ROOTS
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Program Contacts :
Juhyung Lee &
Yifan Zheng

  

  2003 Asian-American History Month
     
     

 
     

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
THE WAR ON IMMIGRANTS: A
DISCUSSION PANEL ON IMMIGRANT RIGHTS IN THE U.S.
Speakers:


MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
“MY KOREAN MOTHER” PHOTOJOURNALISM EXHIBIT
Salomon Lobby
Sponsored by: Korean American Students Association

 
  Anil Kalhan ‘93, lawyer
Andrew Leong, lawyer, professor,
and activist
Representative from the Cambodian Society
Sarath Suong, PrYSM
Facilitator: Andrea Carvalho ‘05
Salomon 001 :: 7:30 PM
Sponsored by: AASA, CVSA, La Fuerza Latina, NAVA, twA

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
HAPA ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Emery-Woolley Lounge :: 8 PM
Sponsored by: Brown HAPA Club

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
UNITY DAY
Third World Center :: 4-6 PM
Sponsored by: MPC Program

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Asian American Slam Series
AAHM2K3 CONVOCATION
Performer: Mango Tribe
Alumni Performer: Vincent Chong ‘03
Salomon 101 :: 8 PM
Sponsored by: Third World Center, WORD!
Reception to follow in the TWC
“ASIAN AMERICAN ACTIVISM @ BROWN” EXHIBIT
Salomon Lobby :: During Convocation
Sponsored by: Asian American Students Association
Southeast Asian/American Series
S.E.A.A. DREAMS/COMMUNITY LOCK-IN
Third World Center :: Following reception

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Asian American Slam Series
LUNCH & WORKSHOP WITH MANGO TRIBE
Leung Gallery :: 12 PM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10
MOVIE SCREENING: THE HAVEN REVISITED BY NAIA CUCUKOV ‘04
A LOOK BACK ON 50 YEARS OF KALMYK AMERICAN HISTORY
Introduced by Robert Lee, Professor of American Civilization
Wilson 101 :: 7 PM

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
THE SARS OUTBREAK IN TAIWAN: WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT WAS DONE, WHAT WAS LEARNED
Speakers:
Dr. Stephanie Factor ’85, Medical Director of the CDC, led the SARS Response Team in Taiwan during the outbreak
Dr. David Wang, junior officer of the CDC
MacMillan 117 :: 8 PM
Sponsored by: Brown Taiwan Society

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Southeast Asian/American Series
BRANCHING OUT: BRIDGING BROWN TO THE PROVIDENCE SOUTHEAST ASIAN COMMUNITY
Featured Guest: Mee Moua '92, first Hmong to hold state office in the U.S.
Barus & Holley 168 :: 7 PM
Sponsored by: Asian American Students Association

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
EAST ASIAN CULTURAL SHOW
Andrews Dining Hall :: 7 PM
Sponsored by: BTS, CSA, HKSA, KASA

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Southeast Asian/American Series
Asian American Slam Series
SOUTHEAST ASIAN/AMERICAN SERIES CONVOCATION
Performer: Bao Phi
List Art 120 :: 7 PM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Southeast Asian/American Series
Asian American Slam Series
WORKSHOP WITH BAO PHI
Location TBA :: 10 AM
A4 CAREER WEEK RECEPTION
4-6 PM :: TWC Formal Lounge
Sponsored by Asian/Asian American Alumni Alliance
Southeast Asian/American Series
PARTY: SALU-SALO
Harambee House Lounge :: 10 PM-2 AM
Sponsored by: Filipino Alliance

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
South Asian Identity Week: Being the Face and the Mirror
Asian American Slam Series
SOUTH ASIAN IDENTITY WEEK CONVOCATION
Performer: Shailja Patel
MacMillan 117 :: 7 PM
Sponsored by SASA, QA, WORD!		  

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17
South Asian Identity Week
Asian American Slam Series
WORKSHOP WITH SHAILJA PATEL
Location TBA :: 1-3 PM
South Asian Identity Week
CONVERSATION WITH VIJAY PRASHAD: “DESIS

IN THIS TIME OF WAR”
Location TBA :: 4-5:30 PM
South Asian Identity Week
LECTURE: VIJAY PRASHAD, “POVERTY AND CAPTIVITY”
Smith-Buonanno 106 :: 6 PM
Sponsored by: Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, Wayland Collegium

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Southeast Asian/American Series
SAYLI EVENT: SOUTHEAST ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS
Location TBA :: 8 PM
South Asian Identity Week
MOVIE SCREENING: FIRE BY DEEPA MEHTA
MacMillan 117 :: Time TBA
Discussion to follow

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
South Asian Identity Week
LECTURE: ANITA PRATAP
Location TBA :: Time TBA
Sponsored by: SASA, Watson Institute for International Studies

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Southeast Asian/American Series
MOVIE SCREENING: THE DEBUT
TWC Informal Lounge :: 7 PM
Sponsored by: Filipino Alliance
South Asian Identity Week
GENDER DISCUSSION FORUM
Petterutti Lounge :: Time TBA
South Asian Identity Week
SASA PARTY
Bella Vista :: Bus leaves from Faunce Arch 10 PM-1 AM
Tickets on sale at P.O.
Sponsored by: South Asian Students Association

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
BSU Open Mic
Rites & Reason Theatre :: 8-11 PM
Sponsored by: Brown Sistahs United
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22
South Asian Identity Week
LUNCHEON FOR SOUTH ASIAN STUDENTS
Location TBA :: 12 PM
ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND THE FIGHT FOR LABOR RIGHTS
Speakers from:
Andolan
Chinese Staff and Workers’ Association
Workers’ Awaaz
Wilson 101 :: 2 PM
Sponsored by: CSJ, twA, YCL

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Southeast Asian/American Series
LEGENDS OF THE S.E.A.
Annual Southeast Asian Cultural Show
Salomon 101 :: 7 PM
Sponsored by: FA, VSA

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24
South Asian Identity Week
LECTURE: SUT JHALLY
MacMillan 117 :: Time TBA
Co-sponsored by: Brown Lecture Board

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2
MOVIE SCREENING: CHARLOTTE SOMETIME
Salomon 001 :: 7:30 PM
Sponsored by: Brown HAPA Club

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3
MOVIE SCREENING: PBS DOCUMENTARY — BECOMING AMERICAN: THE CHINESE EXPERIENCE
Smith-Buonanno 106 :: 7-11 PM
Sponsored by: Chinese Students Association

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4
Asian American Slam Series
REGIE CABICO
List Art 120 :: 8 PM
Sponsored by: Queer Alliance
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5
Asian American Slam Series
WORKSHOP WITH REGIE CABICO
Petterutti Lounge :: 1-3 PM
Sponsored by: Queer Alliance

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
AAHM CLOSING POTLUCK DINNER & DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY
For Asian American faculty, staff, alumni, graduate and undergraduate students
Petterutti Lounge :: 6 PM
Sponsored by: AASA, OSL

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Terri Chiao ’04, Diane Chouinard, Pang Houa Moua ’04, Donna Hustler, Smitha Khorana ’06, Dean Karen Mclaurin-Chesson, Paul Pasaba ’03, Anne-Marie Ponte, Mary Sullivan, Dean Kisa Takesue, Quyen Truong ’05, Karen Wei ’04, Christopher Yee ’04, and to all those who came before us. Thank you.

  

RESPECT AND APPRECIATION TO THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THIS MONTH POSSIBLE THROUGH THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE:

Department of American Civilization, Asian American Students Association, Asian/Asian American Alumni Alliance, Brown HAPA Club, Brown Taiwan Society, Cape Verdean Students Association, Chinese Students Association, Coalition for Social Justice, Dean of the College, Filipino Alliance, Graphic Services, Department of History, Hong Kong Students Association, Korean American Students Association, Media Services, La Fuerza Latina, Minority Peer Counselor Program, Department of Modern Culture and Media Office of Chaplains and Religious Life, Office of Finance and Administration, Office of Student Life, Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, Department of Philosophy, Plant Operations, Queer Alliance, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, South Asian Students Association, Student Activities Office, third world ACTION, Third World Center, Third World Center staffers, University Finance Board, Vietnamese Students Association, Young Communist League, and the Asian American History Month Planning Committee.