2002 Asian American Awareness Month
Events
Tuesday, February 19: 6pm, TBA
Indian Students Association Yoga Workshop. Come learn basic breathing, posture, and relaxation. For more
information, contact the ISA at 244-0775, i-s-a@uiuc.edu.
Tuesday, February 26: 6pm, TBA
Indian Students Association Lecture, Dating and Marriage Decisions, by Neeraja Aravamudan. Explore themes
of identity, gender, and culture to understand how Indian Americans make sense of their dating and marital decisions. For
more information, contact the ISA at 244-0775, i-s-a@uiuc.edu.
Month of March: Mueller Case, Main Library
Asian American Studies Program Library Display, Asian American Experiences. The annual display will show in
the Marshall Gallery at the east entrance of the Main Library. For more information, contact the AASP at 244-9530.
Friday, March 1: Noon, 209 Illini Union
Asian American Studies Program Film Sa-I-Gu: From Korean Women's Perspectives. A film that examines the Los
Angeles Riots from the viewpoint of Korean American women shopkeepers. (Part of a series of events commemorating the ten-year
anniversary of the L.A. Civil Unrest.)
Friday, March 1: 7pm, Illini Union A, B, C
Indian Students Association Dance Workshop, Garba/ Raas/ Bhangra II. Learn to dance Indian style.
Saturday, March 2: 3pm, Foellinger Auditorium
Philippine Student Association 17th Annual Fashion Show: Legacy 2002. Tickets are $6 presale through
Union's Ticket Central and $8 at the door.
Wednesday, March 6: Noon, 209 Illini Union
Asian American Studies Program Film Another America. A film that that examines the Black/ Korean conflict
in the inner cities.
CANCELED! Thursday, March 7: 4pm, YMCA Latzer Hall
Asian American Studies Program Council Meeting, Building Bridges: An Examination of Race Relations in the 21st
Century. A panel discussion on the history and current state of race relations among African Americans, Latina/os
and Asian Americans. For more information, contact the AASP at 244-9530.
Friday, March 8: 1pm, 210 Illini Union
Asian American Studies Program Lecture, Black Revolt: Asian American Newspapers and the L.A. Riots, by
Michael Thornton, University of Wisconsin, Madison. This talk will address how newspapers covered race relations and the
L.A. riots.
Friday, March 8: 7pm, YMCA Latzer Hall
Philippine Student Association Film Fakin' Da Funk. A film that examines the story of a young Chinese
man adopted into an African American family in Atlanta.
Saturday, March 9: 6pm, Foellinger Auditorium
Asian American Association Fashion Show: Euphoria. Tickets are $8-$10.
Monday, March 11: 1pm, Lucy Ellis Lounge, FLB
Asian American Studies Program Workshop, Mourning Los Angeles, by Min Song, AASP post-doctoral fellow.
This workshop will examine the cultural meaning of the loss portrayed in the documentary Sa-I-Gu.
Tuesday, March 12: 6pm, TBA
Indian Students Association Lecture, Indian American Identity, by Eboo Patel, a 1996 UIUC graduate and
Rhodes Scholar. For more information, contact the ISA at 244-0775, i-s-a@uiuc.edu.
Wednesday, March 13: 6pm, YMCA
Asian American Association's Taste of Asia Come experience an array of Asian ethnic food and culture.
Tuesday, March 26: 3pm, Levis Music room
Asian American Studies Program Lecture, Ethnic Peace in the American City: Building Community in Los Angeles Ten
Years After the Unrest, by Edward Chang, University of California, Riverside. This lecture will address the
economic, historical, and social conditions that led up to the L.A. unrest and the current state of affairs.
Tuesday, March 26: 6pm, TBA
Indian Students Association Lecture, Social Problems in Modern India, by Pallassana Balgopal, Professor
Emeritus of Social Work. A lecture on the most pressing issues facing India today. For more information, contact the ISA at
244-0775, i-s-a@uiuc.edu.
Tuesday, March 26: 8pm, 100 Lincoln Hall
Smash Hits and Pop Flies: An Evening of Performance with Dan Kwong. Performing a medley of short works from
his various solo shows, master storyteller Dan Kwong investigates identity politics with an open heart, a wacky sense of humor,
and keen insight. Sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Coalition.
Friday, March 29: Noon, 209 Illini Union
Asian American Studies Program Film Out in Silence. A film that examines HIV/AIDS and the Asian Pacific
American community.
Monday, April 1: 7pm, Studio Theatre, Krannert
The Department of Theatre's staged reading of Anna Deavere Smith's drama Twilight. Twilight uses verbatim
the words of people who experienced the Los Angeles riots to expose and explore the devastating human impact of that event.
Thursday, April 4 - Sunday, April 7: Illini Union, Noyes Lab, Greg Hall
Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association Conference Flash Forward: Taiwan Beyond Boundaries.
Includes workshops, a keynote address by Alberta Lee, appearances by Taiwanese Night Market, Stir-Friday Night Comedy Troupe,
and much more! For more information, go to www.uiuc.edu/ro/itasa.
Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6: 7pm, Foellinger Auditorium
Indian Students Association's India Night. A celebration of Indian heritage and diversity. Tickets are $10.
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
This calendar was developed by the Asian American Awareness Month Committee of the Student Affairs Program Coordinating Council. For further information, contact the Asian American Cultural Center at 333-0050.
Sponsors of these events include:
Afro-American Studies and Research Program, Asian American Studies, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Asian Pacific American
Resource Committee, Anthropology, Campus Recreation, Cinema Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Counseling Center,
History, Housing Division, Illini Union, Illinois Disciples Foundation, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities,
Latina/ Latino Studies, McKinley Health Center, Minority Student Affairs, Office of the Dean of Students, Social Work, Sociology,
Political Science, Theatre, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, and Women's Studies.
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