Five College Asian/Pacific/American Studies : 2008-2009 Events

2008-2009 Events

Events planned for 2008-2009 include:

September 2008

Saturday/Sunday, September 20-21, Camping Trip with 5PAN! to discuss about the future of 5PAN as a group and how we can come together again as an organization to pursue/promote awareness of APA issues both on and off our campuses.

October 2008

Thursday, October 2, there was a 5 College APA Reception at the 5 Colleges Inc., where there was a meet and greet session with faculty and students who are interested in pursuing the APA Certificate Studies Program.

Monday, October 6, in Paino Lecture Hall from 7-8:30pm, Amherst College was hosting a lecture called "Monsters, Messiahs, or Something Else?" featuring Eric Hamako talking about Mixed Races in Sci-Fi movies.

Tuesday, October 28, in UMass Campus Center, there was a movie screening of "Vincent WHO?" to remind students who Vincent Chin was .. and essentially ask the question: How far has Asian America come in the past 26 years? Director Curtis Chin was there to do a Q&A session after the screening.

November 2008

Wednesday, November 5, in Amherst College's Campus Center-Friedmann Room, there was a lecture given by Sujani Reddy talking about the conflicts between Asian Americans and African Americans in the past and present. Instead of looking for conflict, Reddy urges us to look for past solidarity within both minority groups as a way for us to come together. The event was called "SeOul Food Night," which was hosted by the Amherst Students Association, Korean American Student Association, and the Black Student Union.

March 2009

Saturday, March 7, 2009, 5PAN! will be holding a Spring Issues/Leadership Conference at Mount Holyoke College. Registration is opened. Please visit: www.fivepan.com/registration to register for the conference.

Past Events planned for 2007-2008 include:

an opening reception hosted by Hampshire College (contact: Kimberly Chang)
A/P/A Issues Conference, a day-long smorgasbord of workshops and other sessions highlighting research and issues pertinent to A/P/A Studies and communities (contacts: Phuong Vuong and Edgar Chen)
programming in the New Asia Cinema film screenings, including Arab filmmaking (contact: Anne Ciecko)
a symposium on "The Future of Theory in Asian American Studies" (contacts: Briankle Chang and Danny Kim)
a lecture by Lavina Shankar on South Asian American women (contact: Floyd Cheung)
lectures by Frank Wu and Jeff Chang at Amherst College (contact: Phuong Vuong)
performances by Kristina Wong and Slanty Eyed Mama at AC (contact: Karen Cardozo)
an exhibit and symposium on the killings resulting from U.S.-backed anti-terrorism campaign in the Phillippines, as well as other lectures by Martin Manalansan and Robyn Rodriguez (contacts: Richard Chu and Nerissa Balce)

Please check back to "News & Events" in the menu above for updated dates, times, and locations, or view the Five College Calendar of Events.

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	2008-2009 Events Events planned for 2008-2009 include: September 2008 Saturday/Sunday, September 20-21, Camping Trip with 5PAN! to discuss about the future of 5PAN as a group and how we can come together again as an organization to pursue/promote awareness of APA issues both on and off our campuses. October 2008 Thursday, October 2, there was a 5 College APA Reception at the 5 Colleges Inc., where there was a meet and greet session with faculty and students who are interested in pursuing the APA Certificate Studies Program. Monday, October 6, in Paino Lecture Hall from 7-8:30pm, Amherst College was hosting a lecture called "Monsters, Messiahs, or Something Else?" featuring Eric Hamako talking about Mixed Races in Sci-Fi movies. Tuesday, October 28, in UMass Campus Center, there was a movie screening of "Vincent WHO?" to remind students who Vincent Chin was .. and essentially ask the question: How far has Asian America come in the past 26 years? Director Curtis Chin was there to do a Q&A session after the screening. November 2008 Wednesday, November 5, in Amherst College's Campus Center-Friedmann Room, there was a lecture given by Sujani Reddy talking about the conflicts between Asian Americans and African Americans in the past and present. Instead of looking for conflict, Reddy urges us to look for past solidarity within both minority groups as a way for us to come together. The event was called "SeOul Food Night," which was hosted by the Amherst Students Association, Korean American Student Association, and the Black Student Union. March 2009 Saturday, March 7, 2009, 5PAN! will be holding a Spring Issues/Leadership Conference at Mount Holyoke College. Registration is opened. Please visit: www.fivepan.com/registration to register for the conference. Past Events planned for 2007-2008 include: an opening reception hosted by Hampshire College (contact: Kimberly Chang) A/P/A Issues Conference, a day-long smorgasbord of workshops and other sessions highlighting research and issues pertinent to A/P/A Studies and communities (contacts: Phuong Vuong and Edgar Chen) programming in the New Asia Cinema film screenings, including Arab filmmaking (contact: Anne Ciecko) a symposium on "The Future of Theory in Asian American Studies" (contacts: Briankle Chang and Danny Kim) a lecture by Lavina Shankar on South Asian American women (contact: Floyd Cheung) lectures by Frank Wu and Jeff Chang at Amherst College (contact: Phuong Vuong) performances by Kristina Wong and Slanty Eyed Mama at AC (contact: Karen Cardozo) an exhibit and symposium on the killings resulting from U.S.-backed anti-terrorism campaign in the Phillippines, as well as other lectures by Martin Manalansan and Robyn Rodriguez (contacts: Richard Chu and Nerissa Balce) Please check back to "News & Events" in the menu above for updated dates, times, and locations, or view the Five College Calendar of Events.