-1pm, Illini Union Room 407
A moving investigation of the cultural schizophrenia experienced by Vasu, an Indian woman who has spent most of her life in
America. Contact: Asian American Studies Committee/Asian Educational Media Service Film Series, AASC (217) 244-9530,
aasc@uiuc.edu.
Performance: India Night
March 30 and 31, 7-10pm, Foellinger Auditorium
A magical night sharing the various dances, songs, skits, movies, and jokes of India, in efforts to appreciate Indian Culture.
Cost: $10. Contact: Indian Student Association, Avni Patel, aapatel2@uiuc.edu,
Smita Narayen, narayen@uiuc.edu, or Amit Rana
amitrana@uiuc.edu.
March 31
Social: PSA Spring Ball 2001: "From this Moment"
6:30 pm, The Chancellor (formerly the Clarion Hotel), 1510 S. Neil St., Champaign
Contact: Philippine Student Association, Gemma Marcelo, marcelo@uiuc.edu,
(217) 328-7423.
Celebration: "Songkran" - Thai New Year's Festival
7-10pm, McKinley Foundation, Westminster Hall, 809 S. 5th St., Champaign
Contact: Thai American Insight, Melissa Inpanbutr, inpanbut@uiuc.edu, (217) 367-3450.
This calendar was developed by the Asian American Awareness Month Committee of the Student Affairs Program Coordinating Council. For further information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students - Asian Pacific American Affairs at 333-0050.
Financial sponsors include:
Asian American Studies Committee, Asian Pacific American Resource Committee, Beyond Tolerance Campaign, College of
Communications, College of Fine and Applied Arts, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Counseling Center, Department of
Political Science, Department Division of Campus Recreation, Division of Housing/Residential Life, Illini Union, McKinley
Foundation, McKinley Health Center, Office of the Dean of Students, Office of Minority Student Affairs, Office of Women's
Programs, Program for the Study of Religion, Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative, Sheldon and Anita Drobny
Interdisciplinary Program for the Study of Jewish Culture and Society, Latina/Latino Studies Program, Program in South Asian
and Middle Eastern Studies, and Unit for Cinema Studies.
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