Fashionable Leaders Celebrating Barrio?! (AASU ListServ for the week of 2/16/14)

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Feb 17, 2014, 1:04:32 AM2/17/14
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  • Involvement Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events
Involvement Opportunities

1.Boston College Study Participation: We would like to invite you to participate in our study which focuses on Asian Indians' views about men and women, views about and experiences with gender and sexual violence, and about living in the United States.  I invite you to participate if you:

-          Are 18 years or older

-          Are of Asian Indian descent (either born in the U.S. or born outside the U.S.)

-          Are fluent in English (Survey is administered in English)

-          Currently live in the United States


Your participation in this study will involve the completion of several questionnaires related to background information, your perspectives about living in the United States and about men, women, and sexual violence.  These questionnaires can be completed online via Qualtrics and should take you about 20-25 minutes to complete.  At the end of your participation, you will be given the option to participate in a raffle for a $75 gift card to Amazon.com. If you are interested in participating in this study, you can access the survey at the following web address: https://bclynch.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eFqn2yiprqkWh9i. If you have any questions concerning this research study, please contact me at tumm...@bc.edu or (617) 552-4491.  


2.AASA 2014 Applications: The Asian American Student Assembly (AASA) displays the diversity and talent of the Asian American Student Union and its cultural and professional subgroups. With an intriguing mix of skits, videos and performances, AASA entertains and informs freshmen about available resources. AASA is the largest show put on by the Asian American community at UF and serves largely as the catalyst for the forthcoming school year. If you are interested in being a director for AASA 2014, please don't hesitate to apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Xpu02DiTpbUQCpuvEwUMaRdbRnq-fJSwZWWqD4G3HFs/viewform. Applications are due Sunday March 9th at 11:59pm.

3. Dr. Victor Chang on "Counter Culture: Chinese and Jamaica": Dr. Victor Chang taught in the Department of Literatures in English at the University of the West Indies for 32 years before retiring in 2010, where he continues to serve as chief editor of the Journal of West Indian Literature.  He has contributed to groundbreaking work on the Chinese in Caribbean, editing special issue of Caribbean Quarterly. Special issue on The Chinese in the Caribbean. Vol. 50, No. 2, June 2004. Dr Chang will be giving a public reading of his short stories entitled, "Counter Culture: Chinese and Jamaica,” Monday 24, February at 4:00 pm in Dauer Hall room 219. All are welcome to attend.

4. APIA OFFICE Leadership Development Institute: Based off the UF Leadership Model, the APIA Leadership Development Institute aims to develop self-awareness, build confidence, and help students discover their personal leadership skills and style in order to better serve both the APIA and greater UF communities. Participants who are accepted to this institute go through bi-weekly workshops focused on the different components of the UF Leadership Model and APIA affairs.  Each workshop includes facilitators, reflective exercises, and group activities in a safe space where participants can learn from each other as well as presenters. The first workshop on 2/18 will take place in Peabody Hall 411. The rest of the workshops will take place in Peabody Hall 408.  If you are interested in applying in this opportunity, please apply here: http://apia.multicultural.ufl.edu/programs_initiatives/leadership_development/apia_leadership_development_institute/

5. AASU's Relay for Life Team:The Philanthropy that we have decided to sponsor for this year's AASU Week is that of Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an Nationally-Acclaimed event hosted across the US by the American Cancer Society, and AASU is making a team for this event! If you would like to join our team (or simply support the efforts of the American Cancer Society), please feel free to donate to the team here: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY14FL?team_id=1569519&pg=team&fr_id=56863 . If you have any questions about our involvement in Relay for Life this year, or how you can get involved, please feel free to contact our Service Chair, Wenyi Zhong, at servic...@gmail.com. 

If there are any opportunities that you'd like to advertise in this segment, contact Peter Theryo at secreta...@gmail.com.


Upcoming Events 

Have a great week, and hopefully we will see you all these great events! :)
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