APC Banquet

It's that time of year again--banquet season! Come celebrate with your APC family at Thailand Plaza!

Here's the info in case you didn't get an email through the APC org chair listserv:

Who: YOU! And other APC org folks
What: APC Banquet
When: June 2nd (Monday of 10th week)
Where: Thailand Plaza in Thai Town (5321 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles)

If you didn't know, there's already a Facebook event created. However, we need more concrete RSVPs in order to work out rides and such. So please RSVP to apc.ucla@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 27th at 6PM with the following information:

1) Will you need a ride?
2) Your phone number

Please bring $20 on the day of the banquet. Don't miss out on having a good time with some of your favorite people! Also, as is the tradition, we will be putting together a slideshow for banquet so PLEASE SEND IN YOUR PICTURES TO THE APC EMAIL (apc.ucla@gmail.com) ASAP!!! You can also put pictures on a CD and give it to either David Morihiro (schroeder85@gmail.com) or Jessica Lee (jesslee8@gmail.com). Please get the pictures in no later than Week 9 LDRT!!!!

This is really important that you RSVP because we need to confirm the number of people with the restaurant so they know how much food to prepare. We will need to arrange transportation as well. It will be a LOT of fun (not to mention, there will be some really GOOD FOOD) so please RSVP ASAP!

Thank you! :)

APAHM still going strong

Hi everyone!

My apologies for the lack of updates, and a lot has definitely happened in the past couple weeks.

First off, a big THANK YOU to everyone who voted in the USAC elections!!! Yayyy for exciting election results! In case you didn't know, Students First! took 7 of the 10 offices. Next year is looking good already. :)

During elections week (week 6), APC hosted the annual APAHM Food Festival! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the orgs who sold yummy food.
















There were a few performers who performed on the stage in Bruin Plaza during the food sale. If you liked what you saw and you want to see more, then come out THIS THURSDAY, MAY 22 BETWEEN 6 AND 8PM at the DE NEVE QUAD for the annual APAHM COMMUNITY FESTIVAL!!! It'll be action-packed for sure!

USAC elections!!!!!!!

Hi everyone!







In case you haven't noticed (and you've been holed up in your room everyday now since Monday or something), it's USAC elections week!!!!!!!! That means you should VOTE!!! (Log into MyUCLA and then you'll see an icon on the upper right hand corner that says "Elections" underneath. Click on it and then you'll be presented with a "ballot." Seriously takes only a few minutes MAX) Voting ends TONIGHT at 7PM so vote now!!! And really, EVERY VOTE COUNTS!!!

If you didn't know, APC endorses Students First! Who are they? Learn more about them at http://www.votestudentsfirst.com/. They're a bunch of very cool and experienced folks who will most definitely put students first. In case you're not sure who to vote for, here are the SF! candidates:




PRESIDENT: Homaira Hosseini - Rank 1 (just leave the other two unranked)

INTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT: Evan Shulman

GENERAL REPRESENTATIVES:

• Rank 1-James Birks
• Rank 2-Gilberto Chacon
• Rank 3-No one

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER: Jeremiah Garcia

CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER: George Chacon

FACILITIES COMMISSIONER: Galen Roth

FINANCIAL SUPPORTS COMMISSIONER: Elaine Reodica




PRINTING OUT AND DISTRIBUTING THIS MATERIAL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. ALL CAMPAIGN LEAFLETS MUST BE STAMPED AT THE E-BOARD OFFICE, 312 KERCKHOFF. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS GUIDELINE WILL CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE ELECTION CODE

If you have time today, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help flyer!!! This is the final stretch and let's push it to the limits! Stop by Bruinwalk any time today until 5PM. Then come out at 9:30PM to wait with everyone to hear about the election results at 10PM. Hope to see all your beautiful faces there!!!!! :)

Ready for some REAL change in USAC?

Black April

VSU event tomorrow!!!

This Wednesday, April 30th, from 7 to 10PM at Fowler Auditorium, is Black April Commemoration.

April 30th marks the fall of Saigon to the communist regime 33 years ago.

Come out to support and learn a little more about what this day means to the Vietnamese and learn about all the lives that it affected. Many of them will be wearing black slashes and participate in a day of silence to commemorate this day.

A couple community APHAM events

Here are two really interesting events coming up in May that APC is co-sponsoring. Come out and show some support! And as always, please spread the news to your friends and org folks!

Documentary Screening

"El Mexico mas cercano a Japon/ The closest point in Mexico to Japan" is a new documentary film about Japanese people who live in Tijuana, Mexico by film maker Shinpei Takeda.

The film maker, Shinpei Takeda will be present for discussion after the film is shown. He has been living in Tijuana for the last year while making this film. There will possibly be relatives of the people interviewed in the film at this free showing, which is open to the public. The showing will be at Young Research Library (YRL) presentation room 11348. You can ask the front desk for directions.

For more information, check out http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20080302-9999-1c02japanm.html

Sponsored by the Asian American Graduate Student Association and APC

Voting Awareness

In such a pivotal voting year, what is the role of APAs?

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County's

Sixth Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Forum

The Next Sleeping Giant:
Is There An Emerging Asian Pacific American Swing Vote?

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 6:15 – 9:00 p.m.

at the ImaginAsian Center

www.theimaginasian.com/la

251 South Main Street

(near Little Tokyo, between 2^nd & 3^rd St.)

Los Angeles, California 90012

6:15 p.m. registration

6:45 p.m. program

Confirmed Panelists:

· Dan Ichinose (Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Director of Demographic Research Project);
· Kam Kuwata (Political Consultant);
· Courtni Sunjoo Pugh (Assistant Area Director for SEIU and former Deputy Political Director for the Edwards presidential campaign);
· Prof. Raphael Sonenshein, (CSUF, expert on political coalition building and author of Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles); and
· Ted Chen, (KNBC), as moderator.

Admission: Free (please RSVP early as seating is limited)
RSVP by May 9 to president@apabala.org (please indicate if you are interested in purchasing a bento box dinner)

For more information, visit: http://www.apabala.org/article/225_0_4_0/

More Alumni Luncheon pictures

FYI: you can click on the images to see a larger version. Enjoy!

A bit of a recap

Hi APCers!

There's been so much happening lately, and it's only third week! So how about a recap of the past week?

CONGRATS to Hanoolim for KCN last Wednesday!! It was a full house...I even found myself sitting on the balcony! As always, amazing show!!










Then on Thursday, the Asian American Studies Graduate Student Association put on the 7th annual program called "SubVerses," a "campus-wide event addressing Asian American community issues and provided a forum of expression for a collection of voices."

A snipet from the program regarding the history of the event: "In past years, the event has focused on topics from queer Asian Pacific Islander literature, to artistic expressions under the theme "we will not be moved," to the anti-war struggle and its intersection with immigrant rights.

"This year's event focuses on Asian American popular culture, particularly the perceptions and representations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in various media."










To do that, four panelists were invited to speak on the topic. The four were Daniel Lee (a lecturer in Asian American Studies at UCLA and other schools in Southern California, far right), Jeff Liu (the Interim Executive Director of Visual Communications and overseers of all the programs at the nation's oldest Asian Pacific American media arts center, second from right), Eric Nakamura (co-founder and publisher of Giant Robot magazine, second from left), and Phil Yu (aka Angry Asian Man blogger, far left). Jeff and Eric are UCLA alums!

The event went well and the audience was really engaged throughout. After the closing, audience members got the chance to mingle with the panelists...and I finally met Phil, which was exciting because I'm an avid reader of his Angry Asian Man blog, which, if you don't know, is a great way to stay informed with events and news happening in the Asian American community. It's pretty cool stuff, but don't just take my word for it. I encourage you to check it out!

On Saturday was the long-anticipated ALUMNI LUNCHEON!!! THANK YOU ALL who were able to come out for that! I hope you all had a good time! And we missed those of you who couldn't make it. Hopefully you'll be able to make it next year? It doesn't hurt to think that far in advance.

APC Staff










Mike Fong (alumni), Meg, and Levin Sy (alumni)











Aileen Trieu (alumni), Candice (current APC director), Jonathan Shintaku (alumni)











I'll have more pictures up when I get more. Also, PLEASE SEND ME ANY PICTURES FROM THIS YEAR--WHETHER THEY ARE ORG OR APC RELATED. I want to start putting the slideshow together for the APC Banquet, which is set for Monday, June 2nd.

Sunday was the Hawaii Club's annual luau in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. The delicious food coupled with the pleasant and aesthetically appealing performances made me rather nostalgic for this past summer that I spent in Hawaii with the Asian American Studies program. Oh the memories...























Last night (Tuesday night) was CSA's 3rd Annual Heritage Night, which was awesome!!! Great job, and a shout out to Tony, CSA's APC rep, who composed all the original songs that were performed in the musical performance.

The artistic set plus some of the musical performers hiding behind the background pieces











Yay, wonderful show!











Wow, who knew so much could happen in just seven days? Well, this is only the beginning of crazy spring quarter! Be on the lookout for more things to come!

Some events to look forward to:

• LDRT THIS THURSDAY 6PM @ Boelter 5422
  
• Thai CN THIS FRIDAY 7PM @ Freud Playhouse
• UKS CN THIS SATURDAY 7PM @ Freud Playhouse
• APC Staff elections Week 5 LDRT (email jesslee8@gmail.com if you need an application. Good luck filling it out!)

Until next time,

Peace

Spring into some APC fun this quarter!

Hi everyone!

I hope your first week was relatively chill...because it ain't gonna be like that for the rest of the quarter. Haha, I kid. But seriously, spring quarter is super action-packed with APC! There will be lots of cool events, so keep checking this site for new updates. And as usual, email an APC staffer if you want to see your org event here.

Get out those planners and calendars so you can save the following dates:

• Sat, April 12: Alumni Luncheon! 11AM - 2PM
  
• It's dim sum time with past and present APCers in good ol' Monterey Park! How exciting (and yummy!)! :-P
  
• If you haven't yet, PLEASE email jesslee8@gmail.com to RSVP by this Monday at 5PM if you haven't already. Please include your phone number, address, and whether or not you need a ride. If you can drive, please include how many people you can take.

• CULTURE NIGHTS--it's CN season! And the shows are FREEEE!!
  
• Wed, April 9: Korean Culture Night, 7PM at Royce Hall
• The tickets are all out at CTO but you most likely will still get in if you show up the day of. Don't worry!
• Check out their snazzy site: www.lakcn.com
  
• Sun, April 13: Hui O 'Imiloa at UCLA Annual Lu'au
• Doors open at 6pm
  Food opens at 6:30pm
  SHOW starts at 7:00pm
  KA'ALA BOYS at 8:00pm
• $15 for UCLA guests WITH dinner (Dinner will be catered by THE LOFT with kalua pig, lomilomi salmon, and more delicious Lu'au food!)
  FREE for UCLA guests WITHOUT dinner
  (bring your Bruincard)
  $20 flat rate for non-UCLA guest
• Tues, April 15: Chinese Student Association Heritage Night, 6PM at Northwest Auditorium
• Fri, April 18: Thai Culture Night, 7PM Freud Playhouse
• Sat, April 19: Khmer Culture Night, Freud Playhouse
• Fri, April 25: Hmong Culture Night, 7-9PM De Neve Auditorium
• Sat, May 10: Filipino Culture Night, 12PM and 6PM showings, Royce
• Thurs, May 15: Chinese American Culture Night, 7PM Royce

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM)--the month of MAY!
• Food Festival: Wed. May 7 (week 6)
• This is the chance for the orgs to sell food in Bruin Plaza as well as for all the Bruins to learn more about the orgs. This is always something to look forward to!
  
• Community Festival: Thurs. May 22 (week 8), 6-8PM
  
• Join us for mesmerizing traditional and modern performances in De Neve Quad. Where else can you watch all these orgs perform together in one evening? This is an event not to be missed!

Phew! I hope you were able to write all that down! I'm excited just thinking about it all! :) Please try to come out to as many events as possible to support the orgs and APC. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun.

Happy Spring!

Alumni Luncheon

Good luck on final exams, papers, and projects, EVERYONE!!!

Also, don't forget to save the date--Saturday, April 12! It will be APC's Alumni Luncheon at Ocean Star restaurant in Monterey Park. There will be past and present APC members, so you definitely don't want to miss out! And dim sum!!! YUM!!

For more details and to tentatively RSVP, check out the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11218237060

Hope to see you there!!

Have a wonderful spring break and don't forget to come to LDRT of first week in Spring Quarter! If you have any updates during the break that you want me to post on this blog, email a staffer!

Lots going on this Thursday!

Hey everyone!

I hope your 8th week is off to a great start! Just a reminder that BOWLATHON is happening tomorrow!!!

In addition, there are a lot of different events happening this upcoming Thursday, Feb. 28! Please try to go out to a couple of them! They will definitely be worth your time.

Talk by Scott Kurashige
"The Shifting Grounds of Race: Black and Japanese Americans in the Making of Multiethnic Los Angeles"

In The Shifting Grounds of Race, Scott Kurashige highlights the role African Americans and Japanese Americans played in the social and political struggles that remade twentieth-century Los Angeles. Linking paradigmatic events like Japanese American internment and the Black civil rights movement, Kurashige explores the multiethnic dimensions of segregation and integration. Racism and sprawl shaped the dominant image of Los Angeles as a "white city." But they simultaneously fostered a shared oppositional consciousness among Black and Japanese Americans living as neighbors within diverse urban communities. Kurashige demonstrates why African Americans and Japanese Americans joined forces in the battle against discrimination and why the trajectories of the two groups diverged.

To find out more, come to the first floor Presentation Room in the Young Research Library (YRL) from 5:00 to 7:00 pm! Hang out with some APC Staffers too! :)

-Thursday Night Spits featuring the lovely APC Interns! Come to Bunche 3164 from 6-8 PM.






























Org Chair Meeting in Campbell Office 7-9PM. Come for a follow-up to last meeting and of course for some fun with some of your favorite people. :D

Michael Cho Vigil in Bruin Plaza 7-10 PM.

Stop Police Brutality, REMEMBER MICHAEL CHO.

Justice for Mike Cho and UCLA's Korean American Students Association, Queer Alliance, and Asian Pacific Coalition invite you and your friends to a UCLA campus vigil for Michael S. Cho.

Everybody is welcome to bring instruments to play along with the crowd.

If you knew Mike or work with civil rights organizations and would like to speak at the event, please contact justiceformikecho@gmail.com.

Background: On December 31, 2007 at approximately 2pm, Michael S. Cho, a 25 year old UCLA graduate, was shot and killed by La Habra policemen who were responding to a vandalism complaint. They shot him over 10 times. Policemen justified the shooting by claiming that he was holding a tire iron in his left hand and made a "motion to attack".

We hope to see you out at these events!

Bowl-a-thon!!!

HELLOO APC-ERS!

Bowl-A-Thon is coming up on Tuesday the 26th! It's a great way to bring out people from your org and to meet people from other orgs!

The fun and excitement will be happening at
AMF Bowling Center
234 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Shoe rentals are $4 and each game is $7. BUT, IF YOU FUNDRAISE MORE THAN $15, YOUR FIRST $15 ARE COVERED! So keep fundraising and finding those sponsors! Remember, it can be flat rate or per pin.

The fab prizes that are up for grabs:
- NEW BANNER FOR THE ORG THAT RAISES THE MOST (SUCH a great deal!!!)
- UCLA GIFT BASKET FOR THE TOP FUND RAISERS

If interested, please email Cynthia (cynthiavuong@gmail.com) with the following info:

1. Confirmation of your attendance
2. If you need a ride or can provide a ride

We'll be meeting at Parking Lot 6 at 6pm.

Bowling with APC is so much FUN!!!

First Post!

Hi everyone!

This is the first post of what I hope becomes an effective and fun tool to keep everyone updated with APC-related events, so make sure to keep checking for updates! And if you ever have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to drop a comment or talk to any staffer. We're friendly people--I promise! :)

So to celebrate the first post EVER, here are some pictures from APC's Winter 2008 LDRT Retreat!






Here are the ladies right after our Gender Real Talk!










And the gentlemen wanted their own picture.















Group picture on the last day! (Sorry to those who left a little early)

Staff thanks everyone for coming out!
We hope you had a great time!
Get ready for Spring Retreat! ;)

I'll be sure to post APC and org announcements here in the near future. But until then, I hope you spread the word about this blogsite among both APC and non-APCers. It will be a great way for people to keep up with what's going on with the orgs and even the community.

Oh yeah, and Happy Lunar New Year! And of course, Happy Birthday MIKE!!!