Asian American History Month
November 2011

Sat, Oct 30 After Empire: Road to Reconciliation

5:30-8:00PM Salomon 001
Focuses on the perspectives and representations of colonized and colonizers that are manifested in the (national) histories of China, Japan, South
Korea, and Taiwan during the period of 1895 to 1945

Sponsored by: Strait Talk, JCA, KASA, Hanuri, AAHM, EAS DUG

Mon, Nov 1Faculty Advising Fellows Dinner: Another Life Screening
Team

5:30-7:00PM Third World Center 104 A
faculty and student discussion on chronic Hepatitis B (HBV), a disease that is endemic to the Asian and Pacific Islander Community

Sponsored by HBV, AAHM

Strait Talk: Creativity and Conflict Resolution: Alternative Pathways to Peace

5:00-6:00PM Wilson 301
Dr. Tatsushi Arai will lead a discussion concerning the content of his most recent book - with case studies from a few selected regions around the
world, perhaps including Rwanda

Strait Talk: Investing in the Future: Economic Exchange and Cross-Strait Political Stability

7:00-8:30 PM Smith-Buonanno 106
This panel will discuss how the private sector links between Taiwan and the Mainland have been growing in spite of political tensions between the
two sides, and will explore the potential future role of such ties in normalization of political relations.

Tues, Nov 2What is Asian? Panel Discussion

7:00-8:30PM Salomon 001
A student panel discussion on what it means to be Asian in the world today

Strait Talk: Taiwan and Mainland China in International Discourse: Potential for Peace

2-3:30 PM Smith-Buonanno 106
This panel will explore the different ways in which the status and relationship between mainland China and Taiwan is interpreted in international
law and political discourse, focusing on how peaceful consensus can be built from the various conflicting interpretations of each region's status.

SASA Movie Screening Series: "Earth 1947"

7:00-9:00PM MacMillan 115
A controversial film that deals with the 1947 partition of India and details the rising tensions between Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims

Wed, Nov 3VSA & IVCE Documentary Screening

7:00-9:00PM Salomon 001
Premiere of three Vietnamese documentary film series, directed by twin brother artists Le Duc Hai & Le Ngoc Thanh, Tran Phuong Lan, and
Nguyen Sy Bang. Directors will be present after screening for Q&A. Sponsored by VSA.

SAVA: MUSE Visions, Awaaz, Somos, African Sun

8:00-10:00PM Hillel
a night of interactive art and food-making

Strait Talk Peace Projects: Peer Critique Session Strait Talk

7:00-9:00PM TBD
Roundtable discussion providing feedback on proposed peace projects; participants welcome to listen

Thurs, Nov 4AAHM Opening Convocation - Lt. Dan Choi

AAHM, Queer Alliance, KASA, AASA
7:00-9:00PM MacMillan 117 A
West Point graduate and Iraq veteran, Lt. Dan Choi is a LGBT rights activist openly against America’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy.

Strait Talk: Final Presentation to the Brown community

11:00AM-12:00PM Wilson 102
Final presentation from the 2010 Strait Talk delegates of their final consensus document and experience during the symposium

Fri, Nov 5Singapore Film Festival 2010

7:30PM - 10:30PM Smith-Buonanno 106
Screening of the award-winning "Singapore Dreaming" and a Q&A session with director Colin Goh regarding the creative process and themes that
inspired the movie. Sponsored by BUM

Sat, Nov 6
Making Change!: Organizing for Social Justice

3:00-5:00PM Petteruti Lounge
Workshop to explore the concept of organizing and how it leads to effective social change. Sponsored by: AASA

Mon, Nov 8SEAHW Opening Convocation SEAHW

6:00-8:00PM Salomon 001
Kho Tararith is a Cambodian visiting fellow with the International Writers Project. His talk would be mainly on Cambodia’s societal and
educational problems, the environmental destruction of forests in his country, and the lives of Cambodian refugees in the United States.

LiNK Fall Tour: Film Screening - "Hiding"

7:00-8:30 PM TBD
Film screening that exposes the struggle North Korean refugees must go through in China to find freedom. Sponsored by : LiNK

Tues, Nov 9SEAHW: Traditional Games & Activities Night

7:00-9:00PM MoChamp Lounge
Traditional games from the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, a Batik-making workshop sponsored by the Indonesian Embassy.

SASA Movie Screening Series: "Water" SASA 7:00-9:00PM MacMillan 115 Set during the period of the British Raj in
1938, Water explores the lives of Hindu widows and condemns their lifelong renunciation

Wed, Nov 10Sentenced Home Film Screening

SEAHW, BIRC
7.00-9.00pm Smith-Buonanno 201
A film screening that deals with issue of the deportation of Cambodians out of the US, followed by a Q&A.

Thurs, Nov 11SEAHW: Debate: Burma Election

Student for Burma
A controversial debate on the current Myanmar elections.

Asian Dinner at the Ratty

5:00-7:30PM Sharpe Refectory
A festive culturally rich dinner showcasing the cuisine of East, South, and Southeast Asian countries. Sponsored by: AAHM, SEAHW, SAIW

 

Fri, Nov 12HKSA Games night

7-9pm Petterutti
Mahjong, Chinese Checkers, Chinese Chess, Go!, and much, much more! Sponsored by:HKSA

 

Sat, Nov 13Legends Of The SEA

7.30-9.30
Salomon DECI A cultural performances night by fellow Brown students groups: FA, TSA, VSA, Le family, and Teng Yang. It's FREE!!! Sponsored by: SEAHW

 

Sun, Nov 14Brown Taiwan Society Breakfast

10:00AM -12:00PM TBD
A traditional Chinese breakfast open to anyone for $2 per person which will include rice porridge, dried pork, picked cucumbers, etc. Sponsored by: BTS

CSA Karaoke Night

8-11PM
Arnold Karaoke. Food. Good Times. Sponsored by: CSA

SAIW Opening Convocation: Afghan Women

4-7PM Salomon 101
Panelist Ashraf Zahedi is about to release a new book looking at the socio-political agendas in Afghanistan coming from Taliban to the US War on
Terror and these agendas' effect on the role of women in society. Panel includes contributors and Jennifer Hearth, and American raised in
Afghanistan.

Mon, Nov 15SAIW: Traditional Games Night

6-9PM Andrews Dining

Communities across the South Asian subcontinent partake in these games. Come enjoy an important part of the experience of growing up South
Asian!

Tues, Nov 16SAIW: Afghan Star Film Screening

7-9PM MacMillan 115
Film Screening about the hit singing show's controversial reception in Afghanistan, where diverse religious ideas and interpretations of Islam
abound. Discussion and refreshments to follow.

Wed, Nov 17JCA SUSHI WORKSHOP

7-9PM Underground

Come learn how to make delicious sushi with the JCA eboard using everyday ingredients from the Ratty.

Hapa Club Open Meeting: A Discussion on Mixed Race in Asia

7-8PM TWC

Guided discussion on mixed race in Asia, from history and demographics to cultural taboos.

SAIW: Racialization of South Asians: Lunch and Talk Back

1:00-2:30PM Sharpe Refectory
South Asian, Terrorist, Model Minority, Brown, American. Take a closer look at the contradictory stereotypes about the diverse immigrant
community.

Thurs, Nov 18KASA - Korean Film and Food Festival

Screening of 2-3 Korean films.

Fri, Nov 19SAIW Party

SAIW
9:00-12:00AM TBD
Raise funds for Pakistani Flood Victims

Sun, Nov 21Joint Closing Convocation: Art Worlds of the Asian American Diaspora

4:00-7:00PM Smith-Buonanno 106
Where does Asian identity intersect with American contemporary art? Voices of visual artists: Hamra Abbas, Pakistan, Jenny Lee, China, and
Tanika Panyarachun, Thailand.
Art show and reception to follow Sponsored by: AAHM, SEAHW, SAIW

Thurs, Dec 2Why are the Chinese So Interested in the Jews?

Judaic Studies 19:30:00
Smith-Buonanno 106

Talk by Professor Xu Xin of Nanjing University. Aimed at promoting the studies of Jewish culture in China

VISIONS Release Party

VISIONS Magazine
8-10pm Salomon 001

SPOKEN WORD/MUSICAL PERFORMANCES/LITERARY READINGS/ART DISPLAY