I. Check-ins
II. Planning Goodness!

1. A-Bomb Survivor Details – Alissa

- need 1 or 2 secondary contacts: Dale
- send confirmation info: Jane
- screen the panels for the presentation: Terrence
- Feb 21-23 in-person group dinner
- JCA, and other interested groups
- escorts from Kennedy Plaza
- Wilson 102 booked 7-10 PM Thanks Jane!

2. Fundraising Efforts
- targeting 5 departments
- good luck!

3. Tsunami Street Bazaar – Terrence
- Feb 11 Sat night 6-9 PM Sayles Hall
- Table-slipping- next Feb 8, 2006 Wednesday
- Booth – Taipei game, buy gummies and candy for prizes
- Ticket Selling-
- we will pay for our booth
- GO TERRENCE, event coordinator / AASA sponsoring group

4. Student Activities Fair
A. Table-Manning- next Tuesday Feb 7 2006 Faunce, use 3D presentation board!

5. 1st General Body Meeting-
A. Agenda Decision- room reserved TWC formal 7-8 PM
- intro, game is Taboo, split into small group discussion, plug Arts Fest, Speaker, and Relay for Life
- pick up food: Wendy
B. Publicity- tableslips: Dale

5. Other stuff

A. Arts Fest- send to listserve , AnneMarie Ponte for e-bulletin

B. ECASU- today deadline is Saturday to sign up- long weekend conference at GWU
- potential participants: Dale, Terrence, Paraon, Jessica, Candice
- Jet Blue miles for participant travel

3. DISCUSSION ON AASA PROGRESS - Mission statement/goals :) :)
a. newer mission statement- more specific about community building and raising awareness of As-Am political issues
b. old mission reflects radical and political activist POV
c. In what direction do you see AASA moving next semester and beyond?
d. Positive points this semester: Committed group of members, great attendance, well-organized events, help and support is there when it’s
needed, following through, dependable and reliable, mentorship events!
e.To work on/ challenges: connection to GB, staying connected if not part of e-board, work on sub-committees?, social events and parties,
make people feel comfortable on campus and in AASA as a student group, share common interest in identity versus just culture or nationality,
more diversity in group composition and alliances on campus, Pan-Asian leadership/group meetings (Dean Kisa), more discussion within
e-board (idea of talking about issues outside of meetings), more mentorship events
f. Ideas: issues like identity, interracial dating, etc, open meetings/GB’forum discussion to discuss more public issues, interaction with alums
like at community retreat, learn about being As/As-Am and explore identity, get the newbies and mentees involved through helping in events
like ARTS FEST
- History of AASA as a group on campus, QA “A day of discourse,” co-sponsored Asian discussion/conference for students on campus
(free-flow versus moderated)

II. What's going on with the UFB comment
talked to chair of UFB
talked to Dean Kisa about this issue
meeting with all parties to come soon- hope to resolve

III. Items!
A. Asian Street Bazaar - Alissa
sat from 7-9 pm, Chopsticks game!
Sign up to tableslip and man the table!
Tea, ramen, candy, grand prize!

B. Fund-Raising - Jane
1. kaleidescope application finished for $ for speakers
2. great job for getting $ from Education Board!

C. Vivian Louie - Terrence
1. Dinner w/ Vivian beforehand ~ 6 PM- who can come?
2. November 15th, ads up on Education Dept Website

IV. Other Topics
1. Big thanks to designers for e4e slips, and tableslippers!
2. great way to show unity throughout different groups!

V. Date for Arts Fest
1. March 4th tentative date for booking
2. March 11th back up date

II. Ken Oak! - Jen Kuo!
a. posters!
b. Hourglass reserved from 7 PM on
c. Ben Miller to open at 7PM, Ken Oak at 8 PM
d. tablie slip schedule

III. E4E - Jess K, Jane, Siqing!
a. info ready for Dale and Ling

NOTE: AASA will table-slip on NOV. 1! (date b/c beginning of AAHM!)

B. Cultural fair cancel
C. Listserv E-mail
D. E-board meeting on the 19th! – short but sweet, focus on GB Wed 26th

E. Stacyann Chin- next Wed 7 PM Salomon

II. Updates
A. Fund-raising Update - Jane, Wendy, Hee Kyung
1. letters sent out, follow-ups
2. kaleidoscope application on it’s way

B. Ken Oak Band Update - Jen Kuo
1. Hourglass Mon Oct 31th, 8 PM
2. 2 sets of 40 min
3. talking with Ben Miller Band
4. honorarium kind of thing
5. work on publicity for next week

C. History GB - Yang, Siqing, Katharine
1. researching and compiling, portrayal of institutional past

D. E4E - Jess, Jane, Siqing
1. info for 4 or 5 table slips
2. on 23 to 29th, tentative

III. Jet Blue Miles Check-In - Terrence
1. ECASU- boston to D.C ?
2. Leverage for raised funds with SSDP

IV. Next Semester
A. Japanese Holocaust Survivor - Alissa
1. from CA, this summer the 60th anniversary of bombing of Japan
B. Chang Rae-Lee - Jane
C. Asian Arts Fest - Terrence
D. New Ideas- think about it now!

Room for political events on AAHM calendar! – email possible ideas

~ CONGRATS TO ALAN- New FA Co-Chair!
Possible FA event Friday Oct 28th

III. BASIC Recap - Regina, Jess
A. Boston Asian Students Intercollegiate Conference- great networking, workshops, and food!

IV. Fundraising Update - Jane
A. Letters are ready to be sent out- lets hope for results! Thanks to everyone who helps out!
B. $250 from education board by Terrence!

V. Events
~ Changra Li- Jane- late march or april, $7,500 honorarium
- application to lecture board/Kaleidoscope for funds!
~ Harold Koh, Dean of Yale Law School
- spring event, date with Boston then free!

A. Ken Oak Band - Jen Kuo
1. Monday Oct 31 night
2. Awaiting for response from Hourglass Café
3. Ben Miller Band opening?

B. Cultural Market? Views/Opinions - Wendy
1. seems to be in planning stages….

C. Tableslipping Campaign - Jess, Siqing, Jane
1. topic discussion – political bent
2. email with ideas or input if you like!

D. Nightmarket - Alissa
1. idea – competition on how well you can use chopsticks!

E. Talk w/ Mayo - Terrence
1. fundraising for Indonesian fishermen effected by tsunami
2. support from AASA

F. Next GB? - Yang, Siqing, Katharine, Janine
1. Oct 26th –Wed 8 PM- focus on Asian American history in 19th century
2. Powerpoint, photos/movie clips, interactive elements!
3. E-board input and short talks
4. Booking a room, Katherine

VI. IF TIME - Asian American Issue/ Elliot Chang Video :)

II. Mentorship Progress - Yang + Siqing
1. 530-730 PM Monday Oct 3, dining room 6 at Ratty
2. will announce mentor and mentee matches through email, Thanks Ling!

III. Next GB? Plans/progress? - Yang, Siqing, Katharine
1. meeting this weekend if you are interested!
2. GB planning board?

IV. Planning Goodness!
A. DecIsion on KEN OAK BAND- not enough support
- JEN YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!
Though a great idea and you did a wonderful job coordinating : )

B.Cultural Group Festival - Wendy update??
- AASA confirmed?? Hmmmm….but we aren’t aware of it

C. SEA Week Prysm Fundraiser - Terrence
- Southeast Asian Week during Asian Am History Month
- Nov 5, Saturday - Idea for booth?

D. AAHM update – Paroan + Alissa
- calendar is filling up
- AASA speaker is a go!

~ Stacyanne chin- Oct 19- contributing $175
~ Will support A4 Community Retreat! – contribute publicity and support

E. e4e table-slipping campaign - Terrence
- education for equality, QA
- several groups tableslipping with interesting info to show solidarity, 2 weeks away
- Jess will coordinate the ideas, email

F. Fundraising update - Jane

G. Letter from Mayo – Terrence
- fundraising for tsunami fishermen relief
- possible UNICEF interest, AASA support if more concrete ideas?

H. Last minute stuff / general updates

V. New Ideas? Suggestions? Issues?

VI. IF TIME - start of Asian American Issue sharing - Terrence

2. Quickie Intro. to format / purpose of E-board meetings for new members - Terrence/Candice/E-board

3. Sub-Committees
A. Community Service - update from Jess/Terrence on behalf of Eva
- meeting next Thursday with PRYSM project coordinator
- working with Southeast Asian students in providence
B. Fund-raising - update from Jane
- Vivian Louie need to raise $500+ honorarium
- possible grant application?
C. GB-Planning/New Member
- meeting this Thursday at 4 PM
- plan fun new events or ideas for meetings!

4. Mentorship Program - update/discussion with Yang & Siqing
A. more mentees than mentors….
B. match small groups of mentees to small groups of mentors
C. date for mentorship diner- rent Ratty events room

5. Speakers
A. Vivian Louie, Harvard professor/researcher on second
generation Asian-Americans in education– Terrence
a) Korean-speaking AASA member? For tour group….
b) Educatioin department sponsorship?
c) Novermber 15th in Macmillan 117- dinner before speech!
B. Staceyanne Chin fm Def Poetry Jam - Terrence
a)$200 contribution? Less?
C. Harold Koh, Dean of Yale Law School- update from Candice
- dec 4? Date and amount
D. Alice Wu - update from Terrence
- collaboration with BTS Film Fest, waiting for reply
- use JET BLUE!
**E. Ken Oak Band - update from Jen Kuo, awesome job J
- go ahead, but conditional on Hourglass Café!

6. Items of interest:

A. Asian American Intercollegiate Conference :)
- email Jess K, reimbursement for registration!
-Sat Oct 1, meet new people and spend the day in Boston!

B. Donate to Visions- the Asian American magazine on campus
~ $250

7. IF TIME - Personal Asian American Issue-intro. By Terrence

8. Solidify time for next week's E-board

I. Introductions- Co-chairs are Terrence and Candace, welcome all!

II. Low Ropes course sign-up and Asian Women’s Leadership Workshop

III. Freshman GB
1. Table-slip sign-up
2. Dale- ad on the Daily Jolt ASAP
3. Ling- send e-mail late sun/Monday
4. Decision on food- Ice cream social, Harold
5. Mentorship program- good ideas, will wait to see need of new members to decide details
6. Ice-breaker?
7. 3 sub-committees for freshman to join/ get involved!
- community service: Eva- Prysm mentoring for GED
Contact Ling for more info- volunteer at local Southeast Asian center
- fundraising
- general new member committee (Design GB):
topics for discussion, plan new events

IV. 2005-2006 E-board: will be more over-arcing decisions, one hour meeting plus explore human element- Pan-Asian unity, important issue discussion, different events and experiences Have an idea? Bring it to the next meeting!

IV. Note from Eva:
Let people know that over the summer we worked out a support system for people who might like to become tutors of the PrYSM GED class…and there are some other options/programs that are available too if people are interested in doing other stuff, but that those other options have far less to no support set right now. Not impossible if people are really interested, depending on what their expectations are. Because the GED class has just finished the math unit and pre-test; we finished an evaluation circle today and there will be new students coming in to this Sunday’s class; we’ll probably have a better idea of exactly how many tutors we want from AASA after we see how things work out this Sunday.

V. Possible Speakers
1. Dean of Yale Law School - Dec. 4? (Sunday before reading period), possible co-sponsorship with Brown Pre-Law group, also A4 Legal Event during AAHM ASAP
2. Vivian Louie, Harvard Associate Professor – wrote book on Chinese American education and minority myth: contacted, but no response
3. “Saving Face” director Alice Wu: Co-sponsorship with BTS + working with Yvonne: critically acclaimed drama/comedy and deals with universal Asian-Am identity issues OR Asian-American International film fest rents out their showings
4. Staceyann Chin for Multiracial Heritage Week Convocation-
5. Chang-rae Lee- Princeton prof and writer, Jane will contact, maybe AAHM or departmental funding
6. Yuri for spring??

Food for Thought:
6. Ken Oak Band- $950, or $800 on Halloween- Jen as contact, Cello rock
7. Elliot Chang- stand up comedian from new york, TV expenses, $6000
- one hour performance, plus one hour workshop for Asian-Am issues