IUAsianCultureCenter

We had a BUSY day today! First our awesome student staff member Kathleen showed some amazing high schoolers around the center for Discover IU Senior Week! We also had a great group for our Weekly Mahjong Mondays AND our very first Book Club meeting on “The Leavers” by Lisa Ko!

Last day of Retreat! We first heard from Dr. Mindy Tan from Purdue who taught us about identity and then Chris Chyung who led a Q&A session about civic engagement! Thanks so much again to our amazing facilitators and participants! We had such a wonderful time!

First day of Retracing our Roots Retreat with our colleagues from IUI and Purdue was a HUGE success!!! We heard from Ash Errichiello from IUI Multicultural Center about AAPI History and the Model Minority Myth! Can’t wait for a fun packed day today!

HUGE shout out to ACC staff: Britney, Kathleen, Belle, and Juli and freshmen volunteer and Henna artist, Utsavi Gilder, for their incredible hard work at the Culturefest today! BUT not too late to say hello - Don’t forget to come for the ACC Open House Tomorrow at 2 pm!

Are you an Asian American woman who has experienced sexual violence or coercion of any form? Are you interested in participating in a process of collective healing? If interested, contact Dr. Sonia Lee, soslee@iu.edu or register at the link in our bio!

Please join HAAP for a series of listening sessions offered in both in-person and virtual formats. The next one is this Sunday 21, at IU Indy. If you're not available July 21, swipe to the third slide to see additional times. RSVP here: Bit.ly/HAAPConvoRSVP

📢Calling all alumni! Let your voice be heard and apply for the IU AAPI Alumni Association (APIAA) board! 📆Officer interest meeting: July 24th @5PM PST ❗️Elections are August 7th @5PM PST ⭐️Contact drpinay@gmail.com with any questions or to participate in interest meeting!

❤️Every year the cultural centers at IUB participate in the NSO by sharing an info table and welcoming new students and their families. Melanie is shown meeting an incoming freshman, Peter, at the New Student Orientation (NSO) Information table.

Join us for a meaningful conversation as we come together to discuss what we value, prioritize, and envision for our AAPI community. June 9th, 1 pm - 3 @ Monroe County Public Library,Conference Room 1C. RSVP: bit.ly/haapbtownconvo

Drop by the ACC to decorate your cap for graduation! 🎓We will have supplies and snacks for you to prepare for the big day! On April 20th to May 2nd at 12-4pm!

You don’t want to miss the Asian Artists Highlight Gallery reception in the McCalla Multipurpose room TOMORROW from 4-6pm!! 🤩🤩

Join us next Friday, April 19th @4pm at the ACC for a cooking demo with Suyash! We will be learning how to make 3 Nepalese dishes! mo:mo (steamed 🥟 ), bhājā (salad🥗), and ālu-ko-achār (potatoes in sesame sauce🥔) Learn about traditional foods and cultural practices in Nepal!

The Asian Culture Center at IU would like to formally invite you and your constituents to join us for a very special screening of the documentary “Mixed” When? Sunday, April 14th @1-3pm Where? Monroe County Public Library Auditorium. Followed by Q&A

GET EXCITED!!! Our annual AAPI Short Film Festival is this coming THURSDAY 4/11 @7pm at IU Cinema on Campus! Witness the incredible beauty and diversity of the AAPI community through 8 incredible short films followed by a Q&A with Director of “Passenger Seat” Neha Gautam!

Our student organization, AAA, is set to light up the stage with their amazing performance. Don’t miss out on the FUN! See you there! This event will be at the Buskirk Chumley Theater on Wednesday, March 27 from 5:30-8pm.

Join us & @citybloomington at the opening celebration of 2024 Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Asianfest will be at @BuskirkChumley Wednesday, March 27 from 5:30-8pm. There will be a taste of Asian cuisine, showcase of cultural performances, fashion show & more

While it was snowing hard out yesterday, we were huddled inside with Professor Cynthia Wu from the Asian American Studies Department and Sachet Watson the director of the Hudson and Holland Scholars Program to talk about Anti-blackness in the AAPI community with AAA!

Join us for Book Club meeting next week! “On Earth We are Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong on 2/20 @5-6pm at the ACC! Access a free online copy at the link in bio! 🫶🫶

Join us for our FIRST Book club meeting of the semester over “On Earth We are Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong on 2/13 @5-6pm at the ACC! Access a free online copy at the link in bio! 🫶🫶

It was wonderful to meet and connect with all the individuals who came to our grade students’ hot pot night!