[aasu-umcp] AASU Listserv - April 20
Francis Bustos
- AASU BOARD ELECTIONS!
- CSA Root Beer Pong
- MICA Brown Bag: LGBTQ Issues and Fraternity and Sorority Life
- UMCP VSA Spring Semi-Formal: VSA in Wonderland
- MKSO Formal
- APA CURTAIN CALL!!
- The Truth About Human Trafficking in the U.S. and Abroad
- Taste of Japan 2010
- Save the Date: Thai Night 2010
- Division Among Minorities
- Annual Asian-American Student Union End of the Year Gala
AASU Listserv - Summary
1. AASU Board Elections!
2. CSA Root Beer Pong
3. MICA Brown Bag
4. VSA Banquet
5. MKSO Formal
6. APA CURTAIN CALL!
7. The Truth About Human Trafficking in the U.S. and Abroad!
8. Taste of Japan 2010
9. Save the Date: Thai Night 2010
10. Division Among Minorities
11. Annual Asian-American Student Union End of the Year Gala
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LOOKING TO GET INVOLVED!? LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE?
Make a run for the Asian American Student Union Executive Board 2010-2011!!
The positions are:
TO APPLY: Visit http://aasu-umcp.org/ and check out the home page
Applying for a position:
Application Process:
1. Download the document
2. Complete it and email it to: aasu-...@umd.edu by specified deadlines
Due Dates:
President & All VP Positions: By Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 11:59:59 PM
Chair Positions (YK Chair, WAASP, Public Asian Liaison): By Monday, May 3, 2010 @ 11:59:59 PM
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Date: |
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
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Time: |
7:00pm - 9:00pm |
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Location: |
Atrium, Stamp |
Grab a partner and play your way to the finals in our annual ROOTBEER PONG TOURNAMENT!
Fee: $5 per person/$10 per team
Application forms were sent out to CSA's listserv.
If you need a copy of the form, email Chris Chan: chri...@verizon.net.
Applications are due WITH payment by APRIL 16, 2010.
*This is a non-alcoholic event. Alcoholic beverages are PROHIBITED. No player may show up under the influence. It will result in an automatic disqualification*
Sign up ASAP! CASH PRIZE!
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Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Stamp, Student Involvement Suite, Terrapin Rooms
B & C
Description
Do you feel like people can be out in Greek life? Why or why not?
We want to
discuss the misconceptions and issues joining Greek life at UMCP.
This MICA Brown Bag is a forum to discuss being in Fraternity and
Sorority
life as a closeted or openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and ally.
Do you have friends that are not out, but wish they could feel safe to be?
Or even more simply is homophobia really synonymous with Greek culture. This
is a space to voice all opinions, not to debate right and wrong ways of
participating in Greek life. Let your voice be heard!
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Start Time: |
Friday, April 23, 2010 at 6:30pm |
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End Time: |
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 12:00am |
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Location: |
New Fortune Restaurant |
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Street: |
16515 S Frederick Ave |
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City/Town: |
Gaithersburg, MD |
It's about that time to look fly, ladies and gents ;)
UMCP VSA cordially invites you to our annual Spring Semi-Formal! There will be entertainment, dinner, and dancing!
Ticket prices:
$25 per person
$45 per couple
$220 per 10-person table
Ticket sales will begin April 16th. Tickets must be purchased by April 22nd at 11:59pm. Please contact any officers for detailed information.
Program includes:
- Raffles throughout the night!
- Introduction of new Executive Board =]
- Bye bye old Executive Board =[
- Dance Performances
- VSA Superlatives
- Dance Auction!
So come in your finest, fashionable, or cutest dress apparel and don't be late to VSA's party in Wonderland.
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Date: Friday, April 23, 2010
Time: 7:00-10:00pm
Location: Marriott at Crystal City
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Street: |
1999 Jefferson Davis Highway |
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City/Town: |
Arlington, VA |
DC Metropolitan Korean Student Organization presents its 1st Annual Spring Formal
Get on your best suits and dresses. Primp up and rub on your old spice.
We are introducing our 1st annual Spring Formal complete with
-Dinner
-Charity Date Auction
-Guest Speaker, (VA-D) Delegate Keam
We always say its all about networking...here is your chance to network with greater DC area students and professionals!
Whether it's in a social setting or a professional setting, its always beneficial for everyone to network and meet new people.
Admission : $30-Presale , $35 after & at the door
**Pre-Sale Tickets end on April 17th
****Pre-Sale Tickets are only 20 per school so hurry up and email your respective KSA FAST!
Korean Student Organizations Attending:
American University
George Mason University
Georgetown University
George Washington University
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
United States Naval Academy
Cash Bar included (21+ only, ID is required)
Menu includes:
Artisinal Rolls with Butter
Choice of Salad:
-Caesar Salad with Herbed Croutons, Shaved Parmesan Cheese tossed in Creamy Caesar Dressing
-Garden Salad with Baby Greens, Grape Tomatoes, Onions, Cucumbers, and Olives with Red Wine Vinaigrette
QUESTIONS/RIDES
If you have any further questions/comments/concerns or would like to know more information about car pooling, please e-mail us at DCM...@GMAIL.COM
or
your respective KSA's email
UMCP: umcp...@gmail.com
Georgetown: guk...@gmail.com
GMU: gmu...@gmail.com
GWU: k...@gwu.edu
USNA: m11...@usna.edu
UMBC: ksa....@gmail.com
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Date: |
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 |
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Time: |
7:00pm - 9:00pm |
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Location: |
Nyumburu Cultural Center Multi-purpose Room |
Sip coffee and listen to the musical blends of a rising artist in the APA community as well as student performers from your UMD community.
Contact Tiffany Yee at tiff.yee(at)gmail.com for more info or if you wish to perform there.
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Date: |
Thursday, April 29, 2010 |
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Time: |
7:30pm - 9:00pm |
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Location: |
Margret Brent Room at the Stamp Union (University of Maryland) |
Event Co-Sponsored by:
-Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority
- Asian American Student Union
- Delta Phi Omega sorority
- Feminism Without Borders
- UMD Multiracial and Biracial Student Association
Learn what you can do to combat human trafficking.
State Department specialist, Abraham Lee, will speak to audience members on the critical human rights issue of human trafficking.
What is Human Trafficking:
Human trafficking is the modern day practice of slavery. Also known as trafficking in persons, human trafficking comprises the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, based on the recruitment, harboring, and transportation of people solely for the purpose of exploitation. Every year traffickers generate billions of dollars in profits at the expense of victimizing millions of people around the world.
Victims of human trafficking are people forced or coerced into labor or sexual exploitation. Labor trafficking is widespread in variety of situations that encompass domestic servitude and small-scale labor operations, to large-scale operations such as farms, sweatshops, and major multinational corporations. Sex trafficking is one of the most lucrative sectors regarding the illegal trade in people, and involves any form of sexual exploitation in prostitution, pornography, bride trafficking, and the commercial sexual abuse of children. Under international law, any sexually exploited child is considered a trafficking victim, even if no force or coercion is present.
An estimated 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked annually in the United States alone. The number of US citizens trafficked within the country is even higher. An estimated 200,000 American children are at high risk for trafficking into the sex industry each year.
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Date: |
Friday, April 30, 2010 |
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Time: |
6:30pm - 9:00pm |
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Location: |
Colony Ballroom at STAMP |
It's that time again~ The Japanese American Student Association will be hosting it's showcase event, the Taste of Japan, on April 30, 2010! Doors open at 6:30, so come enjoy authentic Japanese FOOD, watch some awesome performances, play cool games -- you could even win a Wii！☆
Tickets are only $5, and go on sale at the Hoff theatre in STAMP at NOON on the 30th! Tickets sold out last year, so please buy early!
Performances including: JPOP bands, Koto Ensemble, Soran Bushi fishing dance
Activites including: Gold Fishing, DDR, Calligraphy, Origami, Travel info, and other cultural booths
See you all there! =)~
special thanks to: AAST (http://www.aast.umd.edu/)
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Date: |
Saturday, May 1, 2010 |
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Time: |
5:00pm - 8:00pm |
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Location: |
Nyumburu Cultural Center-Multipurpose Room-Room #0103 |
SAVE THE DATE.... THAI NIGHT 2010: Caught in a Bad Romance
go gaga over ThSA's annual dinner & skit event, whilst in the company of family + friends!
WHEN//
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
5:00PM – 8:00PM
WHERE//
University of Maryland, College Park campus
Nyumburu Cultural Center
0103 Multipurpose Room
College Park, MD 20742
Come for a night of music, performances, many prizes, and of course, delicious THAI FOOD!
Prices start at $9/per student for table reservations, $12 pre-sale and $15 at the door, so buy early!
For more information and ticket sales, please contact thsa...@gmail.com
Sponsored by the UMCP Asian American Studies Program, The Robert H. Smith School's CIBER, and the Thai Alliance in America (TAA).
IT ONLY COMES ONCE A YEAR, SO DON'T MISS OUT! :D
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KSA & AASU
Date: May 6, 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 5pm-8pm
Location: Jimenez room @ Stamp
Ever wonder why there are so many divisions within the minority community on campus? Why specific groups tend to stick to themselves? What causes such division and what drives us to identify with a specific group? If you find yourself wondering these questions, join KSA & AASU in their dialogue on these issues!
"The AASU & KSA is hosting a roundtable discussion about 'Division Among Minorities.' We will be discussing identity issues, acculturation vs. assimilation, and social aspects of division among 1st generation, 1.5 generation immigrants and 2nd generation minority Americans.
We open this discussion to all minorities for everyone had the same struggles and concerns about identity issues and finding a balance between keeping your values from your heritage versus acculturating to the values of American Society.
Accompanied with the discussion are two guest speakers--Professor Robert Ramsey (Department of East Asian Languages) and Dr. Mar (Asian American Studies) who will provide their professional expertise and comments. For more information or questions feel free to contact either Hyo Bin Sung from AASU or Esther Yun from KSA.
Esther Yun: esthe...@gmail.com
Hyo Bin Sung: evergr...@gmail.com
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Date: |
Saturday, May 8, 2010 |
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Time: |
6:00pm - 9:00pm |
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Location: |
Grand Ballroom at Stamp Student Union |
Join the AASU executive board in celebrating the many accomplishments of APA organizations and individuals as we close out the school year and APA Heritage Month.
Doors open at 6pm, program and dinner begins at 6:30pm!
*Tickets are only $10!*
The $10 ticket includes:
*Full-catered dinner from Bubble Express
*Bubble Tea
*Raffle give-aways from the Coffee Bar and the University Book Store
*A portion of ticket sales will be donated to South Asian Americans Leading Together & Asian American LEAD
Don't miss out! It will be a night of fun, recognition, networking and entertainment!
*The APA organization that brings the most people to the Gala will receive $100 towards their SGR account also!*
**EVERY APA organization will be recognized for their hard work and accomplishments, and many leaders will also be given awards. We hope you are there when we call out your name :o)
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To purchase tickets, contact any AASU board member or e-mail us at aasu-...@umd.edu
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This message is from the Asian American Student Union
University of Maryland at College Park
Visit our website for more information on how to get involved!
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