III.  UFB Budget Proposal, Jen K. – tranfer money to constellations, 500 honorarium for speaker, GB ? use social funds for B&J, use supplies

IV.              April Activity Fairs, Dale-sign up sheet next meeting

V.                 Pan-Asian Semiformal, Eddie- meeting on Sunday, giving money

VI.              HKSA “Battle Asia”, Eddie- game show…
VII.            AASA Elections, Alissa- co-chairs, secretary, community liason, etc.
VIII.         Announcements-
A.     Lecture on Providence’s Cambodian American Community (4/12)
B.     Marie Lee Book Reading (4/14)
C.     ADOCH Activities Fair (4/20)
D.    AASA Elections (4/20)
E.      TWW Activities Fair (4/21)
F.      Pan-Asian Semiformal (4/29?)
G.     Filipino Alliance Rice Bowl/Pan-Asian Barbeque (?) May 2, 2-4 rice bowl,  4-6 BBQ

A couple of things I promised to send out:

If I hear anything about the Asian American leadership meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. I'll send out an email.

OCA leadership training will be at Brown on March 12th and 13th! I've heard it's great and that not too may people have signed up yet... So you should all register at: http://www.ocanatl.org/bin/htmlos/03131.3.1823310342700007028/1004050

Also, for our bonding trip to Boston this Sunday, here is the plan:
1) Meet at the Van Wickle Gates at 8:50 a.m.
2) Catch the 9:20 a.m. Bonanza Bus from Kennedy Plaza
3) Arrive at South Station in Boston at 10:30 a.m.
4) Take the T to shopping in Downtown Crossing
5) Take the T to dim sum in Chinatown
6) Catch athe 3:00 p.m. Bonanza Bus from South Station in Boston
7) Arrive back at Kennedy Station at 4:00 p.m.
8) Be back at Brown by 4:30 p.m.

Until next meeting...
Chris will be taking care of tsunami relief benefit volunteer schedule.
Eddie will be working on our BTS table.
Terrence will be leading the Arts Fest committee.
I will be leading the Yuri lecture committee.

Thanks everyone! Good luck on midterms :)

-Jessica Kawamura

Trip to Boston on 27th; approx $15 bus fare
Japanese American Day of Remembrance, former intern will speak and there will be a discussion afterwards; happening on Feb. 23

Tsunami relief (Chris)
- support SASA to build bridge
- banquet at Alumni Hall; need volunteers for set up this Sat.

Yuri Kochiyama
- working on fundraising letters; send out by end of Feb.
- Judge Lim can't come; search for replacement

Future events
- BTS: night market on Feb. 18
- want us to man tables; possible volunteers?

recap of A4 board meeting
75th anniversary of first Asian American to graduate from Brown; possible collaboration with A4 in Nov.

ECASU 2006 conference: can Brown host it?

Arts Fest recap
- still waiting for forms, due on Friday
- Terrence and Jane sending out emails
- Freshmen performance coordinated by Alissa

Other announcements
- Asian American community meeting with Dean Takesue; Jess will send email
- Organization of Chinese Americans; Jess will email Dean Takesue for more info
- Alum Mary Lee coming out with book; AASA cosponsoring with KASA
- Applicants for AAHM, see Eva Wu (this year's programmer) with any questions
- Dean Takesue looking for student assistant to coordinate programs among Asian American student groups

I. New positions

a. Vice-president: Yang
b. Secretary: Regina

II. Asian Arts Fest Update

a. 2 acts so far
i. Freshman/New Members Act -
1. see Alyssa with ideas Ex. spoken word, skit, sing + dance
2. can use time during meetings to practice
b. Johnny's doing poster
c. Publicize and can ask people for help

III. Yuri Kochiyama

a. April 13th, Salomon 101 booked, but possibility of moving to 001 for smaller crowd
b. Fundraising deadline- end of February

IV. Tsunami Relief Concert

a. All proceeds go towards UNICEF
b. Meeting this Friday, Lower Blue Room 7
c. Recruiting lots of volunteers
d. Look for Chris's email

V. Radio Broadcast Scandal

a. possibly doing something intercollegiately with Yale - Jess will email back to say interested, but see what they wanted to do first before committing
b.Kwan's writing a guest article in BDH to raise awareness - after-the-fact, critical reflection

VI. Website Update

a. New events/meeting notes + calendar
b. Trying to set up forum
c. New pictures from Alan coming

VII. Activities Fair

a. Thursday, February 10
b. Sign up for 1-hour shifts
c. Announce next GB meeting there

VIII. Ramen GB Meeting

a. Tuesday, February 15, 7pm
b. Food/Supplies:
i. if you have hot water heater, bring it
ii. Swan's using money from cashbox to get separable bowls (20)
iii. (Regina) Purchase order for $10: soda (1L Sprite), cups, forks, napkins, candy; chopsticks (Swan)
c. Terrence will send out GB and various other emails

IX. Grassroots Organization Weekend

a. Next weekend (February 12)
b. Email Kate_Moulding@brown.edu to apply

Thanks to everyone who came out to tonight's meeting. Here's the update:

The Activities Fair is Thursday, February 10 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM in Faunce House. Jen Kuo will be organizing a schedule for people to man our table. Jessica K. has reserved the table.

A4's (Asian American Alumni Alliance's) Career Panel is Saturday, February 12 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM in Pembroke Hall. AASA will help with publicity.

Asian Arts Fest is on Saturday, March 3 at 7 PM. Terrence is heading up the committee which met yesterday. All proceeds will go to Tsunami Relief.

Korean American alumna Marie Lee is having a bookreading at the Brown Bookstore on the evening of Thursday, April 14. AASA will help with publicity.

Japanese American activist Yuri Kochiyama will be giving AASA's 35th Anniversary Lecture. The tentative/possible dates are Monday, April 11 and 13. We will also be inviting Judge Lillian Lim of Los Angeles who is one of the founding members of AASA. Jane and Yang will be heading up fundraising for the event. Regina and Dale will be working on publicity. Jessica K will be responsible for scheduling.

Chris will be serving as AASA's community liason, starting with tsunami relief efforts on campus. Hopefully we will also be holding a pizza dinner meeting with the Asian American groups on campus to discuss collaboratin for the 35th Anniversary Lecture. Dean K from the TWC has volunteered to provide the food.

Allan with be our new official photographer!

And we are postponing the election for a new co-chair or vice chair until more people are able to attend the meeting. So be there next time on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the TWC office.

Thanks again for everything,

Jess

I. Budget

1. $400 in paid services, $250 travel
2. AAHM okay
3. Money for Visions
4. Store money in AAHM funds to carry over for next semester
5. Donating to other organizations/charities

II. December Speaker

1. Vijay Prishad (SASA interest, a little from Ethnic Studies?), Dec. 13 or some other date, $1000
2. Daphne Kwak (Executive Director of OCA) Dec. 6 or 8
3. Other concerns:

a. Tight timing with reading period
b. Enough time advertising after Thanksgiving?

III. Signed thank you notes for Asian American X

IV. BOLT

V. Next semester

1. Asian Arts Fest (March 5) - performance based: break dancing, spoken word, Offbeat, RISD films, art in hallway, etc.

a. If want to help co-coordinate, tell Terrence
b. Form a committee, ask GB

2. Yuri Kochiyama update (April 2)

3. Mike Park

VI. Website - http://www.brown.edu/Students/Asian_American_Students_Association/index.html

VII. Contacting Other Groups - maybe monthly dinners, contact Dean Takesue

VIII. AASA - 35th anniversary

1. In spring
2. Dinner with alumni (AASA alumni, A4), open up to Asian American community, history of AASA
3. At ArtsFest or with Yuri

IX. Miscellaneous

1. Boston Outing (December 4) - if there is no speaker
2. LASO - 30th anniversary
3. Some kind of performance art ie. playwriting, acting, music event - interested see Johnny

I. Asian American X Panel

1. Publicity
a. Tableslips/Posters - are in the SAO mailbox
b. Asian Am. Lit class announcements - Jane T. and anyone else
c. Invite your friends!
2. Finances
a. $400 for speakers - $200 per editor, since the 2 contributors backed out
3. Dinner with editors beforehand on Thayer

II. Fall Semester Budget
1. Another speaker in early December - bring ideas to next meeting and go ahead with intial contacts if idea is viable
a. Asian American in Iraq
b. Gary Okihiro, Columbia
c. Jeanne Watasuki Houston
d. Laurence Yep
e. Marie Lee, Somebody's Daughter, is alumni and visiting scholar
f. Someone from MoCA (Museum of Chinese in the Americas) in NYC

2. Visions - $250 already, maybe more
3. East Asian Cultural Show (November 20) - $300 already, maybe more
4. Asian American History Month - GAPIMNY

III. Next Semester
1. Asian Arts Fest (March 5) - performance based: break dancing, spoken word, Offbeat, RISD films, art in hallway, etc.

a. If want to help co-coordinate, tell Terrence
b. Form a committee, ask GB

2. Yuri Kochiyama (April 2)
3. Mike Park

a. cool music :)
b. talks about race, political issues
c. asking Concert Agency for funding or even co-sponsor not Asian American group

4. AASA - 35th anniversary, maybe some activity?

IV. Contacting Other Groups - maybe monthly dinners, contact Dean Takesue

V. Miscellaneous

1. Boston Outing (December 4) - if there is no speaker
2. Email from BOLT for rising sophomores - backpacking, ropes course, etc. in White Mountains, NH
3. LASO - 30th anniversary, so try and support by going to some of their events
4. Some kind of performance art ie. playwriting, acting, music event - interested see Johnny

I. Voter Education Panel Wrap-Up

A. Tables @ PO even though no more volunteer sign-ups - fliers, bumper stickers, etc. on it
B. T-shirts for volunteers

II. Asian American Community Retreat 11/6

A. 18 alumni coming!

III. Asian American X Collection Panel

A. 11/12
B. Publicity

1. posters/fliers
2. tableslips - sign ups at next meeting
3. announcements in Asian American Lit and English classes

IV. Devil Bunny

A. $300 honorarium, $246 transportation will be freed up if TNT don't pick it up - will know next week

V. Social Event for next semester - in early December

A. Fundraiser party
B. Karaoke/ DDR contest - American Idol or Game show
C. Hunger Fast D. Hunger Banquet E. Email Swan or Julia with other ideas

VI. Congressman Kennedy's gathering 10/30 1-4pm

VII. We need a treasurer!

VIII. Social event ourselves - board games next meeting! J