[PPA] Weekly Updates
PPA Officers
Have a great Thanksgiving break PPA!
PPA EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Barrio Interest Meeting: 11/26
Processed Foods Night with Penn Hawai’i Club: 11/30
ASEAN Launch Gala: 12/1
Filipino Mural Project: 12/7
PPA Executive Board Elections: 12/8
PPA Apparel Form
Barrio Choreographers
MEMBER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
UMC Exec Board Interest Meeting: 11/28
APSC Elections: 11/28
UMC Unity Month Events
APSC Presents: Lunch with a Senior For Underclassmen
Alumni Listserv Form
PPA EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Barrio Interest Meeting
Monday 11/26, 7-8PM
Huntsman 370
Come to this meeting to learn more about PPA Barrio, the annual cultural show that PPA does every spring. We do traditional Filipino dances, modern dances, and sing! NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY and everyone is welcome! Feel free to bring your friends. It’s a fun time and a great way to bond with fellow PPA members. Check out the Facebook event.
Processed Foods Night with Penn
Hawai’i Club
Friday 11/30, 7-9PM
Ronald’s House (4030 Spruce)
Put your eating pants on for Processed Foods Night, an artery clogging event with Penn Hawai’i! There will be spam, corned beef, vienna sausages, rice, and spam musubi! ALRIGHT NICE.
ASEAN Launch
Gala
Satuday 12/1, 6-8:30PM
Rodin Rooftop Lounge
You are cordially invited to join us for a night of food and fun! Come experience South East Asian food and culture, and learn more about this bustling diverse region.
As the official launch event of the new ASEAN
initiative, there will be cultural performances as well as a scrumptious dinner
featuring authentic cuisines from the various Southeast Asian countries:
Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
Tickets are $5 ($4 for Rodin residents)
Brought to you by PennThai, PPA, VSA, M@P,
ClubSG, and Penn Indonesians. See Facebook Event here.
Filipino Mural
Project
Friday 12/7, 10-4PM
Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street
The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP) together with the Filipino American Association of Philadelphia, Inc. (FAAPI) has arranged 14 COMMUNITY PAINT days in 3 different sites to complete seventy 5' x 5' panels depicting Filipino and Filipino American Heritage and History.
No painting experience necessary...panels are
drawn on paint-by-numbers and all 150 shades of color are pre-mixed by the
mural team of artists. Join us and take part in shaping the very first public
art mural display honoring Filipinos and Filipino Americans in the entire EAST
COAST!!! :)
First PAINT DAY will be on the 1st SUNDAY
after THANKSGIVING! Check out the attached flyer.
(Final mural design forthcoming...PHOTO shows
mural site in progress. Mural unveiling will be on Sunday, December 23rd)
** A group of PPA board members is going on Friday, 12/7, time TBA, but
you are more than welcome to go to any of the times listed on the flyer.**
PPA Executive Board Elections
Saturday 12/8, 3:30PM
Room 314, Houston Hall
We will be holding elections for our 2013 executive board. Nominate people on this form. Below is the contact information for all of the current board members. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Also see the constitution which is attached for a description of the positions. You may nominate someone or yourself for any position and you can nominate for as many positions as you want. Keep in mind that nominations for president must have served at least one term on PPA board or other minority organization board. Nominations are due on December 1 at 11:59PM.
President: Toni Gatchalian: toni...@gmail.com
Executive Vice President: Marty Pico: pi...@sas.upenn.edu
Vice President of External Relations: John Diaz: jdia...@gmail.com
Vice President of Communications: Christine Alea: christ...@gmail.com
Director of Finance: Paulo Bautista: pb...@wharton.upenn.edu
Director of Social Programming: Lyn Ongos: jonaly...@gmail.com
Director of Public Relations: K1anad Ghosh: kan...@gmail.com
Historian/Direction of Alumni relations: Ronald Martin: ron...@sas.upenn.edu
Webmaster: Joanne Mantilla: joannem...@gmail.com
PPA Apparel Form
If you are interested in ordering PPA apparel, fill out this form by 12/8 at 11:59PM.
Barrio Choreographers
If you are interested in choreographing for Barrio but you were not able to attend the meeting last Monday, please contact ppabarr...@gmail.com.
MEMBER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
UMC Exec Board Interest Meeting: 11/28
Wednesday 11/28, 6:30PM
Greenfield Intercultural Center- 3708 Chestnut St
Are you interested in being part of the United Minorities Council executive board? Come the interest meeting to learn more!
APSC Elections
Wednesday 11/28, 7PM
Venue TBA
The Asian Pacific Student Coalition is the umbrella group for 19 Asian-interest student groups on campus. It is our aim to voice and support the common interests and concerns of the Asian Pacific-Islander community; to provide a forum for discussion, action, and exploration of issues of concern to students; and to present and to celebrate the richness of our diverse Asian Pacific cultures and backgrounds to the University community and beyond.
We will be holding our elections on November 28 at 7pm. If you are interested in running for a position on the Executive Board, please come to our interest meeting on Wednesday, November 14 at 8pm in Rodin Study Room 104 (1st floor in the Computer Lab). For more information, please visit upennapsc.org.
Attached is the most recent version of our constitution as well as the application for running. The position descriptions are included in the constitution.
Please contact Michelle Leong at ch...@upennapsc.org if you have any questions.
UMC Unity Month
Join the United Minorities Council (UMC) and our 25 constituent groups in celebrating our first Unity Month. Five events. One Month. To educate, promote, and celebrate the diversity and interculturalism within our community. The events will be posted on the updates according to the week but for the full schedule check out the Facebook Event.
PUBLIC GENERAL BODY MEETING: Come learn more about The United Minorities Council right before our board elections on December 5th. We will have an open forum and discuss interculturalism on Penn's campus and beyond.
When: Wednesday, November 28th | 6:30pm
Where: Greenfield Intercultural Center (37th and Chestnut)
ONE MIC: UMC, Penn Monologues and the Race Dialogue Project are collaborating to present to you On Mic, an open-mic night focusing on race, culture, and identity! This can be anything: poetry, prose, song, sketch. Your stage, your story. No "experience" necessary-- this is a safe space for you. Sign up for a slot by November 11th!
When: Thursday, November 29 | 7:30pm
Where: Harrison Rooftop Lounge
CULTURE DAY: Come out as we present and explore several different cultures through dance! We will perform, discuss, and teach three types of dance to elementary school students to get them excited about different cultures through the arts! Contact unitedminor...@gmail.com for further involvement.
When: Friday, November 30 | 1–3:30pm
Where: Lea Elementary School
APSC Presents: Lunch with a Senior For Underclassmen
Are you a freshman, sophomore, or junior interested in gaining advice or mentorship from upperclassmen in Penn's Asian Pacific American community? Sign up now to grab lunch with asenior to talk about anything from registering for classes to managing your organizations to transitioning to college and everything and anything in between. You can either sign up to grab lunch with a particular senior or list your characteristics and interests and we'll pair you up accordingly! Read more about our seniors here. The form to sign up can be found here. We'll make sure to contact you as soon as we can. Any questions can be directed to Florence Sit at flo...@sas.upenn.edu.
Alumni Listserv Form
If you are an alumni and would like to be moved to the alumni listserv, please fill out this form. Also, please forward this link to anyone who may not have received the link anyone else who may be interested. Thanks!
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